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Integrated Assessment of Trade-Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Policies and Biological Related Policies and Biological
Diversity in the Agriculture SectorDiversity in the Agriculture Sector
Introdution to Integrated Assessment
Session 6
Geneva, 25-27 October 2006Geneva, 25-27 October 2006
Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics
Economics and Trade Branch
What we want to achieve?
Ideally…Design and implement trade policies in the agricultural sector that will maximise development goals and minimise impacts on biodiversity
What do we need for this…Information on impacts and opportunities of a policy:
– Socio-economic impacts => development goals– Environmental impacts => conservation and
sustainable use of biodiversity
What is Integrated Assessment?
Economic
Social
Environmental
Systematic process for obtaining, processing and disseminating information on
the environmental, social
and economic impact of a
specific policy or set of policies
Sustainable Dev.
Biodiversity
Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
""Development that meets the needs of the present Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.generations to meet their own needs.""
Brundtland Commission Report Brundtland Commission Report ""Our Common FutureOur Common Future""
Sustainability Perspective
Space
community
family
nation
myself
planet
no
w
next
e lec ti on
next
gen
eration
life-t i me
there and later
Time
What does Integrated Assessment of trade-related policies do?
Integrated assessment uses a range of impact assessment tools to evaluate the environmental social and economic impacts of trade – liberalisation and other trade-related policies at national level…
…with the aim to provide policy and decision makers with information necessary for informed decision-making.
Similar Approches: Sustainability Assessment (SA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Strategic Impact Assessment (SIA),…
Environmental Impact Assessment
Systematic examination of the environmental consequences of a project with the aim to reducing or mitigate the negative consequences and enhance positive ones.
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Systematic process for evaluating the environmental consequences of proposed policy, plan or programme at early stage of decision making (to consider them on a par with economic and social considerations).
=> Strategic level + proactive approach
EIA and SEA
Integrated Asessment
Also at the strategic level of policies, programmes, and plans
Gives equal importance to environmental, social and economic consequences and aims to analyse interlinkages and address trade offs (substantive integration)
Aims to integrate assessment methods and tools within the planning process
Aims to integrate good governance issues in the planning process: participation, transparency, accountability, information access
Focus of an Integrated Assessment
An integrated assessment needs to be focused to be manageable and generate targeted results.
• What policy and policy measures are assessed?
• What time-frame in view of the stage of planning?
• What sectors or commodities of interest ?
• What geographical focus (e.g. poor regions)
• What critical issues (e.g. biodiversity, equity etc.)?
When should Integrated Assessments be used?
Anytime in the Policy Cycle!
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Ex-ante Ex-postPolicy and
Planning
Components of an Integrated Assessment
Organisational process Analytical
process
Conceptual framework