Open Discussion on : Future Development of HIA in ASEAN

Community

1st HIA for ASEAN Workshop“Understanding HIA : A Foundation for the Well-being of the ASEAN

Community”13 February 2012

The Aquamarine Resort and Villa, Phuket, THAILAND

Summary from presentations, suggestions & discussions

• Development of HIA under our own context;

• Experiences from each country - how to collaborate with other sectors

• More supports are required e.g. technical support, capacity building, financial support

Cambodia• Network coordination

and participation• Sharing information

and best practices• Capacity building• Financial assistance

Malaysia• HIA within EIA• Focus on health outcome in a broader

sense e.g. obesity, asthma, injuries

Laos•Working between experts from outside and health personnel•Sharing knowledge and expert with other countries

ThailandVarious types of practicesTWG on HIA under the Regional

Framework on Health and Environment• Sharing knowledge and information• Encourage integration of HIA in decision

making• Support capacity building

Suggestions from Dr. Decharat

Topic for Collaboration• Climate change adaptation

– flood management• ASEAN economic corridors• Makong river basin

management• Food security & standard

harmonization• Cross border health

service

• HIA for project or policy?• Level for application –

national, local/community• Objective – approval of

project, policy; social learning process

• Who are involved – experts, civil society, community

• Across border collaboration

Recommendations for Promoting HIA in ASEAN

• To establish a body of knowledge e.g. guidelines, mechanisms, progress of HIA development in member countries;

• To share studies and technical documents on HIA;

• To support capacity building on HIA for all stakeholders through regional workshops and seminars

Considerations for HIA Implementation in ASEAN

Country level (Community, organizational , national level)

• Involvement and participation

• Empowerment • Sustainability• Adaptation to our

own country

Regional level• Related to global

issues e.g. climate change

• Institutionalization at regional level

• Regional Tools

Open Discussion

• Role of ASEAN as a facilitator• Active regional platform and mechanism• Risk management under socio-economic dynamic• Multilevel and cross-boarder dialogue on HIA movement and/or

policy making • Involvement of multi-stakeholders including private sector, investors,

cooperate companies• HIA should be brought up to ASEAN declaration, not necessary to led

by MoH, so cross sectoral action can be happened – providing enabling environment.

The Declaration show how important HIA for ASEAN. HIA can help identify vulnerable people affected by land use,

urbanization, industrialization and climate change. HIA can integrate the 3 pillars of sustainable development• Use HIA to produce the better baseline of the ASEAN blue print.

• Explore effective tools such as HIA, health surveillance, epidemiology for risk management, future mobility, adaptation to climate change

• CHIA : learning and sharing among ASEAN community to cope with transboundary impacts

• To get political commitment it can be a joint statement from Member state

• Capacity building on HIA methodologies is a basis to inform national Minister and create a large group of HIA practitioners

• HIA should not only focus at a project level, but also a planning and policy level.