First, through joint multi-disciplinary field research and information exchange, to investigate and analyse case studies on how health and environment impact assessment laws and policies are functioning in practice, and identify elements of integrated eco-health assessment methods and laws. [more 1]
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Second, through joint capacity building and awareness-raising workshops, to build awareness, expertise and knowledge in sub-regions and countries of the Americas on health and environment impact assessment methods and laws. [more 2]
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Third, to provide recommendations to hemispheric policy-makers, through side events at Americas Health and Environment Ministerials, Americas Trade Ministerials, and other upcoming opportunities for consultation with policy makers related to the Summit of the Americas process.[more 3]
Objective 3:To inform hemispheric policy-making
Research findings on national and sub-regional health and environmental impact assessment laws and policies, and results of the case studies, will be compared and analysed by the research partners, with the guidance of a multi-disciplinary advisory council, to generate policy recommendations. Partners will:
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Host a series of hemispheric side-events parallel to upcoming international health, environment and economic events, to inform decision-makers of each discovery in their research.
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Generate a series of recommendations that can inform the work of the sub-regional environment and health cooperation authorities, and the Health and Environment Ministers of the Americas (HEMA) process, and also the sub-regional and hemispheric trade liberalization negotiations, in the context of the Summit of the Americas process. These recommendations will include strategies for building up "receptor capacity" to the results of IA studies in relevant economic ministries/agencies, investigating what kinds of approaches work, and how this is affected by institutional structures in different countries and sectors.
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Seek to have these recommendations taken into account in new Americas treaties and environmental cooperation arrangements.
