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2Lars Mortensen, TIAS Summer School, 26 July 2004. Big" questions / my contributions. . . . . What is integrated assessment? Which are the main tools for IA? How is IA used in environmental management . How do I understand IA? (as a user)Which do I find are the most commonly used tools
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TIAS Summer School 2004Osnabruck, 26 July 2004 Integrated Assessment for Environmental Management Lars Fogh Mortensen
Project Manager, Integrated Environmental Assessments
European Environment Agency
Lars.mortensen@eea.eu.int
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Big questions / my contributions
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Question 1.
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We live in a changing and complex world Increasingly complex
Changing rapidly (globalisation, technology, individualism etc.)
Difficult to manage and steer (multi-actor society)
Problems are more persistent (complex, uncertain, high risks, multiple stakeholders)
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Examples of persistent/important problems we face Poverty
Aids
Human health
Ageing
Terrorism
Climate change
Air pollution and human health
Water quantity and quality
Waste and material flows
Chemicals in the environment
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Persistent problems require integrated thinking and acting Scientific disciplines
Economic sectors
Social, economic and environmental issues
Geographical borders
Time
Political traditions
Policy cycle
EMBEDDED IN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
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Definitions
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Definitions of IA
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Commonalities in definitions of IA
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What is the overall history of IA?
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Question 2.
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Different tools different results?
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IA tools with a quantitative basis
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Statistics versus modelling
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IA tools with a qualitative basis
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Question for discussion
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Question 3
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Selected examples (from projects I have worked on)
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A. UN sustainable development indicators (1994-1996-)
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Evolving use of SD indicators (1994-2004)
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B. OECD Environmental Outlook (2001)
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OECD Environmental Outlook (2001)
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OECD Environmental Strategy (2001)
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C. EEA Assessment on Unsustainable household consumption
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Examples of other EEA IA activities
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Question for discussion