IAIA REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM: INFRASTRUCTURE & THE ENVIRONMENT

Antigua, Guatemala │ 6-7 November 2024

Preliminary Program

Explore how environmental strategic planning contributes to resilient infrastructure and more sustainable economies throughout Latin America in this two-day event. Experts from around the world will present their ideas on a range of thought-provoking topics relevant to the symposium themes: environmental and social impact assessment in infrastructure; regulatory and financial factors specific to the region; and society, infrastructure, and the environment in LATAM communities.

This preliminary program is tentative and subject to change as presenters are finalized. Stay tuned for the final schedule to be posted in late September.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2024
08:15-10:00	OPENING PLENARY Featuring keynote speaker Maria Rosário Partidário (Professor of Planning, Urbanism and Environment, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)
10:30-12:10	CONCURRENT SESSIONS + Room 1: ESIA best practices in LATAM (Part 1) (Chaired by Francisco Javier Díaz Perea) + Room 2: Regulatory framework: Environmental legislation in Latin America (Chaired by Mireya Archila) + Room 3: Climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystem services (Part 1) (Chaired by Jessica Motok)
13:30-15:10	CONCURRENT SESSIONS + Room 1: ESIA best practices in LATAM (Part 2) (Chaired by Luis E. Montañez Cartaxo) + Room 2: Integrated sustainable cities / Blue-Green Infrastructure (Chaired by Verónica Giberti) + Room 3: Climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystem services (Part 2) (Chaired by Ana Cristina Bailey)
15:30-17:10	CONCURRENT SESSIONS + Room 1: Energy transition in LATAM (Chaired by Miguel Repas) + Room 2: Financing infrastructure projects (Chaired by Juan Carlos Páez Zamora) + Room 3: Strategic environmental assessment and development (Chaired by Juan Carlos Tejeda)

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2024
08:00-9:40	CONCURRENT SESSIONS + Room 1: Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in ESIA processes (Chaired by Gabriela Factor) + Room 2: ESIA in infrastructure projects (Part 1) (Chaired by Juan Carlos Páez Zamora) + Room 3: Use of New Technologies in ESIA in LATAM (Chaired by Giuseppe Magro)
10:30-12:10	CONCURRENT SESSIONS + Room 1: Community engagement and strategies for effective social participation (Chaired by Francesco Mazzei) + Room 2: ESIA in infrastructure projects (Part 2) (Chaired by Miles Scott-Brown) + Room 3: Human rights in impact management (Chaired by Pedro Villela)
13:30-15:10	CONCURRENT SESSIONS + Room 1: SIA and HIA in LATAM (Chaired by Analiese Richard) + Room 2: ESIA in infrastructure projects (Part 3) (Chaired by Alejandra Kemper) + Room 3: ESIA in higher education and practice, including cumulative impacts (Chaired by Luis Bojórquez)
15:30-17:00	CLOSING PLENARY

PLAN YOUR STAY

TRAINING COURSES

TECHNICAL VISITS

REGISTRATION

Why Attend this symposium?

Where else can you gather to hear perspectives in impact assessment from around the world – all in one place? Be prepared for some out-of-the-box thinking, applying solutions developed across the world to your corner of it.

IAIA events have brought together a unique mix of experts and professionals for over 40 years, and with over 200 participants expected in Antigua, this symposium will continue that tradition.

DID YOU KNOW? 98% of participants would recommend future IAIA conferences.