The 1999 Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment in Antarctica have been revised to ensure that cumulative impacts are explicitly addressed.

Impact Assessment Group

C. Environmental impact assessment

The guidelines set out a management framework that includes impact assessment and impact management, and the need for a planned approach to tourism that balances the goals and requirements of conservation with the demand for tourism, for example through zoning and other measures.

(b) Social impact assessment for sustainable forest management

Assessment of the impact of suspension of recruitment

Akwe Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities

Socio economic impact assessments should include gender assessment clauses.

UN Habitat has also produced guidelines in respect of environmental assessment requirements.

Furthermore, within the framework of the project cycle management, the issue of impact assessment and the adoption of a set of standards for impact assessment measures will be pursued.

If any negative impact is considered significant by the project participants or the host Party, project participants have undertaken a socio economic impact assessment and or an environmental impact assessment in accordance with the procedures required by the host Party.

UNEP WCMC has also produced specialized guidelines on biodiversity assessment and monitoring for protected areas.

A general assessment of NTBs' impact will warrant frequency and coverage type measures, price comparison measures, and quantity impact measures.

(a) Promoting development and dissemination of impact and vulnerability assessment tools and methods

His delegation urged an increased use of pre assessment and ongoing assessment reports on the likely and actual unintended impact of sanctions.

The guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Social Affairs ( Impact assessment gender aspect ) provide a list of legally binding documents that contain norms for the promotion of gender equality, first of all for integrating gender equality into various policies and measures.

This would provide a more detailed basis for the assessment of potential humanitarian impact.

Efforts towards policy impact and learning benefited from the lessons learned through the impact assessment as well as from the independent external programme evaluations.

(d) Assessment of the impact of United Nations information centres, taking into account their mandates

(ii) Annex I to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, 1991

The gender impact assessment did not lead to any significant changes in the policy document.

During the reporting period, there were no pre assessment reports or ongoing assessment reports concerning the likely and actual unintended impact of sanctions on third States.

(a) Both pre assessment reports and ongoing assessment reports include as part of their analysis the likely and actual unintended impact of the sanctions on third States and recommend ways in which the negative impact of sanctions can be mitigated

(a) Both pre assessment reports and ongoing assessment reports include as part of their analysis the likely and actual unintended impact of the sanctions on third States and recommend ways in which the negative impact of sanctions can be mitigated

The CTC has already adopted general guidelines and procedures for the preparation, carrying out and assessment of such visits.

A gender impact assessment of the Life Course Savings Scheme will be carried out in 2004.

An assessment should be made of the likely impact of the cooperation on the affected minorities.

A working paper on land degradation (Guidelines for Field Assessment) was made available at the UNU website for training purposes.

(c) A preliminary assessment of the possible impact of the proposed exploration activities on the marine environment

She also discussed the assessment of the impact of the trade policies of OECD countries in Africa.

With regard to the development of policy instruments, such as a health and human rights impact assessment, the Statement called for all policy decisions or agreements likely to have a significant effect on health to be preceded by a transparent and independent health impact assessment.

The current reporting system, however, does not enable an assessment of the effectiveness and impact of individual actions.

In accordance with the Madrid Protocol, environmental impact assessment procedures have been developed for activities undertaken in Antarctica.

OIOS noted the existence of a number of guidelines on quick impact projects and acknowledges recent efforts by the Department and peacekeeping operations to review the guidelines and address previous OIOS recommendations, especially with regard to the duration of the implementation of quick impact projects and their evaluation.

C. Guidelines for the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Technical Options Committees and Temporary Subsidiary Bodies for disclosure of interests

The working group was planning to prepare guidelines on auditing and technical notes on risk assessment during the second quarter of 2005.

In both cases, the presence of transparent guidelines and frameworks for analysis and assessment of the capacity of public administration is useful.

(i) Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, 1991, General provision

This fact has also been confirmed by the results of the independent Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, published in 2004.

In doing so, the Forum should build on the existing work of the Convention on Biological Diversity including the Akwé Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities (annex to sect.

The Guidance Note has been included in the existing UNDG guidelines on common country assessment and in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework.

Following the guidelines of the CTC, the experts of the CTED have already prepared first drafts of assessment letters to various Member States.

Each Party shall take the necessary legal, administrative or other measures to implement the provisions of this Convention, including, with respect to proposed activities listed in Appendix I that are likely to cause significant adverse transboundary impact, the establishment of an environmental impact assessment procedure that permits public participation and preparation of the environmental impact assessment documentation described in Appendix II.

The Contracting Parties shall agree to carry out environmental impact assessment of hazardous activities, and to implement risk reducing measures.

In particular, more emphasis must be placed on analysis and definition of objectives and outcomes, as well as impact assessment.