Climate Action United States Project #49517

Wise Climate Change Action Using Impact Assessment

by International Association for Impact Assessment

Project Report | May 20, 2022
Arctic Wildlife and Indigenous People Need Help

By David Bancroft | Executive Director

Dear Friend

All around the Arctic Circle, trees are invading as the climate warms. In Norway, birch and pine are marching poleward, eclipsing the tundra. In Alaska, spruce are taking over from moss and lichen. Globally, recent research indicates forests are expanding along two-thirds of Earth’s 12,000-kilometer-long northern tree line. However, science is indicating that these expanded forest may not slow climate change.

We need more aggressive decarbonization and increased technical information will help provide the political will to move decision-makers in that direction. Your generosity enabled IAIA to make gains in implementing its Climate Change Action Plan. This includes:

A partnership that IAIA has reached with a national government to reach climate change goals will help assess reductions in greenhouse gases in the energy sector resulting from a major shift of the fuel mix towards the production of more renewable energy. IAIA will be to developing key Strategic Environmental Assessment guidelines for the world to use in evaluating hydropower, solar, wind and bio-energy production.

IAIA has secured a second partnership to conduct information gathering and organize activities to support a series of dialogues among the technical and legal community. These activities will help to identify approaches, methodologies, laws, regulations and other tools that can use to modify or amend the legal and institutional framework and implementation of impact assessments and strengthen climate change mitigation.

Lastly, please know that your support has assisted significantly, however, the Polar Bears still need your help. In addition, our progress has been slowed due to a lack of funding. If you would please consider another gift the project, we only have only raised $250 of a $360k goal. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/wise-climate-change-action-using-impact-assessment/

Your partnership and support are vital to assisting IAIA meeting its mission. Thank you again.

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