Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges
Many developing countries have limited capacity to adequately assess and manage health impacts associated with environmental change. In Mongolia, methodologies to introduce health impact assessment (HIA) as part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process have been investigated, and a mecha...
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| description | Many developing countries have limited capacity to adequately assess and manage health impacts associated with environmental change. In Mongolia, methodologies to introduce health impact assessment (HIA) as part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process have been investigated, and a mechanism to incorporate HIA into the current EIA process is proposed. Some challenges to the implementation of HIA are discussed. The country is now in a position to incorporate HIA as part of the approvals process for development projects. Given the recent growth in population, industrial development, and urbanization together with the interest from international mining companies in the resources of the country, it is important for Mongolia to have such tools in place in order to take advantage of economic growth while improving health and well-being outcomes for the population. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-249892017-09-13T15:19:34Z Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges Spickett, Jeffery Batmunkh, T. Jones, S. Many developing countries have limited capacity to adequately assess and manage health impacts associated with environmental change. In Mongolia, methodologies to introduce health impact assessment (HIA) as part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process have been investigated, and a mechanism to incorporate HIA into the current EIA process is proposed. Some challenges to the implementation of HIA are discussed. The country is now in a position to incorporate HIA as part of the approvals process for development projects. Given the recent growth in population, industrial development, and urbanization together with the interest from international mining companies in the resources of the country, it is important for Mongolia to have such tools in place in order to take advantage of economic growth while improving health and well-being outcomes for the population. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24989 10.1177/1010539512455043 SAGE Publications Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Spickett, Jeffery Batmunkh, T. Jones, S. Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges |
| title | Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges |
| title_full | Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges |
| title_short | Health impact assessment in Mongolia: Current situation, directions, and challenges |
| title_sort | health impact assessment in mongolia: current situation, directions, and challenges |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24989 |