Birley HIA Health Impact Assessment Associates

Brief Glossary of Terms 

bulletAMEC. Project management and services company
bulletBTI. Bacillus thuringiensis var. israeliensis
bullet DANIDA. Danish International Development Agency
bulletDFID. Department for International Development (UK Government)
bulletEHIA. Environmental Health Impact Assessment
bulletFAO. Food and Agriculture Organization
bulletEMRO. Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of WHO
bulletESHIA. Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment
bulletESIA. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
bulletEURO. European Regional Office of WHO
bulletHIA. Health Impact Assessment
bulletIAIA. International Association of Impact Assessment
bulletInter-sectoral. Between different sectors such as agriculture and water supply
bulletMulti-sectoral. Including more than one sector
bulletPeri-urban. Near to cities and towns.
bulletSEA Strategic environmental assessment
bulletSTIs. Sexually transmitted infections
bulletUNDP. United Nations Development Program
bulletWHO. World Health Organization
bulletWPRO. Western Pacific Regional Office of WHO