IEMA volunteers receive International Association of Impact Assessment award

20th March 2024

IEMA is delighted to announce that the Impact Assessment Network Volunteers have been given the honour of the IAIA 2024 award for 'Regional Contribution'.

The award recognizes the IEMA’s Impact Assessment Network's unwavering dedication to advancing the field of impact assessment.

Through their exceptional leadership, commitment to best practices, and continuous contributions, they have significantly elevated the discourse surrounding impact assessment within the general world region of the 2024 IAIA Conference location, Dublin, Ireland.

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Taken together, the IA network has published over 50 IA-related guides or publications over the past 30 years. With the conference being hosted in Ireland, and IEMAs members being primarily drawn from across the UK and Ireland, with members present in over 40 countries in total, IEMA's volunteer impact assessment community is worthy of recognition by their international peers for demonstrating such a sustained and prolific commitment to promoting IA good practice in the region.

A huge thank you to all our volunteers who have made IEMA’s Impact Assessment Network an internationally recognized and award-winning network! (Awards (iaia.org))


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Rufus Howard FIEMA

Policy and Engagement Lead

Dr Howard is the policy and engagement lead for Impact Assessment at IEMA and a leading professional in EIA, with two decades of international experience across renewable energy and major infrastructure. A Fellow of IEMA and Chartered Environmentalist, Rufus holds degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Law, and a doctorate in Management. A trusted advisor, Rufus has directed environmental projects for major organisations such as the World Bank, The Crown Estate, Natural Resources Wales, the EBRD, Statkraft, Orsted, National Grid, and the Environment Agency. Rufus lives in Kent with his wife and three daughters and enjoys walking in nature, cooking, music, kayaking and archery.