The Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment tool
3.1 Highlights
Highlights
- Purpose and flexibility of the Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment Tool: The Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment Tool is designed to help assess the potential impacts of all kinds of interventions on planetary health. It is applied at various intervention stages, from conceptualization to post-implementation, and can be tailored to specific needs and contexts. The tool can be used to complement existing evaluation methodologies.
- Holistic perspective: The tool ensures that all dimensions related to both natural and human systems are considered. It avoids selective assessments, ensuring a comprehensive approach to identifying planetary health impacts.
- Support for identifying trade-offs: By rating and analyzing interventions across various planetary health dimensions, the tool helps identify trade-offs—highlighting where positive impacts in one area may cause harm in another and then helping to guide improvements or identify compensatory measures.
- Facilitating democratic engagement: When used in group settings, the tool aids in gathering and contrasting diverse perspectives, fostering transparency and democratic engagement. It encourages collaborative reflection on the impacts of interventions.
