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3 Overview of the IEA process

This section provides a general overview of the IEA process, identifying its main components and the 2
relationships among them. It will help you to understand how the process can be structured in order to
provide an answer to key questions in an IEA report (Figure 1). These are further explained in Modules
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5 and 6.

Figure 1 Schematic view of key questions to be answered by the IEA

5 What actions could be taken for
a more sustainable future?
4 Where are we heading?

3 What is being done and how effective is it?

2 What are the consequences for the environment
and humanity?

1 What is happening to the environment and why?

3.1 Objectives and importance

Because the goals of IEAs are broad and ambitious, they require a learning approach at both the
individual and the organizational level. Learning emerges in the process of interaction with others who
are designing the assessment, gathering and interpreting data, and considering complex environment-
human well-being interactions from an integrated perspective. Interaction is critical because individuals

representing different disciplines, organizations, or social interests will have different views on the
environment and economy. Through the IEA process, they make important contributions, strengthen
their understanding of issues, and build ownership of results, all of which are key preconditions for
subsequent action.

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