Session A-4

Title:                            The organization of tools for impact assessment; standards or diversity?

Session organisers:    Katharina Helming (ZALF, Germany), Roger Moore (CEH, Wallingford, UK)

Scope of the session: A number of tools for impact assessment have been developed in recent years in the field of agricultural systems and land use. Despite numerous commonalities each of these tools display characteristic features. End users of impact assessment tools need support to select the appropriate tool for their particular needs. This session explores requirements and options for meta information and structures towards shared multipurpose IA tool boxes.