01843nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001000042653004000052653000800092653004300100653002900143653001600172100001400188700001200202245010100214856006300315520125700378022001401635       2020                            d  bWiley10aGeography, Planning and Development10aLaw10aManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law10aHealth Impact Assessment10aLegislation1 aThondoo M1 aGupta J00aHealth impact assessment legislation in developing countries: A path to sustainable development?  uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/reel.123473 aThe sixth Global Environment Outlook argues that the planet is becoming seriously polluted, with huge 
 consequences for the health and wellbeing of people. Legal instruments for assessing and reporting environmental impacts of projects have focused on environment impact assessments (EIAs). However, increasingly health impact assessment (HIA) is being used to emphasize the health dimensions of the environment and
sustainable development. This article addresses the question: How can HIA legislation help developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A key aspect of the SDGs is to minimize trade-offs and enhance synergies. This could be to some extent operationalized by HIAs through enhancing synergies on health
and reducing trade-offs on health. The article first sketches the relationship between EIAs and HIAs and provides an overview of the global distribution of HIA legislation. Second, it discusses the  benefits and challenges of HIA legislation oriented towards sustainable development agendas by gathering lessons learned across the globe and
highlighting those relevant to developing countries. The article concludes by sketching how HIA policy can be catalysed and operationalized to achieve the SDGs.  a2050-0386