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THE PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOSAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT & REGULATION Since 2012, the Center for Environmental Risk Assessment (CERA), the OECD Environment Directorate, the World Bank, and eight developing countries have worked as a partnership to strengthen the technical capacity of developing country stakeholders to better promote the harmonization and rationalization of biosafety regulations in their countries when considering the adoption of agricultural biotechnology. 26 NATIONAL & REGIONAL WORKSHOPS FOCUSING ON BIOSAFETY, RISK ASSESSMENTS, CONFINED FIELD TRIALS AND REGULATORY HARMONIZATION >600 BIOSAFETY REGULATORS, RISK ASSESSORS AND OTHER SCIENTISTS RECEIVED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING 2 OECD BIOLOGY CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS WERE DEVELOPED TO INFORM RISK ASSESSMENTS OF CASSAVA AND COMMON BEAN HEAR FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES July 13-14 Problem Formulation for ERA of GE Plants in Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh August 6-8 Workshop on ERA at the 1 st Annual National Biosafety Conference Nairobi, Kenya August 13 Presentation on PBRAR at the PBS Tanzania Meeting Dar es Salaam, Tanzania August 15 Consultative Meeting on Biotech in Eastern Africa Kampala, Uganda September 16-20 12 th Intl Symposium on the Biosafety of GMOs (ISBGMO12) St. Louis, Missouri, USA November 26-27 Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Cassava Entebbe, Uganda April 15 Symposium on Agricultural Biotech Risk Assessment and Regulation Asunción, Paraguay April 16-17 Workshop on Problem Formulation for the ERA of GM Plants Asunción, Paraguay May 18-19 Workshop on the Management of Confined Field Trials of GM Crops Encarnación, Paraguay June 10 Presentation on the ERA of GM Crops at the ICGEB Workshop Dar es Salaam, Tanzania June 18-19 Workshop on Confined Field Trials of GM Crops Capitan Miranda, Paraguay June 24-28 Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms Ames, Iowa, USA August 5-9 Workshop on NTOs at the 2 nd Annual National Biosafety Conference Nairobi, Kenya September 4-5 Workshop on the ERA of GE Plants Vinh Yen City, Vietnam September 18-20 South Asia Biosafety Conference and Workshop New Delhi, India September 23-25 Workshop on the ERA of GE Plants Asunción, Paraguay January 29-31 Workshop on Building an Effective and Sustainable Biosafety Reg System Kampala, Uganda February 6-7 Meeting of the OECD Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds Paris, France February 10 Workshop on ERA of Products Derived from NPTs given at OECD Paris, France February 11-13 Meeting of the OECD Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotech WG Paris, France March 6-7 Workshop on the Risk Assessment of GMOs Nyeri, Kenya June 23-27 Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms Ames, Iowa, USA July 10-11 Workshop on Inspection and Monitoring of Confined Field Trials Asunción, Paraguay August 11-14 Workshop on NTOs at the 3 rd Annual National Biosafety Conference Nairobi, Kenya September 15-17 South Asia Biosafety Conference Colombo, Sri Lanka November 9-13 13 th Intl Symposium on the Biosafety of GMOs (ISBGMO13) Capetown, South Africa 2012 Events 2013 Events 2014 Events Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms 2013 “This training was different because the hands-on approach clarified the first principles of tiered risk assessment and how to approach non-target testing from a researchperspective. Icametothistrainingwithonlyabasic understanding of the tiered approach to environmental risk assessment and left with a wealth of knowledge on how to conduct and evaluate field/lab NTO studies.” -GILBERT GUMISIRIZA, BIOSAFETY OFFICER, UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UGANDA South Asia Biosafety Conference 2013 “Most of the Biosafety Core Committee members attended the conference and gained experiences on different aspects of GM crop development and their regulations which will be useful in the decision- making process on the field release of GM crops in Bangladesh.” -DR. NAIYYUM CHOUDHURY, FORMER CHAIRMAN, BANGLADESH ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND MEMBER, BIOSAFETY CORE COMMITTEE, BANGLADESH International Symposium on the Biosafety of GMOS 2014 “The symposium was of great interest because apart from giving a theoretical background it also provided an opportunity to ask questions on various areas. It also provided a chance to meet, interact and network with other players in the industry of biotechnology. The symposium was indeed an eye-opener and it covered most aspects of modern biotechnology including risk assessments and regulatory aspects.” -ERIC KORIR, BIOSAFETY INSPECTOR, NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AUTHORITY, KENYA Workshop on the ERA of GE Plants 2013 “Following the workshop, participants shared that they have gained a lot of knowledge and important information. They also expressed that the workshop was very helpful for them to complete their duty as members of their technical team and members of their committee.” -CHI NGOC DANG, VIETNAM COORDINATOR, PROGRAM FOR BIOSAFETY SYSTEMS (PBS), VIETNAM Workshop on Confined Field Trials of GM Crops 2013 “The advances in science require constant adaptation of regulatory institutions in order to facilitate methodical access to biotechnology. In this sense, I can point out, there has been an improvement of the capabilities of a large number of participants and the updates of the regulatory framework that are being implemented as a result of the activities that are being developed in the framework of the Partnership Program.” -SANTIAGO BERTONI, DIRECTOR UNIDAD DE COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL E INTEGRACIÓN DEL MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA DEL PARAGUAY, PARAGUAY Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms 2014 “In addition to the lectures, labs and field works, participants reviewed a variety of proprietary studies submitted as part of regulatory dossiers and were asked to identify key information related to the risk assessment as well as to assess the quality of the studies, identifying strengths and weaknesses. This was both a useful and a successful activity.” -DR. SYED NURUL ALAM, HEAD, ENTOMOLOGY DIVISION, BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JOYDEBPUR, GAZIPUR, BANGLADESH Meeting of the OECD Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology Working Group 2014 “The participation in these meetings is relevant because, due to the experience achieved in Colombia, it is possible to contribute to the debate and the exchange of information with other countries, and in turn it is a way of strengthening the processes and mechanisms used in the risk assessment for living modified organisms at a national level.” -DRA. ANA LUISA DIAZ, DIRECTORA TÉCHNICA DE SEMILLAS, ICA BOGOTA AND DR. MARTIN EMILIO RODRIGUEZ, PROFESIONAL EPECIALIZADO, SEMILLAS, ICA BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms 2013 “The Ames workshop was a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience on how to obtain necessary data for assessing the impact of Bt crops on non-target organisms. When reviewing applications, I will be much more focused on what is of real concern, and when asking for additional information, I will have a feeling on how much it costs in terms of time, labor and finance. In that respect, the workshop has improved my ability to provide more sound regulatory advice to the decision making bodies.” -THOMAS BWANA, PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER FOR BIOSAFETY, ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE, TANZANIA
Transcript of THE PARTNERSHIP - ilsi.org · for biosafety risk assessment & regulation Since 2012, the Center for...
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOSAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT & REGULATIONSince 2012, the Center for Environmental Risk Assessment (CERA), the OECD Environment Directorate, the World Bank, and eight developing countries have worked as a partnership to strengthen the technical capacity of developing country stakeholders to better promote the harmonization and rationalization of biosafety regulations in their countries when considering the adoption of agricultural biotechnology.
26 NATIONAL & REGIONAL WORKSHOPS FOCUSING
ON BIOSAFETY, RISK ASSESSMENTS,
CONFINED FIELD TRIALS AND REGULATORY HARMONIZATION
>600 BIOSAFETY REGULATORS,
RISK ASSESSORS AND OTHER SCIENTISTS
RECEIVED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING
2OECD BIOLOGY
CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS WERE
DEVELOPED TO INFORM RISK ASSESSMENTS OF CASSAVA AND COMMON BEAN
HEAR FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES
July 13-14
Problem Formulation for ERA of
GE Plants in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
August 6-8
Workshop on ERA at the 1st Annual National Biosafety
Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
August 13
Presentation on PBRAR at the PBS Tanzania
Meeting
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
August 15
Consultative Meeting on Biotech in
Eastern Africa
Kampala, Uganda
September 16-20
12th Intl Symposium on the Biosafety
of GMOs (ISBGMO12)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
November 26-27
Meeting of the Expert Working
Group on Cassava
Entebbe, Uganda
April 15
Symposium on Agricultural Biotech Risk
Assessment and Regulation
Asunción, Paraguay
April 16-17
Workshop on Problem
Formulation for the ERA of GM
Plants
Asunción, Paraguay
May 18-19
Workshop on the
Management of Confined Field Trials of GM Crops
Encarnación, Paraguay
June 10
Presentation on the ERA
of GM Crops at the ICGEB
Workshop
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
June 18-19
Workshop on Confined Field
Trials of GM Crops
Capitan Miranda, Paraguay
June 24-28
Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms
Ames, Iowa, USA
August 5-9
Workshop on NTOs at the 2nd Annual National Biosafety
Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
September 4-5
Workshop on the ERA of GE
Plants
Vinh Yen City, Vietnam
September 18-20
South Asia Biosafety
Conference and Workshop
New Delhi, India
September 23-25
Workshop on the ERA of GE
Plants
Asunción, Paraguay
January 29-31
Workshop on Building an
Effective and Sustainable
Biosafety Reg System
Kampala, Uganda
February 6-7
Meeting of the OECD Task Force for the
Safety of Novel Foods and
Feeds
Paris, France
February 10
Workshop on ERA of Products
Derived from NPTs given at
OECD
Paris, France
February 11-13
Meeting of the OECD
Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotech WG
Paris, France
March 6-7
Workshop on the Risk
Assessment of GMOs
Nyeri, Kenya
June 23-27
Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms
Ames, Iowa, USA
July 10-11
Workshop on Inspection and Monitoring of
Confined Field Trials
Asunción, Paraguay
August 11-14
Workshop on NTOs at the 3rd Annual National Biosafety
Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
September 15-17
South Asia Biosafety
Conference
Colombo, Sri Lanka
November 9-13
13th Intl Symposium on the Biosafety
of GMOs (ISBGMO13)
Capetown, South Africa
2012 Events 2013 Events 2014 Events
Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms 2013
“This training was different because the hands-on approach clarified the first principles of tiered risk assessment and how to approach non-target testing from a research perspective. I came to this training with only a basic understanding of the tiered approach to environmental risk assessment and left with a wealth of knowledge on how to conduct and evaluate field/lab NTO studies.”
-GILBERT GUMISIRIZA, BIOSAFETY OFFICER, UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UGANDA
South Asia Biosafety Conference 2013
“Most of the Biosafety Core Committee members attended the conference and gained experiences on different aspects of GM crop development and their regulations which will be useful in the decision- making process on the field release of GM crops in Bangladesh.”
-DR. NAIYYUM CHOUDHURY, FORMER CHAIRMAN, BANGLADESH ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND MEMBER, BIOSAFETY CORE COMMITTEE, BANGLADESH
International Symposium on the Biosafety of GMOS 2014
“The symposium was of great interest because apart from giving a theoretical background it also provided an opportunity to ask questions on various areas. It also provided a chance to meet, interact and network with other players in the industry of biotechnology. The symposium was indeed an eye-opener and it covered most aspects of modern biotechnology including risk assessments and regulatory aspects.”
-ERIC KORIR, BIOSAFETY INSPECTOR, NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AUTHORITY, KENYA
Workshop on the ERA of GE Plants 2013
“Following the workshop, participants shared that they have gained a lot of knowledge and important information. They also expressed that the workshop was very helpful for them to complete their duty as members of their technical team and members of their committee.”
-CHI NGOC DANG, VIETNAM COORDINATOR, PROGRAM FOR BIOSAFETY SYSTEMS (PBS), VIETNAM
Workshop on Confined Field Trials of GM Crops 2013
“The advances in science require constant adaptation of regulatory institutions in order to facilitate methodical access to biotechnology. In this sense, I can point out, there has been an improvement of the capabilities of a large number of participants and the updates of the regulatory framework that are being implemented as a result of the activities that are being developed in the framework of the Partnership Program.”
-SANTIAGO BERTONI, DIRECTOR UNIDAD DE COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL E INTEGRACIÓN DEL MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA DEL PARAGUAY, PARAGUAY
Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms 2014
“In addition to the lectures, labs and field works, participants reviewed a variety of proprietary studies submitted as part of regulatory dossiers and were asked to identify key information related to the risk assessment as well as to assess the quality of the studies, identifying strengths and weaknesses. This was both a useful and a successful activity.”
-DR. SYED NURUL ALAM, HEAD, ENTOMOLOGY DIVISION, BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JOYDEBPUR, GAZIPUR, BANGLADESH
Meeting of the OECD Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology Working Group 2014
“The participation in these meetings is relevant because, due to the experience achieved in Colombia, it is possible to contribute to the debate and the exchange of information with other countries, and in turn it is a way of strengthening the processes and mechanisms used in the risk assessment for living modified organisms at a national level.”
-DRA. ANA LUISA DIAZ, DIRECTORA TÉCHNICA DE SEMILLAS, ICA BOGOTA AND DR. MARTIN EMILIO RODRIGUEZ, PROFESIONAL EPECIALIZADO, SEMILLAS, ICA BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
Workshop on the ERA of Non-Target Organisms 2013
“The Ames workshop was a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience on how to obtain necessary data for assessing the impact of Bt crops on non-target organisms. When reviewing applications, I will be much more focused on what is of real concern, and when asking for additional information, I will have a feeling on how much it costs in terms of time, labor and finance. In that respect, the workshop has improved my ability to provide more sound regulatory advice to the decision making bodies.”
-THOMAS BWANA, PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER FOR BIOSAFETY, ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE, TANZANIA
