Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems

The need for functional risk assessment bodies in general, and in the biosafety field in particular, demands continued efforts and commitment from regulatory agencies, if results that are sustainable in time are to be achieved. The lack of formal processes that ensure continuity in the application o...

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Autores principales: Ríos, D.F., Rubinstein, C., Vicién, C.
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spelling todo:paper_22964185_v6_nAPR_p_Rios2023-10-03T16:40:45Z Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems Ríos, D.F. Rubinstein, C. Vicién, C. Biosafety regulatory systems Capacity building Collective action Problem formulation Risk assessment Biohazards Developing countries Capacity building Collective action Continuing education Nongovernmental organizations Problem formulation Regulatory authorities Regulatory systems Sustainable systems Risk assessment The need for functional risk assessment bodies in general, and in the biosafety field in particular, demands continued efforts and commitment from regulatory agencies, if results that are sustainable in time are to be achieved. The lack of formal processes that ensure continuity in the application of state of the art scientific criteria, the high rotation in some cases or the lack of experienced professionals, in others, is a challenge to be addressed. Capacity building initiatives with different approaches and degrees of success have been implemented in many countries over the years, supported by diverse governmental and non-governmental organizations. This document summarizes some capacity building experiences in developing countries and concludes that risk assessors taking ownership and regulatory authorities fully committed to developing and retaining highly qualified bodies are a sine qua non to achieve sustainable systems. To this end, it is essential to implement "in-house" continuing education mechanisms supported by external experts and organizations, and inter-institutional cooperation. It has to be noted that these recommendations could only be realized if policy makers understand and appreciate the value of professional, independent regulatory bodies. © 2018 Fernández Ríos, Rubinstein and Vicién. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_22964185_v6_nAPR_p_Rios
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topic Biosafety regulatory systems
Capacity building
Collective action
Problem formulation
Risk assessment
Biohazards
Developing countries
Capacity building
Collective action
Continuing education
Nongovernmental organizations
Problem formulation
Regulatory authorities
Regulatory systems
Sustainable systems
Risk assessment
spellingShingle Biosafety regulatory systems
Capacity building
Collective action
Problem formulation
Risk assessment
Biohazards
Developing countries
Capacity building
Collective action
Continuing education
Nongovernmental organizations
Problem formulation
Regulatory authorities
Regulatory systems
Sustainable systems
Risk assessment
Ríos, D.F.
Rubinstein, C.
Vicién, C.
Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems
topic_facet Biosafety regulatory systems
Capacity building
Collective action
Problem formulation
Risk assessment
Biohazards
Developing countries
Capacity building
Collective action
Continuing education
Nongovernmental organizations
Problem formulation
Regulatory authorities
Regulatory systems
Sustainable systems
Risk assessment
description The need for functional risk assessment bodies in general, and in the biosafety field in particular, demands continued efforts and commitment from regulatory agencies, if results that are sustainable in time are to be achieved. The lack of formal processes that ensure continuity in the application of state of the art scientific criteria, the high rotation in some cases or the lack of experienced professionals, in others, is a challenge to be addressed. Capacity building initiatives with different approaches and degrees of success have been implemented in many countries over the years, supported by diverse governmental and non-governmental organizations. This document summarizes some capacity building experiences in developing countries and concludes that risk assessors taking ownership and regulatory authorities fully committed to developing and retaining highly qualified bodies are a sine qua non to achieve sustainable systems. To this end, it is essential to implement "in-house" continuing education mechanisms supported by external experts and organizations, and inter-institutional cooperation. It has to be noted that these recommendations could only be realized if policy makers understand and appreciate the value of professional, independent regulatory bodies. © 2018 Fernández Ríos, Rubinstein and Vicién.
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title Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems
title_short Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems
title_full Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems
title_fullStr Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems
title_full_unstemmed Capacities for the risk assessment of GMOs: Challenges to build sustainable systems
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