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| Developing
National Biosafety Systems: Identifying Critical Decision Points
and Information Requirements |
| Nairobi,
Kenya |
| 26-28
November 2002 |
| Objectives |
The
ultimate goal of the proposed seminar is to contribute
to the design and implementation of functional
biosafety systems in ASARECA member countries.
Specific objectives are to:
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Report and analyze country experiences with
regard to the development and implementation
of national biosafety systems;
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Identify key decision points in biosafety implementation
and review capacity-building requirements associated
with each; and
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Examine available information sources and support
tools for biosafety decision-making.
Seminar
format
The seminar will be co-organized by ASARECA, CTA, and
ISNAR, who will form an informal steering committee to
determine the seminar's venue, agenda and participation.
The proposed seminar will last 3 full days, following
the generic agenda. The final agenda will be developed
in consultation between the seminar organizers, and tailored
to the specific needs of the target audience. The final
agenda will include a number of case studies from participating
countries. The seminar will be highly interactive, requiring
substantial input by the participants themselves in each
session. This will be arranged through plenary discussions
and working-group sessions. Significant time will be allocated
to developing action plans, through the Participant Action
Plan Approach, systematically recording the ideas for
actions that participants elaborate during the seminar.
ISNAR will communicate with each participant after the
seminar, in order to assess the results and possible impact
of the seminar at the national level.
Expected
outputs
The following specific outputs are anticipated:
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Individual action plans identifying priority areas for
the design, or enhancement of national biosafety systems;
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Recommendations for future collaboration among ASARECA
countries and with international agencies providing
capacity-building support;
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A co-published seminar report including keynote papers,
case-study presentations, working-group recommendations,
and action plans.
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