Side Event

Golden Rice: Applying the Protocol methodology for risk assessment

Organizer
Campus Technologies Freiburg / Public Research and Regulation Initiative

Date and Time
14 May 2008 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BS COP MOP 4)

Introduction on the general methodology for Environmental Risk Assessment. Appling the methodology of Risk Assessment on the case of Golden Rice. Explaining the procedure and going trough the different steps to be followed; hazard identification, likelihood estimation, evaluation of the consequences, estimation of the overall risk and the possibilities for risk management. Taking into account the relevant characteristics of Golden Rice and it’s receiving environment.