Session 2: Capacity-building needs, gaps and priorities

Introduction - Suggested readings

Some of the questions that might guide the discussions include the following:

1. What are the major capacity-building needs of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in the area of environmental risk assessment and post-release monitoring of LMOs and which ones are of the highest priority? Under this question, the following sub-questions might be helpful in focusing the discussions:
   1. In what specific aspects of aspects of environmental risk assessment and post-release monitoring of LMOs are capacities lacking most?
   2. What type and level of training is required over the next 5 years?
   3. What are the main institutional capacity and infrastructure needs?
   4. What are the information requirements?

List of interventions

Please choose among the links below to select a topic of discussion or (if you have signed-in) click on the "Create a new thread" button below the List of interventions to begin a new discussion. You may also click on the "Watch forum" button to receive all posts at your registered email address.