VIETNAM:Information sharing and

awareness raising mechanism on biosafety

2004: 2004: Vietnam become member of Cartagena Vietnam become member of Cartagena protocolprotocol

2005: 2005: Adopted regulation on biosafetyAdopted regulation on biosafety 2006: 2006: Started INBFStarted INBF 2007: 2007: Adopted action plan and master scheme Adopted action plan and master scheme

on biosafetyon biosafety 2008: 2008: Parliament adopted law on biodiversity Parliament adopted law on biodiversity

which has 4 articles on biosafetywhich has 4 articles on biosafety 2010: 2010: Decree on biosafety approved by Decree on biosafety approved by

GovermentGoverment

2. Information sharing mechanism

Requirement by Law on biodiversity:Requirement by Law on biodiversity:Publicity of information on the extent of

risks of GMOsLabeling for goods that contain genetically

modified organisms and products derived from genetically modified organisms

Requirement by Decree 69:Requirement by Decree 69:Public hearing: one month before appraisalPublic hearing: one month before appraisalPublic information in NCA websitePublic information in NCA website

Information sharing mechanism(cont.)

nBCH

MARD MOH

others

nBCH

Người truy cập

Người truy cập

Người truy cập

BCH

MOIT

Người truy cập

MOST

Người truy cập

3. Awareness raising activities under INBF

Various stakeholders/audiencesVarious stakeholders/audiencesManagersManagersScientists/researchersScientists/researchersTradersTradersUsersUsersOthers…Others…

Different methods: training, media, Different methods: training, media, documents/ broachers…documents/ broachers…

Tham quan học tập tại

Hoa Kỳ 06/2009

Hội thảo đánh giá rủi ro tại Hà Nội 01/2010

Tập huấn đánh giá rủi ro tại Nha Trang 05/2007

Tham dự Hội thảo về Đánh giá rủi ro tại Campuchia, 2008

Hội thảo đánh giá rủi ro tại Quảng Ninh 04/2010

Tăng cường năng lực quản lý ATSH, Hồ Chí Minh 4/2009

Nâng cao nhận thức cho người tiêu dùng, Hà Nội 10/2008

Hội nghị quốc gia về SVBĐG, Hà Nội 08/2009

Hội nghị triển khai Kế hoạch hành động QG, HCM 09/2008

Newsletters

Documents

Participation of various stakeholders

05 ministries with 1,699 people participated 14 universities, centers, institutes with 479

people participated 60 provincial departments with 211 people

participated NGOs and others: with 334 people

participated

4. Some results

Awareness of people on GMOs and Awareness of people on GMOs and biosafety increasedbiosafety increased

Mechanism for public hearing has been Mechanism for public hearing has been set upset up

Information sharing mechanism has been Information sharing mechanism has been set upset up

nBCH operating…nBCH operating…

5. Challenges…5. Challenges…

Information on GMO/LMOs is very Information on GMO/LMOs is very technical…technical…

Influence from different interest groupsInfluence from different interest groupsLack of human resource in charge of Lack of human resource in charge of

raising awareness on biosafetyraising awareness on biosafetyMaintaining information sharing Maintaining information sharing

mechanism…mechanism…

Thank you very much!Thank you very much!