Health for All? Agriculture and Nutrition, Bioindustry and Environment: Analyses and Recommendations, 3 Volumes

by Editor: The World Life Sciences Forum - BioVision (Lyon, France)

• ISBN13: 9783527314898
• ISBN10: 352731489X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

The definitive report and only print publication to come from the World Life Sciences Forum -- the most important global event in the biosciences, backed by the United Nations and the expertise of 20 Nobel Laureates. The contributors are representatives from global companies in pharma/health, biotechnology, food and consulting/finance and numerous UN organizations such as WHO, FAO, UNESCO, UNEP, as well as NGOs and national authorities. Three volumes each discuss the most important areas in global development: human health, agriculture and nutrition, bioindustry and environment. The result is a cross-disciplinary and international insight packed with facts not available from any other source. It includes the official recommendations from the interactive discussion sessions held during the Forum. Of benefit to professionals and decision makers in diverse fields, and essential reading for stem cell researchers and stock brokers, drug manufacturers and politicians. In short: everyone who is professionally involved with human livelihood and well-being.

Author Biography

BioVision, The World Life Sciences Forum, is an international platform for reflection, dialogue, debate and recommendations regarding the major challenges facing Life Sciences. BioVision's two defining features are:

• Bringing together key players from three sectors: science, society and industry
• Simultaneously examining health, agriculture and nutrition, environment, and their interactions

BioVision also communicates information to the general public concerning Life Sciences and their applications.
The World Life Sciences Forum is held every year alternately in Lyon, France, and in Alexandria, Egypt. Chaired jointly by Mr. Raymond Barre (former Vice President of the European Commission and French Prime Minister) and Prof. Federico Mayor (President of the Fundaci��ultura de Paz and former Head of UNESCO), the Forum is supported by numerous governments, the European Commission, the European Parliament, large international organizations including WHO, FAO, UNESCO, UNEP, UNICEF, and OECD, as well as a variety of NGOs. The Forum also draws on the expertise of 20 Nobel Laureates, and has consistently fostered open debate and exchange between science, society at large, and industry on vital issues facing Life Sciences.

Table of Contents

(VOLUME) HEALTH FOR ALL?

Preface.

MODULE I: IS THE INVESTMENT IN NEW THERAPIES PAYING OFF?

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

1. New Fronties in Cancer Treatment (Z. Chen).

2. Eradication of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Is it Possible and Cost-Beneficial? (C. de Quadros).

3. Incentives in Policy Reforms Necessary to Stimulate Activity (P. Corr).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

MODULE II: DEVELOPING, MANUFACTURING AND USING VACCINES: WHICH ONE IS MOST CRITICAL?

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

4. Developing Affordable Vaccines (G. Nossal).

5. Why "Affordable" Vaccines are Not Available to the Poorest Countyries (J. Martin).

6. Meeting the Challenges of Manufacture and Delivery of Affordable Vaccines (J. Stephenne).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

MODULE III: BIOETHICS: WHAT IS THE TRADEOFF BETWEEN PRINCIPLES AND PEOPLE?

7. Are First-World Ethics Applicable to the Third World? (P. Kourisky).

8. Does Biotechnology Serve Africa's Needs? (H. Coovadia).

9. New Vaccines with Global Impact: The Issue of Access (P. Paradiso).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

Key Messages.

Synthesis and Recommendations (G. Keusch, et al.).

(VOLUME) AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION.

Preface.

MODULE I: AGRICULTURE: LIVELIHOOD, POLITICS AND SUSTAINABILITY.

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

1. Agricultural Research to Improve Human Nutrition (P. Pinstrup-Andersen).

2. How Can Agriculture and Trade Contribute to Sustainable Livelihood for All? (P. Bloomer).

3. Plant Biotechnology: A Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture (B. Garthoff).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

MODULE II: ACCESS TO FOOD FOR ALL.

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

4. Four Theses on Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainable Development (K. Ammann).

5. Is GMO Over-regulation Costing Lives? (I. Potrykus).

6. How to Make the Global Food Marketplace Work Better (R. Rangel-Aldao).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

MODULE III: FEEDING 9 MILLION PEOPLE BY 2050.

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

7. Feeding the Nine Billion: The Challenge to Science (P. Raven).

8. Feeding the Nine Billion: The Challenge to Society (F. Wambugu).

9. Feeding the Nine Billion: The Challenge to the Marketplace (R. Flavell).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

Key Messages.

Synthesis and Recommendations (M. Gale, et al.).

(VOLUME) BIOINDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT.

Preface.

MODULE I: INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: HOPES, FEARS AND CHALLENGES.

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

1. The Challenges for Biotechnology Posed by Human-driven Changes (K. Timmis).

2. Social Acceptance of New Bioprocesses (M. Godbout).

3. White Biotechnology: Science, Fiction and TReality (A. Hackenberger).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

MODULE II: CLIMATE AND HEALTH.

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

4. Climate and Health: Predicting the Spread and Risk of Infectious Disease (T. yates).

5. Climate Change and Human Health: the Sharp End of "Sustainability" (T. McMichael).

6. White Biotechnology—For the Benefit of Climate and the Environment (S. Riigaard).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

MODULE III: NEW ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.

Introduction (D. Lecourt).

7. How Can the Environment Benefit from Bioindustry Innovations? (J. Bienaimé).

8. New Energy Development: Competing Priorities of Food Security and Biofuels (A. Rwendeire).

9. Environment Genomics (J. Venter).

General Bibliography and Suggested Reading.

Key Messages.

Synthesis and Recommendations (R. Colwell, et al.).