Below, please find abstracts, presentation slides, and papers presented at or prepared for the International Summit on Science and the Precautionary Principle. Complete presentations in Real Video are also available.
Most of these papers will be included in an edited volume tentatively entitled: "Towards a Science of Caring and Foresight: Integrating Environmental Science, Precaution, and Preventive Public Policy". The book will be published by Island Press in Fall 2002 — see www.islandpress.org — for more details.
INTRODUCTION — THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE:
WHAT DOES SCIENCE HAVE TO DO WITH IT?
| • | Introduction — Precaution, science, and preventive public policy Joel Tickner/David Kriebel, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production |
| • | The impacts of humankind's industrial activities on our health and ecosystems Barry Commoner, Queens College, USA |
| • | The implications of a lack of precaution on development Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology, India |
| • | Late lessons from early warnings: The implications of not taking precaution and lessons for the future David Gee, European Environment Agency, Denmark / Andy Stirling, Sussex University, UK |
PRECAUTION, ETHICS, AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE:
UNDERPINNINGS OF A NEW APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FOR POLICY
| • | Human rights and precaution Juan Almendares, Honduras Health Exchange, Honduras |
| • | Ethics, science, and precaution Matthias Kaiser, National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology, Norway Click here for presentation slides |
| • | Post-normal science and uncertainty Silvio Funtowicz, Institute for Systems Informatics and Safety, Italy |
IMPLICATIONS OF UNCERTAINTY ON SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
| • | Fisheries and the precautionary principle Boyce Thorne-Miller, Seaweb, USA |
| • | Chemicals Finn Bro-Rasmussen, Danish Technical University, Denmark Click here for presentation slides |
| • | How confident are we that a warmer world will cause plagues and pestilence? Climate change, mosquitoes, human health and uncertainty Alistair Woodward, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, New Zealand Click here for presentation slides |
| • | Climate and political uncertainty Donald Brown, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, USA |
| • | Genetically modified organisms Katherine Barrett, University of Victoria, Canada |
| • | Biodiversity Kamaljit Bawa, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA; Reginald Victor, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Click here for presentation slides |
| • | Chemical carcinogenesis bioassays and the precautionary principle James Huff, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, USA |
SCIENCE IN GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE
| • | Science, precaution & law Sheila Jasanoff, John F. Kennedy School of Government, USA |
| • | Precaution, prediction, proof, and policy assessment Steven Dovers, Australian National University, Australia |
| • | Globalization and precaution Walden Bello and Marissa de Guzman, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines |
| • | Scientific uncertainty and precaution in the EC and WTO law and practice: Past experience and possible future developments Theofanis Christoforou, European Commission Legal Unit, Brussels |
| • | Impact of maritime shipping, a case study for the potential of science and scientists to contribute to policy planning for the environment in the framework of precaution Cato ten Hallers-Tjabbes, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands |
| • | Precaution, science and children's health Elizabeth Guillette, Xavier and Tulane Universities, USA |
SCIENCE FOR SOLUTIONS — A NEW PARADIGM
| • | The science of alternatives Mary O'Brien, Science and Environmental Health Network, USA |
| • | Precaution in science education & design Terry Collins, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Click here for presentation slides |
| • | Precaution and the research agenda Carolyn Raffensperger, Science and Environmental Health Network, USA |
A VISION OF SCIENCE TO SUPPORT PRECAUTIONARY DECISION-MAKING
| • | Precautionary assessment: A framework for integrating science, uncertainty, and preventive public policy Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, Lowell, USA |
| • | What could precautionary science be? Research for early warnings and a better future Carl Cranor, University of California Riverside, USA |
| • | Whose scientific method? Richard Levins, Harvard School of Public Health, USA |
| • | Principles of science to support precaution, systems level analysis Joe Thornton, Columbia University, USA (invited) |
| • | A vision of science to support precaution — summary of Summit discussions Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, USA |
CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMIT STATEMENT
| • | Conclusions Joel Tickner/David Kriebel, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, Lowell, USA |
| • | Afterword — Summit statement |