Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response

Risk analysis in the water utility sector is fast becoming explicit. Here, we describe application of a capability model to benchmark the risk analysis maturity of a sub-sample of eight water utilities from the USA, the UK and Australia. Our analysis codifies risk analysis practice and offers practical guidance as to how utilities may more effectively employ their portfolio of risk analysis techniques for optimal, credible, and defensible decision making.

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Uncertainty propagation and risk analysis oriented stochastic multi-criteria decision making for unconventional water resources management

Journal of Hydrology ◽

10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 595 ◽

pp. 126019

Author(s):

Zhe Yang ◽

Yufeng Wang ◽

Tongqiang Peng

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Water Resources ◽

Risk Analysis ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Uncertainty Propagation ◽

Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽

Resources Management

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BRAZILIAN GMO REGULATION: DOES IT HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH?

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management ◽

10.1142/s1464333212500135 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (02) ◽

pp. 1250013 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

DENISE GALLO PIZELLA ◽

MARCELO PEREIRA DE SOUZA

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Risk Analysis ◽

Environmental Impacts ◽

Genetically Modified ◽

Genetically Modified Crops ◽

Gm Crops ◽

Gm Crop ◽

Institutional Issues ◽

Institutional Aspects ◽

Biosafety Evaluation

Brazil is the second largest producer of genetically modified crops (GM crops) and the National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio) the decision making agency on this matter. The country uses Risk Analysis (RA) and project EIA as tools for biosafety evaluation. This paper aims to review the appropriateness of these tools for evaluating the environmental impacts of GM crops, also considering institutional aspects. An overview of the process of release of GM crops in Brazil along with important operational and institutional aspects is provided. The results indicate that project EIA could be applied to GM crops in specific sites and RA could give support to the evaluation of GM crop itself. Regarding institutional issues, it is concluded that decisions should be made by the environmental bodies, and not by the CTNBio.

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