A Pandemic Treaty and Wildlife Trade
24 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2022
Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
Susan Lieberman
Wildlife Conservation Society
Nives Dolšak
University of Washington
Aseem Prakash
University of Washington - Department of Political Science
Ronald Labonté
University of Ottawa
Duan Biggs
University of Queensland
Tiffany Morrison
James Cook University
A.M. Viens
York University
Richard A Fuller
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
Raphael Aguiar
Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research
Pedro Fidelman
University of Queensland
James E.M. Watson
University of Queensland - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cécile Aenishaenslin
University of Montreal
Mary Wiktorowicz
Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research
Date Written: September 2, 2021
Abstract
Institutional arrangements are key for problem-solving; therefore, pandemics require a strong governance response. While a plethora of ideas about prevention actions for pandemics have been advanced, there has been relatively limited consideration for how those can be operationalized through governance macro structures, particularly within the context of the wildlife trade as a zoonotic driver. Pandemic prevention governance has mostly focused on outbreak surveillance, containment, and response, rather than on avoiding zoonotic spillovers. However, given acceleration of globalization, a paradigm shift towards zoonotic spillover prevention is warranted as outbreak containment becomes unfeasible. Here, we consider the current institutional landscape for pandemic prevention in light of potential negotiations of a ‘Pandemic Treaty’, and how zoonotic spillover prevention from the wildlife trade could be incorporated. We argue that such an institutional arrangement should focus on improving coordination across four policy domains, namely public health, biodiversity conservation, food security, and trade. A Pandemic Treaty should be negotiated initially as a Framework Convention, with subsequent protocols, including a Pandemic Prevention Protocol with specific provisions for the wildlife trade. This Protocol should include four clear interacting goals: risk understanding, risk assessment, risk reduction, and enabling funding. Despite the need to keep political attention on solving the current pandemic, we cannot afford missing the opportunity of the current crisis to catalyse institution building for preventing future pandemics.
Keywords: global health governance, global governance, zoonoses, disease outbreak, wildlife trade, COVID-19, pandemic prevention
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Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao (Contact Author)
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington ( email )
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
Susan Lieberman
Wildlife Conservation Society ( email )
Fairbanks, AK 99775
United States
Nives Dolšak
University of Washington ( email )
Seattle, WA 98105
Aseem Prakash
University of Washington - Department of Political Science ( email )
101 Gowen Hall
Box 353530
Seattle, WA 98195
United States
Ronald Labonté
University of Ottawa ( email )
2292 Edwin Crescent
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 1H7
Canada
Duan Biggs
University of Queensland
Australia
Tiffany Morrison
James Cook University ( email )
Cairns, Queensland 4878
Australia
A.M. Viens
York University ( email )
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada
Richard A Fuller
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science ( email )
Australia
Raphael Aguiar
Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research ( email )
88 The Pond Rd suite 5021
Toronto, ON M3J 2S5
Canada
Pedro Fidelman
University of Queensland ( email )
St Lucia
Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia
HOME PAGE: http://pedrofidelman.com
James E.M. Watson
University of Queensland - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Queensland, 4067
Australia
Cécile Aenishaenslin
University of Montreal ( email )
C.P. 6128 succursale Centre-ville
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7
Canada
Mary Wiktorowicz
Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research ( email )
88 The Pond Rd suite 5021
Toronto, ON M3J 2S5
Canada
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