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Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation
Project

Project 048: Improved regional management of outbreaks in the CBRN Centres of Excellence Partner Countries of the African Atlantic Façade

Context

The major purpose of the project is to identify gaps, to prepare for coordinated regional solutions and teams (within and between partner countries), to provide appropriate trainings of local staff and set-up the necessary capacity for a sustainable preparedness against future major biological outbreaks in the African Atlantic Façade region and neighboring countries.

Objectives

The overall objective of the project is to improve the regional level of preparedness and response to outbreaks crisis (biological risk mitigation) in the CBRN CoE partner countries belonging to the African Atlantic Façade Region and neighbouring countries.

CBRN areas
  • Public health impact mitigation
  • Safety and security
CBRN categories
  • Biological
CoE Region
  • AAF - African Atlantic Façade

Stakeholders

Coordinators

European Commission

Participants

Expertise France - Agence Francaise D'expertise Technique Internationale (French public agency for international technical assistance) (AFETI)

Website
https://www.expertisefrance.fr/

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development) (IRD)

Website
https://www.ird.fr/

Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies) (FIIAPP)

Website
https://www.fiiapp.org/en/

This project is part of a pre-existing EU activity in the regions and has not resulted from the submission of a CoE project proposal. Due to the different origin of the project, not all countries involved are CoE partner countries.

** This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

*** This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.