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Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation
Project

PROJECT 072: Developing and strengthening the capacities for the management of risks associated with the land transport of chemical and biological materials

Context

The relevance of multiple issues related to the transport of dangerous good in the North Africa and Sahel region was highlighted and defined in May 2017 during the meeting of National Focal Points (NFP) of the European Union's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) in Brussels. In order to further discuss the topic and its regional importance, a 3-day workshop in Tunis was organised in October 2017 involving experts and the NFPs of all partner countries from the region to develop the present Terms of Reference according to their highest priorities.

Objectives

1. Strengthen the legal framework by supporting partner countries to enhance the legislative and regulatory framework;
2. Develop a model traffic circulation plan focusing on TDM;
3. Improve prevention, preparedness and response by developing practical guidelines and providing training, specific workshops and exercises.
very detailed specific objectives could be developed which can be summarized as follows:
• Improving safety and security regulations for TDG;
• Improving TDG logistics and traffic planning;
• Improving prevention, preparedness and response to TDG accidents by increasing the awareness and skills of transportation entities, first responders and security services.

CBRN areas
Bio-safety/bio-securityCrisis managementFirst responseImport/export controlPost incident recoveryPublic health impact mitigationSafety and securityTransit and trans-shipment controlWaste management
CBRN categories
ChemicalBiological
CoE Region
NAS - North Africa and Sahel

Stakeholders

Coordinators

European Commission

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

Website
http://www.unicri.it

Participants

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.