Context
The European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (CoE) is a global Initiative funded and implemented by the EU as part of its goal to promote peace, stability and conflict prevention. The aim of the Initiative is to mitigate risks and strengthen an all-hazards security governance in Partner Countries of the EU following a voluntary and demand-driven approach.
All partners engage within the CoE network to implement a wide range of CBRN risk mitigation activities including needs and risk assessments, national and regional action plans, capacity building activities, legal framework reviews, table-top and real time (including cross-border) field exercises, as well as inter-regional exchange of best practices and lessons learnt.
Overall objective
Strengthen the Manila EU CBRN CoE Regional Secretariat to ensure technical assistance and the smooth running of the activities of the Regional Secretariat, as well as to facilitate the coordination of local stakeholders and information sharing as well as to cooperate with the implementing bodies as contracted by the Commission.
Main activities
- Providing local technical assistance to the National Focal Points and National Teams;
- Providing local technical assistance to the Regional Secretariats;
- Providing local technical assistance within the implementation of CoE projects.
Achievements
Ongoing project.
- Reference
- IfS/2018/393-792
- Project duration
- 31 Jan 2018 - 30 Jan 2024
- Project locations
- BruneiCambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam
- CBRN areas
- Border control and monitoring
- Crisis management
- First response
- Illicit trafficking
- Import/export control
- Legal framework
- Public health impact mitigation
- Safeguarding information diffusion
- Safety and security
- Transit and trans-shipment control
- Waste management
- CBRN categories
- Chemical
- Biological
- Radiological
- Nuclear
- CoE Region
- SEA - Southeast Asia
Stakeholders
Coordinators
European Commission
European Union External Action Service (EEAS)
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
- Website
- http://www.unicri.it
Participants
Business & Strategies in Europe (B&S Europe)
- Website
- http://bseurope.com/