Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Risk Mitigation - Centres of
Excellence
Jointly implemented by the EC JRC and UNICRI
Status of implementation of the CoE Regional
Secretariats
Marian De Bruijn
UNICRI
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
Centres of Excellence (CBRN CoE)
An initiative funded by the European Union
Jointly implemented by EU/UN
European Union
Introduction
CBRN-CoE = network of experts
Mobilize national, regional and international
resources to achieve a common objective to
develop at national and regional levels a
coherent CBRN policy
CBRN Risk Mitigation
What is it all about?
Development of a comprehensive CBRN
approach that incorporates all international,
regional and national CBRN components
into a common strategy
Comprehensive approach
Ownership by the country: to generate
genuine ownership of its policy and its
implementation by national bodies
Decentralized network: in order to rapidly
adapt to new situations, to
guarantee ownership and to
ensure effective sharing of
tasks and responsibilities
Ownership
Partner Countries
The EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence has 46 Partner Countries outside the EU.
S tatus C oE C ountries
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24
Hos t C ountries
P artner C ountries
P otential P artnerC ountries
Status of the Regional Secretariats
Manila
Nairobi
Rabat Algiers
Amman
Abu Dhabi
Tashkent Tbilisi
46 Partner Countries
Region: South East Asia
Location of the Secretariat:
Presidential Palace
Manila, The Philippines
Head: Oscar Valenzuela
Regional Coordinator: Maria Rettori ([email protected])
Partner Countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Secretariat Manila
Secretariat Rabat
Region: African Atlantic
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Location of the Secretariat:
Moroccan Civil Protection Office,
Rabat, Morocco
Head: Mohammed Salami
Regional Coordinator: Stefania
Micucci ([email protected])
Partner Countries: Benin, Cote d’Ivoire,
Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco,
Senegal, Togo
Secretariat Amman
Region: Middle East
Location of the Secretariat:
Middle East Scientific Institute for Security
(MESIS)
Amman, Jordan
Head: Al Sharif Nasser Bin Nasser
Regional Coordinator: Adil Radoini
Partner Countries: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon
Secretariat Tbilisi
Region: South East Europe, the
Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine
Location of the Secretariat:
Police Academy Ministry of Internal Affairs
Tbilisi, Georgia
Head: Givi Amiranashvili (Georgia)
Deputy Head: Marko Milivojevic (Serbia)
Regional Coordinator: Francesco Miorin
Partner Countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, FYROM, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Serbia, Ukraine
Secretariat Algiers
Region: North Africa
Location of the Secretariat:
Delegation Nationale aux risques majeurs
Algiers, Algeria
Head: Mrs. Kheira Bradai
Regional Coordinator: Harro Wittermans ([email protected])
Partner Countries: Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia
Secretariat Abu Dhabi
Region: Gulf Cooperation Countries
Location of the Secretariat:
Office premises identified, hosting institution Abu Dhabi Police
Head: to be identified
Regional Coordinator: Adil Radoini (Acting)
Partner Countries: United Arab Emirates
Potential Partner Countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman
Secretariat Nairobi
Region: Central and Eastern
Africa
Location of the Secretariat:
Hosting Institution Ministry of Public
Health and Sanitation, temp placed in
UNON
Head: to be identified
Regional Coordinator: Alma Pintol
Partner Countries: Burundi, DRC, Ghana,
Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia
Secretariat Tashkent
Region: Central Asia
Location of the Secretariat:
The State Inspection on the surveillance of exploration, safe
operations in the industry, mining and public utility sector under the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (State Inspection
“Sanoatgeokontekhnazorat”)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Head: to be identified
Regional Coordinator: Fanny Fert ([email protected])
Partner Countries: Uzbekistan, Kyrgiz Republic, Tajikistan
Potential Partner Countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia,
Turkmenistan
Description The National Focal Points are the contact points for the CBRN CoE Regional Secretariat and represent the Initiative in their respective countries. They are the initiators of the CBRN National Team in their countries.
National Focal Points
B ac kg round National F oc al P oints
Atomic E nergy
C ommis s ion
C ivil P rotection/C ris is
ManagementMinis ty of Indus try/Mines
Minis try of E nvironment
Minis try of Defence
P rime Minis ter’s
Offic e/C abinet of Minis ters
Minis try of Health
B order P olic e/C us toms
Minis try of Interior
Minis try of S c ienc e and
Tec hnology/R es earc h
Minis try of F oreign Affairs
National CBRN Teams
Status National CBRN Teams
18
114
5
8
Officially established through
Governmental decision/decree
Team informally established
Set-up in progress
Official, using existing structures
No action taken so far
19 Projects
Thematic areas
•Chemical (Two projects, Project 1, 6)
•Biological (Six projects: Project 3, 6, 7, 12, 15, 18)
•Nuclear and Radiological (One project: Project 16)
•CBRN (Eleven projects: Project 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19)
Types of support:
•Capacity building, involving training courses for specific groups of
practitioners and exchanges of best practices (Nine projects:
Project 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14)
•Technical support, offering support in enhancing legal frameworks,
developing strategies, national plans, operational procedures (Six
projects: Project 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17)
•Awareness raising, developing training courses and best practice
material for more general public (Three projects: Project 10, 18, 19)
•Equipment (One project: Project 1)
Implementing Partners
Next steps
• Consolidation and self sustainability of Regional
Secretariats
• Partnership with 24 potential CoE partner countries
• Enhance coordination and integration through the
establishment of National CBRN Teams
• Development of National Action Plans
• Reinforcement of CBRN policies at national and regional
level
• Facilitate the optimization of existing capacities in the
region.
Thank You!