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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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 (rettori@unicri.it)

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 (micucci@unicri.it)

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

(radoini@unicri.it)

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

(miorin@unicri.it)

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 (wittermans@unicri.it)

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

(pintol@unicri.it)

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 (fert@unicri.it)

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

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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!