A coordinated strategy for CBRN risk mitigation

EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence project, launched in 2010, is an Initiative of the European Union. It is implemented jointly by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).

The creation of the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (CoE) aims to implement a coordinated strategy for CBRN risk mitigation at international, regional and national levels.

The origin of the risk can be criminal (proliferation, theft, sabotage and illicit trafficking), accidental (industrial catastrophes, in particular chemical or nuclear, waste treatment and transport) or natural (mainly pandemics).

First Bilateral Meeting in Turkmenistan

Second Bilateral meeting in Uzbekistan

Bilateral meeting and workshop in Morocco

During two days, members of the CoE team with support from the EU Delegation were received by representatives of the Turkmenistan Government from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Health, Environment and the Academy of Sciences.

The second bilateral meeting was held in Tashkent on 15-16 March with representatives of the government of Uzbekistan to discuss collaboration between Uzbekistan and the CBRN Centres of Excellence.

A bilateral meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco (MoFA) was held to introduce the workshop on CBRN governance and discuss collaboration between Morocco and the CBRN CoE.