Funded by the European Union EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Lessons Learned from Project 53 on Bio-safety and Bio-security In Central Asian Countries Hendrik Visser 8 th BWC Review Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 10 November 2016 UNICRI Side Meeting ‘Identifying Needs and Providing Tailored Solutions: The Experience of the National CBRN Action Plan’, Jointly implemented by European Commission and UNICRI T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013
EU CBRN CoE Project 53 STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON BIO - SAFETY AND BIO - SECURITY O BJECTIVES : - Raise Awareness, Promote Collaboration - Harmonize Legislation - Assess Training Needs and Infrastructure T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 - Develop (Regional) Self-sustainable Training Programs
EU CBRN CoE Project 53 • Formulated during 3 regional round-table discussion • Budget: € 5,000,000 • Duration: 36 months (Dec 2015 – Dec 2018) • Countries: AFG, KYR, TAJ, UZB (KAZ, MON, PAK ) • Implementers: – Teams of National Experts T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 – EU Team of Experts – ISTC
Implementation Schedule Year 1 Inception phase: - Planning - Contracting EU Team of Experts - Preparation for Kick-off Meetings - National Kick-off Meetings AFG, KYR, TAJ, UZB (Sept 2016) - National KAZ, MON & Regional Kick-off Meeting (Jan/Feb 20167) - Legislative Assessment T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 - Assessment Local and Regional Training Capabilities
Implementation Schedule Year 2 Assessment of Training Needs & Formulation of Training Programs GAP Analysis of Local Legislation with BWC, IHR, Codex Alimentarius Regional Emergency Planning & Training coordination T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 Train-The-Trainers
Implementation Schedule Year 3 Training of Experts, Professionals, Scientists Recommendations for Harmonization of Legislation Regional Emergency Planning & Training T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 coordination (continued)
Key Assumptions Local Governments are aware of: - Bio-safety & Bio-security Issues - Importance of these Issues - Their International Commitments / Obligations Local Governments are ready, willing and capable to: - Coordinate Internally - Address Bio-safety & Bio-security issues T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 - Give priority to these Issues - Adjust their Legislation
NAQ & NAP Status in Central Asia CoE Partner Countries NAP? NAP Officially NAQ? Meeting Finalized? Accepted? Afghanistan Y Y N - Kyrgyzstan N N N - Decree 54 Tajikistan Y Y Y 9 Feb’16 next Uzbekistan Y N - T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 week
Tajikistan – ahead in the curve Decree 54, 9 February 2016: - Formally accepts National Action for the Republic of the Republic of Tajikistan on UN SC Resolution 1540 - Creation of working groups, including one for bio-risk mitigation - Covers scopes of CBRN CoE Project 53: - Internal cooperation - Legislative harmonization - Improvement of training infrastructure T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 - Development and implementation of training programs
Funded by the European Union EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Thank you for your attention! Hendrik Visser Visser@istc.int Margarita Levchenko Levchenko@istc.ru Jointly implemented by European Commission and UNICRI T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013
Implementers DG - DEVCO ISTC Local VERTIC SCJS PHE RIVM Implementers T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013
Responsibilities: Project - Overall implementation Manager of P53 - Financial oversight - Reporting to DEVCO - Political coordination - WP 2 T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 Hendrik Margarita Visser Levchenko
Team Leader Responsibilities: - Key point of contact - Coordinator for ToE - General oversight implementation of workpackages T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 Saltanat Satabayeva
PHE responsibilities: Key Expert - General implementation on biosafety /biosafety training scope - WP3, WP5, WP6 and WP7 RIVM responsibilities: Mark Christopher Allan T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 Van Passel - WP 4 Logue Bennett RIVM PHE PHE
Responsibilities: Key Expert - General implementation on legislation harmonization - WP1 Angela Scott T EMPLATE - V ERSION M AY 2013 Woodward Spence
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