Project 010: Development of e-learning courses for CBRN risk mitigation

Context

Following the assessment of the needs of and based on discussions with the countries, this project is aimed at developing an e-learning courses for CBRN risk mitigation.

Objectives

1. Raise awareness among public entities, academia, scientific community, private sector and civil society in general on CBRN issues. Produce an e-learning course on basic and general common understanding of CBRN related issues.
2. The e-learning course will be composed of at least six modules that could focus on the following topics:
   - Bio-safety and bio-security
   - Import export existing procedures and guidelines
   - Transit and trans-shipment
   - Identification of CBRN agents
   - Best practices on CBRN threat/risk assessment
   - CBRN material and weapons and their potential harmful effects
   - Securing CBRN materials and facilities
   - Identification techniques for CBRN materials
   - Illicit CBRN trafficking
   - Risks of CBRN waste
   - What to do in case of a CBRN incident (CBRN interagency response plan)
   - Public health related issues in case of a CBRN incident (CBRN post - incident decontamination)
3. Raise awareness among the CBRN community, the civil society and the private sector on risks related to the diffusion of CBRN sensitive knowledge.