The Regional Office for the African Atlantic Coast is based in the Kingdom of Morocco at the Ministry of the Interior and its Directorate-General for Civil Protection.
The Regional Office plays a major role in helping to achieve the objectives of the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative by ensuring close cooperation and coordination with the ten Partner Countries in the region. The Regional Office also provides support by engaging regional and international technical partners, potential donors and other stakeholders in the field of CBRN risk mitigation. It contributes to local ownership and, thus, to greater sustainability of the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence network.
Currently, the EU CBRN CoE support to CBRN risk mitigation in the African Atlantic Façade region comprises the following ten Partner Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
Shared Priorities
- Management of chemical and biological waste
- Food safety and security
- Management of epidemics
Objectives
- Support National Focal Points in the implementation of the Initiative in their countries.
- Support the establishment and the institutionalisation of National Teams.
- Support Partner Countries to develop National CBRN Action Plans and a Regional CBRN Action Plan.
- Support Partner Countries to develop regional project proposals.
- Collect information and assist in the monitoring of CBRN CoE projects.
- Facilitate regional cooperation through organising regional Round-Table Meetings for the National CBRN Focal Points and experts.
- Enhance the ownership of the Initiative by Partner Countries through the engagement of local experts and institutions.
- Outreach and coordination with other international organisations and donors.
African Atlantic Façade Regional Secretariat projects
This project aims to support the partner countries to adapt to climate change by strengthening their preparedness capacities to vector-borne diseases and by promoting the adoption of the One Health (OH) approach.
- Project locations
- Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Montenegro, Moldova, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Senegal, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Türkiye
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- MIE - Middle East
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
- AVIA-GIS
- French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD)
- Institut Pasteur
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G Caporale (IZS Teramo)
The project aims to improve the preparedness, detection of, response and mitigation against risks related to CBRN materials and associated installations or sites in Partner Countries (PC) as well as to enhance cooperation among CBRN stakeholders.
- Project locations
- Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar/Burma, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- CA - Central Asia
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
- MIE - Middle East
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- SEA - South East Asia
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- Belgian National Crisis Centre (NCCN)
- GOPA PACE
- GOPA Worldwide HSD
- International Security and Emergency Management Institute (ISEMI)
- University of Lodz
This project aims to address specific global and trans-regional threats to peace, international security, and stability, through enhancing governance and cooperation on CBRN risk prevention, detection, and mitigation.
- Project locations
- Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar/Burma, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Serbia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- CA - Central Asia
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
- MIE - Middle East
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- SEA - South East Asia
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA)
- Dekonta
- Lattanzio KIBS
- National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC)
The project aims to develop and strengthen the legal framework, the control and analytical capabilities related to food safety, food defense and food fraud and the preparedness for the management of food safety crisis in the partner countries of the AAF region.
- Project locations
- Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- Expertise France
This project aims to develop the Specialised Master's programme by adapting it to major local CBRN risks and calling on trainers selected for their technical skills and operational experience, from European and African countries.
- Project locations
- Algeria, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mauritania, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- Université de Haute-Alsace
This project aims to contribute to addressing trans-regional threats to peace, international security, and stability, through enhancing CBRN risk detection and mitigation.
- Project locations
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- UNOPS
This project aims to finalise the regulatory, institutional, and operational framework to mitigate the industrial risks linked to facilities and transportation of dangerous goods in the AAF region.
- Project locations
- Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- Expertise France
To enhance coordination at national, regional and global levels in building laboratory capacities for the detection of, and response to, pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential.
- Project locations
- Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Seychelles, Uganda
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- Implementing partner(s) (alphabetical order, if multiple)
- WHO