EU CBRN Centres of Excellence activities in GCC and the response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The European Union CBRN Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Initiative was joined by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 2014, with the inauguration of the Regional Secretariat in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the joining of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Since its launch, the Initiative has expanded to include Kuwait and Bahrain and talks are ongoing with the Sultanate of Oman which would cover the whole region. The EU CBRN CoE in the GCC region since 2017 has regularly cooperated with the GCC Emergency Management Centre and it is currently discussing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to regulate the coordination and cooperation between the
two entities. During this period constant dialogues are being held with the Partner Countries and their relevant stakeholders to align regional priorities in CBRN preparedness and response and identify areas of cooperation through regular round-table meetings and specific events.
RADOINI Adil;
CLEVESTIG Peter;
ALHARTHEI Hussein;
HAVENGA Christopher;
FEDERICI Ilaria;
GOULART DE MEDEIROS Margarida;
SANTOPOLO Daniela;
Radoini, A., Clevestig, P. and Alharthei, H., COVID-19 CBRN Centres of Excellence, Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, 1st Issue, May 2021, Havenga, C., Federici, I., Goulart De Medeiros, M. and Santopolo, D. editor(s), Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-37946-1, doi:10.2760/347336, JRC124493.
2021-06-24
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC124493
978-92-76-37946-1 (online),
OP KJ-BN-21-001-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC124493,
10.2760/347336 (online),
