The EU CBRN Centres of Excellence (CoE) Initiative is a worldwide programme of 56 partner countries, financed under the EU’s Instrument contributing to Stability & Peace (IcSP), which aims at mitigating risks related to CBRN materials and promoting the establishment of a culture of security. The causes of CBRN incidents are either natural (e.g. pandemics), accidental (e.g. industrial accidents) or intentional. It is especially the intentional or malevolent use of CBRN materials for terrorism attacks that is of increasing concern to the international community.        

Total Cost (EUR): 250 000 000

EU contracted amount (EUR): 250 000 000

Duration: January 2010 - December 2020

Implementing organisation: European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), UNICRI, International Science & Technology Centre (ISTC) and others

Funding Instrument: Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP)

Benefitting zone: Congo (Democratic Republic of), Congo (Republic of), Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda