Project Title – Institutional Capacity Building for Chemical Safety and Security in Georgia
Donor – Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, U.S. Department of State
Dates – 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2025
Leading Organization – Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA)
Implementing Organization – The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus)
Technical Monitor – Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU)
Project Objectives:
Strengthen chemical safety and security legal frameworks and institutional capacities in Georgia in furtherance of national and international weapons of mass destruction (WMD) nonproliferation, counterterrorism, human health, and environmental safety objectives; This effort is crucial in the context of national and international CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear).
Support Government of Georgia efforts to advance chemical security to combat emerging global threats, in particular WMD terrorism.
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