Jordanian Armed Forces Chemical Security Project
Abstract
Misuse of toxic chemicals and chemical terrorism poses a grave threat to international peace and security, especially in the Middle East, where it was recently confirmed use of industrial chemicals as chemical weapons in Syria and as means of terror in other countries, including Iraq. It poses a fundamental challenge to the international community and security and the development of the region. Jordan, being under continued chemical threat, has developed relevant experience in mitigating these threats of chemical weapons. Jordan has introduced effective international cooperation in these regards. The proposed project offers an active approach to identify chemical security gaps or areas of improvement in the Middle East and North African Region. The seminars will develop a set of confidence chemical security building measures in Jordan to be promoted in the region among all the stakeholders to ensure that toxic chemicals are used only for peaceful purposes. The purpose of the project on enhancing Chemical Security for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the region through the development and conduct of 2 chemical security seminars in Amman, Jordan and Warsaw, Poland, in 2018/2019 /Jordan Chemical Security Project/ is to enhance the capacity in Jordan on matters of chemical security. The core principle of the project development and implementation chemical safety and security in Jordan is to concentrate on the prevention and preparedness against chemical threats. The leading approach is to implement the whole-society approach which enable to engage all the relevant Jordan stakeholders in the process of enhancing chemical security in Jordan. The project implementation will ensure sustainability and continuity of efforts to enhance and develop chemical security by the Jordan stakeholders
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 16, 2019
- Source ID
- HDTRA11810031
Entities
People
- Krzysztof Paturej
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency