Balancing investments: CBRN mitigation and current technical state-of-the-art. Why enhanced equipment is not the main solution to problems

Focus on possible training priorities and policy opportunities towards a potential South East Asia regional action plan against CBRN threats, in relation to two main action lines: reinforcement of inter-agency coordination for crisis management through standardised multi-agency training and exercising, and improving biosafety and biosecurity capabilities. The open discussion will focus on learning objectives in the design of training programmes, lessons to be learned from field experience and national policies, as well as on EU actions to tackle the issue of regional awareness of CBRN threats and risks.