INTERPOL’s Chemical and Explosives Terrorism Prevention Programme

This project aims to strengthen the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies to prevent detect investigate and respond to chemical and explosives terrorism incidents. Project activities include: (1) outreach with relevant national decision makers and senior-level representatives of beneficiary countries; (2) delivery of training to facilitate intelligence sharing on national and regional chemical and explosive threats; (3) verification activities for counterterrorism intelligence; (4) development of tailored country-specific action plans; (5) delivery of training and capacity-building sessions; and (6) delivery of the “Global Congress on Chemical Security and Emerging Threats”.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased knowledge and understanding by INTERPOL of national and regional threats and vulnerabilities related to chemicals and explosives in beneficiary member states; (2) increased knowledge and understanding by INTERPOL of national and regional threats and vulnerabilities related to chemicals and explosives in beneficiary member states; and (3) enhanced access of INTERPOL member states to resources peer-to-peer expertise-sharing best practices and lessons learned from a global multi-stakeholder network dedicated to improve chemical security.