Bahrain Signs its First Country Programme Framework (CPF) For 2018–2023

Rana Bint Esa Bin Duaij Al Khalifa, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain, and Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Bahrain’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2018–2023 on 28 May 2018. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.

Bahrain has been an IAEA Member State since 2009. Its 2018–2023 CPF identifies seven priority areas:

1. Improving Human Health
2. Enhancing Food Security and Agricultural Productivity
3. Water Resources Management
4. Protection of the Environment
5. Sustainable Energy Development
6. Education and Human Resources Development in Nuclear Science and Technology
7. Radiation Safety, Security and Legal Framework