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Deminers Facing More Responsibilities In Developmental Phase, Leng Mouly Aug 2003

Deminers Facing More Responsibilities In Developmental Phase, Leng Mouly

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In Cambodia, mine action is no longer only about saving lives; it is also about supporting development efforts. However, in the context of development, the quality of mine clearance will be scrutinized. A recent mine accident during road construction has raised new issues involving the responsibilities of deminers.

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Hierarchic Approach To Mine Action In Croatia, Nenad Mladineo, Snjezana Knezic, Damir Gorseta Aug 2003

Hierarchic Approach To Mine Action In Croatia, Nenad Mladineo, Snjezana Knezic, Damir Gorseta

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Republic of Croatia is one of the 10 most mine-contaminated countries in the world. There are almost 750,000 mines on 1,630 sq km of mine-suspected areas. About 170 sq km are actual minefields, while the rest of the area is contaminated with individual explosive ordnance. Mine-affected areas that have not been used for years, pose a huge economic problem and obstruct infrastructure development, reconstruction, and return of displaced persons to their normal lives. They also pose a significant safety problem. In particular, any activities carried out in mine-contaminated areas significantly threaten human lives and material assets. It is estimated …

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Saloglu Project: Process Launched, Shirin Rzayeva Aug 2003

Saloglu Project: Process Launched, Shirin Rzayeva

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

On April 28, 2003, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters in Brussels, the presentation of a project on clearance and destruction of pieces of UXO on the territory of a former Soviet military warehouse near Saloglu village in Azerbaijan took place. The presentation was part of the Regular Meeting of Political Military Steering Committee of NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) Program. The project has been approved and the “green light” has been given for the fundraising process and subsequent implementation of the Saloglu Project to begin.

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Eudem2: Overview And Some Early Findings, Karin De Bruyn, Mike Barais, Claudio Bruschini, Jerzy Wtorek Aug 2003

Eudem2: Overview And Some Early Findings, Karin De Bruyn, Mike Barais, Claudio Bruschini, Jerzy Wtorek

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

After the overwhelmingly positive feedback and encouragement in response to the EUDEM1 project, work on EUDEM2 has begun. This article describes the second version of the EUDEM study and some of its initial results.

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Itep Work Plan, Marta Garotta Aug 2003

Itep Work Plan, Marta Garotta

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The author presents an overview of Test and Evaluation (T&E) projects within the International Test and Evaluation Program for Humanitarian Demining (ITEP). ITEP is involved in testing and evaluating equipment, systems and methods.

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Logistics-Explosives-Safety, Rolf Oechslin, Jørgen Schneider Aug 2003

Logistics-Explosives-Safety, Rolf Oechslin, Jørgen Schneider

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Cost, safety, and compliance with international regulations are among the most important factors with respect to shipping explosives. The following article gives detailed insight into the transport and storage of explosives necessary for destroying mines and UXO.

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Ccmat Update, Cisr Jmu Aug 2003

Ccmat Update, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The following article includes excerpts from the Canadian Center for Mine Action (CCMAT) Newsletter intended as a means of keeping the public up to date on CCMAT programs.

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Mine Free Planet: A Sri Lankan Vision, Michael Pickering Aug 2003

Mine Free Planet: A Sri Lankan Vision, Michael Pickering

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

One organisation is determined to make a difference in the lives of thousands living in mine-affected areas of Sri Lanka. Conservative estimates reveal the humanitarian demining work to be carried out in Sri Lanka will take between 10 and 15 years. Although an official figure is yet to be confirmed, a recent report suggests an estimated 900,000 mines have been laid in Jaffna and Killinochchi districts alone. This does not include UXO and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

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They Started With A Temple: Jahds In Thailand, Paddy Blagden Aug 2003

They Started With A Temple: Jahds In Thailand, Paddy Blagden

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Japanese Alliance for Humanitarian Demining Support (JAHDS), better known for its research and development of Ground Penetrating Radar (Mine Eye), recently became involved in mine clearance. In the process of testing mine clearance equipment, JAHDS cleared an area around an ancient Khmer temple.

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Taming The Minefields, Davor Druzijanic Aug 2003

Taming The Minefields, Davor Druzijanic

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Demining is a dangerous, labor-intensive and costly process. An underlying precept of successful demining operation is a perfect safety record. The question is, how can a perfect safety record be achieved while the overall cost of the demining operation be reduced at the same time? It is not an easy or simple task, but with a good tool box and a skilled management team this can be accomplished.

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The Albanian Mine Action Programme, Jab Swart Aug 2003

The Albanian Mine Action Programme, Jab Swart

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Albanian government, working in conjunction with various governments and organisations, is slowly working its way towards establishing a stronger national mine action programme and, eventually, a mine-free Albania.

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Victim Assistance In Iraq, Cisr Jmu Aug 2003

Victim Assistance In Iraq, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Large amounts of UXO and mines left behind from the continuing conflict in Iraq have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of victims. This article was written while the coalition forces were still engaged in conventional combat prior to the fall of Saddam Hussein.

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True Stories From Mine Victims In Northern Albania, Aurora Bushati Aug 2003

True Stories From Mine Victims In Northern Albania, Aurora Bushati

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Mine and Weapon Victims Association (MVA) has worked to keep the population of 39 border villages in northern Albania informed about mine threats. MVA has also helped victims rehabilitate and reintegrate into society. Izet Ademi and Lumturi Muhadri are among those working successfully with the MVA.

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Mine Victim Assistance As A Part Of Strengthening The Health Sector In Azerbaijan, Rauf Mamedov, Aziz Aliyev Aug 2003

Mine Victim Assistance As A Part Of Strengthening The Health Sector In Azerbaijan, Rauf Mamedov, Aziz Aliyev

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In July 1998, following consultation with its UN partners, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), acting in its capacity as a focal point for all mine-related activities within the UN system, offered to field a multidisciplinary inter-agency mission to assess the requirement for further UN assistance in Azerbaijan. The mission found a serious dearth of recorded data concerning mine/UXO casualties. Even agencies dealing directly with mine victims, such as hospitals and prosthetic centers, have no mechanisms to disaggregate data on mine/UXO victims from other war-related injuries.

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Uidma In Bosnia And Herzegovina, With Possibilities For Wider Use, Almir Budalica Aug 2003

Uidma In Bosnia And Herzegovina, With Possibilities For Wider Use, Almir Budalica

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre (BHMAC) recognized the need for and developed a new model of the Unique Identifier of Mine Action (UIDMA). The author outlines the new model and its benefits in identifying aspects of mine action.

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The Survey Action Center, Cisr Jmu Aug 2003

The Survey Action Center, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Survey Action Center (SAC) is an international non-profit organization created in response to the need for defining and quantifying the scope and impact of landmines worldwide. At present, SAC is operating in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lebanon and Somalia.

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An Interview With Colin King, Margaret S. Busé Apr 2003

An Interview With Colin King, Margaret S. Busé

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Colin King is a graduate of Sandhurst. He served 14 years in the British Army, gaining extensive knowledge of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), and served both as an instructor at the British EOD School and as the sole EOD analyst for the Ministry of Defense for six years. He founded an EOD consultancy company, which conducts assessments, training and operational trials worldwide. He is also the editor of Jane’s Mines and Mine Clearance.

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The K9 Demining Corps In Lebanon, Amy Eichenberg Apr 2003

The K9 Demining Corps In Lebanon, Amy Eichenberg

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Thanks to the Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI), dogs are playing a large role in the demining of Lebanon.

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Use Of Multi-Criteria Analysis In Allocating Eod Teams In Humanitarian Mine Action, Robert Keeley Apr 2003

Use Of Multi-Criteria Analysis In Allocating Eod Teams In Humanitarian Mine Action, Robert Keeley

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In this article, the author aims to set out how a standard economic planning tool, multi-criteria analysis (MCA), can be used to help plan allocation of mobile explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams between regions in a humanitarian mine action program and solicit comments on how the model could be developed.

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How Product Design Can Improve Manual Demining, Anders Ilsoy Apr 2003

How Product Design Can Improve Manual Demining, Anders Ilsoy

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Design without Borders (DwB) programme was initiated and is led by Norsk Form, the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture. It aims to use designers’ creative and analytical skills to create solutions for developing countries and areas of emergency. DwB aims to create meeting points between problem owners and professional problem solvers, and to be a catalyst for cooperation and development of new products and services. Our demining work is carried out in close collaboration with Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA).

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Explosive Remnants Of War: The Impact Of Current Negotiations, Paul Ellis Apr 2003

Explosive Remnants Of War: The Impact Of Current Negotiations, Paul Ellis

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

“While there has been significant progress in reducing the scourge of APLs, the menace posed by unexploded artillery shells, mortar rounds, hand grenades, cluster bomb submunitions and other similar objects must also be addressed.”—ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger, 2002.

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Imas And Ppe Requirements, Andy Smith Apr 2003

Imas And Ppe Requirements, Andy Smith

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This paper explains the personal protective equipment (PPE) that a demining group must use in order to comply with the United Nations’ International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). The author was an active member of the User Focus Group advising the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) when they made the current IMAS revision. He continues as an elected member of the IMAS Review Board. The author has also maintained a database of demining accidents for five years, and uses the evidence of real accidents to inform his views on protection needs.

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The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 7.1 (2003), Cisr Jmu Apr 2003

The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 7.1 (2003), Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Research, Development and Technology in Mine Action

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Manual Demining In Lebanon, Max Dyck Apr 2003

Manual Demining In Lebanon, Max Dyck

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

MineTech International has been tasked with clearing 1,300 square kilometres of land in southeast Lebanon. In the space of nine months, MineTech deminers have disarmed and destroyed 23,300 mines, clearing 2.2 million of the total three million square metres of land. As MineTech approaches completion of this first major task in Lebanon, MineTech Project Manager Max Dyck and Team Supervisor Moses Sibanda present their individual perspectives on the challenge.

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Mine Drill For Drevers, Hugh Morris Apr 2003

Mine Drill For Drevers, Hugh Morris

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

With its Mine Dog Centre in Pretoria, MineTech International has begun a two-year program to assess the potential of the Drever for development as an alternative breed for mine detection work. The programme has been initiated by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), which has provided six dogs for the project. The study involves keeping detailed records of all areas of the Drevers’ development process to identify both the positive and negative aspects in training these dogs as mine detection dogs (MDDs). The project began in October 2002, and although it is still in early stages, some interesting …

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A Fresh Approach To Road Clearance Operations, Roger West Apr 2003

A Fresh Approach To Road Clearance Operations, Roger West

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

UXB International has employed a combined approach to clearance activities in the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The author discusses how his organization uses this unique method of mine clearance.

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Tmac: Conquering Thailand’S Unique Mine Problem, Nicole Kreger Apr 2003

Tmac: Conquering Thailand’S Unique Mine Problem, Nicole Kreger

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) faces a number of challenges in coping with the country’s landmine situation, but the organization is making progress, one step at a time. For more insight into TMAC’s operations, Mr. Dave McCracken, Chief Technical Adviser of TMAC, recently shared some of his views on demining, including the successes and challenges, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and what lies ahead.

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The Swedish Eod And Demining Centre, Thore Backman Apr 2003

The Swedish Eod And Demining Centre, Thore Backman

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article briefly introduces the Swedish Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Demining Centre (SWEDEC) and illustrates its role and principal activities within both military and mine action contexts.

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Mine Detection Dogs In Denmark, Mikael Borch Madsen Apr 2003

Mine Detection Dogs In Denmark, Mikael Borch Madsen

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Danish Mine- and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)-Technicians (DANMINAR A/S), a company based in Denmark, provides various types of training for dogs in locating such things as bombs, drugs, mines and more. This article outlines their history and progress in the field of detection dogs.

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Mine Detection Dog Program: The Cambodian Experience, H.E. Khem Sophoan Apr 2003

Mine Detection Dog Program: The Cambodian Experience, H.E. Khem Sophoan

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In the seven years since its creation, Cambodia’s Mine Detection Dog (MDD) Program has grown and developed to become a fully integrated part of the country’s mine clearance strategy. This article highlights the program’s history and achievements.

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