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Full-Text Articles in Public Policy
Ddasaccident376, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident376, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
have affected this area to a large scale, as it was frontline between Taliban and Northern Alliance during the past few years. The survey operation is also in progress in the neighbouring remaining areas to be technically marked and mapped for clearance teams. On 1st September 2002 an accident occurred in the survey team that involved a surveyor. The operations of team No.3 was stopped, all deminers were ordered to get to the rest area and be prepared to assist [NGO-1] in their rescue operation.
The dead body of the surveyor was thrown into the minefield so two deminers cleared …
To Walk The Earth In Safety 4th Edition (Fy2002), Us Dos Pm/Wra
To Walk The Earth In Safety 4th Edition (Fy2002), Us Dos Pm/Wra
Global CWD Repository
By the end of 2002, the United States will have provided more than $600,000,000 to 43 countries, as well as to northwest Somalia, for various humanitarian demining efforts, such as deminer training, mine awareness and mine clearance, orthopedic assistance to, and socioeconomic reintegration programs for, landmine accident survivors and their families. More than $100,000,000 of this total was spent in Fiscal Year 2002, one of the largest commitments of any nation involved in financing humanitarian demining activities.
The goals of the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Program are simple and direct: to reduce the loss of life and limb of innocents; to …
Mission To Assess Future Sustainable Options Of The Lao Uxo Trust Fund And The Uxo Lao Mine Action Programme, Robert Keeley, Alison Allcock, Thongdeng Singthilath, Marty Kongsaysy
Mission To Assess Future Sustainable Options Of The Lao Uxo Trust Fund And The Uxo Lao Mine Action Programme, Robert Keeley, Alison Allcock, Thongdeng Singthilath, Marty Kongsaysy
Global CWD Repository
This report sets out some ideas for scoping the contamination problem in Lao PDR and suggests ways by which priority areas could be identified. This leads to means by which long, medium and short term strategic action plans could be developed and an exit strategy for international assistance established. This report then identifies two options for reconstructuring the UXO program that address stakeholder concerns.
External Evaluation Of The Cambodia Mine/Uxo Victim Information System (Cmvis) Database, Steven Mellor
External Evaluation Of The Cambodia Mine/Uxo Victim Information System (Cmvis) Database, Steven Mellor
Global CWD Repository
The Cambodia Mine/UXO Victim Information System (CMVIS) is an organisation of the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) and Handicap International (HI) established to provide the continuous and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of information about mine and UXO casualties in Cambodia.
This evaluation of the CMVIS was conducted by an external consultant, Steven Mellor, during September 2002 under the supervision and at the request of Handicap International Belgium. The evaluation is to assist in strengthening the database functions of CMVIS; identify areas that could be improved within the system of data entry through to the output of monthly and specialised …
Tools For Inclusion: Evaluating Your Agency And Its Services: A Checklist For Job Seekers With Disabilities, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Melanie Jordan, David Hoff
Tools For Inclusion: Evaluating Your Agency And Its Services: A Checklist For Job Seekers With Disabilities, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Melanie Jordan, David Hoff
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
It is important to evaluate employment services and decide if you are getting the results that you are looking for. You should have high expectations! If you are currently using an agency for help with employment, this checklist can help you make sure you are getting what you need.
From Their Lives: A Manual On How To Conduct Focus Groups Of Low-Income Parents, Helen Ward, Julie Atkins
From Their Lives: A Manual On How To Conduct Focus Groups Of Low-Income Parents, Helen Ward, Julie Atkins
Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Books
No abstract provided.
Ddasaccident375, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident375, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
NGO-2 were engaged in a clearance task. NGO-1 was coincidentally working close by making a survey. At 09:15 a deminer from [NGO-1] Team No.6 hit a mine and [NGO-2] Team 3 heard the detonation.
Ddasaccident428, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident428, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
Referring to demining sequence, deminer no. 1 conducted vegetation removal drill (skipped tripwire drill due to none of tripwire); upon completion of the vegetation removal drill, deminer no. 2 [ the victim] conducted detector drill. These drills had been repeated two to three times already to the time of accident occurred. Mr. [name excised], the victim's peer, told that he found deminer no. 1 removed the cut salvages once then the second time and then he heard an explosion and found [the victim] falling backward into the cleared area. Then he called section commander for help, section commander called to …
Ddasaccident456, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident456, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
The demining pair were clearing a lane as a team with one doing the detection and the other clearing the vegetation. The pair had just changed around after detection. The victim moved to the top of the clearance lane to re-position the red string lines and begin clearing vegetation and spoil from the next part of the lane prior to detection. As the victim bent down to position the stakes with the red string attached, he stood on a mine with his left foot on the cleared left hand side of the lane. When the mine exploded, the victim’s partner …
Ddasaccident382, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident382, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
On the day of the accident a [1st commercial demining group] Deminer was conducting manual clearance in a clearance lane next to a row of No.4 mines. While using the demining trowel to scratch small pieces of gravel away from one No.4 mine, it detonated.
Ddasaccident380, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident380, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
The Team 2i/c started packing the equipment at the Bench Mark (BM), whilst the Team Leader checked the disposal serial. He checked the first row of mines and was satisfied that a high order had been achieved on all four mines. He then moved forward to check the second row when an uncontrolled detonation occurred.
Ddasaccident383, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident383, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
He had excavated approximately 15 cms towards the initial signal and 5 cms in depth when he came to a rock, he then continued to excavate down when the uncontrolled detonation occurred.
The Role Of Mine Action In Victim Assistance, Gichd
The Role Of Mine Action In Victim Assistance, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
This study objectives were to further develop definitions and lend support to an operational policy regarding mine victim assistance and integrated mine action. It is also intended to contribute to the formulation of coherent and comprehensive mine action programmes involving integrated victim assistance and in such, strengthen the role of the United Nations as the leaders in both policy and co-ordination for all mine-related activities.
Towards A Better Mine Action Programme: Master Of Science Dissertation, Tim Lardner
Towards A Better Mine Action Programme: Master Of Science Dissertation, Tim Lardner
Global CWD Repository
This dissertation sets out to assess how the global community has dealt with landmines and the damage they are having on the population. The study analyses the development of two programmes in particular in Cambodia and Mozambique - and then considers the influences that culture and organisational structure have on those organisations. Taking these lessons, the study analyses the best methods of implementation and recommends a number of areas worthy of consideration in the development of future mine action organisations.
Tools For Inclusion: Starting With Me: A Guide To Person-Centered Planning For Job Seekers, Melanie Jordan, Lara Enein-Donovan
Tools For Inclusion: Starting With Me: A Guide To Person-Centered Planning For Job Seekers, Melanie Jordan, Lara Enein-Donovan
Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
A person-centered approach can help individuals with disabilities make satisfying job choices. This brief guides job seekers through a three-stage career development process that includes assessing their interests, researching the job market, and marketing themselves to potential employers.
Food Stamps: Available But Not Easily Accessible: A Study Conducted For Project Bread, Michelle Kahan, Elaine Werby, Jennifer Raymond
Food Stamps: Available But Not Easily Accessible: A Study Conducted For Project Bread, Michelle Kahan, Elaine Werby, Jennifer Raymond
Center for Social Policy Publications
Concerned with growing hunger among Massachusetts families eligible for Food Stamps, and the paradoxical decline in the number of program enrollees, Project Bread asked the Center for Social Policy at the John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston (CSP) to study the process of securing and sustaining Food Stamp Benefits. Concurrent with the planning process for the study, the Massachusetts legislature, in an override of the Governor's veto in early December 2001, included language in the FY 2002 budget designed to expand access to the program. Among other requirements, the language requires the Department of Transitional …
Ddasaccident381, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident381, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
The Deminer then started to excavate the right hand signal, starting 20cms back from the signal source. He had excavated approximately 12 – 15 cms in distance from the signal, at a depth of 18 cms, with the width of the excavation trench being approximately 20cms wide before the uncontrolled detonation occurred.
Power Of Information Sharing For International Water Resources Management, Mikiyasu Nakayama
Power Of Information Sharing For International Water Resources Management, Mikiyasu Nakayama
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
9 pages.
Contains references (page 9).
Reflections On Integrating Sustainability And Equity From My Journeys Along Rivers Across Four Continents, Deborah Moore
Reflections On Integrating Sustainability And Equity From My Journeys Along Rivers Across Four Continents, Deborah Moore
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
8 pages (includes color illustration).
Contains footnotes.
Ddasaccident379, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident379, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
At the time of the accident a Manual Clearance Team were operational on M/F 505 clearance site, at Bal’awin, Bayt Yahun. At approximately 14:00, hrs an uncontrolled detonation in a previously cleared area occurred, whilst the Team Leader was checking the area.
Water Policy And Cultural Exchange: Transferring Lessons From Around The World To The Western United States, James L. Wescoat
Water Policy And Cultural Exchange: Transferring Lessons From Around The World To The Western United States, James L. Wescoat
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
27 pages.
Contains references (pages 19-27).
Pre-Conference Statement For The Session On: “Lessons In Water Allocation: Roles For Government And Markets", Charles Howe, Helen Ingram
Pre-Conference Statement For The Session On: “Lessons In Water Allocation: Roles For Government And Markets", Charles Howe, Helen Ingram
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
23 pages.
Contains references (page 23).
Agenda: Allocating And Managing Water For A Sustainable Future: Lessons From Around The World, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Allocating And Managing Water For A Sustainable Future: Lessons From Around The World, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
1 v. (various pagings) ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references
Conference speakers included University of Colorado School of Law professors David H. Getches, Douglas S. Kenney and Lakshman D. Guruswamy
The conference will begin with a full day of free public lectures, featuring approximately 60 presentations from water experts in the U.S. and abroad. The following three days, open to conference registrants only, will feature in-depth discussions examining the use of markets and policy processes in water allocation; mechanisms for integrating environmental, cultural, and other values in water regimes; and conflicts and cooperative efforts associated with transboundary water resources. The …
Global Water Issues And Challenges For The New Century: Meeting Basic Human And Ecological Needs [Abstract], Peter H. Gleick
Global Water Issues And Challenges For The New Century: Meeting Basic Human And Ecological Needs [Abstract], Peter H. Gleick
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
5 pages (includes 3 pages listing the Contributed Papers Session Schedule).
Water Exchanges—Australian Experiences [Abstract], Henning Bjornlund
Water Exchanges—Australian Experiences [Abstract], Henning Bjornlund
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
2 pages.
Federal-State Decision-Making On Water: Applying Lessons Learned, David J. Hayes
Federal-State Decision-Making On Water: Applying Lessons Learned, David J. Hayes
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
23 pages (includes illustration).
Water Management In The Binational Texas/Mexico Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin [Abstract], Mary E. Kelly
Water Management In The Binational Texas/Mexico Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin [Abstract], Mary E. Kelly
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
2 pages.
Large Dams & Irrigation Management In Indus Region [Abstract], Ayaz Latif Palijo
Large Dams & Irrigation Management In Indus Region [Abstract], Ayaz Latif Palijo
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
2 pages.
Defining Equity At The River Basin Scale: Promoting Cooperation And Negotiation Between Government Agencies And Civil Society In India [Abstract], Roopali Phadke
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
1 page.
Shared Vision Planning For Transboundary Water Resources Management [Abstract], Eugene V. Stakhiv
Shared Vision Planning For Transboundary Water Resources Management [Abstract], Eugene V. Stakhiv
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
2 pages.