Vietnam Veterans Of America Foundation,
2015
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
Vietnam Veterans Of America Foundation, Ha Nguyen
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) expanded its scope by developing a national system to coordinate mine-action activities in Vietnam. VVAF’s previous collaboration with organizations served as a fundamental step toward establishing an effective national program.
Quality Management In Vietnam: Building A National Iso 9001 System,
2015
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Quality Management In Vietnam: Building A National Iso 9001 System, Russell Gasser
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Vietnam’s pilot quality management (QM) project in Ha Tinh province has proven successful in its implementation of the international QM standard ISO 9001. The next step for GICHD and partners will be to support Vietnam in establishing ISO 9001 QM on a national scale.
The Quang Tri Integrated Survey And Clearance Project,
2015
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)
The Quang Tri Integrated Survey And Clearance Project, Jonathon Guthrie, Portia Stratton
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Surveys estimate that as much as 83 percent of land in Quang Tri province in Central Vietnam is contaminated by explosive remnants of war. Recent advances in information management and operational methodology have significantly reduced this figure. This article looks at a coordinated response currently being implemented in Quang Tri province in collaboration between MAG (Mines Advisory Group) and Norwegian People's Aid, and the key factors involved in successfully facilitating this process
Protecting The Environment: Mine Clearance In Skallingen, Denmark,
2015
Danish Coastal Authority
Protecting The Environment: Mine Clearance In Skallingen, Denmark, Martin Jebens
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Denmark has long been affected by landmines. Environmental factors such as landscape, wildlife and endangered species make mine clearance difficult. However, through environmental legislation and mine clearance, Denmark has reestablished areas in Skallingen for use.
Mine Risk Education In Uganda,
2015
Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Mine Risk Education In Uganda, Harriet Akello
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Although Uganda declared itself mine-free in 2012, explosive remnants of war (ERW) still contaminate the country. To prevent resulting deaths and injuries, ERW risk education must be accessible to civilians.
Impact Of Flooding On Mine Action In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Croatia, And Serbia,
2015
HCR Centre for Testing, Development, Training Ltd.
Impact Of Flooding On Mine Action In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Croatia, And Serbia, Milan Bajic, Tamara Ivelja, Emina Hadzic, Haris Balta, Goran Skelac, Zoran Grujic
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Devastating floods swept through Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia in May 2014. The destructiveness of the floods, landslides and sediment torrents on minefields resulted in significant environmental and security issues. These three countries’ mine action centers launched a joint project cofunded by the Republic of Croatia’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to develop effective and efficient methods and technologies that might improve the situation. Their research seeks to provide reliable assessments of the flood damage to minefields and generate accurate implications for potential hazardous areas.
Do No Harm In Mine Action: Why The Environment Matters,
2015
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Do No Harm In Mine Action: Why The Environment Matters, Ursin Hoffman, Pascal Rapillard
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Explosive remnants of war negatively impact the environment and some clearance methods used by mine action organizations can potentially lead to environmental degradation. Mine action organizations need to consider the negative impact potential of their operations and adopt mitigation measures to ensure they do no harm.
Clearance At Cultural Heritage Sites,
2015
Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)
Clearance At Cultural Heritage Sites, Lindsay Aldrich, Suzanne Fiederlein, Jessica Rosati
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The most mine- and unexploded ordnance (UXO)-contaminated countries in the world have long histories of conflict, as well as histories rich with extensive archeological and cultural records. It is not uncommon for known historical sites to be littered with mines and UXO, especially in regions with hundreds and even thousands of years of rich cultural heritage, such as Central and Southeast Asia and the Caucuses. This presents an added challenge to project teams tasked with clearing and safeguarding the land while also preserving the integrity of cultural heritage sites.
Female Demining Teams In Tajikistan,
2015
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
Female Demining Teams In Tajikistan, Julieta Nikolova
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In addition to contributing to the safe release of landmine-contaminated land in Tajikistan, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has pushed norms and traditions by incorporating an all-female demining team into its operations. Less than a year ago, imagining an all-female demining team operating in a country with strictly-defined gender roles was difficult.
In Remembrance: Nazim Ismayilov,
2015
Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)
In Remembrance: Nazim Ismayilov, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Nazim Ismayilov of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) died 11 December 2014 at the age of 70.
Developers Win Mobile Apps Challenges,
2015
Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)
Developers Win Mobile Apps Challenges, Blake Williamson
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
As more industries develop mobile technologies, demand for mobile applications (apps) increases. Within various humanitarian fields, mobile apps can serve a variety of special purposes, from providing users with the ability to communicate and share information wirelessly to facilitating disaster relief or humanitarian aid. The National Defense University saw a need for a landmine and explosive remnants of war reporting app, designing a contest to create one.
Forces Generated By The Free Fall Of Demichain,
2015
Association de Recherches de Techniques Innovantes en Déminage Humanitaire
Forces Generated By The Free Fall Of Demichain, Christian Baras, Bernard Gautier, Robert Goepfert, Jean-Pierre Hancy, Rene Joeckle
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The free fall of an array of heavy chains (360 kg/sq m) generates extensive pressure in the depth of the ground. These pressures have been measured and compared to the threshold pressures that trigger anti-personnel landmines. When dropped from moderate heights (1 m), chains can generate enough pressure to set off active landmines buried 20 cm, provided that the area of their pressure plates is larger than a few square centimeters.
Distinctive Pattern Found In Ied Survivors’ Brains,
2015
Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)
Distinctive Pattern Found In Ied Survivors’ Brains, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
New research offers insight into brain trauma incurred by improvised explosive devices (IED), a problem affecting survivors of blast-related injuries since World War I.
Issue 19.1 Endnotes,
2015
Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)
Issue 19.1 Endnotes, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Issue 19.1 Endnotes
In Remembrance: Tim Carstairs,
2015
Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)
In Remembrance: Tim Carstairs, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Former International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Cluster Munition Coalition colleague Tim Carstairs passed away 6 January 2015, following a long illness.
Peacetrees' Eod Program In Vietnam,
2015
PeaceTrees Vietnam
Peacetrees' Eod Program In Vietnam, Claire Yunker
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
PeaceTrees Vietnam has explosive ordnance disposal programs in Dakrong and Huong Hoa, the two westernmost districts of Quang Tri province bordering Laos. Huong Hoa was the scene of the Battle of Keh Sanh in 1968. These mountainous districts lack sufficient infrastructure and are afflicted by extreme poverty. The districts include a large number of ethnic minorities who have no written language, do not speak Vietnamese and suffer injuries from unexploded ordnance at a higher rate than the ethnic Vietnamese in the region. The war severely impacted the two districts, and about 80 percent of the territory is considered contaminated.
Engaging Non-State Armed Groups (Nsags) In The ‘Fight’ Against Sexual And Gender-Based Violence In Eastern Congo (Drc),
2015
SIT Study Abroad
Engaging Non-State Armed Groups (Nsags) In The ‘Fight’ Against Sexual And Gender-Based Violence In Eastern Congo (Drc), Mackenzie Kennedy
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has managed to achieve a greater level of stability more than a decade after finding itself at the center of “Africa’s World War,” the Eastern region of the country continues to face insecurity developments as poorly controlled domestic and foreign armed groups have undermined attempts to secure peace in the region since the end of the Rwandan genocide. Sexual violence has been used as a tool to humiliate, dominate, terrorize, displace, and control civilian populations. Despite much needed international attention towards assisting SGBV survivors, there remains a lack of effective preventative efforts …
Affordable Housing For Sustainable Cities: A North American Perspective, Detroit Metropolitan Area And Montreal (Quebec),
2015
Georgia State University College of Law
Affordable Housing For Sustainable Cities: A North American Perspective, Detroit Metropolitan Area And Montreal (Quebec), Courtney Lauren Anderson, Maryse Grandbois
Faculty Publications By Year
Housing is an integral part to elevating and maintaining a quality of life to ensure a healthy and productive citizenship. The overwhelming number of citizens in Montreal and the United States who are unable to find housing that is less than 33% of their income stifles that economic progression of individuals and the society in which these individuals live. The ability for cities to dictate their own plans for creating and maintaining affordable housing without mandates from the federal vacillates among the various levels of government with each level having certain positive and negative elements. Although city autonomy can provide …
The Smart Cities Movement And Advancing The International Battle To Eliminate Homelessness - Barcelona As Test Case,
2015
Georgia State University College of Law
The Smart Cities Movement And Advancing The International Battle To Eliminate Homelessness - Barcelona As Test Case, John Travis Marshall, Jessica Venegas
Faculty Publications By Year
Barcelona is a leader in the smart cities movement, a movement that aims to help cities deliver services to citizens more efficiently and economically as a way of making the city a more inviting and inclusive place to live and work. As with any city committed to forward-looking economic, social, and urban development initiatives, it is important to consider whether ambitious goals to reinvent the city include an agenda to solve the persistent problems that have faced major cities for decades, including affordable housing and caring for roofless or homeless men and women. This article ties together the challenges Barcelona …
Alleviating Barcelona's Public Housing Shortages Through Historic Properties,
2015
Georgia State University College of Law
Alleviating Barcelona's Public Housing Shortages Through Historic Properties, Ryan Rowberry
Faculty Publications By Year
Creating public housing space in Barcelona requires rethinking how its historic properties might maintain their cultural and structural vitality while serving critical social and economic needs. Drawing on programs from the United States, Europe, and China, I suggest two strategies that Catalan officials might use to effectively leverage Barcelona's historic properties to reduce its public housing deficit. The first strategy considers successful financial incentives promoting public housing in historic properties within the United States - the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit - and proposes how the Catalan government might find seed money to fund …
