Publications

The issue of aid effectiveness in conflict-affected and insecure areas is receiving increased attention within the development community. The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness,1 Principles for Good International Engagement in...

 Mine action programmes often are not linked early and strongly enough with key development actors. Despite the availability of extensive research documenting the need for greater coordination between mine action and development...

 Remarque : L'attention du lecteur est attirée sur le fait que sur les cinq séries de lignes directrices publiées dans la version originale anglaise (ONG humanitaires et de développement ; Centre nationaux de l'action contre les...

Strengthening the case to link mine action to development requires evidence that all actors – from the community up to national government and the international community – are better served if the two are linked. The...

 This study was commissioned by YEMAC and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) with the following objectives:The findings of the survey are presented in three sections:

 The GICHD was requested by the United States Department of State to conduct a study on Identifying Synergies between Mine Action and Small Arms and Light Weapons. The study concluded that there are few examples of existing...

Outlines the four-step life-cycle of mine action, and makes the case for greater linkages between mine action and development actors Published in Journal of Mine Action (February 2006)

Recent tests and trials on the clearance capability of flail machines have shown thatif machines are adequately operated and the operating environment is favourable, flails are able to achieve clearance rates approaching 100%1....

Certainly, the international mine action community has learned a great deal over the past 15 years. However, has mine action really made a significant, long‐term difference to the lives of the people it is trying to help? For few...