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The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Volume 16 Issue 2 The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Article 1 July 2012 The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Issue 16.2 (2012) CISR JOURNAL Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR) Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal Part of the Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, and the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation JOURNAL, CISR (2012) "The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Issue 16.2 (2012)," The Journal of ERW and Mine Action : Vol. 16 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol16/iss2/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction by an authorized editor of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. JOURNAL: The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Issue 16.2 Issue 16.2 | Summer 2012 Focus:Focus: HowHow SA/LWSA/LW AffectAffect SecuritySecurity SpecialSpecial Report:Report: UrbanUrban LandLand ReleaseRelease inin LibyaLibya Plus:Plus: NotesNotes fromfrom thethe FieldField andand ResearchResearch && DevelopmentDevelopment Published by JMU Scholarly Commons, 2012 1 The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Vol. 16, Iss. 2 [2012], Art. 1 ON THE WEB: http://cisr.jmu.edu/Journal/16.2/index.htm The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at James Madison University Cover Photo Issue 16.2 Summer 2012 | ISSN: 2154-1469 Children are particularly vulnerable to the excess of small arms and light weapons in Libya. Print Date: July 2012 Photo courtesy of Paul Jeffrey. Additional articles available online: http://cisr.jmu.edu/Journal/16.2/index.htm Contributors Anne Marek • Journal of Mine Action (printed edition) Håvard Bach Ian McLean Issue 3.3 through Issue 12.1: ISSN 1533-9440 Dan Baker Albert Souza MÜlli Eric Berman Eric Niragira • The Journal of ERW and Mine Action (printed edition) Jennifer Brown Monica Onyango Issue 12.2 and ongoing: ISSN 2154-1469 Josip Ĉerina Ted Paterson Eric de Brun Pilar Reina • Journal of Mine Action (online edition): ISSN 1533-6905 Adam Forbes Rebecca Sargisson • The Journal of ERW and Mine Action (online edition): ISSN 2154-1485 Ivy Hensley Jeremiah Smith Robert Keeley William Vest-LillesØe Upcoming Issues Reto Liechti Meghan Wallace Issue 16.3 | Fall 2012 (Print and Online) Pehr Lodhammar Rachael Weber Focus: Mine/ERW Risk Education Cameron Macauley Blake Williamson Feature: ERW Challenges in Africa Special Report: Mine-action Disability Rights Issues and Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Journal of ERW and Mine Action is a professional trade journal for the humanitarian mine-action and explosive-remnants of war community. It is a forum for landmine and Issue 17.1 | Spring 2013 (Print and Online) ERW clearance best practices and methodologies, strategic planning, mine-risk education Focus: Clearance Operations Trends and Technologies and survivors' assistance. Feature: Post-conflict Recovery: Gender and Age Issues The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Editorial Board reviews all articles for content and Visit http://cisr.jmu.edu/journal/cfps.html readability, and it reserves the right to edit accepted articles for readability and space, and for more details and additional Calls for Papers. reject articles at will. Manuscripts and photos will not be returned unless requested. Editorial Board Editors The views expressed in The Journal of ERW and Mine Action are those of the authors and do not Lois Carter Fay Lois Carter Fay, Editor-in-Chief necessarily reflect the views of the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, James Kristin Dowley Jennifer Risser, Managing Editor Madison University, the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Army Humanitarian Demining Jennifer Risser Eric Wuestewald, Content & Technical Editor Program. Ken Rutherford Rachael Weber, Assistant Editor Katherine Smith Amy Crockett, Copy Editor Authors who submit articles to The Journal are expected to do so in good faith and are solely responsible for the content therein, including the accuracy of all information and correct R&D Review Board Editorial Assistants attribution for quotations and citations. Thomas Henderson Dan Baker Noel Mulliner Rachel Boyell The Journal's editorial staff prefers to receive manuscripts and all materials in digital format Francis Navish III Dan Braun (Word© or text) via email. Graphics and photos with captions and credits should be sent in Divyakant Patel Alison Domonoske JPEG or TIF format separately from the manuscript; please do not embed them a Word© Paul Gentine document. Graphic Design Ivy Hensley Heather Bowers Eric Keefer Please note that all rights to content, including photographs, published in The Journal are Mary Kim reserved. Notification and written approval are required before another source or publication Graphic Assistants Katy Lovin may use the content. For more details please visit our website or contact the editor-in-chief. Amy Crockett Paige Ober Chris Foster-Baril Sarah Peachey Please direct all Journal submissions, queries and subscription/CFP requests to: Elizabeth Reitman Lois Carter Fay, Editor-in-Chief Webmaster Kathleen Sensabaugh Center for International Stabilization & Recovery Heather Bowers Jeremiah Smith James Madison University Kara Sordelett 800 S. Main Street, MSC 4902 Administrative Support Meghan Wallace Harrisonburg, VA 22807 / USA Carolyn Firkin Blake Williamson Tel: +1 540 568 2503 Fax: +1 540 568 8176 Email: [email protected] Like CISR on http://www.facebook.com/JMUCISR To subscribe to The Journal of ERW and Mine Action, or any other CISR publication, visit http://cisr.jmu.edu/journal/subscribe.asp https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol16/iss2/1 2 JOURNAL: The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Issue 16.2 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Readers, The mine-action community has always set standards for global hu- Table of Contents manitarian intervention by tapping into our strengths—we get directly involved in the success of communities, and we use these experiences to Focus: How SA/LW Affect Security tailor future interventions. 4 Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites: Concerns and Consequences by Eric Berman and Pilar Reina Working with explosive-ordnance-disposal expert Colin King and 10 How DTRA/SCC-WMD is Minimizing the Risk of Catastrophic JMU faculty, and with support from the Office of Weapons Removal Accidents Across the Globe by Anne Marek and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political- Military Affairs (PM/WRA), in 2010 CISR completed a two-year study 16 Small Arms/Light Weapons and Physical Security on the effects of aging on landmines. Since its publication on the CISR in Misrata, Libya by Adam Forbes website (http://cisr.jmu.edu/research/aging/aging_intro.html), dozens 20 Afghan Experience Calls for Innovative Approach to DDR of practitioners have commented on the Landmine Aging Study's wide by Jeremiah Smith application in real-world settings. With this in mind, we ask demining Organization Profiles practitioners to help us move forward as a community and continue this important research. 24 CIREC: Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center of Colombia 26 CISR: Center for International Stabilization and Recovery The premise is simple: Collect information on the condition of the mu- nitions and explosives you encounter in the field. By following standard 28 DDG: Danish Demining Group clearance procedures, organizations can provide valuable information 30 Golden West Humanitarian Foundation without dismantling landmines. External conditions give a good indica- 32 MAG (Mines Advisory Group) tion of internal conditions. Even with in situ demolition, trained experts can assess and record the conditions of landmines as they render posi- Special Report tive visual identification. 34 Urban Land Release in Libya: BAC and Land Release in Built-up Areas by Robert Keeley Basic information on the condition of landmines plays a critical role in Notes from the Field understanding munitions life cycles. The Landmine Aging Study team recommended engaging with field projects to collect additional data. 44 The GICHD Tool for Management of Mechanical Demining Involving the largest possible number of operational organizations Operations by Pehr Lodhammar working within normal procedures and practices will have a significant 48 The Role of Croatian Media in Mine-risk Education impact on this research and our community. To facilitate this process, by Josip Ĉerina we have created a form for practitioners to track the conditions of muni- 52 Peer-support Training for Nonliterate and Semiliterate Female tions found. You can download the form from the Aging Study website: Ex-combatants in Burundi by Cameron Macauley, Monica http://bit.ly/JVNIBJ. Please send completed forms to [email protected], and Onyango and Eric Niragira we will maintain a database of the information collected in order to in- 57 Firearms Safety in Somaliland: From Mine Action to Community form future aging research. Safety by William Vest-LillesØe 62 Priority-setting in Mine Action: Getting More Value for the Investment by Albert Souza MÜlli and Ted Paterson As we have seen with the first iteration of the Landmine Aging Study, 66 Canadian Scientist Receives Grant to Continue Developing collecting and analyzing information readily available to practitioners Innovative Low-cost Prosthetic by Jeremiah Smith can improve clearance operations, prioritization and mine-risk educa- tion. Once again, we can come together as a community and set a stan- Obituaries dard for good practice and research. 68 In Remembrance: Kaido Keerdo, DCA Sincerely, Research and Development 70 Ken Rutherford Environmental Simulations for EOD Shaped Charges by Reto Liechti 74 Environmental Determinants for Landmine Detection by Dogs: Findings from a Large-scale Study in Afghanistan by Rebecca Sargisson, Ian McLean, Jennifer Brown and Håvard Bach Photo courtesy of Missouri State University Photo Services.
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