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Abstract
‘If the scourge of landmines is ever eradicated, much of the credit must go to Rae McGrath; and this meticulous principled book reminds us why.’ John Pilger
‘Landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill, maim and impoverish innocent civilians in many of the world's poorest countries. Rae McGrath's authoritative book is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to understand the impact of these persistent killers, and how best to respond to them.’ Richard Lloyd, UK Working Group on Landmines
Written by a Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate who is one of the leading voices in the anti-landmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive, practical guide to landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | vii | ||
| List of Illustrations | xi | ||
| Acknowledgements | xiii | ||
| Abbreviations | xv | ||
| Preface | xviii | ||
| Key Agencies and their Roles | xxi | ||
| Governments of Mine-affected Countries | xxi | ||
| The United Nations | xxii | ||
| Non-governmental Organisations | xxii | ||
| Commercial Demining Companies | xxii | ||
| The Donors | xxii | ||
| The Media | xxiv | ||
| Notes | 234 | ||
| 1 An Introduction to Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance | 1 | ||
| The development of landmines | 1 | ||
| Landmines - the problem recognised | 14 | ||
| Characteristics of modern landmines | 17 | ||
| Mode of Operation | 18 | ||
| Type of Activation Mechanism | 18 | ||
| Deployment Method | 18 | ||
| Unexploded ordnance - garbage of war | 19 | ||
| Landmines by another name - submunitions | 21 | ||
| What is a minefield? | 25 | ||
| Notes 1-17 | 234 | ||
| 18-22 | 235 | ||
| 2 Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance - Post-conflict Impact | 29 | ||
| Direct impact | 29 | ||
| The Human Body | 29 | ||
| 3 The Survey Process | 74 | ||
| Mine and UXO eradication - a task for the military? ? | 74 | ||
| Financial considerations | 75 | ||
| Risk considerations | 76 | ||
| Cost | 76 | ||
| Suitability to role | 77 | ||
| The moral perspective | 79 | ||
| Eradicating landmines and UXO - responding logically | 80 | ||
| Surveys | 80 | ||
| 4.1 Eradicating Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance | 139 | ||
| Physical eradication of landmines and UXO the process | 139 | ||
| Manual clearance | 139 | ||
| 4.2 Sustainable Management Structures for National Demining Programmes | 169 | ||
| Contrasting approaches | 169 | ||
| Some relevant practical management skills | 171 | ||
| The decision-making process in management | 174 | ||
| Key structural considerations | 176 | ||
| Profile and oversight of national programmes | 177 | ||
| Sustainability | 179 | ||
| 5 Responding to the Needs of Mine- affected Communities | 190 | ||
| Mine victims - some observations | 190 | ||
| Community mine awareness - a lesson too far? ? | 192 | ||
| Why mine awareness? | 194 | ||
| How not to do mine awareness global responses to localised problems | 195 | ||
| A proven approach mine action teams | 199 | ||
| Refugees, internally displaced people and nomadic groups | 200 | ||
| The real challenge - responding to the victims of war | 203 | ||
| Model for a two- day, first- aid training course | 207 | ||
| First- aid training course reassessment after four months 208A future for war victims | 208 | ||
| A case study widows and amputees in minefields | 213 | ||
| Notes | 240 | ||
| Appendix Resource Information | 219 | ||
| Organisations involved directly in landmine and UXO eradication | 219 | ||
| Organisations working directly with landmine- and UXO- affected communities | 221 | ||
| United Nations landmine and UXO action key contact points | 222 | ||
| Organisations and companies working in mine- related fields | 225 | ||
| Landmine- and UXO- related websites | 226 | ||
| Commercial service suppliers to landmine- and UXO- eradication operations | 227 | ||
| Recommended reading and viewing | 229 | ||
| Endnotes | 234 | ||
| Glossary | 241 | ||
| Index | 243 | ||
| abdominal injuries 34 | 34 | ||
| academics 131 | 131 | ||
| acceptable clearance rate | 162 | ||
| 162 | 162 |