DeTeC
Demining Technology Center

DISCLAIMER: Although this list has been revised on the 20/8/2004, it does not pretend to be complete, and some of the material might be outdated.

This is a short and focussed list of links related to the landmine problem, representing a collection of the most interesting sites. It is meant to be used to get a first idea of the problem, and to be regularly consulted afterwards. Please click on the ExtendedRef item for a more exhaustive list (Web Sites containing LISTS of CONFERENCES, LINKS, ORGANIZATIONS/ADDRESSES, and PUBLICATIONS are listed at the very beginning). Input from a number of external sources is gratefully acknowledged!

One important remark, maybe obvious: such lists can rarely pretend to be comprehensive, and Internet is tricky - a huge difference can exist between the description of an organization you find on its Web Site, and what is really going on. For good and for bad.

---

GENERAL

Cambodian Mine Action Centre

CMAC online! (http://www.cmac.org.kh/).

E-MINE: The Electronic Mine Information Network

Focal point for Mine Action related information, not only UN (http://www.mineaction.org/).

Guides | Landmines (Oneworld)

Excellent source of information on the landmine problem (http://www.oneworld.net/guides/landmines/index.html).

ICRC (Intnl Committee of the Red Cross)

Red Cross Web Site (http://www.icrc.org/).

LM - Landmine Monitor

Comprehensive annual reports on landmine situation and its evolution world-wide (http://www.icbl.org/lm/).

JMU Mine Action Information Center Pages

MAIC at James Madison University: Center of Excellence in information collection, analysis, processing and dissemination (http://maic.jmu.edu/).

Mines and Minefields - Defining the Problem (Univ. of Western Australia)

Concise and interesting review of the landmine problem. Puts it into perspective, certainly an interesting one (http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/jpt/demining/countries/minefields.html).

Norwegian People's Aid: Mines: The Silent Killers

The Landmine Problem and NPA's humanitarian demining concept/activity. One of the leading NGOs in Humanitarian Demining (http://www.npaid.org/mines/).

Stiftung Menschen gegen Minen (MgM) - Homepage

The Humanitarian Foundation of People against Landmines. Nice guys doing good work (http://www.mgm.org/). Addresses, links, online forum and much more.

The Mines Advisory Group

One of the leading NGOs in Humanitarian Demining, with activities in North Iraq, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Angola, Azerbaijan, southern Sudan and southern Lebanon (beg. 2002) (http://www.mag.org.uk/).

TECHNICAL

Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies (CCMAT)

Canadian R&D on low cost, sustainable technologies; acquisition and dissemination of information on humanitarian demining technologies; test and evaluation site (http://www.ccmat.gc.ca/).

DARPA DogsNose (Chemical Signatures, Trace Explosives)

[Unfortunately not working anymore.] DARPA's 3 year, 25 M$ program, on the detection of landmines via their chemical signatures, inspired by the dogs' remarkable capabilities. See also the impressive Knowledge Warehouse (bibliography on the vapor detection of landmines) (http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/uxo/).

Demining Research at UWA (University of Western Australia, James Trevelyan)

Excellent site on incremental, "down to earth" research projects (short term practical improvements), photograph gallery, Australian links (http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/jpt/demining/Default.html).

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

Est. 1998 to support the mine action effort of the int. community and the UN in particular. Three main areas: Research work; Operational Assistance; Support for the Mine Ban Treaty. Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA); annual meetings for mine action managers and other stake-holders; Intnl.Standards (IMAS); Technical studies (staff: 20+ in 2002) (http://www.gichd.ch/).

EUDEM2 Database

Open Web based database. Browsing is free. Individuals or associations featuring products/services/research topics related to humanitarian demining, or which stand a serious chance of being it, are strongly invited to enter their profile and coordinates! (http://www.eudem.vub.ac.be/).

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

R&D, consulting, co-ordination (http://serac.jrc.it/tethud/).

Humanitarian Demining Technology Development Programme (The Development Technology Unit (DTU) - Univ. of Warwick)

Excellent effort, especially in the field of humanitarian land-mine clearance and the design of demining equipment and protective clothing for production in poor countries (http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/dtu/mines/).

Humanitarian Demining Website

Website of the US Army Humanitarian Demining effort. Overview of several projects. (http://www.humanitariandemining.org/).

(ITEP) Int' Test and Evaluation Program for Humanitarian Demining

Information on Test and Evaluation of demining equipment (national and collaborative projects including the technical areas of survey, detection, mechanical assistance, personal protection, manual tools and neutralisation)(http://www.itep.ws/).

UXOCOE (Unexploded Ordnance Center of Excellence)

Aims: to build a cooperative multinational effort to share expertise, data and test sites; to build and maintain a UXO detection and clearance database; to standardize target UXO (including land mines); establish benchmarks, metrics, milestones and deliverables. Work your way especially towards the huge SIGNATURE DATABASE and a number of interesting documents (http://www.uxocoe.brtrc.com/).