BackgroundIan Mansfield is the Deputy Director of the GICHD, as well as the Head of Operations since July 2002. As such, Ian is responsible for all operational, technical and research activities carried out by the Centre. He is also responsible for analysing existing and potential areas of activity for the Centre, along with all evaluation, assessment and consultancy activities. Ian has spent the last 17 years working in mine action. He has been the Programme Manager for the United Nations mine action programmes in Afghanistan, Laos and Bosnia. Subsequently, he was the Mine Action Team Leader at UNDP headquarters in New York for four years. Ian is an Australian national, and he holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering. Conferences and publications2005 The Coordination and Management of Mine Action Programmes Chapter by Ian Mansfield in the GICHD Publication Mine Action: Lessons and Challenges 2003 The role of the military in mine action Article published in Disarmament Forum - Disarmament, Development and Mine Action, 2003 no. 3, pp. 35-42 PDF 59KB 2002 Building National Mine Action Capacity: It is no Myth Article published in the Journal of Mine Action, Issue 6.1. PDF 104KB January 2002 Landmines, Reconstruction and Development Article published in International Aid and Trade Review PDF 806KB 1998 UN Mine Action - 10 Years On Article published in Landmines, volume 3.2 PDF 294KB July 1996 Lao PDR National Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Programme Article published in Landmines, volume 1.3 PDF 264KB |
