Ted joined the Centre in July 2004 to assume responsibility for the evaluation function which - in addition to conducting evaluations - includes measures to (i) improve the quality of evaluations in the mine action field (e.g., by improving the design of projects), (ii) increase the degree to which sound recommendations are implemented (e.g., by making evaluation reports more widely available), and (iii) promote recipient ownership of evaluations (e.g., by having national authorities commission evaluations on their own, or in conjunction with key donors). GICHD will also promote the use of evaluators from mine-affected countries to build local evaluation capacities.
Ted has a background in international development, working with NGOs, research and education institutes, consulting firms, and as an independent consultant. He has been active in mine action since 1999, working mainly on socio-economic and performance management issues. He has degrees in business, economics, and development economics. While never trained in demining, Ted worked for five years as a zookeeper, learning to be careful where he stepped.
Selected Conferences and Publications
"Time to go MAD? Mine Action and Development" in Maslen, Stuart, editor (2004) Mine Action after Diana: An audit of international efforts against landmines and unexploded ordnance, Pluto Press: London.
"The Economics of Landmine Clearance in Afghanistan." The Price of Peace: The Political Economy of Peacekeeping Operations Conference, The Pearson Peacekeeping Institute and The North-South Institute, Montreal, 1 December 2001.
"Socio-economic Approaches to Planning & Managing Mine Action." Presented to the Inter-sessional Meeting for the Ottawa Convention, Geneva, 8 May 2001.
"The Dismal Science Meets a Global Atrocity: The Economics of Mine Action." Presented to the Fourth Meeting of Mine Action Programme Directors and Advisors, Geneva, 5-7 February, 2001.
"Commentary on 'The Economics of Mine Action: The Case of Cambodia'." Journal of International Development. Volume 13, Issue 5, 2001, pp. 629-634. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester.
In addition, Ted has contributed chapters for numerous GICHD publications including The Role of Local Organisations in Mine Action (forthcoming); The Role of the Military in Mine Action, (2003); Socio-Economic Approaches to Mine Action: An Operational Handbook (2002); and Socio-Economic Approaches to Mine Action (2001).
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