LMAD Contact GroupA Contact Group on Linking Mine Action and Development was established in May 2006. It meets on the margins of the Intersessional Standing Committee Meetings of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The Contact Group is an informal platform for discussing key LMAD-related issues, and sharing experiences and good practice. Discussions feed into States Parties’ efforts to implement key action points within the Nairobi Action Plan 2005-2009 PDF 193KB. If you have suggestions regarding the agenda of the next Contact Group meeting, please send them to s.naidoo(at)gichd.org
Pailin, Cambodia.NetworkA virtual LMAD Practitioners' Network was established in February 2007 and currently includes close to 200 mine action and development practitioners. Network members can access an e-discussion forum, hosted by dgroups www.dgroups.org, to share experience, discuss critical issues and exchange information. Upcoming events, reports and interesting links can also be posted on this platform. If you’re interested in joining, please contact Nara Weigel, n.weigel(at)gichd.org. Reports from previous network meetingsNovember 2007 | Yemen June 2007 | Cambodia April 2007 | Geneva |