Knowra Explosive remnants of war Explosive remnants of war Explosive remnants of war are unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance left behind after armed conflict, posing continuing risks to people and communities.
Unexploded ordnance : Munitions that were used or deployed but failed to explode as intended. This is one of the two categories covered by explosive remnants of war.
Explosive ordnance disposal : The detection, identification, evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and disposal of explosive ordnance. Specialists use these procedures to deal with hazardous remnants.
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons : A United Nations treaty framework regulating weapons considered to cause excessive injury or indiscriminate effects. Its protocol on explosive remnants of war established the central treaty framework for this issue.
Landmine and cluster munition survivors : People injured or otherwise harmed by landmines or cluster munitions, including their families and affected communities. Explosive remnants can cause lasting physical, psychological, and economic harm.
Mine action : Activities that reduce the social, economic, and environmental effects of mines and explosive remnants of war. It provides the broader operational framework, while unresolved needs persist beyond individual clearance tasks.
Abandoned explosive ordnance : Explosive ordnance left behind after armed conflict and no longer controlled by the party that used it. This is the other category covered by explosive remnants of war.
Humanitarian demining : Surveying and clearing explosive hazards to protect civilians and enable safe land use. It organizes clearance around civilian safety and community recovery.
Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War : A 2003 protocol to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons addressing explosive remnants of war after conflicts. It defines the treaty category and sets clearance, marking, and assistance duties.
Post-conflict reconstruction : The rebuilding of institutions, infrastructure, and livelihoods after armed conflict. Contamination can delay construction, farming, and the return of displaced people.
Polluter pays principle : A policy principle that assigns the costs of preventing or remedying pollution to those responsible for it. It raises questions about who should bear the costs of clearing wartime contamination.
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