Taller de Planificación del Desminado Humanitario en Colombia
Colombia Humanitarian Demining Planning Workshop
Radisson Royal Hotel - Bogotá, Colombia

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From 9 to 12 June 2009, representatives of the Colombian government’s humanitarian mine action office and the Humanitarian Demining Department of the Colombian military met to devise a way forward in planning for the expansion and enhancement of the country’s program to eradicate landmines from the national territory. MORE...

• June 9 – Day 1

• June 10 – Day 2

• June 11 – Day 3

• June 12 – Day 4

 

June 9 – Day 1 – Introductions/Colombia Program Context

Morning:

8:00-8:45 Registration
8:45-9:30 Introduction/Opening Remarks (Pablo Parra):

9:30-10:45: Presentations by Colombian mine clearance actors – about the current situation in the country and vision for future (15 minute presentations with 10 minutes each for Q&A)

Coffee Break 10:45-11:15

11:15-12:30: Presentations by Donors/External Partners – about their perspectives on continued support to Colombian mine action program and expectations (15 minute       presentations with 10 minutes for Q&A)

Lunch 12:30-13:45 (on own)

Afternoon:
               
13:45-15:00: Mine clearance prioritization, surveying and land release – planning and execution in an insecure environment: Murf McCloy

Coffee Break 15:00-15:30

15:30-16:45: Community-based mine action – Lessons-learned by Mines Advisory Group (MAG): Steve Priestley

17:00-18:30: WRA-hosted reception at hotel (casual attire with cash bar; dinner on own)

 

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June 10 – Day 2 – Issue development

Morning (Cedro Room, 2nd floor):

8:45-10:00: Civilian-Military-NGO cooperation in support of Mine Action – The Case of Jordan: Director of the National Committee for Demining & Rehabilitation (NCDR), Mohammed Breikat

Coffee Break 10:00-10:30

10:30-11:45: Information Management, Data Collection and OASIS: Joe Donahue (iMMAP) and local staff

Buffet Lunch 11:45-13:00 (host-provided)

13:00-14:00: Plenary discussion of goals for and organization of working groups sessions – Developing a Framework Plan of Action for fulfilling Colombia’s Humanitarian Demining Goals for the next 3 years: Dennis Barlow (JMU/MAIC)

14:00-17:30: Working Group sessions (with coffee break 15:00-15:30)

Group 1 (Cedro Room): Information requirements for setting priorities and planning operations

Group 2 (Caobos Room, Mezzanine Level): Requirements for command and control of demining operations and providing for security of activities

Both groups also address force development, training needs, and resources needed to conduct operations.

Dinner on own/evening free

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June 11 – Day 3 – Agreeing on a Plan of Action

Morning:

8:45-12:15 Work sessions – working groups continue their discussions and complete presentations to be made to plenary group (with coffee break 10:00-10:30)

Buffet Lunch 12:15-13:30 (host-provided)

Afternoon:

13:30-17:30 Work session for plenary group (with coffee break 15:00-15:30)

Discussion and approval of Consensus Points, Framework Plan of Action with milestones & identified lead organizations

Dinner on own/evening free

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June 12 – Day 4 – Moving Forward:
Post-clearance considerations and a Plan of Action

Morning:

7:30-8:30 Registration

8:30-10:00 Discussion of Framework Plan of Action and Consensus Points regarding deployment of expanded mine clearance capacity. Consideration of the challenges of post-clearance community development: Discussion led by Pablo Parra (PPAICMA) and Dennis Barlow (MAIC)

Coffee Break 10:00-10:30 

10:30-12:00 Presentation of Framework Plan of Action and Workshop Conclusion

Workshop ends at 12:00, followed by departures

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