Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Land Release and Stockpile Destruction Operations
Notes on a New Technical Note for Mine Action
CISR Journal
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By Roly Evans [ Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining ] and David Hewitson [ Fenix Insight Ltd. ]
In March 2021 the International Mine Action Standards Review Board (IMAS RB) adopted by consensus a new Technical Note for Mine Action (TNMA): Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Land Release and Stockpile Destruction Operations.¹ The TNMA detailed new Common Counting Rules for land release outputs, identified elements of Context Capture at points of data entry and underlined the need for operational staff to prioritize the collection of relevant good quality data. The purpose of this article is to set out why the TNMA was developed and explain certain aspects of its content, particularly those where prolonged debate was necessary in order to achieve agreement...
