What is Risk Management?
Risk management is the process of minimizing or mitigating the adverse risks and taking advantage of positive opportunities. It starts with the identification and evaluation of risk, followed by optimal use of resources to monitor, and minimize the risk.
In this portal
Risk Management is a complex area for which there is a significant body of work to provide guidance. This portal contributes to the guidance and provides resources for the following two areas:
Risk and Mine Action
Managing risk is fundamental to every aspect of mine action. A starting point for effective risk management is awareness of its importance and constant association with everything that mine action managers do every day.
Risk and Ammunition Management
Managing risk is fundamental to every aspect of ammunition management.
Ammunition
Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites (UEMS)
These incidents are widespread and increasingly common: More than 623 incidents in at least 106 countries and territories have been recorded between 1979 and December 2019.
Explosive Ordnance
As at 1 October 2020, 57 States and three other areas were contaminated by anti-personnel mines globally.3
At least 123,375 anti-personnel landmines were cleared and destroyed in 2019.
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