by CLMF | May 9, 2019 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
At the forefront of the current wave of development and technology is the innovative team at Demine Robotics. On this episode, CLMF intern Tefsi Golla and I sit down with the CFO of Demine Robotics (DR), Douglas Blair, to discuss the progress of the company’s...
by CLMF | Mar 8, 2019 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
What happens to landmine-sniffing dogs after they retire? Well, some of them could be adopted into Canadian homes through a new Wilfrid Laurier University student startup, Pups for Peace! In this episode, Paul interviews Pups for Peace founder Emilio Castillo on dogs,...
by CLMF | Nov 4, 2018 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
Why is the Canadian Landmine Foundation raising money for landmine clearance in a distant country twenty years after the treaty that was supposed to solve the landmine problem forever? Why doesn’t Cambodia pay for its own mine clearance? We’re called upon to...
by CLMF | Oct 15, 2018 | Foundation News, Mine Action News
What is a human life worth? That is the most controversial question in the field of demining. If a landmine cost “x” dollars to remove, yet has a “y” percent chance of causing injury, at what point should we ignore the risk? After...
by CLMF | Sep 15, 2018 | Foundation News, Mine Action News, Podcasts
Episode 3 is out now! Is the cost of demining greater or lesser than the economic benefit? Should we even ask that question? Is the Landmine Ban Treaty’s requirement that all known minefields be removed actually hurting the efficiency of global mine action, and...
by CLMF | Sep 11, 2018 | Foundation News, Mine Action News
“The signing of the Ottawa treaty was one of the highlights of my career at the United Nations … The determination of the States parties has made the Ottawa Treaty one of the great successes of international diplomacy.” Kofi Annan, March 2, 2016. Kofi Annan, former UN...
