MAG and CWMD*
- MAG's approach to Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal (CWMD) – downloadable pdf file
Download the latest reports from MAG's global CWMD projects:
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- January/February 2009
- November/December 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
* MAG uses the term CWMD (Conventional Weapons Management and Disposal) to refer to its operations involving all lethal conventional munitions
that can be carried by an individual or a light vehicle, and that also
do not require a substantial logistical and maintenance capability
(SEESAC definition). This includes military-style automatic rifles, machine guns, man-portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles,
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and light mortars (Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State definition) and their associated ammunition.
The term also reflects the different roles that MAG takes on within this sector, from direct clearance activities and training to Physical Security and Stockpile Management.
As the scale of the conventional weapons problem has become apparent across the world, MAG has been increasingly involved in addressing the threat posed by these items. The illicit proliferation of conventional weapons prolongs conflicts, causes instability, undermines development, and is now well established as the leading threat to human security globally.
