Explosive Violence Monitoring Project
About the project
On 1 October 2010, AOAV’s Explosive Violence Monitoring Project began recording global data on the harm caused by explosive weapons. The EVMP monitors English language media reports of explosive weapons incidents which cause at least one casualty. Data on the context of the incident and details of the resulting harm is recorded and analysed on an ongoing basis. The data collected includes civilian and combatant casualties, the type of explosive weapon used, the means of deployment, the user of the weapon, and the location of the incident.
The data collected is used to produce reports examining the pattern of harm caused by explosive weapons at the time of their use, as well as any long-term impacts reported. These reports contain a complete list of the incidents reported over a two-week or monthly period, a selection of three or four highlighted incidents, a statistical breakdown of casualty figures, and a focus on a relevant explosive violence issue. Graphs present casualties by explosive weapon type, specific location, and the percentage of casualties reported as occurring in populated areas against areas not reported as populated.
Background
AOAV’s Explosive Violence Monitoring Project was developed to help address the gap in systematic data collection of casualties caused by the use of explosive weapons, as a contribution towards broader measuring and monitoring of all forms of armed violence. While there are certain challenges and limitations in collecting data based on media reports, information collected by the EVMP provides ongoing statistics on the problem of explosive weapons in populated areas, and enables monitoring of broad trends on a global scale. Information and data on the harm caused by explosive weapons is fundamental as a basis for improved protection of civilians, and for preventing the human suffering caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
Explosive violence: March 2012
Monitoring Explosive Violence: the EVMP dataset 2011
Explosive violence: February 2012
Explosive violence: January 2012
No. 35 11-24 November 2011 Focus: Shelling in Taiz
No. 34 27 October - 10 November 2011 Focus: Air strike in Somalia
No. 33 14-27 October Focus: Displacement in the Philippines
No.32 30 September-13 October Focus: Women and Children
EVMP 12 Month Factsheet 1 October 2010 - 30 September 2011
No. 31 16-29 September Focus: Humanitarian crisis in Sirte
No. 30 2-15 September Focus: Infrastructure damage in Yemen
No. 29 19 August-1 September Focus: Border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan
No. 28 5-18 August Focus: Explosive Violence in Iraq
No. 27 22 July-4 August Focus: Shelling in Syria
No. 26 8-21 July Focus: Drone casualties
No. 25 24 June- 7 July Focus: Air strikes and shelling in Yemen
No. 24 10-23 June Focus: Shelling on Afghan-Pakistan border kills civilians
No. 23 27 May-9 June Focus: Explosive violence in Sudan
No. 22 13-26 May Focus: Explosive Violence in Yemen
No. 21 29 April-12 May Focus: Explosive weapons in markets
No. 20 15-28 April Focus: UXO and ERW
No. 19 1-14 April Focus: Election violence in Nigeria
No. 18 18-31 March Focus: Four children killed by mortar shells in Gaza
No. 17 4-17 March Focus: Shelling of a market in Abidjan
No. 16 18 February- 3 March Focus: Heavy shelling in Somalia
No. 15 4-18 February 2011 Focus: Preah Vihear dispute
No. 14 21 January-3 February 2011 Focus: Refugees hit by mortar fire
No. 13 7-20 January 2011 Focus: Places of worship
No. 12 24 December 2010-6 January 2011 Focus: Bombing of WFP in Pakistan
No. 11 10-23 December 2010 Focus: NATO air strikes
Week 10 3-9 December 2010 Focus: Casualties & destruction in Iraq
Week 9 26 November-2 December 2010 Focus: Grenades
Week 8 19-25 November 2010 Focus: North Korea shelling
Week 7 12-18 November 2010 Focus: "Militants" killed by drone attacks
Week 6 5-11 November 2010 Focus: Displacement
Week 5 29 October-4 November 2010 Focus: Heavy casualties in Iraq
Week 4 22-28 October 2010 Focus: Explosive weapon injuries
Week 3 15–21 October 2010 Focus: Bus bombing in Mindanao