Projects

The Small Arms Survey implements and manages a wide array of projects. Active projects and a selection of the Survey's former projects are listed below:

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Gender-responsive Arms Control

Pathway to a Regional C-IED Strategy in West Africa

Supporting Ukraine in addressing the risks of small arms and light weapons proliferation from the Russian war of aggression

2024

Building capacity for the drafting of the secondary legislation necessary for the implementation of the Republic of Zambia’s Conventional Arms Control Act

Contributing to Preventing Arms Proliferation from, within, and to Afghanistan

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) of the UN Programme of Action (PoA) on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI)

Gender-responsive Arms Control

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Mapping the Transnational Circulation and Control of Small Arms in Latin America

Pathway to a Regional C-IED Strategy in West Africa

Pathway to policy: integrating security and public health responses to firearms trafficking and violence in the Caribbean

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

Supporting Ukraine in addressing the risks of small arms and light weapons proliferation from the Russian war of aggression

Understanding challenges to the ATT universalization and compliance in the Indo-Pacific region

2023

Contributing to Preventing Arms Proliferation from, within, and to Afghanistan

Craft weapons in Africa: State of play and regulatory approaches

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Gender-responsive Arms Control

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in West Africa

INSIGHT - To prevent violence by improving the visibility of firearms violence in the European Union

Mapping Actors and Alliances Project in South Sudan (MAAPSS)

Mapping the Transnational Circulation and Control of Small Arms in Latin America

Pathway to a Regional C-IED Strategy in West Africa

Pathway to policy: integrating security and public health responses to firearms trafficking and violence in the Caribbean

REGISYNC project - Developing Common Minimum Standards for Legal Arms Registers and Improving Information Exchange among EU Member States, South-east Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

Strengthening Implementation and Enforcement of the Arms Embargo on North Korea (SAENK)

Supporting Ukraine in addressing the risks of small arms and light weapons proliferation from the Russian war of aggression

2022

Addressing and Preventing Violent Extremism in Africa: A Development Approach

Contributing to Preventing Arms Proliferation from, within, and to Afghanistan

Craft weapons in Africa: State of play and regulatory approaches

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Gender and Ammunition Management Project

Gender-responsive Arms Control

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in West Africa

INSIGHT - To prevent violence by improving the visibility of firearms violence in the European Union

Mapping Actors and Alliances Project in South Sudan (MAAPSS)

REGISYNC project - Developing Common Minimum Standards for Legal Arms Registers and Improving Information Exchange among EU Member States, South-east Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

Strengthening Implementation and Enforcement of the Arms Embargo on North Korea (SAENK)

Supporting National and Regional Capacities in Reducing the Risks Posed by Illicit Weapons Flows in the Caribbean

2021

Addressing and Preventing Violent Extremism in Africa: A Development Approach

Breaking the Cycles of Violence in South Sudan

Building Capacity to Draft Zambia’s National Conventional Arms Control Act for Effective ATT Implementation

Building National Capacity to Prevent and Address Diversion in Serbia

Craft weapons in Africa: State of play and regulatory approaches

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Evaluation of the Implementation of the PSSM National Action Plan in Burkina Faso

Gender and Ammunition Management Project

Gender-responsive Arms Control

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in West Africa

INSIGHT - To prevent violence by improving the visibility of firearms violence in the European Union

Making Peace Operations More Effective (MPOME)

Mapping Actors and Alliances Project in South Sudan (MAAPSS)

Provision of Gender-based Small Arms and Light Weapons Awareness Training

PSSM Priorities Matrix and Strategic Planning in the Sahel

REGISYNC project - Developing Common Minimum Standards for Legal Arms Registers and Improving Information Exchange among EU Member States, South-east Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

Strengthening Implementation and Enforcement of the Arms Embargo on North Korea (SAENK)

Strengthening Journalists' and Social Leaders' Role in Security Sector Governance Oversight in Colombia

Strengthening the SADC Firearms Protocol and Its Implementation to Effectively Tackle the Illicit Small Arms Trade

Supporting National and Regional Capacities in Reducing the Risks Posed by Illicit Weapons Flows in the Caribbean

Sustainable Stockpile Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Role of EUFOR Mobile Training Team for Weapons and Ammunition Management

2020

Arms Control, Capacity, and Evaluation Support System (ACCESS)

Building Capacity to Develop and Review National Strategies and Action Plans to Address the Illicit Circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the IGAD Region

Building Capacity to Establish and Maintain Zambia’s ATT National Control List

Building Capacity to Fulfil Zambia's ATT Reporting Obligations

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Exploring the Potential for a Diagnostic Tool to Enable Arms Export-Licensing Officers to Conduct Risk Assessments to Prevent Arms Transfers Contributing to VAW and GBV, in Accordance with ATT Article 7(4)

Gender Lens for Arms Control Support and Sustainability (GLASS)

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Life-cycle Management of Ammunition (LCMA) Training Modules and Resources

Making Peace Operations More Effective (MPOME)

Provision of Gender-based Small Arms and Light Weapons Awareness Training

REGISYNC project - Developing Common Minimum Standards for Legal Arms Registers and Improving Information Exchange among EU Member States, South-east Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

Sharing Knowledge and Good Practice to Effectively Regulate Brokering in Southern Africa

2019

Arms Control, Capacity, and Evaluation Support System (ACCESS)

Building Capacity to Establish and Maintain Zambia’s ATT National Control List

Building Capacity to Fulfil Zambia's ATT Reporting Obligations

European Union (EU) – League of Arab States (LAS) Project

Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) for Sudan and South Sudan

Life-cycle Management of Ammunition (LCMA) Training Modules and Resources

Making Peace Operations More Effective (MPOME)

Security Assessment in North Africa (SANA)

Sharing Knowledge and Good Practice to Effectively Regulate Brokering in Southern Africa