Thailand Burma Border Consortium 2011 DISPLACEMENT AND POVERTY IN SOUTH EAST BURMA / MYANMAR With Field Assessments and Situation Updates by: Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People Karen Office of Relief and Development Karenni Social Welfare and Development Centre Mon Relief and Development Committee Shan Relief and Development Committee Thailand Burma Border Consortium 12/5 Convent Road, Bangrak, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
[email protected] www.tbbc.org Front cover photo : Post-election displacement, Hpapun Township, 2011, CIDKP CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………….. 1 1. METHODOLOGY ………………………………………………………………. XX 1.1 Design, Data Collection and Analysis……………………………………. Xx 1.2 Household Survey Sample………………………………………………... xx 1.3 Limitations………………………………………………………………….. xx 2. TRENDS IN SOUTH EAST BURMA / MYANMAR*...……………………….. xx 2.1 Protracted Conflict ………………….…………………………………….. xx 2.2 Resource Curse and Development ……….. ……………..…………….. xx 2.2 Forced Displacement ..……………………………………………………. xx 2.3 Poverty and Humanitarian Response ..………………………………….. xx 3. POVERTY PROFILE …………………………………………….................... XX 3.1 Demographic Structure ……………………………………………………. xx 3.2 Water, Sanitation and Shelter …………..………………………………… xx 3.3 Education and Malnutrition Status of Children…………………………….. xx 3.4 Agricultural Land and Assets.…………………………………………….. xx 3.5 Household Income, Expenditures and Debt …………………………….. xx 3.6 Food Security………………………….…………………………………….. xx 3.7 Livelihood Shocks and Coping Strategies…………………………… xx 4. SOUTH EAST BURMA / MYANMAR