RBHraCaNacRkkm<úCa Cati sasna RBHmhakSRt CAMBODIAN MINE ACTION CENTRE Saving Lives and Supporting Development for Cambodia INTEGRATED WORK PLAN 2009 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i GLOSSARY ii-iii FOREWORD iv 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v-ix 2. BACKGROUND AND RELEVANT ISSUES 1-6 3. 2008 OVERVIEW AND 2009 OUTLOOK 7-19 4. OPERATIONAL WORK PLAN 20-58 4.1 Landmine and UXO Clearance 20-39 4.2 Survey and Land Release 40-44 4.3 Landmine/UXO Risk Education and Reduction 44-51 4.4 Training, Research and Development in Mine Action 51-58 5. WORK PLAN BY PROJECTS 59-78 6. CORPORATE MANAGEMENT 79-81 7. RISK AND CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT 82-83 8. ANNEXES _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISO 9001:2000 i INTEGRATED WORK PLAN 2009 Glossary GLOSSARY ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nation AP mine Anti-Personnel Mine APMBT Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty AT mine Anti-Tank Mine BAC Battle Area Clearance BAT Battle area clearance Team BAV Battle area clearance by village BTB Battambang CBMRR Community-Based Mine Risk Reduction CBURR Community-Based UXO Risk Reduction CBD Community-Based Demining Team CCM Convention on Cluster Munitions CIP Commune Investment Plan CMAA Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority CMAC Cambodian Mine Action Centre CMC Community Mine Clearance CMVIS Cambodia Mine Victim Information System CSU Contractual Service Unit DFP District Focal Point DM Demining Machine DU Demining Unit EC European Commission ECOSORN Economic and Social Relaunch of Northwest Provinces EDD Explosive Detection Dog EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal ERO Eastern EOD Regional Office EU European Union GTC Global Training Centre HI Handicap International ICRC International Crescent and Red Cross __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISO 9001:2000 ii INTEGRATED WORK PLAN 2009 Glossary JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JMAS Japan Mine Action Service L1S Level One Survey (Impact Survey) LLD Long Leash Dog LUPU Land Use Planning Unit LWF Lutheran World Federation MAPU Mine Action Planning Unit MAP Mine Action Planning MAT Mine Awareness Team MA-DWG Mine Action District Working Group MDD Mine Detection Dog MMT Mine Marking Team MoEYS Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports MP Mobile Platoon MRE Mine/UXO Risk Education, or Mine/UXO Risk Education and Reduction (Team) MUC Mine/UXO Committee NGO Non-Governmental Organization PLA Participatory Learning and Action PMAC Provincial Mine Action Committee RGC Royal Government of Cambodia SLD Short Leash Dog SR Siem Reap TC Training Centre TS(T) Technical Survey (Team) UNA-USA United Nation Association of United States of America UNDP United Nations Development Program UXO Unexploded Ordnance __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISO 9001:2000 iii INTEGRATED WORK PLAN 2009 Foreword FOREWORD 2008 has been another successful year for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC). Productivity has remained high while CMAC has pressed on with innovating and adapting to the changing landscape of the mine action sector. CMAC has been forward thinking, placing emphasis on research and development, increasing the focus on battle area clearance, and continuing to strengthen the workforce through staff training and deminer savings plans. For the first time, CMAC recorded zero landmine/UXO deminer accidents all year. This came as a result of a heightened level of discipline, experience and conscious execution of demining and related work by all staff at all levels. Also, the national landmine and ERW casualty rate continued to decline. Zero deminer accidents and a decreasing national accident rate are good reason to celebrate, as victory over the hidden killer in Cambodia begins to come into view. In 2009 Mine Action in Cambodia is marked by the Article 5 deadline of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty that Cambodia has been a state party to since 1999. Article 5 of this convention states all landmine areas must be identified and cleared within the 10 year life of the convention. This 2009 deadline could not be met. Therefore, Cambodia will request a 10 year extension from the international community this March. Looking to the future and supporting this treaty extension request are a new baseline ground survey and a 10 year National Strategic Plan. These are in development through CMAC collaboration with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and other accredited demining operators. CMAC has a positive outlook for 2009 backed by the strong Integrated Work Plan that we are pleased to present to you here. We strongly believe that with the kind support from donors and partners CMAC will realize this work plan, and the budget shortfall highlighted in the work plan will be met. CMAC will continue to be one of the leaders, remain innovated and effective as a demining organization. In 2009 CMAC aims to clear 35km² of landmine and UXO contaminated area, all in the highest priority areas for the poorest Cambodian people. As it is evident that clearance alone will not solve Cambodia’s landmine and UXO problem within a decade, integration of the Technical Survey and Area Reduction approach into operations will be used to reduce 121km² of the Suspected Hazardous Area in 2009. We would like to take this opportunity to express thanks to the international community and our partners, PMAC/MAPU, local communities and authorities and the Royal Government of Cambodia, and finally to all our gracious donors whose generosity makes our work possible. The continued support to CMAC is highly appreciated, and we look forward to a successful productive year strive ahead in the mission of “Saving Lives and Supporting Development for Cambodia.” Approved by the Governing Council Meeting on 20 February 2009 Khem Sophoan Heng Ratana Chairman of Governing Council Director General Cambodian Mine Action Centre Cambodian Mine Action Centre ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISO 9001:2000 iv INTEGRATED WORK PLAN 2009 Executive Summary 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) remain in Cambodia as a lethal legacy of the three decades of war and civil conflict lasting until as late as 1998. The National Landmine Impact Survey (L1S) completed in 2002 classified 4,466 km² of the country as a Suspected Hazardous Area (SHA) with 6422 villages (46.2% of all Cambodian villages) affected by landmines and Unexploded Ordinance (UXO). This has had a severe socio-economic impact on Cambodia. Although landmines and UXO incidents are decreasing; statistics produced by CMVIS1 show that that landmines/UXO still cause hundreds of casualties every year. Furthermore, contamination widely constrains productive use of land, perpetuating the cycle of poverty among the affected population. CMAC was created as a national institution to address this issue, with the mission of ‘Saving Lives and Supporting Development for Cambodia’. CMAC is carrying this out through 4 core activities2 outlined in detail in this Integrated Work Plan. The Kingdom of Cambodia has been a State Party to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty since 1999. Article 5 of this convention states all landmine areas must be identified and cleared within the 10 year life of the convention. Although much work has been done the problem remains extensive in Cambodia and the December 2009 deadline will not be met. Cambodia will request a 10 year extension from the international community. This, along with the focus on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) requires CMAC to continue its work proactively in demining and other ERW collection and destruction. CMAC will continue to innovate and improve wherever possible. Clearance productivity will continue to increase through the use of a diverse array of demining tools including manual, survey, landmine/UXO detection dog and mechanical demining, in order to release land for productive use and remove and destroy ERW more quickly and efficiently. Efforts for risk reduction will continue to be provided through directly working with affected communities, mine/UXO committee (MUC) networks and local authorities, school programs, scrap metal dealers and through mass media campaign. Addressing the landmine/ERW threat in Cambodia requires contributions by all stakeholders in the Mine Action sector. In close collaboration with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and other accredited demining operators3, CMAC is working towards establishing a common baseline survey protocol to assess remaining risk as well as developing a strong National Demining UXO Found by DU4 Siem Reap in Preah Vihear Province 1 Red Cross Cambodian Mine Victim Information System 2 Landmine/UXO Awareness; Landmine Information and Survey; Landmine/UXO Clearance; Training in Landmine Action 3 CMAC, MAG, Halo Trust __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISO 9001:2000 v INTEGRATED WORK PLAN 2009 Executive Summary Strategy. At operator level CMAC also requires a clear and aggressive strategy, and is in the final process of developing a rolling 5 year strategic plan for 2009-2013. This 2009 IWP details major goals including the clearance of approximately 355 minefields, or 361 development sites, with 35,135,500 m² of landmine contaminated area (minefields)