Enhancing Mechanical Demining in Mozambique

Projet terminé

This project aims at ridding Mozambique from its remaining landmines by the “Ottawa Treaty” deadline until March 2014. There are still 15.5 km2 to be cleared and released before this deadline. In order to accelerate the process, Switzerland is enhancing mechanical demining by contributing to the purchase of a demining device (3rd generation machine built by the Swiss Foundation Digger). This initiative is fully in line with the Swiss “Mine Action Strategy 2012-2016” and will contribute to the socio-economic development of Mozambique.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Mozambique
Conflit & fragilité
Autre
Conflict prevention and transformation
Enlèvement des mines terrestres
Secteur non spécifié
Gestion et réforme du système de sécurité
Prévention des conflits
01.10.2012 - 30.09.2014
CHF 975'000
Contexte

Mozambique’s landmine problem was once one of the most severe in the world, with a legacy of landmines and explosive remnants of war from decades of conflict (laid its 1964-1975 fight for independence and throughout the civil war until early 1990s). Landmines continue impede full socio-economic recovery in spite of large-scale clearance effort. There has been good progress in terms of clearing mines in recent years and Mozambique is perhaps the first country with a major past mine problem that could manage to fully comply with the Treaty. Recent survey work has, however, revealed that the problem is bigger than originally thought. Mozambique will not be able to finalise the survey and clearance process by 2014 unless the capacity of the existing operators is increased over a period of the coming 18 months.

Objectifs

Acc. to its Article 5 Anti Personnel Mine Ban (“Ottawa”) Treaty the Government of Mozambique reiterates its goal of clearing all known mined areas by March 2014: this mine action program has been designed to support that goal and to provide for a nationally managed capability to direct and implement activities that will address any potential residual risks also after that date.

Groupes cibles

All 1,5 mln. inhabitants living in the western province of Manica, especially those living close to the Zimbabwean border The Mozambican government who will likely succeed in complying with the “Ottawa treaty” by March 2014 and gain increased credibility thereby having removed all known mined areas of the country by the treaty deadline.

Effets à moyen terme

Following shipment plus import of a DIGGER D-3 machine incl. training of local staff operational use of the remotely operated tiller machine from 1.11.2012 onwards allowing the release of at least 2 km2 of land first in the province of Manica and later in others also.

Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Crédit Coopération au développement
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Organisme des Nations Unies (ONU)
  • Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement
  • indirectly NGO APOPO (with HQ in Morogoro, Tanzania) together with the non-profit Swiss Foundation DIGGER (based in the Canton of Bern).


Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF   975'000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF   975'000
Phases du projet

Phase 1 01.10.2012 - 30.09.2014   (Completed)