Enhancing Mechanical Demining in Mozambique
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.
| Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mozambique |
Conflito y fragilidad Otro Conflict prevention and transformation
Remoción de minas terrestres
Sector not specified Gestión y reforma de los sistemas de seguridad Prevención de los conflictos |
01.10.2012
- 30.09.2014 |
CHF 975'000
|
- Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo
- indirectly NGO APOPO (with HQ in Morogoro, Tanzania) together with the non-profit Swiss Foundation DIGGER (based in the Canton of Bern).
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Unallocated / Unspecified
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Unallocated / Unspecified
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Unallocated / Unspecified
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Retirada minas antipersonas
Sectors not specified
Gestión y reforma de los sistemas de seguridad
Sectors not specified
Construcción de la paz y prevención y solución de conflictos
Sectors not specified
Temas transversales El proyecto tiene en cuenta la igualdad de género como tema transversal.
El proyecto tiene en cuenta la democratización, la buena gobernanza y los derechos humanos como tema transversal.
Tipo de ayuda Ayuda pública al desarrollo (ODA)
Tipo de colaboración Cooperación bilateral
Modo de financiación Ayuda no reembolsable
Tipo de ayuda Contribución a proyectos y programas
Ayuda ligada/no ligada Ayuda no ligada
Número de proyecto 7F01254
| Contexto |
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. |
| Objetivos |
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. |
| Grupos destinarios |
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. |
| Efectos a medio plazo |
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. |
| Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
| Crédito |
Cooperación al desarrollo |
| Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) |
| Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 975'000 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 975'000 |
| Fases del proyecto |
Fase 1 01.10.2012 - 30.09.2014 (Completed) |