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The Survey Action Center (SAC) received
a formal request to survey Kosovo from the
United
Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
in June 1999. SAC conducted an Advanced
Survey Mission (ASM) to Kosovo during July
and August 1999.
Results from the ASM indicated a clear
need for the mine action organizations to
have available to them social and economic
impact information to support operational
planning and prioritization, as well as
development of the Information Management
System for Mine Action (IMSMA) database
in Kosovo.
Funding was provided by the European Commission
(EC), the United
Nation Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and
US
Department of State (USDOS)
Based on the Kosovo Advanced Survey Mission
(ASM) and the requirement in this particular
environment, the Survey Action Center (SAC)
selected Shawn Messick to carry out the
project as Mine Action Information Coordinator.
Kosovo enjoys two clear advantages compared
to other mine-contaminated areas. First,
more clearance resources were available
relative to contamination. Second, UN agencies
and other collected widespread socio-economic
impact data, though efforts were often overlapping
and uncoordinated. Early during the humanitarian
emergency in Kosovo the IMSMA database in
Pristina benefited from the input of three
data streams, some with multiple sources.
The dangerous area data stream had the largest
number of records, the bulk of which were
provided by the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO)
Kosovo
Force (KFOR) aerial attack data and
Yugoslavian minefield records. The information
flow between KFOR
and the United Nations Mine Action Coordination
Center (UN MACC) functioned well.
The Level One Impact Survey module of
IMSMA contained landmine/UXO data provided
by the
HALO Trust Emergency Survey. This survey
included incomplete information on socioeconomic
impacts of landmines/UXO. The incident/accident
reports data stream prepared by International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), KFOR
and others also contributed to the IMSMA
database. International organizations and
NGO's continue collecting data regarding
all humanitarian sectors in Kosovo.
The SAC MAIC was deployed to Kosovo
in October 1999 and completed his duties
there in February 2000. While there, he
co-located with the UN MACC in Prishtina
who provided extensive support.
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Integration of socioeconomic and mine-related
databases.
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Creation of a socioeconomic index of
the impact of landmines and UXO’s.
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Upgrading interdisciplinary knowledge
of the UN MACC Future Operations Cell.
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Development of usable, attractive documentation
and supporting analyses.
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A work plan developed for common exploitation
of various databases.
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A socioeconomic index of the impact
of landmines and UXO’s.
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Training of the UN MACC staff in survey
and database management.
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) has published a report, "Decision Support for Mine Action", on the development of the Kosovo survey (Nov 2002).
(VVAF homepage)
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
FF-360, 304 E. 45th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel : (+1 212) 963-1875
Fax : (+1 212) 963-2498
E-mail: mineaction@un.org
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| EC/UNMAS |
$
96,000 |
| US DOS |
$
15,000 |
| Total |
$
111,000 |
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| SAC |
$ 111,000 |
| Total |
$ 111,000 |
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Formal UN Request
for Survey |
May
99 |
| MAIC Arrival in Kosovo |
Oct
99 |
| Interim Progress Report
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Nov
99 |
| Update Needs Analysis |
Dec
99 |
| MAIC Depart Kosovo |
Feb
00 |
Delivery of Final
Product to UN |
March
00 |
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