Surveys - Completed Surveys - Lebanon

Background

The Survey Action Center (SAC) conducted an Advance Survey Mission (ASM) to Lebanon and produced a country survey plan. The country plan was presented by Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to the European Commission (EC) for funding.

The survey began in February 2002 upon signing an agreement between the EC and MAG. Field work was conducted between September 2002 and April 2003. In total, the LIS spanned 17 months.

Funding

The survey was funded by the European Commission (EC).

Implementing Organization

The survey was implemented by the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in collaboration with Mine Action Program (MAP) at the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF).               

Quality Assurance

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) provided the Quality Assurance Monitor (QAM).

The Field Survey Team

Operational Status

At the request of the Lebanese authorities an UNMAS joint assessment mission was conducted in February 1999. The mission resulted in a recommendation to conduct an LIS. In February 2002, the European Commission signed an agreement with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to implement the survey.

The survey manager arrived in Beirut in March 2002 to establish an office. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Demining Office (NDO) and MAG in May. Recruitment of senior field staff was conducted in June and their training was conducted in July. Training of the newly recruited interviewers took place in August. In September, the pilot test of the survey process transpired. After some minor modifications to the survey instruments, the field data collection began in earnest in October. The first QAM intervention coincided with this data collection startup.

The second QAM intervention occurred in February 2003 and the field work commenced in south Lebanon. Data collection concluded in April and was followed by data analysis in May. The final report was completed in July and the survey offices closed in August 2003.

More Information

To learn more about a future Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) in Lebanon feel free to contact the Survey Action Center.