C.M.A.A

ជញ ធរមីនកមពុជ

CAMBODIA MINE/ERW VICTIM INFORMATION SYSTEM

MONTHLY REPORT FOR

JANUARY 2016

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Background

The Cambodia Mine/ERW Victim Information System (CMVIS) established in 1994 by the Cambodian Red Cross with technical and financial supported by Handicap International Belgium and UNICEF to provide systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of information about civilian and military casualties of landmines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war in Cambodia. By the end of 2009, CMVIS was completely handed over from the Cambodian Red Cross to the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) for full management responsibility.

Accident and Casualty Information

1- Total Casualties reported from 1979 to January 2016 For the period of 1979 to January 2016, a total of 64587 mine/ERW casualties were recorded by CMVIS data gatherers. Of the 64587 casualties:

- 51000 (79%) were mine casualties and 13587 (21%) were ERW casualties. - 19728 (31%) people killed, 35876 (55%) people injured and 8983 (14%) people amputated. - 52369 (81%) casualties were men, 6008 (9%) casualties were boys (age<18), 4767 (8%) casualties were women, 1380 (2%)

casualties were girls (age<18) and 63 (0%) casualties were unknowns.

2- Accident Summary for January 2016 In January 2016, 6 Mine/ERW accidents were provisionally recorded in provinces of: Battabang, Preah Sihanouk, Kampong Cham, and Kratie (CMVIS data gatherers collected information about accidents primarily through interviews with local authorities, mine/ERW action agencies, relatives, families of casualties, or casualties themselves). This figure for January 2016 represents a decrease of 40% compared with 10 mine/ERW accidents reported in January 2015.

Type of explosive ordnance

Number of accidents caused by mines and ERW

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Information about accident area - 2 accident occurred in Riverbank area - 1 accident occurred in Rice Field area - 1 accident occurred in Village or urban/built-up area - 1 accident occurred in Crop Field area - 1 accident occurred in Path.

3- Casualty Summary for January 2016 In January 2016, 8 Mine/ERW casualties were provisionally recorded. This figure for January 2016 represents a decrease of 38% compared with 13 casualties reported in January 2015. Of the 8 casualties:

- 2 (25%) people killed or injured by mines and 6 (75%) resulted from 4 ERW accidents. - 5 (62.5%) people killed, 2 (25%) people injured and 1 (12.5%) people amputated. - 6 (75%) casualties were men, 1 (12.5%) casualty was boy (age<18), 1 (12.5%) casualty was woman.

Impact of prevention effort

In January 2016, 5(63%) casualties were received MRE messages prior to the accidents. Activity at the time of accident

The activities caused people killed or injured by mine/ERW as follow: - Handling Mine/ERW activity (5 casualties) - Farming activity (2 casualties) - Stander activity ( 1 casualty).

Activity at the time of accident for January 2016

4- Impact of accident area for the period of January 2015 to January 2016 (119 casualties)

- 05 most affected provinces represent for 59% of total casualties. - 10 most affected districts represent for 47% of total casualties. - 10 most affected communes represent for 36% of total casualties. For detailed information, please see on page 7.

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Further analysis and detailed Mine/ERW casualty/accident information are available on request, including the production of risk-maps and the provision of village level data. For customised reports more suited to your organisation’s needs, contact CMVIS office: c.lim@cmaa.gov.kh

2013 11 10 17 6 14 7 9 9 3 9 10 6 111Running Total 2013 11 21 38 44 58 65 74 83 86 95 105 111

2014 20 20 20 11 18 12 19 9 6 5 6 8 154Running Total 2014 20 40 60 71 89 101 120 129 135 140 146 154

% change 2013 to 2014 81.8 90.5 57.9 61.4 53.4 55.4 62.2 55.4 57.0 47.4 39.0 38.7

2015 13 16 11 5 12 10 8 5 5 8 16 2 111monthly change +/- from 2014 -7 -4 -9 -6 -6 -2 -11 -4 -1 3 10 -6

monthly change % from 2014 -35 -20 -45 -55 -33 -17 -58 -44 -17 60 167 -75

Running Total 2015 13 29 40 45 57 67 75 80 85 93 109 111

% change 2014 to 2015 -35.0 -27.5 -33.3 -36.6 -36.0 -33.7 -37.5 -38.0 -37.0 -33.6 -25.3 -27.9

2016 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8monthly change +/- from 2015 -5 -16 -11 -5 -12 -10 -8 -5 -5 -8 -16 -2

monthly change % from 2015 -38 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100 -100

Running Total 2016 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

% change 2015 to 2016 -38.5 -72.4 -80 -82.2 -86 -88.1 -89.3 -90 -90.6 -91.4 -92.7 -92.8

Note: Casualty figures for prior months are continually updated and verified as a part of the on-going data collection process.

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Casualty Trend

Report Mine/ERW Casualties for the Period of: January 2013 - January2016

Casualties by Month

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Monthly Mine/ERW Accident Casualties: Jan2015 - Jan2016

Provinces ranked by Total Mine/ERW Casualties for 2015 - 2016

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Total

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Province No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 2015-2016

Battambang 3 11 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 31 26.1 26

Preah Vihear 0 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 45 11.8 38

Otdar Mean Chey 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 55 8.4 46

Pailin 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63 6.7 53

Svay Rieng 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 70 5.9 59

Kampong Speu 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 77 5.9 65

Kampong Thom 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83 5 70

Siem Reap 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 89 5 75

Banteay Mean Chey 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 95 5 80

Kampong Cham 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 99 3.4 83

Mondol Kiri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 103 3.4 87

Pursat 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 107 3.4 90

Kracheh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 110 2.5 92

Preah Sihanouk 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 113 2.5 95

Kandal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 115 1.7 97

Prey Veaeng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 116 0.8 97

Rotanak Kiri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 117 0.8 98

Kaoh Kong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 118 0.8 99

Kampot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 119 0.8 100

Stueng Traeng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 100

Kampong Chhnang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 100

Takaev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 100

Kaeb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 100

Phnom Penh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 100

TOTAL 13 16 11 5 12 10 8 5 5 8 16 2 111 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 119

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Mine/ERW Casualties by Province for 2015-2016

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Rank Province Mine ERW Total Cumulative

Casualties Casualties Casualties Total

1 Battambang 11 20 31 31

2 Preah Vihear 2 12 14 45

3 Otdar Mean Chey 6 4 10 55

4 Pailin 3 5 8 63

5 Kampong Speu 0 7 7 70

Rank District Province Mine ERW Total Cumulative

Casualties Casualties Casualties Total

1 Choam Khsant Preah Vihear 2 6 8 8

2 Samlout Battambang 1 7 8 16

3 Bavel Battambang 3 4 7 23

4 Kamrieng Battambang 0 6 6 29

5 Svay Rieng Svay Rieng 0 6 6 35

6 Kampong Svay Kampong Thom 0 5 5 40

7 Sala Krau Pailin 1 3 4 44

8 Pechr Chenda Mondol Kiri 0 4 4 48

9 Phnum Proek Battambang 2 2 4 52

10 Chi Kraeng Siem Reap 0 4 4 56

Rank Commune District Province Mine ERW Total Cum.

Casualties Casualties Casualties Total

1 Tuek Kraham Choam Khsant Preah Vihear 0 6 6 6

2 Pou Ta Hao Svay Rieng Svay Rieng 0 6 6 12

3 Trapeang Ruessei Kampong Svay Kampong Thom 0 5 5 17

4 Ta Krei Kamrieng Battambang 0 5 5 22

5 Kouk Mon Banteay Ampil Otdar Mean Chey 1 3 4 26

6 Pongro Kraom Chi Kraeng Siem Reap 0 4 4 30

7 Krang Teh Pechr Chenda Mondol Kiri 0 4 4 34

8 Ta Sda Sampov Lun Battambang 3 0 3 37

9 Samrel Samlout Battambang 0 3 3 40

10 Khnach Romeas Bavel Battambang 0 3 3 43

Jan2015 - Jan2016

10 Most Affected Communes for Mine / ERW Casualties

5 Most Affected Provinces for Mine / ERW Casualties

Ranked by Total Casualties

Ranked by Total CasualtiesJan2015 - Jan2016

10 Most Affected Districts for Mine / ERW Casualties

Ranked by Total CasualtiesJan2015 - Jan2016

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Total Number of Casualties during Reporting Period: 119

OVERVIEW OF MINE/ERW ACCIDENTS

Jan2015 - Jan2016

MINE/ERW ACCIDENT OVERVIEW

Men69%

Women4%

Boys21%

Girls6%

Population Groups

Killed19%

Amputation20%

Injured61%

Casualty Types

By-stander/passing by

28%

Demining1%

Handling38%

Livelihood33%

Cause of Casualty

ERW73%

Mine27%

Mine/ERW Distribution

ERW47%ERW

53%

Men

ERW50%

ERW50%

Women

ERW78%

ERW22%

Children

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Number of accidents during Reporting Period: 119

Men Women Children Total82 5 32 119

32 87

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Mine/ERW Accidents by Terrain Type

Cause of Accident by Total Population Group

Jan2015 - Jan2016

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Farming - 47%

Collecting food - 22%

Clearing new land for farming/settlement -16%

Traveling - 9%

Demining - 3%

Construction - 3%

Activities - Mines

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Crop Field - 34%

Without specific human use - 22%

Rice Field - 19%

Foraging area - 13%

Riverbank - 3%

RCAF position (actual) - 3%

Road/roadside - 3%

Orchard/plantation - 3%

Terrain - Mines

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Riverbank - 31%

Village or urban/built-up area - 30%

Crop Field - 10%

Foraging area - 7%

Road/roadside - 6%

RCAF position (actual) - 5%

Without specific human use - 3%

Rice Field - 3%

Orchard/plantation - 2%

Unknown - 2%

Terrain - ERW

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Handling Mine/ERW - 38%

By-stander/passing by - 29%

Farming - 16%

Collecting food - 6%

Clearing new land for farming/settlement - 5%

Traveling - 3%

Making fire - 3%

Demining - 1%

Construction - 1%Men

Women

Children

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Handling Mine/ERW - 52%

By-stander/passing by - 39%

Farming - 5%

Making fire - 3%

Clearing new land - 1%

Activities - ERW

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