Mines in Guinea Bissau
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According to a landmine impact survey eighty-one percent of the communities affected by ERW and landmines in Guinea Bissau are compact villages, relying on small-scale agriculture for survival. Although the overall scale of contamination and impact is somewhat limited, there is evidence from surveys that clearance will ameliorate currently blocked or compromised access to agricultural and pasture land for almost half of these communities.
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is located in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.
Area: 37.000 sq km
Population: 1,647,000
Demographic: African 99%, (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%). European and mulatto less
than 1%
State Party to the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT). Signatory to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).
The regions most affected are Cacheu and Oio in the north; this is mostly due to mine contamination from the Casamance Conflict. They, together with Buruntuma in Gabu region, constitute the highest priorities for clearance.
NPA Mine Action History in the Country
NPA was asked in 2009 by the national mine action coordination centre, Centro Nacional de Coordenação da Acção Anti-Minas (CAAMI) and UNDP to assist with non-technical and technical survey in order to help Guinea Bissau (GBS) reach its Article 5 obligation by January 2012. Without external technical assistance, GBS would not have been able to meet its obligations.
NPA is currently in the process of finishing its Mine Action program in Guinea Bissau, and the it is expected that Guinea Bissau will be able to reach its Mine Ban Treaty obligations by January 2012.
Donors
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs & UNDP
