Mine Clearance

Victim Assistance

Universalization

Mine Risk Education

Retrofit Survey

Stockpiles

Landmine Retrofit Survey

The Landmine Retrofit Survey (LRS), funded by Canada and Norway, will provide Jordan and international donors with quantifiable, standardized data regarding the impact of landmines and unexploded ordnance on communities in the country. This information will help national authorities in Jordan in planning and prioritizing scarce resources with maximum effect. The Jordan LRS is a unique project in that it is custom-designed to address the specific needs of Jordan. It follows relevant protocols of the classical survey methods and amends others to serves the needs of Jordan, but the activities that form part of the LRS nevertheless strive to meet international standards. The objectives of the LRS are to gather and verify mine-related data and populate NCDR's database; build the capacity of national staff to manage existing mine related data; identify with precision the number of people killed and injured by mines and UXOs; assess the levels of impact on the local communities and prioritize demining activities in mined area. Results of the Landmine Retrofit Survey will be shared in a variety of formats to assure maximum access by all stakeholders. In the interest of transparency, all work products will be posted on the Internet and will be in the public domain. NPA has been contracted to assist the NCDR in conducting this survey, the methodology of which consists of preliminary opinion collection, project establishment, secondary data collection and analysis and identification of affected communities. The survey will be carried out in four distinct phases lasting 12 months according to the following milestones: Phase 1: Operational capacity established Phase 2: Survey groups trained& data collected Phase 3: Data collected and analyzed Phase 4: Report writing, certification & publication. The Jordan LRS was launched in August 2006. The database Consultant is operational and the GIS personnel, survey officer and survey assistants have been hired and trained. Available information on hazardous areas has been imported to the database and the affected regions and populated areas have been identified. The LRS Baseline Data and Gazetteer have been compiled from information gathered from all identified major information sources (NCDR, Royal Engineering Corps, Royal Geographic Centre, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Royal Medical Services and some NGOs). A number of maps were updated or developed to show required information related to population, gender, number of households, roads, schools, etc. The total number of identified and confirmed hazard areas is 264, most of which have been visited by the project team. After identifying all active tasks, a 3-5km buffer was drawn around the minefields to contain all mine affected communities which totaled 48. Basic information was also complied regarding MRE activities carried out in 2004-2006.