Surveys - Completed Survey - Angola

The Angola survey was completed in August 2007. This page will be updated soon.

Overview

In September 2002, SAC conducted an Advance Survey Mission to investigate the need for an LIS in Angola. Additional trips were taken in December and then again in February 2003 for discussions with CNIDAH and the NGOs involved in mine clearance regarding their interest and role as implementing partners in a Landmine Impact Survey.

SAC established an office and administrative setup for the survey in June 2003. In April 2004 data collection in the field commenced. In June 2005 the survey progress slowed down as a funding shortfall occurred. Funding was gradually restored and the survey resumed. As of 27 April 2006, 15 of the 18 provinces have been surveyed. Only Uige, Bengo and Cabinda remain. The projected completion date for the field work is September 2006.

Funding

The European Community and the governments of United States, Germany, Canada and Norway have funded this survey.

Implementing Organizations

The survey implementing partners include HALO Trust (HALO), INAD, InterSOS (SOS), Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF).

Until June 2005, a SAC Coordination team based in Luanda together with the National Inter-Sectoral Commission for Demining and Humanitarian Assistance (CNIDAH) supervised and monitored survey progress. SAC was responsible for data management. Since June CNIDAH has assumed oversight of the survey and data management. In support of CNIDAH, SAC is providing a Technical Advisor to CNIDAH to oversee the completion of the survey and the initial drafting of the final LIS report.

Operational Status

HALO has completed the survey in Benguela, Bie, Kuando Kubango and Huambo provinces. INAD has completed Lunda Norte and Luanda provinces. NPA has completed Kuanza Norte, Kuanza Sul, Malanje and Zaire provinces. MAG has completed the survey in Lunda Sul and Moxico. SBF completed Cunene and Intersos completed Huila and Namibe provinces. Bengo, Cabinda and Uige remain to be surveyed.

Development Workshop conducted a Community Mine Action Planning Pilot Project in Huambo.

Please view the SAC Newsletters (under top navigation menu option "Newsroom") for monthly progress and updates. The Angola Interim Report provides a province-by-province summary of the survey as of 31 May 2005.

More Information

To learn more about a future Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) in Angola feel free to contact us.