Country: Cyprus
Project Code: P08-CY01
Pillar: Mine clearance
Appealing Agency: UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Implementing Partners: UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Mine Action Centre in Cyprus (MACC)
Summary Objectives: The project will help open new crossing points between the two communities. It will clear all known minefields, booby-trapped areas and suspected mined areas, inside and outside the buffer zone. By clearing and handing over arable land, it will bolster the economic status of farmers in both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
Activities:
- Gather information from all available sources.
- Develop technical standards and guidelines for Cyprus.
- Maintain the Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) database.
- Conduct general and technical surveys.
- Carry out mine and unexploded ordnance clearance activities.
- Provide quality management.
- Dispose of mines.
- Complete clearance and hand over released land.
Expected Outcomes:
- Confidence will grow between the two communities, supporting progress towards the possible reunification of the island.
- Cyprus will take steps towards fulfilling its obligations under the anti-personnel mine-ban treaty and becoming free of mines.
Project Budget: $3,512,534
Project Duration: November 2004 through December 2010
Budget Shortfall: $3,512,534
Targeted Beneficiaries: Farmers, local communities, local authorities, Cyprus in general, personnel who work in the buffer zone
| BUDGET ITEMS In US$ | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Human resources | 461,063 | 461,063 |
| Travel | 10,218 | 10,218 |
| Equipment and supplies | 28,610 | 28,610 |
| Local office, action costs | 32,698 | 32,698 |
| Mine action costs (clearance) | 2,750,153 | 1,971,713 |
| Administrative costs | 229,792 | 175,301 |
| Total | 3,512,534 | 2,679,603 |
Robert Thompson; Chief of Operations; Mine Action Centre in Cyprus (MACC); Mine Action Centre. PO Box 21642. 1590 Nicosia. Cy; Tel: 357 99 170772; Fax: 357 22 616474; e-mail: thompsonr@un.org
last edited: Jun 24, 2008