Developing and maintaining a clearance plan including determining priorities

Mr Tim HornerMine Action Advisor, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP New York

March 2013 Addis Abbba

March 2013

What is prioritisation?

Prioritisation is a decision making process to identify what receives recoursesIt needs:1.Decisions being made by the right people in the right places2.Information3.Implementation

Why prioritise?

Prioritise to optimize effectiveness

To harmonise political direction, operational issues and technical parameters To create a complementary structure•High level political plans•Operational and technical plans at all levels– Cllear criteria and indicators

Top down ?

High level National Plans National Mine Action Strategy >What are national priorities >What are provincial priorities >Town priorities >Village priorities >Household priorities

Bottom up?

High level National Plans National Mine Action Strategy <What are national priorities <What are provincial priorities <Town priorities <Village priorities <Household priorities

High level plans

• Are strategic in nature• Usually inter-ministerial• Follow greater development plans for

the country. • Not task specific• Deal with broad priorities.

A National Mine Action Strategy

Context•What is the post conflict position– Emergency– Stabalisation– Humanitarian– Development

A National Mine Action Strategy

Must:•Fit in with National Plans•Comply with international legal obligations•Be built on realistic aims, objectives and timing•Give broad direction and criteria for a national priority list (clearance and other activities)

For example

• PRIORITY I: Agricultural tasks, roving tasks, public service utilities (medical/public health, water points, etc.), educational facilities.

• PRIORITY II: Grazing land and forested areas, communal

facilities (religious/cultural sites, markets, recreational areas, etc.), Government facilities and offices.

• PRIORITY III: Public infrastructure work, communal “profit-

making” areas, tourism sites, commercial/private business sites.

• Humanitarian UXO/mine clearance operations will focus strictly on Priorities I and II, with a marked preference for Priority I tasks.

• Few, if any, of Priority III tasks will be addressed in

the context of this plan by operators funded through humanitarian assistance programmes. These will be dealt primarily by commercial operators.

For example

How to implement the strategy

• Operationally focused Work-plans• Priorities based on strategic criteria and

principles• Driven from the bottom up• Measureable and monitored top down

Review and Revise for Relevance

A good prioritisation is an agreed national system that works both top-down and bottom up

It is an ongoing cycle to remain relevant and realistic

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Thank you

2010

VILLAGERS submit requests for

clearance to VILLAGE AUTHORITIES

VILLAGE AUTHORITIES discuss with villagers clearance priorities

FINAL VILLAGE CLEARANCE REQUEST

submitted toDISTRICT AUTHORITIES

1

2

General criteria for prioritization:

1.UXO contamination in the area2.Socio-economic status of the family requesting clearance3.Village development plans

Gender perspective:

1. Females main priorities: increasing the amount of safe agricultural land and ensuring safety within immediate home vicinity

2. Male main priorities: increasing the amount of safe agricultural land but would be in agreement with the need for broader local government priorities.

Jul to Aug

2010

DIFFERENT VILLAGE CLEARANCE REQUESTS

received and evaluated byDISTRICT AUTHORITIES

3

FINAL DISTRICT CLEARANCE REQUEST

submitted toPROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES

DIFFERENT CLEARANCE REQUESTSreceived and evaluated byPROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES

4DEVELOPMENT

AGENCYREQUESTS

General criteria for prioritization:

1.UXO contamination in the area2.Socio-economic status of the district (poor or very poor)3.District and provincial development plans

Aug to Sep

2010

Provincial authorities include representatives from: 1.Labour and Social Welfare2.Planning and Investment 3.Agriculture4.Lao Women’s Union5.Education6.Health

PROVINCIAL CLEARANCE REQUEST

discussed with UXO LAO

5

Responding to requests:UXO LAO is limited

by its own clearance capacity

DIFFERENT PROVINCIAL CLEARANCE REQUESTS

submitted and evaluated to UXO LAO National Office

andMinistry of Labour and

Social Welfare

6

Nov to Dec

APPROVED ANNUAL WORK PLAN

7

Dec to Jan