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UXO Vulnerability and Poverty Eradication ERI, STEA, Lao PDR Sub-regional Conference on Poverty Environment Nexus, June 21 – 22, 2006, Vientiane, Lao PDR 22% of villages in Lao PDR are contaminated with UXOs UXO contamination is correlated with higher district poverty UXO contamination is one of the main causes of poverty and restricts the local potentials to increase their livelihood condition. Correlation between UXO Contamination and Key Indicators 1995 - 98 Many remote districts in the South are mostly populated by small ethnic groups with special difficulties (Lao Theung)UXOs are an additional issue they have to cope with In UXO affected villages, swidden agriculture is often one of the least dangerous activities Where are UXOs in villages? What do they generate? In swiddens: limited risk because UXOs explode when fire and no plowing In paddy fields: Risk when plowing, impossible to open new paddy field unless decontamination Along rivers: Risk when fishing and river water use and collection In village center along roads: Risk in daily activities, eg. cooking, impossible to build new school unless decontamination In forests: Limited risks, because people know location UXO impact nowadays is less risks of accident than limitations of livelihoods Since the first mission of UXO LAO officials in late 1997, UXO caused accidents have significantly reduced. However, villagers are still having a high UXO risks. There are new villages in UXO-affected areas in the South Recommendations UXO clearance can only be very slow but deserves increased international assistance as a win-win poverty environment solution. In UXO affected districts, diversified income generation should be supported Improved rural water supply is an important need in UXO affected villages Resettlement policy in UXO affected areas (South) should take full account of risks related to UXOs * * Percent of Villages in District Having UXO problems UXO problem High UXO problem A