Request for assistance of the Republic of Serbia for clearing the ERW in the framework of Protocol V of CCW REPUBLIC OF SERBIA CASE PRESENTATION ON ERW
INTRODUCTION CCW PROTOCOL V ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR Under ratification Procedure
INSTITUTIONAL SET UP All tasks related to ERW are being done under: Law on Emergency Situations adopted in 2009. Defence Act of Republic of Serbia International Standards Military Standards and Manuals
INSTITUTIONAL SET UP Responsibility for solving ERW problems lies with Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior. The obligations by law are met in cooperation with following organizational units of Ministries and the institutions of Republic of Serbia: MoI Sector for Emergency Situations SAF Mine Action Centre Domestic and foreign commercial companies
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION Several Wars were waged in XX century: Great quantity of explosive remnants of war (ERW) Different construction, size, origin Unexploded cluster bomblets and aerial bombs Ammunition depots explosion
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION Locations contaminated by unexploded cluster munitions 17.000.000 m2 Unexploded aerial bombs, rockets and projectiles about 100 locations Different kinds of UXO total area of 22.000.000 m2 on 12 locations The Danube River, Đerdapska Gorges sank war ships with armament from WWII (22 ships) Mine suspected area Cleared mine fields, 6.197.791 m2 Area cleared from unexploded cluster munitions, 4.319.655 m2 + 1.200.000 m2 Aerial bombs and rockets (7 + 120 +19) Total of 146 bombs and rockets removed Area cleared from different kinds of UXO (819.906 m2)
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - CLUSTER MUNITIONS Cluster munitions 16 municipalities: City of Niš municipalities Medijana and Crveni Krst, Kraljevo, Brus, Preševo, Bujanovac, Kuršumlija, Raška, Gadžin Han, Leposavić, Sjenica, Čačak, Vladimirci, Knić, Stara Pazova i Sopot Cluster munitions - cleared Systematic survey General Survey on 11.961.971 m 2 General Survey is ongoing on remained suspected area 12.015.924 m 2 Estimated risk area to be cleared 17.000.000 m 2
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - CLUSTER MUNITIONS Specific approach Additional training Special armored machines
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - CLUSTER MUNITIONS Cleared 4.319.655m 2 + 1.200.000 m 2 Funding Government of USA, Czech Republic, Ireland through ITF Russian Federation Tobacco Factory in City of Nis Construction Direction in Raska Municipality
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - MINE FIELDS Suspected areas: Bujanovac Preševo Kuršumlija Municipality Ground Safety Zone
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION - MINE FIELDS Cleared Along the border with Croatia 6.197.791 m 2 Funding donations through ITF Donors: Germany, USA, Norway, Spain, Czech, Canada, EU AP mines are not produced in Serbia All AP mines are destroyed
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION AERIAL BOMBS About 100 suspicious locations with more than 180 unexploded aerial bombs, rockets and projectiles Defuzed, removed and destroyed 146 aerial bombs from WWII and NATO intervention Difficulties Multidisciplinary approach Specific equipment Very expensive works Data from NATO General Survey of the Sava and the Danube River
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION AERIAL BOMBS The Danube River Destroyed and damaged bridges The Sava River Damaged bridges City of Belgrade Former China Embassy building Former MoI building Former MoD and GS building City of Subotica Part of Palic Lake Military locations 53 locations, 120 aerial bombs 19 WWII aerial bombs removed Searched 3.900.000 m 2 Funding European Agency for Reconstruction USA
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION AMMO DEPOTS EXPLOSION REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Ammo depots location map 23.000.000 square meters contaminated 12 locations
CONTAMINATION EXTENSION COMBAT ACTIVITIES IN WWI AND WWII REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Combat act. location map 6Locations No survey has been done
CLEREANCE Operational capacities for ERW clearance: MoI specialized Teams SAF specialized Teams Commercial companies registered for humanitarian demining
REQUEST FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS Before the implementation of ERW Projects it is necessary to develop an overall Study ERW Projects intend to clear whole territory of Republic of Serbia from ERW Exact size of contaminated area is unknown Exact number of ERW is unknown General Survey hasn t been conducted on all locations Lack of money The first stage Situation assessment General survey Development of Projects documentation The second stage Clearance Destruction of ERW Estimated costs of ERW Projects is 70.000.000 EUR Technical assistance and capacity building assistance is also needed
REQUEST FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS Removal of explosive remnants of war in the function of development Removing explosive remnants of war will create the conditions for increasing human security, environmental protection, intensive agricultural production, forest exploitation, drainage channel maintenance, reconstruction and construction of tourist and industrial buildings. The problems related to removing the explosive remnants of war in Serbia are numerous and Serbia alone without the help of the international community and donors can not resolve them within a reasonable time
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