O impacto sócio-económico das minas anti-pessoal no desenvolvimento comunitário: o caso do Posto Administrativo de Dombe ( Distrito de Sussundenga), 1992-2001

Abstract

The present work consists of a study on the socio-economic impact of anti-personnel mines on community development in the Administrative Post of Dombe, District of Sussundenga in the period between 1992 and 2001. Mines are dangerous weapons, the presence of which retards the socio-economic development of affected communities, by rendering unfeasible economic activities that allow them to survive, such as agriculture, pastoralism, hunting, gathering and impeding access to socio-economic infrastructure . The general objective of the work is to analyze to what extent mines affect the lives of communities and the alternatives adopted by populations to eradicate their effects. Specifically, the thesis focuses on the economic activities of populations before the implantation of mines, examines the process of implantation of mines and assesses its impact on each of the above-mentioned activities that are carried out by the population. The demining process, the implications of floods in demining programs as well as community participation in the fight to eradicate the effects of mines, are other aspects analyzed in the work. The work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is our introductory part. The second chapter provides a geographic, socio-economic and political context of the Dombe Administrative Post. The third chapter is dedicated to analyzing the history of mines, demining and victim assistance in Mozambique. The fourth chapter analyzes the war and mines in Dombe, as well as their impact on communities. The fifth chapter explains the demining process, the implications of flooding for demining and analyzes community participation in the struggle to eradicate the effects of mines in Dombe. Finally, we have the conclusions and recommendations.