Landmines in Cambodia: Past, Present, and Future By Wade C. Roberts

Landmines in Cambodia: Past, Present, and Future By Wade C. Rober ...

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specifically, tampering involves the intentional handling of ordnance whereas accidental incidents do not. I will demonstrate that the driving forces of the two types of incidents are different. For instance, tampering activities are expected to rise with the price of scrap metal, although this is not likely to be the case for accidents. The distinction is critical from a policy perspective because efforts taken to ameliorate incidents require the identification of conditions that increase the likelihood of each type of occurrence. The recently observed reversal in the relative share of accidents and tampering also underscores the importance of this separation.

1.3. Data Sources

Information regarding landmine/UXO incidents used throughout this book comes from the Cambodian Mine/UXO Victim Information System (CMVIS) database (CMVIS, 2008). CMVIS statistics are housed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This study utilizes the complete micro level dataset of individual-specific information. Summary statistics are available from CMVIS upon request. This data set is made up of individual-specific information for victims including names, incident dates, sex, age, incident location, incident activity, incident severity, and military status. This information, in various forms, serves as the dependent variable throughout this work. The CMVIS database is the culmination of incident information from various organizations throughout Cambodia.²

Information for poverty and various socioeconomic variables was collected from the 1998 General Census of Cambodia (NIS, 1998; Regional Government Cambodia 1999), the 1998 Population Census of Cambodia (NIS, 2004b), and the 2004 Cambodian Socioeconomic Survey (NIS, 2004a). Information regarding various measures of agricultural conditions was obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture in Phnom Penh. Data regarding the price of metal were obtained personally by conducting field research in Cambodia (2006–2009). This exclusive record is, in and of itself, a unique contribution to the landmine sector, enabling quantitative analysis regarding the price of metal and landmine/UXO