Illicit Drug use in the Asia Pacific Region - Burnet Institute

Situational analysis of illicit drug issues and responses in the Asia–Pacific region
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Project title
RAS/C25: Drug Control and Development
in the Wa Region of the Shan State
Aims
The Kokang and Wa Initiative, KOWI, is a
broad partnership aiming to provide for the
basic human needs of poor farmers and their
families in the Kokang and Wa regions to
live in dignity without their primary income
traditionally derived from opium cultivation .
Summary
This partnership includes UN agencies and
international NGOs that are providing pre-
and post-emergency aid to communities in
the Kokang and Wa regions in order to help
local populations cope with the imposition
of opium bans . In the Kokang, a total ban on
opium cultivation came into effect in 2003,
and a similar ban will take effect in the Wa
in June 2005 .
To help communities in the Kokang and the
Wa regions deal with these opium bans and
the associated loss of income, UNODC and its
partners seek to provide assistance to ensure
food security and cover basic human needs,
including health care and education .
KOWI is designed as a mechanism to coordinate
on-the-ground assistance to expand the
expertise and scope of present interventions
in the region . Two Technical Coordination
Units (TCUs), one in the Kokang and one in
the Wa, will play an integral part in supporting
KOWI partners by providing shared data,
maps and logistical capabilities with the goal
of coordinating interventions to avoid overlap
and ensure coverage of the most vulnerable
populations .
Timeframe
NA
Percentage of project relating to drugs
NA
Project type
Alternative development
Reports to
NA
Funding source
NA
Organisation
UNODC Myanmar
Contact
Jean-Luc Lemahieu
Project title
MYA/G43: Illicit Crop Monitoring Program
Aims
Monitor opium production in Myanmar
Summary
The UNODC Illicit Crop Monitoring Program
(ICMP) assists member states in producing
internationally comparable data on the
cultivation of illicit crops . In Myanmar, the
ICMP conducts an annual opium survey to
measure changes in the levels and patterns
of opium cultivation .
The survey combines data from satellite
images and ground surveys . For the 2003
survey, a total of 1962 villages were surveyed
in Shan State, with findings from this sample
extrapolated for estimates on state-wide
production levels . Information is collected
through interviews with village leaders and
farmers, and by physical measurement of the
opium fields . The 2004 survey has expanded
its coverage to include Chin and Kachin
states, as well as Sagaing division .
Timeframe
NA
Percentage of project relating to drugs
NA
Project type
Crop monitoring
Reports to
NA
Funding source
NA
Organisation
UNODC Myanmar
Contact
Jean-Luc Lemahieu
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Appendix B: Regional aid projects, in full