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Dawei

Experience: Investment in Myanmar: impacts on local communities

ACSC/APF – 2014 Yangon, Myanmar Thant Zin Dawei Development Association-DDA

Contents

 A Brief Background of Dawei SEZ project  Concerns and impacts  Significant Campaigns and non violent movement  Conclusion

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A Brief Background of Dawei and DSEZ

 Capital of Tanintharyi Region  North to Mon State, East to Thailand, West to Adman Sea  Fishery, Agriculture like rubber, cashew, betel nut  Estimate Total Population – 800,0000  Ethnicity - Dawei/Tavoyan, Karen are majority and a few Mon communities

Dawei Deep Sea Port and SEZ

 MoU on 15 May 2008 in Singapore  MoU on 12 June 2008 between Myan and Thai Gov  Infrastructure – US 8.6 billion  Industrial Estate – US 58 billion  Change to G to G project – 23 July 2012

Conceptual Plan of Dawei Project

Port and Heavy Industry, Hydro Power Plant, Oil and Gas Industry, Upstream and Downstream Petrochemical Complex, Medium and Light Industry, Transborder Road Link

Main Concerns and Impacts

 Force relocation ( over 32279 people, 3977 households according to 2008 plan 11183 people in 6 villages according to 2012 plan)  Land Confiscation ( Both direct and indirect land grabbing)  Potential Numerous toxic emission form Petrochemical Complex  Lossing Livelihood of local people  Human Rights violation in project area  Transparency and Accountability of the project  Water gabbing /Fresh water Robbery

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Natural Gas Pipe Line Eg. Doe v Unocal Court Case #Displacement# Dawei Special Economic Zone Effect on over 20 Communities And 30,000 People #Displacement# Road link to Thailand Effect on estimate 50,000 people in direct and indirect ways Water Reservoir For DSEZ Effect on over 1000 people #Displacement# Ban Chaung Coal Mine Effect on 23 villages and estimate 10,000 #Displacement# A Nyar Phyar Hydro Power Dam Effect on 5 village #Displacement# Oil Refinery Effect on 2 villages #Displacement# Many Mining Projects #Displacement#

Non violent movement of local people

DDA organized a campaign against the proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant on Maungmakan beach and called for 'green’ development, not environmentally destructive development.

Ka Lone Htar villagers’ desire on Dam construction

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When ITD officers came to the village the villager install visual campaign posters on the wall.

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Each and every village youth members bring their motor bike to meeting place with ITD officials to show they have sufficient economy and sustainable livelihood.

Interface worship

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local people who are effected by DSEZ and Road link gathered a stone pill and pray for human security in the future on the access road to Thailand form DSEZ.

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Protect, Respect and Remedy

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The villagers stand poster of president U Thein Sein and the four foreign investment policy on the main road of the villages.

Alternative campaign

Cycling campaign from Yangon and Dawei (over 500 miles) to raise awareness about Dawei SEZ

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Dawei Experience on Remedial Action

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Civil Society Platform Media Platform Legal Platform Political platform

Building Strong civil society for social movement Community Mobilization, Research and Documentation, Networking, etc Establishing local media: Social movement with media coverage is achievable Legal literacy and judicial action bring issue to political dialogue for policy change

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Thanks for your attention!

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