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Dawei Experience: Investment in Myanmar: impacts on local communities ACSC/APF – 2014 Yangon, Myanmar Thant Zin Dawei Development Association-DDA 1

Contents  A Brief Background of Dawei SEZ project  Concerns and impacts  Significant Campaigns and non violent movement  Conclusion Dawei Development Association 2

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  Dawei Development Association 3

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  5

Natural Gas Pipe Line Eg. Doe v Unocal Water Reservoir Court Case For DSEZ #Displacement# Effect on over 1000 people Road link to #Displacement# Thailand Dawei Special Effect on estimate Economic Zone 50,000 people Effect on over in direct and 20 Communities indirect ways And 30,000 People #Displacement# Many Mining Projects A Nyar Phyar #Displacement# Hydro Power Dam Effect on 5 village #Displacement# Ban Chaung Oil Refinery Coal Mine Effect on 2 villages Effect on #Displacement# 23 villages and estimate 10,000 #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 When ITD officers came to the village the villager install visual campaign posters on the wall. Dawei Development Association 8

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. Dawei Development Association 9

Interface worship 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. Dawei Development Association 10

Rethinking Growth 11

Protect, Respect and Remedy The villagers stand poster of president U Thein Sein and the four foreign investment policy on the main road of the villages. Dawei Development Association 12

Alternative campaign Cycling campaign from Yangon and Dawei (over 500 miles) to raise awareness about Dawei SEZ 13

Dawei Experience on Remedial Action Building Strong civil society for social movement Civil Society Community Mobilization, Research and Platform Documentation, Networking, etc Media Establishing local media: Social movement Platform with media coverage is achievable Legal Platform Legal literacy and judicial action Political bring issue to political dialogue for policy platform change Dawei Development Association 14

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