Croatia
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, the Republic of Croatia contributed €31 million (some US$40 million) to its mine action program.[1] Since 2008, Croatia’s contribution to mine action from the state budget has totaled €164 million (more than $226 million) which represents 92% of the total mine action budget in 2008–2012. Croatia is one of a very few countries that contributes over 90% of its mine action budget from national sources.[2]
In 2012, Croatia also received $1.86 million in international contributions toward clearance activities and victim assistance from Germany, Monaco, and the United States (US).[3]
National contributions: 2008–2012[4]
Year | Amount (€) | Amount ($) |
2012 | 31,030,955 | 39,902,705 |
2011 | 33,000,000 | 45,972,300 |
2010 | 32,300,000 | 42,833,030 |
2009 | 37,528,919 | 52,296,549 |
2008 | 30,782,602 | 45,330,460 |
Total | 164,642,476 | 226,335,044 |
International contributions: 2012[5]
Donor | Sector | Amount (national currency) | Amount ($) |
US | Clearance | $1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
Germany | Clearance | €490,000 | 630,091 |
Monaco | Victim assistance | $133,330 | 133,330 |
Total |
|
| 1,863,421 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[6]
Year | Total national contributions (€) | Total national contributions ($) | International contributions ($) | Total ($) |
2012 | 31,030,955 | 39,902,705 | 1,863,421 | 41,766,126 |
2011 | 33,000,000 | 45,972,300 | 2,277,360 | 48,249,660 |
2010 | 32,300,000 | 42,833,030 | 5,438,553 | 48,271,583 |
2009 | 37,528,919 | 52,296,549 | 4,720,812 | 57,017,361 |
2008 | 30,782,602 | 45,330,460 | 6,574,630 | 51,905,090 |
Total | 164,642,476 | 226,335,044 | 20,874,776 | 247,209,820 |
[1] Emails from Miljenko Vahtaric, Assistant Director, CROMAC, 4 and 7 July 2013.
[2] Other countries include Chile and Venezuela, who use national sources for 100% of its needs. Azerbaijan and Angola contribute over 80%.
[3] International Trust Fund Enhancing Human Security Annual Report 2012, Slovenia, 2013, p. 36; US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013”; and Germany, Convention on Conventional Weapons, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 23 March 2013.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Croatia: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.
[5] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[6] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Croatia: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.