This may simply be because it was not judged to be a priority by the community and will be completed in due course. However, it may also be that this street was a former confrontation line where IEDs have been extensively used and therefore a negative environment. Again, these terrain-based indicators will inform the questioning of key informants by survey teams.
Image 21. A local marker placed by the community to warn of IED contamination
Local customs are part of environmental indicators and understanding them will enable MA staff to use them to best effect. For example, Image 21 shows a local warning sign that has been placed by members of the community. It is very important that MA staff are attuned to these, and that they are not missed. Signs like this one could also have been used by the armed actors to record the location of devices to enable maintenance, such as the renewal of power sources.
Image 22. Aged written warning is visible on the community’s warning marker
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