CREATING JOBS IN CONFLIC TAFFEC TED AREAS
Annex 7A Definitions of high-conflict and low-conflict regions in selected South Asian countries This annex describes the classification of high- and low-confl ict regions in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan Classification is at the province level. Highconflict provinces are defined as provinces in which the number of deaths per 1,000 people caused by terrorist incidents in 2007 was greater than 0.1. By this defi nition, 15 provinces are in high-conflict areas (Baghlan, Ghazni, Farah, Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Kunarha, Nimroz, Paktika, Paktya, Panjsher, Takhar, Urozgan, Wardak, and Zabul) areas. Data on terrorism deaths were obtained from the National Counterterrorism Center (2008).
India Classification is at the state level. Lowconflict states are states that recorded no conflict-related fatalities in 2000 or 2007. High-conflict states are states that transitioned to a state of conflict during this period—that is, states that recorded no casualties in 2000 but did record confl ict-related casualties in 2007. This means that states in conflict in 2000 are excluded from this analysis. By this definition, 10 states are in high-conflict areas (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal). Confl ictrelated fatalities are based on data from the RAND-MIPT Terrorism Database, collected by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), in collaboration with the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Data are available for the period January 1998–April 2007.
Nepal Classification is at the district level. Highconflict districts are those in which the number of confl ict deaths per 1,000 people in 2004 was greater than the median; lowconflict districts are those in which the number of confl ict deaths per 1,000 people was less than the median level of 0.67. The time period considered was 1996–2004 (two years before the end of the confl ict). By this defi nition, half of Nepal’s 36 districts are classified as high-conflict areas (Achham, Arghakhanchi, Bajura, Banke, Bardiya, Bhojpur, Dadeldhura, Dailekh, Dang, Dhading, Dolakha, Dolpa, Doti, Gorkha, Humla, Jajarkot, Jumla, Kailali, Kalikot, Kanchanpur, Kavrepalanchok, Lamjung, Mugu, Myagdi, Nuwakot, Okhaldhunga, R a mech hap, Rolpa , Ru ku m , S a lya n , Sankhuwasabha, Sindhuli, Sindhupalchok, Solukhumbu, Surkhet, and Taplejung). Data on confl ict deaths were obtained from the annual Human Rights Yearbooks published by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), an NGO based in Kathmandu.
Sri Lanka Classifi cation is at the province level. The Northern Province was not included in the analysis because of lack of data. The Eastern Province is classified as high conflict; all other provinces are classified as low conflict. The analysis for Sri Lanka should be interpreted with caution, however, as the data reflect almost two decades of conflict. In addition, the analysis for Sri Lanka differs from that of other countries in that conflictaffected regions are moving from conflict to peace.
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