Involuntary Resettlement

National Resettlement Policy Enhancement and Capacity Building

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Manila, Philippines 15 October 2001

Purpose

The workshop aims to:

1. serve as a forum for consultation with key stakeholders on:

   • Draft Resettlement Policy including regulatory and administrative frameworks
   • Guidelines for Resettlement Planning and Implementation
   • Proposal for Capacity Building in Resettlement Planning and Implementation
   
   
2. build consensus in formulating a draft Resettlement Policy including regulatory and administrative frameworks; guidelines for resettlement planning and implementation; proposal for capacity building in resettlement planning and implementation.

Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will have:

• provided inputs to the draft Resettlement Policy and related administrative and regulatory frameworks; guidelines for resettlement planning and implementation; proposal for capacity building in resettlement planning and implementation
• formulated recommendations for the in-country report to be presented in the Regional Workshop.

Expected Outputs

• In-Country Workshop Report
• Country Report for presentation in the Regional Workshop

Target Participants

Participation is by invitation only. Majority of the participants represent agencies who attended the three consultative meetings which held extensive discussions on the expected TA outputs. They include:

• government agencies (PEA, NHA, NEDA, DILG, DSWD, DENR, DOTC, DPWH, HGC, HLURB, NHMFC, etc.)
• national and local WOs/NGOs/CBOs
• pressure groups and policy advocates
• international donors and/or aid agencies.

Contacts

Lucille Ortile
Deputy Secretary General, HUDCC (Project Coordinator designate for TA 5935-REG)
6th Floor, Atrium Building
Makati Avenue, Makati City
Tel. (632) 811-4116
Fax: (632) 811-4167
Email: lportile@pacific.net.ph

Danilo Lapid
Team Leader Resettlement Consultant (Philippines)
Center for Advanced Philippine Studies (CAPS)
Rm 202 Loyola Heights Condominium
Esteban Abada cor F. dela Rosa St.Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Tel: (632) 929-8429
Fax: (632) 434-5954
Email: danlapid@info.com.ph

Zacarias Abanes
Workshop Secretariat
Tel: (632) 811-4172
Fax: (632) 811-4118
Email: prado_dineros@yahoo.com

Fe Gaffud
Workshop Secretariat
Tel: (632) 632-4444 ext. 7539
Fax: (632) 636 2205
Email: fgaffud@adb.org