Handbook on Resettlement: A Guide to Good Practice

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Foreword

Abbreviations

Glossary

1. Introduction

2. The Resettlement Plan in the Project Cycle

3. Resettlement: Key Planning Concepts

4. Consultation and Participation

5. Socioeconomic Information

6. Relocation

7. Income Restoration

8. Institutional Framework

8.1 Issues concerning the Institutional Framework

8.2 Establishing Resettlement Unit

8.3 Staffing and Budget

8.4 Staff Training and Capacity Building

8.5 NGOs as Resettlement Implementation Agents

8.6 Resettlement Coordination Committees

8.7 Grievance Redress Committees

8.8 Institutional Framework in the Project Cycle: Key Action Points

8.9 Checklist: Institutional Framework

9. Monitoring and Evaluation

Selected Reading List

Appendix 1: The Bank's Policy on Involuntary Resettlement

Appendix 2: Sample Terms of Reference for Full Resettlement Plan

Appendix 3: Resettlement Policies in Selected DMCs

Appendix 4: Resettlement Monitoring: Sample Formats for Monthly Progress Reports

Handbook on Resettlement: A Guide to Good Practice : 8. Institutional Framework

8.4. Staff Training and Capacity Building

During the Feasibility Study and loan Fact-Finding missions, the Mission Leader should assess the existing staff skills and institutional capacity of the unit and other agencies to undertake the resettlement operations. In many cases, the borrowers lack the institutional capacity necessary for resettlement.

The Mission Leader, based on the analysis of existing capacity and resettlement needs, should plan and budget for staff development and training.

During the early stages of resettlement planning, resettlement staff may gain experience and knowledge by visiting other successful resettlement projects.
Short-term resettlement management training and workshops can be organized by local training institutes.
A TA can be initiated to support capacity building in undertaking resettlement planning and implementation of the RP.

The Bank financed a TA for Capacity Building for Resettlement Management in Road Projects in Indonesia. In addition to training, the TA led to the development of a set of operational guidelines and a handbook on resettlement management in road projects.

TA for Capacity Building for Resettlement Management in Road Projects¹

In 1995, ADB granted this TA to Indonesia. The principal objective of the TA was to develop and conduct a two-week training seminar for the Directorate General of Highways (DGH/BinaMarga) and other related departments/agencies aimed at building institutional capacity in planning and implementation of land acquisition and resettlement in road capacity expansion projects.

The training seminar was the first of its kind in Indonesia. Twenty five participants attended the seminar held in Bandung from 16 to 28 October 1995. Nearly two thirds of the participants were mid- to senior-level officials from the Policy and Operational Sub-Directorate of Bina Marga; the rest came from various government agencies (for example, National Land Agency, Mayoral and Local Governments) and NGOs who were actually responsible for land acquisition, compensation assessment, consultation, and resettlement. The seminar featured panel discussions, mini-workshops dealing with specific resettlement problems, field visits, video and slide presentations. The panel discussions covered all essential elements of resettlement and rehabilitation operations.

In addition to the general impact of the training itself in terms of the broadening of knowledge DGH/Bina Marga staff and those participants engaged in the practical aspects of land acquisition and resettlement on road projects in the field, the training seminar led to the development of a set of tangible policy and operational guidelines for application in road projects. The Operational Guidelines for Resettlement Management for Road Projects: A Handbook (1995) is a comprehensive step-by-step guideline for resettlement planning and operation. A key objective of the guidelines has been to integrate the social and environmental issues into road planning and development and to set out clearly the principles, procedures, and checklists to assist staff agencies in the planning, preparation, and implementation of resettlement programs.

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¹ TA No. 2268-INO:Capacity Building for Resettlement Management in Road Projects:Final Technical Assistance Report, for $265,000, approved on 27 December 1994.

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8.3 Staffing and Budget

8.5 NGOs as Resettlement Implementation Agents

Catalog

8.4. Staff Training and Capacity Building