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p. 10 of 79 BACK | NEXT Foreword Abbreviations Glossary 1. Introduction 1.1 Resettlement Losses 1.2 The Bank's Involuntary Resettlement Policy 1.3 Resettlement in Different Project Types 1.4 The Project Cycle 1.5 Issues in Land Acquisition and Resettlement 1.6 Good Practice 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 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 : 1. Introduction

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1.6. Good Practice

Good practice in resettlement planning and implementation mirrors the Bank's policy objectives for involuntary resettlement. The key elements of good practice are:

• Take all steps to minimize or eliminate involuntary resettlement where feasible by exploring viable alternative design options.
• Define the parameters of likely resettlement at the ISA stage, and include appropriate TORs in the PPTA Feasibility Study.
• Conceptualize and implement resettlement measures as development programs, to be part of all projects, including sector, private sector and co-financed projects, and loans to development finance institutions.
• Complete socioeconomic surveys and census of people affected early in the project preparation to identify all losses from land acquisition and all affected persons, and to avoid an influx of outsiders or speculators.
• Involve all stakeholders in a consultative process, especially all affected persons, including vulnerable groups.
• Compensate all affected persons, including those without title to land, for all their losses at replacement rates.
• Where relocation of housing is required, develop relocation options in consultation with affected persons and host communities, in order to restore living standards.
• Where people will lose income and livelihoods, establish appropriate income restoration programs with objectives to improve, or at least restore, their productive base.
• Provide a social preparation process for people affected when they are vulnerable, or when there is social tension associated with displacement.
• Prepare a time-bound RP with appropriate provisions and sources of funding before appraisal, with a summary RP before MRM. Include a summary resettlement plan in the draft RRP to the Board.
• Involve specialists in resettlement and social sciences, and people affected, in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the RP.

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