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p. 12 of 79 BACK | NEXT Foreword Abbreviations Glossary 1. Introduction 2. The Resettlement Plan in the Project Cycle 2.1 Deciding on the Type of Resettlement Plan 2.2 Requirements for Resettlement Plans 2.3 Full Resettlement Plan: Recommended Outline 2.4 Short Resettlement Plan: Recommended Outline 2.5 Land Acquisition and Resettlement in the Project Cycle: Key Action Points 2.6 Land Acquisition and Resettlement in the Project Cycle: Key Action Points for Sector Loans/Subprojects 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 : 2. The Resettlement Plan in the Project Cycle

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2.1. Deciding on the Type of Resettlement Plan

Bank policy applies to all resettlement impacts, regardless of the numbers of people involved or the level of severity experienced. The policy introduces the concept of "significance" in resettlement.

A full RP is required when resettlement effects are significant. When resettlement is significant, Bank staff should assist the government and other project sponsors to:

• adopt and implement the policy objectives and principles within their own legal, policy, administrative, and institutional frameworks;
• build the capacity of the government and other project sponsors effectively to plan and implement involuntary resettlement;
• strengthen the DMC's capacity and macro frameworks for involuntary resettlement;
• assist the government and other project sponsors in preparing and submitting to the Bank, before loan appraisal, a satisfactory RP with time-bound actions and budgets; and
• inform the government of the Bank's policy.

The full RP would include (i) objectives, policies, and strategies; (ii) organizational responsibilities; (iii) community participation and integration with host populations; (iv) socioeconomic survey; (v) the legal framework including mechanisms for resolution of conflicts and appeals procedures; (vi) identification of alternative sites and selection; (vii) valuation of and compensation for lost assets; (viii) landownership, tenure, acquisition, and transfer; (ix) access to training, employment, and credit; (x) shelter, infrastructure, and social services; (xi) environmental protection and management; and (xii) implementation schedule, budget, and M&E. It would also specify measures taken to minimize or avoid resettlement effects. It may include a social preparation phase.

When resettlement effects are "significant" in a sector loan, one of the sample subprojects should be appraised prior to the time of the loan appraisal mission, and the RRP would include, in addition to the standard requirements concerning resettlement, the resettlement criteria for subproject eligibility and an outline of the full RP which would be applicable to other subprojects having resettlement effects. When resettlement effects are not significant in a sector loan, the Bank will not require a RP for a subproject prior to the loan appraisal mission, and standard requirements (a summary discussion of resettlement) will be satisfied in the RRP. In a loan to a development finance institution or institutions, the RRP should include an assurance that the lender will follow the Bank's resettlement policy as well as other relevant policies such as those relating to environmental protection, gender, indigenous peoples, and participatory development.

Projects with insignificant resettlement effects, as determined by the Projects Department concerned and the Social Development Division, will have a short RP. In the case of minor resettlement matters, this plan needs to be from half a page to two pages in length. The Bank may assist in the preparation of the RP.

The short RP would, as necessary, (i) summarize the numbers affected and extent of losses; (ii) the policies and legal framework applicable; (iii) arrangements made for asset valuation, compensation, relocation, rehabilitation, and environmental protection; (iv) responsibilities in delivering and monitoring entitlements; (v) costs; (vi) time frame for land acquisition and resettlement measures; and (vii) consultation and grievance mechanisms for people affected.

The time and effort required to prepare a RP will be commensurate with the scale and magnitude of the resettlement problem. The Bank's policy states that:

"The preparation of a resettlement plan may require 2-4 weeks of local consultant inputs for a simple project involving resettlement of a small number of people, whereas a plan involving larger number of people to be resettled in a complex project may require about 15 months of staff and consultant inputs in addition to the inputs of the executing agencies, and may take up to 2 years".

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