Involuntary Resettlement

Small Scale Technical Assistance for Sri Lanka: Capacity Building for the National Involuntary Resettlement Policy -- TA No. 3792-SRI

Key Outputs, 30 June 2003

The TA was successfully completed in June 2003 with the following key outputs

• Recommendations for Amendments to the Land Acquisition Act and a Draft Resettlement Act
• A Resettlement Unit established within the Ministry of Lands (MOL)
• Recommendations for an institutional framework and implementation arragements for operationalizing the NIRP in MOL and Central Environment Authority (CEA)
• Five training programs held and approximately 130 participants from different agencies trained
• Four manuals prepared to guide the implementation of the NIRP
  
  • Guidelines for a Participatory Resettlement [ PDF: 227Kb | 34 pages ]
  • Process Process Manual for Implementation of the National Involuntary Resettlement Policy [ PDF: 226Kb | 42 pages ]
  • General Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Involuntary Resettlement [ PDF: 255Kb | 47 pages ]
  • Guidelines for the Preparation of a Resettlement Action Plan [ PDF: 516Kb | 166 pages ]

Grant Approval, 11 December 2001

ADB President Tadao Chino approved a grant to enable the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to sustain the momentum developed under TA 3246. The funds were used to assist the GOSL in implementing the National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP).

• Prepare amendments to the Land Acquisition Act
• Strengthen capacity within the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and Ministry of Lands (MLD) to implement the Policy
• Assist in preparing operational guidelines for implementing the Policy, a process manual for MLD and resettlement planning guidelines for CEA
• Assist in training line ministry staff, including provincial level staff and if funds are available, extend training to NGOs and external agencies

Recognizing the importance of this endeavor, the World Bank realigned funds from their Environmental Action No. 1 Project (EA1P) amounting to $191,600 to support activities related to implementing the NIRP and to provide equipment to strengthen the resettlement unit within the MLD.

Related Activities

Urban Sector Policy Framework Drafted

In April 2002, GOSL appointed a Task Force to coordinate the Formulation of an Urban Sector Policy Framework [PDF]. The Working Group came up with a draft policy framework which include important policy principles from the National Involuntary Resettlement Policy. For more information on the draft policy framework, please write to chpb@sltnet.lk.