Involuntary Resettlement

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Involuntary Resettlement

What is Involuntary Resettlement?

People losing land, houses, other assets, and resources due to development projects have no option but to rebuild their lives, incomes and asset bases elsewhere. Whilst every attempt is made to avoid and minimize such losses, nonetheless some involuntary resettlement effects are unavoidable in the process of development.

Resettlement losses most often arise because of land acquisition, through expropriation and the use of eminent domain or other regulatory measures.

What are possible resettlement effects in different types of projects?

Resettlement effects vary between a wide range of project types. Small plots of land required for schools or health centers may cause limited resettlement effects. Long alignments required for roads, railways, power lines, or canals may create resettlement effects along a narrow right of way, or disrupt community networks, dividing roads, paths, irrigation systems, and landholdings. Reservoirs for water supply, irrigation or power generation can create wide-scale disruption through aerial impact.

ADB projects are assigned an involuntary resettlement category depending on the significance of the probable involuntary resettlement impacts. Use this Involuntary Resettlement Checklist and Categorization Form [ Doc: 71.0kb | 3 pages ]to determine whether your project will entail involuntary resettlement impacts and identify resources required for resettlement planning

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