Involuntary Resettlement

Resources

• Software Application - Monitoring and Evaluation: APTRACK (free)
• Speeches, Conference Papers, and Studies
• Forms and Templates
• Training Modules

Software Applications

APTRACK: Database Management for Monitoring and Evaluating R&R Activities

Managing resettlement issues in development infrastructure projects, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) activities is a challenging task. A few issues associated with M&E include difficulties in creating a comprehensive database of affected persons (APs) and limited mechanisms to reach out to individual APs, monitor and evaluate resettlement plan implementation during and after project implementation and evaluate the impact of the resettlement interventions on their quality of life. APTRACK was developed to aid executing and implementing agencies, external monitors, among other stakeholders to develop and maintain a management information system.

Speeches, Conference Papers, Studies

Policy Impact of Involuntary Resettlement

In September 2000, ADB's Operations Evaluation Department (OED) evaluated the relevance, adequacy, and effectiveness of ADB's Involuntary Resettlement Policy and its implementation. The study aimed to enhance ADB’s future portfolio development and management, and to provide feedback to enhance IRP implementation in future projects. Eight sample projects in four countries—(Bangladesh, People’s Republic of China [PRC], Indonesia, and Philippines) were selected for field investigation based on sector and regional criteria.

In 2006, OED has embarked on an evaluation of ADB’s three safeguard policies including involuntary resettlement.

XVth ICAES Symposium on Involuntary Displacement in Florence, Italy - Keynote Address and Symposium Statement

Susanna Price, ADB's Senior Social Development Specialist, gave a keynote address to the Symposium on Involuntary Displacement and Sustainable Livelihood Restoration at the XVth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (ICAES) in July 2003 in Florence, Italy. Ms. Price delivered a paper, entitled "Ten Steps Towards Good Resettlement Practice at ADB" which explains that the key to success is to promote understanding of the core policy values, while also learning lessons from experience in policy implementation. Highlights of ADB's 10 steps included publishing resettlement guidelines, recruitment of resettlement specialists, forming a resettlement network, establishing a resettlement website, and training programs. In addition, learning from experience in resettlement case studies has also been also critical to creating the right institutional climate for enhancing policy implementation. Read the full text [PDF: 182kb] and slides [PDF: 80kb].

She also chaired a working group to develop a Symposium Statement [PDF: 100kb | 5 pages] on new opportunities to achieve future good practice in resettlement.

Risk Assessment and Management in Involuntary Resettlement [ PDF: 43kb | 13 pages ] by Michael Cernea

Does displacement pose special risks for the poor and the near-poor? How can such risks be managed? This paper describes an operational tool for preparing and monitoring projects involving resettlement: the "Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction (IRR)" model. The IRR model has been widely discussed and supported in the recent development literature as an effective approach to poverty risk management when people are dispossessed or displaced in development. The paper shows how, through efforts to discover risks early in the project cycle, pre-emptive action can be taken, both to set a safeguard and to turn risks into development opportunities. Dr. Cernea delivered this report at the First Asia and Pacific Forum on Poverty held at ADB in Manila, on 5-9 February 2001.

Read other speeches and papers presented at the Forum which are now compiled in a 2-volume report entitled Defining an Agenda for Poverty Reduction.

Proceedings of the Workshop on Urban Resettlement: Assisting Informal Dwellers [ PDF: 70kb | 25 pages ]

ADB's Policy on Involuntary Resettlement does not exclude from assistance those among the displaced who have no formal title to land. Yet how can this requirement be followed in complex urban cases? What can we learn from the experience to date? On July 2000, ADB held a consultative workshop on urban resettlement in Manila to explore this question. The workshop facilitated the exchange of experiences and ideas between the NGOs, private sector representatives and the project authorities from three projects in India and the Philippines that are being financed, or partly financed, by ADB, with issues relating to informal dwellers. Major focus of deliberations was on the rights and entitlements of informal dwellers to compensation and resettlement assistance, partnership development between key stakeholders, and public participation and consultation in project preparation.

Learn more about the results and recommendations of the workshop.

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Forms and Templates

Involuntary Resettlement Checklist and Categorization

ADB projects are assigned an involuntary resettlement category depending on the significance of the probable involuntary resettlement (IR) impacts. Use this checklist to determine whether your project will entail IR effects and identify resources required for resettlement planning.

Format and Scope of Resettlement Plans and Frameworks

Resettlement plans and frameworks are developed according to the significance and timing of involuntary resettlement impacts. The contents and level of detail vary with circumstances. Learn more about the format and scope of resettlement plans and frameworks:

Format and Scope of a Full RP [PDF: 27.1kb | 2 pages]
Format and Scope of a Short RP [PDF: 23.6kb | 1 page]
Format and Scope of a RF [PDF: 25.0kb | 2 pages]

Annotated Outline of a Resettlement Plan [PDF: 119kb | 7pages]

Resettlement Monitoring Form

ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy requires staff in operations departments to regularly monitor the involuntary resettlement aspects of ongoing ADB-financed projects. Regular monitoring of resettlement implementation will help borrowers and project sponsors address problems early and ensure that entitlements reach the affected people. During project implementation review missions, staff are encouraged to use this form [PDF: 20.3kb] (draft) to improve reporting on resettlement.

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Training Modules

Risk Analysis and the Risks and Reconstruction Model in Population Resettlement: Training Course Syllabus, Training Modules and Supporting Materials

The Training Course aims to describe, explain and facilitate the use of a specific and important tool for risk analysis, the Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction (IRR) model for adressing adverse social impacts resulting from involuntary resettlement. It is designed and targeted to guide specifically policy and planning including resettlement managers, who are familiar with the issues and challenges of addressing involuntary resettlement. It was prepared as one of the key activities and outputs of TA 6091.

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