SRI: Supporting and Strengthening National-Level Capacity for a Country Involuntary Resettlement System

Event: Country Safeguard Systems: South Asia

SRI: Supporting and Strengthening National-Level Capacity for a Country Involuntary Resettlement System

30 April 2014

rehabilitating project-affected persons. The Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) of Asian Development Bank (ADB) requires that (i) social impacts are identified and assessed early in the project cycle; (ii) resettlement plans are prepared and implemented to avoid, minimize, and mitigate identified adverse social impacts; and (iii) affected persons are informed and consulted during project preparation andimplementation. ADB is responsible for explaining its safeguard policy requirements to borrowers and to assist them in their capacity-building programs. In this context, ADB provided technical assistance to develop the National Involuntary Resettlement policy (2001), and several technical assistance programs to develop institutional capacity of government departments in applying the NIRP to development projects.

Geographical Focus:

Sri Lanka

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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