LAO: Comparative Analysis of Lao PDR’s Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement
This document is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the standards of living of the displaced poor and other vulnerable groups.