1. Involuntary Resettlement 0P 4.12 Principles and Objectives

2. A Resettlement Overview
Why does the Bank have an Involuntary Resettlement Policy?
How has the Bank’s policy evolved?
What are policy objectives and key principles
What is role of Financial Intermediaries?

3. An Evolving Resettlement History
No mitigation: Those losing land must make a sacrifice for national development
Eminent domain: compensation for assets favors relatively well-to-do.
Risks of impoverishment: Recognizing interests of poor and vulnerable, too
Resettlement can be a development opportunity: Extending the reach of project benefits

4. Key Policy Objectives
Avoid, minimize, or otherwise mitigate land acquisition and associated adverse impacts
Assist all affected people to improve, or at least restore, incomes and living standards
Resettlement as a development opportunity for households and community infrastructure
(Mitigating risks for affected people helps minimize risks to borrower and Bank, too)

5. Key Planning Principles
The Bank requires the borrower to prepare and implement a plan to identify, minimize or mitigate adverse impacts.
Implementers and affected people should be involved in planning process
Plan scope of coverage includes all contemporaneous impacts essential to functioning of Bank-supported project
Bank acceptance of plan required at appraisal (or prior to subproject approval in FI projects)

6. Key Guiding Principles
All affected persons should be compensated or assisted in other ways, regardless of legal status
Compensation for all assets at replacement cost (enough to obtain assets of equivalent value)
Income restoration may require supportive measures in addition to compensation for assets
Affected persons should be involved in resettlement planning and implementation
Consultation
Information Disclosure
Grievance Procedure

7. Role of Financial Intermediaries
Prepare and agree a Resettlement Policy Framework with the Bank
Screen all proposed on-lending activities for land acquisition and associated resettlement impacts
If RPF deemed unnecessary, legal documents require compliance if impacts should arise
For all subprojects involving relevant impacts, Bank approval of a resettlement plan required before accepted for financing

8. Recurring Issues and Problems
Defining project scope: “Indirect impacts” and “linkage” in application of Bank policy
Bridging the eligibility gap: Assisting vulnerable people and those who lack full legal recognition
Covering all costs: ‘Replacement cost’ valuation, transaction costs and transitional support
Asset stock versus income flow: Going beyond compensation to income restoration and incorporation of development opportunities
In FI projects, ensuring coordination with subclients in implementation and reporting