Publication : Report

A key objective of the 1995 ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement is to ensure that displaced people receive assistance “so that they would be at least as well-off as they would have been in the absence of the project.”149 Likewise, an overriding objective of the 2009 Policy is “to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels.” 150 The latter Policy also aims to “improve the standards of living of the displaced poor and other vulnerable groups.”151 These themes are repeated throughout the policies and are reflected in the Project Resettlement Plans.

Information Source : Derailed: A Study on the Resettlement Process and Impacts of the Rehabilitation of the Cambodian Railways

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