1. The population subject to resettlement should, at a minimum,
maintain its current standard of living and should have the opportunity
to achieve a higher standard of living after resettlement has taken
place.

2. The resettlement transition period should be
minimized and adequate support of both a social and economic nature
should be provided during the transition period.

3. Resettlement should achieve the social and
economic reestablishment of those dislocated, on a viable productive
basis, through the creation of project-funded new industrial, service
sector and agricultural employment and activities. Insofar as changes
in occupation are necessary, the replacement opportunities should
properly recognize the social, communal, cultural, educational and
vocational profile of those affected, and any changes in economic
activity should be introduced on a voluntary basis.

4. The resettlement plans should have broad-based popular acceptance and the affected population should be consulted.

5. The distances the population to be relocated are
required to move should be minimized and opportunities for resettling
people in groups and communities should be provided.

6. The affected urban resettlements should be
adjusted or replanned with adequate regard to functional structure,
infrastructure provision and new site capability.

7. Houseplot and dwelling size allocation at new
rural and urban sites should ensure improved conditions and take into
account predictable growth of affected households.

8. The resettlement plans should minimize the loss of existing natural resources, especially agricultural lands.

9. The resettlement plans should have adequate
institutional arrangements to ensure effective and timely
implementation and adequate monitoring and evaluation arrangements.

10. The financial resources to carry out the relocation and development proposals should be available when and where required.

11. As a measure of mitigation in itself, the
impacts of the resettlement on the natural and socio-economic
environment, including cultural heritage items, should be considered
acceptable.

12. Only those factories that will be economically
viable should be considered for relocation and the compensation for the
assets of the non-viable factories should be used to create new
employment opportunities.

13. Inundated items of infrastructure such as
roads, bridges, etc. should be replaced so that the previous level of
service is maintained or improved.

14. Resettlement should not cause adverse
socio-economic impacts on the standards of living of the host
population nor on their environment.

SOURCE: CYJV, Vol. 1, pp. 17-1, 17-2

Continue to Appendix B