Land Acquisition and Resettlement Department
Project-related land acquisition and restrictions on land use can have adverse impacts on communities and persons and it may cause physical displacement (relocation, loss of residential land or loss of shelter), economic displacement (loss of land, assets, or access to assets, leading to loss of income sources or other means of livelihood), or both. Experience and research indicate that physical and economic displacement, if unmitigated, may give rise to severe economic, social, and environmental risks (ESF, 2018). EQMS has vast experiences to address these issues in line with national (GOB’ ARIPA 2017) and international standards (WB ESF 2018, ADB SPS 2009, IFC PS 2012, JICA ESC 2022, EP 2020, IDB, etc.).
Our Expertise
- Initial Poverty & Social Assessment
- Census and Socioeconomic Survey
- Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
- Preparation of Resettlement Plan Framework (RPF)
- Implementation and monitoring of RAP
- RAP External Monitoring
- Stakeholder Engagement Planning
- Preparation of Land Acquisition Plan (LAP)
- Implementation and monitoring of LAP
- Preparation and implementation of Income & Livelihood Restoration Program (ILRP)
- CMIS & Data Management
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Preparation of Safeguard Documents such as Gender Action Plan (GAP), Gender Based Violence Prevention Plan (GBVPP), etc.
Experienced
LRD has extensive and exclusive experience in social assessment, social risk identification and assessment, baseline surveys, social planning, stakeholders’ engagement mapping in formulating project concept, preparation, operations, implementation, and completion.
