Project induced displacement
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- The impact of the Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project on vulnerable people in central Laos
- ( I. Matsumoto / Association for International Water and Forest Studies, Norway , 2009)
- This paper sheds light on the Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project in central Laos, demonstrating its impacts on vulnerable people. The Project started construction in 2008 and is expected to be completed ...
- Methods of profiling Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
- ( A. Davies / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
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Obtaining reliable data on internally displaced persons (IDPs) is challenging. In most countries affected by internal displacement, existing data on IDPs and the conditions of their displacement is...
- Examining the internal migration crisis caused by climate change
- ( Christian Aid , 2007)
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The number of IDPs is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades. And those already displaced look likely to be joined by at least equal numbers of people forced from their homes because o...
An overview of internal displacement as a result of armed conflict and violence
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
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In 2007, the estimated number of people internally displaced as a result of armed conflicts and violence
passed the 26 million mark. This annual survey of internal displacement considers spec... - What cost dams? Human security and forced displacement
- ( G. Caspary / Centre of International Studies and Research , 2007)
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This paper discusses how development induced displacement can impact human security – specifically in relation to the building of dams. It analyses current efforts being made by financial ins...
- E-paper providing access to information on dams and development
- ( J. Bird / Asian Development Bank , 2005)
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Asian Development Bank's Dams and Development E-paper provides useful information and easy access to international policies, frameworks, principles, strategies, and case studies on dams. It seeks t...
- Police abuse and forced displacement in Orissa, India
- ( R. Gooldland / Business and Human Rights Resource Centre , 2007)
- This report reviews environmental and social aspects of plans by Utkal Alumina Industries Ltd to mine bauxite and refine alumina. The project is a joint venture between Canada’s Alcan and Hindalco. T...
- Is forced displacement acceptable in conservation projects?
- ( Kai Schmidt-Soltau / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2004)
- Over ten million people have been displaced from protected areas by conservation projects. Forced displacement in developing countries is a major obstacle to reducing poverty. It should no longer be c...
- Not giving a damn: private financiers and dam displacement
- ( Jason Stanley / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2002)
- During the last fifty years, between 30 and 80 million people have lost their homes and livelihoods through dam construction. In the wake of fiscal crises and changing donor priorities governments are...
- Rights for the world's evicted. Are development projects harming people they're meant to help?
- ( Theodore E. Downing / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2002)
- In the current decade, 10 million people a year have been displaced (forced to move) by development projects intended to improve their lives. The evidence is clear that such displacement, caused by la...
