Resettlement specialists · Lao PDR
We prepare and implement resettlement action plans for hydropower, infrastructure and community development projects, from the first household survey to the completion report.
What we do
Six areas of expertise
Resettlement planning
Resettlement action plans, relocation plans by village and phase, and the layout of new village sites.
Compensation and asset inventory
Every affected plot, house, tree and crop measured with its owner, valued at replacement cost and recorded in a signed register.
Livelihood restoration
Agriculture, livestock, fisheries and off-farm occupations chosen with each household, followed until income is restored.
Community development
Village organisation, community infrastructure and support for vulnerable households at the new site.
Socio-economic and PAP survey
A census of every affected household and the income baseline that later results are measured against.
Stakeholder engagement and consultation
Meetings at province, district and village level, with records of what was asked and how it was answered.
How we work
How a resettlement programme runs
Six phases in a fixed order. Consultation, grievance redress and monitoring run through all of them.
- 01
Prepare
Confirm the boundary, the committees and the survey plan.
- 02
Survey and register
Census, asset survey and the cut-off date.
- 03
Plan
Entitlements, new sites and livelihoods.
- 04
Approve
Review, approval and disclosure of the plan.
- 05
Implement
Compensation, construction and relocation.
- 06
Restore and close
Livelihoods, community development and completion.
Standards
Lao law first, international standards alongside
Our plans are written to be approved by the provincial resettlement committee under Lao law, and to meet IFC and ADB requirements where a lender applies them.
Standards and complianceKnowledge
Resettlement, explained
Short explanations of the terms and field methods our work depends on.
- What is a RAP?What a resettlement action plan contains and who approves it.
- What is a cut-off date?Why it is declared and what it means for eligibility.
- How to measure DBHMeasuring a tree trunk for the asset survey, step by step.
Planning a project that will move people or take land?
Tell us the project type, location and stage. We will reply with the surveys, plans and approvals it is likely to need.