POST-RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT: POLICY AIMED AT POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

摘要

Based on the history of involuntary resettlement for reservoir construction, the macro socio-economics and micro socio-economics background of reservoir resettlement is analyzed, the experience and lessons of reservoir resettlement is summarized. As follow, the present post-resettlement support (PRS) policies described from support beneficiaries, support funds and support ways three aspects, discussed onto administration system and operation mechanism two angles. And then the stakeholders of PRS policies are analyzed, including electricity users, owners and managers of profitable large and medium reservoirs, people directly and indirectly affected by reservoir projects, various resettlement institutions; the governmental intervention methods and implementation of PRS policies are discussed, the effect of PRS policies is forecasted, and the social risks including understanding risk, conflict risk and marginalization risk during the course of PRS policies implementation is pointed out. Finally, some recommendations are put forward to improve the PRS policies, including establish state resettlement institution, integrate government activities with market rules, encourage public participation, strengthen capacity building of rural organizations,and so on.