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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2002-ADB: ADBs training seminar emphasizes development (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Dhaka, Bangladesh -- The two-day Management Training Seminar on Involuntary Resettlement organized by the the Asian Development Bank and held at the Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM) was concluded on 12 August 2002. The training seminar was widely participated by major infrastructure and other Government agencies, including Roads and Highways Department, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Bangladesh Railway, Gas Transmission Co. Ltd., Ministry of Land, Ministry of Planning (IMED), related national and international consultants and prominent NGOs. Dr. Mohammad Zaman, ADB's staff consultant and social policy and resettlement specialist conducted the training seminar.
In his welcome address, Toru Shibuichi, ADB Country Director mentioned that the training program was a very important milestone in terms of capacity building efforts in resettlement, social development and safeguard in ADB-assisted projects in Bangladesh. Involuntary resettlement associated with ADB projects presents certain risks. For example, people lose their lands, homes, jobs, income sources, and generally their way of life. Unless adequate measures are taken to assist them in resettlement and rehabilitation, development projects have in the past led to impoverishment of the affected people. ADB's Involuntary Resettlement Policy was adopted to
(i) address this impoverishment and
(ii) safeguard the economic, social and cultural lives of the resettlers.
Mr. Shibuichi stressed that "The development community increasingly sees impoverishment of the affected people ...
Source: HighBeam Research, ADBs training seminar emphasizes development.