This note provides guidance onapproaches to relocation and resettlement of people.Although resettlement is ideally avoided, the complexitiesof unclear, unrecognized, informal, and overlapping landclaims in many areas means that it is an issue thatinvestors and governments often need to address. Fieldresearch suggests room for improvement in processes andoutcomes where resettlement had been undertaken. Criticalfactors for success included how resettled people perceivedthat their living situations had changed after resettlement,which includes compensation, access to livelihoodopportunities, and social services. Also important was theextent to which people were consulted, where involved indecision making, and had access to grievance mechanisms.
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