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NEW BOOK Development and Dispossession: The Crisis of Forced Displacement and Resettlement
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Edited:  Anthony Oliver-Smith 
Featuring many INDR authors:  Michael Cernea, Dana Clark, Theodore Downing, Carmen Garcia-Downing, Barbara Rose Johnston, Dolores Koenig, Thayer Scudder
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 July 2009 )
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The government will set a humane precedence with the Punatsangchhu hydroproject

Fair deal for displaced families?

The government will set a humane precedence with the Punatsangchhu hydroproject displaced

10 June, 2009 - The 89 families that will have to make way for the 1200 MW Punatsangchhu dam, the largest number of people ever displaced in such circumstances in Bhutan, may just get the compensation they desire.  The minister of economic affairs, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, said...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 July 2009 )
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World Bank coverup of Destruction of Albanian Coastal Village
The World Bank Inspection Panel using the investigative skills of Michael Cernea, an INDR founder, to uncover flagrant violations of involuntary resettlement polices and a cover up by World Bank Managers. Issue being covered in The Economist, Fox news, and other media covering the story.
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 March 2009 )
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China Dams Reveal Flaws in Climate-Change Weapon

 BY: JOE McDONALD and CHARLES J. HANLEY, Associated Press Writers Joe Mcdonald And Charles J. Hanley, Associated Press Writers Sun Jan 25, 2:11 pm ET

XIAOXI, China – The hydroelectric dam, a low wall of concrete slicing across an old farming valley, is supposed to help a power company in distant Germany contribute to saving the climate — while putting lucrative "carbon credits" into the pockets of Chinese developers.  But in the end the new Xiaoxi dam may do nothing to lower global-warming emissions as advertised....

Last Updated ( Friday, 06 February 2009 )
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Resettlement in Mugaga and Bujagali
Videos captured by Liane Greeff and paid for by the Environmental Monitoring Group.  Each film is broken into multiple parts so make sure you check each link if you want to see the entirety of this content.  If the links no longer work please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Enjoy Laughing.
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 April 2010 )
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Mining development leads to environmental displacement of 60K in Indonesia

A mud volcano erupted in eastern Java during exploratory drilling for natural gas. The lake of mud continues to grow, spreading across the countryside, driving people from their homes. 

Published: December 18, 2008

 

Last Updated ( Sunday, 21 December 2008 )
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Cote d'Ivoire:Protest by Social Scientists
 A large group of West Africa, Europe, and North American academics and social scientists, many of whom are students of population displacement, have signed onto an editorial written and circulated by a group of West African academics and social scientists.  They argue that the former President of Cote d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, is abusively clinging to power after having blatantly tried to falsifiy the recent elections. The point out that international bodies have confirmed that the opposition candidate, Alassane Ouattara, has defeated Gbagbo. Nonetheless, the Gbagbo and his military supporters prevent the access to power of the newly-elected President. The likelihood of renewed violent conflict, civil war, and bloodshed in Cote d'Ivoire is high and increasing, involving obvious risks of renewed massive uprooting and population displacement. 
 

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