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This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines examines the long-term impacts of displacement following Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban. Based on a 2020 household survey of 311 respondents across four resettlement sites, the study evaluates progress against the IASC Framework on Durable Solutions. It finds that while safety from water-related hazards has improved, significant gaps remain in tenure security, water access, and livelihood opportunities, often exacerbated by the remote location of resettlement sites and a lack of national legislation protecting internally displaced persons.

This CDKN Essentials fact sheet provides recommendations and best practices for urban resettlement and relocation as responses to disaster risk, emphasizing that such measures should be a last resort and integrated into long-term sustainable development.

This report by Natural Justice provides a comprehensive review of Mozambique's legal and policy frameworks regarding the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples to land and natural resources. It examines the tension between progressive laws, such as the 1997 Land Law, and a trend toward 're-concentration' of power by the State to facilitate large-scale extractive and agricultural investments. The document highlights systemic failures in community consultation, the marginalization of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and the impact of resettlement projects in the mining sector.

This report presents a pilot Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of hydropower development in Viet Nam, conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) for the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The study evaluates the hydropower plans within the context of Power Development Plan (PDP) VI, comparing the base scenario against alternatives where hydropower is replaced by thermal power. The SEA concludes that while hydropower is the least-cost option for meeting energy demands, current mitigation measures for social and environmental impacts are inadequate. It proposes a comprehensive mitigation framework based on international best practices, including the Impoverishment, Risk and Reconstruction (IRR) model for displaced people and community forestry for the zones of influence. The report recommends the full institutionalization of SEA into the PDP VII process to internalize external costs and ensure sustainable development.