Management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement, and Rehabilitation Course

Land is a valuable asset and high population density makes land acquisition a challenging issue in many parts of the world.

However, acquiring land is investable to build infrastructure for industrialization, transportation, and urbanization. In most cases such acquisition in a haphazard manner result in legal imbroglios and adversely influences the implementation of development projects directly or indirectly affect people residing in site areas, proper resettlement of the affected people in terms of their livelihood restoration, equitable compensation and addressing issue of socio-cultural losses have assumed importance.

This course on Management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (MLAAR) addresses key concepts, tools, and techniques necessary to acquire land and manage resettlement of development induced displaced people.

It also provides an understanding of international best practices and a comparative reading of country’s context from the Legal, Policy and implementation perspectives.

Duration

10 Days

Target audience

1. Real estate professionals
2. Realtors
3. Surveyors
4. Architects
5. People who are involved in project planning and implementation.

Course Objectives

At the end of this IRES training course, you will learn how to:

1. Explain concepts and issues related to state’s eminent domain to acquire land, rights of displaced people and sustainable development.
2. Understand land acquisition and resettlement laws and policies of the government of a country and development partners.
3. Develop resettlement project by taking social and environmental impact assessments into consideration.
4. Manage conflicts in the project sites through standard consultation and communication processes.
5. Prepare and implement resettlement action plan and livelihood restoration plan.
6. Design a monitoring and evaluation system to ensure proper and timely implementation of resettlement plans.

Course Outline

Module 1

Displacement, equity and development

Module 2

State, politics, ethics and rights

Module 3

Special topics in displacement and resettlement

Module 4

Policy, law and practices

Module 5

Project cycle and avoid-minimize-mitigate(amm) framework

Module 6

Social impact assessment (sia)

Module 7

Environmental impact assessment (eia)

Module 8

Consultation, communication and conflict management

Module 9

Resettlement action plan (rap) and livelihood restoration plan (lrp).

Module 10

Data management and geographic information system (gis)

Module 11

Resettlement and rehabilitation programmes implementation and management

Module 12

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Related Courses

1. Agri-Financing Risk Assessment and Management
2. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Management Course
3. Digital Currencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
4. Monetary Policy Implementation Course
5. Health Education and Promotion Course
6. Hospitality Management and Food Safety and Hygiene Course

Course Administration Details

Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. 

Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate.

Training Location

The training is residential and will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

In addition to our training in Kenya (Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Naivasha), we conduct training in the folowing destinations:

1. Dubai - United Arab Emirates
2. Cairo - Egypt
3. Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria - South Africa
4. Arusha, Dar-es-Salaam, and Zanzibar - Tanzania
5. Kigali - Rwanda
6. Accra - Ghana
7. Kampala - Uganda

Accommodation and Airport Transfer

Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

Tailor-Made Program

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. 
Additionally, you can have it delivered in our training center or at your convenient location.

For further inquiries, please contact us at: [email protected].