ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews six cases of dam resettlement programs: three in Japan, two in Indonesia, and one in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). First, it present two cases of land-for-land compensation: the Ikawa Dam in Japan and Nam Ngum 1 Dam in Lao PDR. Then, the Wonorejo and Saguling Dam in Indonesia, where compensation included cash and participation in the Transmigration Program (TP), which was introduced to facilitate immigration from densely populated islands of Java and Bali to less populated ones such as Sumatra and Sulawesi. Finally, it presents two Japanese cases in which resettlers were relatively satisfied with resettlement. It facilitates immigration of people from the densely populated islands of Java and Bali to other less populated islands such as Sumatra or Sulawesi. Immigrants are supposed to be provided with 2 ha of farmland and a house free of charge in the TP areas. The Indonesian government has integrated TP scheme with resettlement caused by some dam construction projects.
