ABSTRACT
The chapter analyses the potential application of the World Bank's standards on development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR) to tsunami-affected Indonesia. Much of the focus is on resettlement at government-acquired sites because these were the primary locations for new settlements in Aceh. It was reluctant to provide land for NGOs in other locations because it wanted to ensure full take-up of its current sites. The World Bank guidelines, 2004, then set out certain procedural steps in resettlement programming. These steps assume long lead times for the preparation of resettlement, particularly in relation to consultation and participation, vulnerability surveys and needs assessments, and site planning and development. However, the effects of the tsunami precluded evaluation of lost assets for persons requiring resettlement in tsunami-affected Aceh. The Aceh case illustrates that the estimate of land required for housing replacement may be complicated by: All these circumstances highlight the challenges post-disaster conditions pose for the development of international standards on disaster-induced resettlement.
