ABSTRACT
Togo's Nangbeto Dam illustrates the importance of understanding and articulating program objectives for resettler rehabilitation and income restoration right from the start. The resettlement plan's only income restoration strategy was to relocate the affected people into a sparsely populated area where it was assumed that resettlers would recreate their former agricultural economy. Resettlers in the resettlement zone are 20 to 30 kilometers farther from the main north-south highway in Togo, the improved quality of access more than compensates. Resettlement planning and implementation were relatively participatory, especially by the standards of the time. Each village formed a committee to supervise its resettlement, and committee members were paid. Communaute Electrique du Beninheld many public meetings, and both resettlers and host communities were consulted on and involved in resettlement planning. Resettlement and rehabilitation effectively ended with relocation, final compensation payments, and cessation of food assistance.
