Deal #6523

Lao PDR

Created at

2014-12-31

Last update

2022-09-16

Last full update

2022-09-16

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

Hin Heab village, Kham village

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Mixed reaction

Comment on community reaction

Villagers raised their concern on the impacts of the loss of the area where used to find food such as NTFPs [Source: RFA Lao]

Displacement of people

Yes

Number of households actually displaced

259

Comment on displacement of people

According the project document to apply CDM, the project would displace 259 households. [Source: CDM] The date of June 13, 2017, the first group of affected families were relocated to the resettlement site. [Source: Vietstock]

Promised or received compensation

Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

According the news release, about 112 families from three villages in Hinheup district of Vientiane province were compensated as the first batch of compensation with the amount around 4.6 billion kip [Source: Hobomap & Vietstock]