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Deal #6526 Version #75966
Lao PDR
Created at
2014-12-31
Last update
2020-12-09
Last full update
2022-09-16
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Mixed reaction
Comment on community reaction
17-month standoff was put to end after families decided to accept compensation
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Comment on displacement of people
Nearly 625 families were displaced and about 500 families settled compensation claims in March 2019.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Cultural loss, Eviction, Displacement
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
At least 335 families are still living resettlement villages and have not returned to farming due to lack of available land.
Promised or received compensation
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
The 125 families that had in March 2019 refused compensation of about U.S. $8,000 per hectare (2.5 acres) of lost land, instead demanding between $10,000 and $14,000, settled last month.
Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
The families in the province’s Viengthong district in late August accepted 120 million kip ($13,150) per hectare of farmland and 200 million kip ($21,900) per hectare for the land on which their homes sat, according to an affected villager.