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Right of way: A journey of resettlement

2011 | Sharni Jayawardena

Right of Way looks at the process of resettlement that took place to make way for the Southern Expressway. It records the journey of the communities who lost their homes and livelihoods and experience..

Commentary on returns, resettlement and land issues in the North of Sri Lanka

2010 | Fonseka, B.

This paper addresses how government and other stakeholders handle return and resettlement. It captures the ground realities of return and resettlement in the North, highlighting several obstacles to s..

The quest for redemption: The story of the Northern Muslims

2011 | Law & Society Trust

This publication addresses the history of the expulsion of Muslims, the experience of two decades of displacement and experience of resettlement. The objective of this effort is to produce autho..

Agricultural water and poverty linkages: Case studies on large and small systems.

2003 | Hussain, I.; Giordano, M.; Hanjra, M. A.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkages between agricultural water and rural poverty. The paper demonstrates, through a series of real world case studies, how rural household deprivatio..

Peace – conflict orientation 2003

2003 | GTZ

This analyses the conflicts through five core areas: security, communication, grievance and land, youth, structures (returnees & resettlement, location and other factors). It also looks at t..

Livelihood gap analysis: five resettled DS divisions Batticaloa district.

2008 | International Labour Organisation (ILO)

This reports the results of livelihood needs assessment initiated by International Labour Organisation (ILO) in five resettled DS divisions in Baticaloa district. The ILO has designed and developed th..

Guidelines for settlements planning and construction in flood prone areas

2003 | Ministry of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure

These guidelines are developed as an activity of the Sri Lanka Urban multi Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project (SLUMDMP). These guidelines give the basic awareness required regarding flood hazards and ..

Post-war reconstruction in Sri Lanka: Prospects and challenges

2010 | Ed.By Dhammika Herath et.al.

This book consists of a collection of papers from the conference “Peace and development in Sri Lanka” which was held from 23-25 August 2009, with the purpose to bringing together and initi..

Urban development, human settlements and economic infrastructure (Sector vulnerability profile series)

2010 | Ministry of Environment

This document deals with possible impacts of climate change on development of urban areas and human settlements in both urban and rural areas. The future national development plans provide for high ur..

Improvement of Living Standards for Less Privileged in Colombo Through Basic Services & Urban Agriculture (Gothami-Colombo)

2006 | Center for Poverty Analysis

This presentation was based on the study done in Gothami Pura settlement with the help of some stakeholders. this presentation is discussing their information under two main parts- Part 1- The city an..

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