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MYANMAR n this trip, LPSD studied about Thilawa Social Development Group
a case of resettlement due to
(TSDG). This Group has a finance, audit,
accountability and document department
Thilawa Special Economic
EXCHANGE Zone (Thilawa SEZ). Thilawa is the first to cooperate with each other to solve
common problems. When meeting with
SEZ in Myanmar, which will play an
VISIT important role in developing the LPSD and ERI, community members
economy in Myanmar. However, the SEZ
always noted down everything in their
notebooks. This is a point that LPSD
has caused plenty of problems to people
around such as: lack of land, livelihood should learn to apply to the communities
and bad infrastructure. Up to now, 68 in Vietnam.
From 20 to 23 February household have been relocated so far, In addition, with the support of ERI,
2017, LPSD had an and 13 more lost their farmland. LPSD has initially drafted our case model
opportunity to join an LPSD had a chance to visit the place on the basis of integrating LUIA tool and
exchange trip to Yangon, directly, met affected households in CD-OGM to apply flexibly in Vietnam
context. CD-OGM is a structure which
both households who have already been
Myanmar, organized by relocated, and ones will have to move brings into play self-control of people as
EarthRights International for the next Phase, and met with the well as promote effectiveness of
(ERI). This exchange trip CD-OGM Design Committee and TSDG. combination with the local authorities in
Through that, we deeply sympathized
performing the laws and policy. LPSD is in
was a part of Land Use with the local community. We also felt the progress of completing this case
Impact Assessment their patient mind and strong model so as to apply into every case that
Project (LUIA) which LPSD community structure. Those households we already ran, are running or will run in
the future.
sat down together to establish the
ran since the end of
2015.
_Lam Trang_ Photo taken by Khanh Chi
