Resettlement in Asian Countries

Mohammad Zaman (PhD in anthropology, Manitoba, 1988) is an internationally known development/resettlement specialist and advisory professor, National Research Centre for Resettlement (NRCR), Hohai University, Nanjing, China. He has over 30 years of experience as an international consultant and worked for major international financial institutions (ADB, AIIB, DFID, JICA, WB) in many countries in Asia and Africa. Dr. Zaman is widely known for his project-level work, independent review, research, training and publications in the resettlement field. Dr. Zaman is a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and Honorary Advisor, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India.Reshmy Nair (PhD in economics, JNU, India), is Professor and Director, Centre for Management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (CMLARR), at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India. The CMLARR, established in 2013 with support of the World Bank, is an empaneled institution for conduct of social assessment studies and has developed comprehensive training modules on management of land acquisition/resettlement for various sectors/clients in the South Asian region. Dr. Nair has directed more than 100 dedicated national/international courses for more than 4,500 officers and 120 organizations, including for multilateral financial institutions (WB, ADB, AIIB) and national governments in Asia and Africa.Shi Guoqing is Professor and Director of the National Research Center for Resettlement (NRCR) and Social Development Institute, Hohai University, China. A founding member of the International Network on Displacement and Resettlement (INDR), Professor Shi is an internationally known expert in involuntary resettlement management. He is a member of the Governance Committee for Sustainable Hydropower Council and Chair of the Emerging and Developing Countries Committee of International Hydropower Association (IHA). Since 1994, Professor Shi has provided advisory services to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Professor Shi established the first research institution on involuntary resettlement management, namely, the National Research Centre for Resettlement (NRCR) at Hohai University, in 1992. Since 2004, the NRCR at Hohai University has been offering MA/PhD programs in resettlement science and management.