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Compensation policy in a large development project: the case of the Bakun hydroelectric dam

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  • Wen Chiat Lee
  • K. Kuperan Viswanathan
  • Jamal Ali

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Compensation to indigenous communities forced to relocate as a result of a development project is examined in this study. A survey of 379 families displaced by the construction of the Bakun Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia, reveals a high level of dissatisfaction with the compensation provided. The compensation given by the government to the relocated indigenous communities was lower than they had expected. The average compensation gap (the difference between the expected compensation and the actual compensation received for land) is 20 acres per study household. This has resulted in dissatisfaction among the indigenous communities. Greater participation of indigenous communities in the compensation process is needed to reduce the compensation gap. Indigenous communities' rights and freedom to participate in the compensation process is important and should be an integral part of compensation policy for large development projects.

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  • Wen Chiat Lee & K. Kuperan Viswanathan & Jamal Ali, 2015. "Compensation policy in a large development project: the case of the Bakun hydroelectric dam," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 64-72, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:64-72
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.914429
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    1. Peter Ho & Bin Md Saman Nor-Hisham & Heng Zhao, 2020. "Limits of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia: Dam Politics, Rent-Seeking, and Conflict," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-16, December.
    2. Peter Ho & Bin Md Saman Nor-Hisham & Heng Zhao, 2024. "Credibility and the Social Function of Property: A Saga of Mega-Dams, Eviction, and Privatization, as Told by Displaced Communities in Malaysia," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-28, August.
    3. Foudi, Sébastien & McCartney, Matthew & Markandya, Anil & Pascual, Unai, 2023. "The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature's contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 206(C).

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