Environmental and Social Performance Standard 5 (ESPS 5): Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

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Learning objectives/outcomes

1. ​Identify the Environmental and Social Performance Standard (ESPS) 5 on Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement
2. ​Recognize key concepts, processes, and principles related to land acquisition and involuntary resettlement
3. ​Understand the different ways in which people can be impacted by resettlement, as well as the standard requirements for managing those risk and impacts
4. ​Identify the main improvements from OP-710 on Involuntary Resettlement to ESPS 5 to implement good practices in the resettlement process
5. ​Recognize key changes in the requirements of ESPS 5 vs. OP-710, to design resettlement processes that have minimal impact on the population

Learning experience and activities

Self-paced e-learning featuring:

• ​Video course featuring most important concepts of ESPS 5 and changes related to the previous IDB policy (OP-710)
• ​Self-assessment questions, related to the previous sections of the video
• 12-question final test ​

Course content

• Welcome and learning objectives
• Introduction
• Objetives of ESPS 5
• Key definitions
• Key processes and principles of ESPS 5
• Outline of main changes of ESPS 5 from the previous safeguard policy OP-710
• Vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
• Resettlement completion audit

Assessment

This badge has been issued after successfully

• Completing the video course
• Passing a 12-question multiple-choice quiz with
  • A score greater than or equal to 80%
  • Two attempts and orientation feedback after the first attempt. The higher score is kept

Estimated learning effort

Completing this coursework takes an estimated 1 hour.

Badge type

Completion badge

*This credential is equivalent to the previous version.