Challenges and Opportunities of Development Induced-Displaced Households: The Impact of Adama II Wind Power Project in Focus
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2017-11
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study is to describe challenges ‘and opportunities of development induced displacement on the life situation of displaced households. This research is qualitative and follows phenomenological research design and pays attention to the life experience of development project affected households .Purposive sampling method was used to select eighteen participants. Participants of the study were some of households dislocated from their home and land, and compensation evaluation committees who were participating in facilitating the construction procedures by mediating between project affected households and the project owner. This committee was participant of the focus group discussion. The major data collecting techniques were interview, focus group discussion, observation and informal discussions. The data obtained from the participants were transcribed and analyzed thematically. The finding indicates that displaced households at the result of Adama II Wind Power Project have a number of challenges such as land take, inability to use farm land because of erosion, lack of re-location land for displaced households, inadequacy of compensation money and a lack of rehabilitative schemes’ for development dislocated households. In contrary to the listed problems, there are also opportunities obtained at the result of Adama II Wind Power Project. Local youth has gained knowledge during their participation on construction activities. Employment opportunity to rural community also helped the rural community increase their income. Social integrity facilitated through access roads. The study finding implies the need for advocacy of social workers in relation to Wind Power Development challenges and opportunities. Beyond that, study also calls for social work intervention to minimize the adverse impacts and mitigate by careful planning that specifically targets relocates.
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opportunities of development induced, displacement on the life situation, of displaced households