Continued engagement and reforms are necessary. For the envisaged impact to be fully achieved, the government should be encouraged to engage with ADB and other development partners. The IDP housing that the evaluation team visited was intact and in good condition, based on a cursory inspection. Schools, banks, and stores, among other support facilities, have since been established and appear to be functioning well. A more in-depth assessment of the resettlement sites would help to determine the overall success of the resettlement program. It would also confirm the status of the safeguard issues that were not previously considered under the program. A comprehensive analysis of development constraints should also be undertaken to identify binding constraints on economic growth that the government and ADB can focus on, given the active presence of other development partners in the country. This could provide a sound basis for a more strategic support framework moving forward.
Growth Recovery Support Program