Resilient resettlement: Lessons from the 2017 Peru floods
This brief provides an overview of what the Peruvian government is proposing in terms of resettlement for those effected by the 2017 floods. Based on international resettlement experience, the document identifies likely challenges for the resettlement process and provides recommendations for optimizing a resettlement process for successful application in Peru.
This document has been produced as quick, at-a-glance summary of a Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Post Event Review Capability (PERC) study analyzing the 2017 ‘‘El Niño Costero” floods in Peru. The PERC provides research and independent reviews of large flood events. It seeks to answer questions related to aspects of flood resilience, flood risk management and catastrophe intervention. It looks at what has worked well (identifying best practice) and opportunities for further improvements.
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