Evicted and Abandoned

Iran

4 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 50% of all the World Bank-financed projects in Iran. An estimated 2,663 people were displaced by 2 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.

Top 2 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced

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* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.

Confirmed displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
IRAN - Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project May. 26, 2005 Closed $120M 2,655
IR-Ahwaz & Shiraz Water Supply and Sanitation Project May. 25, 2004 Closed $279M 8
Possible displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost
IR- Nothern Cities Water Supply & Sanitation Project May. 26, 2005 Closed $224M
Iran Urban Upgrading and Housing Reform Project May. 25, 2004 Closed $80M