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Environment and Social Monitoring Report Bi-Annual Progress Report January-June 2014 LAO PDR: GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project Prepared by the Environment and Social Division of Nam Theun 2 Power Company, Ltd. This environment and social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. NAM THEUN 2 POWER COMPANY LTD Environment & Social Progress Report Period Jan 2014 to Jun 2014 Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd. E&S Progress Report Jan 2014-Jun 2014 This report is a revised version of the Bi-Annual Progress Report, Jan to Jun 2014, produced by the E&S Unit of Nam Theun2 Power Co. Ltd. The report has been edited for public release. Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd. Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project Annual Progress Report Environment and Social Division Jan – Jun 2014 Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd Bi Annual Progress Report, January – June 2014 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Environment and Social Programs – key achievements ................................................................................... 1 2 NAKAI RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM ..................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Summary ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Program Management ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.2 Meetings / Missions/Visit .................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1.3 Infrastructure and SERF .................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.4 Strengthening Management and Service provision of District and Village Authority ....................................... 6 2.1.5 Fishery ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.6 Community Living Well Program (CLWP) ........................................................................................................ 7 2.1.7 Additional Agriculture Land Allocation ............................................................................................................. 7 2.1.8 Compensation .................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.9 Agriculture and subsidy .................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.10 Livestock .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.11 Micro-Credit and Business Support ................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Infrastructure and mechanisms for infrastructure maintenance ........................................................................ 9 2.2.1 Use of SERF .................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Strengthening Management and Service Provision of District and Village Authority ....................................... 10 2.3.1 Increase Capacity of District Service Providers ............................................................................................. 10 2.3.2 Strengthening Village Extension System ....................................................................................................... 11 2.3.3 Strengthening capacity of Village Authority and Support to VDCs ................................................................ 12 2.4 Fisheries Co-Management .............................................................................................................................. 13 2.4.1 Strengthening capacity of VFGs & RFA ......................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Implement fisheries management plan .......................................................................................................... 13 2.4.3 Develop co-patrolling between WMPA and VFGs ......................................................................................... 14 2.4.4 Establishing fish protected area identified by VDP ........................................................................................ 15 2.5 Support to Gender, Education and Community Living Well Program .............................................................. 15 2.5.1 Gender ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.5.2 Education ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.5.3 Health ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 2.5.4 Community Living Well Program .................................................................................................................... 17 2.6 Compensation for Impacted Assets and Grievance solution ........................................................................... 19 2.6.1 Compensation for Impacted Assets ............................................................................................................... 19 2.6.2 Grievance Solution ......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.7 Progress of land allocation activities ............................................................................................................... 19 2.7.1 Dissemination on Additional Land Allocation ................................................................................................. 20 2.7.2 Criteria by village authority for land allocation ............................................................................................... 21 2.7.3 Land Plot Selection for each Family .............................................................................................................. 22 2.7.4 Land Survey and Data Collection in the Field ................................................................................................ 22 2.8 Improving Capacity of Resettlers for income generation ................................................................................. 22 2.8.1 Agriculture and subsidies ............................................................................................................................... 22 2.8.2 Agro-forestry system ...................................................................................................................................... 26 2.9 Livestock ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.9.1 Pasture development ..................................................................................................................................... 29 2.9.2 Cattle Breed Improvement ............................................................................................................................. 30 2.9.3 Animal vaccinations and statistics ................................................................................................................. 31 2.9.4 Poultry raising improvement .......................................................................................................................... 31 2.9.5 Goat raising in the closed system .................................................................................................................. 32 2.10 Village Credit Fund & Business Support ......................................................................................................... 32 2.10.1 Overview of loan principal collection in 2013 ................................................................................................. 32 2.10.2 Overview of Loan Disbursement and Loan Repayment as of June 2014 ...................................................... 34 2.10.3 Transition of the Village Credit Fund to a Village Savings and Credit Scheme ............................................. 34 2.11 Off farm Skill Development and Marketing Support ........................................................................................ 35 2.11.1 Off farm Skill Development ...........................................................................................................................