Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project : Resettlement Plan
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RP1481 Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project – RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK RESOURCES(MoALR) Public Disclosure Authorized Sustainable Land Management Program RESILIENT LANDSCAPE AND LIVELIHOOD PROJECT (RLLP) Public Disclosure Authorized RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF) Updated Public Disclosure Authorized May2018 Addis Ababa Public Disclosure Authorized 1 Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project – RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 2 Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................................................. 4 Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 6 Part 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 12 I.1Background ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Part 2: Purpose, Objectives and Principles of the RPF ......................................................................... 16 2.1 Purpose of the RPF ................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Objectives of the RPF ............................................................................................................................... 16 2.3 Principles of the RPF ................................................................................................................................ 17 Part 3: Methodology for the RPF preparation ...................................................................................... 18 Part 4: Project Description and Rationale for RPF ............................................................................... 18 Part 5: Baseline Data on Environmental and Social Conditions of RLLP Regions ............................. 23 1.1. Physical Environment ......................................................................................................................... 24 1.2. Socio-Demographic Characteristics of RLLP Regions ....................................................................... 25 Part 6: Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ....................................................................... 37 6.1 Arrangements of the RLLP ....................................................................................................................... 37 6.2 Arrangements for environmental and social safeguards ........................................................................... 38 Part 7: Sub-project Identification and Watershed Planning Process ................................................... 40 Part 8: Community Consultations views, concerns and recommendations .......................................... 41 1.3. Views of the Community .................................................................................................................... 41 Summary of Public Participation and Consultations with Stakeholders in Implementing Regions ............... 45 1.4. Concerns raised during consultation ................................................................................................... 47 1.5. Recommendations ............................................................................................................................... 47 Part 9: Grievance Redress Mechanism in RLLP .................................................................................. 50 Part 10: Scope and Nature of Land requirement ................................................................................... 54 Part 11: Legal Framework .................................................................................................................... 56 Political Economy and Governance in Ethiopia ............................................................................................. 56 Institutional Arrangement ............................................................................................................................... 57 Property and Land Rights in Ethiopia ............................................................................................................. 59 Acquisition and Valuation of Land and Other Assets ..................................................................................... 59 Entitlements and Compensation...................................................................................................................... 61 Dispute Resolution and Grievance Redress Procedures ................................................................................. 62 Comparison to World Bank OP/BP 4.12 ........................................................................................................ 62 Part 12: Compensation for Land and Other Assets ............................................................................... 64 Category of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) ................................................................................................ 65 Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Preparation ................................................................................................. 66 Part 13: Restriction of Access to Natural Resources: Key Process ...................................................... 75 Part 14: Implementation Schedule and Costs ....................................................................................... 77 Part 15: Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan ................................................................................ 79 Part 16: Monitoring and Evaluation of Impacts .................................................................................... 83 Part 17: Reporting of the RAP/RPF ...................................................................................................... 84 Part 18 Annexes .................................................................................................................................... 86 Annex 1: OP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement ................................................................................................ 86 Annex 2: Sample Grievance and Resolution Form ......................................................................................... 95 Annex 3: Sample Table of Contents for Consultation Reports ....................................................................... 96 2 Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project – RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK Annex 4: Guidelines for Voluntary Land Donations (VLD) .......................................................................... 98 Annex 5: Example of required contents of a form to be used at the community level for documenting voluntary land donations during the initial stages of sub-project or activity implementation ...................... 100 Annex 6: Template for VLD ......................................................................................................................... 101 Annex 7: Relevant Laws .............................................................................................................................. 103 Annex 8: Community Consultation Attendance Sheet ................................................................................. 106 Annex 9:Glossary of Terms .......................................................................................................................... 107 3 Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project – RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK Abbreviations and Acronyms ARAP Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan CBO Community Based Organization 4 Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project – RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK CDD Community Driven Development CRGE Climate Resilient Green Economy MoEFCC Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework FPCU Federal Project Coordination Unit GDP Growth Domestic Product GoE Government of Ethiopia GTP Growth and Transformation Plan M & E Monitoring and Evaluation MEP Monitoring and Evaluation Plan MoALR Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources NGO Non-Governmental Organization OP Operational Policy PAP Project Affected People PASDEP Plan for the Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper RAP Resettlement Action Plan RLLP Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project ROW Right of Way RPCU Regional Project Coordination Unit RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SIA Social Impact Assessment SLMP Sustainable Land Management Project SNNPRS Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State WTC Woreda Technical Committee 5 Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project – RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK Executive summary Agriculture, which is the critical element of economic growth and food security of the country, relies on sustainable management of land and water. The country, however, is experiencing low and declining agricultural productivity, persistent food insecurity, and rural poverty largely attributed to land degradation. Studies have shown that by the mid-1980s, some 27 million hectares (ha) or almost 50 percent of the Ethiopian