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Sustainable Rural Infrastructure and Watershed Management Project Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Draft Project number: 50236-002 June 2019 Lao PDR: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure and Watershed Management Project Nam Poua Subproject Viengxai District, Huaphan Province Prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 June 2019) Currency unit = kip (KN) KN1.00 = $0.000116 $1.00 = KN 8,644 ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS ADB – Asian Development Bank AHH – Affected Household AP – Affected Persons COI – Corridor of Impact DAFO – District Agricultural and Forestry and Office DCO – District Coordination Office DMS – Detailed Measurement Survey DRSC – District Resettlement Committee EA – Executing Agency EGS – Environmental Group Survey EG – Ethnic Group EGP - Ethnic Group Plan EGDF – Ethnic Group Development Framework EGDP – Ethnic Group Development Plan EGF – Ethnic Group Farm work EIRR – Economic Internal Rate of Return EM – Entitlement Matrix EMA – External Monitoring Agency GAP – Gender Action Plan GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism GMS - Greater Mekong Sub region GRU - Grievance and Redress Units HPN – Houaphan HVC High Value Crops IA – Implementing Agency IOL – Inventory of Losses IPP – Indigenous Peoples Plan LARP – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LECS - Lao Economic and Consumption Survey LFNC Lao Farm work National Consultant LNFC – Lao Front for National Construction LPB – Luang Prabang LRM – Lao Resident Mission LSIS – Lao Social Indicator Survey LWU – Lao Women’s Union MAF – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry MCH – Mother and Child MONRE – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment NCAW – National Committee for the Advancement of Women NESDP – National Economic and Social Development Plan NGO – Non-government organization NPC – National Project Coordinator NTFP – Non-Timber Forest Products PAFO – Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office PIB – Project Information Booklet PGT – Project Governance Team, DoI PPIT – Provincial Project Implementation Team , PAFO PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRC – Provincial Resettlement Committee PRI – Productive Rural Infrastructure PRSC – Provincial Resettlement Committee RCS - Replacement cost Survey REGDF - Resettlement Ethnic Group Development Framework RF – Resettlement Framework RP – Resettlement Plan RSP – Representative Subproject SESAH - Social Economic Survey of Affected Households SIA – Social Impact Assessment SPS – ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) SP – Sub Project SRIWSM - Sustainable Rural Infrastructure and Watershed Management Project VC Value Chain WGS – Water Group Survey WREA – Water Resources and Environmental Agency WUA – Water User Association WUG – Water User Group XBY – Xayaboury XK – Xiengkhouang 3 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ha – hectares km – kilometers km2 – square kilometers m – meters m2 – square meters m3 – cubic meters NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This land acquistion and resettlement plan 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. Contents Table of Tables ........................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Figures .......................................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1 The Project .......................................................................................................................... 1 Nam Poua subproject .......................................................................................................... 1 Scope of Land Acquisition and Mitigation Requirements ..................................................... 3 Consultation, Participation and Grievance Mechanisms ...................................................... 3 Legal and Policy Framework ............................................................................................... 4 Planning, Implementation and Monitoring ............................................................................ 4 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 4 Project Description .............................................................................................................. 5 SRIWSM ............................................................................................................................. 5 Nam Poua Sub-project description ...................................................................................... 7 SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ............................................ 13 Affected Assets ................................................................................................................. 13 1. Affected Households ......................................................................................................... 13 2. Affected land, houses and structures................................................................................. 14 3. Temporary Affected Land .................................................................................................. 15 4. Affected businesses .......................................................................................................... 16 5. Vulnerable households ...................................................................................................... 16 Socio Economic survey of affected households ............................................................. 16 Ethnicity of Communities ................................................................................................... 17 Household survey.............................................................................................................. 18 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .................................... 24 GRIEVANCE REDRESS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................. 26 Legal framework ............................................................................................................ 27 ADB policies ...................................................................................................................... 27 Lao Policies, Laws and Regulations .................................................................................. 30 Resettlement policy gaps between ADB and GoL ............................................................. 30 Entitlements, assistance and benefits ............................................................................ 34 Land donation ................................................................................................................... 35 INCOME RESTORATION AND ETHNIC GROUP DEVELOPMENT ............................. 44 Resettlement Budget ......................................................................................................... 45 Institutional arrangements ............................................................................................. 46 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ................................................................................... 46 Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry Office .................................................. 46 Provincial Resettlement Committee ................................................................................... 47 Implementation schedule ............................................................................................... 47 Monitoring and reporting ................................................................................................ 48 Internal Monitoring ............................................................................................................. 48 External Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 49 Annex 1 Eligibility for Community Participation Framework ....................................................... 50 Annex 1 B Calculation of compensation .................................................................................... 51 Annex 2: Maps of parcels in project area .................................................................................. 52 Annex 3: Initial public consultations ........................................................................................... 54 Annex 4: Attendees to village meetings .................................................................................... 66 2 Annex 5: Summary of all SESAH village meetings .................................................................... 69 Annex 6 Dissemination of updated compensation policy ........................................................... 80 Annex 7 Project Information Booklet ......................................................................................... 99 List of Tables Table 1. 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