Due Diligence on Social Safeguards
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Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (RRP KAZ 50387) Supplementary Document 17: DUE DILIGENCE REPORT ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS August 2019 Prepared by the Executing Agency, the Republican State Enterprise “Kazvodkhoz” of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Asian Development Bank. This due diligence 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. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank Akimat Local Executive Power in the regions and districts DDR Due Diligence Report DP Displaced Person EA Executing Agency GoK Government of Kazakhstan GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IA Implementing Agency IP Indigenous People IR Involuntary Resettlement KVK “Kazvodkhoz “Republican State Enterprise responsible for rehabilitation, operations and maintenance of irrigations and water facilities LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan MOA Ministry of Agriculture MOF Ministry of Finance PIU Project Implementation Unit PMO Project Management Office PMC Project Management Consultant ha hectare CSC Construction Supervision Consultant SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) of ADB km kilometer SNiP Construction Codes and Regulations Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... I INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 A. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................. 1 B. OBJECTIVE, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................ 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 2 A. PROJECT IMPACT, OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS ....................................................................................................... 2 B. DESIGN DETAILS INTRODUCED TO AVOID IMPACT IN REHABILITATION OF CANALS AND DITCHES ...................................... 3 C. THE PLANNED REHABILITATION WORKS .............................................................................................................. 4 D. WORK TECHNOLOGY AND MACHINERY SELECTION .............................................................................................. 10 E. THE CURRENT RIGHT OF WAY ......................................................................................................................... 14 DUE DILIGENCE FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................... 15 A. GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................... 15 B. OWNERSHIP OF THE CANALS AND STRUCTURES .................................................................................................. 15 D. SITE VISITS AND SATELLITE MAPS SCREENING ..................................................................................................... 16 E. LOCATIONS WHERE SOME DITCHES ARE NEAR THE HOUSES ................................................................................... 21 E. THE LAND PLOT FOR THE KVK HEADQUARTERS BUILDING .................................................................................... 26 F. PROJECT CATEGORY FOR INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT ....................................... 28 DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND COMMMUNICATION PLAN .................................... 29 A. PROCEEDINGS OF SIX PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS IN ALL FOUR PROVINCES ................................................................... 29 B. SUMMARY OF THE QUESTIONS AND PROPOSALS PER PROVINCES ............................................................................ 30 C. COMMUNICATION PLAN WITH THE PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................. 32 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................................................................................... 33 A. OBJECTIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY...................................................................................................................... 33 B. THREE LEVELS OF GRIEVANCE RESOLUTION ........................................................................................................ 34 D. GRIEVANCE REDRESS COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................. 35 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND MONITORING ........................................................................ 36 A. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK .......................................................................................................................... 36 B. THE EXECUTING AGENCY – KVK ..................................................................................................................... 36 B. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS .................................................................................................................... 37 C. AKIMATS AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES ............................................................................................................. 38 D. SUPERVISION CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTORS ................................................................................................ 38 MONITORING AND REPORTING ............................................................................................................. 38 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................. 38 ATTACHMENT 1. LIST OF THE CANALS AND DITCHES TO BE REHABILITATED ........................................................................ 39 ATTACHMENT 2. DECREE OF THE REGIONAL AKIMAT ABOUT THE CANALS’ OWNERSHIP (SAMPLE) .......................................... 65 ATTACHMENT 3. CANAL VOLUNTARY DONATION SIGNED DOCUMENTS ............................................................................. 70 ATTACHMENT 4. SAMPLE PHOTOS FROM SITE VISITS .................................................................................................... 73 ATTACHMENT 5. INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT IMPACT CHECKLISTS .............................................................................. 87 ATTACHMENT 6. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CHECKLIST ............................................................................................ 89 ATTACHMENT 7. PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS IN FOUR PROVINCES ................................ 91 ATTACHMENT 8. ASSIGNMENT OF THE GRM FOCAL PERSONS BY THE KVK .................................................................... 117 ATTACHMENT 9. CONFIRMATION OF STAFF OF REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND KVK FOR GRM ............................................. 123 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The report presents the findings of the due diligence for involuntary resettlement (IR) and indigenous people (IP) impact for the project to rehabilitate the existing irrigation network for 171,101 hectares (ha) lands in four provinces of Kazakhstan. Asian Development Bank (ADB) finances the project and the Kazvodkhoz (KVK) is an Executing Agency (EA). 2. The due diligence was conducted from November 2018 to June 2019 as per ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (ADB SPS 2009) to assess if the project design anticipates: (i) any involuntary resettlement, (ii) any adverse impact to indigenous people, and (iii) review project design details and technologies to avoid adverse impact, if any. 3. The due diligence found that all irrigation canals are state- and municipality-owned. A farmer has donated a 2.7 km long irrigation canal covering an area of 8.2 ha (0.87% of his total 939 ha of land). The canal has not been repaired for years and the farmer is interested in irrigation to increase the productivity of his land but cannot afford proper rehabilitation and maintenance of the canal. The donation is verified as per the laws of Kazakhstan and principles of ADB SPS (2009). The farm is well off and owns 16 tractors, 2 combine harvesters, and 150 large livestock. The farmer is a direct project beneficiary of the project and his household is not vulnerable. 4. The project works include rehabilitation and improvement of the existing irrigation canals to their original designs (with and without lining), restoration of the pipeline systems and installation of the new pumping stations without changes in the right-of-way. No changes are planned in the existing routes, layouts, and capacities of the canals. Analysed site specific civil works technologies were incorporated into the project design which allowed avoiding any adverse impact. 5. The land for the Water Centre building in Nursultan (Astana) city is owned by the municipality and located in the suburb of south-east of Nursultan city. The due diligence counted up 30 tracks using the site as temporary