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Mw Svtp Process Framework i SHIRE VALLEY TRANFORMATION PROGRAM SHIRE VALLEY TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - I PROCESS FRAMEWORK June 14 2017 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................... II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................... IV ACCRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................. V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ VI 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT COMPONENTS ...................................................................................... 2 COMPONENT 1: IRRIGATION SERVICE PROVISION .................................................................................. 2 COMPONENT 2: PREPARING LAND-BASED INVESTMENTS AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................................. 2 COMPONENT 3: AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION ......................................... 3 COMPONENT 4: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION .............................................................. 3 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROCESS FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 4 1.4 ORGANISATION OF THE PROCESS FRAMEWORK ........................................................................ 5 2.0 PROJECT ACTIVITIES THAT COULD RESTRICT ACCESS TO RESOURCES WITHIN CONSERVATION AREAS.......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.0 MEASURES TO ASSIST AFFECTED PERSONS MITIGATE RESTRICTIONS IN ACCESS .................... 9 3.1 MEASURES AT THE PLANNING LEVEL .......................................................................................... 10 3.2 MEASURES AT THE IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL ............................................................................ 10 4. DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION ....................................... 12 5.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PAPS .......................................................................................... 17 5.1 CUT-OFF DATE ........................................................................................................................... 18 6.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ....................................................................................... 18 6.1 PREVENTIVE MEASURES ............................................................................................................ 18 6.2 CONSENSUS, NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ...................................................... 19 6.3 OBJECTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 20 7.0 ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PROCEDURES ....................................................................... 23 iii 7.1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES:............................................................................................... 23 7.2 LEGAL PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................. 24 7.2.1 NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE POLICY ................................................................................ 24 7.2.2 FOREST POLICY ......................................................................................................................... 24 7.2.3 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ....................................................................................... 25 7.2.4 FOREST ACT .............................................................................................................................. 25 7.2.5 WORLD BANK OP 4.12 INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT .............................................................. 25 7.2.6 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................ 26 7.2.7 INDICATIVE PLAN OF ACTION – MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................. 28 8. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................. 31 8.1 PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING .................................................................................. 31 8.2 MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVE TRACKING TOOL (METT) .............................................................. 31 8.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC MONITORING ............................................................................................... 33 9 BUDGET FOR PF IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 33 10 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 35 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 36 ANNEX 1: ................................................................................................................................... 38 FURTHER DETAILS OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AT LENGWE NP. ...................................... 38 ANNEX 2: FURTHER DETAILS OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AT MAJETE WR......................... 40 ANNUAL REPORT 2016: COMMUNITY EXTENSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................................... 40 ANNEX 3: FURTHER DETAILS OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AT MATANDWE FR. ................. 46 A: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS OF THE PLAN REVIEW .................................................................... 46 B: SUMMARY TABLES OF OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ................................................................. 47 C: HOT SPOTS ...................................................................................................................................... 48 D: STRATEGIES .................................................................................................................................... 49 ANNEX 4. FURTHER DETAILS OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AT ELEPHANT MARSH. .............. 51 THE ELEPHANT MARSH ASSOCIATION ................................................................................... 51 VENUE: MIT DATE FORMED: 13/04/2017 .................................................................................... 51 NSANJE ZONE COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................ 51 DATE FORMED: 4TH AUGUST, 2016 VENUE: BANGULA PRIMARY SCHOOL .................... 51 CHIKWAWA EAST ZONE COMMITTEE .................................................................................... 52 DATE FORMED: 5TH AUGUST, 2016 VENUE: LIVUNZU EPA ................................................... 52 CHIKWAWA WEST ZONE COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 52 DATE FORMED: 6TH AUGUST, 2016 VENUE: NZANGAYA HALL ........................................... 52 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Process Framework has been prepared with the support and consultation of workers and communities in the Lower Shire River Valley where the proposed project activities will be implemented; in the districts of Chikhwawa and Nsanje. Officials consulted during the preparation of this Process Framework included Directors of Planning and Development, District Forestry Officers, the Division Manager responsible for Majete Wildlife Reserve, Lengwe National Park, Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, Matandwe Forest Reserve, Environmental District Officers, Chiefs and local communities. Also consulted were Technical Advisors to the Government of Malawi particularly responsible for Biodiversity and Protected Areas and Comanagement. In addition, a number of senior officers in the, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Environmental Affairs Department, Department of Land Resources Conservation, Department of Forestry, Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Department of Fisheries, and other key line ministries such as the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development were also consulted. At local level, extensive consultations with local communities were undertaken as part of the design of the ongoing Shire River Basin Management Program (SRBMP). The implementation of the SRBMP then provided funding and technical support for an extensive program of field level consultations in and around Lengwe, Majete, Elephant Marshes. These are detailed in the community investment strategies for Lengwe National Park and Elephant Marsh and a detailed livelihoods analysis prepared for the Elephant marsh.1This included support for the establishment of a network of upto 51 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in and around the Elephant Marsh, and a network of 28 CBOs around and adjacent to Old and New Lengwe National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve. The SRBMP provided a range of funding and livelihood support inputs to these CBOs in
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