Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (Larp)
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Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (RRP SOL 51271-001) Resettlement Plan June 2019 Solomon Islands: Preparing the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project Prepared by Solomon Islands Water Authority, trading as Solomon Water, for the Asian Development Bank This 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. SOLOMON ISLANDS URBAN WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT RESETTLEMENT PLAN Final 87028RWAW Date : 20/12/2018 87028RWAW Date : 8/03/2019 Quality Information Project title URBAN WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT Document title Resettlement Plan Final Date March 2019 Author(s) Sally Pita / Michael McCandless / Sonia Chirgwin / Lulu Zuniga Carmine Reference n° SLB_87028RWAW Quality Control Version Date Written by: Checked by: 1 23/10/2018 Salome Pita / Michael McCandless Donald Makini 2 20/12/2018 Sonia Chirgwin Sébastien Palazot 3 8//3/2019 Sonia Chirgwin and Lulu Zuniga- Carmine Sébastien Palazot Addresses Send to: Name Company Send on: Stephen Blaik Asian Development Bank 21/12/2018 Copy to: Name Company Send on : Ian Gooden – General Solomon Water 21/12/2018 Manager Mark Waite – Project PMU 21/12/2018 Manager ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................... 1 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 3 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 8 1.1. Project Background and Objectives .............................................................. 8 1.2. Methodology.................................................................................................. 8 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................... 9 2.1. Overview ....................................................................................................... 9 2.2. Deleted Works from Project Scope ....................................................................... 10 2.3. Additional Works in Project Scope ........................................................................ 11 2.4. Mataniko and White River Trunk Mains Subproject .................................... 11 2.5. Augmenting Reservoir Capacity Subproject ................................................ 14 2.6. Sewer Outfall Rehabilitation ........................................................................ 15 2.7. Sewage Pumping Stations Refurbishment Subproject ................................ 17 2.8. Septage Treatment Facility Subproject ....................................................... 18 3. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND IMPACTS ........................................ 19 3.1. Measures Undertaken to Avoid and Minimize Involuntary Resettlement .... 19 3.2. Impacts on People, Land and Structures .................................................... 19 3.3. Impacts on Gardens and Livelihood ............................................................ 28 4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION ............................................................. 29 4.1. Characteristics of the Affected Households ................................................ 29 5. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION .. 31 5.1. Stakeholders ............................................................................................... 31 5.2. Consultation ................................................................................................ 31 5.3. Negotiation .................................................................................................. 37 5.4. Information Disclosure ................................................................................ 37 6. GRIEVANCE REDRESS PROCEDURES (GRP) .......................................... 37 6.1. Government Process for Grievance Redress .............................................. 37 6.2. Proposed Project Grievance Redress Procedure........................................ 38 6.3. GRM Process .............................................................................................. 38 7. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 40 7.1. Solomon Islands Legal Framework ............................................................. 40 7.2. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) .................................................... 43 7.3. Comparison of ADB SPS and SI Law ......................................................... 44 8. PROJECT ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS Error! Bookmark not defined. 9. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................ 49 9.1. Institutional Responsibilities ........................................................................ 49 9.2. Budget ......................................................................................................... 52 9.3. Implementation Steps ................................................................................. 53 9.4. Implementation Schedule ............................................................................ 53 10. MONITORING AND REPORTING ................................................................. 55 ANNEX 1 – SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF WORKS, LAND REQUIREMENT AND APS .......................................................................................................................... 56 ANNEX 2 – COPIES OF TITLES OF LAND FOR LEASE NEGOTIATIONS .......... 57 ANNEX 3: SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER & WORKSHOP CONSULTATIONS . 82 ANNEX 4 - TOR FOR LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICER – LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .......................................................................................... 105 ANNEX 5: TOR FOR THIRD PART EVALUATOR ................................................ 107 ANNEX 6: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF SITE VISITS AND DISCUSSIONS .. 109 List of Tables Table 1: Subproject Sites and Locations .................................................................................... 9 Table 2: Description of Each New Water Distribution Main .................................................. 12 Table 3: Total Estimated Required Private Land ..................................................................... 20 Table 4: Total Estimated Required Government Land ............................................................ 20 Table 5: Temporary Occupancy License Holders ................................................................... 21 Table 6: Land Ownership Summary for New Pumping Stations ............................................ 27 Table 7: Impact on Trees and Other Plants .............................................................................. 28 Table 8: Affected People (Land Assets) .................................................................................. 29 Table 9: Affected People (Non-Land Assets) .......................................................................... 29 Table 10: Summary of Consultation Issues Raised in Initial Workshop ................................. 32 Table 11: Grievance Redress Process During Construction .................................................... 39 Table 12: Comparison of Solomon Islands Law and ADB Policy and Gap - Filling Measures .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Table 13: Entitlement Matrix ................................................................................................... 48 Table 14: Resettlement Implementation - Roles and Responsibilities .................................... 50 Table 16: Summary of Indicative Land Acquisition and Compensation Costs ....................... 52 Table 16: Generic Indicators for Monitoring ........................................................................... 55 List of Figures Figure 1: Location of Proposed Project Sites in Honiara ........................................................ 10 Figure 2: Location Maps of New Trunk and Distribution Mains ............................................ 12 Figure 3: Titingge Scheme – Existing and Proposed Site Options for Reservoir .................... 15 Figure 4: Honiara Current Outfalls .......................................................................................... 16 Figure 5: Proposed Rehabilitated Outfalls ............................................................................... 17 Figure 6: Proposed Pumping Station Sites .............................................................................. 17 Figure 7: Septage Treatment Facility Potential Location ........................................................ 18 Figure 8: Proposed site layout of reservoir site at Titingge Ridge. ......................................... 23 Figure 9: Point Cruz Proposed Outfall Route .........................................................................