1 RESETTLMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) SUMMARY Project Name

RESETTLMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) SUMMARY

Project Name: MULTINATIONAL ETHIOPIA / DJIBOUTI Ethiopia – Djibouti Transport Corridor Project Phase I

Country: Ethiopia and Djibouti Project Number: PZ1-DB0-205 Division: PICU1 Project Category: Category I Department: PICU Date: January 2019

1. Description of the project, project area and area of influence

The proposed Adama-Melka Jilo (60km) Expressway is a continuation of the existing Addis Ababa- Adama expressway and part of the planned Adama-Dire Dawa Expressway project, which has been designed in recognition of the high level of congestion on the existing Addis Ababa – Djibouti road. A large portion of the traffic on this road are heavy loaded trucks transporting import and export goods.

The project is located in the central eastern part of Ethiopia, within the corridor of the existing Addis Ababa – Adama – Awash – Djibouti trunk road, and traverses 3 districts of Oromia and Amhara National Regional States. The starting point is at the outskirt of Adama Town at a distance of 90km southeast of Addis Ababa. The end of the project is at Km. 60 near Melka Jilo - a small town in Minjar Shenkora district of Amhara National Regional State. The current road design has two link roads: the first one connecting the expressway with Welenchiti Town in Boset district with a length of 1.5km; and the second linking the expressway to Nura Era Junction on the existing asphalt Road that runs from Adama to Awash. A third 1 km link road connecting Melka Jilo - rail way pass – express way link has been requested by the community of Minjar Shenkora district. There will be 3 Interchanges to connect the express way & provide access through the link roads to the towns of Adama, Welenchit and Nura Era.

The proposed expressway will run parallel to the existing asphalt road mainly on the left side. The geographic coordinates are 5341e. The physical environment of the expressway falls within the Ethiopian Rift Valley system and thus it traverses flat and rolling land for about 55.7 per cent and 44.3 per cent respectively. Elevations along the route corridor varies between 800 and 1700 meters above sea level.

The project is designed to AASHTO’s Freeway Standards for main road with a total length of 60km, and DC-5 Standard for link roads, having a right of way (ROW) of 90m. There will be two lanes of 3.60m width on each carriageway that means 2x(2x3.6) which is equal to 14.4, 1.5m wide inner hard shoulder, 3m wide outer hard shoulder, 0.75m wide outer soft shoulder in each side of the expressway, and 9m median at the centre.

The design also provides for the construction of 17 vehicular crossings, underpasses and overpasses for the movement of vehicles across the expressway. Furthermore, there are 13 under or overpass pedestrian bridges to allow the local people to cross the expressway freely without interfering with the expressway and to facilitate the social connectivity of the local community. Three railway crossings one for the main expressway and two for the link roads will be constructed across the railway line which is running almost parallel to the expressway.

2. Potential impacts

The most significant social impact of the proposed project will be physical and economic displacements due to the acquisition of agricultural and settled land for the construction of the express way, camp sites

1 and sourcing of materials (aggregates for construction). It is estimated that the project will result in the physical and economic displacement of 887 households (3300 people) in addition to the displacement of utilities, mainly few electricity and telecommunication poles and water points. A total of 593 hectares of land will be affected permanently and temporarily. Around 12% of the affected households are female headed and out of the total population affected 49% are female. A total of 113 (13%) vulnerable households (headed by females, elderly and underage youth) have been identified in consultation with the communities for special relocation support.

It is expected that no household will be dispossessed from their farmland wholly because of the linear nature of the project. However, there are households who will permanently loose strip of their farmland and houses. The project would also result in some level of fragmentation of farm lands. A total farmland area of 568.58 hectares owned by 782 households and mostly engaged in production of cereal crops would be affected permanently. Among these 34% may lose 5 % - 10% of their farmland, while 34% and 32% are expected to lose 10-25% and 25% of their farm land respectively. As well, it is estimated that a total of 24.5 hectare of land will be affected temporarily. The houses of 123 households (all residential) involving 494 people will be impacted partly or fully. Around 9 households will lose about 97 trees. The affected households who lost strip of their land could continue their livelihood in the remaining plots of land. Considering the shortage of arable land in the area, land to land compensation is not feasible. Thus, they will be compensated in cash, as per the law, for losing their crops and trees. Four wooden and 1 concrete electric pole and 6 water points will also be affected. As the project execution is planned to follow the Design and Build approach, the level and type of impact will be finalized upon the finalization of the detailed design.

Based on the comparison of potential environmental and social impacts, among the alternatives considered, the “no project” option is preferable to project implementation, since it would avoid the occurrence of adverse social and environmental impacts associated with the project construction and operation. However, the potential socio-economic benefits of the proposed expressway would be foregone. As highlighted during the consultations with key stakeholders, the project is highly desirable to alleviate the existing trade and transportation problems of the country and to facilitate the social and economic development activities in the project’s area of influence as well as at national level.

A full Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) has been prepared and provision has been made to cover the full cost of the RAP, including livelihood restoration and support to vulnerable households and RAP monitoring, estimated at USD 18 million. Based on lessons learned from existing projects, in order to expedite the compensation process and also respond to communities’ concern on potential payment delay, a specialist sociologist will be assigned as part of the supervision consultancy to support the field assessment of affected properties, community liaison, and documentation and follow up on timely settlement of compensation prior to the start of the work. The implementation of the RAP will be closely monitored as part of the project ESMP monitoring and reporting system and a Grievance Redress Mechanism has been setup to be used to handle land acquisition related complaints.

3. Organizational responsibility

The overall responsibility for the RAP implementation is vested primarily in the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA). ERA has long years of experience in implementation of RAPs and has a structure dedicated to this task consisting of Environmental and Social Management Team (ESMT) and Right-of-Way Management Teams. ERA also provides the necessary resources for the implementation of the RAP. The ESMT is established within the Planning and Program Management Directorate to ensure that environmental and social issues are adequately addressed in connection with all the activities of ERA and monitor the proper development and implementation RAP.

The Right-of-Way Management Teams in ERA are also responsible for making available the required land for road/highway construction and maintenance, the establishment of materials sources (borrower pits and quarries) and camp sites and for implementation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAP). Right-of-Way Management Teams establish the required compensation and follow up on the payments of compensation to the project affected people in co-ordination with the respective regional/local authorities, district councils, RAP Committees, Kebele (village) administrations and community representatives,.

District administrations set up RAP committees at district and Kebele (village) comprised of representatives from sector offices, men and women representatives from project affected persons (PAPs) and the ERA right-of-way Agent. Valuation of assets, documentation and follow up of the relocation and compensation process will be the major responsibility of the RAP Committees. The RAP Committees will prepare updates which will be delivered to the Resident Engineer office, ERA RoW unit and the district administration.

In recognition of the growing importance of livelihood restoration interventions, both Oromiya and Amhara Regions have developed legal and institutional frameworks to guide and co-ordinate efforts around livelihood restoration of households impacted by development projects. Key district level actors on livelihood restoration include the offices working on co-operatives promotion, income generating support, labour and social affairs, and youth.

4. Community participation

Several rounds of public and stakeholders consultations were conducted with the administrations, communities and PAPs of the three affected districts throughout the design of the project and the development of the ESIA and RAP. The AfDB Appraisal Mission also conducted extensive community consultations with district officials, women and men community members, traditional leaders and CSOs in the three districts the road is designed to traverse. The objective of the consultations were to provide information regarding the project, exchange views on the expected nature and level of social and environmental impact, and the necessary mitigation measures. During these consultations district officials committed to facilitate the implementation of the RAP and provide all necessary and required support including support to the different vulnerable groups during the project implementation period and ensure the enforcement of the cut-off date to be agreed upon. Participants were also briefed on the structure and processes for the implementation of the RAP and the required grievance management mechanism/process. It was indicated that the administrations and communities in the project area are familiar with compensation and resettlement issues due to exposure to the various projects in the area including the railway.

Some of the major RAP issues covered in the consultations include the following:

i. Concerns related to permanent and temporary loss of landholdings and properties, and associated loss of livelihood ii. Timely and adequate compensation payments for affected persons before demolition of properties; iii. Concerns regarding the rate to be applied for land compensation and the protracted process; iv. Need for accurate inventories and valuation of affected properties; v. Need for adequate awareness trainings on compensation valuation and grievance redress mechanism for those who will be engaged; vi. Involvement of community representatives in valuation process of properties/assets with concerned government stakeholders; vii. The limitation on provision of replacement land due to shortage of farm land in the area; viii. Special assistance for different vulnerable groups like the aged, female and child headed families and physically disabled that will be affected by the project; ix. Need to enhance employment opportunities for locals.

x. Worries regarding the fluid nature of project designs resulting in repeated demolitions of houses and the need to ensure that designs are finalized and displacement impacts clearly identified ahead of work;

The design of the expressway has taken into account most of the concerns expressed by the communities and Woreda stakeholders. The other issues are reflected in the ESMP and RAP and will be addressed in the implementation phase.

5. Integration with host communities

Based on the assessment undertaken, no household will be dispossessed from their farmland wholly because of the linear nature of the project. It is expected that based on the prevailing land holding system, rural households who have lost strips of their land could maintain their livelihood on their remaining plots and will not require resettlement. In the case of urban households who lost their houses, a replacement land will be provided along with compensation and relocation payment. However, based on previous experience, these households tend to use their own existing plots to reconstruct their houses. Thus, the loss of economic and social ties will be minimized and the need for integration measures avoided.

6. Socio-economic studies

A socio economic study was carried out to identify the PAPs, assess their socio-economic characteristic, extent of impact, and also measure the affected properties and assets. The socio-economic baseline data collection was done for the entire length of Adam –Awash Lot 1(60km) expressway and influence area. Quantitative and qualitative data was generated through consultations and discussions with the project affected households and concerned government sector offices of the three districts (Adama, Boset and Minjar Shenkora) concerned. An inventory matrix detailing the characteristics and properties of each of the Affected Household has also been prepared.

In terms of the ethnic identity of the PAPs, those who are living in Adama and Boset districts of East Shoa Zone of Oromia Region are mainly Oromo while those living in Minjar Shenkora belong to Amhara ethnic group. The population is predominantly Christian with a mix of Muslims in Minjar Shenkora. The affected rural households are subsistence farmers, and their livelihood is based on mixed farming. The only rural settlement located within the project influence area is Melka Jilo with the population of 10,000 inhabitants. This rural town is located at eastern side of the Expressway, and at about 800 meters away from the Expressway. Among the 494 total family members of the 123 households to be physically displaced through loss of housing units, 261(52.8%) of them are male while 233(47.2%) of them are female. Among these, there are 6 households headed by aged (over 65 years), 2 headed by children and 21 headed by women which will require special relocation support. Also, 105 women headed households would also loose less than 25 percent of their farmland. Most of these women heads of households belong to the working age group, hence recommended to be considered for employment during construction. Employment opportunities in the project will be used as an instrument to decrease the vulnerability of the project affected female headed households.

7. Legal framework, including mechanisms for conflict resolution and appeal

There are a number of legal provisions at Federal and Regional levels dealing with involuntary resettlement & restitution. The main instruments are the Ethiopian Constitution, the 1997 Environment Policy, the Environmental Impact Assessment proclamation No. 299/2002, Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline Document (July 2000), Proclamation No. 455/2005 on Expropriation of Land holdings for Public Purposes and Payments of Compensations, Proclamation No. 456 / 2005 on Rural Land Administration and Land use Proclamation and Council of Ministers Regulations No. 135/2007 on the payment of

4 compensation for property situated on landholdings expropriated for public purposes. The Councils of Ministers Regulations No. 135/2007 is based on Article 14(1) of Proclamation No. 455/2005 which indicates “a purpose of not only paying compensation but also to assist displaced persons to restore their livelihood”. Regarding compensations, all documents clearly state that individuals have the right to be compensated for the works on land created by labour, capital and land use rights.

The 1995 Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, article 40(2) and 40(3) stipulates public ownership of land and expropriation of land holdings for public benefit purposes and payment of compensation. Article 44.2 of the Constitution indicates that interventions for public goods that may cause the displacement of people or adversely affect the livelihood of the local population shall give the right to commensurate monetary or other means of compensation including relocation / rehabilitation with adequate state assistance. Proclamation No. 455/ 2005 specifically promulgated and provided provisions for compensations. Article 8(1) of the Proclamation states that a rural landholder whose landholding has been permanently expropriated shall be paid for his (her) displacement / rehabilitation options an amount equivalent to ten times (years) the average income secured during the preceding past five years in addition to other payments like losing fixed assets, annual and perennial crops and cash crops. Again Article 8(2) stipulates that a landholder whose land provisionally expropriated shall be paid for the lost income, based on the average annual income secured for the preceding five years, until he/she repossesses the land. As per this proclamation Article 8(4) urban landholder whose land holding has been expropriated shall be provided, apart from the estimated payment for the lost structures, with a plot of urban land to construct a structure and to be paid a displacement compensation equivalent to the annual rent of the demolished house or be allowed to live in public house without rent for one year.

The basic principle of ERA’s Resettlement / Rehabilitation Policy Framework is to address the importance of compensation payments for the loss of assets at replacement cost, giving opportunities to locals to share project benefits and assisting PAPs’ during relocation / rehabilitation. Article 6(17) of proclamation No.80/1997 gave ERA the mandate to “determine the extent of land required for its activities in the adjacency as well as surrounding of highways and the conditions of use of such land by others”. ERA’s Environment and Social Manual (2012), clearly shows the process of consultation to be made with the affected people and communities, and schedule the estimated costs and lists the actions that will be taken to fairly resettle and compensate affected people and communities in accordance with current legislation and policy statements. ERA also has developed guidelines on ROW and compensation procedures.

Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, which are considered non-bureaucratic, cost saving and traditionally accepted, can be used for the management of grievances and conflicts related to valuations and compensation payments. According to Proclamation No.455/2005 a complaint relating to compensation shall be submitted to the administrative organ established to hear grievances which is expected to examine the compliant and give its decision within short period in writing. If dissatisfied with the decision, the complainant may appeal to the regular court within 30 days from the date of the decision. The decision of the court shall be final.

A GRM committee will be set up to handle grievances which could not be resolved amicably at the level of the woreda compensation committee. In this case, the affected person shall file discontents in writing to the GRM committee chairperson. The Committee shall respond within two weeks after they discussed the matter with the aggrieved person. If the grievance relates to valuation of assets, experts may need to be requested to revalue the assets, and this may necessitate a longer period of time. In this case, the aggrieved person must be notified by the committee that his/her complaint is being considered. If the aggrieved person does not receive a response or is not satisfied with the outcome he/she may lodge the case to the local court whose decision shall be the final. Based on the nature of the issue, project affected people can also discuss with ERA’s Right-Of-Way, the project Resident Engineer or the contractor before taking their appeals to the court.

Figure 1: Grievance Resolution Channel

8. Institutional framework

Several institutions (Tables 1 and 2) at various levels of administration are involved in the implementation and monitoring of the RAP based on their mandate. These institutions have the required technical capacity and experience in working on RAP implementation and monitoring. In addition, budget has been set aside

6 in the RAP cost for some level of training and orientation. The following table describes in details the division of labour.

Table 1: List of key institutions/stakeholders playing role in RAP – National level No. Organizations Responsibility Responsible 2 Ministry of Environmental • Provision of national standards and guidelines Protection, Forestry and • Monitoring of the RAP implementation Climate Change

2 Ministry of Transport • Provide overall policy guidance and coordination on safeguard issues in the sector • Review and certification of ESIA and RAP 3 Ministry of Finance and • Approval and signing of credit with AfDB. Economic Co-operation • Release and approval of fund for compensation 4 Ethiopian Roads Authority • The development, implementation and disclosure of RAP • Overall Management and Budget Allocation for the RAP implementation • Coordinate with Federal and Regional Authorities in the planning and implementation of the RAP Environmental and social • Facilitate the establishment of Resettlement and Valuation committees Management Team at district level;

• Effect compensation payment for PAPs; • Facilitates income restoration interventions and follow up on support Right-Of-Way Management for vulnerable groups; Team (ROWMT) • Monitor the restoration of public services / utilities affected by the construction works, such as, water supply, etc

Table 2: List of key Organizations Responsible for RAP - Regional and Local Government Level No. Organizations Responsibility Responsible 1 Oromia and Amhara • In Consultation with ERA, facilitate the smooth implementation of the Regional States RAP and management of ROW administration 2 District Administration • Establish Resettlement and Implementation Committee/Property valuation and sector offices committees; • Coordinate the valuation process and facilitate compensation for PAP, • Facilitate land for land compensation, the restoration of services, and maintain data of properties removed from expropriated land • Monitor the adequate implementation of the ESMP by the project • Disclosure of the ESIA and RAP at local level • Coordination and support of PAPs and provide agricultural data and cost estimates for crops Implement livelihood restoration interventions 6 Kebele (village) • Provide information on property ownership Administrations • Support valuation and vulnerable groups in relocation process

9. Eligibility

Once the district and town level compensation committees approve holdings and use rights of individuals whose properties are inventoried prior to the cut-off date agreed on, they are eligible for compensation. Eligibility for compensation is covered under the AfDB involuntary resettlement policy framework, Proclamation No 455/2005 of the federal government of Ethiopia, Article 44(2) of the Constitution, and ERA’s resettlement /rehabilitation framework. These are adopted as part of this RAP.

Accordingly, displaced persons in the following groups are entitled to compensation for loss of land or other assets taken for the project purposes:

a) Those who have formal legal rights to land or other assets recognized under the laws of the country. This category will generally include people who are physically residing at the project site and those who will be displaced or may lose access or suffer a loss in their livelihood as a result of the project activities;

b) Those who may not have formal legal rights to land or other assets at the time of the census but can prove that they have a claim such as land or assets that would be recognized under the customary laws of the country. This category may also include those people who may not be physically residing at the project site or persons who may not have any assets or direct sources of livelihood derived from the project site, but who have spiritual and/or ancestral ties with the land (e.g. graveyards, sacred forests, places of worships). This category may also include sharecroppers or tenant farmers, seasonal migrants or nomadic families losing user rights, depending on the country’s customary land use rights.

c) A third group of displaced persons are those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land they are occupying in the project area and who do not fall in any of the two categories described above. This category of displaced persons, will be entitled to resettlement assistance instead of compensation for land to improve their former living standards (compensation for loss of livelihood activities, common property resources, structures and crops, etc.), provided they occupied the project area prior to the cut-off date established.. At the minimum, under the Bank’s policy (with no contradiction to the country’s legislation), land, housing, and infrastructure should be provided to the adversely affected population, who may have usufruct rights to the land or other resources taken for the project.

10. Valuation of, and compensation for losses

According to Proclamation No 455/2005 and ERA’s framework and established practices, the following considerations and assumptions were applied in assessing the amount of compensation for loss of houses and businesses: • Compensation’s and entitlements provided to PAPs are adequate to at least maintain or improve their pre-project standard of living; • Evaluation of affected assets considers a replacement cost approach • Compensation’s for replacement of houses and buildings are calculated at the current construction cost (based on the floor area and type of construction material) without allowing for depreciation of the assets to be replaced; • A rural landholder whose holding has been expropriated permanently shall be paid for the loss equivalent to ten times the average annual income secured during the five years preceding the expropriation of the land;

• Compensation for temporary loss of farmland follows a similar (with the permanent loss) calculation of the preceding five years average income from the expropriated land but it will be multiplied by the number of years the land shall stay expropriated • Urban landholders who will be completely displaced from their locations are entitled to a displacement compensation equivalent to the estimated annual rent of the house to be demolished; • Partially affected houses are considered as fully affected if impacted 25% or above and are entitled to compensation for the entire house; • For the losses that cannot easily be valued or compensated for in monetary term, (e.g. access to public services, grazing lands, customers and suppliers etc.) attempts shall be made to establish access to equivalent and culturally acceptable resources and earning opportunities. • The preferred option for loss of farmlands permanently is land based or land to land compensation with similar productive potential, location advantages and other factors at least equivalent to the possessed one. If this option is not matched or land to land compensation is not attainable, cash compensation for the land and other assets lost will be effected and livelihood restoration measures activated. .

11. Identification and selection of resettlement site, site preparation and relocation

The affected rural households having lost strips of their land tend to continue their livelihood in the remaining plots of land with compensation and thus will not require resettlement. Urban households who lost their houses will also be provided with compensation and relocation payment and tend to opt for the use of their own existing plots to reconstruct their houses. The district and town administrations will be responsible for facilitating the relocation of houses. The timetables for site preparation and transfer will take into account the legal provisions that property must be handed over 90 days after compensation has been paid but the displacement must not occur before the necessary measures for resettlements are in place. In order to prevent influx of ineligible persons at the selected sites and also avoid unnecessary and sometimes fraudulent claims for compensation, the local administration will enforce the cut-off date and also prevent encroachment in to the designated road reserve.

12. Shelter, infrastructure and social services

As the scale of physical relocation required is limited, the need for resettlement of people outside their immediate environs is minimized.

13. Environmental protection

It is expected that the project will not entail the ned for resettlement sites and thus no such measures are proposed.

14. RAP Implementation schedule

Key tasks reflected in the RAP implementation schedule include a) completion of final design b) RAP committee formation/strengthening c) awareness creation/consultation d) inventory and valuation e) compensation payment and implementation of livelihood restoration measures f) monitoring. As this project is expected to follow the Design and Build approach, the RAP implementation schedule will be finalized based on the completion of the design of the road sections.

The process will start with the setup/activation of the RAP Committees at district and Kebele (villages). The Resettlement / Implementation committee members will prepare clear working guidelines and procedures. Briefings to representatives of the PAPs and community leaders will be undertaken to enable

9 them understand their rights, duties and responsibilities. The briefing and consultation will help to establish a transparent and full participation of the PAPs and others, thereby smoothing the compensation and restoration of livelihood process. The next major step is identification of eligible PAPs, property inventories and valuation, selection of resettlement sites and compensation payments in consultations with ERA’s ROW Team. The RAP Committees are required to establish the joint ownership of properties by husband and wife and reflect in the documentation. The asset assessment/valuation and compensations shall be executed in accordance with eligibility criteria and principles outlined earlier. Proper notifications will be made by the compensation committee to project affected people to collect their remunerations and for fast transfer of money and transparency purposes ERA will contract financial institutions like Commercial Nominees. PAPs will also be required to open joint husband-wife account to facilitate the joint management of the compensation payment.

ERA will make the RAP available to the public through print (newspapers) and electronic media (including ERA’s Web site). Copies of the final RAP will also be shared with immediate stakeholders including respective regional governments, zone and district offices with translations of the executive summary in local languages.

Table 3: Proposed Implementation Schedule of RAP

15. Costs and budget

According to Ethiopian Roads Authority resettlement/rehabilitation policy framework, a budget requirement for the implementation of a RAP is inclusive of compensation costs for the relocations of project affected households, restoration of assets and properties, replacement of dwellings, working places and restorations of livelihoods. The total amount of resources required for compensating the affected

10 people, restoring utilities, rehabilitating livelihoods affected and monitoring the implementation of the RAP is estimated to be ETB 502.8 million (18 million USD). The source of funding for the implementation of the RAP is the Ethiopian Government through ERA. Emphasis will be made on the timely settlement of compensation payments as this was one of the areas identified as concerns during community consultations. The summary budget is presented below.

Table 4 : Summary RAP budget Budge Items Budget (ETB) 1 Compensation cost 496,828,767 2 Rehabilitation Costs 6,000,000.00 3 Management and Monitoring cost 45,000 Total 502,873,767 1 USD = 27.9 ETB

16. Monitoring and Evaluation

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is responsible for the provision of overall technical and advisory support for the sustainable use of natural and cultural resources and environmental management at Federal level. There are Environment Protection and Land Use offices at regional and woreda levels with the corresponding safeguard regulation and monitoring responsibility at the respective levels.

Environmental & Social Management Team (ESMT) of ERA will undertake performance monitoring of this RAP. The general objectives of the RAP monitoring will be to assess that the RAP is being operationalized adequately, timely and transparently.

The indicators to be used for monitoring the RAP implementation will include:

i. The amount of compensation payments made, no. of people compensated and the number of pending payments; ii. The number of houses/structures constructed, and the number pending; iii. The number of PAPs relocated to their new houses/structures, and the number that still have to be relocated; iv. The number of vulnerable people assisted and the kind of assistance provided v. The no. of HH benefited from the livelihood restoration and their economic status vi. The set up and functioning of compensation and Grievance redress mechanism; vii. No. of trainings/orientation provided to members of RAP Committees; viii. number of meetings held with the PAPs, content of the discussions meetings, and agreements reached. ix. Grievance redress: the number of complaints lodged, how many complaints are being addressed, how many have been resolved and how the grievance redress mechanism is functioning; x. The compensation committee will monitor the rehabilitation process and is also responsible for ensuring that the PAPs are using the compensation fund for restitution of livelihoods, rebuilding the affected houses, structures or other properties. PAPs and local communities shall be actively involved in impact monitoring, particularly in the identification of indicators.

References and Contacts

References

Net Consult Consulting Engineers and Architects Plc; Revised Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report Adama-Awash Expressway,Lot I, Adama- Melkajilo (Km-60); August 2018.

Net Consult Consulting Engineers and Architects Plc; Revised Final Resettlement Action Plan Report Adama-Awash Expressway,Lot I, Adama- Melkajilo (Km-60); August 2018.

AfDB; Integrated Safeguards System – Policy Statement and Operational Safeguards; Safeguards and Sustainability Series, Volume 1 – Issue 1; December 2013.

Contacts

Mr Mumina Wa-Kyendo (Chief Transport Engineer, RDGE3); [email protected]

Felix Oku, (Senior Environmental and social Specialist RDGE4/SNSC): [email protected]

Ms. Mulumebet Merhatsidk, (Senior Socio-Economist, COET/RDGE2): [email protected]