Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Volume 7
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GEORGIA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Volume 7 - Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Compensation Framework Prepared for: GSE and EBRD SLR Ref:901.12.1 Version No: F June 2020 Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SLR Ref No:901.12.1 Volume 7 - Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Compensation Framework April 2020 ISSUE AND REVISION RECORD Revision Date Prepared by: Checked by: Description: A 11 September 2018 M. Chelidze, L. Gay, M. Brown First Draft for GSE review C. Repussard B 12 October 2018 L. Gay, C. Repussard M. Brown Draft for Lenders review C 31 January 2019 C. Repussard M. Brown Draft addressing Lenders and GSE comments D 07 March 2019 L. Gay, C. Repussard M. Brown Draft addressing Lenders comments on revision C E 01 July 2019 C. Repussard M. Brown Final version for public disclosure F 21 April 2020 L. Gay, C. Repussard M. Brown New revision addressing EBRD comments on revision E G 02 June 2020 L. Gay C. Repussard New revision addressing GSE comments on revision F BASIS OF REPORT This document has been prepared by SLR Consulting Limited with reasonable skill, care and diligence, and taking account of the manpower, timescales and resources devoted to it by agreement with the EBRD (the Client) as part or all the services it has been appointed by the Client to carry out. It is subject to the terms and conditions of that appointment. SLR shall not be liable for the use of or reliance on any information, advice, recommendations and opinions in this document for any purpose by any person other than the Client. Reliance may be granted to a third party only in the event that SLR and the third party have executed a reliance agreement or collateral warranty. 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Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SLR Ref No:901.12.1 Volume 7 - Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Compensation Framework April 2020 Information, advice, recommendations and opinions in this document should only be relied upon in the context of the whole document and any documents referenced explicitly herein and should then only be used within the context of the appointment. Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SLR Ref No:901.12.1 Volume 7 - Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Compensation Framework April 2020 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose and scope of the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Compensation Framework ...... 1 1.2 Objectives of the LARCF ............................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Structure of the report ................................................................................................................. 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Project components ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Associated facilities ...................................................................................................................... 6 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT LAND NEEDS .............................................................................. 14 3.1 Project land requirements ........................................................................................................ 14 3.2 Alternatives considered to minimise impacts ........................................................................... 16 3.3 Estimated Project land needs .................................................................................................... 16 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................................ 23 4.1 Georgian Laws and Regulations ................................................................................................ 23 4.2 Lenders policies ......................................................................................................................... 24 4.3 Gap analysis between national legislation and international policy ........................................ 26 OVERVIEW OF ESTIMATED POTENTIAL IMPACTS ............................................................. 32 5.1 Overview of land tenure and land use in the Project-affected areas ....................................... 32 5.2 Overview of potential impacts .................................................................................................. 61 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS ...................................................................................... 64 6.1 Eligibility ..................................................................................................................................... 64 6.2 Entitlements .............................................................................................................................. 65 VALUATION ..................................................................................................................... 77 7.1 Valuation process ...................................................................................................................... 77 7.2 Valuation methodology ............................................................................................................. 78 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................... 81 8.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 81 8.2 Institutions and organisations ................................................................................................... 83 RAP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE .................................................................................. 87 9.1 Preparation and Implementation of the Resettlement Action Plans ....................................... 87 . Page i Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment SLR Ref No:901.12.1 Volume 7 - Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Compensation Framework April 2020 9.2 Integration of livelihood restoration measures ........................................................................ 95 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ..................................................... 98 10.1 Consultations conducted during the LARCF preparation ......................................................... 98 10.2 Information disclosure .............................................................................................................. 99 10.3 Stakeholder Engagement process for the RAPs ....................................................................... 99 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM .............................................................................................. 101 11.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 101 11.2 Grievance Resolution Mechanism process ............................................................................. 101 11.3 Grievances records and documentation ................................................................................ 103 11.4 Closure of grievances .............................................................................................................. 104 MONITORING AND REPORTING ..................................................................................... 106 12.1 Monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 106 12.2 Evaluation ................................................................................................................................ 107 12.3 Schedule of monitoring and evaluation ................................................................................. 108 12.4 Monitoring and evaluation indicators .................................................................................... 109 IMPLEMENTATION COSTS ............................................................................................. 111 13.1 Funding .................................................................................................................................... 111 13.2 Budget ..................................................................................................................................... 111 DOCUMENT REFERENCES TABLES Table 2.1 - Summary of Project Components ...................................................................................... 4 Table 2.2 – Municipalities and Communities crossed by