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TTHHEE RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF SSIIEERRRRAA LLEEOONNEE Public Disclosure Authorized SIERRA LEONE WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECT OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FOOD SECURITY (MAFFS) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized REVISED DRAFT RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECT Prepared By: Dyson T. Jumpah [email protected] Public Disclosure Authorized TH 7 FLOOR, TRUST TOWERS FARRAR AVENUE, ADABRAKA ACCRA, GHANA. February 2011 Table of Content EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... V 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... - 1 - 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ............................................................................................................... - 3 - 2.1 OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE .................................................................................................................... - 3 - 2.2 PROJECT COMPONENTS AND ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................... - 3 - 2.3 PROJECT LOCATION ........................................................................................................................... - 4 - 2.3.1 Sierra Leone River Estuary ........................................................................................................... - 4 - 2.3.2 Mamunta Mayosso Complex ......................................................................................................... - 5 - 3.0 SOCIAL BASELINE CONTEXT ................................................................................................. - 6 - 3.1 SIERRA LEONE RIVER ESTUARY ........................................................................................................ - 6 - 3.1.1 Population and Social Characteristics ......................................................................................... - 6 - 3.1.2 Employment and Labour Force .................................................................................................... - 8 - 3.1.3 Economic Activities in the Project Area ..................................................................................... - 10 - 3.1.4 Access to Health Facilities ......................................................................................................... - 12 - 3.1.5 Distribution of Poverty Levels .................................................................................................... - 13 - 3.1.6 Energy for Cooking and Lighting ............................................................................................... - 14 - 3.1.7 Education and Literacy ............................................................................................................... - 15 - 3.2 MAMUNTA MAYAWSO COMPLEX .................................................................................................... - 15 - 3.2.1 Important Customary and traditional rites related to M-MWR .................................................. - 16 - 3.2.2 Historical .................................................................................................................................... - 17 - 4.0 PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES GOVERNING RPF PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................................... 19 5.0 REVIEW OF SIERRA LEONE’S LAND LAWS AND WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ................................................................................................................................... 21 5.1 LAND TENURE AND OWNERSHIP .......................................................................................................... 21 5.1.1 In the Western Area .................................................................................................................... 21 5.1.2 In the Rest of Sierra Leone (The Provinces) .................................................................................. 21 5.1.3 Family Tenure ............................................................................................................................ 22 5.1.4 Communal Tenure ...................................................................................................................... 22 5.1.5 Individual Tenure ........................................................................................................................... 23 5.1.6 Comparison between Land Law in Sierra Leone and Bank OP4.12 .......................................... 23 5.1.7 Environmental Laws ................................................................................................................... 23 5.2 THE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR WETLANDS MANAGEMENT ............................................... 24 6.0 DESCRIPTION AND CATEGORIZATION OF AFFECTED PERSONS .................................... 26 6.1 IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................... 26 6.2 THE ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ................................................................................................................ 26 i 7.0 VALUATION AND COMPENSATION PAYMENT ................................................................. - 28 - 7.1 VALUATION METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... - 28 - 7.2 LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE AND COMPENSATION .................................................................... - 29 - 7.3 VALUING ENTITLEMENT .................................................................................................................. - 29 - 7.4 ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR DELIVERY OF ENTITLEMENTS ................................................. - 29 - 7.5 TIME FRAME..................................................................................................................................... - 31 - 8.0 CRITERIA TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF COMMUNITIES AND AFFECTED PERSONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 8.1 INITIAL ACTIONS TO IDENTIFY PAPS ................................................................................................... 32 8.2 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING PAPS ..................................................................................................... 32 8.3 WHO CAN BE A PAP AND HOW MIGHT THEY BE ADDRESSED .............................................................. 33 9.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND APPROVING RESETTLEMENT PLANS .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 9.1 RELOCATION ........................................................................................................................................ 34 9.2 INCOME RESTORATION ......................................................................................................................... 35 9.3 BUDGETED COST OF RELOCATION AND INCOME RESTORATION .......................................................... 35 10.0 MITIGATION MEASURES AND ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS ...................... - 37 - 10.1.1 Sustainable alternative livelihood options and community-based activities that the local populations might be interested to pursue ............................................................................................... - 37 - 10.1.2 Community Benefits ................................................................................................................ - 37 - TABLE 8.1: POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE SLWCP ........... - 39 - 11.0 PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION AND MITIGATION .................................................................................................................................................. 43 11.1 PROJECT CO-ORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 43 11.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................ 44 11.3 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................... 44 11.3.1 Consultation and participation ................................................................................................... 45 11.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION .......................................................................................................... 45 11.5 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................................. 46 12.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS PROCEDURE ....................................................................................... 47 12.1 TYPES OF GRIEVANCES ........................................................................................................................ 47 12.2 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REDRESSING GRIEVANCES ........................................................ 48 12.3 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................................