Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan: Gjilan Access Road
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Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan Gjilan Kosovo: Regional Roads Project – Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Support Client Ministry of Infrastructure Document title Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan: Gjilan Access Road Document date 04.10.2018. Revision: 10 iC consulenten Ziviltechniker GesmbH SchönbrunnerStrasse 297, 1120 Vienna, Austria T +43 1 521 69-0, F +43 1 521 69-180 [email protected], www.ic-group.org FN 137252 t EN ISO 9001 Kosovo: Regional Roads Project – Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Support iC consulenten 04.10.2018 DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET PROJECT NUMBER: Project number 46x16285 PREPARED BY: iC consulenten Ziviltechniker GesmbH SchönbrunnerStrasse 297, A-1120 Vienna Tel: +43 1 521 69 0 Fax: +43 1 521 69 180 E-Mail: [email protected] PREPARED FOR: Ministry of Infrastructure Address: Ndërtesa e Odës Ekonomike, Kati i Parë, Zyra nr. 2, 10000, Prishtinë, Republika e Kosovës Tel.: +381 (0) 38 200 28 610 E-Mail 1: [email protected]; E-Mail 2: [email protected] E-Mail 3: [email protected] DATE: 04.10.2018 EDITOR: Fejzić, Jacimovska, Vaso, Mathews Date Revision No. Editor Checked by Approved by Signature 2017-08-23 0 Fejzić Mathews Useini 2017-08-25 1 Fejzić Mathews Useini 2017-08-28 2 Fejzić/ Begaj Mathews Useini 2017-08-29 3 Fejzić/ Begaj Mathews Useini 2017-08-29 4 Fejzić/ Begaj Mathews Useini 2017-10-16 5 Fejzić Mathews Useini 2017-10-23 6 Fejzić Mathews Useini 2017-11-01 7 Vaso Mathews Useini 2018-31-01 8 Jacimovska Mathews Useini 2018-03-15 9 Jacimovska Mathews Useini 2018-10-04 10 Vaso/ Jacimovska Mathews Useini Revision: 10 Page I Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan: Gjilan Access Road Kosovo: Regional Roads Project – Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Support iC consulenten 04.10.2018 CONTENT 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Objective and Scope of Document ............................................................................................. 1 1.2. Project Description ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Status of Land Acquisition Activities .......................................................................................... 3 1.3.1. Present Status of Land Acquisition ............................................................................................. 3 1.3.2. Planned Land Acquisition Process .............................................................................................. 4 2. Legal and Institutional Framework .................................................................................... 5 2.1. The Expropriation Law of Kosovo ............................................................................................... 5 2.1.1. Public Interest............................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.2. Application for Expropriation ..................................................................................................... 5 2.1.3. Preliminary Decision on the Legitimacy of Proposed Expropriation .......................................... 6 2.1.4. Final Decision on Expropriation .................................................................................................. 6 2.1.5. Compensation ............................................................................................................................ 6 2.1.6. Valuation of Property ................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.7. Cut-off Date ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.8. Public Consultation ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.9. Grievance Management ............................................................................................................. 8 2.2. Other related legislation ............................................................................................................ 8 2.3. EBRD Requirements ................................................................................................................. 10 2.4. Institutional Framework for Land Acquisition in Kosovo ......................................................... 10 2.5. Gap Analysis and Bridging Mechanisms ................................................................................... 10 3. Baseline Information ...................................................................................................... 15 3.1. Census ...................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2. Socio-economic Survey ............................................................................................................ 16 3.3. Identified Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.4. Affected People and Properties ............................................................................................... 20 3.4.1. Household Members ................................................................................................................ 20 3.4.2. Ethnic Background .................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.3. Agricultural Production ............................................................................................................ 20 3.4.4. Vulnerability ............................................................................................................................. 21 3.4.5. Perceived Losses ....................................................................................................................... 21 Revision: 10 Page II Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan: Gjilan Access Road Kosovo: Regional Roads Project – Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Support iC consulenten 04.10.2018 3.4.6. Compensation Preferences ...................................................................................................... 22 3.4.7. Businesses ................................................................................................................................ 22 4. Key Compensation Principles, Definitions and Issues ....................................................... 25 5. Compensation, Entitlements and Livelihod Restoration Measures ................................... 27 5.1. Calculation of Compensation ................................................................................................... 29 6. Information Disclosure and Public Consultations ............................................................. 30 6.1. Disclosure of Information and Consultations Held to Date ..................................................... 30 6.2. Available Communication Tools ............................................................................................... 31 6.3. Planned Disclosure of Information and Consultations ............................................................. 31 6.3.1. Documents and Information to be Disclosed ........................................................................... 31 6.3.2. Planned Meetings ..................................................................................................................... 32 6.3.3. Timetable for Public Meetings ................................................................................................. 32 7. Implementation of the LALRP .......................................................................................... 33 7.1. Implementation Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 33 7.2. Costs ......................................................................................................................................... 34 7.3. Monitoring and Reporting and Livelihood Restoration Monitoring ........................................ 34 8. Grievance Mechanism ..................................................................................................... 35 Revision: 10 Page III Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan: Gjilan Access Road Kosovo: Regional Roads Project – Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Support iC consulenten 04.10.2018 ANNEXES Annex 1 Request for Expropriation (courtesy translation) Annex 2 Grievance Form Annex 3 Grievance Processing Flowchart Annex 4 Declaration of Business Owners on Acceptance of Project (including courtesy translation of declaration text) Annex 5 Calculation for the Compensation TABLES Table 1: Legislation in the Republic of Kosovo Relevant for Project Implementation ............................ 9 Table 2: Gap Analysis Relevant for Expropriation and Proposed Bridging Mechanisms ...................... 15 Table 3: Overview of Project Impacts Related to Land Acquisition of Private Property ...................... 18 Table 4: Overview of Project Impacts Related to Land Acquisition of Surveyed Businesses in Municipality of Gjilan and Municipality of Novobërda ........................................................... 19 Table 5: Overview of Project Impacts to Informal PAPs ......................................................................