Social Monitoring Report Semestral Report Project Number: 44019-013 August 2018 PRC: Hubei Huangshi Urban Pollution Control and Environmental Management Project Prepared by National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing for the Huangshi Municipal Government and the Asian Development Bank This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Director, Management or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. 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. ADB-financed Hubei Huangshi Urban Pollution Control and Environmental Management Project External Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report (No.8) National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China August 2018 Project leader : Chen Shaojun, Dong Ming M&E staff : Chen Shaojun, Dong Ming, Lu Ran, Sun Jie Prepared by : Chen Shaojun, Dong Ming, Lu Ran, Sun Jie National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai M&E agency : University (NRCR) Address : NRCR, Nanjing, Jiangsu Postcode : 210098 Tel : 025-83786503 Fax : 025-83718914 [email protected] Email : [email protected] Contents 1 Summary .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Latest Socioeconomic Profile of the Project Area .............................................................................. 2 1.3 Resettlement Policy Framework ......................................................................................................... 3 1.4 M&E .................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.1 Procedure ....................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 Scope .............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4.3 Methods .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.4 Reporting ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2 Resettlement IAs ..................................................................................... 7 2.1 Supervision and Inspection Mechanism ............................................................................................. 8 2.2 Capacity .............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Suggestions for Capacity Building ...................................................................................................... 9 3 Project and Resettlement Progress ..................................................... 11 3.1 Review ............................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Wastewater Collection and Treatment ............................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 7 Public Participation, Information Disclosure and Grievance Redress31 7.1 Public Participation ........................................................................................................................... 31 7.2 Information Disclosure ...................................................................................................................... 31 7.3 Grievance Redress ........................................................................................................................... 32 8 Conclusions and Suggestions ............................................................. 37 8.1 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 37 8.1.1 The resettlement IAs are well established and have clearly defined duties. ................................ 37 8.1.2 Resettlement progress is slightly behind schedule. ..................................................................... 37 8.1.3 The compensation rates