Environment and Social Monitoring Report Annual Progress Report January-December 2017 LAO PDR: GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project Prepared by the Environment and Social Division of Nam Theun 2 Power Company, Ltd. This environment and social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, 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. NAM THEUN 2 POWER COMPANY LTD Environment & Social Progress Report Period Jan 2017 to Dec 2017 Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd. E&S Progress Report Jan 2017-Dec 2017 This report is a revised version of the E&S Annual Progress Report, Jan to Dec 2017, produced by the E&S Unit of Nam Theun2 Power Co. Ltd. The report has been edited for public release. Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd. Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project Annual Progress Report Environment and Social Division Jan – Dec 2017 Nam Theun 2 Power Company E&S Annual Progress Report - 2017 Nakai Plateau Resettlement and Environmental Programs Table of Contents Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................... iii General Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 PART 1: Nakai Plateau Resettlement Program ................................................................................................. 2 1 Monitoring Missions ........................................................................................................................... 3 The International Financial Institutions ............................................................................................ 3 The Leder’s Tehial Adisors ....................................................................................................... 4 The Panel of Experts ......................................................................................................................... 4 The Independent Monitoring Agency ............................................................................................... 6 2 CAP implementation – progress until December 2017 ....................................................................... 19 The CAP – reminder ........................................................................................................................ 19 Overall Progress and challenges ..................................................................................................... 20 Action Plan for Fisheries ................................................................................................................. 25 Action Plan for Agriculture, Livestock including Land Management .............................................. 38 Action Plan for Forestry .................................................................................................................. 64 Action Plan for Off-farm ................................................................................................................. 76 Action Plan for Gender equality and women’s adaeet ........................................................ 91 Action Plan for Poor and Vulnerable .............................................................................................. 97 Action Plan for Ethnic groups ....................................................................................................... 107 3 Progress o Itegratig Actios ipleetatio - until end of December 2017 ........................... 120 Engagement of District Authorities .............................................................................................. 120 Participatory village development planning ................................................................................. 121 Financial mechanisms ................................................................................................................... 123 4 Progress on Additional Activities implementation - until end of December 2017 ............................. 125 Community Living Well Program .................................................................................................. 125 Monitoring .................................................................................................................................... 131 Entitlements for the Subsequent Growth Households ................................................................. 135 5 Communication ............................................................................................................................... 135 Resettlement Office Newsletters .................................................................................................. 135 IAIA Special Symposium – Resettlement and Livelihood (Manila- Feb 2017)............................... 135 PART 2: Environmental Programs ................................................................................................................ 137 1 Introduction – Key milestones ......................................................................................................... 138 2 Organization and responsibilities .................................................................................................... 139 i Nam Theun 2 Power Company E&S Annual Progress Report - 2017 Nakai Plateau Resettlement and Environmental Programs Historical background ................................................................................................................... 139 Current Organization and responsibilities (2016 onwards) .......................................................... 140 3 Main outputs of Environment programs until December 2017 ........................................................ 141 The Aquatic Environment Laboratory (AE Lab) ............................................................................. 141 Water quality monitoring ............................................................................................................. 142 Fish Population and Fish Catch survey .......................................................................................... 156 Biodiversity Program .................................................................................................................... 158 Environment Compliance Program ............................................................................................... 163 Erosion Monitoring Program ........................................................................................................ 172 Implementation of the Environmental Management System ...................................................... 172 4 Visits and consultancies................................................................................................................... 172 5 Communication ............................................................................................................................... 174 Scientific papers ............................................................................................................................ 174 Main outputs of the Adaptive Management Committee 2017 .................................................... 176 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................................... 177 Annex 1 – Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) chronology ......................................................................... 178 Annex 2 – Adaptive management on LoA implementation (JWG 4/10 and 7/11/2017) ........................... 180 Annex 3 – List of Action (LoA) completion status in December 2017 ........................................................ 187 Annex 4 – List of 17 Remedial actions as addendum to CAP ..................................................................... 199 Annex 5 – Presentations made to the POE Mission #27 ........................................................................... 203 Annex 6 – Resettlement Office Newsletters issued in 2017 ...................................................................... 312 Annex 7 – Presentation on NT2 Resettlement at the IAIA Special Symposium, Manila, Feb 2017 ............ 375 Annex 8 – Water quality monitoring stations (for the period May 2014 to April 2017) ............................ 412 Annex 9 – Water quality monitoring stations (for the period May 2017 to April 2023) ............................ 413 Annex 10 – Flash News No.9 (NTPC Environmental Awareness Program) ................................................ 414 Annex 11 – Flash News No.15 (Foam Reduction Program) ....................................................................... 415 Annex 12 – Flash News No.12 (Plastic bag Reduction Program) ............................................................... 416 Annex 13 – Flash News No.10 (Paper Reduction Program) ...................................................................... 417 ii Nam Theun 2 Power Company E&S Annual Progress Report - 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