Public Disclosure Authorized THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Public Disclosure Authorized AGRICULTURAL GROWTH PROGRAM II RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF) Public Disclosure Authorized January 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Public Disclosure Authorized 0 1 Acronyms ADLI Agricultural Development-led Industrialization AGP Agricultural Growth Program CBO Community Based Organization CRC Compensation and Resettlement Committee EPLAUA Environmental Protection, Land Use and Administration Authority ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan GTP Growth and Transformation Plan HH Household IAs Implementing Agencies MoA Ministry of Agriculture NGO Non-Government Organization PAPs Project Affected Persons PDO Project Development Objective SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region RAP Resettlement Action Plan ROW Right of Way RPF Resettlement Policy Framework i Table of Content Acronyms ....................................................................................................................................................... i Table of Content ........................................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................... iv List of Figures .............................................................................................................................................. iv Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... v 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Description of the Project .................................................................................................... 2 1.3. Implementation Performance of the RPF during Phase-I of AGP ....................................... 5 1.4. Rationale for RPF and Potential Involuntary Resettlement Impacts ................................... 6 2. Principles and Objectives of the RPF ................................................................................................... 8 2.1. Objectives of the RPF .......................................................................................................... 8 2.2. Principles of the RPF of AGP-II .......................................................................................... 9 3. Project Target Areas .............................................................................................................. 11 3.1 Environmental and Social Context and Baseline Conditions ............................................ 11 3.1.1 Physical Environment ............................................................................................. 12 3.1.2 Biological Environment .......................................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Socio-economic conditions ..................................................................................... 15 3.2 Community Consultations and Support for the Project and RPF ...................................... 15 3.2.1 Consultation Approaches ........................................................................................ 16 3.2.2 Consultation Meetings Participants ........................................................................ 17 3.3 Issues Discussed During Consultation ............................................................................... 18 4. Legal and Regulatory Frameworks ..................................................................................................... 22 4.1. Political Economy and Governance in Ethiopia ................................................................ 22 4.2. Property and Land Rights of Ethiopia ............................................................................... 23 4.3. Acquisition and Valuation of Land and Other Assets ....................................................... 24 4.4. Entitlement for Compensation ........................................................................................... 26 4.5. Procedures for Resettlement According to the World Bank OP 4.12................................ 27 4.6. Gaps between the National and the World Bank OP 4.12 ................................................. 27 5. Estimated Populations, Nature of Displacement and Categories of Project Affected People (PAPs) 39 5.1. Categories of Project Affected Peoples (PAPs) ................................................................. 39 5.2. Number of PAPs ................................................................................................................ 40 5.3. Eligibility Criteria for Various Categories of PAPs .......................................................... 40 ii 5.4. Method to Determine Cut-Off Dates ................................................................................. 42 5.5. Valuing Affected Assets .................................................................................................... 43 5.6. Livelihood Restoration....................................................................................................... 44 6. Organizations, Procedures and Responsibilities ................................................................................. 46 6.1. Processes for RAP Preparation, Review and Approval ..................................................... 46 6.1.1. Sub-project Screening ............................................................................................. 46 6.1.2. Socio-economic Census and Asset Inventory ......................................................... 47 6.1.3. Development of RAP and ...................................................................................... 47 6.1.4. Review and Submission to Woreda or Regional EPLAUA.................................... 49 6.2. RAP/ Implementation Agencies ........................................................................................ 50 7. RAP/ Implementation Procedure and Schedule .................................................................................. 52 7.1. RAP/ Implementation Procedures ...................................................................................... 52 7.2. RAP/ Implementation Schedule ......................................................................................... 53 8. Grievance Redress Mechanisms ......................................................................................................... 55 9. RPF Implementation Budget and Funding Arrangement .................................................................... 58 10. Supervision and Monitoring Arrangement...................................................................................... 60 10.1. Monitoring and Evaluation............................................................................................. 60 10.1.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 60 10.1.2. Purpose of Monitoring ........................................................................................ 60 10.1.3. Monitoring Framework (Internal and External) .................................................. 61 10.1.4. Indicators to Monitor ........................................................................................... 63 10.2. Reporting Requirement .................................................................................................. 65 10.3. Completion Audit ........................................................................................................... 67 Technical Annexes ...................................................................................................................................... 67 Annex 1: AGP-II RAP/ Extended Screening Checklist ................................................................ 67 Annex 2: Census Survey and Land Asset Inventory .................................................................... 70 Annex 3: Resettlement Action Plan – RAP Guideline ................................................................. 74 Annex 5: Sample Grievance Procedure Form .............................................................................. 79 Annex 6: National Relevant Laws ................................................................................................ 80 Annex 7: Proclamation on Expropriation of Landholdings for Public Purposes and Payment of Compensation Proclamation ......................................................................................................... 83 Annex 8: Compensation and Expropriation Regulations.............................................................. 89 Annex 9: Proclamation on Rural Land Administration and Land Use Proclamation................... 94 Annex 10: Glossary of Terms ..................................................................................................... 102 Annex 11: Entitlement Matrix ...................................................................................................