THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES Project ID: No. P102459 RP996 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM Resettlement Policy Framework Final Report Public Disclosure Authorized June, 2010 Public Disclosure Authorized IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM – Resettlement Policy Framework – 'UDIW)LQDO5HSRUW CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................................6 1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES............................................................................10 1.1 RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK PURPOSE..........................................................10 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ..........................................10 1.3 RESETTELEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGY......................10 1.4 THE RPF METHODOLOGY...........................................................................................12 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................14 2.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................14 2.2 PROJECT COMPONENTS .............................................................................................15 2.2.1 Component 1: Irrigation Development..............................................................15 2.2.1.1 Sub-component 1.1: irrigation services development support .................. 16 2.2.1.2 Sub-component 1.2: Irrigation Investment ................................................16 2.2.2 Component 2: Smallholder Commercialization ................................................17 2.2.2.1 Sub-component 2.1: Agricultural and Marketing Services Development Support 17 2.2.2.2 Sub-component 2.2: Agricultural and Marketing Investments...................18 2.2.3 Component 3: Project Management.................................................................18 2.2.3.1 Sub-component 3.1: Management of the Project......................................18 2.2.3.2 Sub-component 3.2: Support to the Policy and Institutional Framework .. 18 2.2.3.3 Sub-component 3.3: Monitoring and Evaluation .......................................18 2.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED IRRIGATION SCHEMES ...............................................18 2.3.1 MUSAKASHI Irrigation Project .........................................................................18 2.3.1.1 Location .....................................................................................................18 2.3.1.2 Climate and Agro-ecological Setting .........................................................19 2.3.1.3 Farming Systems and Livelihoods ............................................................20 2.3.1.4 Infrastructure and Services .......................................................................21 2.3.1.5 Main Social Issues.....................................................................................21 2.3.2 MWOMBOSHI irrigation Project .......................................................................22 2.3.2.1 Location .....................................................................................................22 2.3.2.2 Climate and Agro-ecological Setting .........................................................23 2.2.1.1 Farming Systems and Livelihoods ............................................................23 2.3.2.3 Infrastructure and Other Services .............................................................24 2.3.2.4 Main Social issues.....................................................................................25 2.3.3 LUSITU Irrigation Project..................................................................................26 2.3.3.1 Location .....................................................................................................26 2.3.3.2 Climate and Agro-ecological Setting .........................................................26 2.3.3.3 Farming Systems and Livelihoods ............................................................27 2.3.3.4 Infrastructure and Other Services .............................................................27 2.3.3.5 Main Social issues....................................................................................28 3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK...................................................................................................29 RP9960RP0P10241C10SF1AFR1EA1P102459.doc Irrigation Development and Support program – Resettlement Policy Framework – Draft Final Report 3.1 WB SAFEGUARDS POLICIES........................................................................................29 3.2 THE ZAMBIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK ..............................................................................30 3.2.1 Constitution of Zambia......................................................................................30 3.2.2 Lands Acquisition Act Chapter 189 of the Laws of Zambia..............................30 3.2.3 The Agricultural Lands Act................................................................................30 3.2.4 Land tenure systems in Zambia .......................................................................31 3.2.4.1 Customary tenure ......................................................................................31 3.2.4.2 Statutory tenure .........................................................................................31 3.2.5 Land delivery system in Zambia .......................................................................32 3.2.5.1 State land ..................................................................................................32 3.2.5.2 Customary land .........................................................................................32 3.2.6 The Public Roads Act (2002)............................................................................33 3.2.7 Arbitration Act No. 19 of 2000 ..........................................................................33 3.2.8 Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act, Chapter 204...................33 3.2.9 The Zambia Wildlife Act No. 12 of 1998 ...........................................................34 3.2.10 The Local Government Act...............................................................................34 3.2.11 The Town and Country Planning Act................................................................34 3.2.12 Land Survey Act ...............................................................................................34 3.2.13 Land Conversion of Title Act.............................................................................34 3.2.14 Lands Tribunal ..................................................................................................34 3.2.15 The Forest Act of 1999 .....................................................................................34 3.2.16 The Water Act...................................................................................................34 3.3 OVERLAPS AND GAPS BETWEEN THE ZAMBIAN LEGISLATION AND WORLD BANK PO 4.12 35 3.3.1 Overlaps............................................................................................................35 3.3.2 Gaps .................................................................................................................35 4. FIRST ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTED POPULATIONS IN THE PROJECT AREAS ..36 4.1 MUSAKASHI IRRIGATION PROJECT ...........................................................................36 4.2 MWOMBOSHI IRRIGATION PORJECT.........................................................................37 4.3 LUSITU IRRIGATION PORJECT ...................................................................................37 5. ASSET VALUATION ......................................................................................................38 5.1 VALUATION METHODS IN ZAMBIA.................................................................................38 5.2 METHODS FOR INVENTORYING ASSETS IN ZAMBIA........................................................39 5.3 OVERVIEW OF WORLD BANK RECOMMENDED VALUATION METHOD ..............................40 5.4 RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ASSET VALUATION GUIDELINES..........................40 6. COMPENSATION PAYMENTS......................................................................................42 6.1 COMPENSATION GUIDELINES ......................................................................................42 6.1.1 Types of Compensation....................................................................................42 6.1.1.1 Cash payment: ..........................................................................................42 6.1.1.2 In kind compensation:................................................................................42 6.1.1.3 Compensation for Large Fruit and Tree Crops .........................................42 6.2 COMPENSATION CALCULATIONS FOR BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND OTHER ASPECTS ..43 7. ELIGIBILITY....................................................................................................................44 7.1 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND CUT-OFF DATE ...................................................................44 7.2 ENTITLEMENTS RELATED TO ADDITIONAL IMPACTS........................................................45 7.3 ENTITLEMENTS AND COMPENSATION MATRIX...............................................................46