Trung Son Hydropower Project Management Board Resettlement Livelihoods and Ethnic Minorities Development Program (RLDP) Consultation version, December 2009 Table of Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... i Project Summary and RLDP Objective .......................................................................... i Summary of Social Impacts ........................................................................................... ii Consultation .................................................................................................................. v Mitigation of Social Impact ............................................................................................ vi Resettlement Plan ....................................................................................................... vii Community Livelihoods Improvement Plan ................................................................... x Ethnic Minorities Development Plan ........................................................................... xiii Implementation Schedule ........................................................................................... xvi Institutional Framework .............................................................................................. xvii Complaints and Grievances ...................................................................................... xviii Costs ........................................................................................................................ xviii Monitoring and Evaluation .......................................................................................... xix 1. RLDP Objective and Principles ................................................................................ 1 1.1. Trung Son Hydropower Project ........................................................................ 1 1.2. Project Impact Summary ................................................................................. 1 1.2.1. Resettlement Impact ............................................................................... 1 1.2.2. Other Social Impact ................................................................................. 4 1.2.3. Timeline .................................................................................................. 5 1.3. RLDP Objective and Components ................................................................... 6 1.4. Entitlements ..................................................................................................... 7 1.5. Adaptive Management Principle ...................................................................... 8 2. Project Area and People ...................................................................................... 9 2.1. Project Area and Stakeholders ........................................................................ 9 2.2. Livelihoods in the Project Area ...................................................................... 15 2.3. Coping Capacity ............................................................................................ 20 3. Consultation and Participation ........................................................................... 26 3.1. Consultation during Planning ......................................................................... 26 3.2. Consultation and Participation Framework .................................................... 30 4. Resettlement Plan .............................................................................................. 34 4.1. Coverage of RLDP Resettlement Plan ........................................................... 34 4.2. Principles ....................................................................................................... 34 4.3. Legal Framework ........................................................................................... 34 4.4. Entitlement Policy for the Main Project .......................................................... 36 4.5. Survey of Displaced Persons and Impacts .................................................... 43 4.6. Resettlement Arrangements .......................................................................... 46 4.7. Implementation and Budget ........................................................................... 48 5. Community Livelihoods Improvement Plan ........................................................ 49 5.1. Objective ........................................................................................................ 49 5.2. Eligibility Criteria ............................................................................................ 49 5.3. Livelihood Restoration Strategy ..................................................................... 51 5.4. Planning for Livelihoods Restoration and Improvement ................................. 57 5.5. Village Community Livelihoods Development Plans ...................................... 61 5.5.1. Livelihood Restoration Packages .......................................................... 61 5.5.2. Status of Plans for Individual Villages ................................................... 62 5.6. Implementation and Budget ........................................................................... 71 6. Ethnic Minorities Development Plan ................................................................... 72 6.1. Principles and Contents ................................................................................. 72 6.2. Eligibility Criteria ............................................................................................ 72 6.3. Legal Framework ........................................................................................... 73 6.4. Risks to Ethnic Minority Communities ............................................................ 74 6.5. Measures for Ethnic Minority Communities .................................................... 76 6.6. Implementation and Budget ........................................................................... 79 7. Implementation Arrangements ........................................................................... 80 7.1. Institutional Framework .................................................................................. 80 7.2. Task Force and Equipment ............................................................................ 88 7.3. Training and Capacity Building ...................................................................... 89 7.4. Communication .............................................................................................. 91 7.5. Implementation Schedule .............................................................................. 91 8. Costs and Budget .............................................................................................. 96 8.1. Overall Budget ............................................................................................... 96 8.2. RP Budget ..................................................................................................... 96 8.3. CLIP Budget .................................................................................................. 98 8.4. EMDP Budget .............................................................................................. 100 8.5. Management and Communication Budget ................................................... 100 8.6. Procurement and Financial Management .................................................... 101 9. Complaints and Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................. 102 10. Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................ 104 10.1. Results Framework ...................................................................................... 104 10.2. Activities and Responsibilities ...................................................................... 105 10.3. Internal Monitoring ....................................................................................... 108 10.4. External Monitoring ...................................................................................... 109 10.5. Impact Evaluation ........................................................................................ 111 List of Abbreviations CLIP Community Livelihood Improvement Plan CPC Commune People’s Committee DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DCC District Compensation and Resettlement Committee DMS Detailed Measurement Survey DOC Department of Construction DOF Department of Finance DOLISA Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Assistance DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DP Displaced Person DPC District People’s Committee DRCC Development Research and Consultancy Center EMDP Ethnic Minorities Development Plan EMP Environmental Management Plan EVN Vietnam Electricity GOV Government of Vietnam HESDI Health and Environment Stock Company on Development and Investment HH Household IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IOL Inventory Of Losses LURC Land Use Rights Certificate MOF Ministry of Finance MOLISA Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Assistance NGO Non-Governmental Organization OP Operational Policy of the World Bank PECC4 Power Engineering and Construction Company No. 4