THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY Public Disclosure Authorized ETHIOPIAN NILE IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE PROJECT (funded by The World Bank) Public Disclosure Authorized RIBB RESERVOIR SCHEME Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN Final Report SEPTEMBER 2014 Ministry of Water and Energy, Government of Ethiopia Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. VIII CHAPTER 1 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Context....................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project.....................................................................................................1 1.3 Ribb Irrigation and Drainage Project ...................................................................................................................2 1.4 Project Area.........................................................................................................................................................2 1.5 Aim and Scope of the Resettlement Action Plan.................................................................................................3 1.6 Constraints to the Study......................................................................................................................................3 1.7 Structure of the Report........................................................................................................................................4 CHAPTER 2 – APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................................5 2.1 Social screening..................................................................................................................................................5 2.2 Surveys – Asset Inventory, Socio-economic survey and Preferences ................................................................5 2.3 Draft report preparation.......................................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER 3 – PROFILE OF THE PROJECT AREA ..............................................................................................................10 3.1 Profile of the Region, Zone and Woredas .........................................................................................................10 3.2 Profile of the Impacted Kebeles ........................................................................................................................11 3.3 Demographic Profile of Project Affected Households........................................................................................12 3.4 Socio-Economic Survey of Project Affected Households..................................................................................14 3.5 Baseline status of Project Affected Households................................................................................................19 3.6 Major on-going Government Development Programs/Projects/Plans in the Project Area.................................19 CHAPTER 4 – STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS...............................................................................................................22 4.1 Project Stakeholders .........................................................................................................................................22 4.2 Stakeholder Workshops ....................................................................................................................................22 4.3 Community Consultations .................................................................................................................................24 4.4 Focus Group Discussions .................................................................................................................................25 4.5 Preference Survey Consultations......................................................................................................................26 4.6 Institutional Consultations at Amhara Region....................................................................................................27 4.7 Institutional Consultations – Ebinat and Farta Woreda .....................................................................................28 Resettlement Action Plan for Ribb Reservoir Scheme – Final Report Page i Ministry of Water and Energy, Government of Ethiopia Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project CHAPTER 5 – IMPACT ASSESSMENT ...............................................................................................................................34 5.1 Positive Impacts ................................................................................................................................................34 5.2 Impact on Private assets...................................................................................................................................35 5.3 Impact on Kebele community/Church/Common Property..................................................................................39 5.4 Impact on vulnerable groups.............................................................................................................................40 5.5 Potential Impacts on host community................................................................................................................41 5.6 Other temporary impacts...................................................................................................................................42 CHAPTER 6 – APPLICABLE LEGAL FRAMEWORK.............................................................................................................43 6.1 National Legislation and Practice ......................................................................................................................43 6.2 World Bank Operational Policy (OP 4.12) on Involuntary Resettlement............................................................48 6.3 Comparison between GoE legislations and WB OP 4.12..................................................................................49 6.4 Resettlement Policy Framework........................................................................................................................53 CHAPTER 7 – MITIGATION MEASURES AND PROCESSES .................................................................................................58 7.1 Impact Mitigation Strategy.................................................................................................................................59 7.2 Impact mitigation measures ..............................................................................................................................59 7.3 Relocation Plan for displaced PAPs..................................................................................................................65 7.4 Process of compensation and handing over of land..........................................................................................75 7.5 Training Programs.............................................................................................................................................76 7.6 Database of Information....................................................................................................................................77 7.7 Summary of Preferences...................................................................................................................................78 CHAPTER 8 – INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION....................................................................................................79 8.1 Income Restoration Strategy.............................................................................................................................79 8.2 Judicious use of compensation and assistance amounts..................................................................................79 8.3 Short and Long term work opportunities with the Ribb Dam .............................................................................80 8.4 Income Restoration ...........................................................................................................................................81 8.5 Land and Non-Land Based occupations ...........................................................................................................84 8.6 Consultations with Potential Partner Agencies..................................................................................................98 CHAPTER 9 – GENDER ACTION PLAN ...........................................................................................................................102 9.1 Gender Analysis..............................................................................................................................................102