FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION (EEPCo) Gibe III-Sodo 400 kV Power Transmission Lines Project RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN EEPCo, Environmental Monitoring Unit (EMU) E-mail [email protected] January 2009 Table of Contents Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Back Ground of the Project ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Objectives of the Resettlement Plan ........................................................................... 1 1.3 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Review Literature ................................................................................................ 2 1.3.2 Census and Socio-Economic Survey .................................................................. 2 1.3.3 Public Consultation ............................................................................................. 2 1.4 Assessment Team ....................................................................................................... 2 2. OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................... 3 2.1 Description of the Project Components ..................................................................... 3 2.1.1 Towers................................................................................................................. 3 2.1.2 Right of Way /ROW/ .......................................................................................... 3 2.1.3 Foundation .......................................................................................................... 4 2.1.4 Stringing .............................................................................................................. 4 2.1.5 Access Roads ...................................................................................................... 4 2.1.6 Substation ............................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Project cost ................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Route Selection .......................................................................................................... 4 3. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LAND ACQUISITION, ACTIVITY AND USE .................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Policy framework ....................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Constitution of FDRE................................................................................................. 5 3.3 National Policy of Women ......................................................................................... 6 3.4 Environmental Policies .............................................................................................. 6 3.5 Review of Laws and Regulation ................................................................................ 7 3.5.1 The Rural Land Administration and Utilization Proclamation ........................... 7 3.5.2 Expropriation and Compensation of Property .................................................... 7 3.5.2.1 Land Tenure ................................................................................................................ 7 3.5.2.2 Expropriation of Land Holding for Public Purpose .................................................... 7 3.5.2.3 Compensation ............................................................................................................. 8 3.6 World Bank Policies and Procedure for Involuntary Resettlement ......................... 9 3.7 The African Development Bank Involuntary Resettlement Policy ............................ 9 3.8 EEPCo’s Strategies for Expropriation and Compensation. ...................................... 10 3.9 The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Administration Regions ........... 10 4. EXISTING SITUATION OF THE PROJECT AREA ................................................... 11 4.1 Location and Administration Setup .......................................................................... 11 4.2 Population and Demographic Characteristics .......................................................... 11 4.3 Religion, Ethnicity and Language ............................................................................ 11 4.4 Economic Conditions and Livelihood Activities ..................................................... 11 4.5 Land Use and Land Cover ........................................................................................ 12 4.6 Access to Social Services ......................................................................................... 12 4.6.1 Access to Medical Facilities ............................................................................. 12 4.6.2 Access to Education .......................................................................................... 13 4.6.3 Access to Water Supply .................................................................................... 13 4.6.4 NGOs Working In and Around the Project ....................................................... 14 4.6.5 Access to Agricultural Support Services .......................................................... 14 5. SOCIO- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE PAPS .................................................. 15 5.1 Age-wise Distribution of Members of Affected Families ........................................ 15 5.2 Distribution of the Affected Families by Religion ................................................... 16 5.3 Educational Status of the PAPs ................................................................................ 16 5.4 Housing Conditions of the PAPs .............................................................................. 16 5.5 Livestock .................................................................................................................. 16 5.6 Average Land Holding Size ..................................................................................... 16 5.7 Crop Production ....................................................................................................... 17 5.8 Source of Livelihood of the Affected Families ........................................................ 17 5.9 Summary of the Findings of the Socio-Economic Survey ....................................... 18 6. SOCIO - ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PROJECT ................................................... 19 6.1 Impact on Household Assets .................................................................................... 19 6.1.1 Impact on Farmland .......................................................................................... 19 6.2 Impact on Housing Structures .................................................................................. 20 6.2.1 Impact on public and community institutions ................................................... 20 6.2.2 Impact on Perennial Crops and Trees ............................................................... 20 6.3 The Extent of Impact on the Land Use .................................................................... 21 6.4 Impact on Vulnerable Groups .................................................................................. 22 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION .......................................................................................... 22 8. ENTITLEMENT MATRIX AND ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS ...................................................................................................................... 23 8.1 Basis for Valuation of Losses ................................................................................... 23 8.2 Compensation for Loses of Crops ............................................................................ 28 8.3 Compensation for Loss of Perennial Crops and Trees ............................................. 28 8.4 Compensation for housing structures ....................................................................... 30 9. INSTITUTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN ................ 31 9.1 Implementation Schedule ......................................................................................... 32 10. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ..................................................................... 33 10.1 Grievances Redress Procedure ............................................................................. 33 11. MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN .................................................................. 34 11.1 Internal Monitoring............................................................................................... 34 11.2 External Monitoring ............................................................................................. 34 12. IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET.................................................................................... 35 List of Tables Table 1: Number of People around the Project Affected Woredas Table 2: Climatic and Temperature Condition of the Project Affected Woredas Table 3: Health Institutions and Personals Table 4 Number of Schools in Project Affected Woredas Table 5 Age Distribution of the Project Affected Woredas Table 6: Average