ESMP for the Prioritized 200km of Rural Roads to be Constructed/Rehabilitated under RAMP-2 in Adamawa State RURAL ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECT (RAMP-2) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized FINAL REPORT FOR Public Disclosure Authorized The Review and Update of Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) for the Prioritized 200km of Rural Roads to be Constructed/Rehabilitated under RAMP-2 in Adamawa State LOT 1, 2 & 3 Public Disclosure Authorized EYITOPE JOHN AJAYI July 2015 i | Page ARAP for the Prioritized 200km of Rural Roads to be Constructed/Rehabilitated under RAMP-2 in Adamawa State Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Conditions for preparation of ARAP .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Rationale ........................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Justification and Scope of ARAP update ............................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Scope of Works ............................................................................................................................................ 3 1.5 Project Area .................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.6 Methodology of Study ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.7 Constraints to Work ..................................................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................................................................7 2.0. Institutional and Legal Framework for Involuntary Resettlement .......................................................................7 2.1 World Bank Safeguard Policies .................................................................................................................................7 2.1.1 World Bank Safeguard Policy- Involuntary Resettlement OP 4.12 ..............................................................7 2.2 Legal Framework ..................................................................................................................................................7 2.2.1. Employee Compensation Act, 2010 .............................................................................................................7 2.2.2 Nigerian Land Use Act of 1978 .................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 Comparison between the Land Use Act of 1978 and World Bank Safeguard policy ................................ 8 2.2.4 Entitlement Policy and Matrix .................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.0 Overview of the Project Environment ....................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Baseline Socio-economic Conditions .......................................................................................................... 11 3.1.1 Population and Housing Patterns ....................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Identification of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) .................................................................................... 12 3.3 Discussion of Project Impacts ........................................................................................................................... 12 3.3.1. Negative impacts in the Project Area ....................................................................................................... 12 3.3.2 Impact Avoidance Measures Undertaken...................................................................................................... 14 3.3.3. Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.4. Census of Project Affected Persons .............................................................................................................. 14 3.3.5. Category of PAPs ....................................................................................................................................... 15 3.5 PAP’s and Affected Assets ..................................................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 4.0 Eligibility, Valuation and Compensation ..................................................................................................... 19 4.1. Eligibility Criteria for Various Categories of Project Affected Persons ..................................................... 19 4.1.1. Entitlement ......................................................................................................................................... 19 4.1.2. Eligibility ............................................................................................................................................. 20 4.2. Assets Valuation and Methodology ................................................................................................................. 22 ii | Page ARAP for the Prioritized 200km of Rural Roads to be Constructed/Rehabilitated under RAMP-2 in Adamawa State 4.2.1. Valuation of Physical Structures ............................................................................................................... 22 4.2.2. Valuation of economic plants ................................................................................................................... 23 4.2.3. Valuation methodology for compensation ...................................................................................... 24 4.2.4. Payment of Compensation ................................................................................................................ 25 Vulnerable/ Marginalized Groups during ARAP census ..................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................................................................................................................. 36 5.1. Limitations to ARAP in Lot 2............................................................................................................................. 36 5.2 Affected assets along Adamawa RAMP2 roads in Lot 2 ................................................................................. 42 5.3 Guide for Mitigation measures for Social Impacts identified in Lot 2 ........................................................ 43 5.3.1. PAPs Losing Communal Land and Structures .......................................................................................... 43 Valuation methodology for compensation in Lot 2 .......................................................................................... 44 5.3.2. PAPs Losing Agricultural Land and Crops ........................................................................................ 45 5.3.3 PAPs requiring Relocation Assistance .............................................................................................. 45 5.3.4. Vulnerable PAPs ....................................................................................................................................... 45 5.5 Eligibility Criteria for Affected Persons ................................................................................................. 46 5.4. Grievance Redress Mechanism in Lot 2 ............................................................................................................... 46 5.4.2. Economic trees ......................................................................................................................................... 46 5.5. ARAP Implementation in Lot 2 ............................................................................................................................. 47 5.6. Monitoring Indicators .................................................................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER SIX ................................................................................................................................................................ 48 6.0 Institutional Arrangements ........................................................................................................................... 48 6.1 International Stakeholders ..............................................................................................................................