Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 36505 December 2007 PRC: Shandong Hai River Basin Pollution Control Project Prepared by Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Shandong Province, PRC For Shandong Provincial Project Management Office This report has been submitted to ADB by the Shandong Provincial Government Project Management Office and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. Asian Bank Loan Project Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Monitoring and Evaluation Report of Immigrant Resettlement (No. 2) December 15, 2007 Immigrant Resettlement External Monitoring Group， Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Contents Foreword …………………………………………………………………………1 I. Monitoring and Evaluation Overview………………………………………….2 1.1. Purpose of monitoring and evaluation ………………………………………2 1.2. Contents and methods of monitoring and evaluation ………………………..3 1.3. Organization and implementation of monitoring and evaluation ……………4 II. Monitoring and evaluation of land requisition progress ………………………5 2.1. Monitoring of land requisition progress ………………………………….….5 2.2. Evaluation of land requisition progress ………………………………….…..5 III. Monitoring and Evaluation of Immigration Resettlement and Compensation Progress ………………………………………………………………….………12 IV. Monitoring and evaluation of fund settlement and use………………………12 4.1. Monitoring of fund settlement and use………………………………...……12 4.2. Evaluation of fund settlement and use……………………………...……….15 V. Monitoring and evaluation of production and living conditions of immigrant villages ………………………………………………………………………..…15 5.1. Typical households in immigrant monitoring…………………..…………...15 5.2. Monitoring of production and resettlement of immigrants and affect villagers………………………………………………………………...…......…15 5.3. Monitoring of immigrant living resettlement ……………………….....…..24 5.4. Evaluation of production, living resettlement and income level of affected villagers ………………………………………………………………..……25 VI. Monitoring and evaluation of public participation……………..……...……26 6.1. Monitoring of public participation ……………………….………............…26 6.2. Evaluation of public participation ………………………….……............…27 VII. Monitoring and evaluation of operation and efficiency of immigration mechanism ……………………………………………………………...………27 7.1. Monitoring of immigrant resettlement mechanism ………………......……27 7.2. Monitoring and evaluation of operation and efficiency ……..…….........…30 VIII. Conclusion and suggestions ……………………………………..…….…31 8.1. Conclusion ……………………………………………….……..........……31 8.2. Suggestions …………………………………………………..…............…32 Immigrant Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report for Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Using Loans from Asia Bank Foreword According to requirements of Asian Development Bank, this is No. 2 monitoring and evaluation report prepared by the monitoring and evaluation group of Shandong Construction Development Research Institute. Entrusted by Shandong Province Asia Bank Project Office and Binzhou City No. 2 Sewage Treatment Plant and Reclaimed Water Utilization Project, Zouping County Domestic Wastes Treatment Project, Linqing City Comprehensive Sewage Treatment Plant Project, Linqing City Urban Domestic Wastes Treatment Project, Linyi County Urban Domestic Wastes Treatment Project, Shanghe County Urban Sewage Treatment Plant Project and Gaotang County Sewage Treatment Plant, and confirmed by officials of Asian Bank Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project ,Shandong Construction Development Research Institute, as an independent external monitoring and evaluation institution for Asian Bank projects, has carried out the monitoring and evaluation of Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project immigrant resettlement work and composed for Asian Development Bank and Shandong Province Project Office the "Asian Development Bank Loan Project: Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Immigrant Resettlement External Monitoring and Evaluation Report". During August 15 to September 11 and November 10 to November 30, 2007, based on the base investigation report (No. 1 Monitoring and Evaluation Report) in April of 2007, Shandong Construction Development Research Institute ----------------------------------------------------------------------------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Address: Sanlizhuang 17, Jing 6 Lu, Jinan, China Tel: 0086-83180915 Fax: 0086-535-6371234 Email: [email protected] Immigrant Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report for Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Using Loans from Asia Bank Immigrant Resettlement External Monitoring Group (hereinafter referred to as Monitoring Group) carried out project immigrant resettlement monitoring for the above mentioned 7 sub-projects respectively, and, as requested by the policy guide of Asian Development Bank, composed the "Asian Development Bank Loan Project: Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Immigrant Resettlement Base Investigation No. 2 Monitoring and Evaluation Report". Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Immigrant Resettlement External Monitoring and Evaluation Group 2007-12-15 I. Monitoring and Evaluation Overview According to requirements of Asian Development Bank (ADB), all immigrant resettlement under ADB loan projects shall be regularly monitored by the immigrant resettlement external monitoring and evaluation group during execution. Therefore, Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Immigrant Resettlement External Monitoring and Evaluation Group worked out specific programs for immigrant resettlement external independent monitoring and evaluation and implemented in actual operation. 1.1 Purpose of monitoring and evaluation According to requirements of Asia Bank and PMO, external monitoring and evaluation must be carried out for immigrant resettlement work under Asia Bank loan projects. External monitoring and evaluation shall be activities of a ----------------------------------------------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Address: Sanlizhuang 17, Jing 6 Lu, Jinan, China Tel: 0086-83180915 Fax: 0086-535-6371234 Email: [email protected] Immigrant Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report for Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Using Loans from Asia Bank third party independent from project owners and immigration implementation organs. It is to provide objective and fair evaluation of the immigrant resettlement by carrying out field tracing investigation and periodic monitoring of related data and information, so as to locate existing or potential problems, put forward rationalization proposals, report the evaluation results and related proposals to Asia Bank, PMO, project owners and related authorities as an important basis for Asia Bank loan project examination, in order to improve the implementation of immigrant resettlement. 1.2 Contents and methods of monitoring and evaluation 1.2.1 Basic contents and important contents of monitoring and evaluation 1.2.1.1 Basic contents 1. Land requisition progress; 2. Immigrant resettlement progress; 3. Fund provision and use; 4. Immigrant production and living arrangement and livelihood restoration; 5. Public participation; 6. Immigration organs operation and efficiency. 1.2.1.2 Important contents For difference conditions of various subprojects and evaluation convenience, we divided affected persons in all subprojects into two categories : (1) rural affected population, and (2) urban affected population (the classification is not based on project contents). (1) Rural affected population For rural affected population, refer to "Base Investigation Report" (No. 1 monitoring and evaluation report). In "Base Investigation Report" (No. 1 monitoring and evaluation report), we deem Lixiaohai Village in Binzhou, Tongjiadaokou Village in Shanghe and Xipu Village in Gaotang as rural keypoints, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Address: Sanlizhuang 17, Jing 6 Lu, Jinan, China Tel: 0086-83180915 Fax: 0086-535-6371234 Email: [email protected] Immigrant Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report for Shandong Haihe Basin Pollution Control Project Using Loans from Asia Bank because the three village are quite typical: First, the number of affected population is high in the three villages (79 for Binzhou project, 222 for Shanghe project and 79 for Gaotang project), representing the actual economic conditions of the project affected area in different aspects. Secondly, most of the affected villagers in the three villages are half farmers and half industrial employees, with a certain comparability. (2) Urban affected population For urban affected population, refer to "Base Investigation Report" (No. 1 monitoring and evaluation report). 1.2.2 Methods of monitoring and evaluation According to the involuntary resettlement principles and policy objectives of ADB, Shandong Construction Development Research Institute Immigrant Resettlement External Monitoring and Evaluation Group carried out the monitoring and evaluation with methods of sociological documentation, typical survey, direct visit, field inspection,