C ONSULTANT: RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTION DYKE IN THE CITY OF BIJELJINA UNDER THE DRINA FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT IN BIH FOR STAGE 2 OF SECTION 2 IN A LENGTH OF L=4.81 KM Civil Engineering Institut(FROM THEe CHAINAGEIG LLC 5+041.90, Banja ENDING Luka AT THE CHAINAGE 9+851.71) Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića 92-98 78000 Banja Luka SFG3906 v2 00 387 51 348 360 00 387 51 348 372 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED FOR : RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FORESTRY AND WATER PROTECTION DYKE IN THE CITY MANAGEMENT OF THE OF BIJELJINA UNDER THE DRINA REPUBLIKA SRPSKA AGRICULTURE PROJECT FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT COORDINATION UNIT IN BIH Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized STAGE 2 OF SECTION 2 L=4.81 KM (FROM THE CHAINAGE 5+041.90, ENDING AT THE CHAINAGE 9+851.71) October 2017 RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTION DYKE IN THE CITY OF BIJELJINA UNDER THE DRINA FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT IN BIH FOR STAGE 2 OF SECTION 2 IN A LENGTH OF L=4.81 KM (FROM THE CHAINAGE 5+041.90, ENDING AT THE CHAINAGE 9+851.71) RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTION DYKE IN THE CITY OF SUBJECT BIJELJINA UNDER THE DRINA FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT IN BIH FOR STAGE 2 OF SECTION 2 IN A LENGTH OF L=4.81 KM (FROM THE CHAINAGE 5+041.90, ENDING AT THE CHAINAGE 9+851.71) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republika CLIENT Srpska / Agriculture Project Coordination Unit CONSULTANT Civil Engineering Institute "IG" LLC Banja Luka PROTOCOL NUMBER IZ-IGBL-IN-EK – 2958/17 Nebojša Knežević, PhD Technology Saša Dunović, MSc Technology Siniša Cukut, Msc Technology Velibor Komlenić, grad. eng. environmental protection Nevenko Samouković, grad. civ. eng. Nenad Gaćeša, grad. eng. geology TEAM Željka Stojanović, grad. eng. agriculture Ranka Pušić, grad. biologist Dragana Dubravac, BA Law Bojana Ivić Župić, grad. eng. forestry Danijel Ivić, BSc Economics Dušan Lajšić, graduate lawyer Manager _______________________________ Doc. Dr Nebojša Knežević RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTION DYKE IN THE CITY OF BIJELJINA UNDER THE DRINA FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT IN BIH FOR STAGE 2 OF SECTION 2 IN A LENGTH OF L=4.81 KM (FROM THE CHAINAGE 5+041.90, ENDING AT THE CHAINAGE 9+851.71) Acronyms and abbreviations APP – Resettlement action plan APs – Affected persons AHs - Affected households BAFPP - Flood protection project in Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH - Bosnia and Herzegovina DRBMP - Drina River Basin Management Plan WB – World Bank WBFDI - West Balkans Regional Initiative on Flood and Drought Management EU - European Union RS – Republika Srpska FBiH - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina FPP - Flood protection project NVO - Nongovernmental organisation ST - Chainage RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTION DYKE IN THE CITY OF BIJELJINA UNDER THE DRINA FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT IN BIH FOR STAGE 2 OF SECTION 2 IN A LENGTH OF L=4.81 KM (FROM THE CHAINAGE 5+041.90, ENDING AT THE CHAINAGE 9+851.71) TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1. PROJECT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.2. IMPACT CORRIDOR OF THE PLANNED PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 15 1.3. MINIMISATION OF LAND ACQUISITION/OCCUPATION AND RESETTLEMENT ............................................................................. 18 1.4. PREPARATION OF THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................... 18 1.5. LIMITATIONS FACED BY THE CONSULTANT DURING THE ELABORATION OF THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) .............. 19 II. LIST AND ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ............................................................................................................................. 20 2.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.2. IMPACT ON LAND, OTHER PROPERTY AND INCOME ............................................................................................................. 20 2.2.1. General classification of the project-affected land ............................................................................................. 20 2.2.2. IMPACT ON CROPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.3. IMPACT ON FRUIT TREES AND TREES ................................................................................................................................ 22 2.2.4. IMPACT ON BUILDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.3. VULNERABILITY OF POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ............................................................................................................ 22 2.3.1. Resettlement needs and strategy ...................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.2. Impact on business activity ................................................................................................................................ 23 2.3.3. Impact on employment ....................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.4. Impact on joint property ...................................................................................................................................... 23 2.4. HIGHLY AFFECTED AND VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS .......................................................................................................... 24 2.5. EQUALITY OF GENDERS AND IMPACTS OF RESETTLEMENTS ............................................................................................... 24 2.6. IMPACT SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................... 26 3.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2. VULNERABLE POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................. 26 3.3. CLOSENESS OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS ....................................................................................................................... 26 3.4. EDUCATION LEVEL .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.5. AGRICULTURAL AND LAND RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................ 27 3.6. OWNERSHIP OVER THE LAND ........................................................................................................................................... 28 3.7. MAIN CROPS .................................................................................................................................................................. 28 3.8. ECONOMY OF HOUSEHOLDS AND PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 28 3.9. POVERTY LEVEL ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 3.10. LABOUR STATUS............................................................................................................................................................. 30 3.11. INCOME OF HOUSEHOLDS ............................................................................................................................................... 30 3.12. POTABLE WATER SOURCES ............................................................................................................................................. 31 3.13. FAECAL SEWERAGE ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.14. RAINWATER DRAINAGE ................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.15. AVAILABILITY OF ENERGY AND CIVIC FACILITIES ................................................................................................................ 32 3.16. HEALTH PROTECTION CENTRES AND INSTITUTIONS ........................................................................................................... 33 3.17. SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES ..........................................................................................................................................