Resettlement Plan Project Number: 40685 November 2011 PRC: Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands Protection Project Prepared by the Jiangsu provincial government for the Asian Development Bank. This resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Resettlement Plan for the Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands Protection Project Project Management Office of the Jiangsu provincial government of the People’s Republic of China November 2011 Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands Protection Project Resettlement Plan CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 18 November 2011) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY 1.00 = $0.1574 $1.00 = CNY6.3519 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AP – affected person CNY – Chinese yuan DFF – Dafeng Forest Farm DMNNR – Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve ha – hectare kg – kilogram km – kilometer PMO – project management office JPMO – provincial project management office PIU – project implementation unit PRC – People’s Republic of China RP – resettlement plan SFF – Sheyang Forest Farm SDMB – Sea Dike Management Bureau YPMO – Yancheng project management office YRBNNR – Yancheng Rare Birds National Nature Reserve NOTES (i) The fiscal year of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its agencies ends on 31 December. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Outputs ....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Resettlement Impacts ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Direct Project Area ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Measures to Minimize Adverse Impacts ................................................................................................. 4 2. PROJECT IMPACTS ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Survey of Project Impacts ...................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Impacts ................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Affected Persons .................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Temporary Land Occupation .................................................................................................................. 6 2.5 Special Facilities and Ground Attachments ............................................................................................ 6 3. SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT AREA ..................................................................... 6 3.1 Socioeconomic Indicators ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Socioeconomic Profile of APs of the Coastal Forest Improvement at SFF Output ................................. 6 3.3 Socioeconomic Profile of APs of the Wetlands Protection at YRBNNR Output...................................... 8 4. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICIES ........................................................................................................ 8 4.1 PRC Regulatory Requirements .............................................................................................................. 8 4.2 ADB’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement ............................................................................................. 9 4.3 Entitlement Matrix ................................................................................................................................... 9 5. COMPENSATION STANDARDS................................................................................................................. 10 5.1 Compensation Standard for Temporary Land Occupation ................................................................... 11 5.2 Compensation Standards for Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments ................................... 11 6. PRODUCTION AND LIVELIHOOD REHABILITATION PLAN .................................................................... 11 6.1 Livelihood Rehabilitation Plan for APs of the Coastal Forest Improvement at SFF Output .................. 11 6.2 Livelihood Rehabilitation Plan for APs of the Wetlands Protection at YRBNNR Output ....................... 14 6.3 Security of Women’s Rights ................................................................................................................. 15 6.4 Affected Infrastructures and Ground Attachments ............................................................................... 15 7. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION AND SCHEDULE ........................................................................... 16 7.1 Institutional Arrangement ..................................................................................................................... 16 7.2 Implementation Schedule ..................................................................................................................... 17 8. BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 17 8.1 Budget .................................................................................................................................................. 17 8.2 Fund Allocation and Management ........................................................................................................ 18 9. PARTICIPATION, CONSULTATION, AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS ......................................................... 18 9.1 Participation .......................................................................................................................................... 18 9.2 Grievance Redress ............................................................................................................................... 19 10. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................................. 20 10.1 Internal Monitoring ................................................................................................................................ 20 10.2 External Monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 21 Appendix 1: Layout Map of the Project Outputs .................................................................................................... 23 Appendix 2: Resettlement Impacts at SFF ............................................................................................................ 24 Appendix 3: Sample Land Use Contract of SFF ................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 4: Location Map of the Contract Fishpond at YRBNNR ........................................................................ 29 Appendix 5: Letter of Confirmation for Coordinating Contract Fishpond at YRBNNR ........................................... 30 Appendix 6: Grievance Action Form ..................................................................................................................... 33 List of Tables Table 1-1: Resettlement Impacts by Project Output ....................................................................................................... 3 Table 2-1: Affected Persons ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Table 3-1: Socioeconomic Indicators of Affected Province, City, Counties (District) ..................................................... 6 Table 3-2: Basic Conditions of the APs .......................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3-3: Family Income and Expenditure of SFF APs ................................................................................................ 8 Table 5-1: Compensation Standards for Special Facilities under the Wetlands Protection at YRBNNR Output .......... 11 Table 7-1: Information of Project Staff ......................................................................................................................... 16 Table 7-2: Resettlement Implementation Schedule ..................................................................................................... 17 Table 8-1: Resettlement Budget (CNY’000) ................................................................................................................