`Ministry of Water. Irrigation and Energy, Government of Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project Ethiopia RP526 v8 THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF WATER, IRRIGATION AND ENERGY Public Disclosure Authorized Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and drainage project FINAL RESETLEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR RIBB Public Disclosure Authorized IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE PROJECT: PHASE I AUGUST 2015 Public Disclosure Authorized Draft Resettlement Action Plan for Ribb Irrigation and Drainage Project: Phase I Page i `Ministry of Water. Irrigation and Energy, Government of Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project Ethiopia TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................. VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... IX CHAPTER 1 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Context ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project ..................................................................................... 1 1.3 Ribb Irrigation and Drainage Project(RIDP) .......................................................................................... 2 1.4 Scope and Aim of the Resettlement Action Plan .................................................................................. 6 1.5 Constraints in Preparation ofRAP ......................................................................................................... 6 1.6 Structure of the RAP ............................................................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER 2 – APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................... 8 2.1 Social screening Stage ........................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Survey and Consultation Stage ............................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Process of Quality Control of Data ..................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Report Preparation Stage ................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 3 –PROFILE OF THE PROJECT AREA AND IMPACTED POPULATION ...... 14 3.1 Socio-Economic environment ............................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Socio-Economic Profile of the Project area ........................................................................................ 15 3.3 Social Services and Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 16 3.4 Major Government Programs/Projects/Plans on-going in the Project Area ...................................... 17 3.6 Household Baseline Status of PAHs of RIDP Phase I ........................................................................... 19 3.7 Socio-Economic Profile of PAH of RIDP Phase I .................................................................................. 20 CHAPTER 4 – STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ......................................................... 23 4.1 Stakeholder workshops ...................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Community Consultations .................................................................................................................. 24 4.3 Institutional Consultations at Fogera ................................................................................................. 32 4.4 Institutional Consultations at Libo-kemkem ....................................................................................... 36 4.5 Institutional Consultations at Regional BoEPLAU ............................................................................... 40 Draft Resettlement Action Plan for Ribb Irrigation and Drainage Project: Phase I Page ii `Ministry of Water. Irrigation and Energy, Government of Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project Ethiopia CHAPTER 5 – ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT IMPACTS .................................................. 42 5.1 Potential Positive Impacts .................................................................................................................. 42 5.2 Adverse Impacts ................................................................................................................................. 42 5.3 Assessment of Likely Adverse Impacts ............................................................................................... 43 5.4 Construction Stage Impacts ................................................................................................................ 51 5.6 Cut-Off date ........................................................................................................................................ 51 5.7 Summary of Impacts ........................................................................................................................... 51 CHAPTER 6 – APPLICABLE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................... 53 6.1 National Legislation and Practice ....................................................................................................... 53 6.2 World Bank Operational Policy (OP 4.12) on Involuntary Resettlement ........................................... 60 6.3 Comparison between GoE legislations and WB OP 4.12 .................................................................... 61 6.4 Resettlement Policy Framework ......................................................................................................... 65 CHAPTER 7 – COMPENSATION, LAND REDISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSES ............ 72 7.1 Mitigation measures for Preconstruction Stage Impacts ................................................................... 72 7.2 Mitigation measures for Construction Stage Impacts ........................................................................ 78 7.3 Process of compensation and handing over of land .......................................................................... 80 7.4 Training Programs ............................................................................................................................... 81 7.5 Database of Information ..................................................................................................................... 82 CHAPTER 8. LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION, GENDER ISSUES AND VULNERABLE GROUPS ............................................................................................................................ 84 8.1 Livelihood restoration: .......................................................................................................................... 84 8.2 Gender Mainstreaming: ........................................................................................................................ 86 8.2.1 Gender Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 86 8.2.2 Gender Strategy and Action Plan ........................................................................................................ 87 8.2.3 Specific mitigation measures .............................................................................................................. 87 8.2.4. Role of Women in Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................ 88 8.2.5 Representation in Committees and Institutions ................................................................................. 88 8.3 Provisions for Vulnerable Households .................................................................................................. 89 8.3.1 Differential Impact on Vulnerable Households .................................................................................. 89 Draft Resettlement Action Plan for Ribb Irrigation and Drainage Project: Phase I Page iii `Ministry of Water. Irrigation and Energy, Government of Ethiopian Nile Irrigation and Drainage Project Ethiopia 8.3.2 Mitigation measures .......................................................................................................................... 90 CHAPTER 9– INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................... 91 9.1 National Level ..................................................................................................................................... 91 9.2 Regional Level ..................................................................................................................................... 91 9.3 Woreda Level ...................................................................................................................................... 92 9.4 Reporting linkages .............................................................................................................................. 96 CHAPTER 10 – BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR RAP IMPLEMENTATION.............................. 98 10.1 Applicable rates for compensation computation ..............................................................................