Social Safeguards Semi-Annual Monitoring Report ___________________________________________ Grant 0352-TAJ August 2017 Tajikistan: Building Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin Prepared by the State Unitary Enterprise “Khochagii Manziliyu Kommunali (KMK)” on Building Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin Project. This compliance report 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. Government of the Republic of Tajikistan State Unitary Enterprise “Khochagii Manziliyu Kommunali (KMK)” ADB Grant 0352-TAJ, Output 3: Water supply «Building Climate-Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin» Semi-annual social safeguards monitoring report January to June 2017 Dushanbe , 56 Negmat Karabaeva str e-mail:[email protected] Dushanbe August 2017 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank KMK – Khochagii Manziliyu Kommunali( State Unitary Enterprise for Housing and Communal Services) DRMC – Disaster risk management committees EA Executing Agency GOVT – Government of the Republic of Tajikistan GRC – Grievance Redress Committee GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism IR – Involuntary Resettlement LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework LAR – Land Acquisition and Resettlement LARP – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation MF – Ministry of Finance MEWR – Ministry of Energy and Water Resources NGO – Non-governmental Organization PIG – Project Implementation Group State Subsidiary Enterprise for Water Supply and Sewerage SSEWSS PIO – Project implementation offices WUA – Water User Association’s GWU – Group of water users SYSTEM OF MEASURES AND WEIGHTS km - Kilometer m - Meter ha - Hectare Contents A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 4 1. Goal and objectives ......................................................................................................... 4 2. General Project Information ............................................................................................. 4 3. Project Scope .................................................................................................................. 5 4. Project Purpose -Component 3: ....................................................................................... 6 5. Physical work ................................................................................................................... 6 B. PROJECT SITES INVESTIGATION WORKS ..................................................................... 9 1. Expansion and Rehabilitation and Construction of Climate-Proof Water Supply System in target districts Kulob Vose Pyanj ...................................................................................... 9 1.1. Rehabilitation and Expansion of Climate- Proof Water Supply System in Kulob District .... 11 2.1. Rehabilitation and Expansion of Climate- Proof Water Supply System in Vose District ..... 12 3.1. Sub-project:Namuna (Kommunizm)Water Supply System, Pyanj District. ......................... 13 C. EFFECTIVENESS OF LAND ACQUISTION AND RESETTLEMENT PLANNING ............. 14 D. TEMPORARY DISTURBANCE OF THE COMMON RIGHTS ........................................... 15 E. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................ 15 F. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 22 A. INTRODUCTION 1. Goal and objectives 1. This social safeguards compliance monitoring report has been prepared following the requirements of ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS 2009), principles and requirements as well as the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan. The report is based on the review of project implementation progress of the project component 3 managed Project Implementation Group under of Building Climate Change Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin Project of State Unitary Enterprise “Khochagii Manziliyu Kommunali “of the Republic of Tajikistan (RT). In accordance with the requirements of ADB policy, Social Safeguards Review conducted in all sup-projects sites covering several project districts and LARP has been developed by the PIG, if project negative impact on lands and properties occur in the project locations, which stipulated rendering full money compensation. However, most of the sub-project locations were outside of the residential area and LAR occurred only on one project site affecting only 1APs. Other project sites did not have any negative impact on people. 2. The main purpose of the report is to document and ensure compliance of the project against social safeguards covenants and requirements. This social safeguards semi-annual monitoring report as an important component of overall project implementation process and is based on field monitoring visit, which took place between May and July, 2017 by the PIG SUEKMK safeguards team to project sites. The objectives of the compliance assessment include: • Verification of compliance of the project to ADB SPS 2009 requirements and Tajikistan National Laws; • Progress of LARP implementation of climate-proofed water supply system in Pyanj districts (Namuna); • Observation of ongoing construction activities and verification of none existence of project negative impact on project sites with no LAR impact; • Checking of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) functionality and the established procedures; • Community perceptions on project implementation and benefits. 2. General Project Information 3. The “Building Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin”, Republic of Tajikistan” project under a Grant from the Asian Development Bank number G0352-TAJ (Component 3) is implemented by the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Khochagii Manziliyu Kommunali (KMK), through the Project Implementation Group (PIG) under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. 4. The Project implementation consultant (Consultants for technical assistance (TSC) BETS Consulting Services Ltd... Bangladesh in Association with LLC Panasia Ltd. Tajikistan provides technical assistance to SUE KMK for the implementation of the project as per the agreement on the implementation of the project, signed with KMK on 10 March 2015, with services beginning from 11 April 2015. 5. The project implementation period is from 2014 to 2019. The project is included in the Tajikistan Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR), which was approved for funding under the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) in November 2010. The project is consistent with the Tajikistan Country Partnership Strategy 2010-2014 and is included in the Country Operation Business Plan 2013–2014 for Tajikistan. This project is also in line with ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020, which includes support to increase climate resilience of developing countries and promote the development of the private sector. 3. Project Scope 6. The project’s main objective is to increase climate resilience of communities in the Pyanj River basin through 4 components: Component 1: more resilient flood protection systems comprising rehabilitation of small scale flood management infrastructure, and capacity building of disaster risk management committees; Component 2: more resilient irrigation systems comprising rehabilitation of small scale irrigation infrastructure, and capacity building of water user associations; Component 3: more resilient drinking water supply systems comprising rehabilitation of drinking water supply infrastructure in highly vulnerable communities, and capacity development of water consumer groups; Component 4: a microfinance component to provide financial services to vulnerable groups, especially women, and promote climate resilience measures. 7. The project includes physical and nonphysical measures. The scope of the rehabilitation and upgrading engineering work will include detailed engineering design, earthworks, reinforced concrete structures, drilling of wells, the provision of water and drainage facilities, the installation of electricity and cable lines, replacement of pumping and electrical control equipment, construction of small reservoirs and related facilities. Sustainability of the improved infrastructure will be ensured through climate-resilient design, operation & maintenance, and community participation. After project implementation the infrastructure will be climate-proofed (increase in temperature, droughts, floods and other climate hazards projected in the next 20-30 years). 8. The main scope of non-physical measures is capacity building of Group of Water User (GWU), disaster risk management committees (DRMC) including guidance for infrastructure operation and maintenance, training on the climate change adaptation for the local community groups. Training for the local communities to be provided through the Project implementation offices (PIO) and Climate Change Information Centres established under the PPCR. 9. The above Components 1, 2, 3 and 4 are implemented by different government bodies. • Components