Public Disclosure Authorized Government of Malawi World Bank Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture Development Project Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Resettlement Policy Framework Volume 1: Social Impact Assessment Final Report March 2005 Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Agriculture Capital City, Lilongwe 3 Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture Development Project Resettlement Policy Framework Volume 1: Social Impact Assessment Final Report Proponent: The Principal Secretary Ministry of Agriculture P.O. Box 30134 Capital City Lilongwe 3 Tel: (265) 1789033 (265) 1789252 Fax: (265) 1789218 (265) 1788738 Consultant: Kempton Consultancy Services Plot No. 4/354D Shire Limited Building P.O. Box 1048 Lilongwe. Malawi. Mobile: (265) 9958136 ii Table of Contents Table of Contents----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x LIST OF ACRONYMS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xi LIST OF TABLES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xii 1.0 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1.1 Background------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1.2 Objectives of the project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 1.3 Components of the project------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 1.4 Target sub-components --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2.0 Objectives of the Study ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 3.0 Methodology ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.1 Desk Study ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 3.2 Focused Group Discussions---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.3 Key informant Interviews ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.4 Consultative workshops--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 3.4.1 First Consultative Workshop.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 3.4.2 Second Consultative Workshop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 3.5 The validation Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 4.0 Study target sub-components ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 5.0 General description of visited Irrigation Schemes --------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5.1 Schemes with land Conflicts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5.1.1 Kambwiri Sele Irrigation Scheme, in Salima District ---------------------------------------------------------- 6 (a) Land Acquisition and Transfers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 (b) Land Conflicts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 (c) Categories of assets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 (d) Conflict Resolutions and compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 5.1.2 Likangala and Domasi Irrigation Schemes in Zomba and Machinga Districts (A case study) ----- 7 5.1.2.1 Land Tenure Issues ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 5.1.2.2 Landholding sizes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 5.1.2.3 Rehabilitation and farmers’ capacity building-----------------------------------------------------------10 5.2 Schemes Presumed to be Free From Land Conflicts------------------------------------------------------------12 5.2.1 Ngolowindo Irrigation Scheme in Salima District -------------------------------------------------------------12 (a) Land Acquisition and Transfers -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 (b) Land Conflicts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 (c) Categories of assets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 (d) Compensation and Resettlement Issues--------------------------------------------------------------------------13 iii (e) Conflict Resolution--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 5.2.3 Kadziwamwini Irrigation Scheme, in Salima District ---------------------------------------------------------13 (a) Land Acquisition and Transfers -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 (b) Land Conflicts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 (c) Categories of assets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 (d) Conflict Resolutions and compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------14 5.2.4 Nkhate Irrigation Scheme, in Chikwawa District --------------------------------------------------------------14 (a) Land Acquisition and Transfers -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 (b) Land Conflicts and Compensation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 (c) Categories of assets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 (d) Conflict Resolutions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 5.2.5 Muona Irrigation Scheme, in Nsanje District -------------------------------------------------------------------15 (a) Land Acquisition and Transfers -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 (b) Land Conflicts and Compensation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 (c) Categories of assets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 (d) Conflict Resolutions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 5.2.6 Limphasa Irrigation Scheme, Nkhata-Bay District ------------------------------------------------------------16 (a) Land Acquisition and Transfers -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 (b) Land Conflicts and Compensation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 (c) Categories of assets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 (d) Conflict Resolutions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 5.3 General Condition of Infrastructure on the irrigation schemes-------------------------------------------17 6.0 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LAND acquisition, COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 6.1 Institutional Framework --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 6.1.1 Current Institutional Framework ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 (a) The Ministry of Lands and Housing (MoLH)-------------------------------------------------------------------19 (b) Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC)----------------------------------------------------------------------19 (c) Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) -------------------------------------------------------------------------19 (d) Local Chiefs and Village Headmen-------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 (e) Other Line Ministries, Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations ----------------------------------20 6.1.2 Proposed Institution Framework under the project ------------------------------------------------------------20 (a) The Project Steering Committee (PSC) --------------------------------------------------------------------------20 (b) The Project Technical Committee (PTC)------------------------------------------------------------------------20 (c) District Advisory Service and the Coordination of Project at District level -------------------------------21 6.1.3 Current Linkages During Land Acquisition, Compensation and Resettlement ---------------------21 (a)