REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND WATER ADMINISTRATION WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION PROJECT Consulting Services for PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS (ESMPS) AND RESETTLEMENT ACTIONS PLANS (RAPS) FOR THE REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATION SCHEMES/SYSTEMS PROJECT ID NO: P121186 – RFP NO: MAFCP/CS/007 – LOAN NO. 8211 - AL PUBLIC CONSULTATION REPORT – FINAL June 2017 CEIA REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND WATER ADMINISTRATION WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION PROJECT Consulting Services for PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS (ESMPS) AND RESETTLEMENT ACTIONS PLANS (RAPS) FOR THE REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATION SCHEMES/SYSTEMS PROJECT ID NO: P121186 – RFP NO: MAFCP/CS/007 – LOAN NO. 8211 - AL PUBLIC CONSULTATION REPORT –FINAL June 2017 PROJECT NO. A053746 DOCUMENT NO. 01 VERSION D DATE OF ISSUE June 2017 PREPARED Bardhyl Qilimi/David Heywood CHECKED Roar Solland/Spartak Sinojmeri APPROVED RSS Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration Public Consultation Report WRIP - Preparation of the Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) and Resettlement Actions Plans (RAPs) for the Rehabilitation of Irrigation Schemes/Systems i Table of Contents Page No 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Background..................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Description of the Project .............................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.3 Layout of the Public Consultation Report ...................................................................................................... 1-4 2 REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Main National Legislative Framework on Public Consultation ....................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Relevant Water and Environmental Legislation ............................................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Expropriation and Compensation Framework ............................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 International Standards and Requirements ................................................................................................... 2-5 3 PREVIOUS PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........................................................................................................... 3-1 4 PUBLIC CONSULTATON AND DISCLOSURE PLAN ....................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Defining Stakeholders .................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Defining of Focus Groups on Public consultation ........................................................................................... 4-2 4.3 Consultant's Approach ................................................................................................................................... 4-3 4.4 Communication and Public Consultation Methods ........................................................................................ 4-4 4.5 Resources and Responsibilities ...................................................................................................................... 4-6 4.6 Grievance Mechanism .................................................................................................................................... 4-7 5 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Results from Stakeholder Consultation (Government and the Public) .......................................................... 5-1 5.2 Consultation with National Level Institutions ................................................................................................ 5-2 5.3 Consultation with Regional Environmental Agencies..................................................................................... 5-3 5.4 Consultation with Local Government and Local Communities ...................................................................... 5-4 6 CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS ............................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Conclusions..................................................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Next Steps ...................................................................................................................................................... 6-1 7 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 7-1 8 ANNEXES .................................................................................................................................................. 8-1 8.1 ANNEX 1: Questionnaire Template ................................................................................................................ 8-1 8.2 ANNEX 2: Detailed Stakeholder Survey Results ............................................................................................. 8-5 8.3 ANNEX 3: Stakeholder Analysis .................................................................................................................... 8-12 8.4 ANNEX 4: List of Persons Met on Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................ 8-18 8.5 ANNEX 5: Stakeholder Consultation Photos................................................................................................. 8-23 8.6 ANNEX 6: Stakeholder Comments and Responses ....................................................................................... 8-37 8.7 ANNEX 7 – Public Hearing – Media Announcements and Publications ....................................................... 8-39 8.8 ANNEX 8 – Public Hearing Official Notices in Municipal Buildings ............................................................... 8-44 8.9 ANNEX 9 – Public Hearings – Photographs................................................................................................... 8-49 Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration Public Consultation Report WRIP - Preparation of the Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) and Resettlement Actions Plans (RAPs) for the Rehabilitation of Irrigation Schemes/Systems ii 8.10 ANNEX 10 – Public Hearings – Signed Lists of Participants .......................................................................... 8-52 8.11 ANNEX 11 – Individual Reports on Public Hearings ...................................................................................... 8-60 List of Figures Page No Figure 1-1: Location of the Project sites in relation to protected areas ......................................................................... 1-5 Figure 4-1: Potential Subdivision of Stakeholder Groups ................................................................................................ 4-2 Figure 5-1: Main Issues Raised by all Stakeholder Groups .............................................................................................. 5-1 List of Tables Page No Table 1-1: Key Data on Irrigation Schemes ..................................................................................................................... 1-3 Table 5-1: Regional Breakdown of Main Issues Raised by Stakeholders ........................................................................ 5-2 Table 5-2: Timeline to Public Hearing for the First Priority I&D schemes ..................................................................... 5-12 Table 5-3: Timeline to Public Hearing for the Second Priority I&D schemes ................................................................ 5-13 List of Photos Page No Photo 1: Meeting with MOE Finance Director. Mr Trajan Vasili ................................................................................... 8-23 Photo 2: Meeting with MOE Desertification and soil Expert ........................................................................................ 8-23 Photo 3: MOE Nature Conservation Directorate .......................................................................................................... 8-23 Photo 4: Experts of GDWS Water PIU of MTI ................................................................................................................ 8-23 Photo 5: Chief of Water Lab at NEA .............................................................................................................................. 8-24 Photo 6: Chief and experts of EIA Directorate at NEA .................................................................................................. 8-24 Photo 7: Deputy Mayor Lushnjë Municipality Mr. Gentian Nushi ................................................................................ 8-24 Photo 8: Director of Drainage Board - Mr.Ledio Gjyla .................................................................................................