RP1549 v1 World Bank-financed Xining Water Environment Management Project Public Disclosure Authorized Resettlement Action Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Management Office of the World Bank-financed Xining Water Public Disclosure Authorized Environment Management Project Xining, Qinghai, China November 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Contents 1 Overview of the Project ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Components ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 The Project .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2.2 Related Projects ..................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Resettlement Impacts ....................................................................................................... 4 1.3.1 The Project .............................................................................................................. 4 1.3.2 Related Projects ..................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Project Preparation and Progress .................................................................................. 6 1.5 Gross Investment and Funding Sources ..................................................................... 10 1.6 Measures to Reduce Resettlement Impacts ............................................................... 10 2 Impact Analysis........................................................................................................................ 11 2.1 Resettlement Impact Survey ......................................................................................... 11 2.2 Resettlement Impacts and Analysis ............................................................................. 11 2.2.1 The Project ............................................................................................................ 11 2.2.2 Related Projects ................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Affected Population ......................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Ethnic Minority Analysis ................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Socioeconomic Profile of the Project Area .................................................................. 15 2.5.1 Affected City/District ............................................................................................. 15 2.5.2 Affected Sub-districts/Townships ....................................................................... 16 2.5.3 Affected Villages ................................................................................................... 17 2.5.4 AHs ......................................................................................................................... 18 3 Resettlement Policies and Rates .......................................................................................... 21 3.1 Laws, Regulations and Policies Applicable to Resettlement .................................... 21 3.2 Key Provisions of Laws, Regulations and Policies on Resettlement ...................... 21 3.3 Policies and Compensation Rates of the Project ....................................................... 31 3.3.1 The Project ............................................................................................................ 31 3.3.2 Related Projects ................................................................................................... 32 4 Resettlement and Restoration .............................................................................................. 34 4.1 Resettlement Objective .................................................................................................. 34 4.2 The Project ....................................................................................................................... 34 4.3 Related Projects .............................................................................................................. 34 4.3.1 Resettlement and Restoration Measures for LA ............................................. 34 4.3.2 Resettlement and Restoration Measures for HD ............................................ 38 5 Financial Budget and Implementation Plan ........................................................................ 44 5.1 Total Costs of Resettlement........................................................................................... 44 5.2 Annual Investment Plan ................................................................................................. 44 5.3 Disbursement, Management and Monitoring of Funds ............................................. 45 5.3.1 Fund Disbursement .............................................................................................. 45 5.3.2 Management and Monitoring .............................................................................. 45 5.4 Master Resettlement Schedule ..................................................................................... 45 6 Organizational Structure ........................................................................................................ 47 6.1 Agencies for Resettlement Actions .............................................................................. 47 6.2 Organizational Responsibilities ..................................................................................... 48 6.3 Organizational Qualifications and Staffing .................................................................. 49 6.4 Measures to Strengthen Institutional Capacity ........................................................... 49 7 Public Participation ................................................................................................................. 50 7.1 Strategy and Methods of Public Participation ............................................................. 50 7.2 Completed Public Participation and Consultation Activities ..................................... 50 7.3 Information Disclosure ................................................................................................... 51 7.4 Public Participation Plan ................................................................................................ 52 7.4.1 Property Management Plan of the Resettlement Community ....................... 52 7.4.2 Public Participation and Consultation Plan for the Next Stage ...................... 53 8 Grievance Redress ................................................................................................................. 55 i 8.1 Appeal Procedure and Handling ................................................................................... 55 8.2 Other Means of Grievance Redress ............................................................................ 55 9 Monitoring and Evaluation ..................................................................................................... 57 9.1 Internal Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 57 9.1.1 Implementation Procedure .................................................................................. 57 9.1.2 Scope of Monitoring ............................................................................................. 57 9.1.3 Internal Monitoring Reporting ............................................................................. 57 9.2 Independent External Monitoring .................................................................................. 57 9.2.1 Independent Monitoring Agency ........................................................................ 58 9.2.2 Monitoring Procedure and Scope ...................................................................... 58 9.2.3 Monitoring Indicators ........................................................................................... 58 9.3 Post-evaluation ................................................................................................................ 59 10 Entitlement Matrix ................................................................................................................... 60 Appendixes .................................................................................................................................... 64 Appendix 1 Resettlement Policy Framework ...................................................................... 64 Appendix 2 Due Diligence Report of the No.4 WWTP ...................................................... 70 Appendix 3 Due Diligence Report of the No.5 WWTP ...................................................... 77 Appendix 4 Due Diligence Report of the Beichuan River Project .................................... 83 Appendix 5 Adjustment Document of the Project Leading Group ................................... 91 Appendix 6 Constitutional Document of the PMO.............................................................. 91 Appendix 7 Photos of Public Participation and Consultation............................................ 92 List of Tables Table