Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL) Afghanistan Land Administration System Project (ALASP)–The World Bank Assisted Social Management Framework – Final Report February 2019 GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND LAND (MUDL) Afghanistan Land Administration System Project (ALASP) The World Bank assisted Social Management Framework Final Report February 2019 1 Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL) Afghanistan Land Administration System Project (ALASP)–The World Bank Assisted Social Management Framework – Final Report February 2019 Table of Contents List of Tables .................................................................................................................................... 6 List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................. 7 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 10 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 16 1.1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 16 1.1.1 Land Issues ................................................................................................................. 16 1.2 Project Description .............................................................................................................. 16 1.2.1 Project Development Objective(s) ........................................................................... 17 1.2.2 Project Components .................................................................................................. 17 1.3 Cross Cutting Activities ..................................................................................................... 18 1.3.1 Project Area ..................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.2 Project Beneficiaries ....................................................................................................... 20 1.4 Social Assessment & Management Frameworks ............................................................ 20 1.4.1 Social Management Framework ................................................................................... 21 1.5 Social Assessment – Purpose and Objective ................................................................... 21 1.5.1 Scope of the Assignment ............................................................................................... 21 1.5.2 Approach and Methodology ........................................................................................ 21 2. Socio-Economic Baseline .......................................................................................................... 23 2.1 Profile of the Country ......................................................................................................... 23 2.2 Demographic ....................................................................................................................... 24 2.2.1 Population: Urban Rural and Nomadic Distribution ............................................... 24 2.2.2 Sex Ratio .......................................................................................................................... 25 2.2.3 Household Size ............................................................................................................... 25 2.2.4 Age Distribution ............................................................................................................. 25 2.2.5 Female Headed Households ......................................................................................... 26 2.2.6 Life Expectancy and Mortality ..................................................................................... 26 2.2.7 Education ......................................................................................................................... 27 2.2.8 Literacy ............................................................................................................................ 27 2.2.9 Gender Equality .............................................................................................................. 28 2.3 Socio-Economic ................................................................................................................... 28 2.3.1 Housing Tenure .............................................................................................................. 28 2.3.2 Occupations ..................................................................................................................... 28 2.3.3 Employment Sectors ...................................................................................................... 29 2.3.4 Mobile Telephones ......................................................................................................... 29 2.3.5 Farming ............................................................................................................................ 30 2.3.6 Land Holding Size .......................................................................................................... 30 2.3.7 Farming Costs ................................................................................................................. 30 2.3.8 Livestock .......................................................................................................................... 31 2.3.9 Poverty Incidence ........................................................................................................... 31 3. Legal and Policy Framework ................................................................................................... 32 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 32 2 Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL) Afghanistan Land Administration System Project (ALASP)–The World Bank Assisted Social Management Framework – Final Report February 2019 3.2 Laws and Policies of Afghanistan .................................................................................... 32 3.2.1 The Constitution of Afghanistan (2004) ...................................................................... 32 3.2.2 The Law on the Preservation of Afghanistan’s Historical and Cultural Artifacts (2004) 33 3.2.3 The Environment Law of Afghanistan (2007) ............................................................ 33 3.2.4 The Labor Law (2007) .................................................................................................... 34 3.2.5 National Environmental Impact Assessment Policy (2007) ..................................... 34 3.2.6 Administrative Guidelines for the Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (2008) ....................................................................................................................... 34 3.2.7 Law on Land Expropriation (2009) .............................................................................. 35 3.2.8 Sub National Governance Policy (SNGP) 2010 .......................................................... 36 3.2.9 National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan (2013) ... 36 3.2.10 Access to Information Law (2014) ................................................................................ 37 3.2.11 National Regulations for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (2008) .. 37 3.2.12 National Regulations for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (2017) .. 37 3.2.13 National Land Policy (2018) .......................................................................................... 38 3.2.14 Policy Framework for Returnees and IDPs (2017)..................................................... 39 3.2.15 The Law on Land Acquisition (2017) .......................................................................... 39 3.2.16 The Land Management Law (2017) ............................................................................. 39 3.2.17 Law on Prohibition and Prevention of Harassment of Women and Children (2018) 40 3.2.18 Protection of Property Rights ....................................................................................... 40 3.2.19 Afghanistan’s Gender Strategy .................................................................................... 40 3.2.20 National Laws and Policies on Disability ................................................................... 40 3.2.21 Regulation on Registration of Urban Informal Properties (RRUIP) 2017 .............. 41 3.3 World Bank Safeguard Policies Triggered ...................................................................... 42 3.3.1 World Bank ESA Screening Categories ....................................................................... 42 3.3.2 Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) ..................................................................... 43 4. Impact Assessment – Surveys and Consultations ................................................................ 45 4.1 Household Surveys and Consultations ........................................................................... 45 4.1.1 Purpose ...........................................................................................................................