Public Disclosure Authorized Railway Improvement and Safety for Egypt Project (RISE) for Railway Corridor Alexandria - Nag Hammadi Project Public Disclosure Authorized UPDATED RESETTLEMENT FRAMEWORK (RF) Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared by: Integral Consult© Cairo Office: 2075 El Mearaj City, Ring Road, Maadi – Cairo – Egypt Phone +202 2 25204515 Fax +202 2 25204514 A Member of Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Alliance December, 2020 Updated Resettlement Framework (RF) ã Integral Consult Cairo Office 2075 El Mearaj City, Ring Road, Maadi – Cairo - Egypt Phone +202 25204515 • Fax +202 25204514 Doha Office 6th Floor Al Mana Tower B, Al Sadd, C-Ring Road, P.O Box. 55781 Tel: +974 4466 4203, +974 4455 0483 Fax +974 4466 7843 Email: [email protected] Railway Improvement and Safety for Egypt Project (RISE) for Railway Corridor Alexandria - Nag Hammadi Project ii Contributors to the Study Dr. Amr Osama, Integral Consult President Dr. Anan Mohamed, Social Development Consultant TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ..................................................................................................................... vii List of FIGURE................................................................................................................ viii ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................... 1 Glossary ............................................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 9 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 25 1.1 The Justification of Preparing a RF ...................................................................... 25 1.2 The Resettlement Framework RF ......................................................................... 26 1.3 Objectives of the RF ............................................................................................. 26 2 Project description ....................................................................................................... 28 2.1 Component (1): Improvement of safety and operational efficiency on the entire railway line Alexandria – Cairo – Nag Hammadi .......................................................... 28 2.2 Component 2: Enhancement of Operations Safety Systems and Station Improvements ................................................................................................................. 34 2.3 Projects’ Impacts .................................................................................................. 35 2.3.1 Positive Impacts ........................................................................................... 35 2.3.2 Negative Impacts ......................................................................................... 35 2.4 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Status ........................................................... 36 3 Legislative Framework for Resettlement in Egypt ..................................................... 40 3.1 Main legislations and guidelines .......................................................................... 40 3.2 ENR’s Approach for Securing Land Plots ........................................................... 44 3.2.1 ENR Land Screening Practices .................................................................... 46 4 World Bank Requirements .......................................................................................... 48 5 Gaps Analysis Between EGYPTIAN Legislations and The World Bank ESS5......... 50 6 Eligibility Criteria for Affected Persons ..................................................................... 60 6.1 Defining Affected Persons.................................................................................... 60 Resettlement Framework iv 6.2 Eligibility Criteria ................................................................................................. 60 7 Methods of Valuation of Affected Assets and Compensation .................................... 63 7.1 Asset Valuation..................................................................................................... 63 7.2 Compensation ....................................................................................................... 63 7.2.1 Forms and Calculation of Compensation ..................................................... 64 7.2.2 Land Compensation ..................................................................................... 64 7.2.3 Crop and Trees Compensation ..................................................................... 65 7.2.4 Compensation for Sacred Sites .................................................................... 66 7.2.5 Vulnerable Groups ....................................................................................... 66 7.3 Entitlement Matrix ................................................................................................ 67 7.4 Organizational Arrangements and Procedures for Delivery of Entitlements ....... 78 7.4.1 Institutional and Organizational Arrangement of ENR ............................... 78 8 CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE ARRANGEMENTS ................................. 80 8.1 Consultations during project implementation ....................................................... 80 8.2 Information disclosure and local access to information ....................................... 81 9 Grievance Mechanisms (GM) ..................................................................................... 82 9.1 The project GM .................................................................................................... 82 9.1.1 Grievance Channels ..................................................................................... 82 9.2 Grievance Cycle ................................................................................................... 82 9.2.1 Grievances’ Tiers Composition ................................................................... 83 9.2.2 Response to Grievances ............................................................................... 83 9.2.3 Registration of Complaints .......................................................................... 83 9.2.4 Confidentiality ............................................................................................. 84 9.2.5 Management of GM ..................................................................................... 84 9.2.6 Monitoring of Grievances ............................................................................ 84 9.2.7 Disclosure of grievances .............................................................................. 84 9.3 Current GM Central/ Institution level utilized by ENR ....................................... 85 Resettlement Framework v 9.3.1 Grievance Channels at the central level ....................................................... 85 10 Funding Arrangements............................................................................................. 86 11 Monitoring and Evaluation Arrangements............................................................... 87 11.1 Indicators ......................................................................................................... 87 11.2 Record Keeping ............................................................................................... 88 12 References ................................................................................................................ 89 Annex 1: Land Screening Form...................................................................................... 90 Annex 2: Master lists for Cairo Banha, Cairo Beni Suef, Beni Suef – Asyut and Asyut- Nagh Hammadi Project .................................................................................................. 93 Annex 3: Government of Egypt’s Relevant Legislation .............................................. 114 Annex 4: RP Preparation, Review and Approval ......................................................... 119 Annex 5: Grievance Form and log ............................................................................... 124 Resettlement Framework vi LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Description of Component 1 and its sub components- RISE Project .................. 9 Table 2-1 Description of Component 1 and its sub components- RISE Project ................ 28 Table 2-2Capacity of Cairo/Beni Suef Line ...................................................................... 32 Table 2-3 Distribution of existing technical buildings along the lines .............................. 37 Table 3-1: National regulations related to Involuntary Resettlement ................................ 41 Table 3-2: Type of land ownership in Egypt ..................................................................... 44 Table 5-1: Comparison of Egyptian regulations with the WB Standards and measures for bridging the gaps ................................................................................................................ 51 Table 6-1: Possible Losses from Land Acquisition ........................................................... 60 Table 6-2: Criteria for Eligibility (WB ESF - ESS5) ......................................................... 61 Table 7-1: Types and Examples of Affected Assets and the Method of Valuation ..........