Submitted to : National Authority for Tunnels Prepared by: Resettlement Action Plan Metro Line -Phase Three Line Three EcoConServ Environmental Solutions 12 El-Saleh Ayoub St., Zamalek, Final Report Cairo, Egypt 11211 Tel: + 20 2 27359078 – 2736 4818 Fax: + 20 2 2736 5397 April 2015 E-mail: [email protected] The technical assistance operation is financed under the Support to FEMIP. This fund utilizes non-repayable aid granted by the European Commission in Support of EIB investment activities in the eastern and southern Mediterranean countries, assisting promoters during different stages of the project cycle. The authors take full responsibility for the contents of this report. The opinions do not necessarily reflect the view of the European Union or European Investment Bank Resettlement Action Plan -Metro Line -Phase Three Line Three- Final Report April 2015 CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND PHOTOS .................................................................... III APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... V LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................... VII GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................. IX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY .............................................. I 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project background .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 RAP Guiding Principles, Objective and Methodology ........................................................... 2 1.2.1. RAP Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.2. Resettlement Action Plan Methodology ............................................................................. 4 1.2.3. Sample Size ............................................................................................................................ 9 1.2.4. Consultation Methodology ................................................................................................. 12 1.2.5. Study Strengths and Limitations ........................................................................................ 14 1.2.6. Avoidance mechanism adopted by the National Authority for Tunnels ....................... 16 2 NATURE AND MAGNITUDE OF THE PROJECT IMPACTS ................................... 17 2.1 Adverse project impact ............................................................................................................ 17 2.1.1 Negative physical impacts: ................................................................................................. 17 2.1.2 Economic displacement ..................................................................................................... 19 2.2 The jurisdiction and administrative territories ....................................................................... 19 2.3 Lands needed by the project ................................................................................................... 20 2.4 Overview of project impacts ................................................................................................... 20 2.4.1. Physical displacement ......................................................................................................... 20 2.4.2. Economic displacement ..................................................................................................... 25 2.4.3. Project Affected Categories................................................................................................ 27 2.4.4. Socioeconomic baseline of the PAPs ................................................................................ 32 2.4.5. Vulnerable groups ............................................................................................................... 59 3 POLICIES, REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ........................................................ 62 3.1 Applicable National Legal Framework .................................................................................. 62 3.2 EIB, WB policies and AFD standards ................................................................................... 63 3.2.1 The EIB Statement of Social Principles and Standards (2009) ....................................... 63 3.2.2 The EIB Handbook (2010) ................................................................................................ 64 3.2.3 World Bank principles and standards ................................................................................ 71 Resettlement Action Plan -Metro Line -Phase Three Line Three- Final Report April 2015 3.2.4 AFD Policy on Involuntary Resettlement ........................................................................ 72 3.3 Practical legal procedures ........................................................................................................ 73 3.4 Gaps between the Egyptian legislation and the lenders standards ...................................... 75 3.5 Organizational arrangements .................................................................................................. 88 3.6 Eligibility criteria and entitlement matrix ............................................................................... 90 3.7 Valuation and compensation .................................................................................................. 98 3.8 Livelihood Restoration plan for economic displacement ................................................... 108 4 STAKEHOLDER AND PAPS ENGAGEMENT ........................................................... 111 4.1. Consultation Activities .......................................................................................................... 111 4.1.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 111 4.1.2. Consultation activities ....................................................................................................... 111 4.1.3. Consultations Feedback .................................................................................................... 113 4.1.4. Public consultations raised concerns and questions ...................................................... 113 4.2. Community Grievance Redress Mechanism ....................................................................... 116 4.2.1. Grievance mechanism’s objectives .................................................................................. 116 4.2.2. Institutional Responsibility of the Grievances ................................................................ 118 4.2.3. Information sharing about the mechanism ..................................................................... 118 4.2.4. Grievances procedures ..................................................................................................... 118 4.2.5. Grievances channels ......................................................................................................... 119 4.2.6. Response to grievances and redress activities ................................................................. 120 4.2.7. Monitoring of grievances and redress activities .............................................................. 120 4.2.8. Capacity building ............................................................................................................... 121 5 MONITORING AND EVALUATION .......................................................................... 122 5.1. General monitoring by NAT ................................................................................................ 122 5.2. Internal monitoring................................................................................................................ 124 5.3. External monitoring and evaluation ..................................................................................... 126 6 DISCLOSURE OF THE RAP ........................................................................................ 130 6.1. Disclosure during Preparation Phase ................................................................................... 130 6.2. Disclosure during Implementation Phase ............................................................................ 130 7 RAP TIME PLAN AND BUDGET .................................................................................131 7.1. Time Plan ............................................................................................................................... 131 7.2. Budget ..................................................................................................................................... 138 References .............................................................................................................................. 142 Resettlement Action Plan -Metro Line -Phase Three Line Three- Final Report April 2015 LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND PHOTOS Table 1: Summary of Project Affected Persons by groups and type of impact ..................................................................................... II Table 2: Estimated Lands needed for the project ....................................................................................................................................