The development objective of the Central Desalination Program: First Phase of the Associated Works Project for Gaza is to reduce the environmental pollution from wastewater produced in the Hebron municipality.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) land for land replacement based on full replacement value, taking into account market values for land of same type and category and productive capacity. Transfer of the land to the project affected person (PAP) shall be free of taxes, registration, and other costs; (2) cash compensation based on type, age, and productive value of affected trees; (3) compensation with a cash payment equal to the daily income from the stall multiplied with the number of Wednesdays they will lose; and (4) compensation with a cash payment equal to their daily income from the shop multiplied by the number of days they will lose.
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The development objective of the Vinh Phuc Flood Risk and Water Management Project for Vietnam is to strengthen flood risk management capacity and improve wastewater management in the central catchment of Vinh Phuc Province.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) cash compensation at replacement cost (free from taxes and transaction costs) for the affected area of the land; (2) compensation for loss of land in cash at: (i) replacement cost to the legal and legalizable land users; and (ii) an financial assistance of an agreed amount to the land users not having recognizable land use right; (3) compensation for other structures and fixed assets will be at full replacement cost and will be in cash; (4) for annual and perennial standing crops or trees, aquaculture products regardless of the legal status of the land, compensation in cash will be paid to the affected persons, who cultivate the land, at full replacement cost in local markets to ensure the compensation is sufficient to replace the lost standing crops, trees, or aquaculture products; (5) either in: (i) cash compensation to cover the cost of restoring the facilities or (ii) in kind compensation based on the negotiation between district Carc and owners of assets; (6) affected households losing more than 70 percent of their agricultural land acquired will be assisted for 12 months if the remaining land is viable for continued use, and for 24 months in case the remaining land is rendered unviable and entire land is acquired by the project; and (7) for landless households, assistance through provision of an apartment that project affected person (PAP) can either pay in installment to buy or rent it for living.
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The development objective of the Malawi Regional Interconnector Project for Mozambique is to interconnect Malawi and Mozambique’s transmission systems to engage in bilateral and regional power trade in the Southern Africa power pool.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) allowance for loss of profit for displaced businesses. A flat rate of 300 United States dollars (USD) shall be used, equivalent to the allowance for loss of profit for businesses; (2) special focus must be given to the livelihood improvement of vulnerable groups prior to the construction of the project. Vulnerable households will be consulted at the onset of the operation to evaluate their concerns and need; (3) compensation in kind (house reconstruction, equivalent in locally bought food for crop damage) because this type of compensation tends to protect the weakest in the community (females and children, vulnerable people) while cash compensation has been shown to be detrimental to them; and (4) dedicate some funds to general development objectives, with communities taking the lead in determining which project they wish to prioritize and implement as well as how the project must be implemented.
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The objective of the Second Kerala State Transport Project for India is to improve condition, traffic flow and road safety with a focus on vulnerable road users on selected roads in Kerala.
... See More + The census survey for the identified PAPs will be undertaken by the PIU to assess the extent of impact on each household. Annexure four gives a Questionnaire for census survey of PAP. A full census will be undertaken to register and document the status of the potentially affected population within the proposed RoW, by the PIU with the assistance of the GP and Municipalities. This will provide a demographic overview of the population and will cover the asset ownership and sources of livelihood. The census shall enable the identification of vulnerable PAPs, based on which the entitled persons and the extent of support required shall be assessed. The census will assess the impact of the project especially on the Scheduled Tribes settlements through which the road passes, and how the road project is likely to affect ST population. Apart from the consultations held in the settlements, census survey of all the potentially affected population including ST households within the likely corridor of impact will be carried out to mitigate the impacts. No acquisition of lands is proposed, the transect walk to finalize the alignment will focus on mimization of adverse impacts. As a result, direct impacts on tribal communities pertaining to land acquisition are not envisaged. However, in case of any eventuality, compensation and R&R assistance will be disbursed in accordance with the RPF. The project provides for targeted support and assistance to the vulnerable groups. The vulnerability shall be assessed by the PIU based on the census of the affected persons. The following categories of Project Affected Persons shall be entitled for support as vulnerable groups: i) BPL households (with a valid proof), as per the State poverty line for rural/urban areas; ii) BPL households without a proof of the same and belonging to the following social categories (i) women headed households with women as sole earner (ii) scheduled caste/scheduled tribe and (iii) handicapped person, and is subject to any of the following impacts; (a) loses more than 10 percent of the total land holding; (b) loses shelter; and, (c) loses source of livelihood.
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