The development objective of the Electricity Access Expansion Project for Solomon Islands is to increase access of low-income households to electricity in peri-urban and rural areas of Solomon Islands.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) the construction works will have a minor and temporary impact in the form of dust during dry windy conditions; (2) solid wastes, debris, spent oils or fuel from construction machinery or plant, construction material, or waste vegetation may be resulted by project activities; (3) there are no noise standard in Solomon Islands, and the noise generated by the project during construction will be temporary and intermittent; (4) the project may cause temporary negative impacts, including inconvenience, minor disruptions to traffic using the road and on local access during the construction period, especially for grid extension related activities in Honiara; (5) the project’s construction phase may cause potential health and safety impacts; and (6) UXO is defined as explosive ordinance that has been primed, fused, armed or otherwise prepared for use in armed conflict but has failed to explode, and pre-construction impacts are expected to be associate mostly with the clearance of UXO from the proposed location of the project.
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The development objective of Support to the Afghanistan Independent Land Authority-Arazi Project for Afghanistan is to support the Afghan government to develop the policy and regulatory framework and build capacity to deliver transparent, pro-poor land services.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) minimize the effect of dust on the surrounding environment resulting from earth mixing sites, vibrating equipment, temporary access roads, etc. to ensure safety, health and the protection of workers and communities living in the vicinity dust producing activities; (ii) ensure that noise levels emanating from machinery, vehicles and noisy construction activities (e.g. excavation, blasting) are kept at a minimum for the safety, health and protection of workers within the vicinity of high noise levels and nearby communities; (iii) ensure that existing water flow regimes in rivers, streams and other natural or irrigation channels is maintained and or re-established where they are disrupted due to works being carried out; (iii) prevent oils, lubricants and waste water used or produced during the execution of works from entering into rivers, streams, irrigation channels and other natural water bodies or reservoirs, and also ensure that stagnant water in uncovered borrow pits is treated in the best way to avoid creating possible breeding grounds for mosquitoes; (iv) prevent and minimize the impacts of quarrying, earth borrowing, piling and building of temporary construction camps and access roads on the biophysical environment including protected areas and arable lands; local communities and their settlements; (v) upon discovery of ancient heritage, relics or anything that might or believed to be of archeological or historical importance during the execution of works, immediately report such findings to the Severelectro (SE) so that the appropriate authorities may be expeditiously contacted for fulfillment of the measures aimed at protecting such historical or archaeological resources; (vi) discourage construction workers from engaging in the exploitation of natural resources such as hunting, fishing, and collection of forest products or any other activity that might have a negative impact on the social and economic welfare of the local communities; (vii) implement soil erosion control measures in order to avoid surface run off and prevents siltation, etc; (viii) ensure that garbage, sanitation and drinking water facilities are provided in construction workers camps; (ix) ensure that, in as much as possible, local materials are used to avoid importation of foreign material and long distance transportation; and (x) ensure public safety, and meet traffic safety requirements for the operation of work to avoid accidents.
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The general objective of the Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP) for Vietnam is to increase the supply of least-cost electricity to the national grid from renewable energy sources on a commercially sustainable basis in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) Son Tay Hydropower Plant will submerge and occupy 394,187of land managed by three communes Son Dung, Son Mua, and Son Tan in the long-term; (ii) affected households land area in three communes; (iii) the work items will affect annual and perennial crop land; (iv) land acquisition of the Affected households (AHHs), especially land for cultivation will have impact on the livelihoods and income of the households; and (v) nearly 131 ethnic minorities househols are affected. Some of the mitigation measures include: i) minimise and mitigate project impact on livelihood of the ethnic minority people in the project affected area; (ii) ensure the project implementation process, promote full respectation to human rights, unique cultural identity, variaties amongst ethnic groups in the project affected area and recognise their development need and expectation; (iii) indicate how impacts caused by the project on ethnic people and potential negative impacts are avoided or minigated; (iv) ensure performed interests are culturally appropriate; and (v) ensure affected communities to be consulted on potential impacts and mitigating measures, and they can fully participate in process of making decision, implementation and monitoring.
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The general objective of the Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP) for Vietnam is to increase the supply of least-cost electricity to the national grid from renewable energy sources on a commercially sustainable basis in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) Son Tay Hydropower Plant will submerge and occupy 394,187of land managed by three communes Son Dung, Son Mua, and Son Tan in the long-term; (ii) affected households land area in three communes; (iii) the work items will affect annual and perennial crop land; (iv) land acquisition of the Affected households (AHHs), especially land for cultivation will have impact on the livelihoods and income of the households; and (v) nearly 131 ethnic minorities househols are affected. Some of the mitigation measures include: i) minimise and mitigate project impact on livelihood of the ethnic minority people in the project affected area; (ii) ensure the project implementation process, promote full respectation to human rights, unique cultural identity, variaties amongst ethnic groups in the project affected area and recognise their development need and expectation; (iii) indicate how impacts caused by the project on ethnic people and potential negative impacts are avoided or minigated; (iv) ensure performed interests are culturally appropriate; and (v) ensure affected communities to be consulted on potential impacts and mitigating measures, and they can fully participate in process of making decision, implementation and monitoring.
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The objective of Center South Road Corridor Project for Kazakhstan is to prevent and mitigate undue harm to people and their environment in project implementation process.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the value of the land alienated for state needs provided for individual housing construction, for private farming (except field plots), which has an individual house, in the amount is determined by the value of the land and located on its real estate, in the amount which is not exceeding their market value; the cost of land alienated for state needs which is passed to the owner under the civil law agreement or by court decision, is determined by the value specified in the civil contract or in the court decision, but not exceeding the market value. If in the civil contract price for the land is not specified, the cost of land is determined by its cadastral (appraised) value; Reimbursement by, other than money, property is permitted by agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan represented by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan or political subdivision in the face of the local executive body and the owner of the property. this agreement shall be in writing on the contract of purchase of land or other immovable property in connection with the land acquisition for public use; and reimbursement is paid at the same time not later than one month from the date of signing of the purchase contract of land or other immovable property in connection with the land acquisition for public use or from the date of entry into legal validity of the court decision.
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The objective of the Additional Financing for the Community and Social Development Project for Nigeria is to sustainably increase access of poor people and particularly by the internally displaced and vulnerable people in the North East of the Recipients territory to improved social and natural resource infrastructure services in a sustainable manner through the Recipient’s territory.
... See More + Negative impacts include: damage to or loss of land assets, damage to or loss of crops, trees or other activities related to livelihood; and damage to or loss of structures, such as housing, enclosures, latrines, shops or other structures related to livelihood/well-being. Mitigation measures include: for agricultural land, cash compensation shall be based on the replacement value of land of equal productive potential or use located in the vicinity of the affected land, plus the cost of land preparation to arrive at the pre-project state of development, plus the cost of any registration and transfer taxes. For land in populated, or urban areas, compensation shall be based on the replacement value of land of equal size and use, with no less than the public infrastructure facilities and services and located on or serving the affected land, plus the cost of any registration and transfer taxes. Compensation for land will take into account market values for the land; and for houses and other structures, cash compensation shall be based on the replacement cost of the materials to build a new replacement structure with an area and quality no less than those of the affected pre-project structure; or to repair a partially affected structure plus the cost of any registration and transfer taxes. Compensation should take into account market values for structures and materials.
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The development objectives of the Electricity Supply Accountability and Reliability Improvement Project are to enhance the readiness of the Ministry of Energy and Severelectro to implement the ESARIP, and to strengthen the capacity of Severelectro.
... See More + This policy covers direct economic and social impacts that both result from Bank- assisted investment projects, and are caused by (a) the involuntary taking of land resulting in (b) relocation or loss of shelter; (c) loss of assets or access to assets; (d) loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location; (e) the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced persons. However, where impacts on the entire displaced population are minor or fewer than 200 people3 are displaced, an abbreviated resettlement plan may be produced. For the projects with considerable resettlement impact (over 200 people) a complete resettlement plan is required. In resettlement planning the Policy requires the following: Displaced persons and their communities, and any host communities receiving them, are provided timely and relevant information, consulted on resettlement options, and offered opportunities to participate in planning, implementing, and monitoring resettlement. Appropriate and accessible grievance mechanisms are established for these groups; in new resettlement sites or host communities, infrastructure and public services are provided as necessary to improve, restore, or maintain accessibility and levels of service for the displaced persons and host communities. Alternative or similar resources are provided to compensate for the loss of access to community resources; and patterns of community organization appropriate to the new circumstances are based on choices made by the displaced persons. To the extent possible, the existing social and cultural institutions of settlers and any host communities are preserved and settlers' preferences with respect to relocating in preexisting communities and groups are honored.
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The objectives of the Three Gorges Modern Logistics Center Infrastructure Project for China are: 1) to enhance the efficiency of freight logistics along the Yangtze River within the urban area of Yichang; 2) to promote multimodal transportation of ports of the Yangtze River; and 3) to reduce carbon emission of logistic transportation.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: offered support after displacement, for a transition period, based on a reasonable estimate of the time likely to be needed to restore their livelihood and standards of living; provided with development assistance such as land preparation, credit facilities, training, or job opportunities; particular attention shall be paid to the needs of vulnerable groups among those displaced, especially those below the poverty line, the landless, the elderly, women and children, indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, or other displaced persons who may not be protected through national land compensation legislation; and in new resettlement sites or host communities, infrastructure and public services are provided as necessary to improve, restore, or maintain accessibility and levels of service for the displaced persons and host communities. Alternative or similar resources are provided to compensate for the loss of access to community resources (such as fishing areas, grazing areas, fuel, or fodder).
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The project development objectives for Regional Tourism Competitiveness project are to (1) facilitate the movement of tourists within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States region using ferries; (2) improve selected touristic sites; and (3) strengthen implementation capacity for regional tourism market development.
... See More + In the process of the preparing the project screening concluded that planned physical infrastructure works (e.g. rehabilitation and improvement to selected tourism sites) might involve either physical resettlement or land acquisition and subsequently impact beneficiary assets or access to assets. Involuntary resettlement may cause severe long-term hardship, impoverishment, and environmental damage unless appropriate measures are carefully planned and carried out. For these reasons involuntary resettlement will be avoided where feasible, or minimized, exploring all viable alternative project designs. Where it is not feasible to avoid resettlement, resettlement activities will be conceived and executed, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons displaced by the project to share in project benefits. Displaced persons will be meaningfully consulted and will have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs. Displaced persons will be assisted in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them, in real terms, to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. The mechanisms for redressing the grievances of the affected populations will be put in place.
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The main objective of this Strategic Cities Project for Tanzania is to provide an acceptable plan for the resettlement and compensation of persons affected by land acquisition for the purpose of creating a buffer zone for the Mbeya landfill.
... See More + Negative impacts include: relocation or loss of shelter; loss of assets or access to assets; or loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location; or the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced persons. Mitigation measures include: compensation of the unfinished structure according to the type of structure, without fracturing in depreciation cost; compensation of land according to the replacement cost if the PAP owns the land, have customary right or established residency; where it is not feasible to avoid resettlement, resettlement activities should be conceived and executed as sustainable development programs, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons relocated by the sub-project to share in sub-project benefits. Relocated persons should be meaningfully consulted and should have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs; and relocated persons should be assisted in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them, in real terms, to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of sub-project implementation, whichever is higher.
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The development objectives of Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) Project for Nigeria are (i) to strengthen the state level social safety net systems and reducing vulnerability of poor youth and women through increased access to work opportunities; and (ii) promoting human capital development of such households using incentives to keep children in school and to ensure that women attend health centers in participating states.
... See More + Additional financing is needed to fulfill the objectives. Some of the negative impacts include: (i) permanent loss of land; (ii) damage to land; (iii) loss of income and livelihood; (iv) permanent loss of structures; and (v) special provision for vulnerable Project Affected Peoples (PAPs). Some of the mitigation measures include: (a) cash compensation at replacement value based on market rate plus 10 percent compulsory acquisition surcharge; (b) restoration of land to pre-construction condition or cash compensation at prevailing rates for necessary bulldozer or tractor hours to restoring level and or truckloads of earth for fill; (c) estimated net income for each lost cropping season, based on land record averages of crops and area planted in the previous four years; (d) cash compensation for loss of built-up structures at full replacement costs; and (e) needs based special assistance to be provided either in cash or in kind.
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The objective of the Northern Uganda Business Advisory Support Project (NUBSP) for Uganda is to improve and sustain the incomes of poor households belonging to existing and new community interest groups (CIGs) in the four pilot districts (Kitgum, Gulu, Nebbi, and Soroti) by providing business training, small start-up grants, and follow-up business advisory services to existing and new CIGs.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) licensees are granted authority to use land for agricultural production, usually limited to annual crops and they have no legal security of tenure or any propriety right in the land; (ii) owners of non-permanent buildings are entitled to compensation based on rates set by District Land Boards; (iii) there are no explicit provisions under resettlement or relocation for livelihood assistance; (iv) there are no explicit provisions for consultations and disclosure but there are guidelines issued by separate ministries; (v) valuation of buildings is based on open market value for urban areas and depreciated replacement cost in the rural areas; (vi) the Land Act 1988, empowers the Land Tribunals to determine disputes and it provides for appeal to higher ordinary courts. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) the program will have a strategy for enabling the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) restore their incomes to at least pre-NUBSP Program levels. (ii) project will provide compensation based on replacement value; (iii) compensation and resettlement, where applicable, must take place before civil works commence; (iv) market value is based on recent transactions and thus if alternative property is purchased within a reasonable period of the payment of compensation, it is likely that market value will reflect replacement value; (v) the project will conform to World Bank (WB) and best practices during implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP); (vi) the project will provide transition allowance; and (vii) if the grievance procedure fails to provide a settlement, complainants can still seek legal redress.
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The development objective of Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project for China intends to implement the plant disease and insect pest management plan only in eleven counties and twenty nine towns and villages in five cities of Shaanxi Province.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures for resettlement are as follows: (i) a review of laws and regulations relating to land requisition and resettlement; (ii) other necessary measures to provide resettlers opportunities for economic res-toration; (iii) resettlement arrangements, including assistance measures during transitional period if necessary; (iv) selection and preparation of resettlement sites when necessary; (iv) restoration or replacement of community infrastructure and services; (v) timetable for resettlement implementation; (vi) arrangements for monitoring and evaluation; and (vii) cost and budgets.
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The development objective of the Guangxi Rural Poverty Alleviation Pilot Project for China is to increase income generation opportunities through demonstration of value chain development models in selected poverty counties of Guangxi.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) receiving in-kind resettlement upon the completion of the project; (2) receiving monetary compensation according to replacement price; (3) receiving transitional subsidies according to the actual transitional period; (4) providing other places available for the affected people to conduct production and business activities; (5) giving reasonable compensation for relocation of equipment and relevant loss; and (6) giving compensation for fixed assets such as houses that are partially or totally affected by the project according to the replacement price.
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The objective of the Third National Fadama Development Project for Nigeria is to contribute to the government's strategy for poverty reduction by improving the welfare and living conditions of many poor and vulnerable communities in the participating states.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: replace subsistence mango production yields as quickly as possible; provide subsistence farmers with trees to extend the number of months of the year; during which mangoes are produced and can be harvested as a supplemental source of food for their families during their ‘hungry season’; provide farmers with the opportunity to derive additional production income from trees bearing more valuable fruits at off-season periods; provide cash payments to farmers to replace pre-project income derived from the sale of excess mango production until replacement trees produce the equivalent (or more) in projected cash income; and compensation will be paid by replacing structures such as huts, houses, farm outbuildings, latrines and fences. Any homes lost will be rebuilt on acquired replacement land; however cash compensation will be available as a preferred option for structures (i.e. extra buildings) lost, that are not the main house or house in which someone is living. The going market prices for construction materials will be determined.
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The main objective of this Strategic Cities Project for Tanzania is to provide an acceptable plan for the resettlement and compensation of persons affected by land acquisition for the purpose of creating a buffer zone for the Mbeya landfill.
... See More + Negative impacts include: relocation or loss of shelter; loss of assets or access to assets; or loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location; or the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced persons. Mitigation measures include: compensation of the unfinished structure according to the type of structure, without fracturing in depreciation cost; compensation of land according to the replacement cost if the PAP owns the land, have customary right or established residency; where it is not feasible to avoid resettlement, resettlement activities should be conceived and executed as sustainable development programs, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons relocated by the sub-project to share in sub-project benefits. Relocated persons should be meaningfully consulted and should have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs; and relocated persons should be assisted in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them, in real terms, to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of sub-project implementation, whichever is higher.
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The main objective of this Strategic Cities Project for Tanzania is to provide an acceptable plan for the resettlement and compensation of persons affected by land acquisition for the purpose of creating a buffer zone for the Mbeya landfill.
... See More + Negative impacts include: relocation or loss of shelter; loss of assets or access to assets; or loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location; or the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced persons. Mitigation measures include: compensation of the unfinished structure according to the type of structure, without fracturing in depreciation cost; compensation of land according to the replacement cost if the PAP owns the land, have customary right or established residency; where it is not feasible to avoid resettlement, resettlement activities should be conceived and executed as sustainable development programs, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons relocated by the sub-project to share in sub-project benefits. Relocated persons should be meaningfully consulted and should have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs; and relocated persons should be assisted in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them, in real terms, to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of sub-project implementation, whichever is higher.
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The Inspection Panel was created in 1993 by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank as an independent mechanism to receive complaints submitted by people suffering harm allegedly caused by World Bank projects.
... See More + To date, the Panel has received 105 requests for inspection, of which it has registered 85 and investigated 32. Two additional investigations are currently under way. This experience provides important lessons in development for both the Bank and for the global development community at large. While Panel cases tend to highlight challenging projects where things went wrong and therefore are not necessarily reflective of the Bank’s entire portfolio, the lessons nonetheless are important. This report is intended to help build the institutional knowledge base, enhance accountability, foster better results in project outcomes, and, contribute to more effective development. This report will discuss emerging lessons related to involuntary resettlement, followed by lessons from environmental assessment, projects involving indigenous peoples, and requirements for consultation, participation, and disclosure of information. Each topic will be addressed in a separate publication. This report covers the Panel’s experience with development-induced displacement and involuntary resettlement.
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Working Paper (Numbered Series) 105660 APR 12, 2016
The development objectives of the Zanzibar Urban Services Project for Tanzania are to provide a plan for resolving the displacement, resettlement and or compensation issues of the project, and for ensuring that Project Affected Person (PAPs )are left no worse off than they were before commencement of the project.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) land for land replacement or compensation in cash in full repelcement cost, taking into consideration the market value, according to PAP’s choice; (2) cash compensation for entire structure, including land, and other fixed assets without depreciation and taking into account the market value, or alternative structure of equal or better size and quality in an available location which is acceptable to the PAP; (3) cash compensation for disturbance allowances; (4) cash compensation equivalent to average of last three years market value for the mature and harvested crop; (5) cash compensation based on type, age and productive value of affected trees plus ten percent premium; and (6) cash compensation for any assets affected (e. g. boundary wall demolished, trees removed).
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The development objective of the Zanzibar Urban Services Project for Tanzania is to improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in the Zanzibar municipal council (ZMC) and participating Pemba town councils (PTCs).
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) replacement of land for land with the same productive potentials where feasible for the entire landholding; (2) cash compensation equivalent to average mature and harvested crop, or market period of tenancy and lease agreement, whichever (costs of shifting plus allowance); (3) transfer of the land to the project affected person (PAP) shall be free of taxes, registration, and other costs; (4) cash compensation for any assets affected or used and trees removed; (5) additional cash and other assistance that is, assisting with moving, to accommodate them during resettlement or transition period while the family rebuilding its home or resettling to a new areas; and (6) when the affected holding is larger than the relocation plot, cash compensation to cover the difference in value.
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