مسودة إطار سياسة إعادة التوطين,Draft resettlement policy framework (Cadre réglementaire préliminaire pour la réinstallation) ,Borrador del marco de política de reasentamiento

Page 1 1 RP363 The Changjiang/Pearl River Watershed Rehabilitation Project Policy Framework for Resettlement and Land Acquisition DRAFT A. Project Introduction The development objective of the Changjiang/Pearl River Watershed Rehabilitation Project is to create and promote an integrated and replicable model of sustainable rural development in the poor and highly degraded watersheds of Southern China. This model would achieve the interconnected objectives of economic as well as environmental sustainability in the targeted sub-watersheds. The components of efficient and sustainable use of land and water resources would reverse the trend of decades of unsustainable resources management practices that have led to widespread poverty and serious environmental destruction, and reduce the sediment inflow into the two major river systems of Southern China. This project will be implemented in 37 counties in Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Hubei Provinces. By targeting severely eroded watersheds in these counties, this project works in area that are home to many of the poor and disadvantaged people in China, including many of their national minorities. By providing alternatives to the currently dominating unsustainable land use practices, this project will work with these people and communities to increase their incomes, improve their environment, and contribute to other aspects as their well-being. For the above-mentioned objectives, the project will contain components such as construction of terraces in areas with thin layers of soil, irrigation and drainage, village infrastructure construction of drinking water supply systems and small reservoirs/ponds, renewable energy supply, horticulture and economic trees, livestock development, as well as afforestation and vegetative cover. Although no population resettlement and land acquisition are expected in the project design, some potential loss of land or assets by individuals might occur with these components, such as small village-level infrastructure construction, unforeseeable at the project preparation and appraisal stages. Therefore, this Policy Framework for Resettlement and Land Acquisition is thus prepared as a guideline for resettlement preparation and implementation, if there is any. Page 2 2 B. Principles and Objectives In the World Bank assisted projects, final borrowers or component sponsors are expected to take all necessary measures to mitigate adverse social impacts. The costs associated with mitigation of adverse social impacts on project affected people, such as relocation of affected persons or restoration of livelihoods will be met by the component implementing units. The general guidelines of this PF are to be followed by all components under the Loan involving involuntary resettlement. Where adverse social impacts are identified, plans for resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) will need to be prepared based on policies and procedures laid out in this framework. Every effort will be made to avoid or minimize the need for land acquisition and resettlement for any components. In the unlikely and exceptional event that any of the components under the Changjiang/Pearl River Watershed Rehabilitation Project (WRP) require additional land, houses and other assets becomes unavoidable, the implementing units shall adopt this PF. The principle objective of the PF is to ensure that all Project Affected People (PAP) will be compensated for their losses and provided with rehabilitation measures to assist them to improve, or at least maintain, their pre-project living standards and income earning capacity. The PAP includes the following persons to be identified by the baseline information collected: (a) The persons whose place of business or employment, and/or agricultural land is in part or in total affected (permanently or temporarily) by the subprojects; (b) Persons whose houses are in part or in total affected by the subprojects; (c) Persons whose business are affected in part or in total (temporarily or permanently) by the subprojects; and (d) Persons whose crops (annual and perennial), trees and fixed assets are affected in part or in total by the subprojects; or whose access to grazing is reduced by hill closure or grazing bans in areas where re-vegetation is promoted. The principles outlined in the World Bank