Grenada - Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project : additional financing : resettlement plan (Vol. 1 of 2) : Resettlement policy framework

 RP1740 REV GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA DISASTER VULNERABILITY REDUCTION PROJECT RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF) April 2011 Updated February 2015 (Additional Financing) TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Acronyms / Abbreviations …………………………………………… 4 List of Tables ………………………………………………………………….. 4 List of Relevant Legislations………………………………………………… 4 RPF POLICY OBJECTIVES ……………………………………………………………………… 5 1. GENERAL BACKGROUND ……………………………...................................... 6 1.1. Description of Original Project …………………………………............... 6 1.2. Detailed Description of Modified or New Project Activities … …………. 9 Component 1 Prevention and Adaptation Investment………………………… 11 Component 2 Regional Platform for Hazard and Risk Evaluation and Application for Improved Decision Making…………………………………… 14 Component 4 Project Management and Implementation Support…………… 15 1.3. Rational of the Preparation of the Resettlement Framework ………….. 16 1.4. Objectives for the Resettlement Framework…………………………….. 16 1.5 Adverse Social Impacts…………………………………………………… 16 2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ………………………………………………......... 17 2.1. Project Organizational Framework ………………………………............ 17 2.2. Resettlement Planning Principles and Process ………………………….. 18 3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMPENSATION................................ 18 3.1. Compensation Laws ……………………………………………………… 18 3.2. MOF/PCU Strategy for Expropriation and Compensation ……….......... 24 3.3. World Bank Procedures for Resettlement/Rehabilitation (OP 4.12)……. 25 4. ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES …………………………………………………………….. 25 4.1. Implementation Process …………………………………………………. 25 4.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism …………………………………............ 26 4.3. Grievance Appeal Committee Role………………………………………. 28 4.4. Arrangements for Funding ……………………………………………… 29 5. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES …………………………………………………………………. 29 5.1. Institutional Framework ………………………………………………… 29 5.2. Project Launching ……………………………………………………….. 29 2 6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF PAPS ………………………………………….. 30 6.1. Identification of PAPs ……………………………………………….. 30 6.2. Social Impacts of the DVRP …………………………………………… 31 7. METHODS OF VALUING AFFECTED ASSETS …………………………………………… 31 7.1. Organizational Procedures for Delivery of Entitlements …………….. 31 7.2. Method and Basis of Valuation ……………………………………….. 32 7.3. Compensation Procedures and Civil Work Schedule …………………. 34 8. SOURCES OF FUNDING ……………………………………………………………………. 35 9. CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION PROCESS ……………………………………. 35 9.1. Data Collection Phase ………………………………………………….. 35 9.2. Planning Phase …………………………………………………………. 36 9.3. Implementation / Execution Phase ……………………………………. 36 9.4. Monitoring and Evaluation Phase ……………………………………… 36 10. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMENTS …………………………….. 37 10.1. Monitoring Principles ………………………………………………….. 37 10.2. External Monitoring and Evaluation ………………………………..… 38 ANNEXES 1 Grievance Redress Form………………………………………………… 39 2 Impacts Covered and Required Measures for Compensating Resettled Persons 40 3 LIST OF ACRONYMS / ABBREVIATIONS AF – Additional Financing DVRP – Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project MOEHRD – Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development MOF – Ministry of Finance MOHLCD – Ministry of Housing, Lands and Community Development MOW – Ministry of Works PAP – Project Affected Person PCU – Project Coordinating Unit PSC – Project steering Committee RPF – Resettlement Policy Framework SA – Social Assessment WB – World Bank LIST OF TABLES 1. Table 1: Project Sites Possibly Triggering OP/BP 4.12 by Category and Numbers Affected LIST OF RELEVANT LEGISLATIONS 1. Land Acquisition Act (CAP 159): An Act to authorize the acquisition of land for public th purposes [6 October 1945] 2. Land Settlement Act (CAP 161): An Act to provide for the establishment and location of th small holdings and for other purposes [30 December 1933] nd 3. Crown Lands Act (CAP 73): An Act relating to Crown Lands [2 November, 1896] 4  RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF) Government of Grenada/World Bank Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (WB-GOG DVRP) Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) - Rationale This Resettlement Policy Famework is an instrument which derives from the World Bank’s Involuntary1 Resettlement Policy (OP 4.12). OP 4.12 and 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 (i) relocation or loss of shelter; (ii) loss of assets or access to assets; or (iii) loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location; or (b) The involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced persons. During project preparation of the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Project (RDVRP) it was determined that proposed project activities would likely lead to the involuntary acquisition of land. As a result the Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard was triggered and an RPF prepared. The original RPF was disclosed in April 2011 prior to the appraisal of the DVRP. This updated document reflects an Additional Financing (AF) of 8.80 (USD Million). The AF would permit the completion of priority investments for flood protection and improved drainage in urban areas begun under the DVRP and the project development objectives (PDO) of the AF remain the same as the original DVRP project. As such this RPF is valid for all activities under this project both original DVRP investments as well as those under the additional financing Resettlement Policy Framework Policy Objectives 1. Involuntary resettlement may cause severe long-term hardship, impoverishment, and environmental damage unless appropriate measures are carefully planned and carried out. For these reasons, the overall objectives of the Bank's (OP/4.12 policy on involuntary resettlement is the following: (a) Involuntary resettlement should be avoided where feasible, or minimized, exploring all viable alternative project designs. (b) 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 displaced by the project to share in 1 Involuntary means “actions that may be taken without the displaced person's informed consent or power of choice