Resettlement Framework Ruzizi 3 Regional Hydropower Project (P178685) (English)

Table of Contents

• Burundi DRC - Rwanda Ruzizi III Hydroelectric Power Project 1
• Environmental Social Impact Assessment Vol. V Resettlement Action Plan 1
• ISSUE AND REVISION RECORD 2
• Contents 3
• Summary .............................................................................. 1 3
• Introduction ...................................................................... 18 3
• Project Description ......................................................... 21 3
• Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement ......... 28 3
• Legal Framework and Gaps with Lender Policies ... 36 3
• Census and Socioeconomic Profile of Affected Persons .............................................................................. 53 3
• Eligibility and Entitlements.......................................... 112 3
• Valuation and Compensation ..................................... 118 4
• Resettlement Assistance ............................................ 125 4
• Livelihood Restoration Programme .......................... 127 4
• Institutional Arrangements and Responsibilities ... 137 4
• RAP Implementation ..................................................... 141 4
• Stakeholder Engagement ........................................... 144 4
• Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................. 154 4
• Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................... 161 5
• Budget and Funding...................................................... 165 5
• Annexes ..................................................................................... 167 5
• Abbreviations and Acronyms 6
• List of Tables 7
• List of Figures 9
• Definitions 12
• Summary 14
• Introduction 31
• 1.1 31
• Overview 31
• 1.2 32
• Principles and Objectives 32
• 1.3 33
• Structure of the Report 33
• Project Description 34
• 2.1 34
• Main Components 34
• 2.2 36
• Quarries and Borrow Areas 36
• 2.3 38
• Associated facilities 38
• 2.4 38
• Restriction on Land Use in the Right-of-Way of the Transmission Line 38
• Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement 41
• 3.1 41
• Scope of the RAP 41
• 3.2 41
• Project Components Concerned by Land Acquisition 41
• 3.3 44
• Past Land Access and Acquisition 44
• 3.4 46
• Land Acquisition Impacts 46
• Legal Framework and Gaps with Lender Policies 49
• 4.1 49
• Introduction 49
• 4.2 49
• National legislations on expropriations 49
• 4.3 57
• Implementation Agreement between REL and the Contracting States 57
• 4.4 58
• Lenders Policies and Applicable Standards 58
• 4.5 59
• Gap Analysis between National Legislation and Applicable Standards 59
• Census and Socioeconomic Profile of Affected Persons 66
• 5.1 66
• Estimated Number of Affected Persons 66
• 5.2 67
• Socioeconomic Profile 67
• 5.3 104
• Impacts Analysis 104
• Eligibility and Entitlements 125
• 6.1 125
• Eligibility 125
• 6.2 127
• Entitlements 127
• Valuation and Compensation 131
• 7.1 131
• Valuation and Compensation Rates 131
• 7.2 135
• Compensation Process 135
• Resettlement Assistance 138
• 8.1 138
• Moving Allowance 138
• 8.2 138
• Assistance to Find Land for the Replacement House 138
• 8.3 138
• Assistance for Construction of the Replacement House 138
• 8.4 139
• In-kind Assistance during the displacement 139
• Livelihood Restoration Programme 140
• 9.1 140
• Overview of Current Livelihood Constraints 140
• 9.2 146
• Livelihood Restoration Measures 146
• 9.3 149
• Local Area Development Plan 149
• Institutional Arrangements and Responsibilities 150
• 10.1 150
• Joint Implementation Unit 150
• 10.2 150
• Ruzizi Energy Limited REL 150
• 10.3 151
• Contracting States 151
• 10.4 152
• Governmental agencies in Rwanda and DRC 152
• 10.5 152
• Resettlement Committees 152
• 10.6 153
• Local Financial Institutions 153
• 10.7 153
• Lenders 153
• RAP Implementation 154
• 11.1 154
• Steps Required to Implement the RAP 154
• 11.2 155
• Schedule for the RAP Implementation 155
• Stakeholder Engagement 157
• 12.1 157
• Stakeholder Identification 157
• 12.2 158
• Engagement Activities Undertaken to Date 158
• 12.3 163
• Public Disclosure of the RAP 163
• 12.4 163
• Consultation Programme for the RAP Implementation 163
• 12.5 165
• Specific Measures for Vulnerable Groups 165
• Grievance Redress Mechanism 167
• 13.1 169
• Grievance Redress Procedure 169
• 13.2 170
• Gender-based violence Reporting Mechanism 170
• 13.3 172
• Contact Information 172
• Monitoring and Evaluation 174
• 14.1 175
• Monitoring 175
• 14.2 176
• Evaluation 176
• 14.3 177
• Schedule of Monitoring and Evaluation 177
• Budget and Funding 178
• 15.1 178
• Funding 178
• 15.2 178
• Budget 178
• Annexes 180
• Annex 1. Quantitative Households 181
• Survey Form 181
• Annex 2. Grievance Form 182
• Annex 3. Grievances Database 183
• Annex 4. Declaration of Public Utility for DRC 185
• Annex 5. References 186