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PROJECT: 44MW SINGROBO-AHOUATY HYDROPOWER PROJECT

COUNTRY: COTE D’IVOIRE

SUMMARY OF THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN

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Project Title: 44 MW Singrobo-Ahouaty Hydropower Project SAP Code: P- CI-FAB-001

Country: Cote D’ Ivoire Department:

Division: RGDW1 Date of Submission: 30/09/2017

Project Task Manager/ Alternate Task Managers: K. Koranteng/ H. Agne

Environmental and Social Safeguards: M. Kinane/C. Mhango

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, PROJECT AREA AND

AREA OF INFLUENCE

1.1 Introduction

The African Development Bank intends to support the design, construction and operation of a 44MW hydropower

plant to be done by the Ivoire Hydro Energy (IHE) on the Bandama River near the Singrobo-Ahouaty villages in Cote

D’Ivoire the Ivoire Hydro Energy. Construction is expected to last 36 months.

From an Environmental and Social standpoint, the project has been classified as a Category 1. This is based on the

nature of the works to be undertaken, project size and scope, as well as its potential direct, indirect and cumulative

impacts on the environment and socio-cultural components that exist in the project impact area.

Construction and operation of the 44MW Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower requires expropriation of agricultural

farmland; residential land including a number of undeveloped but constructible land plots; loss of both annual and

perennial crops; loss of structures including residential dwellings and other non-residential structures; loss of

livelihoods most prominently for fishermen and associated traders and farmers; and loss of cultural heritage sites. In

accordance with the African Development Bank’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy of 2003, IHE must develop a

comprehensive Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) to ensure that compensation and resettlement of project affected

persons (PAPs) ensures that they do not end worse of that before. Its objectives are to: (i) avoid and minimize

involuntary resettlements where possible; (ii) avoid as much as possible loss of assets (iii) compensate adequately the

PAPs for loss of housing units, agricultural farmland, crops, and loss of livelihood and income for fishermen, farmers

and fish traders.

This Summary of the Resettlement Action Plan intends to present the background, the procedures for compensation,

current status of the resettlement process and detailing of the next steps regarding the resettlement. The document

gathers the actions specified in the Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) and systematically presents the results specified

in the database collected during the development of the RAP. The Summary covers data on history and justification

for the process, the work methodology, the compensation measures to be implemented, as well as the set of actions

necessary for the successful completion of the Resettlement Action Plans.

The RAP document is based on data and information collected and analysed by Bureau National d’Etudes Techniques

et de Developpment (BNETD), contracted for developing the ESIA and the Resettlement Action Plan and made

available by IHE who are responsible for implementing the Project. These documents have been revised and completed

by international environmental and social safeguards specialists to achieve compliance to AfDB procedures and

standards. The baseline information for the creation of this document features the following documents:

Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIA) Report for the Study (March 2017)

The Resettlement Action Plan (March 2017)

1.2 Project Description

The primary components of the project comprises of the following:

Construction of a 23.50m high and 1.374m long main dam which will form a 105 million m³

reservoir.

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A 134m long roller compacted concrete dam on each side of the concrete spillway and water intake

structure.

A concrete spill way on the left bank of the river, large enough to clip off a 2.745m³/s flood discharge

corresponding to 10,000 year flood occurrence

A water intake structure composed of sluices and dimensioned for 211m³/s design flow and two

steel lined pen stocks 5.0m in diameter and 32.1m long each

An external plant at the foot of the dam on the left side of the river, equipped with two horizontal

axis Kaplan turbines coupled with two 22MW alternators, working with a 26.58 m gross head

A tail race canal approximately 1.3km long redirecting the water back to Bandama River

Several camp facilities including an O&M camp site, a workers camp site , an employer’s camp site

and other temporary facilities

Associated infrastructure that comprise the following:

A substation located near the power house to evacuate power at 90kV

A 3km long dual transmission line connecting the existing Taabo-Agboville transmission

line

Two camp sites including a command site and housing units

An access road to the dam

2.0 POTENTIAL IMPACTS

The potential impacts on the natural and human environment has been presented in detail in the Environmental and

Social Impact Assessment and the RAP that has been developed for the project. This summary will only elaborate on

impacts on the human environment in relation to involuntary resettlement as a result of the hydropower project and

its ancillary structures and inundation zone of the reservoir. The identification of households and assets that will be

impacted by the project was done through the preparation of the ESIA studies and the Resettlement Action plans that

were done for the project. Special attention will be paid to vulnerable persons to ensure that they do not end up worse

off after implementation of the project. The project will affect five villages: Singrobo, Pacobo and Ahérému 2 on the

left side of the river and N’dénou and Ahouaty on the right side of the River Bandama.

2.1 Positive impacts of the project

The project is expected to have several positive impacts during preparation, construction and operation phases and

these are:

Creation of temporary and permanent jobs during construction works (more than 500 permanent jobs and

700 temporary jobs) and operation of the power station (almost 50 permanent high qualified jobs) including

for local people the youth and women

Creation of income generating activities for women and girls selling food next to the construction sites and

also due to increased access to electricity

There will be improvement in the local economy through increased circulation of money and facilitation of

agricultural produce to markets by the access road that will connect surrounding villages to the main highway

Improved access to electricity locally and nationally

2.2 Negative Social Impacts

The project and its ancillary structures are expected to have several negative impacts on the social environment that

include:

Loss of agricultural farmland – 160 plots with surface area of 1362, 2 ha in total

Loss of residential land including a number of undeveloped but constructible land plots – 56 plots

with surface area of 3,72ha in total

Loss of annual and perennial crops – 787,35ha in total

Loss of structures that include two dwellings and other non-residential structures (70 units)

Loss of livelihoods and sources of income mostly for farmers, fishermen, and fish traders

Loss of cultural heritage that includes ancestral worship and sacred sites, archaeological sites and

burial sites

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The following data was collected in 2016 regarding possible resettlement scenarios. It is estimated that a total of 730

households will be affected by involuntary resettlement and an estimated population of 4311 people. Only two

households and 15 people are physically displaced as a result of the Project. For economic displacement, it is estimated

that 728 households and 4,296 people (based on the estimated household number of 5.9 members from the socio-

economic survey).

Table 1: Estimated impact on Project Affected Persons

Village Number of

Households

Physical

Displacement PAPs

Economic Displacement

PAPs

Surface Area of affected

agricultural land (ha)

Ahouaty 224 0 224 545,47

N’dénou 129 0 129 121,06

Singrobo 252 1 251 295,73

Pacobo 119 1 118 394,78

Ahérému 2 6 0 6 5,17

TOTAL 730 2 728 1362,21

In addition, the project has impacted on cultural heritage that includes the following:

Intangible cultural heritage: sacred sites, cemeteries and sanctuaries

Archeological sites revealing existence of indices of lithic industries and iron metallurgy in the region of

Taabo

Table 2: Number of cultural sites that will be affected by the project

Location Type of Cultural Site

Graveyards Sacred Sites Total

Right Bank N’Denou 2 2 4

Ahouty 2 1 3

Left Bank Ahérémou 2 1 1 2

Pacobo 1 3 4

Singrobo 0 7 7

Total 6 14 20

Given the fact that some of these grave sites are present in the reservoir area, the traditional village authorities have

recommended that ceremonies be organized for the ancestral sites before the reservoir is filled.

The project will also lead to loss of Crops on a total of 787, 35 ha of which 607, 74ha are village farms and 179,60ha

are industrial. Below indicates the estimated crops and land sizes that may be impacted by the project.

Table 3: Estimated Impact on Perennial and Annual Crops

Type of Annual or Perennial Crops Surface in Hectares Square Feet

Teak 31,65 3048

Gmelina 104,97 127

Rubber trees 229,74 87

Nurseries for Rubber trees 0,20 101

Palm Oil 82, 34 263

Cocoa 98,40 0

Coffee 0,00 20

Anarcade 0,00 37

Total for Trees 547 3683

Food Crops 168 10770

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Plantain 84,64 6632

Maize 50,39 0

Rice 29,39 0

Cassava 1,92 963

Yams 1,78 3009

Taro 0,19 166

Total For Food crops 168 10770

Gombo 15, 90 609

Piment 15, 62 467

Chilli pepper 8, 62 1685

Aubergine 4, 25

Green Beans 2, 51

Cabbage 0, 21

Cucumber 0, 30

Total for Vegetables 47 2761

Papaya 2,41 468

oranges 253

Mangoes 0,94 246,00

Coconut 0,00 173,00

Pineapples 1,42 108,00

Corossoliers 0,00 15,00

Lemons 0,00 83,00

Tangerines 0,00 11,00

Sugarcane 0,00 6,00

Bananas 19, 54 4,00

Total for Fruit Trees 24,31 1410

Finally, the project will lead to loss of provisional and socio-cultural ecosystem services due to loss of habitats and

plant species located in the construction areas and inundation zone such as: traditional medicine, food, crafts,

construction materials, cultural activity sites. The most frequent one being medicinal use.

Project Alternatives to mitigate negative impacts

During the planning and design stage of the project, the proponent reduced impacts of involuntary resettlement by

reducing the area allocated to certain construction works sites as follows reducing the amount of land to be acquired

by the project as follows: the project construction site areas were reduced from 30 hectares to 15 hectares thereby

preserving 15ha of land; the site of the Workers' camp, which initially affected a rubber plantation in the SAPH, was

moved to a partially undeveloped land with 3 unfinished buildings that are currently uninhabited, and the area was

reduced from the planned 8 hectares of land to almost 3.72ha thereby saving 4ha of land; the site for platform area

decreased from 98 ha to 90 ha, saving almost 8 ha. In total the project minimised land acquisition impacts by about

27ha of land. In addition, the option of connecting two single-tiered HT lines to Taabo and Agboville also falls within

the perspective of reducing displacement impacts and rights-of-way because instead of having two way-leaves there

will only be one corridor.

3.0 ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The implementation of this RAP will be the responsibility of the Government of Ivory Coast and IHE. The RAP will

be implemented by a dedicated Implementation Unit under the responsibility of the Project sponsor IHE. The unit will

consist of an Environmental Officer, a sociologist, and a community liaison officer who may be assisted by an external

consultant. Technical representatives from the government may be present to witness the implementation of the RAP.

External mediation services will be available to PAPs as part of the grievance management mechanism through a

dedicated Mediation NGO (which will also take care of vulnerable people). RAP implementation will be monitored

internally by IHE and AfDB will monitor compliance during project supervision.

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4.0 Public Consultations and Participation

In accordance with the National requirements, and the AfDB Involuntary Resettlement provisions, the client (IHE)

has taken all the possible measures to inform as soon as possible the persons likely to be displaced by the project and

other relevant stakeholders. The public consultations were carried out during the drafting of the Project’s ESIA and

RAP. The information provided included: project description and activities; aspects of the project related displacement

and resettlement procedures and compensation arrangements that will be put in place; and they collected opinions,

suggestions and concerns from the PAPs and other stakeholders for consideration in the design and implementation

of the project. These meetings were held as follows:

Table 4: Public Consultation Meetings held in the Project Impact area

Type of Meeting (s) Localities Date(s) Held

Public meeting Taabo 03/12/2015

Local Community Meetings with

affected villages

Ahouaty; N’Denou; Ahérémou 2;

Pacobo; Singrobo

19/01/2016 – 27/01/2016

Public meetings Pacobo and Taabo 30/03/2016

Socio-economic surveys Ahouaty; N’Denou; Ahérémou 2;

Pacobo; Singrobo

19/04/2017 -28/04/ 2016

Consultation meetings on issues and

concerns

Taabo, Ahouaty; N’Denou;

Ahérémou 2; Pacobo; Singrobo

07/09/2017 – 09//2017

Consultations with Fishermen Singrobo, Pacobo, N’dénou, and

Ahouaty

20 – 23/07/2016; 17 – 20/08/

2016; 28-10/12/2016

Consultations with local chiefs &

cultural sites key informants

N’Denou, Ahouaty, Ahérémou 2;

Pacobo and Singrobo

29/12/2016 – 31/12/2016

Informed consultations, focus groups

and open houses

Taabo, Singrobo, Pacobo,

N’dénou, Ahérémou 2 and

Ahouaty

25/7/17 to 29/7/17

The public consultations meetings targeted the following entities: the appropriate designated government agencies

and representatives of technical; the local elected representatives of the Taabo region including the Prefet of the

Department of Taabo; affected communities in the villages of Singrobo, Pacobo, and Ahérémou 2 on the left bank

and N’Denou and Ahouaty on the right bank. These included villagers, farmers, women groups, the youth, fishermen

and fish traders.

A Stakeholder Engagement Plan has been developed that also includes consultation processes with the PAPs and other

stakeholders. It includes:

Mandatory consultation organized by the Commissaire-Enquêteur (“Enquête Publique”) which normally includes:

disclosure (through posters, notices in the newspapers) of the order establishing the process (Arrêté d’Ouverture

d’Enquéte Publique”); one or more public hearings, typically in the Sous-Préfecture Headquarters (Taabo and Pacobo

in the case of this project).

Consultation activities organized by the Project Sponsor (IHE) which will be done immediately after the

mandatory consultations and will include: open houses (Taabo, Singrobo and Ahouaty) and focus group

discussions to be held with participants selected to achieve balance in terms of age, gender, types of economic

activities and ethnicity & nationalities (e.g. fishermen; fish traders, traditional land owners, economically

displaced farmers including non Ivorians, women and youth).

The Stakeholder Engagement Plan also includes a public disclosure process for the project that will be as follows once

the RAP has been approved by the Government of Cote d’Ivoire and the AfDB Bank Group:

Publication in three newspapers, radio and national TV a notice of disclosure of documents in Taabo,

Singrobo and Ahouaty

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Disclosure in three reading rooms at Taabo, Singrobo and Ahouaty; paper versions of the RAP and a

Summary Guide to Land Acquisition and Compensation as envisioned in the RAP (all in French)

In accordance with the procedures of the African Development Bank (AfDB), this summary of the RAP will be

published on the AfDB website and the borrower’s website at least 60 days before submitting the Project to the Board

of Directors of the AfDB.

5.0 Socio-economic Surveys

5.1 Census Survey of Persons and Inventories of Property located in the

Project Impact Area

According to the preliminary data of the socioeconomic survey and census of PAPs, persons (some affected more than

once) and property affected and identified in are presented as follows in Table 5 below:

Table 5: Project affected persons according to the different categories

Category of PAPs Type of Loss Number of

Affected

households

Number of

Land Plots

Surface Area of

affected land (ha)

Resident Owners houses 2 - -

Non-resident owners structures 11 - -

Owners of Constructible land Developed unbuilt

land plots

51 56 3,72

Customary owners of

agricultural land

Agricultural land 30 160 1362,21

Non-recognised owners of

agricultural land

Agricultural land 11 14 60,82

Occupants of Agricultural

Land (whether owner or not)

Agricultural income 201 260 787,35

Owners of economic

Trees/Crops

Economic trees 202 260 787,35

Agricultural workers Job 100 - -

Agricultural Workers

accommodated by employers

Job &

Accommodation

11 - -

Fishermen Fishing income 268 - -

Fishermen Helpers Fishing income 47 - -

Fish Traders Fishing income 48 - -

Helpers to Fish Traders Fishing income 32 - -

Owners of active farms Agricultural income 2 - -

5.2 Socio-economic Characteristics of the Persons and Goods

potentially affected

The main social economic characteristics of the persons and goods (potentially affected) identified in the project

impact areas are presented below

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5.2.1 Households Few households will be physically displaced by the project and most of the households are impacted through physical

and economic displacement due to loss of houses and structures, agricultural land and livelihoods. The Tables below

indicate how different households will be impacted by the project (some impacted more than once).

Table 6: Physical Displacement

Housing Buildings Constructible Land

Plots but unbuilt

residential land

plots

Agricultural Land Plots

HHs Number HHs Number HHs Number

Ahérémou 2 - - - 4 4 (2,67 m²)

Ahouaty 2 (50,1346 ha) 3 22 43 52 (431,9585m²)

N’denou 4 (6,9976 ha) - - 15 15 (20,428m²)

Pacobo 5(3,6847ha) 3 38 53 80 (116,8174m²)

Singrobo - 5 10 86 109 (215,4726m²)

TOTAL 11(60,8169ha) 11* 70 51 56 (3,72ha) 201 260 (787,3465 m²)

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farm workers

Table 7: Economic Displacement

Number of Households affected through Economic Displacement

Category Permanent Temporary TOTAL

Farmers 190 11 201

Agricultural Workers 100 0 100

Fishermen 0 268 286

Helpers to Fishermen 0 47 47

Fish traders 0 48 48

Total 290 438 728

Vulnerable Households: The number of vulnerable households has not been identified yet but the RAP has put in place

measures to identify and offer special assistance (a special budget allocation of 50Million FCFA has been set aside

for this) to these households during RAP implementation as follows:

• Identification of vulnerable households and the cause and effects of their vulnerability – this will be done either

through direct interviews by a social worker of the project and the NGO that will be in charge of implementation of

the RAP and will also involve: identification of additional assistance required at different stages of the negotiation

processes; the type of assistance that will be needed by the vulnerable persons will then be identified and may include

the following special assistance: relocation assistance by providing transportation services; temporary food aid;

temporary medical assistance; helping to enroll children in school; and assistance for social inclusion.

Monitoring and continued assistance after resettlement and / or compensation – the vulnerable households will be

monitored after resettlement to determine whether they require further assistance based on their household demands

and special needs.

5.2.2 Occupancy status 5.2.2.1 Agricultural Land Customary Owners of Agricultural Land –there are currently 30 customary land owners whose land has been impacted

by the project. These manage 160 plots of land that are managed on behalf of their family members.

Non-recognised Owners of Agricultural Land – 6 people have been identified as possessing agricultural land without

having title or customary ownership.

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Agricultural Land Users – There are 201 people that are cultivating 260 plots of agricultural land with or without

ownership rights and are cultivating the land for their own benefit. 179 of these people have right of use while 22 have

both ownership and use rights.

5.2.2.2 Buildings and Constructible Land Buildings-There are 11 owners of buildings in the project impact area with two owners owning buildings in two

different project impact areas. Currently there are 2 families that have own houses that have been impacted and there

are also buildings where 11 workers are staying that will also be impacted by the project. However, in most of the

buildings are farm buildings and no people that are residing there. The buildings are used for storage of equipment

and keeping of animals. The buildings are mostly made of cement, with few made of wood, banco and metal. Other

abandoned buildings are in a dilapidated state but they have some infrastructure such as boreholes, pumps and

powerline poles.

Constructible Land – 51 people have been identified as owners of 56 plots of constructible land. These plots of land

were sub-divided by the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture and were sold with title. They are located in

the right of way and most of them are bare while some have unfinished structures. None of them were being used as

dwellings during the time of the census.

5.3 Economic Status of the PAPs

The main economic activities of the PAPs are agriculture and fisheries. Agricultural and fishing activities also provide

employment opportunities and attracts many workers to the area. On the agricultural side, 28% of households practice

agriculture, while 14% are labourers or farm workers. In general the economy of the households is based on multiple

economic activities but agriculture was found to be the main economic activity and source of livelihood. 15% of those

involved in agriculture are women of whom 8% are not married and 23% are widows. 92% of agricultural workers

are men and 8% are females (7 people). 54% of the households and 42% of the PAPs who depend on the fisheries for

income generating activities have been impacted by the project. Fishing is practiced by 37% of the households; 6%

are women fish traders; 7% are fishing helpers and 4 % are employed by fish mongers. Since there will be economic

displacement, a livelihood restoration plan was developed for the project. Livelihood restoration activities will include

Facilitation of access to replacement agricultural land for affected farmers; and restoring fishery livelihoods (including

fishermen and traders), which will be subject to a dedicated study and plan.

Agricultural Economic Activities

The project is located in an area where the local economy mostly depends on Cocoa farming. The main cash crops

that are farmed is the project impact area are cocoa followed by rubber and to a lesser extent coffee. The food crops

include plantains, bananas, Yams, cassava, rice and maize. A total of 201 farmers were identified as being impacted

by the project. The majority of the farmers affected are Ivorians (51%) while the others are foreigners (49%) and are

the majority of the total workforce. A large majority of the foreigners are from Burkina Faso, followed by Mali and a

few from other neighbouring African countries such as Liberia and Cameroon. The Ivorians are a majority in N’dénou

(60%) and Pacobo (82%); while in Singrobo and Ahouaty they represent 62% and 63% respectively and in Ahérémou

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For 79% of the farmers that have been impacted, agriculture is their main economic activity. Income from farming

ranged between 15,625 FCFA to FCFA 6,000000 with a monthly average of 382,314 FCFA. 47% of the farmers

reported their monthly income from secondary activities like fishing and trade being between 5,000 FCFA to

4,000,000 FCFA with a monthly average of 232,578 FCFA per person. The majority of the farmers, 33% reported

that their monthly income to be between 60000 FCFA and 120000 FCFA.

There are numerous jobs for workers in the plantations (of both private individuals and industrialists) and on farms.

83% of the farm workers are Ivorians and 17% are of other nationalities that mostly includes Burkina Faso and Mali.

92% are men and 8% (7) are women. The annual income of agricultural workers varies between 120,000 FCFA

(10,000 FCFA/month) and 15,446,226 FCFA (1,287, 186 FCFA/month). However, farm workers monthly salary

ranging between 65000 and 100000 FCFA.

Fishing Activities

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Fishing is practiced the whole year in Bandama but it varies based on season. Seasonality of fishing activities depends

on: safety of the river; river conditions in terms of turbidity and river flows; fishing activities for crayfish are high

mainly between March and July; high season for cocoa; and the type of fishing techniques being used.

80% of the fishermen that were recorded in the project impact area are Ivorians and 20% foreigners mostly from Mali.

A total of 268 fishermen and 47 helpers were recorded in the project impact area. Fishing activities are done either

using the canoe or by foot. 23 fishermen experience cumulative impacts with 15 of them also losing agricultural land

and 8 loosing building plots. There are 165 canoes that were recorded and two engines. The fishing gears commonly

used in the area include: “Papolo” or traps (15,090 listed) and 2,657 are used for catching fish; 884 gill nets; 315

hawks; 261 harpoons; and 46 crossbows. Some fishermen especially foreigners work in crews (two in a canoe).

Fishermen’s helpers can either receive a salary or a share of the resource. Fish and crayfish are fished indiscriminately

by all fishermen and only 6% of fishermen (16 people) specialize in cray fishing that will mostly be impacted by the

project. The vast majority of fishermen are actually both fishermen and farmers and they usually invest income from

fishing in agriculture (perennial plantations of cocoa and rubber) which require considerable investments. The fishery

in the area is highly valued because of crayfish whose prices throughout the year remains between 1600 and 2000

FCFA per kg. Investments in fishing activities were difficult to value however, the following expenses were

mentioned: purchasing of a dugout canoe every five years and repairs (approx. 60000 FCFA); fees/taxes for those

who pay (15,000 FCFA/year for foreigners and 7,000 FCFA for Ivorians) including an additional monthly levy of

3,000 FCFA; and thread used to make nets, papolo and other fishing tools, and bait for attracting crayfish. The

fishermen that have been impacted are exclusively men.

Fish trading to individuals, markets and wholesalers is mostly dominated by women. There prices of fish ranges

between 600 and 1000 FCFA while crayfish are sold between 1600 and 2000 FCFA per kg. The fish is either sold

fresh or smoked within the villages or smoked on the highway for Singrobo women. Some wholesalers buy in large

quantities to sell either frozen or smoked fish transported to cities.

47 were identified as fish traders of which 41 of them it is their main source of livelihood while 6 of them compliment

it with agriculture. 3 of the fish traders have cumulative impacts due to impacts on their agricultural land. The fish

traders are assisted by other 32 trainee assistants who are paid on a monthly basis. On 17% (8) of the fish traders

identified are men. 91% of the fish traders are Ivorians. Most of the fish traders are women, and are professional

wholesalers are registered by the Government for selling animal and fish products.

5.4 Education Status of the PAPs

40% of the farmers affected by the project are illiterate. 57% of the farmers went to school and attained the following

educational levels: 28% primary school level; 21% secondary school level; 8% tertiary education levels. There are

others who benefited from education of the Quran, 3% and found exclusively in Ahouaty. For the fishermen, 33.3 %

are illiterate, 45.1% are primary school level, 21.3% secondary school level, and 8.2% have tertiary education.

5.5 Profile of the Women Affected by the Project

The project will also have an impact on women. However, the number of PAPs that are female seems to be lower than

that of males except in the category of fish traders where women make up 83%. For the categories of agricultural

workers and customary owners of agricultural land, women are 20% and 8% respectively. Women involved in

agricultural activities are 15%, of which 8% are not married and 23% are widows. For agricultural workers, 92% are

men and women make up only 8%.

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6.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK, INCLUDING MECHANISMS FOR

THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND APPEAL

The legal framework for the development and implementation of the RAP takes into account legal and policy

provisions of Cote d’Ivoire, and international requirements that include the AfDB, Involuntary Resettlement

(Operational Safeguard 2); IFC and WADB.

6.1 Regulatory Framework at the National Level

6.1.1 Constitution of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire – Law No. 2016-886 The Constitution of the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire guarantees the right to property by all and states that “No person

shall be deprived of his property if it is not for public utility and on the condition of a just and prior compensation ".

The law determines the composition of the rural land ownership, concession and transmission of land in the rural land

estate. The Constitution is the foundation of all the duties of the State in expropriation and involuntary displacement

of populations.

6.1.2 Decree on the expropriation of land for Public Utility – 25 November 1930 In the context of the implementation of projects of general interest, the Administration is under the obligation to

expropriate private property from people and this is governed under this decree. It regulates the expropriation based

on public utility for land subject to land tenure under civil code or registration and in respect of customary land. This

expropriation cannot be granted, unless it is for reasons of public utility and it must be coupled with a fair and prior

compensation.

6.1.3 Electricity Code The Electricity Code regulates among others the occupation of the right-of way areas and territorial units necessary

for the means of transport and distribution of electricity declared to be of public utility. Compensation is paid to the

owner who is experiencing actual, direct and any certain damage. The concession body once the right has been

obtained after declaration of public utility, has the right to establish, on private property, works of production,

transport, and necessary performance of its mission to occupy or overlap with the Title of servitude.

6.1.4 Decree regulating the redemption of customary rights to land In the context of the procedure for expropriation for reasons of public utility, Decree No. 2013- 224 of 22 March 2013,

as amended by Decree No. 2014-25 of 22 January 2014 this regulates the redemption of customary rights on land, and

makes it possible to mitigate the negative impacts on the rights of indigenous people. It applies to land held based on

the basis of customary rights, whether developed or not, and included in the perimeters of the planning program or

development projects of general interest, whose delineation is done subject to the order issued by the Minister in of

urban planning (Article 2). According to Article 6 of the Decree, the redemption of customary rights on soils entitles

the holders of these rights, to compensation, in cash or in-kind. Section 7 (new) sets the maximum cost of purging for

loss of the use of land, as follows: 2,000 FCFA per square meter for the Autonomous District of Abidjan; 1000 FCFA

per square meter for the Autonomous District of Yamoussoukro; 1000 FCFA per square meter for the main city of

Region; 700 FCFA per square meter for the Department; and 600 CFA per square meter for the Sub-Prefecture. This

decree will constitute the legal basis for the compensation of the landowners affected by the project.

6.1.5 Decree laying down the procedures for compensation of crops – No 95-817of September 1995 and Decree

No. 247 / MINAGRI / MPMEF / MPMB of 17 June 2014

These decrees specify the whole applicable procedures and the calculation of the value of compensation for crops that

may be destroyed. Compensation must be fair and, if necessary, prior to the occupation of the land, unless if there is

an emergency assessed by the Administration. The determination of the amount of compensation shall take account

of the value of the crops destroyed or to be destroyed at the time. Nursery and seed compensation rates will be

established annually by joint decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economics and Finance on the

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basis of the market price of these production. These regulations will constitute the legal basis for compensation of

crops affected by the project.

6.1.6 Public Participation Regulations

Public participation falls within the regulatory framework of Decree No. 96-894 of 08 November 1996 laying down

the rules and procedures for impact studies of development projects. It comprises two phases: the public information

and consultation session meeting at which the Project partners exchange with local authorities and local populations;

and “public inquiry" which consists of making available to the public the report of the Environmental and Social

Impact Study under the supervision of an Investigating Commissioner appointed by municipal by-law and responsible

for collecting comments from the public in a period of one month.

6.2 International Policy Standards

6.2.1 Regulatory Policy Framework of the African Development Bank

The project implementation must meet the requirements of the African Development Bank’s Integrated Safeguards

System (ISS) adopted in 2014 by the Bank has five operational safeguard standards aimed at ensuring environmentally

sustainability while promoting social inclusion and these are:

Operational Safeguard 1: Environmental and Social Assessment

Operational Safeguard 2: Involuntary Resettlement – Land Acquisition, displacement and compensation

Operational Safeguard 3: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Operational Safeguard 4: Pollution Prevention and control, Greenhouse gases, hazardous materials and

efficient use of resources

Operational Safeguard 5: Working Conditions, Health and Safety.

In addition, other relevant policies and guidelines of the Bank shall remain applicable as soon as they are triggered

under the ISS. These are mainly: The Bank’s Gender Policy (2001) – Gender Strategy of the AfDB Group 2014-2018;

Policy of dissemination and access to information (2012); Handbook of Stakeholder Consultation and Participation in

the Bank’s Operations (2001); The Bank’s Policy on Population and Implementation Strategy (2002); and the

Environmental and Social Assessment Procedures for the Bank Operations (2015).

Among these operational safeguards, Operational Safeguard 2 on Involuntary Resettlement is specifically relevant to

this RAP. This operational safeguard aims at clarifying all issues related to economic, social and cultural impacts

associated with projects that are funded by the Bank, which involve the involuntary loss of land, the involuntary loss

of other assets (including the loss of buildings and properties of cultural significance, spiritual and social), or

restrictions on land use and access to local natural resources. The objectives are: to avoid involuntary resettlement as

much as possible, or minimize its impact and when involuntary resettlement is inevitable, alternatives to the project

should be considered; ensuring that displaced persons are truly consulted and are given the opportunity to participate

in the planning and implementation of the resettlement programs; and ensure that displaced persons receive substantial

assistance for resettlement within the framework of the project, so that their standard of living, their ability to generate

income, their production capacities, and all of their livelihoods are improved beyond what they were before the project.

6.2.2 Other International Standards that are applicable

The project proponent will also use other multinational financial institutions standards during the implementation of

the project and these include:

International Finance Corporation (IFC) – The IFC has a has adopted Performance Standards for Environmental and

social sustainability, the latest version of which has been in force since the January 2012, for clients and promoters of

projects in which it participates. There isn’t much difference between the IFC standards and those of the AfDB. The

relevant performance standard for this RAP is Performance Standard 5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary

Resettlement.

West African Development Bank (BOAD) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) adopted in May 2015 a set

of environmental and social policies, including, inter alia:

• A BOAD Operational Policy on Resettlement of Populations

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• A BOAD procedure on the resettlement of populations.

The operational policy of the BOAD is similar to the operational policy OP 4.12 of the World Bank, with some

adjustments and clarifications that adapt this policy to some West African specifications. Its objectives and most of

its requirements are in line with the AfDB and IFC as described above.

Table 8: Comparison between the national regulations and the Affrican Development Bank’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy

Subject Matter Ivorian Legislation AfDB Policy Standards Measures put in place to

address the differences

Compensation

General

Principles

Payment of compensation for

expropriation which covers the

full cost of the damage caused by

the loss of property

Compensation in kind or in cash

regarding the cost of

replacement taking into account

the depreciation of the affected

assets

To apply the AfDB’s

policy

Assistance for

the resettlement

of internally

displaced

persons

Not provided therefore no

compensation

In addition to the allowance for

resettlement, the persons

affected by the project must

benefit from assistance during

the resettlement and follow up

after resettlement operation

To apply the AfDB

Policy

Eligibility

Customary

owners of land They may be eligible for

Framework of the "purge" of

Customary rights to land

These people receive a

compensation of land for land To apply the AfDB’s

policy

Owners of land

with title deed

Recognized for compensation These people receive

compensation of land in

exchange of land

To apply the AfDB’s

policy

Informal

Occupants

No compensation Compensation for structures and

crops affected

Assistance for resettlement

To apply AfDB Policy

Informal

Occupants after

the deadline for

eligibility

No compensation no compensation To apply AfDB’s Policy

Procedures

Compensation

payment

In principle, prior to the

occupation of land in Application

of the principles in the

Constitution ("just and Prior

indemnity "). But in an

Emergency (assessed by the

The administration), occupation

can happen before compensation.

In practice, compensation can

also be paid in installments of

which only the first is paid before

entry into the land by the Project

Prior to displacement To apply AfDB Policy

Nature of

compensation

Enactments are not very clear Priority must be given to

compensation in kind rather

than cash

AfDB Policy to apply

Vulnerable

groups

No specific provision laid down

by the law

Under the Bank’s Policy (and

without infringing upon the laws

of the borrower), land, housing

AfDB Policy to apply

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Subject Matter Ivorian Legislation AfDB Policy Standards Measures put in place to

address the differences

and infrastructure will at least be

put at the disposal of the

marginalised populations that

include : indigenous groups,

ethnic, religious and linguistic

minorities and producers who

may enjoy usufruct rights on the

land and other resources

expropriated by the project

Complaints No specific provision laid down

by the law

The procedures for settlement of

disagreements, and conflicts

should be flexible simple and

easy to access to promptly solve

the conflicts that may arise.

To apply the AfDB

Policy

Consultation Provided by the law (prior to

displacement)

Timely involvement of the

PAPs in the resettlement

process. The goal being to give

them relevant information

regarding the options available

for them in decision making –

prior to displacement

Compliance between the

Ivorian Law and AfDB

Policy

Monitoring and

Evaluation

Follow-up activities include

review of the RAP

implementation and

compensation, grievance

mechanism and amends, it must

check if the mitigation measures

provided are effectively being

implemented to make

adjustments to the action plan,

design the execution of the

project based on need. Follow-

up and deal with all the social

and environmental impact

indicators which were deemed

essential for monitoring

effective implementation,

adequate compensation and

restoration of livelihoods

6.3 Process for the Management of Complaints and Conflicts

There is need to set up a mechanism for addressing grievances and conflicts that may arise and this will help to

effectively manage any arising complaints made by the PAPs. The mechanisms that have been put in place are

presented below:

6.3.1 Informal dispute settlement mechanisms

The preferred option for resolving the various cases of complaints and grievances recorded in the project impact area

are through out of court settlement that will use grievance redress mechanisms developed within the RAP

implementation procedures. The following arrangements will be adopted by the project:

RAP Implementation Unit

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Within the RAP implementation unit, an NGO will be appointed to collect complaints and grievances from PAPs and

various stakeholders. The unit will scrutinise the complaints and the person concerned will be invited for an amicable

settlement. In case of disagreement, the complaint shall be referred to the Monitoring Committee for further mediation.

During the negotiations, complaints registered by the RAP Implementation Unit will be dealt with within five working

days and the minutes of the conclusions will be communicated to the complainant. During the identification of the

PAPs, a procedure for the settlement of claims will be dealt with by BNETD. This will make it possible to establish

legitimacy and eligibility, and coming up with a final list of eligible PAPs after conciliation.

Community RAP Committee

Each affected community will be invited to nominate a committee as a consultative and monitoring organ. This will

be constituted of elders, including the Village Chief and Land Chief or their appointed representatives, representatives

of informal land users, representatives of fishermen and women.

The RAP Implementation Monitoring Committee

The RAP Implementation Unit shall transmit to the Monitoring Committee any complaints, grievances and complaints

it has failed to solve within it. Upon examination of the complaint the committee shall invite the person concerned for

an amicable negotiation. The Monitoring Committee shall have five working days to deal with the complaints brought

before it.

In all cases, the RAP implementation unit and the Monitoring Committee in charge of mediation and to develop a

conciliatory approach to preserve the rights and interests of each party. It is furthermore recommended, where

appropriate, to seek the mediation of the Administrative, and / or customary, religious leaders, opinion leaders and

NGOs, to facilitate the settlement of disputes amicably. In the event of failure, after all avenues of negotiation have

been exhausted, the complainant may seek redress through competent courts.

6.3.2 Formal dispute settlement through legal action

The option of using settlement of disputes by judicial means according to the provisions of the Decree of 25 November

1930) will be available for the PAPs. According to this decree, the owner in the expropriation proceedings may, in the

event of appeal to the district court if he is not satisfied with the compensation for expropriation proposed by the

Administrative Commission of Compensation. The expropriation and demolition of the property may therefore be

carried out even if owner did not receive compensation. It shall then remain in the Consolidated Revenue Fund, either

the person concerned abandons the proceedings and receives it, or the appellate court decides.

7.0 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

The main public and private institutions and departments that will be responsible for implementation of the

Resettlement Action Plan are as follows:

le Ministère du Pétrole, de l’Energie et du Développement des Energies Renouvelables (MPEDER) -

MPEDER is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Government's policy on Oil, Energy

and Renewable Energy Development. MPEDER will oversee the design, implementation and monitoring of

the Project on behalf of the State of Côte d'Ivoire and through CI-Énergies.

le Ministère de la Salubrité, de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MINSEDD) - MINSEDD is

responsible for, inter alia: planning and monitoring of environmental policies and communication. It

coordinates environmental projects and carries out prospective studies; Monitoring of the implementation of

environmental protection policies and strategies, the Environment Code, national legislation, international

environmental conventions and agreements.

Le Ministère des Eaux et Forêts (MINEF) - MINEF is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of

the Government's policy on the protection of water and forests. It ensures the protection and development of

forest, aquatic, river, lagoon and coastal ecosystems and wetlands. MINEF is responsible for the evaluation

of forest resources potentially affected by the Project.

Le Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques (MIRAH) - The Ministry of Animal and Fish

Resources (MIRAH) is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Government's policy on

animal and fish resources. Within the framework of the Project, MIRAH will intervene in the assessment of

animal and fishery resources within the Project's right-of-way, in the management and sustainable use of the

species of the current aquatic ecosystem (Bandama River and tributaries) and future (the dam reservoir).

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Le Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Développement Rural (MINADER) - MINADER is in charge of the

development and implementation of the agricultural policy in Côte d'Ivoire. MINADER will intervene in the

inventory, evaluation and management of compensation for the different crops that will be destroyed during

the implementation of the project. It can propose the development of agricultural land around the project.

le Ministère de la Construction, du Logement, de l’Assainissement et de l’Urbanisme (MCLAU)-MCLAU is

responsible for the expropriation and compensation process. It carries out the whole operations related to

acquisition and development of land on behalf of the State of Cote d’Ivoire. It is responsible for validating

the RAP of the PAPs.

la Société des Énergies de Côte d’Ivoire (CI-Énergies) - The Société des Énergies of Côte d'Ivoire (CI-

Énergies), is a trusteeship structure of the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energy

Development (MPEDER), that was created by Decree No. 2011-472 of December 21, 2011. As part of the

project steering committee, CI-Énergies and IHE, in collaboration with the other members, will validate the

RAP and ensure the implementation of the financing of the compensations determined. IHE will mobilize

RAP implementation funds, which it will manage under CI-Energies in conjunction with the Ministry of the

Economy and Finance.

l’Agence Nationale De l’Environnement (ANDE)- ANDE is a company under the Ministry of the

Environment and Sustainable Development (MINEDD) of the State of Côte d'Ivoire. Its main tasks are: (i)

to coordinate the execution of projects to ensure sustainable environmental development; (ii) build and

manage a portfolio of environmental investment projects in development projects and programs; (iii) ensure

the establishment and management of a national environmental information system; (iv) implementing the

impact assessment procedure and environmental impact assessment of macroeconomic policies; (v)

implementing international conventions in the field of the environment; (vi) establish a follow-up relationship

with national environmental NGO networks. ANDE thus oversees that upstream hydroelectric development

projects, and instructs the environmental impact assessment (EIA) to be carried out under the responsibility

of the project promoters in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 96-894 of 08 November 1996.

Although part of the impact study, the RAP, as a separate document, is not validated by ANDE. The results

may, however, be discussed at the public hearing under the EIA consultation procedure.

Le Conseil Régional de l’Agnéby-Tiassa -The Regional Council of Agnéby-Tiassa is a territorial community

with legal personality and financial autonomy. Within the framework of the project, it will intervene in

sensitizing the populations and will assist them in the choice of local development projects.

La Société Ivoire Hydro-Energy (IHE) - Ivoire Hydro Energy S.A. (IHE) is an Ivorian company of the

"Société Anonyme avec Conseil d'Administration" type, which was created in February 2012 to come up

with the project for development of the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydroelectric power station on the River Bandama.

More generally, IHE is concerned with the design, financing and operation of infrastructures in the field of

new and renewable energies, in particular in hydroelectricity and in electricity distribution networks. The

RAP Implementation Unit will be located in IHE.

Le BNETD - Le BNETD is a private-owned corporation. It is at the same time a research office and advisor

of the Ivorian Government. As part of the project, BNETD, in collaboration with IHE and the MCU, is

responsible for the development and implementation of RAP.

Institutional Capacity

It is expected that these various institutions that will be taking part in RAP implementation and that their

representatives will be trained under the project to effectively execute their mandates. However, there is need to note

that most of these institutions have technical knowledge and expertise to carry out this type of work because they have

gained experience from implementation of other similar projects and RAPs in Cote d’Ivoire. However, the local

capacity is being strengthened by an international Environmental and Social specialist acting as an interim E&S

Manager overseeing the finalization of the database for processing and compensation and implementation of the RAP

considering that this is a category 1 project and to ensure that AfDB and other international standards are met.

8.0 ELIGIBILITY

8.1 Eligibility Criteria

Eligible persons shall be the men and women negatively affected by the project implementation in the project impact

area of the construction of the hydropower plant and its associated ancillary structures that include: access roads,

transmission line, workers camps and operation camps; and quarry sites.

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By definition, a person is said to be negatively affected by a particular project whenever as a result of such a project,

this person loses his/her sources of income, ownership rights to property, use or other rights onto a building, a portion

of land, or any other movable or immovable property, in a whole or in part and permanently or temporarily.

According to the local context and guidelines of the main development partners, any private individual or legal entity

affected directly or indirectly by the project development work, shall be eligible for compensation. The following shall

be considered direct damage: destruction of houses or buildings; loss of and use of some lands and business activities.

Indirect damage involves inter alia damage to property outside of the anticipated project impact areas where

construction excavation and compaction works are being carried out. Those eligible are also:

All those who are not holders of legally recognized titles of ownership about the lands they occupy, but who

can submit proof of their occupancy

All those who do not have formal and legal rights on land( including traditional and customary rights

recognized under applicable national laws)

All those who do not have formal and legal rights on some given land at the time the census survey began,

but who have claims on such land and property

Unidentified owners or occupants at the time of the census survey of the persons affected by the project. Such

cases will be identified by the Commission and the designated NGO and their allowances will be opted for

until their return.

Those who are finally eligible shall be beneficiaries of those formally known to be dead within the time slot

that elapsed between the time of the census survey of property and that the distribution of allowances and

compensations.

It is appropriate to note that in order to avoid any confusion, that any cost related to the loss of property located within

the project impact area would be borne by the State. However, any destruction of property as part of pre-construction

works for various contractor camps, operation of borrow pits and depots will be the responsibility of the contracting

company which will have to take into account these pricing details.

8.2 Eligibility Date

All persons affected by the project activities in respect of its individual components will be given compensation

calculated from a specific eligibility date called the deadline for the allocation of rights or cut-off date which is

determined on the basis of the timetable for carrying out PAP inventory and inventory surveys. An eligibility date will

have to be set based on the sub-project probable schedule of implementation. The deadline will be the date:

Of start of the census survey operations meant for ascertaining the eligible households and property; as from

that date, the households and property observed in the project impact area to be displaced or relocated shall

be eligible for compensation;

After which the households that would come to occupy the project impact area will not be eligible.

In reference to this project; the inventories of PAPs and impacted assets was carried out between January 19, 2016

and 30th June 2016. The deadline for eligibility or cut-off date is 30th June 2016.

Owners of inventoried properties absent during the census will be also be compensated during the implementation of

the RAP through the complaint resolution mechanism.

9.0 VALUATION AND COMPENSATION OF LOSSES

9.1 General Principles of Compensation

The basic principles of compensation and resettlement which will be followed by IHE, the project sponsor are as

follows:

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• Land acquisition, compensation and resettlement operations will be carried out in accordance with: the Ivorian law;

the AfDB's Operational Standard 2 (Involuntary Resettlement); the IFC performance standards (in particular number

5 and 1) and the BOAD regulations on resettlement.

• Where the requirements of the Ivorian law differ from the standards and guidelines of the AfDB, IFC and the BOAD,

the most stringent standards shall apply.

• Affected persons are eligible for compensation if their property or assets of subsistence are allocated at the time of

the cut-off date (30 June 2016).

• Taking into account both the physical and economic displacements of Populations: the impacts of the permanent or

temporary acquisition of land on assets and livelihoods will be mitigated by taking into account both the physical and

economic.

• Customary and informal land rights are taken into account: customary owners are eligible for compensation in kind

or in cash for loss of customary land rights, in the form of alternative lands or compensation in cash.

• Residential dwellings and other immovable property, as well as land and crops shall be compensated at full

replacement value, that is to say market value plus transaction costs.

• The affected livelihoods will be at least restored and, preferably improvements in the living conditions of displaced

households.

• Compensation will be paid directly to households or Family Head/Representative for some customary land and this

will have to be done before entering the land.

• Specific assistance will be provided for vulnerable people.

• Implementation and results of the RAP will be monitored, evaluated and presented in the transparent process

involving independent parties.

• An effective and appropriate complaint management mechanism will be implemented and audited independently at

regular intervals.

• PAPs and affected communities will be engaged, informed and consulted throughout the RAP development,

implementation and evaluation periods.

9.2 Financial Valuation of Losses

9.2.1 Inventory and Assessment of Real Property

The assessment of houses and buildings to be impacted by the project was synchronized with that of the PAPs

population census survey. It has been carried out in order to assess the expropriation value of the assets that exist in

the project impact area in case there will be need for relocation. The assessment was done as follows:

9.2.1.1 Land

The evaluation and the determination of the cost of the loss of land was done based on the type of land. The Department

of Agriculture and Rural Development of Taabo pursuant to Order No. 247 of 17th June 2014 is the one in charge of

valuation of compensation of crops destroyed and agricultural land and activities on it; while the and Department of

Construction, Housing, Sanitation and Urban Planning valued constructible land. Inventorying of area of land plot and

identification of owners was done in the presence of owners and neighbours of the land parcel concerned. The census

recorded the Family Head/Family representative as the person that will receive compensation on behalf of other family

members during compensation. There is need to ensure that the all the beneficiaries agree with this decision and put

measures have to be put in place to ensure that customary land compensation reaches all the beneficiaries under each

family head/representative in consultation with the beneficiaries, Chief of the Land, Chief of the Village and The

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Taabo. Therefore checks and verifications need to be done

during implementation to ensure that all beneficiaries are known.

In determining the cost of compensation for loss of agricultural land, two categories of PAP are considered according

to the status of occupancy of land, in relation to the area assigned unit price. These include:

• Holders of customary rights or legal rights on land and recognized as such with the exception of the State of Côte

d'Ivoire which has landed property in the project impact area. The beneficiaries shall each be entitled, within the

framework of the Purge of customary rights, to compensation of 400 FCFA/m².

• Purchasers of parcels without a legal title of land that will be entitled to resettlement allowance calculated on the

basis of the average purchase price at CFAF 250 000/ha in the project area in relation to the total area of land affected

by the project.

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9.2.1.2 Buildings

The evaluation of the buildings was entrusted by the BNETD to the Department of Construction and Urban Planning

of Taabo who carried out the valuation. The estimated cost of the buildings was determined as follows:

• Value to Nine (VN) of the building: VN = NP x S1 x 500 FCFA

• The Residual Value of the structure: VR = VN x Cex x Cen x Cel x Cv

• Unbuilt Land Value: VT = S2 x CT

Where S1= the total floor area of buildings in m²; NP = the number of points (NP) determined; 500 FCFA = the official

unit cost per square meter (500 FCFA); Cex = the determined coefficient of execution; Cen = the determined

maintenance coefficient; Cel = the determined distance coefficient ; Cv = the determined deterioration coefficient; CT

= the cost of land per square meter (750 FCFA) 14 (if any) where there is, at least, another land near the one that was

built; S2 = the area of unbuilt land in m².

These valuation methods made it possible to calculate for the same building two different compensation costs as

follows:

• The Market Value (VV) of the real estate assets: VV = VR + VT

• Value to Nine of Real Estate Assets: VNP = VN + VT, which corresponds to the replacement value provided for by

international standards.

The last replacement market value was generally higher than the first value and it is the one that will be used for

compensation of the owners of buildings that have been affected by the project, in accordance with AfDB requirements

and other international standards.

9.2.1.3. Crops

Crops will be compensated based on whether they are annual crops (food crops or vegetable crops), selected Grafted,

perennial crops in production or not. The calculation formulas appear as follows:

• For annual crops: M = (1 + μ) x S x R x P

• For perennial crops in an immature plantation: M = S x ((1 + μ) x (Cm + Skl))

• For perennial crops in a plantation in production: M = S x ((Cm + CE) + (P x Rn)

• For selected or grafted plants: M = (1 + μ) x P x (d x S)

For all agricultural crops, the value of an isolated foot is calculated as follows: M / d.

Where M = Compensation Amount; S = area lost in ha; Cm = settlement cost in FCFA/ha; P = the price per kg in

effect at the time of loss; Rn = yield per year in kgs/ha; N = number of years to start production on similar new plot

of land; d = normal density expressed in feet/ha; EC = maintenance cost up to production in FCFA/ha; Cce =

cumulative maintenance cost per hectare up to the year of loss in FCFA/ha; µ= coefficient pf increase of 10%

corresponding to a lump sum of non-pecuniary damage.

9.2.2 Stock taking of Economic Activities and evaluation of financial loss

There are several economic activities that are operational in the project impact area which will lead to financial loss

to some people. There was need therefore to evaluate and assess the economic displacement that will result from the

project. In terms of revenue, it was possible to process the collected catch data (weighing Daily and / or daily recording

on a notebook) while checking them against declarative data previously collected by survey, and to classify fishers

based on their categories of income. The compensations proposed therefore take account of: the maximum income

from the income category to which the fisherman belongs; and the duration of the impact (3 months or 12 months

depending on the case. The following monthly income categories obtained by calculating percentages will be used:

• Category 1 (88,900 F CFA / month): (50% of fishermen earn 88,900 FCFA / month or less);

• Category 2 (147,180 FCFA / month): (70% of fishermen earn 147,180 FCFA/month or less);

• Category 3 (241,680 FCFA / month): (90% of the fishermen earn 241,680 FCFA/ month or less);

• Category 4 (> 241,680 FCFA): only 10% of fishermen earn more than 241,680 CFA / month).

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For fish traders, data on income was obtained by the survey and physical verification. Similar data is also available

for fishing assistants their compensation is based on income reported in the survey. However, checks will be required

during implementation to ensure consistency in the data available. The monthly income (or minimum wage established

by the government) was multiplied by the number of months to be impacted by the project.

For the fish traders (mareyeuses) the calculation of loss of income is similar to the same applied to fishermen whereby

the categories of income were established and these were multiplied by the duration of impacts. However in their case

it is unlikely that they will be impacted for the total duration of the construction since they market products originating

from different landing stages. The impact durations are 3 months for N’dénou, Pacobo and Ahérémou 2; and 12

months for Singrobo and Ahouaty villages.

For Farm workers the indemnity is equal to six months of salary. Those being accommodated by their employers will

be facilitated by the project and their employers to find new accommodation.

The cultural heritage within the scope of the project consists of tombs, sacred sites or spirits and probably

archaeological remains. The assessment of the loss of non-archeological elements is not easy but based on

consultations with customary leaders of the surrounding riparian villages they indicated that costs be budgeted for the

organisation of sacrificial ceremonies. The cost of these items was determined based on their current market value.

9.2.3 Cash Compensation

This type of compensation applies to most people that have been affected by the project. There is an option of land-

for-land that has also been made available for the PAPs even those they prefer cash compensation. However, the PAPs

have indicated preference for cash compensation. The following tables present the estimated cash compensation for

the project.

The estimated total surface area of agricultural land that will be impacted is 160 plots totaling 13, 622, 102. 44 m²

owned by 30 owners. The bargained price is 400FCFA/m², such that the estimated total value of the compensation for

the owners of these plots is currently at 5, 448, 840, 976 FCFA. The breakdown is indicated below.

Table 9: Cash Compensation for Customary Land

Village Number of

Owners

Number of

Parcels

Affected Area

(m²)

Acquisition Value (FCFA)

Ahérému 2 1 1 51, 720 31 031 712

Ahouaty 13 52 5,454,660 3 272 796 210

N’dénou 2 46 1,210,583 726 349 620

Pacobo 10 44 3,947,833 2, 368, 699, 854

Singrobo 6 17 2,957,307 1, 336, 426, 068

TOTAL 30 160 13,622,102.44 7, 735, 303, 464

N.B. Please note that 2 owners own agricultural land in two different places

The estimated total surface area for land with title deeds that will be impacted is 14 plots totaling 60, 8169 ha. The

bargained price is 250,000FCFA/ha, such that the estimated total value of the compensation for the owners of these

plots is currently estimated at 15,204, 225 FCFA. The breakdown is indicated below.

Table 10: Cash Compensation for Land with Title Deeds

Village Number of

Owners

Affected Area

(ha)

Price per unit

(FCFA/ha)

Acquisition Value

(FCFA)

Ahérému 2 - 250 000 -

Ahouaty 2 50, 1346 250 000 12, 533, 650

N’dénou 4 6,9976 250 000 1, 749, 400

Pacobo 5 3,6847 250 000 921, 175

Singrobo - 2,957,307 250 000 -

TOTAL 11 60, 8169 15, 204, 225

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Table 11: Cash Compensation for Constructible Land

Number of owners Number of plots Affected Area (ha) Unit Price (FCFA) Estimated

Acquisition Value

(FCFA)

51 56 3,72 600 22, 320,000

The project will also lead to loss of crops and the value for compensation is estimated at 1, 583, 764, 531 FCFA. The

table below shows the breakdown of payments.

Table 12: Cash Compensation for Loss of Crops and Trees

Village Number of

Owners

Number of

Parcels

Affected Area

(m²)

Acquisition Value

(FCFA)

Ahérému 2 4 4 2,67 2, 801, 613

Ahouaty 43 52 431, 9585 662 015 379

N’dénou 15 15 20, 428 529 309 238

Pacobo 53 80 116, 8174 921, 175

Singrobo 87 109 215, 4726 355 311 846

TOTAL

201 260 787, 3465 1 583 764 351

A total of 93 farm workers employed by 31 people are going to be impacted by the project. The total compensation

amount of their 3 months’ salary are presented below. In addition they will be supported with relocation assistance.

Location Number of Employees Number of Workers Total Compensation

Value

Aheremu 2 0 0 0

Ahouaty 22 80 51 516 226

N’denou 4 6 2, 435, 520

Pacobo 3 4 1, 980, 000

Singrobo 2 3 1, 150 000

31 93 57, 081, 746

A total of 70 buildings have been identified for displacement and have been estimated to have a value of 507, 832,

736 FCFA. The breakdown of the buildings and payments to be made per village are presented below.

Table 13: Cash Compensation for Buildings

Village Number of

Owners

Number of

units of

buildings

Acquisition Value

(FCFA)

Ahouaty 3 21 128, 237, 240

Pacobo 3 38 353 115 495

Singrobo 5 10 26 480 001

TOTAL

11 69 507 832 736

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The project will also affect other infrastructure which are also included in the compensation for buildings indicated

above and these include 2 water pump stations; 10 electricity poles; 1 electricity power line; and 3 drilled water points.

A total of 268 fishermen are expected to be impacted by the project and will have to be compensated for loss of

income. The estimated total amount of compensation is currently at 276,184,280 FCFA for 237 fishermen. For 31

fishermen, there were inconsistences in their income amounts and therefore will require further verifications and this

might affect the current budget of the RAP.

Table 14: Cash Compensation for Fishermen

Impact

Duration

Category 1

88,900 FCFA/month

Category 2

147, 180 FCFA/month

Category 3

241, 680/month

Category 4

Number Amount

(FCFA)

Number Amount

(FCFA)

Numb

er

Amount

(FCFA)

Numb

er

Amount

(FCFA)

12 months 59 62, 941, 200 17 52, 202, 880 18 52,202, 880 14 64, 392, 000

3 months 44 11, 734, 800 36 26, 101, 440 36 26, 101, 440 13 11, 539, 800

Total 103 76, 676, 000 53 45, 272, 160 54 78, 304, 320 27 75, 931, 800

A total of 47 fish traders (mareyeuses) are expected to be impacted by the project and will have to be compensated for

loss of income. The estimated total amount of compensation is currently at 84, 900, 000 FCFA. The table below

presents the breakdown of payments.

Table 15: Cash Compensation for Fish Traders (Mareyeuses)

Impact

Duratio

n

Category 1

100000 – 200000

FCFA per month

Category 2

200001 – 300000

FCFA per

month

Category 3

300001 – 400000

per month

Category 4

400001 – 500000

FCFA

Per month

Category 5

>500000 FCFA

per month

Numbe

r

Amount

(FCFA)

Num

ber

Amount

(FCFA)

Num

ber

Amount

(FCFA)

Num

ber

Amount

(FCFA)

Numb

er

Amou

nt

FCFA

12

months

11 26,000,00

0

2 7, 200,

000

3 14, 400,

000

3 18, 000,

000

5 Not

precis

e 3 months 11 6,000,000 5 4, 500,

000

4 4, 800,

000

2 3,000, 000 1

Total

22 33, 000,

000

7 11, 700,

000

7 19, 200,

000

5 21, 000,

000

The project will also impact on fishing assistants who are paid by the fishermen. The total number of those affected

is estimated at 48 and the compensation is currently estimated at 23, 240, 508 FCFA.

Table 16: Cash Compensation for fishing assistants

Village Number of

Fishing

Assistants

Duration of

Impacts

(in months)

Total Monthly

revenue/village

Estimated

Compensation

Value (FCFA)

Aheremu 2 3 3 61, 304 183, 912

Ahouaty 11 12 828, 455 9, 941, 460

Singrobo 34 12 1,092,928 13, 115, 136

TOTAL 48 23,240,508

It is expected that a total of 32 fish trading assistants’ income will also be affected by the project and will have to be

compensated. The total compensation value is 7, 800, 000 FCFA and the breakdown is presented below.

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Table 17: Cash Compensaton for Fish trading Assistants

Village Number of

Fish

trading

Assistants

Duration of

Impacts

(in months)

Total Monthly

revenue/village

Estimated

Compensation Value

(FCFA)

Ahouaty 12 60,000 720,000

Singrobo 12 480,000 5, 760, 000

N’denou 3 380,000 1, 140, 000

Pacobo 3 60000 180,000

TOTAL 32 7, 800, 000

The two household heads who own land will be given 50, 000FCFA as relocation assistance. A lump sum amount of

4, 000, 000 FCFA has been reserved for assisting relocation of owners who possess significant quantities of property.

A special budget of 50 million FCFA has been budgeted for assistance of vulnerable people that will be identified

during the RAP implementation.

Finally, the project will lead to loss of sacred sites that are located in the project impact area. Consultations with the

customary authorities concluded with an agreement to organise sacrificial ceremonies for the ancestral spirits. The

total cost for all five villages is 15, 167, 400 FCFA. The breakdown is presented below.

Table 18: Cash Compensation for Sacred Sites

ITEM COST (in FCFA)

17 cows 5, 000, 000

4 lambs 300, 000

3 boucs 150, 000

13 cocks 65,000

60 litres palm wine 9,000

81 bottles of liquor (Gin royal) 405, 000

5 caskets of red wine 102, 000

4 caskets of beer pour un cout 38, 400

4 cartons of soft drinks 48, 000

2 paniers of colas 50, 000

Organization costs in all five villages 9, 000, 000

TOTAL 15, 167, 400

9.3 Compensation for Losses

The following table presents the Entitlement Matrix that will be used for compensation in this project.

Category of PAPs Type of Loss Compensation Base

Resident Owners Loss of houses Resettlement into a dwelling of similar characteristics

Or

Compensation at full replacement value and moving allowance

Owners of non-

residential structures

Loss of structures Compensation at full replacement value

Owners of constructible

land but unbuilt

residential plots

Loss of

constructible land

In kind (land-for-land) compensation by allocation of constructible

land plots in Singrobo village

or

Compensation at full replacement value

Customary Owners of

Land

Loss of land Compensation per law (400 FCFA per m²)

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Category of PAPs Type of Loss Compensation Base

Loss of Crops Compensation for crops where applicable

Loss of farmland For those farming on this land, facilitation of land replacement in

cooperation with customary land chiefs and Agricultural Directorate in

Taabo or cash compensation some through family heads/Family

representatives

Informal Owners of

Agricultural Land

Loss of land Compensation at 25FCFA/m²

Loss of crops Compensation for crops where applicable

Loss of farming

land

For those farming on this land, facilitation of land replacement in

cooperation with customary land chiefs and Agricultural Directorate in

Taabo

Farmers (whether

owners of land or not)

Loss of crops Compensation for crops at the rate mandated by the 2014 law

(depending on the crop)

Farm Workers Loss of income Compensation for six months’ salary

Farm workers

accommodated by

employers

Loss of income

and

accommodation

facilities

Compensation for six months’ salary and facilitation of access to

replacement accommodation in collaboration with employers

Fishermen Loss of income Compensation for lost income on the basis of 4 categories of income as

determined by specific surveys, and for the duration of the impacts (3

months – 134 fishermen, or 12 months – 134 fishermen, depending on

location of village)

And

Specific livelihood restoration assistance after the reservoir is infilled

Fishermen Helpers Loss of income Compensation for lost income on the basis of the minimum salary, and

for the duration of the impacts (3 months or 12 months depending on

location of village)

And

Specific livelihood restoration assistance after the reservoir is infilled

Fish Traders Loss of income Compensation for lost income on the basis of 4 categories of income as

determined by specific surveys, and for the duration of the impacts (3

months or 12 months depending on location of village)

And

Specific livelihood restoration assistance after the reservoir is infilled

Fish Trader Helpers Loss of income Compensation for lost income on the basis of the minimum salary, and

for the duration of the impacts (3 months or 12 months depending on

location of village)

And

Specific livelihood restoration assistance after the reservoir is infilled

Owners of active farms Compensation for land per provisions applicable to land compensation

And

Compensation for crops per provisions applicable to crop

compensation

And

Compensation for structures per provisions applicable to structure

compensation

And

Moving allowance

And

Facilitation of land replacement in cooperation with customary land

chiefs and Agricultural Directorate in Taabo

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10.0 IDENTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE RESETTLEMENT SITES, SITE SELECTION,

PREPARATION AND RESETTLEMENT PER SE

During the consultations and surveys, most of the owners of agricultural land interviewed expressed their preference

for cash compensation. However the agricultural land replacement option was discussed with the Departmental

Directorate of Agriculture of Taabo. The consultations indicated that there is land with similar characteristics available

in the project impact area that can be acquired by the PAPs.

The current proposal is that those affected by the project should have facilitated access to replacement land within the

project impact area. This should be done through contacts with customary authorities responsible for traditional

allocation of agricultural land in collaboration with the Directorate of Agriculture at Taabo. These lands that are

located in Singrobo will be paid in kind for lost land or in cash compensation based on the preference of the people

concerned. Some of those who prefer cash compensation for customary land will be paid through cheques payable

through their family heads/family representatives. Two sites have been identified in Singrobo for this purpose. Since

the land is located within the communities there is not going to be host communities for the project. Affected

households that may opt for replacement of their constructible lot will be provided with security of tenure

arrangements equivalent or better to those they currently enjoy.

11.0 HOUSING, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

The project is going to impact socio-cultural sites that will impact on cultural services that the river Bandama offers

to the surrounding communities. The loss of 14 sacred sites will mean loss of socio-cultural services for the

communities. The communities indicated that they will relocate the ancestral spirits through sacrificial ceremonies.

12.0 PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

The protection of the environment will be in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Plan that

has been developed as part of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.

13.0 SCHEDULE OF IMPLEMENTATION

The RAP will be implemented in phases in terms of the compensation process in order to ensure systematic and

effective implementation; as well as to ensure proper budgeting and cash flow. The access roads and construction

works sites will be the first to be compensated and this will be followed later by compensation for people affected by

the inundation of the reservoir. It has to be noted that the RAP implementation will have to meet the AfDB requirement

that implementation of construction works cannot start before land acquisition and adequate compensation of the

PAPs. The planned general implementation schedule of the RAP is shown in the table below.

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14.0 COSTS AND BUDGET

The RAP will be jointly funded by the State of Côte d’Ivoire and IHE. The total cost of the RAP

is currently estimated at 9.7 billion FCFA (or 14.74 million Euro). However, this figure may change based on

verification exercise and negotiation agreements between the Administrative Commission and the PAPs. Details on

the current estimated implementation, budget, and schedule are provided below.

ITEM Total Cost (FCFA) TOTAL COST (EURO)

1.0 COMPENSATIONS

1.1 Land

1.1.1 Agricultural Land/customary rights 5,448,840,976 8,306,160

1.1.2 Land with Title Deeds 15, 204, 225 23, 177

1.1.3 Constructible Land 22, 320, 000 34, 024

1.2 Buildings 507, 832, 736 774, 135

1.3 Crops/Trees 1, 583, 764, 351 2, 414, 275

1.4 Fisheries

1.4.1 Compensation of Fishermen 274, 184, 280 417, 964

1.4.2 Compensation of Fishing Assistants 23, 240, 508 35, 428

1.4.3 Compensation of Fish Traders 84, 900, 00 129, 421

1.4.4 Compensation of Fish traders’ assistants 7, 800, 000 11, 890

1.5 Compensation for Cultural Sites 15, 167, 400 23, 121

1.6 Relocation and Assistance

1.6.1 Household relocation management 100, 000 152

ACTIVITES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

ACTIVITES TRANSVERSES

Prise et approbation des actes (DUP, arrêtés de création et fonctionnement du cadre organisationnel)

Mise en place cadre organisationnel (CP, CS, CA, CE-PAR)

Validation et adoption du PAR

Mobilisation des ressources financières du PAR

Suivi social de la réinstallation des PAP concernées et assistance aux personnes vulnérables

Information et sensibilisation des populations riveraines sur les mesures de sécurité et sur l’évaluation interne du PAR

Evaluation interne du PAR et présentation des résultats d’exécution

Élaboration du rapport d’audit d’achèvement du projet (à caler, en principe environ 3 ans après achèvement des activités de restauration des moyens d'existence

COMPENSATIONS NECESSAIRES AU DEMARRAGE DES TRAVAUX DE CONSTRUCTION

Organisation consultations publiques sur la mise en œuvre du PAR

Information, négociation et signature des actes de compensation avec PAP

Information, négociation et signature de protocole d’accord avec les propriétaires terriens pour la purge des droits coutumiers

Information et sensibilisation des PAP sur le démarrage des travaux et les mesures de sécurité

Paiement des indemnisations des PAP liées aux sites des travaux (phase 1)

Libération de l’emprise des travaux de construction (phase 1)

Démarrage des travaux

AUTRES COMPENSATIONS NECESSAIRES A LA CONDUITE DES TRAVAUX DE CONSTRUCTION

Organisation consultations publiques sur la mise en œuvre du PAR

Information, négociation et signature des actes de compensation avec PAP

Information, négociation et signature de protocole d’accord avec les propriétaires terriens pour la purge des droits coutumiers

Information et sensibilisation des PAP sur la conduite des travaux et les mesures de sécurité

Paiement des indemnisations des PAP liées aux sites des travaux (phase 2)

Libération de l’emprise des travaux de construction (phase 2)

COMPENSATIONS NECESSAIRES A LA MISE EN EAU

Organisation consultations publiques sur la mise en œuvre du PAR

Information, négociation et signature des actes de compensation avec PAP

Information, négociation et signature de protocole d’accord avec les propriétaires terriens pour la purge des droits coutumiers

Information et sensibilisation des PAP sur le démarrage des travaux et les mesures de sécurité

Paiement des indemnisations des PAP liées au réservoir

Libération de l’emprise du réservoir

Suivi social de la mise en eau

MOIS

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ITEM Total Cost (FCFA) TOTAL COST (EURO)

1.6.2 Transportation of equipment and livestock 4, 000, 000 6, 098

1.6.3 Compensation for Agricultural workers 57, 081,746 87, 015

SUB-TOTAL F OR COMPENSATION 8,044,436,222 12,262,860

2.0 LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION

2.1 Fisheries

2.1.1 Potential of the Fisheries Studies 50, 000, 000 76, 220

2.2.2 Technical support measures for relocation of

fishermen to the Bandama and reservoir

200, 000, 000 304, 878

2.2 Other Livelihood restoration measures 50, 000, 000 76, 220

SUB-TOTAL FOR LIVELIHOOD

RESTORATION

300, 000, 000 457, 317

3 ASSISTANCE FOR VULNERABLE

PEOPLE

3.1 Allocation of assistance for vulnerable people

that will be identified in the project impact area

50, 000, 000 76, 220

SUB-TOTAL FOR VULNERABLE

GROUPS

50, 000, 000 76, 220

4 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAP

INCLUDING EXTERNAL TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE

813, 992 500 1, 240, 842

SUB-TOTAL RAP IMPLEMENTATION 813, 992, 500 1, 240, 842

5 CONTINGENCY

5.1 Contingency 5% 460,421,436

SUB-TOTAL CONTINGENCY PLAN 460,421,436

GRAND TOTAL 9,668,850,158 14,739,101

15.0 FOLLOW UP AND EVALUATION OF RAP IMPLEMENTATION

The project has an obligation of ensuring that resettled households retain or preferably improve their living standards

after the resettlement process is completed. There is need therefore to monitor the displaced households and create

systems that will also guide any remedial actions during this process to ensure compliance with national, AfDB and

International standards for resettlement of PAPs.

15.1 Objectives of the follow-up and evaluation component

The main objectives of this follow up component is to ensure that any non-compliance with Ivorian regulations and

AfDB requirements are corrected on time during project implementation and the evaluation aims to verify if there was

broad abidance to broad objectives of the policies and to learn lessons from the RAP operational procedures in order

to inform implementation from a long-term perspective.

15.2 Monitoring of the Implementation of the RAP

Scope of internal Monitoring: The EC-PAR will provide monthly progress reports to IHE, MCU, MEP and MPMEF

on monitoring of the implementation of RAP implementation activities. The reports will among other information

provide:

- The amounts allocated for activities or compensations;

- The number of complaints registered and the number of complaints processed;

- planned activities for the next month.

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Monitoring Indicators:

The main objective of internal monitoring is to ensure that the compensation and implementation of the Resettlement

action plan is carried out in accordance with AfDB and other international requirement for resettlement, and also based

on the pre-established timetables and budgets. This activity is carried out by the RAP implementation unit and the

NGO under the supervision of the Monitoring Committee.

The main indicators to be followed are:

Number of households and persons affected by the project activities based on category

Number of households and persons physically displaced

Total amount of compensation paid to the different categories of PAP according to the Compensation

described in the RAP

Assistance for the resettlement of all categories of displaced persons;

Number of vulnerable people identified and supported by the project

Public information, dissemination of information and consultation procedures done

The number of claims recorded and resolved

The number of complaints resolved and the average time required to resolve a claim;

The return to service of any economic or commercial activity;

Institutional coordination for the implementation of resettlement activities and the start of civil engineering

works;

Number of PAPs satisfied with compensation and resettlement actions.

IHE through its safeguards unit will provide a quarterly progress report on resettlement activities that will result from

the PAP monitoring database that will be developed for the project to the AFDB. The report will provide detailed

explanation of: resettlement progress, stakeholder engagement and participation, fund allocation, and grievance

redress mechanism effectiveness; issues and problems arising, as well as solutions devised, during implementation.

In addition, the report will present in tabular format comparisons on: the estimated and actual extent of compensation

delivered, the number of structures demolished; the number of new buildings and other required structures built; and

all other matters deemed pertinent for facilitating resettlement and project progress.

15.3 Scope of External Monitoring

The objectives of external monitoring are as follows: to provide a source of independent evaluation and advice during

the implementation of resettlement and compensation activities; verify compliance of the implementation with the

requirements of the RAP; Ivorian Laws and the AfDB OS requirements and other international lenders’ standards; to

conduct and prepare the RAP completion audit from a global perspective with a view to drawing lessons that can be

used for future RAPs. The following issues will be monitored by the independent consultant that IHE will appoint for

this task: (i) Compensation must be paid in full to the displaced before the occupation of the land by the Project; (ii)

The amount of the compensation must be sufficient to replace the lost of substitution) ; (iii) Compensation for affected

buildings shall be equivalent to the cost of replacement of materials and labor based on current prices in the

construction ; No deduction shall be made for the depreciation of the building or the value of recoverable materials;

(v) The payment procedure must be transparent and the PAPs must be correctly informed of the procedure and their

possibilities of appeal;

IHE will engage an independent firm or organization to conduct periodic external assessments of resettlement

progress. IHE will develop a detailed monitoring work plan for the terms of reference, based on the resettlement plan

submitted to and approved by the AFDB. IHE will select a firm with extensive experience in social survey and

resettlement monitoring for this work. IHE will review and approve the questionnaires and inventory forms developed

by the contractor, as well as the research methods, analytic techniques, and reporting formats proposed by the

contractor. The aim of this independent monitoring is to provide verification of key concerns in resettlement, such as

compliance with resettlement policies, implementation progress, the extent of effective consultation and participation

of local populations, and the direction and extent of changes of income and livelihood among displaced persons.

Careful attention to monitoring matters such as these will help ensure equitable benefits for every displaced person.

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15.4 Evaluation

The evaluation process will use the following documents amongst others during the evaluation process:

The Detailed RAP developed for this project

Ivorian laws and regulations

Policies of the African Development Bank

In addition the evaluation will also make use of documents and materials from internal monitoring and supplement

them with evaluators that will conduct their own field analysis that include surveys and consultations amongst the

PAPs and other stakeholders.

This evaluation process should be undertaken by knowledgeable and competent external auditors that should be

abreast with Ivorian specificities and should be conducted immediately after the completion of the RAP operations

and if possible two years after the completion of resettlement processes.

16.0 REFERENCES AND CONTACT DETAILS

16.1 References

Plan d Áction De Reinstallation (PAR) Version 9 March 2017, BNETD-DEEH

Projet d’a management Hydroelectrique de Singrobo-Ahouaty: Rapport Provisoire d’Etude Socio-

Economique, BNERD

Etude d’Impact Environnemental et Social (EIES), Rapport Provisoire 3, March 2017, BNERD-

DEEH

16.2 Contact Details

For more information please contact:

Kweku Yeboah KORANTENG, Senior Investment Officer, Email: k.koranteng@afdb.org

Modeste KINANE, Principal Environmental Officer, Email: m.kinane@afdb.org

Chimwemwe Roberta MHANGO, Senior Environmental Officer, Email: c.mhango@afdb.org