OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL PROJECT OFFICE - CPO RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN SUBPROJECT: ROUND OFF OMON - XANO SLUICE AND DYKE SYSTEMS

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL PROJECT OFFICE CPO Vietnam: Mekong Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development Project (MDWRMRDP),! RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN SUBPROJECT: ROUND OFF OMON XANO SLUICE AND DYKE SYSTEMS 29 March 2011 Mekong tii8i, Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development 1

2 (i) (ii) CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit Dong (VND) PAPs = CARB CPC CPO DARD VND 1.0 $ DMS DOF = DONRE == DPC == EA Fffil == GOV ffil IMO EOL LURC == MARD MOLISA NGO PMU PPC RCS == RPF RAP WB == $1.00 = VND 20,500 ABBREVIATIONS Project Affected person or persons, household, firm or private institution Compensation, Assistance and Resettlement Board Commune People's Committee Central Project Office Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Detailed Measurement Survey Department of Finance Department ofnatural Resources and Entitlement District People's Committee Executing Agency Femaleheaded household Government ofviet Nam Household Independent Monitoring Organization Estimate of Loss Land Use Rights Certificate Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Assistance Nongovernment Organization Provincial Management Unit Provincial People's Committee Replacement Cost Study Resettlement Policy Framework Resettlement Action Plan World Bank NOTES The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Viet Nam ends on 31 December. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2000 ends on 31 December In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 2,. III II '".. Ii lilt

3 Definitions of Terms Beneficiary All persons and households from the villages who voluntarily seek to avail of and be. part ofthe project. Compensation payment in cash or in kind of the replacement cost ofthe acquired assets, CutotTdate the final day of the detailed measurement survey (DMS) in each subprojects/investments. The project area is delineated and systematic information to PAPs is provided and subsequent delineated information is provided to prevent further information influx. Those who encroach into the investment area after the cutoff date will not be entitled to compensation or any other assistance. Entitlement range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution and relocation which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore their economic and social base. Household means all persons living and eating together as a single social unit. The census used this definition and the data generated by the census forms the basis for identifying the household unit. Income restoration means reestablishing income sources and livelihoods of PAPs to a minimum ofthe preproject level. Improvements structures constructed (dwelling unit, fence, waiting sheds, pig pens, utilities, community facilities, stores, warehouses, etc.) and crops/plants planted by the person, household, institution, or organization. Land Acquisition the process of acquiring or anything growing or permanently attached to it under the legally mandated procedures of eminent domain. A government agency prerogative to acquire land a person owns or possesses,, for public purpose in return for a consideration. Project AtTected Persons (PAPs) includes any person or entity or organization affected by the investment project, who, on account of the involuntary acquisition of assets in support of the implementation ofthe investment project, would have their (i) standard of living adversely affected; (ii) right, title or interest in all or any part of a house and buildings, land (including residential. commercial, agricultural, plantations, forest and grazing land) water resources, fish ponds, communal fishing grounds, annual or perennial crops and trees, or any other moveable or fixed assets acquired or possessed, in full or in part, permanently or temporarily; and (iii) business, profession, work or source of income and livelihood lost partly or totally, permanently or temporarily. Replacement Cost is the term used to determine the amount sufficient to replace lost assets and cover transaction costs. When domestic laws do not meet the standard of compensation at full replacement cost, compensation under domestic law is supplemented by additional measures necessary to meet the replacement cost standards. Resettlement is the general term related to land acquisition and compensation for loss of asset whether it involves actual relocation, loss of land, shelter, assets or other means of livelihood. 3

4 Severely affected household project affected household that will, due to the project, (a) lose 20% or more of its productive land or assets, and/or (b) have to relocate. For vulnerable household, losing 10% or more of its productive land or assets is considered as severely affected household. Vulnerable Groups distinct groups of people who might suffer disproportionately or face the risk of being further marginalized by the effects of resettlement and specifically include: (i) households headed by women, the elderly or disabled, (ii) households living below the poverty threshold, (iii) the landless, and (iv) ethnic groups. ill 'III 4 III III..." 1M

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE summary 7 1 Introduction Introduction ofthe project and subproject Introduction ofthe Project Introduction of the subproject 9 ].2 Measures needed for mitigating negative impacts Negative subproject impacts Estimation of losses Summary of subproject impacts Losses of house Land losses Affected auxiliary structures Losses of crops and trees Impacts of relocation and resettlement Impacts on business and income Severely affected households by land and asset acquisition Objectives of resettlement action plan SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY ofaffected households Socioeconomic survey Heads of households by sex and ages Household size Education ofthe household heads Land use right and ownership ofassets available on land Income ofpaps Occupation ofthe heads ofpaps Labor classification by sex Vulnerable PAPs POLICY FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENTS Legal documents on land acquisition and resettlement World Bank Policy for Involuntary Resettlement Key Differences between Government and WB Policy Compensation Policy General principles Compensation and entitlements Entitlement Matrix Measures for mitigating negative impacts on vulnerable groups 49 4 INCOME RESTORATION PROGRAMME ; Information disclosure Community consultation First consultation meeting Second consultation meetings Result ofconsultation meeting Grievance redress mechanism First Stage, Commune People's Committee Second Stage, District People's Committee Third Stage, Provincial People's Committee Final Stage, the Court of Law Arbitrates World Bank Policies for Public Consultation and Information Disclosure. 53 5

6 '" iii 6. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT People's Committees Responsibilities of resettlement committees 55 7 MONITORING AND SlTPERVISION. 56 til 7.1 Internal monitoring External monitoring COST ESTIMATION AND BUDGET Source ofresettlement funds Compensation with replacement costs Compensation costs Assisstant and administrative costs Contingencies for prise arising and unexpected expenditures Total budget of estimated sosts IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 63 LIST OF ANNEXES. 64 II!' II Ii 6

7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of the subproject: Control yearly floods for protection of total natural area of 45,430 ha ensuring stability on agricultural production and safety in basic infrastructure for living activities. Ensure water supply for irrigation, washing acidified soil, preventing saline intrusion, gathering alluvial for land reclamation for 38,800 ha ofagricultural land. Create conditions for domestic water supply, road network development, house foundation, and environmental improvement in the area. Land Acquisition Scope and Impact: Implementation of the subproject "Round off OMonXa No sluice and dyke systems First phase" will have to acquire land and assets on land in the subproject area, then by affect on 2,189 will The borrower's households living in 21 communes/wards/ towns in Can Tho city, Hau Giang and An Giang provinces. Of which, 3 households will lose agricultural land, 552 households will lose housestage garden, 1 households will lose aquacultural land, and 100 households will lose residential land. In the subproject area, non household will lose more than 20% of productive land; 362 household be affteced houses, of which 213 households will relocate in the remained residental land and 23 households will be affected small business. Legal and Policy Framework: compensation, assistance, and resettlement policies ofthe subproject are defined on the basic of regulations and laws of Vietnam Government and WB policy. In case of a gap arising in the and WB policies, regulations, and procedure, WB policies will be adopted in this subproject consistent with the Decree No INDDCP, regulated that "discrepancy between Vietnam's Law and international treaty on ODA to which Vietnam is a signatory, the provision in Entitlements of the PAPs: identified the international treaty on ODA shall take precedence (Article 2, Item 5). Entitlements of the PAPs has been formulated and stated in the RAP equivalent to impacts in estimation of loss (EOL) and socioeconomic survey. These entitlements will be updated, if required, after finishing DMS and public consultation with PAPs to ensure all losses will be certainly restored or improved. Information disclosure, Public consultation, and Grievance Redress: Consultations, public meetings and village discussions with the PAP and local officials were carried out during the RAP formulation. The project policy and options of relocation and income restoration were discussed in these meetings. PAPs' ideas on related issues are presented in the Mekong Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development 7

8 RAP. Grievance Redress mechanism has been designed to ensure that PAPs' complaints and grievance are addressed and resolved timely and precisely. PAPs will be notified about their entitlement through announcement and written papers during public consultation, survey, and at the time of compensation payment. Main information presented in the RAP will be informed to the PAPs before WB approval mission arrival. Implementation Arrangements: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the project Investor and the Central., Project Office (CPO) will coordinate for the smooth implementation of this RAP. MARD will integrate with the PPCs of Can Tho, Hau Giang, and Kien Giang and direct DARDs of these provinces to ensure compensation, assistance, and resettlement to be strictly followed this RAP. CARBs of these provinces/s/cities and PAPs' representative will be organized to supervise compensation process. During implementing, EMA will supervise implementation for '" compensation and assistance presented in the approved RAP to be strictly done. Costs of Compensation, Assistance, and Resettlement: Total costs of compensation, assistance, and resettlement is of 48,125,000,000 VND equivalents to, 2,347,561 USD. Compensation for land and assets is of 36,718,041,600 VND equivalent to 1,791,124 USD; the remaining will be the cost for life stabilization, income restoration, relocation assistance, and others. Total cost for compensation, assistance, and resettlement will be updated after completing DMS in affected areas. ill 8

9 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of the project and subproject Introduction of the Project The Government of Viet Nam ("GOV") through the Central Project Office (CPO) of Irrigation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is preparing the "Mekong Delta Water Resources Mangement for Rural Development Project", which will be funded by the World Bank. About 14 subprojects are proposed in 7 provinces of Mekong River Delta Region: An Giang, Can Tho, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang, in which 5 priority subprojects will be implemented in the first period. The Project includes 4 components: Component A: Assistance for the preparation of a master plan and establishing water resource capacity; Component B: Investment assistance for infrastructure development to adapt climate change; Component C: Assistance for rural water supply and sanitation; and component D: Project implementation and management assistance. The general objective of the project is to protect water resource and improve water utilization in Mekong River Delta Region in order to maximize the benefits derived from agricultural production, improve the living standards of the people, and promote the measurements ofclimate change adaptation. Detail objectives of the project: Maintained/improved agriculturavaquacultural productivity attributable to improved efficiency and availability ofthe water for 120,000 hectares; Improve mobility of local people through canal rehabilitation/dredging and investments in farm access roads and bridges; Reduced risk for the potential damages on the agricultural production resulting from salinity intrusion Improved access to safe potable water for about 80,000 households; Strengthened capacity to monitor water quality (particularly salinity intrusion) and better communication of the monitoring results to varied stakeholders; and More cost effective management ofwater resources infrastructure Introduction of the subproject The subproject "Round off 0 Mon Xa No sluice and dyke systems Frist phase" is one of the 5 subprojects to be implemented in the first year. General objectives of the subproject:. Ensure stabilization of agricultural production, improve infrastructure system, etc. in order to improve living standards of local people in the project area. Contribute in implementing socioeconomic strategies of! cities in the project area in 9

10 particular and of Can Tho. Kien Giang, Hau Giang in general. Develop cultivation sector and crop structure change based on optimized use of land and " water resources and market demand to generate high value products and benefit reaching production value of2,937 billion VND by the year 2015 Objectives of the subproject: Control yearly floods for protection of total natural area of 45,430 ha ensuring stability in agricultural production and safety in basic infrastructure for living activities. Ensure water supply for irrigating, washing acidified soil, preventing saline intrusion, gathering alluvial for land reclamation for 38,800 ha ofagricultural land. Create conditions for domestic water supply, road network and residential area development, and environmental improvement in the area. The subproject will be implemented in 3 provinces covering the following areas: (1) 0 Mon, Thoi Lai and Phong Dien s ofcan Tho city; (2) Vi Thanh city, Vi Thuy, and Chau Thanh A ofhau Giang province and (3) Giong Rieng and go Quao of Kien Giang province. The main components of the subprojects : Construction of secondary culverts consolidation for erosion control along Xa No canal. Works Commune, Can Tho ci o Mon Table 1: Work items Consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment (km) o o o 27.4 o o o o Measures needed for mitigating negative impacts Construction of secondary culvert (culvert) and bank Aiming to mitigating impacts caused by land acquisition, many efforts are made during subproject proposal formulation and design. Work items of the subproject requiring land and asset acquisition are canal excavation in combination with transportation network development, upgrading 10. "., '" 1

11 embankment, + these items are carefully studied and designed for minimizing land acquisition and asset removal. Consolidation for erosion control of Xa No embankment and construction of secondary culvert require permanent acquisition of land for canal enlargement and transportation development as well as for upgrading embankment and culverts. + Construction of secondary culverts, these culverts are newly constructed in residential area causing permanent acquisition of household residential land, garden land, etc. However, affected area is mainly garden land with not big amount. In permanently communes/wards, towns in the project area such as concrete road, electric lines, schools, etc J. acquired land, there are existing assets of the households as constructed works, trees that will be cleared. At the same time, it also affect on public works belonging to. + Not big amount of land will be temporary acquired by the subproject for concentrating material, machine, camp, etc and other impacts to be raised during construction 1.3 Negative subproject impacts Estimation of losses The works of estimation of losses (EOL) has been conducted based on preliminary Technical design, work scale integrated with onsite survey for identifying permanently and temporarily acquired areas ofthe subproject. The EOL procedures are conducted as follows: Procedures relating to EOL have been started since November Respresentative of DPC/cities 0 Mon, Thoi Lai, Phong Dien (Can Tho city), Vi Thanh city, Vi Thuy and Chau Thanh A s ( Hau Giang province), Giong Gieng and Go Quao s ( Kien Giang province), 21 affected subproject commune/wards/towns, and designing consultants have temporarily decided border of the subproject work items and PAPs caused by land clearance for subproject implementation. From November 2010, the EOL team, including RAP formulation Consultants (National Institute of Agricultural Planning and projection NIAPP) cooperated with local authorities of 21 affected subproject communes/wards/towns (with participation of each affected commune): 1 vicechairman of CPC/ward, town, 1 land administration staff of communes/wards/towns, 1 judicial staff ofcommunes/wards/towns, 1 staff in charge of agriculture ofcommune/wards/towns, heads of villageslhamlets had conducted EOL of affected land, assets to be affected by the subproject..'., 11

12 1.3.2 Summary of subproject impacts Since detailed engineering design and demarcation marking were not completed at the time of preliminary social assessment, accurate impact assessment (household level) could not be done. ill Therefore, the impact presented in this RAP is an estimation based on based on basic engineering design. Detailed impact (household level), including impact for ethnic minorities, will be assessed. and updated properly and sufficiently in RAP when SA is done during Detailed Measurement Survey (when the project is implemented and exact scope of impact become clearly known). It is also noted that Replacement Cost Survey (RCS) will be done for all subprojects to ensure " compensation/assistance to affected households are done at replacement costs as per RPF. The TT, Results of EOL show that the subproject work items will affect on 2,189 households 10,130 will work closely with provincial PMUs and their consultants to support them in doing RCS and updating/preparing RAPs properly. persons, totally; of which, consolidation for erosion control of Xa No embankment: 1,531 households with 7,090 persons living in Hau Giang provinces; Construction of secondary culverts: 658 households with 1,740 persons. Land acquisition will affect on 294 households in Can Tho city with 1,433 persons, 248 households in Hau Giang provinces with 1,046 persons and 116 households in Kien Giang with 561 persons i lit Total area to be acquired is of 220, 720 m 2, of which, permanent acquisition: 86,788 m2 ( 5,828 m 2 for consolidation for erosion control of Xa No embankment, 80,960 m2 for construction of., secondary culvert). Total temporary acquisition of land: 133, 932 m 2 of which 53,703 m 2 is for consolidation for erosion control of Xa No embankment, 80,229 m2 for construction of secondary culvert. Structure items to be cleared is of 18,341 m2 including houses of 362 households, of which 6,720 m2 of 129 households for consolidation for erosion control of Xa No embankment and 12,314 m2 with 233 households for construction of secondary culvert and subordinate item for construction of the secondary bridge. These impacts are detailed in the table of losses. " Ii Number of trees and plants will be cleared is of 26,528 consisting of 17,684 fruit trees and 8,844 wooden and ornamental trees. In term of business, 23 households will be affected of which, and 9 HHs by consolidation for erosion control of Xa No embankment and 14 HHs by construction of secondary culvert and mainly in Hau Giang. Forms used in survey and EOL are presented in the Appendix 1 of the RAP. Detailed list of PAPs is presented in the Appendix 2. Detailed amounts of land and assets to be lost are shown in the table below: Table 2: Summary of Losses 12 II'

13 Total Can Tho Hau Giang Kien Gian g '''''r.111, J " II i No Consolidati Cconsolidat Assets Unit on for Constr Constructio Construct ion for erosion Construe uction nof ion of erosion control of tion of of : Xa secondary secondary control of No secondar culvert culvert second XaNo embankrne y culvert ary embankrne nt nt culvert A No. of PAPs HH 1, , B 1 Land m 2 2,063 14,983 3,886 2,063 9,707 1,390 Residential land HH Garden land 3 Agricultural land 4 i Aquaculture land C Types of houses m 2 3,765 65,227 19,700 3,765 36,807 8,720 HH m HH m HH Multistoried house, m concrete column, 1 concrete foundation, brick wah, cemented and HH i enameled floor 0 House with concrete m o I 2 colum, brick Wall, tile roof, ceiling HH House with brick and m wood columns,brick Wall, and roofed by zinccoasted tin HH House with poor wood frame, leaf wall and m roof, without ceiling, cemented floor HH Temporary house with poor wood frame, m 2 0 1,544 1, leaf wall and roof, earth floor HH House with brick frame, brick wall, without m ceiling, ceramic floor, tin roof. HH House with chocked foundation( concrete m , ,730 0 beam), poor wood frame, brick Wall, tole roof without ceiling, HH cemented floor 8 House with chocked m 1 1,581 1, ,581 1,100 0 I " 13

14 No Assets foundation, poor wood frame, leafwall and roof, without ceiling, cemented floor House with foundation fixed in the ground, poor wood frame, leaf wall and roof, without ceiling, cemented floor Grade4 house with tin roof, enamelled floor House with tin wall and roof, Chinese brick or cemented floors (Code T House with frame of cajuput or eucalyptus 12 trees, tin roof, leaf wall, earth floor (Code T) 13 House with frame of cajuput or eucalyptus trees, leaf roof and wall, earth floor (Code T) D Subordinate works Unit Consolidati on for erosion control of Xa No embankme nt Total Constructio nof secondary culvert Can Tho Construct ion of secondary culvert Hau Giang Cconsolidat ion for erosion control of XaNo embankme nt Construe tion of secondar y culvert HH Kien Gian g m 2 3,356 2, ,356 2,829 0 Constr uction of second ary I culvert : HH Z HHs m HHs m HHs m HHs Kitchen m Livestock cages m , Boatparking facilities m 2 1, I 1, Temporary toilet m ! 5 Temporary bathroom m Drilled well well Water meter meter 0 I I 8 Brick gate, wall m Concret bridge m 2 I Temporary wooden bridge m I II Cemented yard m Barbed weir fence m Bamboo fence m Brick tomb m '". '" "III iii lit tip 14, Ii "

15 Total Can Tho Hau Giang Kien Gian g. structures., No Assets Unit Consolidati on for erosion control of Xa No emb!u1kme nt Constructio nof secondary culvert Construct ion of secondary culvert Cconsolidat ion for erosion control of XaNo emb!u1kme nt Construe tion of secondar y culvert 15 Worship rostrum rostrum E Plant Constr uction of second ary culvert I Annual plant m 2 0 1, ,410 2 Fruit tree tree 6,536 11,148 1,633 6,536 6,691 2,824 3 Wooden tree tree 2,809 6,035 1,287 2,809 2,254 2,494 G Loss of business HH S Losses of house Permanent and temporary acquisition of land will cause the losses of Aphis' subordinate These structures are mainly existing on residential and garden land that are mainly for consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment where are required by technical design, upgrading and enlarging the embankment and for working activities, storing material, etc. The affected structures are houses, house surroundings, and other subordinate structures. According to EOL, the house loss includes: in total of 362 households, of which 213 household relocate in the remained residential land (severely affacted), 149 households are partially affected houses/shops but remaining part is viable. The affected houses are commonly found in the 3 provinces/cities and mainly at category 4 and temporary constructed and only 720 m2 are permanent house with concretized roofing in the Can Tho city. Table 3: Number of PAPs and affected houses by categories Type of houses Unit Total Total Can Tho city Hau Giang province Kien Giang province 0 Thoi Phong 0 Thoi Phong 0 Thoi Mon Lai Dien Mon Lai Dien Mon Lai m 1 18, ,719 1,362 1,670 5,606 5, hhh Consolidation m 2 6, ,934 2, for erosion controll along hh XaNo 15

16 Type of houses embankment House with brick frame, brick wall, without ceiling, ceramic floor, tin roof House with chocked foundation (concrete beam), poor wood frame, brick wall, tole roof without ceiling, cemented floor House with chocked foundation, poor wood frame, leaf wall and roof, withour ceiling, cemented floor House with foundation flex in the ground, poor wood frame, leaf wall and roof without ceiling, cemented floor Construction of secondary culvert Multistoried house, concrete colum, concrete foundation, brick wall, cemented and enameled floor House with concrete colum, brick wall, tile roof, ceiling House with brick and wood coiums,wall, and roofed by zinccoasted tin. Unit Total 0 Mon Can Tho city Hau Giang province Kien Giang province Thoi Lai Phong Dien 0 Mon Thoi Lai Phong Dien 0 Mon Thoi Lai m hh m hh m 2 1, , hh m 2 3, ,873 1, hh m Z 12, ,719 1,362 1,670 1,672 3, hh m hh m' 1, , hh m hh House with poor m " III.,., II '".. '"

17 , Type of bouses Unit Total Can Tbo city Hau Giang province Kien Giang province 0 Thoi Phong 0 Thoi Phong 0 Thoi Mon Lei Dien Mon Lei Dien Mon Lei wood frame, leaf wall and roof, without ceiling, hh cemented floor Temporary house m 2 1, with poor wood frame, leaf wall and hh roof, earth floor House with brick frame, brick wall, without ceiling, ceramic floor, tin roof. m hh House with chocked m 2 1, foundation( concrete beam), poor wood frame, brick wa1i, tole roof without hh ceiling, cemented floor House with chocked m 2 1, foundation, poor wood frame, leaf wall and roof, hh without ceiling, cemented floor J J ""'I' House with foundation fixed in the ground, poor m 2 2, ,027 1, wood frame, leaf wa11 and roof, without ceiling, cemented floor hh Grade4 house with m tin roof, enamelled floor (Codes 4) House with tin wall m and roof, Chinese brick or cemented floors (Code T) hh I House with frame ofcajuput or m euca1yptus trees, tin roof, leaf wall, earth floor (Code hh T) House with frame m

18 Type of houses Unit Total of cajuput or eucalyptus trees, leaf roof and wall, earth floor (Code T) Land losses Can Tho city Hau Giang province Kien Giang province 0 Thoi Phong 0 Thoi Phong 0 Thoi Mon Lai Dien Mon Lai Dien Mon Lai hh Land to be acquired for subproject implementation consists of residential land, garden, agricultural and aquacultural production land. Total area of permanent acquisition is of 86,788 m 2 (consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment: 5,828 m 2, construction of secondary culvert: 80,960 m 2 ) including: + Residential land : + Garden land : + Agricultural land : + Aquacultural land: 17,046 m 2 68,992 m m 2 50 m The above data has indicated that most of permanently acquired land is garden land and residential land, that of agricultural and aquacultural land accounts for a small rate in Kien Giang and mainly for construction of secondary culvert. Consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment will affect on a small part of PAPs's garden land., '"., " III iii " Table 4: Number of PAPs and area permanently acquired by the subproject SUbproject location HHs Total Residential Garden Aquaculture Area (m 2 ) HHs Area (m 2 ) HHs Area (m 2 ) HHs Area (m 2 ) Aquacultural Total , , , Consolidation/or erosion control along Xa No embankment HHs 49 5, , , Hau Giang province 49 5, , , Vi Thuy , Chau Thanh A 26 3, , , Construction 0/ secondary culvert , , , Area (m 2 ) 18.,. lip., I II

19 .! Can Tho city , , , o Mon 90 6, , , i Thoi Lai 55 5, , ,640 ~ PhongDien , , i Hau Giang province , , , Vi Thanh city 76 11, , , Vi Thuy 99 12, , , Chau Thanh A , , , i Kien Giang province 98 10, , , Giong Rieng 34 3, , Go Quao 64 6, , , Total area oftemporary acquisition IS of 133, mcludmg + Residential land: 22, Garden land : 110, AgricuIturalland: 1, Aquacultural land: Temporarily acquired land is mainly used for camping during construction time, storaging material and machines and other conducting other working activities. Some area will used for waste soil and waste material before burying or transporting to burying area. Compensation price for temporarily acquired land will not be the same as that for permanently acquired land but will be provided with assistance for: i. Return the status of land as the same as before acquired (for leveling, site clearing of material or oil, etc. and cleaning) "II J J i. Compensation for production (in case of annual crop land ), because during construction, this area cannot be cultivated, calculation of compensation value will be based on average yield of the crop annually cultivated on the affected land ( this yield will be decided by functionally authorized offices) and multiply with average number of crops ( can be cultivated during construction time) and multiply with market price ofproducts. Table 5: Number of PAPs and area temporarily acquired by the subproject Total Residential Garden Aquaculture I Subproject area Area Area Area Area HH HH HH HH (m 1 ) (m 1 ) (m 1 ) (m 2 ) Aquacultural HH Area (m 2 ) Total 1, , ,153 1, , , Consolidation for erosion control along , , ,

20 Xa No embankment Hau Giang province , , , Vi Thuy , , , Chau Thanh A Construction of secondary culvert , , , , , , , Can Tho city , , , o Mon 38 4, , Thoi Lai 42 4, , , Phong Dien , , Hau Giang province , , , Vi Thanh city 78 6, , , ViThuy 75 12, , Chau Thanh A , , , Kien Giang province , , , , Giong Rieng 38 6, , Go Quao 71 7, , , Affected auxiliary structures., " " '" II1II Affected structures consist of kitchens, mainly temporary ones, temporary cages for livestock, boat parking facilities built along Xa No canal and subordinate strutures as bathrooms, toilets, wells, etc. Table 6: Summary of affected auxiliary structures Type of houses Unit Total 0 Mon Can Tho city Thoi Lai Phong Dien Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi Thuy Chiu Thanh A Kien Giang province Giong Rieng Consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment Kitchens m Livestock cages m Go Quao, "It, Boatparking facilities m 2 1, , Toilets m Brick gate, wall m Concret bridges unit Wooden unit Concretized yard m Worship rostrum unit "

21 '_1 Type of houses Unit Total 0 Mon Can Tho city Thoi Lai Phong Dien Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi ThUy CMu Thanh A Kien Giang province Giong Rieng Go Quao Construction of secondary culvert Kitchens m Livestock cages m 2 1, Boatparking facilities m Temporary toilets m Temporary bathrooms m Drilled wells well Water meter meter Brick gate, wall m Wooden bridge m Concretized yards m Barbed ion fence m Bamboo fence m Brick tombs m Worship rostrum rostrum At the time of survey, there are no public facilities identified as affected by the subproject. This shall be specifically mentioned in the updated RAP. For the RAPs that have these type of impacts, responsibilities will be defined clearly for those in charge ofcompensation., t' Losses of crops and trees Affected crops and trees planted on temporarily and permanently acquired land will be removed for consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment and construction of secondary culverts " in all subproject affected communes/wards, towns. Removedtrees are wooden and fruit trees. Longterm trees, fruit tree: 17,684 ofjackfruit, banana, mango, milk, and others; of which, 6,536 trees, and 11,148 trees are affected by consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment and construction ofsecondary culverts, relatively, affected wooden trees and other longterm trees are 8,844 of eucalyptus, acacia, bamboo, etc.; of which, 2,809 trees and 6,035 trees are affected by consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment and construction of secondary culverts, relatively. Annual crops including rice of 600 m 2, sugar cane of680 m 2, and vegetable and pulses of 130m 2 Because of the fact that land acquisition will cause permanent losses of longterm trees, therefore, compensation for them will be based on Government policy stated in the project RAP, For the annual crops, compensation value will be based on average yield of the crop annually cultivated on the affected land ( this yield will be decided by functionally authorized offices) and multiply with 21

22 average number of crops possibly be cultivated during construction time and multiplied with current market price of products. Table 7: Losses ofaftected crops and trees Subproject area Annual crops (m 1 ) Fruit tree Wooden tree (tree) (tree) Rice Sugar Vegetable cane Total 17,684 8, Consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment 6,536 2, Hau Giang province 6,536 2, Vi Thuy 5,295 2, Chau Thanh A 1, Construction ofsecondary culvert 11,148 6, Can Tbo city 1,633 1, o Mon Thoi Lai PhongDien Hau Giang province 6,691 2,254 I Vi Thanh city Vi Thuy 1, Chau Thanh A 4,786 1, Kien Giang province 2,824 2, I Giong Rieng 1, Go Quao 1,272 1, Impacts of relocation and resettlement Relocating in the remained residential land: the remaining land is found enough for reconstruction of house and house surrounding In this case, the PAPs will be compensated for reconstructing new ones similar with the affected ones in the remaining land and assistant money for moving. This option is chosen by 213 PAPs. Relocating in the remained agricultural land: Residential land and houses are acquired but the remaining agricultural land is found enough for reconstruction of house and subordinate structures. In this case, the agricultural land use will be converted into residential use and the PAPs will remove to the land to be converted. Beside of compensation for affected land, the PAPs will be provided with compensation for house construction and converting fee will not be charge to the PAPs (or assisted with land use converting fee). In the subproject area, no PAPs are found in this case. Relocating to other places: if residential land, houses and subordinate structures are lost and 22 '", Ii II. '*

23 house can not be locally reconstructed, the relocated PAPs will be compensated for buying new residential land or relocating into resettlement site and assisted for income restoration to stabilize. their family's life. However, no PAP is found in this case Impacts on business and income The subproject implementation will possibly affect livelihood activities of the PAPs such as shops to be lost or closed due to inconvenience to be caused by appearance of project items; working cash activities will block transportation impacting goods circulation, etc. This is a risk possibly affecting production and business as well as income of local people. If the clearance of shop affecting on business activities, the PAPs will receive compensation for moved shops (regulated by the compensation policy) and assistance for business interruption, this assistance will be equivalent to income from the shop Government and WB. during interrupting or based on the regulation to be agreed by Vietnam There are 23 shops will be affected (house used for living and selling goods); of which, 9 PAPs are affected by consolidation for erosion control along Xa No embankment and 14 ones are affected by construction of secondary culverts. However, even if the 23 above mentioned shops are partly acquired, business activities only temporary affected during construction. the PAPs will receive in compensation for affected part and income assistance of 5,000,000 VND/month for 3 months (RPF of project) Severely affected households by land and asset acquisition According to the resettlement policy framework of the subproject, severely affected households by land and asset acquisition and resettlement are those (i) lose 20% or more productive land and/or income source to be lost by the subproject implementation; (ii) have to relocate in the remained land or to resettle due to remaining land not enough for reconstruction of houses. The result of SES, total severely affected households by relocating house and subordinate structures, as kitchen, toilet, well, etc. on the remaining land: 213 HHs. 1.4 Objectives of resettlement action plan The RAP has been developed based on RPF to meet the World Bank's policies and requirements on involuntary resettlement. The RAP identifies people affected by the subproject, the nature and degree of the impacts on them, measures taken to minimize the effects and compensation and other assistance to be delivered to project affected people for unavoidable impacts. The RAP includes: Policies and procedures on land acquisition, compensation, resettlement and strategy to restore the income and jobs of affected persons; Define the negative impacts of the subproject to local people, these persons will be 23

24 , compensated and and supported by proposing mitigaztion measures; A plan for the affected person can participate in all subproject process, including grievance mechanism II A budget for implementation of Resettlement Action Plan, The RAP will be updated and completed before subproject implementation and after the completion of detailed design, which will specify accuracy scope and affected range of the subproject. The completion of the Resettlement Action Plan in that period will be carried out on the basis of Detailed Measurement Survey (DMS), that update the results ofeol in this period. 2. SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS 2.1 Socioeconomic survey The socioeconomic survey (SES), at a minimum will collect information from a sample of 10% of affected people and 20% of severely affected PAPs, disaggregated by gender and ethnicity. The purpose of the socioeconomic survey is to provide baseline data on PAPs to assess resettlement impacts, and to be sure proposed entitlements are appropriate, and to be used for resettlement monitoring. The scope of data to be collected includes: Household head: name, sex, age, livelihood or occupation, income, education and ethnicity;." Household members: number, livelihood or occupation, school age children and school attendance, and literacy, disaggregated by gender; Living conditions: access to water, sanitation and energy for cooking and lighting; ownership of durable goods; and Access to basic services and facilities. 2.2 Heads of households by sex and ages The results of socioeconomic survey, there are 430 households have been investigated, including 353 HHs headed by males and 77 HHs headed by female, of which 6 are classified as single, widows, or divorced, and also some others are in the same condition but living together with their.parents and brothers and sisters. The table below tells about the ages of household heads by sex, 77,4% of headed households is at or This level of age is specially considered as, for their families, they have generated the main income source and acted as decision makers on production and business activities. Their ages are found rather high for attending training courses on income restoration and economic development activities. There are 22.6% of headed households is at higher 56 years old, they should be given more priority in income assistance. Table 8: Characteristics of the affected households by sex and ages III I Ages Male headed (HHs) Female headed (HHs) Total (HHs) Percentage (0/0)., 24

25 1 From From From Over 71 Total 2.3 Housebold size _I According to results of socioeconomic survey (SES), total number ofaffected persons is of 430, the HHs with <4 mounths account for 51 %, the HHs with 5 7 mounths account for 43.7%. This is the main characteristic in population of the 8 /cities ofcan Tho, Hau Giang, and Kien Giang in MRD. There is only 6.3% of HHs consisting of 7 mounths (27HHs) and mainly living in Hau Giang province with 21 HHs (6.1 %) and the following is s in Can Tho and in Kien Giang Number of persons in family Table 9: Housebolds by number of persons Total 4 or less tban 4 persons 5 7 persons > 7 persons HHs % HHs % HHs % HHs % Total Can Tho city o Mon Thoi Lai Phong Dien Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi Thuy city Chau Thanh A Kien Giang province Giong Rieng

26 Number of persons in family Total 4 or less than 4 persons 5 7 persons > 7 persons HHs % HHs % HHs % HHs % Go Quao Education of the household heads Education level and illiteracy status of the heads of PAPs have been investigated and shown in the table below: The data stated in the table has indicated that: Main characteristics of education of the household heads: most of them (of 213 HHs) are at primary education level accounting for 49.5%, that of 152 HHs accounting for 35.3% at upper primary education level and of 52 HHs accounting for 12.1 % at secondary education level. No household heads are at uppersecondary and collage levels. There are 13 heads of SES who are illiteracy accounting for 3.0%, mainly at high age (>70 year old), the remaining have been in school enrolment and know how to write and read. Total Education level Can Tho city o Mon Thoi Lai Phong Dien Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi Thuycity Chau Thanh A Kien Giang province Giong Rieng Go Quao Table 10: Education of the heads of PAPs Illiteracy Primary school Upperprimary school Secondary school Uppersecondary No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % ,.,. " '"

27 Regrading the female headed households, their educational level is seen lower than average level of the PAPs. The following table has concretized their educational status. Among 77 female headed households, 63.6% equivalent to 49 women are at primary level, followings are 18 women (23.4%) at upperprimary and very small portion of 5 women (6.5%) at secondary level. Rate of illiteracy female headed households is 5 women accounting for 6.5%. This is a difficult for training support on agricultural extension and other income restoration support. Education level I i Table 11: Education of the female heads of PAPs Upperprimary Primary school Illiteracy school Secondary Upperschool secondary No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Total Can Tho city o Mon Thoi Lai Phong Dien Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi Thuycity Chau Thanh A Kien Giang province Giong Rieng Go Quao Land use right and ownership of assets available on land Generally speaking, majority of PAPs are legalized with land ownership. Among 430 HHs, there are only 11 ones are not issued with land use certificate (2.6%) caused by various reasons such as transaction of land without changing name in LURe, lack of condition for LURe issuance. There are 26 households are in process of issuing LURe. The remaining are with LURe (393 households). Table 12: Ownership of affected land Unit: HH 27

28 ~I '. District Without LURC Types of ownership ofaffected land WithLURC Inprocess oflurc issuance Total Total Can Tho city o Mon Thoi Lai Phong Bien g province city Vi Thuy city Chau Thanh A Kien Giang province Giong Rieng I 7 I 9 Go Quao Income of PAPs According to the results of socioeconomic survey, average income of the PAPs is from million VND/year or million VND/month. In 430 surveyed households, the number of PAPs with income level from 3 5 million VND/month accounts for the highest rates (34.5%), number of househods have income level from 23 million VND/month is 28.4%, number of households with income level from 12 million VND is 11.4% and from 5 million and more is 10.2%. The PAPs with income level less than 1 million VND/month are classified as especially difficult ones, poor ones, female headed or single ones. However, these PAPs are found with high number accounting for 15.6 % among the interviewed HHs in socioeconomic survey. They are mainly living in Vi Thuy and Chau Thanh A s, Hau Giang province. Monthly income Total % Table 13: PAPs classification by income level Can Tho city Hau Giang province Kien Giang province I! III,.. ". '" III. 28.

29 I (1,000 VND) 0 Mon Thoi Lai Phong Dien Vi Thanh city Vi Thuy Chau Thanh A Giong Rieng Go Quao < 1, ,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 5,000 5,000 10, Mekong > 10, I 1 0 Total Occupation of the heads of PAPs Occupation, which is the main income source of PAPs, is agricultural production, mainly cultivation (3 wetrice crops), and poultry and livestock production, plantation of wooden trees (eucalyptus, acacia,) and fruit trees, additionally (77.9%). Beside of agriculture, some households have earned income from business (4.7%), from noneagricultural activities (0.2%), from Government salary (1.4%) Main income sources of total PAPS have been surveyed in the subproject area are shown in the table below: Main income source oftbe PAPs Table 14: Main occupation of the heads of PAPs Agriculture Hired labor Gov. staff Business PAPs %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAPs NODagriculture PAP s %of total PAP s PAP s Others Total Can Tho city OMon Thoi Lai Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development %of total PAPs 29

30 Main income source ofthe PAPs Agriculture Hired labor Gov. staff Business PAPs %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAPs PAP s %of total PAP s PhongDien PAP s Others Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi Thuy city Chau Thanh A Kien Giang province GiongRieng Go Quao O In Kien Giang, those with main income from agriculture account for 95.5% of PAPs with agricultural activities, but in Can Tho, those with main income from agriculture account for 62.7%, rate of those involving in hired labor, agriculture, construction, etc. accounts for 37.3 % but that in Hau Giang only accounts for 2104%, and Kien Giang only account for 4.5% Similarly, in the subproject area, the main occupation and main income source of the female headed households are found with agriculture which is stated in the table below. Out of total 77 female headed households, 62 have carried out agriculture as main income source (accounting for 80.5%); followings are those with hired labor of 11 women (14,3%), and 4 with other careers. Particularly, in Kien Giang, the project area consists of Giong Rieng and Go Quao s which are absolutely dealing with agriculture for income generation, so all PAPs are involving in agricultural production, accordingly. Therefore, all the female headed households with 8 women (100%) are participating in agriculture. Main income source ofthe Table 15: Main occupation of female heads of affected households Agriculture Hired labor Gov. staff Business NonagriciIlture Nonagriculture Others %of total PAPs. III '"., lit., 1/1 '", II II,. " 30

31 PAPs PAP s %of %of %of %of %of PAP total total total PAPs total PAPs PAPs total PAPs s PAP PAPs PAPs PAPs PAPs s Total Can Tho city I., o Mon Thoi Lai 4 2 Phong Dien Haa Giang province Vi Thanh city 7 Vi Thuy city 18 Chau Thanh A Kien Giang province GiongRieng 2 GoQuao Labor classification by sex The generalized data of labor distribution shows that both male and female are working in agricultural production and non agriculture production. However, housework is mainly carried out by women as cooking, making houses tidy, and washing clothes. Out of 430 households have been interviewed (SES), there are 77 female headed households. There are some reasons causing women become headed households as widow, divorce, many of them have acted as main and unique labor force in the households with children below 14 year olds and the old people at unworkable age. From this view of economic situation, ways of assisting vulnerable HHs, especially female heads of. households, in income generation should be specifically created to ensure female headed households not to be poorer with the project implementation. Table16: Labor classification by sex Unit: % Works Mekong Both Male Female Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development 31

32 Agriculture Gardening Husbandry Small business/trade Hired labor Cooking Making house tidy Washing clothes Meeting attendance Training attendance Involving in local organization Making decision Vulnerable PAPs Vulnerable households are those who may be at greater risk due to the impacts of land acquisition '" and resettlement and might suffer disproportionately or face the risk of being marginalized,by the effects of land acquisition, according to classification in RPF, they include: (i) households headed by women, (ii) households with disabled household heads, (iii) households falling under the. generally accepted indicator for poverty, (iv) landless households, (v) elderly households with no means of support and landless, and (vi) ethnic minorities. As specified in RPF, they are entitled to additional assistance to help them restore living and socioeconomic conditions. Vulnerable group including ethnic minorities were interviewed and consulted during census survey and preliminary social assessment. Most of these people are affected by land acquisition (agricultural land and garden land). Since detailed engineering design and demarcation marking were not completed at the time of preliminary social assessment, accurate impact assessment (household level) could not be done. Therefore, the impact presented in this RAP is an estimation based on based on basic engineering design. Detailed impact (household level), including impact for ethnic minorities, will be assessed and updated properly and sufficiently in RAP when SA is done during Detailed Measurement. Survey (when the project is implemented and exact scope of impact become clearly known). It is also noted that Replacement Cost Survey (RCS) will be done for all subprojects to ensure compensation/assistance to affected households are done at replacement costs as per RPF. The TT til will work closely with provincial PMUs and their consultants to support them in doing RCS and updating/preparing RAPs properly. All affected vulnerable households will be further consulted during DMS and SA exercise when the impact is clear to them. A sample of socioeconomic data collection template (provided in RPF and RAP's annex) will be used during household consultation. Information collected will be adequately analyzed and presented in updated RAPs by agencies updating/preparing RAPs with the support from the TT. Analysis needs to indicate clearly a) the extent to which these vulnerable households would be affected (land, crops, structures, business.) and b) mitigation measures proposed to address these impacts (as per RPF, EMPF, and local regulations). 32 III. II " "

33 Out of 162 vulnerable PAPs in the subproject area, 107 are poor ones, 38 female headed households (7 ones are also the poor including 3 ones in Phong Dien Can Tho city, 2 ones in Chau Thanh A, and 2 ones in Vi Thuy shau Giang province) and 24 HHs of Khme minority in Chau Thanh A, Vi Thuy s in Hau Giang province. They will be provided with assistance based on policy framework of Vietnam Government and WB (see table below for detail). Out of 162 vulnerable HHs, no one have t<? lose ~20 % oftheir productive land. Most ofthem are lost temporarily land and plants. Some households affected house and relocate, they will be provided with assistance based on policy ofprovinces. Table 17: Household classification by vulnerable groups Unit: HH Poor households Female headed households Etbnic minority households ~tal Can Tho city o Mon Thoi Lai Phong Dien S S 0 Hau Giang province Vi Thanh city Vi Thuycity Chau Thanh A S4 IO Expectaction ofcompensation, resettlement and livelibood assisstance All PAPs interviewed in socioeconomic survey are consulted about their compensation options, only 0.7 % equivalents to 3 HHs give ideas that they want to have land for land compensation Kien Giang province Giong Rieng Go Quao instead ofcash compensation, most of them have small resource of productive land and also with small affected area, and even temporarily lose The second option with cash compensation payment, 380 PAPs have chosen this option accounting for Most of them stated that they choose this option as their affected area is small. without affecting on their production and business, so incash compensation is simpler and 33

34 compensation money will be more effectively ifused for other income genration activities. There are only 47 PAPs accounting for 10.9% haven't yet decided compensation options of land or money. However, actually, survey in the project area shows that there is no availability of land resource for compensating those to be affected by agricultural land. Table 18: Household classification by compensation options Options HH % With land forland compensation With incash compensation Not decided yet Total There are 362 HHs affected with houses, of which 231 HHs affected with residential land, all of them don't want to relocate in resettlement site as their remaining land is enough for new house construction. Some HHs affected with a small part ofhouses (without damaging house structure) can keep on living. However, some others with remaining land not enough for living also want to be compensated by money as they have other land resources or houses out side the project areas. The table of resettlement options and rates has clarified the above expression, only 0.6% of house affected HHs wants to relocate in the project resettlement site, the 99.4 % wants to locate in their remaining land. Table 19: Rates and option of resettlement Option % With incash compensation and self relocation 99.4 With houses out side project affected area 34.5 With enough land for house construction 63.4 With incash compensation and buying land 2.,1 Relocation in the project resettlement site 0.6 Total Regarding options for income restoration, many PAPs (29.3%) choose the intime compensation it means that compensation and assistance are immediately given to PAPs at the time of finishing DMS, so that the PAPs will have good amount ofmoney for income restoration planning. The next 34 I. III " " " rill e'. I

35 ., options chosen by the PAPs are providing credit loans for production development (26.1 %), vocational training (13.4%), extension assistance (14.6%), and assistance with breeding, samplings, incash assistance ( detailed data stated in the table below). Based on the income restoration options chosen by the PAPs and the community consultation results, to formulate the plan of income restoration for land acquired HHs. Table 20: Rates and options of income restoration of PAPs Option Rate % Intime compensation 29.3 Vocational training 13.4 Assistance with Loan 26.1 Assistance with breeding, samplings 8.7 Assistance with extension technology Incash assistance During socioeconomic survey, the PAPs are interviewed about their plan if to be compensated (table 16). The table shows that their plans mainly concentrate on house construction or repairing (30.8%), this is caused by the MRD household characteristic of living in temporary house, therefore, upgrading house is priotized, and the next will be purchasing valuable assets and house instruments Some PAPs want to use compensation money for savings (11.5%), and some others will use compensation money for other purposes such as healthcare, education; out of 23 HHs affected with business shops, only 1 HHs will spend compensation money for continuation and extension of their business. With the geographic characteristics ofmrd where the rate ofhhs with large area for agricultural production is very high, so only a small number of PAPs has chosen the option of incash compensation and buying production land, only 1.7% of surveyed HHs has chosen this option Table 21: Options using compensation money set by the PAPs 7.9 Option Rate % House construction and repairing 30.8 Buying land 0.7 Purchasing assets 19.3 Investing in small business/trade

36 Savings 11.5 " The heads of PAPs are not only interviewed about their options of using compensation money but '" Education 14.8 Healthcare 19.7 also the plans of generating replacement income. It is not the same with plans of using., compensation money, most of PAPs have chosen other option (but not yet decide specific option) with the highest rate of 39.8%, the followings are handcraft career (26.4%). In plans of using compensation money, PAPs have not paid attention on buying agricultural land, but in options of generating replacement income, 1.7% of PAPs have selected this option as so far. agricultural production has traditionally been their main income sources, and the next with small rates are small business, opening new shop, etc. i Table 22: PAPs options ofgenerating replacement income Buying new land for agricultural production Establishing business enterprises. Small business/ trade Handcraft Finding new job/job creation Others Option Rate % 3 POLICY FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENTS 3.1 Legal documents on land acquisition and resettlement A Resettlement Policy Framework has been adopted that guides resettlement planning and implementation for all subproject of the project "Mekong Delta Water Resource Management for Rural Development Project" requiring land acquisition. The overall objective of the policy is to ensure that all people affected by the subproject are able to maintain and, preferably, improve their presubproject living standards and incomeearning capacity from compensation and life rehabilitation assistance for the loss ofmovable and immovable assets. The policis applied for this RAP are based on the laws and regulations of the Government of Viet Nam (GOV) and the Involuntary Resettlement Policy ofwb which integrated in RPF ofthe project Principle Vietnamese Laws and Regulations '" Constitution ofthe Socialist Republic ofvietnam (1992) has confirmed the rights of her citizens of I 'II' '" ill, ill II '" '"

37 house ownership and house ownership protection. Beside that, the Government has issued laws, decrees, and regulations setting the legal framework of land acquisition, compensation, and resettlement. The principal Vietnamese laws and regulations include: Land law passed by the National Assembly on 26 November frames Decree 181, dated 29 November 2004, on executing Land law. Decree 197, dated 03 December 2004, on compensation, assistance and resettlement when the State acquires the land. This is arguably the key piece of legislation which replaces Decree 22/CP dated 24 April 1998 which previously provided the primary basis for compensation and resettlement activities. Decree 198 ofthe Government on charging fees on land use. Decree 188, dated 16 November 2004, on methods to identify tariffs and the tariff for different types of land. Decree 17/2006INDCP, dated 27 January 2006, relating to amendment and additions to Decrees 181 and 197 above. Decree 84/20071NDCP, on 2Sth May 2007 on supplementary regulations on granting land use certificate, orders and procedures for compensation, assistance and resettlement when the State acquires land and settling complaints on land. Circular 06/2007/TTBTNMT, dated IS June 2007, ofthe Ministry ofnatural Resources and Environment guidelines to executing Decree 84 ofthe Government. Decree 123/2007INDCP, dated 27 July 2007, relating to amendment and additions to Decree 188/20041NDCP above. Circular 14S/2007/TTBTC, dated 6 December 2007, of the Ministry of Finance guidelines to executing Decree 123 of the Government and replacing Circular 144 of MOF on guidance of executing Decree 188/20041NDCP. Decree 69/2009INDCP, dated 13 August 2009, regulating additional planning of land use, land prices, land acquisition, compensation, assistance and resettlement. Circular 14/2009/TTTNMT, dated 16 November 2009, of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment providing guidelines on executing Decree 69 of the Government and replacing Circular TT BTC, of the Ministry of Finance guiding on executing Decree 197/2004 ofthe Government. Decree 79/20031ND CP, promulgating the regulation on the exercise of democracy in communes, including requirements for consultation with and participation of people in communes. Other laws, decrees and regulations relevant to land management, land acquisition and resettlement include the Construction Law 16/2003/QHl1 on compensation and relocation of people affected by ground clearance for investment projects, Decree 16/200SNDCP on the implementation of the Construction Law, Decree 182/20041NDCP on penalties for administrative violations in land issues, Decree 198/20041ND CP on land use fees, Decree No. 12/20091NDCP dated 12/2/2009 on the management of construction investment projects, Decree No. 131/20061NDCP, on the management and use of Official Development Assistance (ODA), and Decree No.70 that stipulates that all documents registering family assets and land use rights must be in the names of both 37

38 husband and wife. Decisions of project provinces relating to compensation and resettlement in provincial territory will be also applied for each relevant project province. Laws, decrees and decisions relevant to public disclosure of information include Land Law, No. 13/2003/QHl1, Article 39, requiring disclosure of information to affected people prior to recovery of agricultural and nonagricultural lands of a minimum of 90 and 180 days minimum respectively. Decrees relevant to protection and preservation of cultural property include Decree No. 186/2004INDCP requiring that sites currently recognized for cultural and historical preservatiqn and that are situated within the boundaries of waterway safety corridors, should be kept intact according to current legal regulations. The Central Project Office of MARD through its Environment and Resettlement Division is responsible for ensuring effective implementation of the RPF in close consultation with other line agencies and the provinces. With the promulgation of Decree 69/2009INDCP dated 13 August 2009 of Vietnamese Government regulating additional land use plan, land prices, land acquisition, compensation, assistance and resettlement, policy and legal framework of Vietnamese Government on resettlement is consistent in most respects with the principles ofwb's policy. Beside Gov's laws and regulations, Can Tho city, Hau Giang and Kien Giang provinces released legal documents to guide utilization of Gov's regulations on land acquisition, compensation and resettlement. The following Decisions promulgated regulations for compensation, assistant and resettlement when Government of Vietnam acquires land on the territory of the city and provinces: (i). Can Tho city: Decision No /QDUBND Can Tho city dated 22 September 2008 on releasing Regulations for compensation, assistant and resettlement when Government of Vietnam acquire land on the te~itory of the city Decision No. 102/2008/QDUBND Can Tho city dated 22 December 2008 on amending and supplementing Decision No /QDUBND dated 22 September 2008 by Can Tho city PC regulating for compensation, assistant and resettlement when Government of Vietnam acquire land in the territory of Can Tho city Decision No. 68/2009/QDUBND Can Tho city dated 29 December 2009 on releasing land prices in the territory of Can Tho city Decision No. 12/2010/QDUBND dated 04 February 2010 of the Can Tho city PC on compensation, assistant and resettlement when Government of Vietnam acquires land in the territory of Can Tho city. (II). Han Giang province: Decision No /QD UBND dated 24 November 2008 of Hau Giang PPC on releasing regulations for compensation, assistant and resettlement when Government of Vietnam acquires land in the territory of Hau Giang province. Decision No /QDUBND dated 30 December 2009 of Hau Giang PPC on releasing land prices in the territory of Hau Giang province.. Official letter No. 3439IUBND NCTH dated 23 April 2010 of Hau Giang PPC on "., 1(11 '" 38 "

39 implement ting policy of compensation, assistant and resettlement when Government of Vietnam acquires land in the territory of Hau Giang province. Decision No. ISI2010/QD UBND dated 21 June 2010 on Regulations for unit price and plant density for valuating compensation, assistance of losses when Government of Vietnam acquire land in the territory of Hau Giang province. Decision No. 32/2010/QD UBND dated 28 December 2010 on Regulations for unit price of house and constructed works for valuating compensation, assistance of losses when Government of Vietnam acquire land in the territory of Hau Giang province. (III). Kien Giang province: Decision No. 14/2007/QDUBND of Kien Giang province, dated 16 March 2007 on releasing current prices ofconstructing house, work and subordinate structure in the territory of Kien Giang province. Decision No /QDUBND of Kien Giang province, dated 20 October 2008 on releasing compensation prices for affected plants and crops in the territory of Kien Giang province. Decision No. 24S9/QDUBND of Kien Giang Rach Gia province, dated OS October 2009 on applying price indexes of construction to admen current prices of constructing house, work and subordinate structure in the territory of Kien Giang province, this Decision is released in attached with the Decision No. 19/2008/QDUBND dated 08/7/2008 of Kien Giang province World Bank Policy for Involuntary Resettlement There are 2 social safeguard policies: Operational Policy OP 4.l2 on Involuntary resettlement and OP 4.10: Indigenous people. These policies describe objectives and and guidelines should be followed in case of involuntary land acquisition and retristions to acess to national parks and protected area, and when related to indigenous people. The objective of OP 4.12 area: Involuntary resettlement should be avoided where feasible, or minimized, exploring all viable alternative project designs; Where it is not feasible to avoid resettlement, resettlement activities should be conceived and executed as sustainable development programs, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons displaced by the project to share in project benefits. Displaced persons should be meaningfully consulted and should have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs; Displaced persons should be assisted in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them, in real terms, to predisplacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to he beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. For preparation and implementation of activities involving land acquisition, compensation, relocation, and restriction of resources uses, the policy require close consultation of the affected population and appropriate mitigation of the potential negative impacts given special attention to ethnic, gender, and other vulnerable group issues. The policy also specify the need for information disclosure, monitoring and evaluation, and ensuring adequate budget and capacity ofthe agencies Key Differences between Government and WB Policy 39

40 There is basic difference between Viet Nam's laws and the World Bank's Involuntary Resettlement Policy especially with regard to the entitlement of PAPs with legal and illegal rights/titles. The World Bank Policy does not consider the absence of legal rights of PAPs on the acquired land as an impediment to receiving compensation for other assets and for rehabilitation assistance. Nonregistration of a P AP's business also does not bar them from being assisted in restoring their business. There is also slight difference in the definition of major/severe impacts. Key differences between WB Involuntary Resettlement Policy and Viet Nam's legislation, including measures to address the differences, are outlined in Table 23 below. Table 23: Differences between Vietnam's policy on resettlement and WB's Policy on Article 11, Decree 69: The compensation rates for land shall be determined by the PPC in accordance with the Government regulations for the type of land which has been used for at the time of land acquisition. If land compensation price is lower than actual transfer price at normal market conditions in locality, PPC is responsible for determining the land compensation price which is suitable to the actual price. Involuntary Resettlement WI Land compensation should be based on replacement cost at current market values. A replacement cost survey should be conducted at the time of land acquisition.. At the time of land acquisition implementation, District Resettlement Committees carry out replacement cost survey to ensure that compensation rates for all categories of loss will be equivalent to replacement cost at current market values. lilt Article 18, 20 in Decree All affected houses and Houses and other structures on 197: structures, irrespective of land that were constructed prior Houses and structures on land tenure status, should be to the cutoff date will be noneligibleforcompensation compensated at the full compensated at 100% of land, which replacement cost. replacement cost of the new have not violated houses and structures without any announced land use plans or the right of way will be deductions for depreciation of salvageable materials compensated or assisted at maximum of 80 percent of cost. Articles 26 and item 2 of All affected businesses are All affected businesses are article 28 in Decree 197: eligible for assistance eligible for assistance Only registered businesses are for assistance II II 40, "

41 Article 20 and 22 Decrees 69: AP's losing more than 30 percent of productive land (outside resident area) will be entitled to assistance in living stabilization and vocational training/job creation. No provision for external monitoring. Mekong 3.2 Compensation Policy General principles For households whose livelihoods are landbased, when land acquired is less than 20% of the total productive area, and the residual is economically viable, cash compensation for lost assets may be appropriate. Note: Impacts are considered "minor" if the affected people are not physically displaced and less than 10% of their productive assets are lost, and there is no physical relocation. External monitoring of the resettlement process by an independent and qualified institution is required. + PAPs who lose less than 20% (or less 10% for vulnerable households) of their total productive land for landbased livelihoods will be entitled to compensation of lost land at replacement cost + PAPs who lose 20% or more (or 10% or more for vulnerable households) of their total productive land for landbased livelihoods will be entitled to rehabilitation assistance, including subsistence, vocational training/job creation (in addition to compensation of lost land at lacement Provision will be made for the independent external monitoring of the resettlement and income restoration process. In general, the Land Law 2003 and Decree 197/20041NDCP, Decree 17/20061NDCP on amendment of some provisions guiding ~mplementation of the Land Law 2003 and Decree 197, Decree 84/20071NDCP on orders and procedures of compensation implementation, and Decree 69/20091NDCP providing additional guidelines on land use, compensation, support and resettlement satisfy the most principles and objectives of the World Bank's Policy on Involuntary Resettlement. To ensure a fair compensation and adequate relocation, rehabilitation of the PAPs caused by land acquisition and loss of house and/assets due to the project development, with approval of the government of Vietnam for the RPF of the project MDWRMRDP. In this regard the following principles and objectives would be applied for the subproject as well: a. Acquisition of land and other assets will be minimized as much as possible; resettlement of more than 25,000 households will not be allowed unless WB prior clearance is provided. b. A full RAP will be prepared for subproject with more than 200 PAPs based on the outline in Annex 2 of the RPF. For number of PAPs less than 200 people, an abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan could be prepared follwing the outline in Annex 2 of the RPF. c. All Project Affected Persons are identified in the Project impacted areas as ofthe date of the baseline surveys. They are entitled to be provided with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their preproject living standards, income earning capacity and production levels. Lack of legal rights to the assets lost will not bar the PAP from entitlement/compensation to such rehabilitation measures. Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development 41

42 d. The rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) cash compensation at replacement cost without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for houses and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity with full title and acceptable to the PAP' ; (iii) replacement of residential and commercial land of equal size with full title and acceptable to the PAP; (iv) and transfer and subsistence allowances. e. Plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the PAPs, to ensure minimal disturbance. f. The compensation and rehabilitation activities will be satisfactorily completed before awarding of contract of civil works under each subproject. g. The sources of funding for the compensation and rehabilitation of PAPs will be funded as follows: compensation for productive, residential and commercial land will come from the communal land fund (if communal land fund is available) through the approval of the PPC, and cash compensation for productive, residential and commercial land (if communal land fund is unavailable), structures, trees, crops, income loss and rehabilitation assistance will come from the Government counterpart fund in the Project. h. Institutional arrangements are in place to ensure effective and timely design, planning, consultation and implementation ofthe compensation program. i. Land acquisition, compensation and relocation of PAPs cannot commence until the RAP has been reviewed and approved by the World Bank. Commencement of civil works may commence in sections where there are no resettlement impacts. All civil works will be coordinated with resettlement activities. The World Bank will not allow construction activities in specific sites until all resettlement activities have been satisfactorily completed, agreed rehabilitation assistance is in place, and the site is free of all encumbrances. j. Strategies will be adopted to ensure gendersensitive resettlement and rehabilitation measures and, to engage women actively in the planning and implementation of the resettlement program as well as other programs. The resettlement committees, resettlement specialists will be directly involved in all aspects of the development and implementation of the gender strategy, to ensure that these measures are adequately implemented. k. At the beginning of the project implementation, Grievance Redress Committees will be established from villages to provincial levels built on the existing structures consisting of concerned departments, mass organizations, women and ethnic representatives Compensation and entitlements a. Eligibility: All PAPs who are identified in the projectimpacted areas on the cutoff date of the subproject will be entitled to compensation for their affected assets, and rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their preproject living standards, incomeearning capacity and production levels. The cutoffdate will be the final day of the detailed measurement survey (DMS) in each subprojects/investments. Those who encroach into the investment area after the cutoff date will not be entitled to compensation or any other assistance. h. Entitlements: Based on the types of impacts, category of PAPs, and their entitlements the subproject will prepare specific entitlements to each category of PAPs following the entitlement matrix below as appropriate. Following detailed design, DMS and social assessments will be the basis for determining actual impacts, and replacement cost surveys 1 "Agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity" means that the land provided as compensation should be able to produce the same or better yield the PAP was producing on hislher previous land. lit ". " " l1li It " " 42

43 ,. will be carried out to determine actual replacement costs and rates to update this RAP and in the entitlement matrix (Table 24) below Entitlement Matrix Table 24: Entitlement Matrix ""'" land, land, land, aquacultural land) Owners LURC cash compensation at replacement which is equivalent to the market value of land within the village, LJU'J:\ \.,.I of similar type, category and productive capacity, free from transaction costs administration For loss of 20 % or more of the If the remammg land total productive land: not economically viable, as a priority, a replacement land nearby at the request of PAPs, the Project will acquire the entire the remaining land. The size of the entire holding will be the basis for providing land or cash compensation and relevant allowances. with equal productive acceptable to the PAP would provided with land title or land certificate without any fees, OR compensation at replacement cost case replacement land is unavailab AND entitlement to rehabilitation and allowance package defmed below for severely PAPs. Compensation for land replacement cost if no dispute and violation with announced planning. If not meet conditions compensation, PPC considers support. DRC should work CPC to identify the of the affected land the starting point of use. Residential Users with LURC,. With remaining land sufficient to. PAPs may Land or in the process rebuild houses/structures: (i) donate portion of of acquiring compensation at replacement residential land to LURC which is equivalent to the project. market value of land of similar type voluntary donation category, and free from minor strips of res.idc~ntiall costs (taxes, administration fees) land will only be al (ii) cash for improvement of by the Project when residential land (e.g. filling following criteria leveling) so PAPs can move back strictly complied with: build house on remaining plot. the PAP's total residential Without remaining land land area is not less than to rebuild houses/structures: 300 m 2 ; (ii) the strip land land that can be donated 43

44 resettlement sites or in commune, cannot more than 5 the same area, type and of the total land area; without charge for taxes, (iii) there are no houses, and land transfer, with land title or structures or fixed use certificate, OR (ii) on the affected portion compensation at replacement land. (iii) the which is equivalent to the infrastructure is market value of land of similar type and location or site specific. till category, free from transaction the location cannot, (taxes, administration fees) plus changed OP 4.12 will allowance for leveling and apply land. Compensation for affected in combination 1l",au".allJ' 1through either replacement land or cash with CPCs identify the or rights payment will be at replacement cost, eligibility of land to use land however no dispute and no violation compensation based with announced planning, otherwise no decision No.12/201 compensation for land but only support VBND can ThO' city; for losses.! Decision No. 14/20 I O/QD If PAPs have no other residence, VBND Hau Giang PPC considers to allocate residential province and Decision No. land and rehabilitation and allowance /QDVBND for PAP. Giang province. Temporary Legal user For agricultural and residential land The of Land occupant to be used temporarily by the project, supervision consultant ". (i) cash compensation but should not be IMO will ensure that less than the unrealized income (i) location and an'!;nnlentl., revenue that could be generated by the of the temporary use property during the period of temporary will have the least use of the land; (ii) cash compensation social impacts; (ii) that. at replacement cost for affected landowner is assets (e.g., structures, trees, and (iii) restoration of the tern used land within I month completion of construction informed of hislher and entitlements as per investment resettlement policy; agreement (iii) between the and the u~ww.w, Owners Cash compensation at Adequate affected houses cost for the new Houses/Shops, provided for i:>ec:ofl<lar] whether or not structure with no deduction rebuild/repair Structures land is owned depreciation of the structure structures (kitchen, salvageable materials; Affected houses bins) or rehabilitation and allowance shops that are no partially for PAP as defined below for viable are those " i 44

45 .,. longer viable (will require relocation) Partially Affected Owners affected Houses/Shops and structures remaining is viable Loss business Owners of regardless income whether or relocation they register during dismantling! repair. affected nnftjnlnl (without relocation) Crops Trees resources/ lic Owner or not owned affected PAPs, including housing rent remaining affected ""'!"Ttl"" during construction ofnew house. are no The compnetation will be made usablelhabitable. based on Article 28, Chapter IV, Decision No. 12/2010/QDUBND Can Tho city; Article 26, Chapter IV Decision 14/2010/QDUBND Hau Giang province and Article 14, Chapter IV Decision /QD Kien Giang province. Cash compensation at replacement cost for the affected part and cost repairing the remaining part. Cash compensation equivalent the average of daily income multiplied by the number of days business disruption. Reparation cost negotiated with DRC through interviews informal shop owners get an estimate of dai net profit. Provide customer to the business and to mitigate disruptions avoid or closure. of If standing annual crops are DRC inform uln''''tn''''''ripening and cannot be harvested, cash PAPs at least 3 montlllsi compensation at market price before land acquisition equivalent to the highest production crop over the last three years by the current market value ofcrops For perennial crops and trees, cash compensation at current market value based on type, age, and productive capacity. For timber trees, cash compensation at current market value based on type, age and diameter breast. oftrees 45

46 .!lit til areas IV.,,u.IOwners of graves Compensation to removal graves will be paid directly to PAPs, including costs of excavation, relocation, reburial, purchasing/obtaining land for relocation of graves and all other reasonable costs in accordance with local rituals. Electricity Electricity Cash compensation for cost Compensation will be Poles Companies dismantle, transfer and rebuild made based on Decision No. 12/2010/QDUBND Can Tho, Hau Giang and Decision No. 14/201O/QD UBND, Decision No /QDUBND Kien Support Eligible Additional to compensation for acquired households no,,,,,,rr, acquired land at replacement cost, agricultural acquired households will be provided a cash land agricultural allowance, equal to from 20% to 50% located of average residential land cost in the rural resident or urban area project area but supported area is not exceed 5 times ofquota of residential land in locality. PPC will decide specific support levels to apply for its territory. Eligible affected Beside of compensation for acquired households agricultural land, affected households directly cultivate are provided one oftwo below options: on. the acquired _occupation change/job creation agncultural land allowance in cash, equal to from 1.5 to and 5 times of compensation value ofentire acquired agricultural land area but not exceed quota of land allocation in locality; OR a residential land plot or an apartment or a productive/commercialland plot, if locality has land fund. PPC will decide specific support levels to apply for its territory. If labor age members of affected households require vocational training for a free' course will be Payment provided one time compensation payment. Payment provided one time compensation payment. 46. WI' ".,

47 residential months provided based on their needs. Support Households Beside ofcompensation at replacement garden land cost for affected land, affected pond households will be supported by cash, equal to from 20% to 70% of price of the residential land plot. not considered PPC will decide level ofthe support. land Transition Relocating Relocating PAPs will be provided with subsistence households cash or inkind assistance equivalent to allowance relocating 30 kilogram (kg) of rice at current residual land or market value for 6 months per other sites household member Severely PAPs losing or more of productive productive land/income land/income provided with cash or inkind equivalent to 30 kg of rice at "',, "'.,,,, market value for 6 months household member if no relocation, 1 months if relocation, and 24 months relocation to sites with socioeconomic conditions. From more than 50% to 70% their productive land/income will provided with cash or inkind assistance equivalent to 30 kg of rice at market value for 9 months months if relocation, and 24 months relocation to sites with socioeconomic conditions From more than 70% of productive land/income will provided with cash or inkind assistance equivalent to 30 kg of rice at market value for 12 months household member if no relocation, if relocation, and 36 months relocation to sites. Payment should be provided for households one time at the time of compensation payment. 47

48 Businesses households with nonregistered business Structure totally affected and must be relocated OR partially affected and must be rebuilt. Cash assistance for loss of income based on the minimum wage in the respective province for the duration that the business/incomegeneration activity is disrupted. Cash compensation for affected structures at replacement costs. Affected businesses will be notified 2 months in advance to relocate and/or rebuild new structures, so as to be able to continue to operate businesses while resettling. Registered business owners Vocational training/job creation Transportation allowance Housing rent Structure totally affected and must be relocated OR partially affected and must be rebuilt. PAPs losing or more of productive land Relocating households other sites Relocating households Cash assistance for loss of income equal to 30% of taxable revenues of one year. Average annual taxable revenues determined on basis of financial statements for the past 3 years; And Cash compensation for affected structures at replacement costs; And Relocation allowance if relocated An additional allowance for YV"'UU'VU"'" PPC decides level training/job creation equal to 1.5 to 5. allowance times of affected area value but exceed quota of agricultural land Based on locality Article 30, Decision l2/201 0/QDVBND Tho city; Article Chapter IV 14/2010/QDVBND Giang Province Section 1, Article 18, Chapter IV, Decision No. 31/2009/QDVBND Kien Giang province. Support for transfer all old and building materials and personal possessions by cash with not less 1,500,000VND/relocating household. This support is not applied relocation in the same affected Support for renting house The support should be construction.of new house, for 6 provided at the time months per household. PPC decides the compensation. rent but not less than VND 600,000 month in rural and one million in area. 48 " II ill III II.

49 ~!!! Severely affect InenUliel vulnerable PAP rice per person in the such as the household. household (based. An additional allowance of MOLISA identified at on MOLISA of rice per person for not less than 3 time of criteria), years and lower than 10 years in the implementation. households headed poorest household. by women, the. Eligible to participate elderly, disabled, restoration program landless, and poor. The contractors will make all ethnic groups reasonable efforts to recruit severely affected and vulnerable PAPs as laborers for construction Incentive bonus Relocating Cash bonus up to a maximum Payment to be households VND 5,000,000 per household for directly to relocating households that dismantle immediately structures from affected land in a timely removal. in addition to au entitlements 3.3 Measures for mitigating negative impacts on vulnerable groups Out of 162 vulnerable PAPs in the subproject area, 107 are poor ones, 38 female headed households (7 ones are also the poor) and 24 HHs ofkhme minority. The subproject recognizes that certain social groups may be less able to restore their living conditions, livelihoods and income levels and has incorporated these concerns into the preparation and implementation of subproject activities through an adoption of participatory planning and decision making process. Women in the rural villages contribute to household economy and community livelihood development. They will be empowered to become active members in community activities and projects and other collective. endeavors in support of project implementation and monitoring. The households vulnerable in socioeconomy are the very poor households, receiving social subsidy from the Government; the households headed by women, ethnic minority households, warvalid households, households with old persons and the disable, etc. will be assisted for improving economic conditions and income restoration based on their specific conditions., The Contractors carrying out construction works will be requested to mobilize local labours of vulnerable groups to involve in simple working activities. 4 INCOME RESTORATION PROGRAMME According Government to the compensation policy frame of "The round off 0 Mon Xa No sluice and dyke systems Phase 1" subproject and Decisions of compensation, assistant and resettlement when of Vietnam acquire land in the territory of Can Tho city, Hau Giang and Kien Giang provinces, income restoration measures for PAPs loosing 20% or more of productive land will be provided with income restoration programes. In the subproject area, no PAPs have needed income restoration programes. Mekong Delta Water Resources Management for Rural Development 49

50 project (better irrigation water, access to water/sanitation services, agricultural extension. In addition to compensation, opportunities for affected households to receive more benefit from trainings, access to agricultural inputs.) will be considered, where appropriate. 5. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND GRIVANCE REDRESS Disclosure of information and consultations is deployed during preparation and implementation of subproject to ensure that PAPs and other stakeholders have timely information about land " acquisition, compensation and resettlement, as well as opportunities to participate in and express their preferences and concerns regarding the resettlement program. The representative of district, commune, ward and/or hamlet authorities organized meetings and. consultation, distributes information and took other steps to keep PAPs informed. Additionally, the organization and people related to land and asset's acquisition and resettlement including, social organizations such as Famer Union, Women Union, and Fatherland Front etc. of all affected communes in subproject area participated the meeting for information disclosure and consultation on land acquisition, compensation and resettlement ofthe subproject. All affected people of "The round off 0 Mon Xa No sluice and dyke systems Phase 1" " subproject are people living in communes of 8 s/town of Can tho city, Hau Giang and i Kien Giang provinces consisting of0 Mon, Thoi Lai, Phong Dien s, Vi Thanh city, Vi Thuy, Chau Thanh A, Giong Rieng and Go Quao s. 5.1 Information disclosure '" The purpose of information disclosure is to provide information of impacts, compensation and assistance to PAPs and affected communities. As the mater a fact, due to farmers' limited social relationship and habit of hesitating to talk with authorities, the worries relating to policy are rarely exchanged between local authorities and PAPs. The PAPs feel free to ask about compensation policy and get project related document at any time, they don' have to wait for information " disclosure. Leaders of communes/wards/towns in the subproject area and Resettlement consultants have co odinated to conduct meetings of total PAPs for public consultation on subproject works, at the same time, document of the subproject information are distributed to the PAPs. Impacts, potential negative and positive impacts, and implementation plan of activities (EOL, announcement of EOL results, compensation option, etc.) are consulted in these meetings. In the community consultation meetings on impacts of the subproject works, entitlement matrix, specific compensation policy and process of compensation, assistance, and resettlement and grievance redress solving are disseminated in the affected villages. All the PAPs of communes/wards/towns in the subproject area attended the consultation meetings. Representatives of commune leadership, s/towns/cities have directly explained, answered the PAPs' questions. Entitlement matrix and specific policy of compensation, assistance, and resettlement is printed out and distributed to PAPs, posted in communes/wards/towns offices and village cultural house in the subproject area. Work of EOL have been conducted with the participation of representatives of '" communes/wards/towns, head, deputyhead ofvillages, mass organizations, and PAPs. Result of valuation, compensation, assistance, and resettlement (based on entitlement matrix and EOL) calculated by household and distributed to every PAPs. This results will be posted in communes/wards/towns offices, head, and deputy heads of villages. WI 5.2 Community (!onsultation III First (!onsultation meeting " " 50 III