Complaint > Strominvest II-01/Minsk

Appraisal: CAO Compliance Appraisal Report Strominvest - March 2018 - English

...compensation, in cash or in-kind, provided to the local residents.6 The complainants submitted a YouTube video from September 2015, in which they raise these issues with the city authorities and the client during an information session on the Timiriazeva project.7 According to the complainants and the company 150-200 people would be displaced if the project goes ahead. 1 IFC. Summary of Proposed Investment, Strominvest/Erilin (#26107). See https://goo.gl/RpiyYa 2 Tvoya Stolitsa. Company Servic...

Complaint > Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project

Management Action Plan: First Progress Report on Management Action Plan

...compensation and R&R assistance. However, Hatsari rejected the package. THDC put forward several enhanced relocation and compensation options, but these too were rejected by the Hatsari households (17 families). As a consequence, THDC changed the location of the switchyard, the alignment of the adit to the tail race tunnel, and the approach road to the surge shaft so that the Hatsari land would not be required for the Project. However, concerned about the impacts of construction nearby, THDC has...

Complaint > Southern Transport Development Project (STDP)

Monitoring: Annual Monitoring Report [PDF] Report sent to Requesters

...compensation payment; delays in providing new land titles; lack of information to invest the compensation proceeds wisely; the refusal to recognize specific claims on items such as trees and other crops; and invidious comparisons of compensation rates for apparently same plots of land. Affectees are unclear as to what constitutes "full compensation"; basic compensation; the additional compensation awarded at Land Acquisit...

Complaint > Vizhinjam-01/Kerala

Compliance Report: CAO Compliance Investigation Report, Vizhinjam 01, 02 & 03 - January 23, 2018

...cash compensation for certain groups of project affected fishermen, the ESIA included no discussion of compensation for impacts on tourism-based livelihoods. The ESIA did, however, include a direction that the Tourism Impact Assessment should evaluate the status of each resort under the CRZ notification requirements and specified that entitlements should be determined based on the legality of resorts. CAO Investigation Report: IFC Advisory Services Project with VISL ...

Complaint > Reventazon Hydroelectric Power Project

Management Response: Management Response

...cash compensation at full replacement cost following laws and regulations applicable in Costa Rica. The criteria for land valuation are also detailed in the Marco Estrategico. The land expropriation process and related compensation are currently under judicial review in Costa Rica. 4.4.3 It is also worth noting that as part of the implementation of the Project, ICE has acquired approximately 1,900 hectares extending to 137 properties. These processes e...

Complaint > Third Power Project, Fourth Power Project, and proposed Bujagali Hydropower Project

Management Response: 24-Management Response (English)

...compensation for lost crops and land. 61. Receipt of a resettlement plan, including details of compensation proposals, was required prior to an invitation being sent to negotiate the Credit, and implementation of the plan was a condition of disbursement for the civil works component of the project. In March 1992, the Relocation and Compensation Plan Final Report for Owen Falls Extension (following on the January 1991 UEB submittal) was finalized (for a much larger number of households than f...

Complaint > Second Urban Environment Sanitation Project

Eligibility: 49-Management Report and Recommendation (English)

...compensation for stone crackers who may not be eligible for compensation under national laws; (b) payment of compensation directly to affected people rather than being distributed through allodial (holding permanent title) land owners; and (c) assessment of the valuation methods being used to ensure they meet the requirements of OP 4.12. 37. Consultations were carried out with a broad range of stakeholders between December 2007 and October 31, 2008, in conjunction with the socioeconomic base...

Complaint > Power Development Project

Management Response: 87-Update-Management Action Plan (English)

...compensation offered. Because of this expectation, funds for all outstanding payments to cover 100% of the land values have been placed in a special account of the Chief District Office (CDO) set aside for compensation purposes only, and the compensation is on-going. 9. Compensation in Dhanusa and Ramechap Districts. To date, the Project is not dis- puted in these districts. Land acquisition for all tower pads has been completed and towers erected. Compensation for the ROW, the land owners...

Complaint > Electricity Expansion Project

Management Response: Addendum to Management Report and Recommendation

...cash compensation for eligible PAPs who were wrongly omitted, based on the outcome of the verification / examination mentioned above. KenGen to provide such compensation within 30 days after confirmation of names. 6. Resettlement allowance of Ksh. 35,000/- 1. Reimburse the power connection fee of approximately Ksh 32,000/-. In consideration for the community dropping items 7, and marking as agreed items 8, 9, and 10 as written below. 2. Payment will be made within 60 days upon confir...

Complaint > Bujagali Energy-07/Bujagali

Appraisal: CAO Compliance Appraisal Report - Bujagali-07

...compensation. The RCDAP stated that this information was explained to PAPs who were identified and surveyed individually, as well as to the land board and the land committees. The RCDAP covered key aspects of a resettlement action plan and addressed potential issues in its implementation including previous resettlement actions, speculative activity, risks of cash compensation programs and economic displacement issues. The RCDAP provided information regarding calculations for compensation relatin...

Complaint > Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation Project, 2nd Request

Eligibility: 18-Eligibility Report (English)

...cashew. Another 100 ha of cashew and two ha of bananas have been planted by the beneficiaries in addition to cassava, beans, and corn. • The association is currently constructing houses for each family and receives monthly visits from the State extension agency. • The association plans to have 500 ha (or about one third of the property) planted with cashew in five years with expected revenues of R$105,000 or R$3,600 per family. In addition, the beneficiaries will grow foo...

Complaint > EPS Kolubara Environmental Improvement

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report for PSI (English)

...compensation to enable them to relocate. • Some Complainants would consider partial compensation once the authorities decided to pay for their expropriated assets. • Complainants expressed fear that they could be put on street at a short notice if no one takes their cases seriously. • Complainants asserted that the information the Bank has received from the Client about temporary accommodation offe...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Response: 44-Management Report and Recommendation

...compensation was US$9.6 million or 82 percent of the total budget. It represented an average cost of almost US$9,600 per household, which was equivalent in 2002 to four years of a household’s yearly income, and among fishing households, which had much lower income levels, it was equivalent to twelve years of income. In addition to the need to urgently resolve the compensation claims, the large infusion of cash did cause some problems. For example, around one-third of households spent their cash ...

Complaint > Low-Income Neighborhood Improvement Program - Habitar Brasil

Dispute Resolution: Issuance of Consultation Phase Report

...compensation for the furniture. 6. In July 2013, the Mayor, Mr. Carlinhos Almeida, notified the Requesters that he was waiting for the legal report on the legal status of the compensation for the furniture to be able to make a decision. 7. In October 2013, following prior consultation and a favorable opinion issued by the Secretary of Legal Affairs on the possibility of formalizing an agreement, the Mayor announced his intention to pay the compensation in full, but that for budgetary reas...

Complaint > Santa Fe Road Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 3rd Request

Eligibility: 51-Eligibility Report (English)

...compensation issue, as follows: “According to Management, expropriated land will be compensated in cash, with the amount corresponding to replacement cost at market price. Compensation will be provided before land acquisition is undertaken.” 6 OP/BP 13.05 Project Supervision World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information D. Management Response 22. On November 20, 2007, the Panel received Management...

Complaint > Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project

Eligibility: Inspection Panel Report and Recommendation(English)

...cash compensation, but the cash compensation would not be paid for a year or two and the assessment upon which the level of compensationwas based undervalued their homes. 28. The Banks have failed in their duty to ensute that persons resettled by the project, including the claimants, improve or at least maintain their standards of living. in fact, resettled persons have suffered financial losses and the destruction of their way of life. They have not participated in the development benefits...

Complaint > Santa Fe Road Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 3rd Request

Compliance Report: 51-Investigation Report (English)

...compensation at full replacement cost for losses of assets and development assistance in addition to compensation – e.g. credit facilities, trainings etc. – “where necessary to achieve the objectives of the policy.” When livelihood is land-based, OP 4.12 states that preference should be given to land-based resettlement strategies, but considers payment of cash compensation appropriate when, for example, only a fraction of land is taken and the residual land ensures ...

Complaint > Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project

Monitoring: CRP 3nd Annual Monitoring Report in English and in Gujarati

...compensation in the amount of Rs.100,000 per pagadiya to compensate for income foregone from pagadiya fishing between 2012-2016; (ii) establishment of a medium-term support program for pagadiyas to derive additional income through alternative measures; (iii) additional support for pagadiya families in Tragadi village from an education fund (Rs.50,000), and for families in Modhva village from an education and health fund (Rs.100,000). The payment of Rs.100,000 has been completed (partly in cash a...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Response: Management Response

...compensation continued to be slow. The existing grievance redress mechanism appeared to be working on issues of compensation complaint registration but the communication feedback loop from UNRA/compensation service provider on the resolution of claims was not working well. The grievance redress mechanism had also not been used to address other social issues apart from compensation; some communities did 28 Previous engagements indicated the time, place and purpose of the community meetings but...

Complaint > Water Supply Augmentation Project, Greater Beirut Water Supply Project and its Additional Financing

Filing: Request for Inspection

...cash compensations to the owners, the ESIA estimated the aging pine trees at 330 USD, while the price of a 75-year-old pine tree in the market is between 4000 and 9000 USD, not to mention the costs of the associated ecosystem resources and the annual fruit yield. This is one example of many that show the unacceptable undervaluation of the agricultural resources, aiming to relieve the stakeholders from accountability. IV. Insufficient Study of Alternatives The United Nations World Water Deve...