Complaint > Kosovo Power Project (Proposed)

Filing: 78-Request for Inspection (English)

...Compensation for Lost Agricultural Land OP 4.12 states that “preference should be given to land-based resettlement strategies for displaced persons whose livelihoods are land based.”139 When land is offered, it should be “at least equivalent to the advantages of the land taken.”140 OP 4.12 also provides that when land- based options are not available, “non-land-based options built around opportunities for employment or self-employment should be provided in addition to cash compensation for land ...

Complaint > Kosovo Power Project (Proposed)

Management Response: 78-Management Response (English)

...cash compensation for land and other assets lost.” At this stage, resettlement plans do not adequately address the compensation implications of the lack of suitable replacement agricultural land for a resettled population. As noted above, the area planned for mining development is largely composed of fertile land, and it is principally inhabited by large families who work in agricultural enterprises or independently as subsistence farmers. The SESA...