Page 1 MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ABSHERON REHABILITATION PROGRAM I NTEGRATED S OLID W ASTE M ANAGEMENT P ROJECT Resettlement Policy Framework BAKU, MARCH 2008 RP645 V1 Page 2 2 Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 3 · National/ sector context 3 · Project development objectives 4 · Project description 4 2. Scope of impact 5 · Project affected people 5 3. Legal and institutional framework 7 · National legal framework 7 · Gaps between active legislation in Azerbaijan 7 and the World Bank OP 4.12 4. Principles of resettlement and mitigation for income loss 8 5. Implementation 10 6. Agreements 10 7. Entitlement Matrix 10 Page 3 3 1. Introduction National/ sector context The Government of Azerbaijan has requested the World Bank to assist with the implementation of the “Comprehensive Action Plan on Improving the Environmental Situation in Azerbaijan for 2006-2010”, an ambitious response to the development challenges facing the Absheron Peninsula that surrounds the capital city of Baku. The Action Plan, or Environmental State Program (ESP), focuses primarily on the Absheron Peninsula, although some activities are national in scope. The proposed project responds to the Government of Azerbaijan’s request for World Bank involvement in implementing the ESP and is part of the World Bank’s support to the overall Absheron Rehabilitation Program (ARP) which aims to steer implementation of the ESP towards a regional development approach to the rehabilitation of the Absheron Peninsular. It consists of multiple investment interventions selected from priority activities listed in the ESP and agreed with the concerned government agency. It is focused on finding practical solutions in operationalizing the ESP and sustaining the momentum created by the Government by supporting projects that deliver quick and visible results within the short timeframe established for the ESP. The solid waste management project seeks to contribute to improving solid waste collection services and to strengthening environmentally sound and cost effective disposal of solid wastes. Currently, there are significant deficiencies and problems in both the collection and disposal of solid waste throughout the Absheron Peninsular with a wide variation in the effectiveness of collection services and generally substandard disposal sites and practices. Preliminary data indicates that out of the estimated 900,000 tons of waste generated annually in the region, only 60 percent is collected and delivered to an official disposal site. The remaining solid waste is dumped in informal dumping areas with resulting water and air pollution, odor generation and disease vector proliferation problems. The government of Azerbaijan recognizes that significant changes are needed in the solid waste management system in the Greater Baku region. Recently, the Government reassigned the overall responsibility for solid waste management in the Greater Baku area to the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) although the actual provision of principal services remains with the Baku City Executive Department of Housing and Communal Services (DHCS) and the DHCS district offices. While this reassignment of responsibilities aims to consolidate and enhance service provision, such improvements can only occur with a major investment in infrastructure, equipment and capacity building necessary to achieve a sustainable level of effective service. Through the MED, the Government has undertaken a number of planning initiatives including the development of a comprehensive solid waste management plan for the region and the commencement of a process to develop an incineration facility, most likely slated for construction near the existing Balakhani Landfill. Page 4 4 The current provision of solid waste collection services in the region is fragmented, with a number of different agencies providing overlapping services. Additionally, there are many areas within Greater Baku where substandard or no collection services are provided, which results in solid waste accumulations and random dumping at improperly maintained collection points and at a growing number of informal dumping areas. The project also intends to help mitigate the environmental impact of substandard solid waste disposal in the region. Most of the municipal solid waste collected is currently transported to the centrally located Balakhani Landfill, which has been in continual use since 1963. Overall conditions at the Balakhani Landfill are severely deficient, with extensive and continual fires that cause smoke to flow toward nearby residential and industrial areas. Additionally, the solid waste accumulation at the site reaches into the adjacent lake. MED has recently commissioned an international consulting firm (Curie and Brown) to analyze the physical and environmental conditions at the Balakhani Landfill to determine prospects for near and long term utilization under improved standards. Initial findings are expected in February 2008. The result of the study will provide necessary information for subsequent development of action plans to improve the Balakhani landfill. Project Development Objectives The overall project objective is to support the reform of the Greater Baku solid waste collection and disposal operations into an effective and sustainable system in the fields of (i) data collection and strategic planning, (ii) buildup of operational, management and communication capabilities of the responsible agency, (iii) the rollout of collection services, and (iv) the improvement of environmental conditions at the existing waste disposal sites. Description of the project The project will consist of the following components: · Component A: Institutional reform, capacity building and project management. This component will support the completion of strategic planning and the establishment, operationalization and capacity building of the new joint stock Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC). The SWMC will consolidate the current fragmented waste collection and disposal systems under one new entity. The development of this entity into a capable and sustainable organization for integrated solid waste management will require a robust corporate plan based on the strategic plan for the sector. MED is currently undertaking the first phase of this strategic planning exercise. · Component B : Balakhani Landfill upgrading and management . The proposed investment aims to upgrade operations at the current site and deal with the negative environmental impacts from site operations including the closure of inactive areas. This component will finance equipment (weighbridges, bulldozers, etc) and civil works (fencing, waste coverage, drainage control, internal roads, etc.) to control Page 5 5 environmental impacts and improve site-use effectiveness while other solid waste management options are developed · Component C: Closure and management of other dumps . In addition to Balakhani, there are two other formal and a number of informal dumps in the Greater Baku area. This component of the project will finance closure and cleanup of the informal dumps and improved management (or closure) of the formal ones. · Component D: Urgent Collection Equipment for Underserved Baku Districts . This component will help to increase service quality and availability throughout the region including those areas that do not have effective collection at present. The component will finance trucks and bins that are urgently needed to improve solid waste collection coverage and service efficiency in the most acutely underserved areas of Baku. · Component E: Technical Preparation of post-Project investments . This component will finance feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments needed to develop landfill capacity and introduce transfer stations to maintain an effective enhanced collection system. 2. Scope of impact The Project includes the improvement of management and upgrading of the Balakhani Landfill site and measures to mitigate short term problems on solid waste management. The Balakhani Landfill will be fenced and covered, and access will be restricted to the officially licensed agents who are required to comply with official guidelines. As a result, a large number of individuals who enter into the landfill and collect valuable wastes for resale to recycling agents as a source of income, whose total number is estimated at about 200 – 300, will lose an important source of livelihood. Besides the “non-resident” waste pickers who commute to the landfill, some 6 families, who are IDPs and refugees, are found to live in a part of the site that has not been used for waste dumping yet. They live in the small structures they built, and live off collecting waste for resale. These IDPs may need to be relocated as a result of the Project. The Project may also improve other landfills in the Absheron Peninsular. The exact list of landfills that will be improved will be determined based on the result of the study that will be carried out during the project. Similar fencing will be necessary for other landfills in later stages, and may result in loss of access for other waste pickers. The scale and scope of impact on Balakhani, and other landfill, however, cannot be determined before the detailed design to be carried out at an early phase of project implementation. The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has therefore been developed to set out policies and procedures that apply to address negative impacts on waste pickers due to the implementation of the Project Page 6 6 Project affected people The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) was carried out during project preparation that explored project impacts on the "nonresident" waste pickers who live nearby and come to the landfill to pick waste, and "resident" waste pickers who live at the landfill. The SIA found that waste pickers operating in Balakhani , both “non-resident” and “resident” waste pickers, are not organized into work gangs or any meaningful work groups, and collect solid waste purely on a voluntary basis and in an unorganized manner. Many waste pickers seem to work almost on a full-time basis and gain significant income - 47% of waste pickers work 8 hours or longer, and 85.5% work 40 hours a week or more. The stated monthly income ranges between AZN 80 ($100) and AZN 500 ($625), and about 60% of waste pickers gain monthly income of AZN 200 (US$ 250) or more. 28.5% reported they gain AZN 300 (US$ 375) or more in a month. On average, waste pickers gain between AZN200 – 230 (US$ 215 - 287.5) in a month. While 68% of waste pickers have reportedly completed secondary or higher education, the majority of them do not have employable skills. All but one waste pickers have no other source of income, and 59% stated they pick waste because no other job is available. Indeed, asked what to do when landfill is closed, 12% said they would start begging or stealing. On the other hand, it is to note that 34.6% of waste pickers surveyed mentioned that they pick waste because they can gain handsome income. Also, six out of 49 waste pickers mentioned they are prepared for some kind of professional training, if money is available, and 18 said they would be ready to find alternative employments, as long as they can gain sufficient income. 22.5% of waste pickers reported that their health condition is not good, and nine out of 49 waste pickers reported they have respiratory related diseases. Most of them, however, do not consider their health problem is related to or a result of collecting waste in the landfill, although 93% of waste pickers do not wear any protective gears such as gloves while collecting waste. While they report they are often treated with pity and disdain, they do not report any systematic discrimination against them. According to the SIA, nine of the eleven people living in the Balakhani landfill are IDPs. The other two were also displaced, however, as they are from areas near, but outside the occupied territories, they do not have official IDP status and are not eligible for support provided by the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs (SCRI). 37% of Balakhani residents are males and 82% are under age of 50. Only 1 IDP living in Balakhani has personal properties outside Balakhani, and 5 lost their houses due to the armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. None of the IDPs/ refugees has higher education: 1 is uneducated, 10 have complete or incomplete secondary education. Only 1 person has a certain profession, but never worked as the specialist, 46% of them have never had formal jobs. 82% of them pick waste together with their children on a daily basis and 55% of them pick waste for more than 14 years. They collect glass, plastic and metal and sell these materials to agents without knowing what these materials would eventually be used for. 27% of the Page 7 7 “resident” waste pickers earn more than AZN 300 (US$ 357) per month, while 47.5% earn AZN 200 (US$ 250) or less and this is their only source of income. Regardless of air pollution and other negative impacts, 73% of the IDPs/ refugees who live in the Balakhani landfill consider their health as satisfactory. People do not have and never used protective clothes and masks. All of them oppose to the potential closure of the Balakhani landfill and none of them has looked for another job or vocational training. At the same time 82% are in favor of possible resettlement. In case of possible resettlement all of them would like to have permanent jobs and living space, but slightly more than half of them (55%) have no any preference for the place to move. 3. Legal and institutional framework National Legal framework The current Azerbaijan legislation providing instructions on matters relating to land, land acquisition and compensation for other property losses are the following: • The Land Code, 25 June 1999; • The Civil Code, 1 December 1998; • Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No 42, 15 March 2000; • Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No 110, June 1999. The current Azerbaijan legislation on matters related to refugees and the Internally Displaced People (IDP) are the following: · The law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On status of refugees and internally displaced (persons displaced within the country) persons”, May 21, 1999 · The law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social protection of internally displaced persons and persons equated to them”, May 21, 1999 · Presidential Order #187, “About the State Committee of Azerbaijani Republic on Affairs of Refugees and Compelled Immigrants”, February 1, 2005 · Presidential Order #298, “About additions made to the “State Program on Improvement of living conditions of refugees and compelled immigrants and on employment increase”, July 1, 2004 The law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On status of refugees and internally displaced (persons displaced within the country) persons, May 21, 1999” provides general principles and defines the legal status and rights of IDP and non-IDP refugees, describes main principles and mechanisms of state assistance to these people. The article 2 of the law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social protection of internally displaced persons and persons equated to them”, May 21, 1999” defines that those refugees who came from outside the territory of Azerbaijan due to conflict with Armenia are provided the equal entitlements and legal status as IDPs. The same law defines measures regarding the provision of shelters for IDP and non-IDP refugees and the social protection of IDP, in addition to the associated responsibilities of the State. Page 8 8 Presidential Order #187, “About the State Committee of Azerbaijani Republic on Affairs of Refugees and Compelled Immigrants, February 1, 2005” defines role and functions of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs (SCRI) as a central executive body responsible for the implementation of state policies on the settlement, repatriation and the social protection of IDPs and non-IDP refugees, in addition to the improvement of their household conditions. Presidential Order #298, “About additions made to the “State Program on Improvement of living conditions of the refugees and compelled immigrants and on employment increase”, December 31, 2007” provides amendments to the State Program approved on July 1, 2004. The revised Presidential Decree provides the Plan to develop apartment buildings and new settlements to accommodate IDPs and non-IDP refugees temporarily settled in Baku, Absheron and other rayons. The Plan specifies that the new apartments to be built will be provided with necessary infrastructure, such as electricity, water supply, educational, cultural, health and other necessary social entities. Gaps between active legislations in Azerbaijan and the World Bank OP 4.12. Many of the key tenets of the WB’s OP 4.12 are covered in full or in part by current Azerbaijani legislation. This includes: · the requirement to pay compensation in advance where land is compulsorily acquired (Land Code, article 70.5); · the need to compensate based on full market value or through grant of another land plot or building of equal quality, size and value (Land Code articles 8 and 70.5); · the need to avoid, wherever possible, impacts on agricultural land and forests (Cabinet of Ministers Decree No. 42, section I, article 2); · the requirement to compensate for losses, whether temporary or permanent in production or damage to productive assets and crops (Cabinet of Ministers Decree No. 42, Sections I and II); and · the provision for pre-judicial avenues for resolution of disputes and rights of appeal. There are, however, six broad areas where provisions required under OP 4.12 extend beyond those required under Azerbaijan legislation. These are as follows: · Resettlement planning and procedural requirements There is presently no requirement to prepare a formal Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) under Azerbaijan law, nor to undertake any of the component activities of a resettlement action plan such as, a ‘census’, socio-economic survey, consultation with project affected people, monitoring or reporting. There are no specific references in the legislation to ‘involuntary resettlement’. Also, there is no explicit consultation requirement in Azeri law. · Compensation eligibility in Azerbaijan Page 9 9 The categories of people who must be compensated under Azerbaijan legislation are narrower than those defined under OP 4.12. Under the legislation, the only people and entities entitled for compensation are those with registered property rights, for example, registered landowners, leaseholders, users and those with registered third party rights or those who have legally obtained the right to register their title but whom, for some reason, have not completed registration. This potentially precludes many categories of affected people that would be entitled to compensation under the OP 4.12. · Provisions for Illegal land use in Azerbaijan Azeri law does not make provision for people with no legal title, there were some cases when practice on the ground was often different. This practice on the ground does adhere to the World Bank OP4.12; but as it is not in law, it is conducted on a discretionary case-by-case basis and is not systematically monitored. · Extent of Compensation and Resettlement Assistance Under the current legislation in Azerbaijan, compensation is payable for loss of land, buildings, crops, profit and other damages arising from the acquisition of land for a project. However, moving cost or rehabilitation support to restore the previous level of livelihood are not recognized under the Azeri law as a responsibility of the government, and no government agency is charged to carry out such a responsibility. · Property measurement Under the WB safeguard policies, compensation for lost properties will be calculated based on full replacement cost, in other words, compensation should be equal to what enables the Project Affected People (PAP) to restore their livelihood at the level prior to the resettlement. Under the Azeri law, compensation is equal to the market value of lost properties, but there is no explicit reference to depreciation. · Income restoration Under the OP 4.12, lost income due to project implementation should be compensated. Azeri law, however, does not recognize compensation for such lost income. 4. Principles of resettlement and mitigation for income loss The objective of this RPF is to provide measures to the waste-pickers and IDPs to help them restore their livelihood. The Government plans that the new Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC) to be set could consider provide opportunities for waste pickers to continue to pick waste as official licensed agents for their living. Not all waste pickers can be provided license, however, and some may decline the price of waste offered by SWMC. Therefore, the MED plans to offer to waste pickers the following but not limited to (i) accept the terms of waste collection and delivery and serve as licensed individual waste pickers, (ii) organize associations that could be contracted for work other than waste picking, for example, cleaning up the wild dumps; and (iii) receive facilitation to search for alternative means of income generation. If the above three options are not feasible to the Government, alternative options for the income restoration Page 10 10 of waste pickers should be explored. Such options will be developed in consultation with waste pickers and will be to restore their livelihood. The majority of waste pickers is expected to elect either of the first two options, since, according to the SIA, most of them prefer to continue picking waste as the source of livelihood. As for the first option, a private firm or NGO will be subcontracted under a consultant firm (Consultant) in an early phase of the Project that will work with the SWMC to determine the nature of licensing contracts and remuneration to be provided. In doing so, this firm or NGO will collect views of waste pickers and deliver them to the SWMC. As for the second option, waste pickers must comply with any safety or other regulations to be a member of the association. A consultant firm or an NGO to be hired under the Project will facilitate the organization of waste pickers and help them establish a fair internal governance structure. If waste pickers decline the proposed options, then support will be provided so an alternative means of income generation can be found 1 . Training incentives could be provided to the waste pickers who have enrolled in a training course. Many on-the-job training courses are provided by existing public and private institutes, and some 12% of waste pickers expressed interest in vocational training to prepare for non-waste picking profession. If the above options are found not to be feasible during project implementation, the MED will explore alternative measures in consultation with waste pickers to restore their livelihood. The Consultant will develop and agree with the Government a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), according to the policies and procedures laid out under this RPF, which should describe a practical and time-bound action plan to ensure that all waste pickers are provided with alternative sources of income, either as licensed individual agents, as members of association or any other means of income generation. It is not clear if those IDPs and non IDP refugees who live in the Balakhani landfill need to be relocated. It will be determined during project implementation. It is anticipated that, if IDPs need to be relocated, the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs (SCRI), as the government agency responsible for refugees and matters of forced migration, will implement their relocation as it was proposed and preliminarily agreed for the relocation of IDPs in the Surakhani former Iodine site under the Contaminated Sites Rehabilitation Project 2 . Should the Government assign another agency as responsible for the relocation of IDPs under the Project, it will be so informed to the IDPs and the Resettlement Action 1 In this RPF, it is understood that “means of income generation” does not narrowly mean a government licensed work contract, and includes various means by which monetary income is generated. 2 See the RPF of this Project for details. Page 11 11 Plan (RAP) will be prepared in consultation with the project affected IDPs to restore their livelihood. The potential relocation of the residents of the Balakhani landfill, as well as the income restoration of waster pickers, including those who operate in the Balakhani landfill and other landfill that may be improved under the Project, should be carried out according to the following principles, as agreed with the World Bank: o The PAP will be sufficiently informed of the nature of the project and the expected impact. o The PAP who need to be relocated will be consulted prior to and participate in the decision on relocation sites. They will be given detailed information regarding the process of land acquisition and physical relocation that clearly spells out their rights and entitlements and implementation procedures. o Loss of access or income as a result of physical works will be minimized and due compensation will be provided. o Cutoff date will be set for each RAP to be developed, which will be announced clearly to the public and the PAP to determine the eligibility to relocation and income restoration measures. o A consultant firm will be hired who will, through a private firm or NGO, inform the PAP of the cutoff date, conduct a series of headcount on-the-spot to determine eligibility for entitlements under the RPF, and collect waste pickers’ views on terms of contract for licensed agents and inform the MED of their views. o Once the precise list of PAPs eligible for income restoration measures is developed, the MED will consult and agree with the Bank on the format and details of the RAP to be prepared for the segment. o The Consultant will also develop a RAP for each landfill site as per policies and procedures set out in this RPF. A RAP for waste pickers will describe a practical and time-bound action plan to provide all waste pickers with alternative sources of income, either as licensed agents, or other means of income generation whose wage/ revenue level is on or above the officially set minimum wage. o All PAP who can be relocated will receive compensation, in the form of cash that is equal to the replacement cost of the lost assets without depreciation, or alternative shelters and assets that are equivalent in value to the lost shelters and other immovable assets without depreciation. Normative price will not be used when compensation for loss of land is established. o Legality of the residency/ property ownership will not affect the eligibility for compensation, however, those PAP without due titles to the affected land will not be compensated for loss of land. o The RAP(s), once prepared, will be consulted with the PAP. o MED will establish a visible, full time field "interlocutor" during implementation of the RAP(s), who will be responsible for interacting with and providing sufficient information to PAP. 5. Implementation Page 12 12 MED will have an overall responsibility for project implementation. MED will establish a Project Management Team (PMT) within the Ministry, which will be responsible for day-to day management of the Project, liaise with the government, the Bank and other donors, and monitor project progress. The Social and Communication Coordinator will be hired in the PMT who will be in charge of the implementation of the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF). Under the supervision of the Social and Communication Coordinator, a consultant firm (the Consultant), to be hired in an early phase of the Project, will develop a Resettlement Action Plan for waste pickers in each landfill as per policies and procedures set out in this RPF. The Consultant will hire a private firm or NGO and work with the SWMC to determine the nature of licensing contracts and remuneration to be provided, and help waste pickers find out alternative sources of livelihood. The Consultant will continue to monitor waste pickers’ livelihood restoration, and advise the MED due steps to be taken to ensure the illegal solid waste collection is minimized. The State Committee on Refugees and IDPs (SCRI) is the state institution in charge of refugees and matters on forced migration. The Deputy Prime Minister sent a letter to the World Bank, dated February 8, 2008, which states that the SCRI will implement the relocation of IDPs as part of the “Contaminated Sites Rehabilitation Project”. It is anticipated that the same principle would apply to this Project, however, should the Government assigns another agency as responsible for the relocation of IDPs under the Project, it will be so informed to the IDPs and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) will be prepared in consultation with the project affected IDPs to restore their livelihood. . The Social and Communication Coordinator will represent the MED and help with the preparation of the RAP. The SCRI has considerable experience in the accommodation and relocation of IDPs in recent years. SCRI has been implementing programs to relocate IDPs from tent-camps, railroad wagons and so-called “Finnish Camps” into housing units supplied with utilities and other basic infrastructure services. The below characterizes the current program of relocating IDPs in and around the Greater Baku area: o Since little land is available in the area, construction of new apartments and housing units to accommodate IDPs have been implemented on a step by step basis only after land is made available to the SCRI from the land reserves of Baku city. o The Resettlement Department of the SCRI is responsible for the relocation of IDPs, and develops relocation plans and selects target IDP groups for relocation. o A baseline is taken to determine the IDPs eligibility for relocation, well before a relocation plan is finalized and prior to the announcement of the planned relocation. The SCRI visits the target IDP groups selected for relocation and conducts a census to collect key information such as the number of family members, IDP status, places of registration, etc. o IDPs are given alternative relocation sites to choose from, and a grievance redress mechanism is built in the relocation process. The SCRI usually offers alternative Page 13 13 relocation sites if IDPs are unwilling to accept the first offer. In one example, IDPs refused housing in a distant new settlement were offered two other options: (i) moving to new individual houses on the outskirts of the city after 3 months; or (ii) moving to newly-built apartments inside the city after 12 months. The IDPs who selected either of these options rented apartments at their own-cost until the selected housing was ready, but they were given a guarantee that they would be relocated to the selected housing as the units were finished. The SCRI allows IDPs with an established residence in the Greater Baku to continue living there even if they are officially registered in other districts. Many IDPs in the Greater Baku area have migrated from their official place of registration. If they are targeted for relocation, they are given the option to officially move their place of official registration to Baku so that they can stay in the area. In the case of IDPs resident in Baku who have already been allocated a housing unit in one of the new settlements far from the city, they are offered the choice of either returning to the unit they have been provided, or of surrendering that unit in order to be allocated a new unit in Greater Baku. o From the initial notification of a relocation plan until the actual move, the SCRI’s field staff visit beneficiary IDPs regularly and update them on progress. The IDPs are provided with access to direct telephone lines to the Resettlement Department of the SCRI so their questions can be addressed. o Moving cost of the relocated IDPs is covered by the SCRI. o The SCRI is considering the relocation of any IDPs displaced by the Project as part of a larger IDP relocation plan to one of the apartment buildings being built on land provided by the city. Alternatively, they might be offered individual units on the periphery of the city. It is thus considered that the relocation programs implemented by the SCRI address many gaps with Bank OP 4.12 identified above, except that the SCRI does not prepare a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) in a manner required under the OP 4.12. The Social and Communication Coordinator of the PMT in the MED will therefore prepare a RAP in cooperation with the SCRI and submit it to the Bank prior to the relocation of IDPs. Any IDPs to be relocated under the Project will be consulted of the relocation plan and provided with alternatives if they have strong and legitimate concerns about the plan offered. 6. Agreements The following principles govern the implementation of this policy framework: o MED will ensure that Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) are prepared following provisions of this PRF and OP 4.12 for any project activities that will result in the relocation of households and loss of income. o A consultant firm will be hired that will prepare and implement the RAP, under the supervision of the PMT and as per policies and provisions set out in this RPF. Page 14 14 o Access to landfills will not be fully denied to the identified PAPs until the relevant RAP is completely and successfully implemented. o The Bank will review drafts of the respective RAP(s) and recommend revisions, as needed. o MED will establish a monitoring capacity to monitor the preparation and implementation of the RAP(s), report the implementation status periodically to the Bank. o The Bank will participate in different aspects of preparation, implementation and monitoring of the RAPs during regular missions. o MED will promptly inform the Bank of significant unforeseen problems or circumstances that may affect outcomes of the RAPs and implementation plans. 7. Entitlement Matrix Type of Losses Category of PAP Proposed Entitlement Remarks Loss of land Non-legal owners No compensation For IDPs and non-IDP refugees, SCRI should provide alternative shelters with sufficient infrastructure supply. Demolition of structures Residential houses Alternative shelter to be provided For IDPs and non-IDP refugees, SCRI should provide alternative shelters with sufficient infrastructure supply. For non IDPs, MED will consider alternative options Waste pickers who will be registered as licensed individual waste picking agents Remuneration as registered licensed waste pickers for the waste collected Rate of remuneration will be determined by the SWMC in consultation with waste pickers; Waste pickers agree to form an association Remuneration as agreed as the association for the contract received as the association Waste pickers to receive support in organizing Loss of income Waste pickers who will not be registered as licensed waste picking agents or form associations Facilitation to alternative jobs, counseling and training incentives All PAPs should receive at least one offer of income restoration measure whose wage/ revenue level is on or above the officially set minimum wage Page 15 15 Annex Table of Contents of Resettlement Action Plan 1. Baseline planning surveys 2. Avoidance or reduction of displacement 3. PAPs (Project Affected People) 4. Vulnerable groups 5. Consultation and participation 6. Coordination with civil works 7. Contractual arrangements with partner institutions 8. Implementation arrangement 9. Monitoring and reporting 10. Grievance procedures 11. Budget and funding 12. Contingencies and flexibility 13. Acceptance and commitment 14. Entitlement Matrix