NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPC National Planning Commission OP Operational Policy PDNA Post-Disaster Damage and Needs Assessment PDO Project Development Objective PIU Project Implementing Unit PMU Project Management Unit POM Project Operations Manual PP Procurement Plan PRAMS Procurement Risk Assessment System QCBS Quality and Cost Based Selection RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SAP Safeguards Action Plan SORT Systematic Operational Risk-Rating Tool ToR Terms of Reference This document presents the Vulnerable Community Development Planning Framework (hereafter, VCDF) for the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP). The objective of this VCDF is to guide the preparation of the Vulnerable Community Development Plan (VCDP). The VCDF serves as a practical tool that will help ensure that the project fully respects the dignity, human rights, economies and cultures of vulnerable groups, including the Indigenous Peoples. Additionally, it details agreed principles, policies, guidelines and procedures to be integrated into project implementation and assists in the achievement of the compliance with applicable Nepali laws relating to indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups and regulations and relevant World Bank’s safeguard policies and objectives relating to Indigenous Peoples. The project will be implemented in three of the 14 severely earthquake affected districts. However, the specific sites and physical location of the households that will be supported for reconstruction are not known and as such, the details of activities and impacts are not known ex-ante. Thus, the VCDF entails a screening process to determine whether vulnerable groups are present in or have collective attachment to the project area; framework for consultation and participation where the project affects (both positively and negatively) vulnerable groups, including indigenous peoples; mechanism for managing impacts by developing appropriate mitigation/rehabilitation measures; and a framework for monitoring such measures during implementation. The VCDF also summarizes institutional arrangements for the implementation of mitigation measures, the monitoring arrangements, and capacity building needs.
NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPC National Planning Commission OP Operational Policy PDNA Post-Disaster Damage and Needs Assessment PDO Project Development Objective PIU Project Implementing Unit PMU Project Management Unit POM Project Operations Manual PP Procurement Plan PRAMS Procurement Risk Assessment System QCBS Quality and Cost Based Selection RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SAP Safeguards Action Plan SORT Systematic Operational Risk-Rating Tool ToR Terms of Reference This document presents the Vulnerable Community Development Planning Framework (hereafter, VCDF) for the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP). The objective of this VCDF is to guide the preparation of the Vulnerable Community Development Plan (VCDP). The VCDF serves as a practical tool that will help ensure that the project fully respects the dignity, human rights, economies and cultures of vulnerable groups, including the Indigenous Peoples. Additionally, it details agreed principles, policies, guidelines and procedures to be integrated into project implementation and assists in the achievement of the compliance with applicable Nepali laws relating to indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups and regulations and relevant World Bank’s safeguard policies and objectives relating to Indigenous Peoples. The project will be implemented in three of the 14 severely earthquake affected districts. However, the specific sites and physical location of the households that will be supported for reconstruction are not known and as such, the details of activities and impacts are not known ex-ante. Thus, the VCDF entails a screening process to determine whether vulnerable groups are present in or have collective attachment to the project area; framework for consultation and participation where the project affects (both positively and negatively) vulnerable groups, including indigenous peoples; mechanism for managing impacts by developing appropriate mitigation/rehabilitation measures; and a framework for monitoring such measures during implementation. The VCDF also summarizes institutional arrangements for the implementation of mitigation measures, the monitoring arrangements, and capacity building needs.