Women’s perspectives and needs should be taken into account in planning, More thorough treatment of gender Gender consultation, compensation, etc. issues has been included in the second ESS5, particularly in terms of consultation strategies, assessment of women’s tenure rights, and the design of compensation and livelihood measures (ESS5, paras 11, 18, 26 and 33). Possible use of In the Borrower country, a tremendous effort on the part of resettled A provision in the first draft that would communities is required in order to receive 100% of compensation have explicitly allowed the use of installment payments payments. It is important to ensure that the partial payment option does not installment payments for compensation (First draft affect the policy compliance by the Borrower. in certain circumstances has been ESS5, para deleted to reinforce the principle that Installment payments and escrow arrangements are not allowed by national 13) compensation must always be paid law. before displacement. Livelihood It is not enough to require compensation before displacement; livelihood ESS5, para 15 has been revised to restoration restoration should also start well in advance. clarify that restoration and “livelihood before improvement programs will commence displacement in a timely fashion in order to ensure that affected persons are sufficiently prepared to take advantage of alternative livelihood opportunities as the need to do so arises” (ESS5, para 15), Costs of The Bank must ensure that the Borrower has a budget sufficient to ESS5 now includes text requiring that resettlement guarantee adequate compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation. the full costs of resettlement be included in the total project costs and internalized Critical language from OP4.12 that has been omitted from the first draft in the project economic analysis (ESS5, ESS5 should be added to ensure that the costs of resettlement are not para 22). externalized and that they are fully incorporated into the economic analysis
Gender Women’s perspectives and needs should be taken into account in planning, consultation, compensation, etc. More thorough treatment of gender issues has been included in the second ESS5, particularly in terms of consultation strategies, assessment of women’s tenure rights, and the design of compensation and livelihood measures (ESS5, paras 11, 18, 26 and 33). Possible use of installment payments (First draft ESS5, para 13) In the Borrower country, a tremendous effort on the part of resettled communities is required in order to receive 100% of compensation payments. It is important to ensure that the partial payment option does not affect the policy compliance by the Borrower. A provision in the first draft that would have explicitly allowed the use of installment payments for compensation in certain circumstances has been deleted to reinforce the principle that compensation must always be paid before displacement. Installment payments and escrow arrangements are not allowed by national law. Livelihood restoration before displacement It is not enough to require compensation before displacement; livelihood restoration should also start well in advance. ESS5, para 15 has been revised to clarify that “livelihood restoration and improvement programs will commence in a timely fashion in order to ensure that affected persons are sufficiently prepared to take advantage of alternative livelihood opportunities as the need to do so arises” (ESS5, para 15), Costs of resettlement The Bank must ensure that the Borrower has a budget sufficient to guarantee adequate compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation. ESS5 now includes text requiring that the full costs of resettlement be included in the total project costs and internalized in the project economic analysis (ESS5, para 22). Critical language from OP4.12 that has been omitted from the first draft ESS5 should be added to ensure that the costs of resettlement are not externalized and that they are fully incorporated into the economic analysis