progress of monetary compensation. Minimum compensation amounts are fixed for different ministries. If it is a government project, the Ministry responsible for environment will be in charge. If compensation is for land in a rural area, the Directorate of Land Management will take charge; and if in an urban area, the Directorate of Urban Development and Housing will take charge. The Ministerial Ordinance # 720/CAB/810/2003, May 28, 2003; According to this Ordinance, when expropriation is mandated to benefit a collective entity under public law, the general rate for compensation is determined by an ordinance issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock or the Minister in charge of Urban Development. The ordinance updates the compensation rates for land, crops and structures in case of expropriation for public usefulness. According to article 3 compensation in case of expropriation for “the public usefulness can be either a monetary compensation, or an exchange with, if needed, a partial compensation to help the expropriated individual to resettle.” As for the compensation rate, this ordinance defines the base for its calculation according to the location of the expropriated land and the plants and structures existing on that land. is no specific law cited for grievance resolution. The people may however solve their grievances through the customary system of the Bashingantahe, and the judicial system of the state. While the former relies in the first place on conventions and customary regulations, the latter bases itself on the legislation of the state. People may also resolve their grievances through representatives of local authorities. OP 4.12 The World Bank policy on involuntary resettlement emphasizes that any development project should avoid or minimize involuntary resettlement and where this is not feasible, it should assist the displaced persons in improving or at least restoring their livelihoods and standards of living in real terms relative to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. The Bank OP 4.12, Annex A (Paragraphs 17-31), describes the
progress of monetary compensation. Minimum compensation amounts are fixed for different ministries. If it is a government project, the Ministry responsible for environment will be in charge. If compensation is for land in a rural area, the Directorate of Land Management will take charge; and if in an urban area, the Directorate of Urban Development and Housing will take charge. The Ministerial Ordinance # 720/CAB/810/2003, May 28, 2003; According to this Ordinance, when expropriation is mandated to benefit a collective entity under public law, the general rate for compensation is determined by an ordinance issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock or the Minister in charge of Urban Development. The ordinance updates the compensation rates for land, crops and structures in case of expropriation for public usefulness. According to article 3 “the compensation in case of expropriation for public usefulness can be either a monetary compensation, or an exchange with, if needed, a partial compensation to help the expropriated individual to resettle.” As for the compensation rate, this ordinance defines the base for its calculation according to the location of the expropriated land and the plants and structures existing on that land. is no specific law cited for grievance resolution. The people may however solve their grievances through the customary system of the Bashingantahe, and the judicial system of the state. While the former relies in the first place on conventions and customary regulations, the latter bases itself on the legislation of the state. People may also resolve their grievances through representatives of local authorities. OP 4.12 The World Bank policy on involuntary resettlement emphasizes that any development project should avoid or minimize involuntary resettlement and where this is not feasible, it should assist the displaced persons in improving or at least restoring their livelihoods and standards of living in real terms relative to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. The Bank OP 4.12, Annex A (Paragraphs 17-31), describes the
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