Access to formal employment opportunities Public Schools Public Hospitals Markets Community centers Communal Cemeteries Social capital: networks, activities, relationships Religious shrines Worship areas (mosque, church, Religious and Cultural synagogue) Cultural, historical, sites Access to natural resources Negative environmental impacts Environmental resulting from land acquisition or from the project itself In principle, projects are not permitted to be constructed on public cemeteries or private graveyards or causing damage thereof. Additionally, no subproject is to be established on or cause any damage to cultural and religious physical assets. If extremely necessary, such cases shall be subject to the Laws of the Government of Iraq. Eligibility Criteria All subprojects of BWSSIP as explained before, will not require resettlement and/or loss of land. – Additionally, businesses alongside main trunk and manholes of Ghazaliya will not be impacted by rehabilitation works, since work is to take place on existing lines with no required expansion. However, given any uncertainty of this activity, all PAPs who may suffer a complete or partial loss of assets or access to assets shall be eligible for some kind of assistance, according to their legal rights to the land, if it can be proven that they occupied the land before the claim cut-off date. A Cut-Off date is to be established when surveying losses and PAPs, after which no claims are to be accepted. The Bank OP4.12 specifically proposes three general categories for eligibility as shown in the table below: Table 2: Eligibility categories and relevant entitlements Displacement Category Entitlements Compensation for loss in land and assets at full Replacement cost. In case of physical relocation, provide assistance Individuals who have formal rights to during relocation (i.e. moving allowances) and land (including customary and traditional residential housing and / or agricultural with rights recognized under the laws of Iraq) productive and location advantages equivalent to the lost sites. Development assistance
Access to formal employment opportunities Communal Public Schools Public Hospitals Markets Community centers Cemeteries Social capital: networks, activities, relationships Religious and Cultural Religious shrines Worship areas (mosque, church, synagogue) Cultural, historical, sites Environmental Access to natural resources Negative environmental impacts resulting from land acquisition or from the project itself In principle, projects are not permitted to be constructed on public cemeteries or private graveyards or causing damage thereof. Additionally, no subproject is to be established on or cause any damage to cultural and religious physical assets. If extremely necessary, such cases shall be subject to the Laws of the Government of Iraq. Eligibility Criteria All subprojects of BWSSIP – as explained before, will not require resettlement and/or loss of land. Additionally, businesses alongside main trunk and manholes of Ghazaliya will not be impacted by rehabilitation works, since work is to take place on existing lines with no required expansion. However, given any uncertainty of this activity, all PAPs who may suffer a complete or partial loss of assets or access to assets shall be eligible for some kind of assistance, according to their legal rights to the land, if it can be proven that they occupied the land before the claim cut-off date. A Cut-Off date is to be established when surveying losses and PAPs, after which no claims are to be accepted. The Bank OP4.12 specifically proposes three general categories for eligibility as shown in the table below: Table 2: Eligibility categories and relevant entitlements Displacement Category Entitlements Individuals who have formal rights to land (including customary and traditional rights recognized under the laws of Iraq) Compensation for loss in land and assets at full Replacement cost. In case of physical relocation, provide assistance during relocation (i.e. moving allowances) and residential housing and / or agricultural with productive and location advantages equivalent to the lost sites. Development assistance
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