involved in project decision making). ii) Staffing e in the zonal/ regional land offices dealing with the 14 USMID municipalities. iii) Municipal councils required to prepareand implement land acquisition and compensation plans for all projects under USMID as a minimum access requirement. iv) Reporting on progress of land acquisition and compensation to be displayed publically at the relevant levels. v) Program technical team to support the approval of the National Land Policy by Cabinet Identifies and Both the Constitution of None except for World Bank There is a low-moderate risk that Apply land acquisition framework and addresses economic Uganda 1995 and the supported projects. land acquisition will impact the i) Ensure that land acquisition and social impacts Land Act (1998) cite the livelihoods of communities and recognizes informal occupants and land caused by land right of Ugandans to individuals by inappropriate or users, and all types of land tenure. acquisition or loss of own property only. inadequate land acquisition ii) Ensure that mitigation measures access to natural methods. identified in ESMPs identify measures resources, including There is a low risk that useful to ensure that land users have adequate those affecting people natural resources will be natural resources locally to compensate who may lack full unavailable through development for lost resources on project land, or legal rights to assets or which destroys, or otherwise that they are otherwise provided with resources they use or renders resources inaccessible. alternative livelihood options. occupy. Provides Both the Constitution of Payment of compensation is Moderate risk of communities i) i) MoLHUD to liaise with compensation Uganda 1995 and the not consistent except for losing assets for which they Government Valuer to ensure that sufficient to purchase Land Act (1998) Bank supported projects perceive compensation to be compensation rates are set at replacement assets of emphasize the need for where emphasis on inadequate. replacement values in order to provide equivalent value and adequate and fair preparation of RAPs is made. for adequate and fair ii) Compensation to meet any necessary compensation. However Otherwise in isolated cases plans to show evidence of consultation transitional expenses, there is no clarification may receive market rates as and consensus. Public display of paid prior to taking of on what is fair or opposed to replacement rates. compensation plans to include land or restricting adequate. consultations records. access.
involved in project decision making). ii) Staffing e in the zonal/ regional land offices dealing with the 14 USMID municipalities. iii) Municipal councils required to prepareand implement land acquisition and compensation plans for all projects under USMID as a minimum access requirement. iv) Reporting on progress of land acquisition and compensation to be displayed publically at the relevant levels. v) Program technical team to support the approval of the National Land Policy by Cabinet Identifies and addresses economic and social impacts caused by land acquisition or loss of access to natural resources, including those affecting people who may lack full legal rights to assets or resources they use or occupy. Both the Constitution of Uganda 1995 and the Land Act (1998) cite the right of Ugandans to own property only. None except for World Bank supported projects. There is a low-moderate risk that land acquisition will impact the livelihoods of communities and individuals by inappropriate or inadequate land acquisition methods. There is a low risk that useful natural resources will be unavailable through development which destroys, or otherwise renders resources inaccessible. Apply land acquisition framework and i) Ensure that land acquisition recognizes informal occupants and land users, and all types of land tenure. ii) Ensure that mitigation measures identified in ESMPs identify measures to ensure that land users have adequate natural resources locally to compensate for lost resources on project land, or that they are otherwise provided with alternative livelihood options. Provides compensation sufficient to purchase replacement assets of equivalent value and to meet any necessary transitional expenses, paid prior to taking of land or restricting access. Both the Constitution of Uganda 1995 and the Land Act (1998) emphasize the need for adequate and fair compensation. However there is no clarification on what is fair or adequate. Payment of compensation is not consistent except for Bank supported projects where emphasis on preparation of RAPs is made. Otherwise in isolated cases may receive market rates as opposed to replacement rates. Moderate risk of communities losing assets for which they perceive compensation to be inadequate. i) i) MoLHUD to liaise with Government Valuer to ensure that compensation rates are set at replacement values in order to provide for adequate and fair ii) Compensation plans to show evidence of consultation and consensus. Public display of compensation plans to include consultations records.
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