Resettlement Planning in a Development Context I - Presentation 2

Teamwork Essential to Resettlement Action Planning for the Rehabilitation in Mozambique

Millennium Challenge Account is undertaking projects in four provinces in Mozambique - water and sanitation, financial support, land programme...

 

This presentation about a road project. Part of the N1 Road system, almost 150km of N1, 11m wide, 1.5m paved and 0.5m unpaved shoulders.

3 different phases - feasibility and IA; engineering design and resettlement; Construction

• In Mozambique Law 30m right of way on each side of the road.
• Corridor of ImPact - looked at 10m, 20m and 40m for each side of central line, and 15m for sensitive places, also deviated where needed from existing infrastructure and buildings.
• Almost 1200 PAPs, loss of land, houses...

Established Green and Red Zones

• Red - no go areas for contractors
• Green - free for contractor to work in

 

The resettlement team was the same as design and implementation team because of limited time.

 

Key stakeholders were identified - Provincial, district and administrative authorities, communities

 

Used the Keep it Simple and Standard Approach.

 

• Opened new market areas
• Built new stores/commercial structures
• Built new boreholes
• Developed a RAP radio programme
• Issued identity documents
• Undertook public consultation
• Ensure traditional ceremony to ask the Gods to help the programme go well.
• PAP involvement important in RAP

Main challenge was the limited time to undertake the RAP

Having community liaison committees important.

 

Q&A

• Members of the resettlement committee included the Administrator of the District, Traditional Leader, most influential members of the community and other representatives both men and women.
• There was limited time because it was an MCC funded project that needed to be completed in 5 years.