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Cambodia: Land Management and Administration Project (2009)

Request:Project Information:
  
 Project:
   Land Management and 
   
Administration Project

 
Project ID:
   P070875

 
Country:
   Cambodia

 
Environmental Category:
   A

 
Loan:
   IDA No. 3606-KH

 
Total Project cost:
   33.9 US$ millions

 
Bank Approval:
   February 22, 2002
Request Received:  
September 4, 2009
.
Requester:
Representatives of a community within a
‘commune’ in Cambodia
.
Policies and Procedures raised in Request:
-Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12)
Involuntary Resettlement (BP 4.12)
-Project Supervision (OP/BP 13.05)
Project Supervision (OP/BP 13.05)  
  
  
Case Description: Case Progress:
      
The Project
The Project is aimed at assisting
the Borrower in its efforts to implement a “program of actions, objectives and policies
designed to improve land tenure security and promote the development of efficient land
markets.” In this regard, the Project objectives include: “(i) the development of adequate national policies, a regulatory framework and institutions for land administration; (ii) the issuance and registration of titles in rural and urban areas in the Project Provinces; and (iii) the establishment of an efficient and transparent land administration system.”

The Request
The Requesters claim that, as a result of the Project, hundreds of families have already been evicted from their land and several other families have been given eviction notices. They further claim tha tpeolple who have to move were not resettled according to the involuntary resettlement policy.

Status
On March 31, 2010 the Panel submitted its Final Eligibility Report to the Board of Executive Directors. The Panel recommended that the Board approves an investigation of the matters raised in the Request for Inspection. On April 13, 2010 the Board approved the Panel's recommendation.

Investigationi Report expected

Documents:    
FileDate
1.Register (English)
 
09/24/09
2.Notice of Registration (English) 
 
09/24/09
3.Request for Inspection (English) 
 
09/24/09
4.Management Response (English) 
 
11/02/09
5.Eligibility Report (English)
Map1 - Map2 - Map3 
 
 
12/07/09
6.Final Eligibility Report 03/31/10
7.

Investigation Report (English)

Investigation Report (អក្សរខ្មែរ)
11/23/10

 

8.

 

Management Report and Recommendations (English) 

Map 1   Map 2   Map 3   Map 4 

Managmenet Report and Recommendations (អក្សរខ្មែរ) 

 

01/21/11

 

9.

 

Press Release (English)

Press Release (អក្សរខ្មែរ) 

 

03/08/11



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