Eswatini Water Services Corporation Resettlement Policy Framework

This Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) is prepared by Eswatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) in accordance with the Kingdom of Eswatini’s legal framework, and the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework, specifically ESS5 which is the standard for “Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land and Involuntary Resettlement” (ESS5). This RPF is for the Nhlangano-Siphambanweni Water and Sanitation Project (NSWSP). This RPF is prepared to guide the preparation and implementation of the RAP for impacts that may be caused by civil work activities under Components 1 and 2 of the NSWSP, including associated activities. It sets out the principles and objectives governing the preparation and implementation of social risks and impacts mitigation measures when the specific impact location (s) of component 1
and 2 of NSWSP are known –in accordance with the World Bank’s ESF requirements, in particular that of ESS5. The aim is to ensure that adverse socio-economic impacts of the project on PAPs are adequately mitigated and PAPs are not worse off as a result of the project interventions.