Resettlement Policy Framework

The development objective of the Economic Diversification Project for Sierra Leone is to facilitate investments and the growth of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) kind compensation (land to land) for land-based displacement at a suitable location comparable to the previous land or better; (2) cash compensation for standing crops counted at valuation date and based upon updated survey department rates; (3) cash compensation for any temporary loss of income or livelihood incurred as a result of the project during the transition period (period required to re-establish farm elsewhere); and (4) cash compensation of temporary loss of income incurred because of the project during the period required to access similar resources elsewhere and period required to provide alternative livelihood assistance.