Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III

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The objective of the Third Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project for Cambodia is to provide access to land tenure security, agricultural and social services, and selected infrastructure to small farmers and communities in the project areas. The Project has five components. 1: Selection and Development Planning of Social Land Concessions (SLC) and Indigenous Communal Land Titling (ICLT) component will support applications for SLC, ICLT, and development support to Indigenous Communities (ICs), on a first come, first served basis. Commune Land Use Plans (CLUPs) are a critical tool for the identification and formulation of development plans for SLC and ICLT. Three main activities are financed under this component, including: first, participatory preparation of SLC and ICLT plans for the new sites; second, the identification, prioritization and planning for rural climate resilient and energy efficient infrastructure investments such as irrigation schemes, roads, schools, teacher houses, community centers, heath care facilities, and fresh water supply. The planning process also helps to collect relevant project baseline data that support decision-making for climate-smart community development planning; and, third, the processing of individual SLC land titles for eligible land recipients and of communal land titles in IP communities. 2. Community Infrastructure Development component will finance at selected SLC sites and ICLT communities, implementation of productive/economic and social community infrastructure investments. 3. Agriculture and Livelihood Development component will support the settlement process of beneficiary households, the building of socio-economic capital and the development of climate smart and market demand driven agricultural production systems. The component will explicitly tackle vulnerabilities from climate hazards and the proximity of natural habitats, as well as possible climate change mitigation options. 4. Project Management, Coordination and Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) component will ensure effective project management. It will finance (a) the operational costs pertaining to multi-sector coordination, technical and fiduciary (procurement and financial management) activities, as well as social and environmental risk management of the Project Coordination Team (PCT) and Project Implementation Teams (PITs), both at the central and decentralized levels; (b) institutional and technical capacity building for project implementation at all levels; (c) M and E and information systems; (d) baseline, midterm, and final project evaluations and impact assessments; and (e) communications strategy and project results dissemination. 5. Contingent Emergency Response component with a provisional zero allocation, will allow for the reallocation of financing to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency. An Emergency Response Manual (ERM) is included in the Project Implementation Manual (PIM) which will describe implementation arrangements for the component, including its activation process, roles and responsibilities of implementing agencies, positive list of activities that may be financed, environmental and social aspects, and fiduciary arrangements.