Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

5.10
Socio-Economics 
5.10.1 
National Regulations
The following laws are applicable concerning land rights, acquisition and resettlement: 
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Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan “Civil code” 
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Land Code (1998 as amended 2010) 
 
Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on State Land Cadastre No.666-I of 28.08.1998 
 
Presidential Decree "On Measures for The Efficient Use of Land and Water 
Resources in Agriculture" 
 
Resolution № 146 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On the Procedure for Compensation 
for Losses of Land Owners, Users, Tenants and Owners, As Well As Losses of 
Agricultural and Forestry Production”.

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5.10.2 
Lender Requirements 
EBRD 
Performance Requirement 1 outlines the need for assessing social impacts as part of ESIA. This 
is interpreted to include socio-economic effects to individuals/groups/populations that may 
be impacted by a project. 
Performance Requirement 5 on land acquisition, involuntary resettlement and economic 
displacement refers to Involuntary resettlement as both physical displacement (relocation or 
loss of shelter) and economic displacement (loss of assets or resources, and/or loss of access 
to assets or resources that leads to loss of income sources or means of livelihood) as a result of 
project-related land acquisition and/or restrictions on land use. 
Where resettlement is government led, PS5 requires, 
‘the client (to) collaborate with the 
responsible government agency, to the extent permitted by the agency, to achieve 
outcomes that are consistent with the objectives of this PR.
’ 
ADB 
The ADB Environmental Safeguards include the need to assess socio-economic project 
impacts in ESIA (including impacts on livelihood through environmental media, health and 
safety, vulnerable groups, and gender issues). 
Spe
cifically, ‘The borrower/client will identify and assess the risks to, and potential impacts on, 
the safety of affected communities during the design, construction, operation, and 
decommissioning of the project, and will establish preventive measures and plans to address 
them in a manner commensurate with the identified risks and impacts.’ 
ADB’s involuntary resettlement safeguard also aims to avoid involuntary resettlement where 
possible; to minimise involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to 
enhance at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-
project levels; and to improve the standards of living of the displaced poor and other 
vulnerable groups. 
The safeguard also requires adverse economic, social or environmental impacts from project 
activities other than land acquisition such as loss of access to assets or resources or restrictions 
on land use to be avoided, or at least minimized, mitigated or compensated for through the 
environmental assessment process. Where such impacts are found to be adverse, the 
borrower/client is required to develop and implement a management plan to restore the 
livelihood of affected persons to at least pre-project level or better