Cambodia Land Allocation Tender

Project ID P171331Region East asia and pacificApproval Date as of board presentation June 26 2020Closing Date December 31 2026Commitment Amount Us 93.00 millionTotal Project Cost Us 107.00 millionLASED IIIwould follow a two-pronged approachi consolidating through complementary activities the current SLC program under LASED II and expanding it into new SLC sites within the same provinces and ii implementing an adapted approach into communities of indigenous peoplesin new project provinces.The project would build on the successful and well-established procedures under LASED and LASED II for implementing SLC activities but also adapt them to indigenous peoples communities. LASED III would support applications for SLC ICLT anddevelopment support to ICs on afirst come first served basis. For new SLCs first communes would have to express a request then once the availability of the land is determined by the project as compliant with the needs of the communities a comprehensive environmental and social assessment and land use planning are carried out before the sites are endorsed for the project. For ICLTand development assistance to ICs the ICs themselves would have to come forward and ask for assistance. For ICLT the Project would provide support throughout the different steps necessary to complete the titlingprocess18.This includes ICs whose land registration applications have already been successfully received by provincial land departments but that the land registration has not yet started and also for those who have legal recognition from MOI but have not yet created and gathered all necessary documents to be able to file land registration applications.For ICs who as of the start of the project have already completed the ICLT process development assistance would be provided namely through infrastructure and service support. Planningactivities in ICs would be supported by experienced local and international technical assistance employed by the Project.