Gansu Jiuquan Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project

Timely resolution of involuntary
resettlement and land acquisition issues helps avoid delays in project implementation. Oftentimes,
land acquisition issues encountered by the executing agencies impede the timely implementation
of procurement and civil works. Ensuring the safeguards’ requirements on land acquisition and
resettlement, prior to execution of project activities, could mitigate these related project risks due,
for example, to potential grievances of affected people and communities