This Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) is prepared for the Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III (LASED III) in accordance with the requirements of the World. Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and in particular to meet requirements of Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) 10 on Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure. LASED III will support land tenure and associated rural development activities on approximately 71 sites which comprise Social Land Concession (SLC) sites and locations for Indigenous Community Land Titling (ICLT). Selection of sites will be demand-led, responding to requests originating from Commune Councils (for SLC) and from the Indigenous Community (IC) (for ICLT) subject to approval by relevant government bodies, on a first-come, first served basis and is not known at the time of project design. Stakeholder engagement refers to a process of sharing information and knowledge, seeking to understand and respond to the concerns of potentially affected or impacted individuals and groups, and building relationships based on trust. The purpose of the SEP is to ensure (1) that a consistent, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally appropriate approach to engagement is undertaken for the project and for addressing environmental and social risks and impacts; and (2) that the approach fulfils all relevant legal and regulatory requirements of Cambodia (see Annex 1) and is aligned with World Bank’s ESF.
