When must a RAP be submitted for Bank legal and technical review?
Because of the complexities inherent in resettlement processes, it is best to begin resettlement planning as are as practicable. In most projects, a draft RAP is submitted to the Bank for legal and technical review during project preappraisal, and Bank approval of a RAP is normally a condition of project appraisal. In some projects with multiple subcomponents, or projects for which final designs cannot be known by appraisal, the Bank requires submission of an acceptable policy framework establishing entitlements and organizational responsibilities by appraisal. Approval of a supplemental RAP based upon final designs and census/survey is then typically a condition of initiating civil works.
