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May 16, 2024
Resettlement
Ecopetrol has a procedure in place for population resettlement, based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - PRNU (for its acronym in Spanish), and international policies on population resettlement: World Bank OP 4-12, the IDB standard OP-710, and the Manual for the preparation of the resettlement plan of the International Finance Corporation - IFC. The procedure establishes the conceptual and methodological route to prevent, mitigate, correct, and compensate the economic and social impacts derived from the involuntary displacement of the population, associated with the Company's operations and projects. Likewise, it defines the actions to reestablish socioeconomic conditions and generate an opportunity to improve the conditions of the population to be resettled.
The following programs set out the measures agreed with the population to be resettled:
- Information, communication, and participation: establishes a direct and permanent communication channel, which facilitates the process with the population to be resettled, avoiding uncertainty among the social units.
- Social accompaniment: establishes strategies and inter-institutional coordination actions to guarantee access to social services in their new place of settlement, have comprehensive accompaniment, seek strategies for managing conflicts generated, and identify networks (family and social) that can support the process.
- Accompaniment for economic restoration: seeks actions to restore the economic conditions of social units and generate additional alternatives for this population.
- Acquisition of infrastructure (including legal, technical, and indemnity valuation matters).
Resettlement cases
In 2023, 604 resettlements were submitted, 7.1% (43) of which are closed, and 92.9% (561) will undergo the execution and monitoring phase. This represents a decrease of 63.1% as compared to 2022.
Table. Summary of resettlements by region2023
|
Region |
Phase |
Temporary |
Definitive |
Total |
|
Andean South Pacific (Putumayo Territory) |
Evaluation and closure |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
Execution and follow-up |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Central |
Evaluation and closure |
31 |
6 |
37 |
|
Execution and follow-up |
474 |
87 |
561 |
|
|
TOTAL |
509 |
95 |
604 |
|
Source: Vice-Presidency of Sustainable Territorial Development, Dialogue and Relationship Management
Table. Company assets and projects that required it 2023.
|
Regional |
Asset and/or project |
Type of resettlement |
Total |
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|
Temporary |
Definitive |
Phase |
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|
Andean South Pacific (Putumayo Territory) |
Agreement ANH Orito area |
4 |
2 |
Evaluation and closure |
6 |
||
|
Central |
Sardinata field well SN-28 |
6 |
0 |
Execution and follow-up |
6 |
||
|
Central |
La Cira Infantas field |
443 |
86 |
Execution and follow-up |
529 |
||
|
Central |
Llanito field |
23 |
0 |
Execution and follow-up |
23 |
||
|
Central |
Casabe field |
25 |
0 |
Evaluation and closure |
25 |
||
|
Central |
Casabe field |
2 |
1 |
Execution and follow-up |
3 |
||
|
Central |
Nafta project |
6 |
6 |
Evaluation and closure |
12 |
||
|
TOTAL |
509 |
95 |
|
604 |
|||
Source: Vice-Presidency of Sustainable Territorial Development, Dialogue and Relationship Management
Andean South Pacific Regional
- Orito area ANH agreement: 4 temporary and 2 definitive relocations were presented due to the technical abandonment works of the Orito 27 well, all in their final phase of evaluation and closure.
Central Regional
- Sardinata field SN - 28 well: 6 temporary relocations were carried out, all in the execution and follow-up phase.
- La Cira Infantas field: as part of the execution of this project, 443 temporary resettlements and 86 final resettlements were carried out, all in the execution and follow-up phase.
- Llanito field: 23 temporary resettlements were carried out as part of the Llanito field activities, all of which are in the execution and follow-up phase.
- Casabe field: as part of the Casabe field activities, 27 temporary resettlements were presented, 25 in the final evaluation and closure phase, and 2 in the execution and follow-up phase. Also, 1 final resettlement is in the execution and follow-up phase.
- Nafta project: there were 6 temporary resettlements that ended with the return of the families to their homes and 6 definitive resettlements. The 12 resettlements in their final phase of evaluation and closure.
