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825 YEAL90 ilaco Republic of Yemen / Kingdom of the Netherlands Rada Integrated Rural Development Project LIBRARY INTFRNVTIONAi; REFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY SANITATION (IRC) INVENTORY STUDY REPORT PHASE I 4.08.046 November 1990 Republic of Yemen Kingdom of The Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources Development Cooperation (Asia) Department INVENTORY STUDY REPORT PHASE I 4.08.046 November 1990 LIBRARY, INTERNATIONAL RCFEP'B'CE C£i,T"" ?C9 -:-:.;MMUNITY WATER SUPPLY P.O. cc •:<•.'• .--, 2bO9 AD The Hagu« :-• "u.:l. (070) 31 4y M ext 141/142 I1!?.' Ilaco Arnhem, The Netherlands INVENTORY STUDY, REPORT PHASE I Page INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Interpretation of the terms of reference 1 1.3 Limitations of the study 4 1.4 Presentation of this report 4 METHODOLOGY OF PHASE I 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Preparatory phase 7 2.3 The quick survey 8 2.4 Methodology of village inquiries 9 2.5 Reports on the field visits 10 2.6 Logistics of phase I 10 SELECTION CRITERIA 11 3.1 Assessment 11 3.2 Selection criteria 11 3.3 Selection of subcriteria 13 3.4 Definitions and use of criteria '**" 14 3.5 Appraisal of criteria ~ 17 3.6 Priority classification 18 4. RESULTS OF SCORING 19 4.1 Scoring of criteria and development potential 19 4.2 Result of priority classification 20 4.3 Selection of areas 23 THEMATIC STUDIES 27 5.1 Need for thematic studies 27 5.2 Water resources maia&ement 27 5.3 Agricultural zoning 29 5.4 Women impact assessment 31 5.5 Migration and off-farm employment 32 5.6 Institutional environment 32 6. COMPARATIVE SF'.TfP. PERFORMANCE 37 11 7. PREPARATION OF PHASE II 39 7.1 Objectives of phase II 39 7.2 Methodology 39 7.3 Implementation 42 8. REFERENCES LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1 - Summary of the results of the scoring system for each main criterion and the development potential (DEV POT) per landtype Table 4.2 - Priority classification for future development interventions LIST OF FIGURES/MAPS Figure 1.1 - Study area The administrative boundaries of nahiyas/LCCD's and muderiyas/centres Figure 2.1 - Study area Al Bayda district and adjacent muderiyas Figure 2.2 - Study area Areas surveyed in phase I Figure 3.1 - A schematic presentation of the procedure followed in the nrulti criteria analysis Figure 4.1 - The development potentials of the areas related to population for number and density Figure 5.1 - Landtype and landuse LIST OF ANNEXES Annex A Study proposal, May 1990 Updated study proposal, November 1990 Interpretation of terms of reference for the women impact assessment Annex B Reports of the quick field surveys Annex C Tables: coring of criteria on the basis of field visits Annex D Questionnaires for phase II Annex E Work programme of the study teaw Annex F Persons contacted Annex G Colour copy of satellite photo of the study area (1t500,000) 1. IHTRODPCTION 1.1 Background In the report RIRDP - Eleven years of experience in rural development - the RIRDP submitted a proposal to extend its activities gradually to the whole province of Al Bayda. It was stated that a judicious approach would be applied to expansion: activities which have not reached maturity or have not proven to be successful, at least in operational terms, would not be expanded. The evaluation mission of June 1989 supported this idea: 'The mission recommends that extension to Al Bayda district should be one of the main aims of the Project, to be reflected in the Plan of Operations for the years 1990 - 1992'. In order to comply with the caution of the evaluation mission to base the required re-distribution of manpower and funds between Rada and Al Bayda on 'a careful analysis of resources and priorities', the Plan of Operations 1990 -1992 called for an inventory master study to be carried out in the beginning of 1990. To this effect provisions were made in the Technical Assistance budget for the years 1990 and 1991. Subsequently, in April 1990, a proposal was made for a study 'to identify the most promising areas in terms of development opportunities and to gauge the development priorities of the rural population'. This proposal was approved and preparatory meetings were held. As a result a female anthropologist was assigned to the team to study women and development aspects and to carry out a women impact assessment. -^ m The team was fielded by the end of September 1990. On 10 October the study team discussed the proposed approach with the RIRDP management and the Royal Netherlands Embassy sector specialist for rural development. In this meeting a change of emphasis for the study was formulated in view of new developments since April 1990 (e.g. the unification of Yemen on 22 May 1990). On 31 October one study team member and the RNE sector specialist for rural development discussed the changes formulated on 10 October with the Yemen desk staff in the Netherlands. It was agreed that the study should form the basis for a well balanced development in the Al Bayda Province. To this end, it would be important not only to consider the existing sectors under development in the RIRDP, but all sectors in order to obtain a better picture of the potential subjects for total development of the Al Bayda Province. Thus, the study team prepared an updated study proposal in November 1990 including a revised staffing schedule and phasing of the study. Gee Annex A. This updated study proposal has been accepted as the final Terms of Reference upon which this phase I report has been based. 1 • 2 InVrpretati:.m of the teras of r< ference The study proposal, dated May 1990, has been discussed with the General Manager of the RIRDP, the teamleader of the TAU, the PME section of the RIRDP, the project manager of Enr^consult, the sector specialist of the Dutch Embassy, a;<l the r-?rpoim.h\e pjojecfc officer of DGiS. Their comments h;wa l^J to the current updated study proposal, dated November 1990. The difference between both versions, mainly concerns: - the change in focus to extend present RIRDP activities to the entire Al Bayda province into an inventory of potentials for development interventions in this province; inclusion of a women impact assessment; inclusion of a comparative element of sectorial performance. The above mentioned modifications have been authorised in a meeting at DGIS on 31 October 1990. These modifications have some consequences for the implementation of the inventory study and will be explained below. Moreover, the definition of the study area has also been interpreted by the study team, the RIRDP management team and the TAU teamleader. (a) Inventory of potentials for development interventions The inventory study should form a basis for a well balanced development in the study area. To this end, it will be important not only to consider the existing sectors under d<velopment in the Rada district, but to include more sectors to obtain a better ("more complete") picture for total development in the study area. Hence, the inventory study will present the perspectives for future development interventions and will provide the basis for sectorial development, development of a group of sectors, and for smaller and larger geographic areas. The consequences are that the inventory study will provide a broad-based sectorial orientation and cannot go too far into depth due to time restrict- ions. (b) Women impact assessment A women impact assessment (WIA) aims at assessing, in advance, the expected effects of anticipated interventions. As this issue was not included in the original terms of reference for the inventory study, the consequence will be that an insight in the activities of the Rural Women Extension Section of the RIRDP in the Rada district is required, prior to the formulation of expectations regarding the impact of possible development interventions on rural women. The assessment of expected effects on women, thereby ascertaining that the position of women will be strengthened, is especially important in sectors in which proposed development interventions are not specifically checked for the position of women. A more detailed interpretation of the terms of reference regarding the WIA is presented in Annex A. (c) Comparative elements One of the authorised objectives of the study is to compare sector performance in the study area with the sector performance in other provinces and at the national level Here ar^ some considerations- Firstly, the sectoi performance wiJl be defined oy using selection criteria. This approach will be implemented for the study area, being the geographic entity of Al Bayda district. Although much information is available for the Rada district, its sector performance is not established on basis of the selection criteria established bv the inventory team. If this should be the <:as? *he study teas will lirgel/ tun vut <>t ti««. Secondly, comparison of sectorial performance in the study area with sectorial performance at provincial or at national level requires extrapola- tion of statistical information from district level to higher administrative levels. Statistical information of the study area is incomplete and can only partially be used for this purpose. However, by using social parameters, the requested comparison will likely provide more usefull information on the relative importance of the sector under consideration. Thirdly, the unification of the Yemen has not yet lead to unification of statistical information at the national level. It is expected that this effort will take several years and should not be the burden of the inventory team. It is therefore proposed to compare sectorial performances in the study area with those in selected provinces, from which one might be in the former South Yemen, and depending on data available, with the national level in the former North Yemen.