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Indigenous Peoples Plan February 2021 LAO: Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project – Additional Financing Prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the Asian Development Bank. This indigenous peoples plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Ethnic Group Development Plan Houay Sat 2 PRI Subproject List of Abbreviations ADB : Asian Development Bank AF : Additional Financing CDO : Community Development Officer DAFO : District Agriculture and Forestry Office DCO : District Coordination Office DLWU : District Lao Women’s Union DMU : District Management Unit DOI : Department of Irrigation DOP : Department of Planning EA : Executing Agency EGDF : Ethnic Group Development Framework EGDP : Ethnic Group Development Plan EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR : Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP : Environmental Management Plan FS : Feasibility Study FHH : Female-Headed Household FPG : Farmers’ Production Group GAP : Gender Action Plan GIC : Grant Implementation Consultant GOL : Government of Lao PDR HH : Household HYV : High Yielding Variety IA : Implementing Agency IEE : Initial Environmental Examination IPP : Indigenous Peoples Plan ISA : Initial Social Assessment LLHH : Landless Households LNFC : Lao National Front for Construction LWU : Lao Women’s Union ISF : Irrigation Service Fee Lao PDR : Lao People’s Democratic Republic MAF : Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry NAFRI : National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute i List of Abbreviations NAFES : National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Service Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project – NRI-AF : Additional Financing NSC : National Steering Committee NPM : National Project Manager NPMO : National Project Management Office O&M : Operation and Maintenance PAM : Project Administration Manual PAFO : Provincial Agriculture Forestry Office PBME : Project Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation PLUP : Participatory Land Use Planning PPO : Provincial Project Office PRI : Productive Rural Infrastructure RMC : Road Maintenance Committee SIR : Subproject Investment Report SPRSS : Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy SRI : System of Rice Intensification TA : Technical Assistance TOR : Terms of Reference WUG : Water Users Group WUGA : Water Users Group Association UNITS Cm : Centimeter Ha : Hectare Kg : Kilogram Km : Kilometer l : Liter m : Meter m2 : Square meter m3 : Cubic meter mm : Millimeter ii Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ vi 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION .................................................................................. 1 1.1 Objectives of the Ethnic Group Development Plan (EGDP) ..................................... 1 1.2 The Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project (NRIDSP) ............... 1 1.3 The Houay Sat 2 PRI subproject .............................................................................. 2 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Ethnic Groups in Lao PDR ........................................................................................ 3 2.2 Ethnic Groups and Development: Policy Context ..................................................... 4 2.3 ADB Safeguards for Indigenous Peoples .................................................................. 4 2.4 Ethnic Group Development Framework (EGDF) for NRIDSP ................................... 5 3. SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................. 5 3.1 Ethnic Groups in the Subproject Area ....................................................................... 5 3.2 Socio-Economic Status ............................................................................................. 8 3.2.1 Land ................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 Language ........................................................................................................... 9 3.2.3 Gender ............................................................................................................... 9 3.2.4 Health and Hygiene .......................................................................................... 10 3.2.5 Social Impact and Inequality ............................................................................ 10 3.2.6 Social Benefits .................................................................................................. 11 3.2.7 Expected Sustainable Outcomes ..................................................................... 11 4. BENEFICIAL AND MITIGATING MEASURES ........................................................... 12 5. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ............... 12 6. COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................... 17 7. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ............................................................................ 17 8. BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN ............................................................................. 17 9. MONITORING ............................................................................................................ 18 9.1 Internal Monitoring .................................................................................................. 18 9.2 External Monitoring ................................................................................................. 18 iii Figure 1. NRI-AF Subprojects Location Map iv Figure 2. Houay Sat 2 PRI Subproject Map v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction 1. The proposed Houay Sat 2 PRI Subproject is located in Paktha District, Bokeo Province. The subproject expected to benefit two (2) villages: (i) Hat Sa; and ii) Had Donkeo. The villages are located at the range of 20 to 23 km from Paktha District center and 63 to 66 km from Houaysay Town, the provincial capital of Bokeo. From Houayxay Town, both beneficiary villages are accessible by National Road No. 3. The section from Houayxay Town to Danthin village on the National Road No.3 is paved while the road from Danthin village to the beneficiary villages is unpaved. During rainy season, the beneficiary villages are accessible only by boat from Paktha District Town. 2. The two (2) beneficiary villages within the proposed subproject have a total of 474 HHs, one village of Hat Sa (318 HHs) for three sub-schemes of Houay Sa 1, 2 and 3, and one village of Hat Donkeo (156 HHs) for other three sub-schemes of Houay Sat 1, 2 and 3. The two (2) beneficiary villages have a total of 474 households (HHs) composed of Lao Loum 270 HHs (57%), Lue 110 HHs (23%), Khmu 59 HHs (12%), Hmong 32 HHs (7%), and Phunoi 3 HHs (1%). 3. Application of the Indigenous Peoples Screening Checklist shows that the Subproject could be classified as Category B (refer to Annex 7)–the Subproject will benefit Khmu, Hmong, Lue and Lao Loum ethnic groups (Khmu and Hmong ethnic groups belong to Non-Lao-Tai ethno-linguistic groups) through the rehabilitation and improvement of the irrigation system. The subproject will not impact or interfere with the socio-cultural patterns or qualities of the ethnic groups in the area, nor will it disadvantage any of the ethnic groups in the subproject area. The subproject is expected to improve irrigation water availability and expand irrigated area, hence, yield and production of agricultural crops (rice and other crops), as well as income of farmers. Indirect benefits will accrue to villagers in the form of additional demand on farm labor as well as potential employment during subproject construction. 4. This Ethnic Group Development Plan (EGDP) is prepared for the Houay Sat 2 PRI Subproject located in Paktha District, Bokeo Province under the Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project (NRIDSP). The EGDP is prepared in accordance with the Lao PDR Constitution, relevant laws and policies, the ADB’s Safeguards Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 and the Indigenous People Planning Framework (2000) developed for NRIDSP (updated June 2015 as Ethnic Group Development Framework). Sources of data and information for the EGDP include: i) Annex 7 – Social Impact Assessment of the Feasibility Study Report for the Subproject. 5. The Plan emphasizes a specific action plan for the Houay Sat 2 PRI Subproject in order to:(i) address appropriate requirements for, including consultations with, the affected ethnic groups in the subproject areas; (ii) ensure that the benefits are culturally appropriate and equally distributed by the subproject for those ethnic groups; (iii) avoid potentially adverse impacts on ethnic groups; (iv) minimize, mitigate or compensate for such effects when they cannot be avoided; (v) provide implementation measures to strengthen social, legal and technical capabilities of government institutions in addressing ethnic group issues; and (vi) specify monitoring and evaluation of the