Gongboxia South Canal Irrigation Scheme
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Ethnic Minority Development Plan: Gongboxia South Canal Irrigation Scheme May 2010 PRC: Qinghai Rural Water Resources Management Project Prepared by the Qinghai Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank. 2 Abbreviations ADB - Asian Development Bank EMDAP - ethnic minority development action plan EMDP - ethnic minority development plan FGD - focus group discussion FPA - farmers’ professional association MEGDP - multiethnic group development plan PMO - project management office PRC - People’s Republic of China WRD - water resources department WUA - water users association Units 1 hectare = 15 mu 1 jin = 0.5 kilogram 3 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 5 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 8 1.1. Background of the subproject ............................................................................... 8 1.2. Scope of the subproject ......................................................................................... 9 1.3. Objectives of this plan .......................................................................................... 11 1.4. Methodology .......................................................................................................... 11 1.5. Policy framework ................................................................................................... 11 1.6. Ongoing Ethnic Minority Projects in the Affected Areas .................................. 12 2. GENERAL INFORMATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS ..................... 13 2.1. Population .............................................................................................................. 13 2.1.1 Qinghai Province, Haidong Region and Xunhua County ..................... 13 2.1.2 Affected areas ............................................................................................. 14 2.2 Religious and cultural overview .......................................................................... 15 2.2.1 Salar people ................................................................................................ 15 2.2.2 Hui people ................................................................................................... 16 2.2.3 Relations among ethnic minorities ........................................................... 17 2.3 Socioeconomic profile .......................................................................................... 17 2.4 Poverty .................................................................................................................... 21 3. IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT ON ETHNIC MINORITIES ................................................ 24 3.1 Positive impacts of the subproject on ethnic minorities ................................... 24 3.1.1 Increasing irrigation area and income ..................................................... 24 3.1.2 Reducing agricultural investment and farmers’ burden ........................ 26 3.1.3 Improving population quality through training and education .............. 27 3.1.4 Increasing job opportunities ...................................................................... 27 3.1.5 Restoring and promoting the traditional courtyard planting culture ........ of the Salar people ............................................................................................... 27 3.1.6 Other ............................................................................................................ 27 3.2 Negative impacts of the subproject on ethnic minorities ................................. 28 3.2.1 Risks of sustainable irrigation ................................................................... 28 3.2.2 Risks of crop cultivation ............................................................................. 28 3.2.3 Lack of expenses for industrial restructuring.......................................... 29 3.2.4 Risks of land acquisition and house demolition ..................................... 29 3.2.5 Short-term impacts on the employment and income of ........................ administrative staff of irrigation pumping stations.................................... 29 3.2.6 Other ............................................................................................................ 29 4. SOCIAL GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 31 4.1 Socioeconomic profile of women in the affected areas ................................... 31 4.2 Impacts of the subproject on women ................................................................. 34 4.2.1 Positive impacts of the subproject on women ........................................ 34 4.2.2 Potential risks .............................................................................................. 34 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS .............................................................................. 36 5.1 Early-stage participation process........................................................................ 36 5.2 Late-stage participation plan ............................................................................... 40 6. ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................... 41 6.1 Measures to enhance positive benefits of the subproject ............................... 41 6.2 Measures to reduce potential risks of the subproject ...................................... 42 6.3 Measures to promote social gender and development ................................... 45 6.4 Financial budget .................................................................................................... 46 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................. 48 4 APPENDIXES ................................................................................................................... 49 Appendix 1: Policy Framework for Ethnic Minorities............................................................... 49 Appendix 2: Ongoing Ethnic Minority Projects in the Affected Areas ................................... 52 Appendix 3: FGD Minutes of the Gongboxia South Canal Irrigation Scheme .................... 54 Appendix 4: EMDAP of the Gongboxia South Canal Irrigation Scheme ............................. 55 Appendix 5: Monitoring and Evaluation Outline ...................................................................... 69 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Summary of the subproject ........................................................................................ 9 Table 2-1 Ethnic Composition of Population of Qinghai Province, Haidong Region and ............ Xunhua County in 2007 .................................................................................................... 14 Table 2-2 Population of ethnic minorities in the affected areas ............................................... 14 Table 2-3 Economic situation of Qinghai Province, Xunhua County and the affected areas .. 17 Table 2-4 Arable land and irrigation of Qinghai Province, Xunhua County and the affected ....... areas ................................................................................................................................. 18 Taable 2-5 Arable land of different ethnic minorities in the affected areas .............................. 19 Table 2-6 Schedule of crops in the affected areas ................................................................... 19 Table 2-7 Cash and food crops of different ethnic groups in the affected areas ...................... 20 Table 2-8 Education of population in Qinghai Province, Haidong Region, Xunhua County ........ and the affected areas ...................................................................................................... 20 Table 2-9 Education of different ethnic groups in the affected areas ....................................... 21 Table 2-10 Poverty incidence in the affected areas by ethnic group ....................................... 22 Table 2-11 Poverty of different ethnic groups in the affected areas ......................................... 23 Table 3-1 Summary of the project impacts on ethnic minority ................................................. 24 Table 3-2 Attitude of different ethnic groups in the affected areas toward irrigation charges .. 26 Table 3-3 Causes of land desolation in the affected areas by ethnic group ............................ 26 Table 4-1 Educational level of population in the affected areas by gender ............................. 31 Table 4-2 Educational level of women and man of different ethnic groups in the affected .......... areas ................................................................................................................................. 32 Table 4-3 Division of labor of different ethnic groups in agricultural production in the ................. affected areas ................................................................................................................... 32 Table 4-4 Division of housework of different ethnic groups ..................................................... 33 Table 4-5 Negative impacts of inability to speak Putonghua on women .................................. 34 Table 5-1 Schedule of early-stage participation in EMDP of the Gongboxia South Canal .......... 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