Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework April 2020 Mongolia: Aimag and Soum Centers Green and Resilient Regional Development Investment Program Prepared by the Government of Mongolia for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (15 April 2020) Currency Uni t – Tugrik (MNT) MNT 1.00 = $0. 0003 6 $1.00 = MNT 2,779 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AP - affected people APO - aimag program office BCS - broad community support CAHW - community based animal health worker EA - executing agency EM - ethnic minority IA - implementing agency IP - indigenous peoples (as defined in ADB’s SPS) IPPF - Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework IPP - Indigenous Peoples Plan GAF - grievance action form GAP - gender action plan GOM - Government of Mongolia GRM - grievance redress mechanism LAR - land acquisition and resettlement LARC - land acquisition and resettlement committee LAR WG - LAR Working Group MFF - multitranche financing facility MOF - Ministry of Finance NGO - nongovernment organization PIHMP - Participatory and Inclusive Herd Management Plan PIP - project information pamphlet PFR - project financing request PMO - project management office PUG - pasture user group RRP - report and recommendation to the president RUA - rangeland use agreement SIA - social impact assessment SPS - ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) SR-3 - Safeguard Requirement 3 NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This indigenous peoples planning framework 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. Table of Contents A. Background and Context 1 1. The Aimag and Soum Centers Green and Resilient Regional Development Investment Program 1 2. Project Beneficiaries and Ethnic Minorities Present in the Project Area 5 B. Minorities-related Legislation 6 C. ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement and Indigenous People’s Principles 7 D. Policy Framework 8 E. Procedures for Ethnic Minorities Plan Preparation 9 F. Consultation and Disclosure 9 G. Broad Community Support 9 H. Grievance Redress Mechanism 10 I. Monitoring and Evaluation 11 J. Institutional Arrangement 12 K. Financial requirements 13 Annex 1: Indigenous Peoples Impact Categorization 14 Annex 2: Outline Of An Indigenous Peoples Plan 17 Annex 3: Sample Grievance Action Form 20 Annex 4: Ethnic Groups In The 3 Targeted Aimags Of Tranche 1 21 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PLANNING FRAMEWORK A. Background and Context 1. The Aimag and Soum Centers Green and Resilient Regional Development Investment Program 1. The development and review of the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF) has been carried out during the Transaction Technical Assistance (TRTA-MON-49430) for the preparation of the Aimag and Soum centers Development Investment Program (ASDIP). 2. The Aimag and Soum Centers Green and Resilient Regional Development Investment Program (ASDIP) will promote local economic development and improve basic urban services in priority Aimags of Mongolia 1. The program will provide physical investments and strengthen existing policy frameworks to support green, inclusive, and competitive territorial development in the targeted areas, and reduce the vulnerability of the country to climate change and further pastureland degradation. The geographically targeted and integrated approach of the program will focus on priority regional - local economic clusters that have the potential to become engines of economic growth and diversification. 3. The ASDIP will be financed with a multitranche financing Facility (MFF) loan modality. Tranche 1 of the Aimag and Soum Development Investment Program (ASDIP) is located in the three western Aimags of Khovd, Uvs, and Bayan-Ulgii of Mongolia. Subsequent Tranches will extend the ASDIP to other Aimags. 4. The four outputs [re-phrased as Strategic Objectives] of the ASDIP are: (i) climate-resilient, low carbon, and attractive aimag and soum centers developed; (ii) rangelands managed for climate resilience, high carbon sequestration, and sustainable herding; (iii) low carbon, climate resilient, and inclusive value chains created and strengthened; and (iv) capacity building and policy development for green territorial development supported. 5. Thus, to facilitate regional and urban economic growth Tranche 1 of the ASDIP will invest in (i) basic urban infrastructure, services, and facilities; and (ii) agrobusiness developments. Output 3 will be implemented by Financial Intermediaries. Activities by outputs are summarized in the below table. 1 An aimag is an administrative subdivision equivalent to province in Mongolia. There are 21 aimags and aimag capitals/centers. A soum is an administrative subunit of an aimag , and its capital is called a soum center. There are 304 soums in Mongolia (not including aimag capitals). Soums have average populations of 4,000 and cover an average land are of 5,000 square kilometers. 1 Table 1: Tranche 1 Outputs and ctivities Activity Description Location Beneficiaries Output 1: Climate -resilient, low carbon, and attractive aimag and soum centers developed Aimag centers' Basic infrastructure, housing, public social Bayan Ulgii, Uvs and Khovd Targeted ger area ger areas amenities (green spaces/playgrounds/community aimag centers residents of Uvs, redevelopment centers) Bayan Ulgii and Khovd aimag centers Aimag centers' Water supply / wastewater / heating / electricity / Bayan Ulgii, Uvs and Khovd Residents of Uvs, infrastructure / communication / flood protection / drainage / solid aimag centers Bayan Ulgii and Facility networks waste - dumpsite Khovd aimag centers Public buildings & Infrastructure for the agro-park and urban areas: Omnogovi (Uvs), Deluun Residents of the infrastructure water supply / wastewater / heating / electricity / (Bayan Ulgii) intersoum centers: development in communication Omnogovi (Uvs), the inter-soum Public buildings: Schools, kindergartens, Deluun (Bayan centers dormitories, health centers, sport complex Ulgii), and people (rehabilitation/improvement/extension of existing living in surrounding facilities) areas using the services of these soum centers. Output 2: Rangelands managed for climate resilience, high carbon sequestration, and sus tainable herding Support to PUG stregntening: RUA improved and monitored, - All soums in Bayan Ulgii. Herder households herders’ stocking adjustment plans elaborated with yearly - 11 soums out of 18 in Uvs. of targeted areas organizations targets Soums affiliated to Ulaangom (PUGs, Participatory and Inclusive Herd Management Plan soum (Tarialan, Turgen, cooperatives & (PIHMP) prepared at the PUG level Sagil, Davs, Naranbulag, associations) Soum cooperatives created from performing PUGs Bokhmoron) and soums at soum level (seed funding), or existing affiliated to Omnogovi soum cooperatives strenghtened (Olgiy, Zavkhan, Khovd) are On the basis of the soum coops, creation of included. Malchin, Tes, organization of cooperatives at inter-soum, aimag Zuungovi, Khyargas, and regional level Baruuntutuum, Community- Provision of equipment and facilities (protected hay Tsagaanhairkhan, Herder households based investment fields, storage, shelters, wells, etc.) to group of Ondorkhangai, Zuunhangai of targeted areas projects for group herders belonging to PUGs based on effective are excluded. of herders rangeland management by PUG (signed RUA and - 9 soums out of 17 soums in belonging to satisfactory yearly evaluation, PIRMP prepared Khovd. Soums affiliated to PUGs listing priority needs). Needed assets and Jargalant soum beneficiaries are identified by the PUGs and listed (Erdeneburen, Myangad, in PIHMP and CPP Project sheets Dorgon, Buyant, Khovd, Rangeland Provision of following items based on effective Chandmani, Mankhan, Duut) Herder households management and rangeland management and reduction of herds’ are included. Bulgan, of targeted areas reduction of sizes: Uyench, Altai, Munkhairkhan, herds’ sizes - Sale of excess animals: provision of working Zereg, Duut, Tsetseg, Most capital through concessional loans to soum soums are excluded. cooperatives to buy and sell the excess animals - Subsidy on achievement of animals / forage balance, and further subsidies on further reductions below this threshold Primary works for - Upgrading and construction of head structures - Tarialan soum of Uvs aimag Soum governments irrigated and primary irrigation canals and underground - Umnogovi soum of Uvs / SMEs who will perimeters pipes aimag benefit from related - Set up of a Water Association (at the scale of the - Buyant soum of Bayan Ulgii loans for secondary area irrigated by the head structure and primary aimag canals (see Output irrigation canal) including all water users - Deluun soum of Bayan Ulgii 3) - Preparation of a water resources management aimag plan at the scale of the water basin Veterinary In each PUG: one Community Based Animal - All soums in Bayan Ulgii. Herder households services Health Worker (CAHW) trained to provide - 11 soums out of 18 in Uvs. of targeted areas 2 Activity Description Location Beneficiaries veterinary services and provision of mobile Soums affiliated to Ulaangom veterinary