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Ipp739 V2 Rev IPP739 V2 REV World Bank-financed Project Public Disclosure Authorized Social Assessment Report of the Linxia Subproject of the Gansu Rural-Urban Public Disclosure Authorized Integration Infrastructure Project Public Disclosure Authorized Linxia County Government (LCG) Linxia PMO Public Disclosure Authorized National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University September 2014 Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1TASKS OF SA ............................................................ 1 1.2SCOPE OF SA ............................................................ 1 1.3KEY POINTS OF SA ........................................................ 2 1.4METHODS OF SA .......................................................... 3 2 Socioeconomic Development and Traffic Management of the Subproject Area ......... 6 2.1 DEFINITION OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA ....................................... 6 2.2 SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE ................................................. 6 2.2.1 Demographics ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Economy ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.3 Social Security ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF LINXIA COUNTY ........................ 8 2.3.1 Current Traffic Conditions .................................................................................................. 8 2.3.2 Key Problems in the Road Network .................................................................................. 8 2.3.3 Traffic Accidents .................................................................................................................. 9 2.3.4 Key Problems in Traffic Management of Linxia County ................................................. 9 3. Stakeholders and Public Participation ................................................................................ 12 3.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE PREPARATION STAGE ........................... 12 3.1.1 Field Investigation .............................................................................................................. 12 3.1.2 Interviews ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.1.3 Questionnaire Survey ....................................................................................................... 13 3.1.4 Subproject Publicity ........................................................................................................... 13 3.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DURING THE SA PROCESS ............................. 14 3.2.1 Organizational Interviews ................................................................................................. 15 3.2.2 FGDs with Residents ........................................................................................................ 15 3.2.3 FGDs with Enterprises and Public Institutions .............................................................. 15 3.2.4 Questionnaire Survey and Community Interviews ........................................................ 16 3.3 DEMAND ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS .............................. 16 3.3.1 Local Residents ................................................................................................................. 17 3.3.2 Land acquisition, demolition affected residents .................................................................... 19 3.3.3 Truck and Coach Drivers .................................................................................................. 20 3.3.4 Linxia County Transport Bureau ...................................................................................... 20 3.3.5 Linxia County Traffic Police Brigade ............................................................................... 20 3.3.6 PMO, Owner, Design Agency and Other Agencies Concerned ................................. 21 3.3.7 Government Departments Concerned ........................................................................... 21 4. Subproject and Ethnic Minorities ......................................................................................... 22 4.1 OVERVIEW OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE SUBPROJECT ......................... 22 4.1.1 Minorities and project-affected situations....................................................................... 22 4.1.2 Minority Customs ............................................................................................................... 27 4.1.3 Economy ............................................................................................................................. 29 4.1.4 Education ............................................................................................................................ 30 4.1.5 Poverty ................................................................................................................................ 31 4.1.6 Traffic Infrastructure and Traffic Modes ......................................................................... 31 4.2 PREVAILING POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES ...................... 32 4.3 INFORMED CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES ............ 34 II 4.3.1 Early-stage Participation of Minority Communities ....................................................... 34 4.3.2 Outcomes of Community Participation ........................................................................... 37 4.3.3 Participation Plan for the Implementation Stage ........................................................... 39 4.3.4 Grievance Redress Mechanism ...................................................................................... 39 4.4 IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT ON ETHNIC MINORITIES ......................... 39 4.4.1 Positive Impacts ................................................................................................................. 39 4.4.2 Potential Risks ................................................................................................................... 40 4.5 ACTION PLAN ........................................................... 41 4.6 CONCLUSION ........................................................... 41 5. Women’s Needs for the Subproject ..................................................................................... 42 5.1 OVERVIEW OF LOCAL WOMEN.............................................. 42 5.1.1 Education ............................................................................................................................ 42 5.1.2 Division of Labor ................................................................................................................ 43 5.1.3 Participation in Public Affairs ........................................................................................... 43 5.2 WOMEN’S NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS ....................................... 44 5.2.1 Social Status of Local Women ......................................................................................... 44 5.2.2 Relationship between Women and Traffic ..................................................................... 44 5.2.3 Women’s Attitudes to and Needs for the Subproject ................................................... 46 5.3 IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT ON WOMEN ................................... 48 5.3.1 Positive Impacts ................................................................................................................. 48 5.3.2 Potential Risks ................................................................................................................... 49 5.4 WOMEN’S ACTION PLAN .................................................. 50 6. Poverty Analysis and Strategy .............................................................................................. 52 6.1 LOCAL POVERTY ANALYSIS ................................................ 52 6.2 CAUSES OF POVERTY .................................................... 52 6.3 POVERTY REDUCTION MEASURES .......................................... 53 6.4 DEMAND ANALYSIS OF THE POOR ........................................... 55 6.5 POVERTY REDUCTION EFFECT OF THE SUBPROJECT ........................... 56 7. Social Impact Analysis ........................................................................................................... 58 7.1 POSITIVE IMPACTS ....................................................... 58 7.2 POTENTIAL RISKS ........................................................ 60 8. Social Management Plan and Implementation ................................................................... 62 8.1 SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................... 62 8.2 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ........................ 63 8.2.1 Public Participation Strategy ............................................................................................ 64 8.2.2 Information Disclosure and Public Participation Plan................................................... 69 8.3 M&E .................................................................. 70 Appendix 1: Location Map of Subproject Roads ............................................................... 71 Appendix
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