Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 39228 January 2013 PRC: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project The Monitoring and Evaluation Report on Ethnic Minority Development Plan – for Kanas Component Prepared by Xinjiang Agricultural University Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region PRC For Xinjiang Project Management Office This report has been submitted to ADB by Xinjiang Project Management Office and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website. ADB-financed Project of Xinjiang Local Infrastructure & Environmental Improvement External Monitoring & Assessment Report On Ethnic Minority Development Plan of Kanas Ecological Improvement & Infrastructure Restoration Project (Year of 2012) Xinjiang Agricultural University Jan. 2013 External Monitoring & Assessment Report On Ethnic Minority Development Plan of Kanas Ecological Improvement & Infrastructure Restoration Project (Year of 2012) Project leader: ZHU Meiling Prepared by: ZHU Meiling, MA Yongren Data collected & analyzed by: MA Yongren, ZHU Meiling Aertai, Maideer Translated by: CHENG Luming, ZHOU Nan Address: Faculty of Economics and Business, Xinjiang Agricultural University, No.311 East Nongda Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China Zip: 830052 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Brief Summary of the Project ................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Brief Summary of the Project .......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Changed Impact of the Project on Ethnic Minorities ...................................................... 3 1.3 External Monitoring and Assessment .............................................................................. 4 2 Socioeconomic Situation of Project Area ............................................................................... 8 2.1 Socioeconomic Status of Buerjin County and Habahe County ....................................... 8 2.2 Socioeconomic Status of Townships and Villages in Project Counties ........................ 15 3 Capacity Evaluation of EMDP Agencies ............................................................................. 19 3.1 Structural Establishment of Agencies ........................................................................... 19 3.2 Capacity Evaluation of EMDP Agencies ................................................................. 21 3.3 Working Efficiency Evaluation ..................................................................................... 22 3.4 Internal Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 23 4 Measures and Implementation Progress of EMDP ............................................................... 24 4.1 Overview of EMDP .................................................................................................. 24 4.2 Fulfillment of EMDP Mitigation Measures (A) ....................................................... 24 4.3 Fulfillment of EMDP Enhancing Measures (B) ....................................................... 36 4.4 Fulfillment of EMDP Beneficial Measures (C) ............................................................. 45 4.5 Progress of EMDP Fund Utilization .............................................................................. 48 4.6 Summary of Effect and Monitoring Indicators of EMDP ............................................. 49 5 Production and Livelihood of EM Sample HHs in Project Area.......................................... 51 5.1 Basic Information on Sample HHs in Project Area ....................................................... 51 5.2 Production of Sample HHs in Project Area ................................................................... 54 5.3 Economic Condition of Sample HHs in Project Area ................................................... 55 5.4 Perception and Attitude of Sample HHs towards the Project and Typical Case Study in Project Area ......................................................................................................................... 57 6 Public Participation, Complaint and Grievance ................................................................... 59 6.1 Public Consultation and Participation ........................................................................... 59 6.2 Listening to and Settlement of Complaints from APs ................................................... 59 I 6.3 Questionnaire of Public Satisfaction and its Result ....................................................... 59 7 Conclusion of Monitoring & Assessment, Problems and Suggestions ................................ 61 7.1 Assessment Conclusion ................................................................................................. 61 7.2 Suggestions .................................................................................................................... 62 II TABLE DIRECTORY Table 1-1 The main contents of the project construction and land acquisition ......................... 2 Table 2-1 Administrative divisions, area and population density of project counties in 2011 .. 8 Table 2-2 Demographic Situation of the Project Counties in 2011 ........................................... 9 Table 2-3 Birth, Death and Natural Growth in the Project Counties, in 2011 ........................... 9 Table 2-4 Population and Composition in Project Counties in 2011 ...................................... 10 Table 2-5 Agricultural Planting Area in Project Counties in 2011 .......................................... 11 Table 2-6 Livestock Breeding in Project Counties in 2011 ..................................................... 12 Table 2-7 Total and Added Value of Output in Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery in Project Counties in 2011 ................................................................................ 13 Table 2-8 Total income of the rural economy and net income per capita of Project Counties in 2011 ................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 2-9 Middle Schools and Elementary Schools in Project Counties in 2011 ................... 14 Table 2-10 Basic Information of Project Counties in 2011 ..................................................... 14 Table 3-1 Leading Group of Kanas Component in 2012 ........................................................ 19 Table 3-2 Staffing and Working Conditions for EMDP Agency in 2011 ................................ 21 Table 3-3 Kanas EMDP Administrative Office’s Function and Evaluation in 2012 ............... 21 Table 4-1 Fulfillment of EMDP Mitigation Measures in 2012 ............................................... 25 Table 4-2 Details of Women’s Project Activities .................................................................... 33 Table 4-3 Low-income Households in Project Area in 2012 .................................................. 35 Table 4-4 Fulfillment of EMDP Enhancing Measures in 2012 ............................................... 36 Table 4-5 EMDP-funded Skill Trainings in 2012 ................................................................... 40 Table 4-6 Fulfillment of EMDP Beneficial Measures in 2012 ................................................ 46 Table 4-7 Use of Local Building Materials and Transportation Resources in Landfill Construction in 2012 ....................................................................................................... 47 Table 4-8 Contractors absorb local labor force to participate in project construction in 2012 ...... 47 Table 4-9 Progress of EMDP Fund Utilization in 2012 .......................................................... 48 Table 4-10 Implementation Effect and Monitoring Indicators of EMDP Mitigation Measures and Benefit-enhancing Measures in 2012 ....................................................................... 49 III Table 5-1 Demographic Situation of Sample HHs in Project Villages in 2012 ....................... 51 Table 5-2 Land Ownership of Sample HHs in Project Villages in 2012 ................................. 51 Table 5-3 Housing Conditions of Sample HHs in Project Villages in 2012 ............................ 52 Table 5-4 Residence Conditions of Sample HHs in Project Villages in 2012 ......................... 53 Table 5-5 Living Convenience of Sample HHs in Project Area .............................................. 53 Table 5-7 Production Means Sample HHs Possess in Project Area in 2012 ........................... 54 Table 5-8 Possesions and Durables Sample HHs Possess in Project Area .............................. 55 Table 5-9 Income Level of Sample HHs in Project Area ........................................................ 56 Table 5-10 Expenditure Level of Sample HHs in Project Area ............................................... 57 Table 6-1 Summary of Feedback on Implementation Effect of Mitigation Measures in 201260 IV External Monitoring & Assessment Report on Kanas EMDP in 2012 1 Brief Summary of the Project 1.1 Brief Summary of the Project 1.1.1 Content of the Project The content of ADB-financed Kanas Ecological Improvement & Infrastructure Restoration Project includes: (1) Road works, (2) Water supply works, (3) Drainage works, (4) Environmental sanitation and waste disposal works,