Public Disclosure Authorized ETHNIC MINORITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WORLD BANK FUNDED Public Disclosure Authorized GANSU INTEGRATED RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION TOWN PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized GANSU PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM COMMISSION Public Disclosure Authorized LANZHOU , G ANSU i NOV . 2011 ii CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................ ................................ 1.1 B ACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES OF PREPARATION .......................................................................1 1.2 K EY POINTS OF THIS EMDP ..........................................................................................................2 1.3 P REPARATION METHOD AND PROCESS ..........................................................................................3 2. ETHNIC MINORITY POLICY................................................................ .......................... 2.1 A PPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ...........................................................................................5 2.1.1 State level .............................................................................................................................5 2.1.2 Gansu Province ...................................................................................................................5 2.1.3 Zhangye Municipality ..........................................................................................................6 2.1.4 Baiyin City .............................................................................................................................6 2.2 POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES .......................................................................6 3. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ................................................................ ........... 3.1 G ENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................11 3.2 H ONGSHUI TOWN ........................................................................................................................13 3.3 H ONGWANSI TOWN ......................................................................................................................14 4. INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE PROJECT AREAS ...................16 4.1 G ENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................16 4.2 Y UGU PEOPLE ..............................................................................................................................19 4.2.1 Geographic distribution .....................................................................................................19 4.2.2 Modes of production and demographic classification ..................................................21 4.2.3 Resource endowment and livelihoods ............................................................................22 4.2.4 Language ............................................................................................................................24 4.2.5 Religion ...............................................................................................................................24 4.2.6 Social division by gender ..................................................................................................25 4.3 T IBETANS .....................................................................................................................................25 4.3.1 Distribution of affected population ...................................................................................25 4.3.2 Modes of production and demographic classification ..................................................26 4.3.3 Resource endowment and livelihoods ............................................................................26 4.3.4 Language ............................................................................................................................27 4.3.5 Religion ...............................................................................................................................27 4.3.6 Social division by gender ..................................................................................................27 4.4 H UI PEOPLE .................................................................................................................................27 4.4.1 Geographic distribution .....................................................................................................27 4.4.2 Modes of production ..........................................................................................................28 4.4.3 Resource endowment and livelihoods ............................................................................29 4.4.4 Language ............................................................................................................................30 4.4.5 Religion ...............................................................................................................................31 I 4.4.6 Social division by gender ..................................................................................................31 4.5 I DENTIFICATION ETHNIC MINORITIES ............................................................................................31 5. SUMMARY OF SOCIAL ASSESSMENT ..................................................................... 34 5.1 E VALUATION OF IMPACTS AND MUTUAL ADAPTABILITY .................................................................34 5.1.1 Hui people ....................................................................................................................34 5.1.2 Yugu people/Tibetans ................................................................................................36 5.2 O RGANIZATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION ....................................................................39 5.2.1 Organizational structure ...................................................................................................39 5.2.2 Implementation capacity ...................................................................................................41 5.2.3 Operation and management systems ............................................................................41 5.3 SOCIAL GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................41 5.3.1 Hui people ....................................................................................................................42 5.3.2 Yugu people/Tibetans ................................................................................................43 5.4 RISK ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................44 5.4.1 Hui people ....................................................................................................................44 5.4.2 Yugu people/Tibetans ................................................................................................46 5.5 MAIN SUGGESTIONS OF SOCIAL ASSESSMENT ......................................................................50 6. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION................................................................ .................... 6.1 P RESENT SITUATION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ..................................................................51 6.2 E THNIC MINORITY IN SOCIAL ASSESSMENT .................................................................................51 6.3 P RE -ASSESSMENT PROJECT AWARENESS SURVEY .....................................................................55 6.4 P OST -ASSESSMENT PROJECT RECOGNITION SURVEY ................................................................56 6.5 C ONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TO PROJECT DESIGN ........................................58 6.5.1 Hongshui Town ..................................................................................................................58 6.5.2 Hongwansi Town ................................................................................................................59 6.6 PARTICIPATION FRAMEWORK FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES ................................................................60 7. ACTION PLAN................................................................ ................................ 7.1 A CTION PLAN FOR HUI PEOPLE ...................................................................................................65 7.2 A CTION PLAN FOR YUGU PEOPLE /T IBETANS ...............................................................................68 7.3 B UDGET AND FUNDING SOURCES ................................................................................................74 7.4 N OTE TO FUNDING .......................................................................................................................74 7.5 A NNUAL INVESTMENT PLAN .........................................................................................................74 7.6 I NSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION .........................................76 7.7 M&E INDICATORS ..................................................................................................................76 7.8 APPEAL HANDLING .................................................................................................................78 APPENDIXES ...............................................................