SOUTH EAST ASIA DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT (SEA DRM) PROJECT FOR LAO PDR Project ID No: P170945 Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management In Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province Final Ethnic Group Engagement Plan Volume 1 Main Report Prepared by: DEPARTMENT OF WATERWAYS MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT LANXANG AVENUE, VIENTIANE, LAO PDR November, 2020 Lao PDR South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management in Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................. iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Objective of this EGEP .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Benefits and Potential Adverse Impacts of the Project .......................................................................... 2 1.4 Safeguard Policies to Minimize the Negative Impact on Ethnic Groups ............................................... 3 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Project Location ................................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Sub-project Design and Area of Influence ....................................................................................... 6 3 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS ................................................................ 10 3.1 Constitution of the Lao PDR (amended 2015) ............................................................................... 10 3.2 Local Administration Law of Lao PDR (amended 2015) .............................................................. 10 3.3 Ethnic Groups Policy (1992) .......................................................................................................... 10 3.4 The 8th National Socioeconomic Development Plan (2016-2020) ................................................. 12 3.5 Land Law (2019) ............................................................................................................................ 12 3.6 A National Guideline on Consultation with Ethnic Groups, 2013 ................................................. 14 3.7 Relevant International Treaties ....................................................................................................... 15 3.8 Institutional Responsibility ............................................................................................................. 16 4 EGEP METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Screening for the Presence of Ethnic Groups ................................................................................. 17 4.2 Social Assessment Methodology and Process ................................................................................ 18 4.3 Consultation and Information Gathering ........................................................................................ 18 4.3.1 Consultation Workshops ............................................................................................................... 18 4.3.2 Participatory Focus Group Discussions and In-depth Discussion ................................................ 20 4.3.3 Village and Household Census Surveys ....................................................................................... 22 4.4 Free, Prior and Informed Consultation Process .............................................................................. 22 5 SOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE PROJECT AREA...................... 23 5.1 Methodology and Approach adopted for the Ethnic Group Identification ..................................... 23 5.2 Ethnic Group in Lao PDR .............................................................................................................. 24 5.3 Ethnic Groups in the Project Province ........................................................................................... 25 5.4 The Ethnic Group Community in the Project Area ........................................................................ 26 Ethnic Groups Engagement Plan, November 2020 i Lao PDR South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management in Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province 6 VILLAGE AND HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC CENSUS (BASELINE INFORMATION) ................................................................................................................................ 29 6.1 Population and Households ............................................................................................................ 29 6.2 Religions ......................................................................................................................................... 30 6.3 Infrastructure and Facilities ............................................................................................................ 30 6.4 School Facility and Health Centers ................................................................................................ 33 6.5 Education ........................................................................................................................................ 34 6.6 Disease and Treatment Practices .................................................................................................... 35 6.7 Livelihood, Employments, and Incomes ........................................................................................ 35 6.8 Labor Migration .............................................................................................................................. 35 6.9 Land Use ......................................................................................................................................... 35 6.10 Cultural Heritage and Historical Infrastructure .............................................................................. 38 6.11 Poverty Groups ............................................................................................................................... 38 6.12 Vulnerability Groups (VG) ............................................................................................................. 39 7 IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES AND ARRANGEMENTS .............................................. 39 7.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) .......................................................................................... 40 7.2 Proposed Follow-up Actions .......................................................................................................... 44 7.3 Monitoring and Reporting .............................................................................................................. 50 7.4 Budget and Financing ..................................................................................................................... 52 8 ATTACHMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 53 - Attachment 1: Focus Group Discussion (Male and Female) Guideline - Attachment 2: In-depth Focus Group Guideline (Village Authorities with the village authority) - Attachment 3 Results of Consultation Meetings and Focus Group Discussions in May 2020 - Attachment 4: List of Participants in March 2020 - Attachment 5: Minutes of Consultation Meetings and List of Participants in May 2020 - Attachment 6: Consultation Picture in May 2020 Ethnic Groups Engagement Plan, November 2020 ii Lao PDR South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management in Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province List of Figures Figure 1 Project Location......................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2 Location Map of the Package 1 (9 million US$) and Lot 1 ...................................................... 8 Figure 3 General Plan for Add Package 1 (16 million US$) ................................................................... 9 Figure 4: GRM process .......................................................................................................................... 42 List of Tables Table 1: Scope of works to address flooding in Muang Xay ................................................................... 6 Table 2: International treaties and conventions in Lao PDR ................................................................. 15 Table 3 The Result of Ethnic Groups (EG) Screening .......................................................................... 17 Table 4: Locations and Participants of Consultation Meetings ............................................................. 19 Table 5: Brief results from the consultation meetings .......................................................................... 19 Table 6: Date and Participants of Public Consultation Meetings in each