IPP314 v2 Updates on the Social Assessment Report ParticipatoryIrrigation DevelopmentProject (PIDP) The PIDP Social Assessment Report was prepared in November 2006. When project preparation re-commenced a year after, the MA PIDP Preparation Team and the Bank Task Team conducted several follow up visits, walkthroughs and key informant discussions in project areas in 2007 and in June 2008. These visits were done in order to validate the potential social safeguard impacts as stated in the November 2006 PIDP Social Assessment Report. Visits were made in June 2008 in THINS I Region V; Apayao-Abulog IS (both East and West), Dummun RIS, Pinacanuan RIS and Upper Chico RIS of Region 2 and CAR. Interviewswere conducted with the NIA Imgation Officers of MARIIS, Mallig RIS, the Chief of the NIA Region 2 and MA Region 5 Planning and Design Ofices and their respectiveOIC Regional Heads. In an earlier mission in 2007, the Batutu RIS and Lupon RIS of Mindanao were also visited. The following are the results of the validation conducted by the Team and the necessary updates on the initial documentation in the PIDP Social Assessment done in November 2006: SA Report in November 2006 Updated Findings of the NIA PIDP Preparation Team in 2007 and June 2008 On Indigenous Peoples 1. IPSare present in the 1. No Core A projects are within ancestral watersheds and head domains (ADS). It was confirmed during the water of the subprojects validation visits that IP communitiesand ADS of UCRIS, AAIS, PRIS, in reported sites are located in watersheds and BRIS. head waters where no civil works are proposed. 1 I 2. Ancestral Domains 2. In Apayao-Abulog Irrigation System (AAIS), (ADS)may be affected the area affected by the rehabilitation of the by proposed intake area was earlier reported as an ancestral development in the domain. Two land properties within the intake intake of AAIS. area in the said system to be rehabilitated thought to be part of an ancestral domain, have 3. Tribal conflicts may been found to be individual properties of affect the sustainability privatelandowners. Land documents of both of the UCRIS. properties are covered by mainstream documentation(Transfer Certificates of Title). The intake (in Flora) has previously been acquired by NIA and is now covered with a Deed of Sale and the other (in Pudtol) is owned by an Isneg who is a willing seller - his SA Report in November 2006 Updated Findings of the NIA PIDP Preparation Team in 2007 and June 2008 property is also covered by a mainstream documentation, a tax declaration certificate 3. IP households in the service areas of Batutu River Imgation System(BRIS), Upper Chico River Imgation System(UCRIS) and Pinacanauan River Imgation System (PRIS) are economic migrants. The civil works are welcomed by-them since they are mostly irrigators' associations(IA) members and they do not see any positive or negative effect to their IP cultural way of life, apart from being farmers. The IPSin the PRIS is part of a migrant community that will not be affectedby civil works while those of Batutu and UCRIS are scattered IP households. Avoidance of involuntary resettlement may be done by proper construction supervisionof works in UCRIS road rehabilitation. The tribal heads of the Butbut, Tulgao and Sumadels have confirmed to the NIA Preparation Team and the Bank Task Team that consultationshave been done with them and of their willingness to transfer if I necessary. 4. The Tribal conflict reported in UCRIS is not irrigation system-related but that of age-old conflictsbetween tribes when they were still in their respectiveancestral domains in the mountains of Kalinga. They have an operational system of resolving this conflict called Bodong. On Involunturv Resettlement " There are many informal settlers 1. The SA report was done prior to the firming up in the service areas of several of the proposed civil works in each of the Core - - Core A schemes. A schemes sub projects. A walk-through of affected areas showed that many of the informal settlersin the service areas will not be affected by the proposed civil works. 1 2. Only THZRIS in all of the 14 Core A schemes would involve resettlement issues. It was reported that there are 91 households of informal settlers in THIRIS. In view of this. an SA Report in November 2006 Updated Findings of the NIA PIDP Preparation Team in 2007 and June 2008 abbreviated resettlement action plan (RAP) would need to be done prior to implementation of rehabilitation works in THIRIS (currently planned in Year 2). Among the reported 91 households, majority of their dwelling structuresare secondary dwellingsfor planting and harvesting seasons. Primary dwellings of the said informal settlers are located in the town proper. The NIA Irrigation Office prepared the informal settlersinventory in January 2004 and has practiced due diligence in the control of new informal settlers. This was validated on- the-ground and through informal discussions with some randomly selected informal settlers. Both self- and NIA-identified potential relocation sites are within the same town. A dismantling crew shall be provided by the Irrigator's Association (IA) on voluntary basis. Because of this, most of the building materials will be re-used in the reconstruction of the dwellingunits. Despite this, compensationfor structuresis at replacement value. No transitional allowance may be required as both dismantling and reconstruction may be done within two days given the small size and simple design of the structures. 4. The land acquisition for the irrigation systems were done several years ago, during the original construction of the irrigation systemswhich are now proposed for rehabilitation under the Project. Cases of nonpayment were due to absence of land documentseven those expected to mature as recognized land documents. Presidential Decree (PD) 552 vests NIA with full ownership rights 5 years after the start of construction giving claimants ample time to work on and submit acceptableland documents. Those unable to do so get compensation for improvementson the land, such as crops and structures. SA Report in November 2006 Updated Findings of the NIA PIDP Preparation Team in 2007 and June 2008 On GenderResponsiveness The participation of women as I 1 . This is not a nationwide characterizationand is lead& of higators9 truer in the Northern Luzon but definitely not Associations is practically low. true in the Mindanao Regions where there is high women leadership in the IAs' executive committees. It was also noted that women actively participate in leading working committeesof IAs nationwide. 2. Gender awareness is part of the content areas within the conducted IA capacity building activities. 3. The NIA Preparation Team and the Bank Task Team noted the presence of gender- disaggregateddata on file (eg., attendance sheetsto meetings) in almost all the irrigation systems visited. I 4. The National EconomicDevelopment Authority (NEDA)holds an Annual Conferenceon Gender~es~onsivenessCompliance among all government agencies, especially service agencies such as the NIA. NIA's projects have been rated as satisfactoryin terms of gender responsivenessfor the past several years.