Participation from project preparation stage At project preparation, form an appraisal team which is composed of Indigenous Peoples to ensure that customary laws and practices are taken into consideration. Projects implemented by certain agencies undergo pre-project preparation where an appraisal team composed of Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, and civil society groups is created. However, in reality, most of the projects are already approved, and this violates the Indigenous rights. In this Peoples’ case, Indigenous Peoples are treated as mere beneficiaries and not as partners. Indigenous information and data Peoples’ Community-driven or determined; communities themselves to do the work, i.e., enumeration, facilitation. Assistance in budget preparation and management of information system Ancestral domain recognition Alienable areas are still a part of ancestral domain. Support for title rights of Indigenous Peoples is needed. Assistance to ancestral domain sustainable development formulation and implementation (sustainable mechanism). Indigenous Peoples have limited participation in activities related to environmental and climate change. Recognition and acceptance of customary law in the context of global guidelines. NEPAL Currently, project design is communicated to Indigenous Peoples in a top-down direction, whereas it should go the other way. The in the Indigenous Peoples communities should be done first, and needs assessment then the project design should follow to respond to the communities’ needs. The country program needs to be more transparent, accessible and inclusive. Access to information: Bank’s Indigenous Peoples communities should participate in the project from Full participation in all key stages: the initial stage, at the decision-making level. Effective participation in design and monitoring stages is key. It is also important to involve Indigenous Peoples communities in the project steering committee. Project management should be responsive to Indigenous concerns. Peoples’ It is also important to consider the mechanisms and processes for effective participation. The Bank should incentivize participation through benefit sharing, and encourage Benefit sharing: Indigenous Peoples to participate in the whole process as beneficiaries. Financial resources need to be allocated and audited to ensure Indigenous Financial resources: Peoples’ participation. Indigenous are important to be able to participate in the planning process. skills and capacities Peoples’ CHINA
Participation from project preparation stage At project preparation, form an appraisal team which is composed of Indigenous Peoples to ensure that customary laws and practices are taken into consideration. Projects implemented by certain agencies undergo pre-project preparation where an appraisal team composed of Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, and civil society groups is created. However, in reality, most of the projects are already approved, and this violates the Indigenous Peoples’ rights. In this case, Indigenous Peoples are treated as mere beneficiaries and not as partners. Indigenous Peoples’ information and data Community-driven or determined; communities themselves to do the work, i.e., enumeration, facilitation. Assistance in budget preparation and management of information system Ancestral domain recognition Alienable areas are still a part of ancestral domain. Support for title rights of Indigenous Peoples is needed. Assistance to ancestral domain sustainable development formulation and implementation (sustainable mechanism). Indigenous Peoples have limited participation in activities related to environmental and climate change. Recognition and acceptance of customary law in the context of global guidelines. NEPAL Currently, project design is communicated to Indigenous Peoples in a top-down direction, whereas it should go the other way. The needs assessment in the Indigenous Peoples communities should be done first, and then the project design should follow to respond to the communities’ needs. Access to information: The Bank’s country program needs to be more transparent, accessible and inclusive. Full participation in all key stages: Indigenous Peoples communities should participate in the project from the initial stage, at the decision-making level. Effective participation in design and monitoring stages is key. It is also important to involve Indigenous Peoples communities in the project steering committee. Project management should be responsive to Indigenous Peoples’ concerns. It is also important to consider the mechanisms and processes for effective participation. Benefit sharing: The Bank should incentivize participation through benefit sharing, and encourage Indigenous Peoples to participate in the whole process as beneficiaries. Financial resources: Financial resources need to be allocated and audited to ensure Indigenous Peoples’ participation. Indigenous Peoples’ skills and capacities are important to be able to participate in the planning process. CHINA
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