Quality AssessmentQuality Assessment
Does the Process Work ?Does the Process Work ? Are People Participating ?Are People Participating ? What Lessons Have Been What Lessons Have Been
Learned ?Learned ? What Now ?What Now ?
Does the Process Work ?Does the Process Work ?CriteriaCriteria
– TransparencyTransparency
– BalanceBalance
– MeaningfulnessMeaningfulness
Are People Are People Participating ?Participating ?
What Lessons Have What Lessons Have Been Learned ?Been Learned ?
Based on the local consultations held Based on the local consultations held so far, the following lessons emerge:so far, the following lessons emerge:
– Government staff: Government staff: Changing attitudesChanging attitudes
– Villagers: Villagers: Feeling of involvementFeeling of involvement
– Content: Content: Negatives are sharedNegatives are shared
– Ethnic awareness: Ethnic awareness: Special care was takenSpecial care was taken
Ethnic AwarenessEthnic Awareness
Importance of ethnicityImportance of ethnicity– Recognizing the needs of different Recognizing the needs of different
ethnic groups: ethnic groups: evolving approachevolving approach – Opportunities to speak their own Opportunities to speak their own
languages: languages: improved with timeimproved with time– Small minority groups need to be Small minority groups need to be
provided with special attention: provided with special attention: especially the “yellow-leaf peoples”especially the “yellow-leaf peoples”
Concerns of VillagersConcerns of Villagers
ReservoirReservoir
WatershedWatershed
Downstream – Xé Bang FayDownstream – Xé Bang Fay
Reservoir ConcernsReservoir Concerns
Social capitalSocial capital SpaceSpace
– Living Living – Agriculture Agriculture – Buffalo grazingBuffalo grazing
Community forest regulationsCommunity forest regulations Ethnic autonomy in decision-makingEthnic autonomy in decision-making Housing designHousing design Priority for project construction jobsPriority for project construction jobs
Watershed ConcernsWatershed Concerns
Nam NoyNam Noy: : intra-ethnic intra-ethnic
administrationadministration
Nam TheunNam Theun: : food security, food security,
reductionreduction of swidden agricultureof swidden agriculture
Nam SotNam Sot: : equity of benefits equity of benefits
Downstream ConcernsDownstream Concerns
Flood protection and riverbank Flood protection and riverbank erosionerosion
Grievance procedures and monitoringGrievance procedures and monitoring Loss of fish habitatLoss of fish habitat CompensationCompensation IrrigationIrrigation Drinking water and sanitationDrinking water and sanitation Infrastructure lossInfrastructure loss
Next StepsNext Steps
MomentumMomentum
Planning ProcessPlanning Process
ImprovementsImprovements
Improvements NeededImprovements Needed
Process is going well, but content still Process is going well, but content still
needs improvement needs improvement Consultations should take place in the Consultations should take place in the
dry seasondry season The resource teams are still The resource teams are still
inexperienced in participatory inexperienced in participatory
methodologymethodology Ethnic awareness not uniformEthnic awareness not uniform