There are also potential negative consequences which may occur as a result and for
which measures should be put in place to mitigate these negative impacts. This Indigenous
Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF) was developed in keeping with relevant Dominican laws and
regulations and the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), in particular ESS7 on
Indigenous Peoples.
The purpose of the IPPF is to guide in screening of proposed investments, identify specific
environmental and social risks and impacts associated with the proposed activities, establish
mitigation measures and how to operationalize specific environmental and social risk
management instruments, principles, organizational arrangements, and design criteria to be
applied to meet the needs of the Kalinago people, who may be affected by the various activities.
The IPPF, therefore, is prepared to guide and govern the activities that are selected for financing
and sets out the elements that will be common to all activities that will entail mitigation
measures. It provides the framework for design of the Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) during
project implementation
Another purpose of this IPPF is to outline a culturally appropriate strategy for collaboration and
engagement with the indigenous people of Dominica – the Kalinago. The revised versions of the
IPP to be drafted as the project cycle continues, will present details and updates on activities
which have been implemented thus far on an ongoing basis. Additionally, they will present the
challenges experienced in implementation and suggest the way forward.
The Project Paper states that it will benefit Dominica’s three national parks (Morne Trois Pitons,
Morne Diablotin and Cabrits) and the Kalinago Territory through support for intersectoral
planning and design as well as implementation of nature-based tourism models that enhance
opportunities for sustainable livelihoods. The project includes analyses, coordination efforts, and
capacity building that will improve protection and management of the three national parks and
the Waitukubuli National Trail (WNT), and offer new livelihood opportunities for the people of
the Kalinago Territory and communities adjacent to the parks. Investments in activities to
demarcate the three national parks and a buffer-zone for the Morne Diablotin National Park and
improve sustainable nature-based tourism operations have been prioritized according to their (i)
biodiversity significance and value, (ii) needs for strengthening governance and human
capacities, and (iii) the benefit to local stakeholders in sustainable resource use and reviving
traditional knowledge and skills. Given these criteria, the Project places an emphasis on the
Kalinago people, especially women and youth, in component 3, as described in section 2.3 below
on Project components.
The consultative process with the Kalinago, therefore, seekstheir suggestions on priority projects
in these thematic areas and on positive gender and youth impacts.
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