Complaint > Western Poverty Reduction Project

Management Response: 16-Management Response (English)

...wind during land development in order to minimize wind fetch and the potential for erosion. It has also been recommended that no land development be done during the windy period of the year (April–May) to further reduce risks. However, in response to concerns, it has been agreed that the Pre-Pilot Phase of the Project will be used to carry out additional research on the impacts of the existing adjacent settlements on ecological systems outside the Project development areas to provide a quantifie...

Complaint > Western Poverty Reduction Project

Filing: 16-Request for Inspection (English)

...wind-swept, arid lands currently used for grazing by indigenous nomads, into intensive agricultural production. It also includes the construction of a 40-meter dam; extensive irrigation networks; rural roads; increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; labor mobility (encouraging migration from a rural way of life to the cities); and the potential entanglement with the extensive lao gai prison labor network and its associated industries. Moreover, it raises serious questions about the recognize...

Complaint > Western Poverty Reduction Project

Eligibility: 16-Eligibility Report (English)

...wind during land development in order to minimize wind fetch and the potential for erosion. It has also been recommended that no land development be done during the windy period of the year (April–May) to further reduce risks. However, in response to concerns, it has been agreed that the Pre-Pilot Phase of the Project will be used to carry out additional research on the impacts of the existing adjacent settlements on ecological systems outside the Project development areas to provide a quantifie...

Complaint > Western Poverty Reduction Project

Eligibility: 16-Management Report and Recommendation (English)

...winds and periodic flash floods, the impact of which is worsened by the widespread deforestation throughout the area. Crop yields are low due to poor soil quality and recurrent droughts. Many households do not produce adequate food grain for their own subsistence and have to borrow from relatives or better-off neighbors to supplement the limited welfare ration provided by local governments. Based on extensive research, it has been determined that the area offers little or no development opportun...

Complaint > Western Poverty Reduction Project

Compliance Report: 16-Investigation Report (English)

...windbreaks and sand consolidation vegetation in the surrounding areas. This may lead to soil desertification in the cutting areas; 2) If farmland shelter belts or windbreaks are not adequately developed into a system in a timely manner or are destroyed, it will cause soil desertification or will result in a reduction of crop yield in the development area; 3) The accidental break down of the water supply systems and/or irrigation facilities will result in a reduction in agricultural, forestry and...