ANNEX Q LSC REPORT TEMPLATE

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1 ANNEX Q LSC REPORT TEMPLATE CONTENTS A. Project Description 1. Title of the project activity 2. Project eligibility under Gold Standard 3. Current project status B. Design of Stakeholder Consultation Process 1. Description of physical meeting(s) i. Agenda ii. Non-technical summary iii. Invitation tracking table iv. Text of individual invitations v. Text of public invitations 2. Description of other consultation methods used C. Consultation Process 1. Participants in physical meeting(s) i. List ii. Evaluation forms 2. Pictures from physical meeting(s) 3. Outcome of consultation process i. Minutes of physical meeting(s) ii. Minutes of other consultations iii. Assessment of all comments iv. Revisit sustainable development assessment v. Summary of changes to project design based on comments D. Sustainable Development Assessment 1. Own sustainable development assessment i. Do no harm assessment ii. Sustainable development matrix 2. Stakeholders blind sustainable development matrix 3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix E. Sustainability Monitoring Plan 1. Discussion on Sustainability monitoring Plan 2. Discussion on continuous input / grievance mechanism F. Description of Stakeholder Feedback Round Annex 1. Original participants list Annex 2. Original feedback forms

2 SECTION A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. 1. Title of the project activity Title: Biogas project, Uttarakhand, India Date: 18 th December 2014 Version no.: 1 A. 2. Project eligibility under the Gold Standard The proposed project activity meets the Gold Standard eligibility criteria as follows: 1. Scale: It s a small-scale project with a potential to generate around 60,000 ERs/year under the Gold Standard (GS). ERs expected to be generated per biogas unit in the range of 5-9 tco2/year depending on fuel consumption savings that are to be identified during project field studies. Depending on the livestock holding of households biogas units of sizes 2cu m and 3 cu m will be constructed. 2. Type: Renewable Energy Supply. The project falls under the energy generation and delivery services category with energy generated from non-fossil fuel and non-depleting energy sources i.e renewable energy sources. 3. Project Type: This project is eligible under the Biogas (landfill gas and biogas from agro-processing, wastewater and other residues) category of GS toolkit 2.2 Annex C. It is generating biogas from dung collected from livestock and used for household cooking. The biogas generated from animal dung is replacing unsustainably felled fuel wood that the households are using in this area due to their proximity to adjoining forests. 4. Greenhouse gases: The project is reducing CO 2 emissions released due to combustion of unsustainably harvested fuel wood, by replacing this energy source with biogas. 5. Host country: The project is located in Uttarakhand, India. India has ratified the Kyoto protocol and is listed as a Non-Annex I country with no cap on GHG emissions. However, India has taken up voluntary commitments of reducing its emission intensity of gross domestic product (GDP) by per cent by the year 2020 with respect to 2005 levels. 6. Official Development Assistance: No ODA money is used to finance this project. 7. Project cycle: This project is developed under the regular project cycle. The proposed project activity has not been announced previously without mentioning that it will be conducted as a carbon offset project. The project implementation did not start before the local stakeholder meeting. 8. The transfer of credit ownership must be discussed during local stakeholder consultations: The topic has been discussed with the stakeholders, and there were no objections raised on this. Besides for each biogas unit built, a contract has been signed through which the beneficiary relinquishes the rights to carbon credits to the project proponent i.e to Intercooperation Social Development who is implementing the project

3 on ground on behalf of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation. A. 3. Current project status The possibility of doing a small scale biogas GSVER project was first initiated between Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, the developer, WWF, the credit buyer, and myclimate, the carbon consultant, in early The project area selected where the villages in districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar in Uttarakhand, India which are in and around Corbett National Park. The initial investment funding for the project has been secured by myclimate from WWF Switzerland. The LSC Report was prepared by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in association with InterCooperation India, the local implementing partner, during the period June-July 2014 The term sheet between myclimate and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation was signed in September Local Stakeholder Consultation workshop was fixed for 7th October, 2014 and bulk of the invitations were sent out between 1st to 26th september which also informed them about the project Potential beneficiaries were invited for the LSC meeting beween the period 1st to 11th Sept 2014 Local Stakeholder Consultation was carried out on October 7, 2014 in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India. Ramnagar is gateway to Corbett National Park, a forested area around which households mainly use unsustainably harvested fuel wood for cooking. Contractors have now been given the responsibility of seeking UREDA and BDO quotas for subsidy, which forms an integral part of the construction cost to be shared between the project, beneficiary and the government. Outreach material on biogas, its design, working and benefits has been designed Outreach material on biogas maintenance is being designed It is proposed to carry out training for masons in early January 2015 Commissioning of construction will start as soon as the LSC report is uploaded o the

4 GS registry. The start date of construction of first digester is January According the definition of the CDM Executive Board, this month is considered as the start date of the project (month which the implementation and construction of the biogas unit started). SECTION B. DESIGN OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION PROCESS i. Agenda B. 1. Design of physical meeting(s) The Local Stakeholder Consultation Meeting was held on 7th October, 2014 at the Corbett Motel, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand with the following agenda: am: Opening of the meeting am: Explanation of the project am: Questions for clarification about the project am: Blind Sustainable Development exercise with participants pm: Discussion on Monitoring and Grievance Mechanism pm: Discussion on monitoring Sustainable Development Indicators pm: Evaluation of the meeting by participants pm: Closure of the meeting followed by lunch ii. Non-technical summary Non technical summary in English Intercooperation Social Development India (ICSD) is a non-for profit organisation working towards improving rural economies through sustainable development projects across India. In the proposed project ICSD will help to build biogas units to households in the locations mentioned above in association with Helvetas Intercooperation and with support from WWF Switzerland.

5 The households in the villages in the districts of Nainital, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar located in and around the Jim Corbett National Park and Nandhaur Wild Life Sanctuary, use mainly fuel-wood for cooking. Also, most of these rural households rely on cattle for nutritional security as well as for farming activities. Greenhouse gases like the carbon dioxide are emitted due to combustion of firewood/kerosene for cooking/ heating purposes, and to a certain extent when cattle dung is used directly as organic manure in farming. The aim of the project is to reduce these greenhouse gases, by replacing the use of fuel wood with biogas. The project also aims to use the biogas slurry for organic production of rice in the area, which is less methane producing as compared to direct use of manure. ICSD is promoting organic basmati rice production in this area enabling poor and marginal farmers to earn more from its premium pricing with respect to rice produced conventionally using chemical fertilizers. This shows that the project will contribute strongly to the sustainable development of the rural households participating in the project. The Deen Bandhu- a brick and mortar dome shaped model is to be propagated through this project. Performance wise, this biogas technology is well established in the country. In each of the households covered by the proposed project a family size biogas unit will be installed. The biogas unit will be of either 2 cu m or 3 cu m capacity (4 to 6 hours of burning time per burner a day) depending on the number and type of cattle owned by the household and the number of people in the household. The units will be monitored and maintained for a period of 7 years under this project. For ensuring ownership, the beneficiary households will either provide locally available material and labour or contribute in monetary terms as their share of contribution and the balance of the unit cost will be met out of the carbon funds and subsidy from the Government of India. Non technical summary in Hindi ह लव तस स ववस इ टरक प रशन अपन वथ न य प टनर इ टरक प रशन इ ड य क स थ म लकर उत तर ख ३००० ब य ग स य ननट बन न क प रकल प कर रह ह I यह प र ज क ट उत तर ख स वथत न न त ल, उध मस घ नगर और हररद व र ड स व क ट स ज क ब ट न शनल प कट और नन ध र व इल ल इफ स क च अर क आस प स क ग ओ क य टस न वत क ज ए ग I यह स वथ इस इल क क ककस न क स थ आग ननक च वल उपज ऊ क मलए क कर रह ह I इन ज गल क आस प स रहन क न त ककस न अपन रस इय ख न पक न क मलए अधधक त र लकड़ व यवह र करत ह i. यह लकड़ घर क हहल ए ज गल स य उसक आस प स स क ट क ल त ह i स इ स कहत ह क अगर प ड़ स लकड़ क ट ज त ह बबन द सर प ड़ उग ए त क बटन इऑक स इ ज प ड़ वट ट ह त ह वह ननकल आत ह I इस ह तरह स च वल क ख त अधधक प द व र ल न क मलए जब प र ख त प न स भर द ज त ह, त ग बर क ख द पचन लगत ह और उस स थ न ग स ननकलत ह. क बटन इऑक स इ, थ न आहद ग स क ग र नह उस ग स कह ज त ह, क य कक अगर वह अधधक त र ह र व य ल रह त ह र व त वरण क और ग ट कर द त ह i अधधक ग क क रन प ड़ प ध

6 क प द व र क ह ज त ह और पश और न ष य आहद क तकल फ ह त ह I इस प र ज क ट ग र नह उस ग स क त र क करन क मलए, ग ओ ग ओ ककस न क अपन घर ब य ग स लगव न क मलए प र त स हहत ककय ज रह ह i और इस स यह उप क ष क ज रह ह क हहल ए लकड़ जलIन क ध ए स बच ग, उनक द र द र तक चलक भ र लकड़ क ब झ ढ न नह पद ग, और एक स न दर वववथ ज वन ज पन कर ग i उपय क त ब य ग स क क ष स ज ग बर क ननष कषट म ल ग वह ककस न अपन ख त व यवह र कर ग त कक और क थ न च वल क ख त स ननकल i आग ननक च वल क ब चन स ककस न क अधधक आ दन ह त ह I २ क य बबक टर और ३ क य बबक टर बड़ हदन ब ध ब य ग स ककस न क घर लग ए ज य ग, स जनक प स ५-६ य ३-४ ग य भ स ह I ब य ग स क खचट एक नतआह प र ज क ट स हदय ज य ग, एक नतआह गवनट ट स आएग और एक नतआह ककस न स I ककस न प स क बदल श र द न य स न खर द कर भ द सकत ह I iii. Invitation tracking table Sr no Categor y code Name of Invitee Organisation if relevant Way of invitation Date of invitation Confirmation received? Y/N 1 A Mr Lakshman Singh Village Chief, Village Patkot, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand. Mobile: Invite done personally and call for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 1 st sept 2014 Y (Oral) 2 A Ms Renu Tiwari SHG President, Village Patkot, Ramnagar Block, Nainital Distt, Uttrakhand Invite done personally 1 st sept 2014 Y (Oral) 3 A Ms Kavita Tripathi SHG President, Patkot Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital Distt, Uttrakhand Invite done personally 1 st sept 2014 Y (Oral) 4 A Mr. Trilok Singh Block Development Committee Member, Village Dhela, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 5 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 5 A Mr. Ramesh Adhikari Eco Development Committee, President, Village Dhela, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand Invite done personally 5 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 6 A Mr. Naresh Kumar Burya Block Development Committee Member, Village Bhalon, Ramnagar Block, District Nainital, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th September 2014 Y (Oral)

7 Sr no Categor y code Name of Invitee Organisation if relevant Way of invitation Date of invitation Confirmation received? Y/N 7 A Mr. Meher Singh Village Chief, Nandpur Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand 8 A Mr. Nand Lal Village Chief Nauda Village, Kotabagh Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th Sept, 2014 Y (Oral) 8 th Sept, 2014 Y (Oral) 9 A Mr Jagdeesh Chandra Village Chief Chandpur village, Kotabagh block, Nainital district, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 10 A Mr Dinesh Chand Village chief Village Kyari Ramnagar block, Nainital, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 11 A Ms Ganga Manral SHG President Village Devirampur, Kotabagh block, Nainital district, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 12 A Ms Uma Rawat SHG President Devi Rampur Village, Kotabagh block, Nainital, Uttarakhand 13 A Ms Basanti Devi Village chief, Sonjala Village, Kotabagh District, Nainital, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th Spet 2014 Y (Oral) 8 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 14 A Mr Manoj Rastogi Member-Block Development Committee, Ginti Village, Kaladhungi block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th sept 2014 Y (Oral) 15 A Ms Munni Khatun Member-Block Development Committee, Telipura Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 8 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral)

8 Sr no Categor y code Name of Invitee Organisation if relevant Way of invitation Date of invitation Confirmation received? Y/N Uttarakhand 16 A Mr Naveen Pant Village Chief, Amel Village, Betalghat Block, Nainital, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 11 th Sept 2014 Y (Oral) 17 A Ms Pushpa Rawat Village chief. Village Himmatpur Dotyal, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand Invited personally and announcement for local stakeholder meeting handed over and ensured display 11 th sept 2014 Y (Oral) 18 A Mr Khyali Ram VDC member Village Himmatpur Dautiyal, Ramnagar Block, Nainital district, Uttarakhand Invited personally and handed over the call for LSC material and ensured display in a prominent area where the village meets 11 th sept 2014 Y (Oral) 19 A Ganesh Singh Negi Village Chief, Village Dhela, Ramnagar, Nainital Invited personally and handed over the call for LSC material and ensured display in a prominent area where the village meets 11 th sept, 2014 Y (Oral) 20 A Ms Vimla Devi Village Chief, Village Dohaniya, Post Kotabagh, Kaladunghi, Nainital Invited personally and handed over the call for LSC material and ensured display in a prominent area where the village meets 11 th sept, 2014 Y (Oral) 21 B Mr. Dinesh Chandra Sati BDO Block Office, Betalghat, Nainital Letter given personally 25 th sept 2014 N 22 B Mr. P K Singh Chief Agriculture Officer, Directorate of Agriculture Office, Vikas Bhawan, Bhimtal block, Nainital District Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit 25 th sept 2014 Will sent a representative 23 B Ms Tara Hanki BDO, Block Office Kotabag, Kaladungi, Nainital District Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit 25 th sept 2014 Y (Oral) 24 B Mr Manohar Chandra Joshi BDO, Vikas Bhawan, Block Office, Ramnagar Letter by courier and followed up by personal 25 th Sept 2014 Will ensure representation

9 Sr no Categor y code Name of Invitee Organisation if relevant Way of invitation Date of invitation Confirmation received? Y/N Block, Nainital Distt visit from UREDA 25 B Mr. L. D. Sharma Deputy CPO, IREP, Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit 25 th Sept 2014 Y (over telephone) 26 B Mr. Sandeep Bhatt Project Officer, UREDA, 3781, Pantnagar Marg, Bhotiya Parav, Haldwani, Nainital, Uttarakhand Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit 25 th sept 2014 N 27 B Ms. Chitra Dhiman Senior Veterinary Officer, Animal Husbandry deppt., Kashipur block, Udhamsingh nagar distt, Uttarakhand Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit 25 th sept 2014 N 28 B Mr. Saket Badola Deputy Director, Forest office, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit 26 th sept 2014 Y (oral confirmation) 29 B Mr. Tara Dutt Tiwari Range Officer, Forest office, Betalghat block, Nainital district, Uttarakhand Letter by courier and followed up by personal visit by state coordinator 26 th sept 2014 Y (Oral confirmation) 30 B Mr. Rajendra Prasad Tamta Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal husbandry and dairy Development, Betalghat, Nainital Letter handed over personally by state coordinator 27 th Spet 2014 Y (Oral confirmation) 31 B Ms. Kahkashan Naseem Divisional Forest Officer, Department of Forestry, Tarai West, Ramnagar Letter handed over personally by state coordinator 27 th Sept 2014 N 32 B Mr. G S Karki Sub-Divisional Forest Officer, Department of Forestry, Tarai West, Ramanagar, Uttarakhand Letter handed over personally visited by state coordinator Sept 27the Sept N 33 C Mr G L Meena Programme Officer, Biogas Letter sent by Mail sent on 11 th Sept N but will ensure participation

10 Sr no Categor y code Name of Invitee Organisation if relevant Way of invitation Date of invitation Confirmation received? Y/N MNRE, New Delhi 2014 from UREDA 34 D Mr. Deepak Pandey CEO SUVIDHA, Haldwani, Nainital Districtl, Uttarakhand Informed personally and by Personal invitation made on 1/9/2014 and mail sent on 6/10/2014 Y (Oral) 35 E Ms. Neha Rao Head Certification, The Gold Standard Foundation, Hyderabad, India Invite sent by Mail sent on 6/10/2014 N ( ) 36 F K R Vishwanathan Climate change adaptation- Advisor south Asia, Practical Action, New Delhi Invited by mail Mail sent on 6/ N ( - but offered to depute local partner, who also did not confirm) 37 F Mr. T S Panwar Director Energy and Climate change, WWF India, New Delhi Invite sent by Mail sent on 6/10/2014 N (but deputed WWF representative in Haldwani) 38 F Mr. Dipankar Ghose Energy and Climate Change, WWF India, New Delhi Invite sent by mail Mail sent on 6/10/2014 N (but deputed WWF representative in Haldwani) 39 F Ms. Roscher Bella WWF Switzerland M: E: Bella.Roscher@wwf.ch Invite sent by Mail sent on 6/10/2014 N (by ) 40 F Ms Elizabeth Gogoi Coordinator, South Asia CDKN, Invite by Mail sent on 6/10/2014 N (by phone) The invitations sent out for the LSC meeting, fall within the categories indicated below: A Local Partner B District or Block level officials C Designated National Authority D Local NGOs E GS Foundation representative F International NGOs, think tanks, or companies The invite list was prepared keeping in view that we should be able to cover maximum

11 number of stakeholders in this project. The invite to the villagers was done through the Village Chief and also Self-help groups, who was explained about the project and invited to attend the event. Also the chief was given printed material which gave a call for villagers to attend the meeting and a poster. Our field representative ensured that this material was also displayed in prominent places enabling villagers to attend the meeting. The Village Chiefs were advised to call up villagers. Our field staff repeated the calls to the villagers just before the meeting to ensure participation. Efforts were made to invite women who will be the main users of the biogas in their kitchens. Women village chiefs of nearby Ramanagr, where the meeting was held, were invited along with heads of women self-help groups. Nodal officials of Government agencies such as the UREDA- the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy development Agency, who implements the biogas programme of the Government of India in Uttarakhand, from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)- the nodal agency in the central Government, which steers the national biogas programme, from the Block development officers from Rural Development Department - which does various development work along with a programme on biogas, Chief Agriculture Officer from Directorate of agriculture- involved in improving agriculture in the area, the Animal Husbandry department- that looks after the animal health, and Range officers of Forest Department of different blocks - involved in conservation of forests in the area, were in invited Invitations were also sent out to local NGO - Society for Upliftment of Villagers & Development of Himalayan Areas (SUVIDHA) and international NGOs 1 such as WWF and Practical Action who are doing work either directly or through their local partners on natural resource management and development of biomass energy and cover the same areas. Representative of Gold Standard Foundation- who will certify this project as a small scale verified emission reduction project were also invited. Total number of direct invites was 38. Of these villages, invites were handed over personally to village chiefs 2, the call for meeting was put up on prominent areas within the villages. Efforts were made to invite women chiefs of various self-help groups and women chiefs of villages, if they existed nearby Ramnagar where the meeting was held. The invites to the government officials were posted by courier 3, and handed over personally as well by our field staff. Few of them were sent by . National and international NGO invites were sent by mail. The Gold Standard Foundation representative was also invited by mail. 1 See annex 3E 2 See annex 3A and 3B 3 See annex 3C

12 iv. Text of individual invitations Main Invitation Letter Subject: Programme on promotion of Family Size Biogas units for small and marginal farmers in Uttarakhand. Dear., We wish to introduce ourselves as Intercooperation Social Development India (ICSD), a not for profit organisation. Intercooperation has been working in India since 1982 and later registered as a not for profit company in ICSD strives to reduce poverty by enhancing livelihood opportunities through efficient utilization of natural resources and community empowerment. We have experience of working in many states of India, focussing on transforming Rural Economies, Climate Change and Environment and Governance. Currently our projects and assignments are operational in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. In Uttarakhand we have been working with farmers since 2011 on developing rice value chains in an organic environment. So far, 3000 small and marginal farmers have benefited from this programme as their incomes have increased due to premium pricing of organically produced basmati rice. We are also committed to promote clean and green sources of energy for cooking in our project area. In this context, as a test case we installed Deenbandhu biogas plants in selected rural households and have encouraged the farmers to use the biogas slurry thus produced as an organic amendment in their rice fields. Taking this experience forward we are now launching a project to construct 3000 biogas plants across the Tarai Arc region encompassing the districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar as primary source of cooking, with the aim of replacing extensive unsustainably harvested fuel wood utilisation in this area. The project grant has come from WWF, Switzerland. It is designed as a Gold Standard Verified Emission Reduction project. To launch this project, we are organising an inception cum stakeholder consultation. We request you to participate in this consultation on 7th of October at Corbett Motel in Ramnagar at 10 Am. The details of the programme is hereby attached for your kind perusal. We look forward to your confirmation and participation in this meeting. Kindly communicate the same to our State Coordinator Mr Ashish Srivastava ( ashish@intercooperation.org.in; ph: ). Regards, Sumana Bhattacharya Head, Climate Change and Environment Project manager, Biogas Project, ICSD

13 LOCAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION BIOGAS PROJECT 7th October 2014 at the Corbett Motel, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India AGENDA am: Opening of the meeting am: Explanation of the project am: Questions for clarification about the project am: Sustainability Assessment Exercise by participants pm: Discussion on Monitoring and Grievance Mechanism pm: Discussion on monitoring Sustainable Development Indicators pm: Evaluation of the meeting by participants pm: Closure of the meeting and Lunch v. Text of public invitations ग बर ग स स यन त र य जन वथ न य अ शध रक सल ह ब ठक वथ न: स ज क ब ट ट ल, र नगर, उत तर ख नतधथ: अक ट बर ७, २०१४; स य: स बह १० बज ह लव तस स ववस इ टरक प रशन अपन वथ न य प टनर इ टरक प रशन इ ड य क स थ उत तर ख ३००० ग बर ग स य ननट अगल द स ल बनव न क प रकल प कर रह ह I यह प र ज क ट उत तर ख स वथत न न त ल, उध मस घ नगर और हररद व र ड स व क ट स ज क ब ट न शनल प कट और नन ध र व इल ल इफ स क च अर क आस प स स वथत ग ओ लग ई ज ए ग I यहद आपक घर २ स अधधक ग य और भ स ह त आप अपन घर ग बर ग स लग सकत ह. यह ग स ख न पक न क मलए उपय ग ककय ज सकत ह. इस स आपक बचत ह सकत ह क य कक न ह अलग स ग स खर दन क ज़र रत ह ग, नह लकड़ खर दन क य द र द र स लकड़ ढ न पड़ ग. ब य ग स स ख न पक न स ध आ भ नह ननकलत ह, और आप वववथ रह सकत ह I अवश ष ज ग बर रह ज त ह वह ककस न अपन ख त ख द क त र प व यवह र कर सकत ह I क य कक यह ग बर क अवश ष, त ज़ ग बर क ख द स ज़ य द प रभIवश ल ह I इस मसलमसल एक सल ह ब ठक ब ल ई ज रह ह उपय टक त वथ न I आप स ननव दन ह क ज क षक अपन घर ब य ग स लगव न च हत ह, वह इस ब ठक भ ग ल I क यटस च १०.०० बज सव र : हट ग क श भ रम भ १०.२० बज सव र : प र ज क ट क ब र १०.३५ बज सव र : आपक प तश न क वपष ट करन

14 ११.०० बज सव र : ब य ग स क क ष क ननर तर बन य रखन क य जन अभ य स द व र ननध टरण १२.०० बज द पहर: ब य ग स क द ख भ ल और मशक यत क क य ववधध प चच ट १२.३० बज द पहर: ब य ग स स सतत ववक स क स क त प चच ट ०१.०० बज द पहर: प रनतभ धगय द व र ब ठक क ल य कन ०१.३० बज द पहर: पररय जन ननष कषट और द पहर क भ जन Biogas poster put up along with call for Local stakeholder meeting in villages shared by WWF B. 2. Description of other consultation methods used Though some of the stakeholders such as the forest range officers, the animal husbandry department officials, and representative from nodal agency such as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) along with some NGOs such as Practical Action and CDKN were not able to attend or depute their person for the Local Stakeholder Consultation meeting, however, each of them was briefed about the project by field officers personally visiting them. Additionally we had talked to the health officer in Ramnagar about the population in and around Jim Corbett National Park. A summary of the responses received for the key issue i.e complementarity of this project with the programmes they are implementing: MNRE- MNRE has the aim of providing clean energy for rural households for cooking

15 purposes. As per our strategic vision , we have set a target of installing 0.4 million biogas plants in rural households through subsidies during the period and across India. The Uttrakhand biogas project to be implemented by ICSD will enable us to achieve this target. Forest Officers- The project being set up by ICSD will increase the concentration of this biogas units in and around forest areas thus enabling us to achieve the objectives of Green India Mission which aim at restoring degraded forests, enhancement of its potential for providing ecosystem services, increase sequestration potential of the forests, and provide employment of communities in and around forests by harnessing NWFPs. Agriculture directorate- In Uttarakhand we are promoting organic agriculture. Your biogas project will enable farmers to use the organic residue which is more nutrient rich thus would not compromise on the productivity that people are getting using the fresh manure from livestock. Health department: Reports of breathing related problems such as lower respiratory tracts infections, COPD, lung cancer are on the rise amongst rural women as per our reports. The main cause is the combustion of fuelwood used for cooking. We are glad, that through this project the cooking fuel will be clean and will prevent such diseases excessive morbidity. NGOs- WWF mentioned that this biogas project can complement their biodiversity conservation work in the state. SECTION C. CONSULTATION PROCESS C. 1. Participants in physical meeting(s) i. List of participants Please find attached original participants list (in original language) as Annex 1. Sr no Category code Name of Invitee Male/ female Signature Organization (if relevant) Contact details 1 A Lakshman Singh Male Village Head, Village Patkot, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District 2 A Ms Renu Tiwari Female SHG President Village Patkot, Block Patkot Nainital Block, Nainital district 3 A Kavita Tripathi Female SHG President Patkot Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital Distt, Uttrakhand 4 A Trilok Singh Male Member- Block Development Village Dhela, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District,

16 Sr no Category code Name of Invitee Male/ female Signature Organization (if relevant) Contact details Committee, Uttarakhand A Ramesh Adhikari Male President- Eco Development Committee Village Dhela, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Uttarakhand 6 A Mr. Naresh Kumar Burya Male Member-Block Development Committee Village Bhalon, Ramnagar Block, District Nainital, Uttarakhand 7 A Mr. Harish Vishthaninda Male Farmer Bhaguwa Bangar, Ramnagar Block, Nainital district, 8 A Mr. Meher Singh Male Village Chief, Nandpur Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, 9 A Mr. Rajendra Singh Rawat 10 A Mr. Jaswant Singh Rawat Male Farmer Nandpur Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, Male Farmer Nandpur Village, RamnagarBlock, Nainital District, Uttarakhand 11 A Mr. Mohan Singh Male Farmer Nandpur Village, RamnagarBlock, Nainital District, 12 A Mr. Nand Lal Male Village Chief Nauda Village, Kotabagh Block, Nainital District, 13 A Mr Jagdeesh Chandra Male Village Chief, Chandpur village, Kotabagh block, Nainital district 14 A Mr Dinesh Chand Male Village chief Village Kyari Ramnagar block, Nainital, Uttarakhand 15 A Mr. Narayan Dutt Male Farmer, Village Kyari Ramnagar block, Nainital, 16 A Mr Heera Singh Male Farmer Village Kyari Ramnagar block, District Nainital 17 A Mr Surendra Singh Manral Male Farmer Kotabagh village, Kotabagh Block, District Nainital 18 A Ganga Manral Female SHG President Village Devirampur, Kotabagh block, Nainital district

17 Sr no Category code Name of Invitee Male/ female Signature Organization (if relevant) Contact details 19 A Uma Rawat Female SHG President Devi Rampur Village, Kotabagh block, Nainital 20 A Ms Basanti Devi Female Village chief Sonjala Village, Kotabagh District, Nainital 21 A Ms Vimla Devi Female Village Chief Village Dohaniya, Post Kotabagh, Kaladunghi, Nainital 22 A Manoj Rastogi Male Member-Block Development Committee 23 A Munni Khatun Female Member-Block Development Committee Ginti Village, Kaladhungi block, Nainital District Telipura Village, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, 24 A Naveen Pant Male Village Chief Amel Village, Betalghat Block, Nainital, 25 A Nandan Singh Male Farmer Mayarampur village, Kotabagh block, Nainital district 26 A Pushpa Rawat Female Village chief Village Himmatpur Dotyal, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District, 27 A Khyali Ram Male BDC member Village Himmatpur Dautiyal, Ramnagar Block, Nainital district 28 A Naresh Chandra Male Farmer Patkot Village Ramnagar Block 29 B Dharam Pal Singh Male Assistant Agriculture Officer-I 30 B Manoj Kumar Male Assistant Agriculture Officer-II 31 B Tara Hanki Female Block Development Officer, 32 B K D Bhatt Block Development Officer Directorate of Agriculture, Ramnagar Block, Nainital district, Deptt of Agriculture, Ramnagar Block, Nainital District Kotabag block, Nainital District Kotabagh block, Nainital district 33 B Manohar Chandra Joshi BDO, Block development Officer Vikas Bhawan, Block Office, Ramnagar Block, Nainital Distt 34 B L. D. Sharma Deputy CPO, Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development

18 Sr no Category code Name of Invitee Male/ female Signature Organization (if relevant) Contact details IREP, Agency, Dehradun 35 B Mr. Dinesh Chandra Sati Male Village Committee Member Patkot village, Ramnagar block 36 D Mr. Deepak Pandey Male CEO SUVIDHA, 37 D Prakash Chandra Male Project staff SUVIDHA Haldwani, Nainital Districtl, Haldwani, Nainital Districtl, Uttarakhand 38 F Dr Harish Guleria Male Nominated by WWF India Head, Terai Arc Landscape WWF, Haldwani M: E: hguleria@wwfindia.net In all, 28 attendees from category A (local people impacted by the project or official representatives) participated in the stakeholder meeting, 7 from category B (local policy makers and representatives of local authorities), 2 from D (local non-governmental organizations working on topics relevant to your project) and 1 from F relevant international Non-Governmental Organisations supporting the Gold Standard). Comments accompanying Annex 1 Gender Mix: Out of the total 38 participants who were physically present at the Local Stakeholder Consultation meeting, 24% were women, and 76% men. These 24% women are those who can influence the communities, as they are head of various self-help groups, or are chiefs of villages and are working as block development officers in different blocks. The male members those who attended are all farmers, are all heads of households, some are village chiefs and some are members of the Village Development Committee and Eco Development Committee s. Therefore both genders can influence the way communities cook their food in their respective households.

19 Mix of Categories: The Local Stakeholder Consultation was truly local. 74% of those who attended belonged to the local farming community, 18% of the participants are involved in local governance including implementation of government programs that are aligned to development of clean energy technologies and towards reaping the co-benefits. 5% of the people from local NGOs and 3% of participation were from international NGO that are working in the area contributing to its sustainable development. See figure below. The onsite stakeholder consultation has been truly inclusive. It has included most of the categories except for the DNA, some local authorities and Gold Standard Foundation representative. The DNA and some of the local authorities have been interviewed and their views taken on the project. ii. Evaluation forms Please add at least 4-5 representative samples in English. Please attach original evaluation forms (in original language) as Annex 2. Name What is your impression of the meeting? What do you like about the project? What do you not like about the project? Signature Vimla Devi (Female) Good approach Got to know how it can be instrumental in improving lives of women Have liked all the aspects described Name What is your impression of the meeting? What do you like about the project? Manohar Chandra Joshi The approach of the deliberations was good. Good to note that training on maintenance of

20 What do you not like about the project? Signature biogas will be carried out for farmers which will help sustain the biogas units for long period. It will also improve sanitation in households, which needs to be highlighted. Small and marginal farmers may be given higher contribution from the project.* *Since small and marginal farmers do not have enough cow or buffalo s it is difficult for them to acquire this technology. However two approaches can be made (i) propagate the use of improved chullha s, that are more energy efficient and less polluting or (ii) Help them buy livestock (cows and buffalos) for them to install biogas Name What is your impression of the meeting? What do you like about the project? Naveen Pant The proceedings of the workshop was good We learnt a lot about the fact that use of biogas will keep our environment clean What do you not like about the project? Contribution from farmers may be reconsidered as many of the farmers in the region are not solvent enough* Signature *For these farmers, contribution in terms of labour is being considered Name What is your impression of the meeting? What do you like about the project? Manoj Kumar It was good. It is for the economic benefit of farmers. Information on technology, maintenance, and it being a clean energy technology was imparted What do you not like about the project? Signature Livestock population is decreasing in the region* *As per the livestock department there is only a decline in buffalo population as observed between 2003 and 2007 census by 0.63% per annum census results are still to come out. Ref: Name What is your impression of the meeting? What do you like about the project? K D Bhatt Like the comprehensiveness of the discussions about the project and the subject that it is dealing with It is good that the project is contributing financially to the construction of the biogas units which matches the subsidy given by the

21 government What do you not like about the project? Signature Comments accompanying Annex 2 Total 38 feed backs were received. Of these two did not sign in for registration, one is a farmer and the other is a turnkey agent. The summary of the positive and negative feed backs is the following: Overall: The meeting was engaging for the participants and was informative, especially with sessions focusing on aspects of sustenance of the biogas units and potential Positive feedbacks: The participants were appreciative about the environmental, social and economic benefits of the project. Women were especially enthused by the fact that they will have a cooking process which will be less tedious with no smoke and no carrying of fuelwood from long distances. With time available they can engage in additional income generating activities. Further the participants were appreciative of the fact that care will be taken for maintenance of the biogases and income generation will be there Negative feedback: There was as such no negative feedback. However, the participants were concerned about the financial contribution that the farmers have to make, especially the small and marginal farmers. It was explained to them for biogas to be useful, it is necessary to provide cooking fuel for 4-6 hrs that covers cooking of meals 4 times a day which means the family needs to at least have more than 2 cows and buffalos. Efforts can be made to support these families for buying livestock by exploring other funding sources.

22 C. 2. Pictures from physical meeting(s) Poster at the entrance announcing the Local Stakeholder meeting The venue with the biogas poster and banner of the LSC meeting in the background

23 Participants gathered at the venue and signing the attendance sheet The project being presented to the participants

24 Audience listening to the presentation People discussing the sustainability exercise

25 C. 3. Outcome of consultation process i. Minutes of physical meeting(s) Introduction: The meeting convened at 10 am on 7 th October 2014, at Corbett Motel, near Corbett National Park, in Ramnagar, in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Potential beneficiaries of the project residing in nearby villages, representatives from relevant government departments, and a few NGOs working in the area participated in this event. All participants were welcomed and the purpose and structure of the meeting were explained. A round of introduction happened where everybody introduced themselves. The introductory round lasted for 20 minutes. Project explanation: A power point based presentation was made on the objectives of the project, the details of the type of biogas technology to be deployed, criteria for selection of beneficiaries, proposed funding mechanism of the biogas project, the proposed share of costs to be borne by each party i.e the project, beneficiary and the government, expected outcomes and co-benefits of this project for the community were explained. Dr Sumana Bhattacharya, who is the Project Manager of this biogas project made this presentation. The project explanation lasted for 15 minutes. Questions & answers on the project: Various questions were asked by the stakeholders following the explanation of the project. A summary of the same is described below: Question: Can the project be started immediately, if not when can it start? It was explained that the construction will be started as soon as the project receives approval for the LSC meeting and the Passport of the project. It is likely to therefore start sometime in November. Question: Can the contribution by the beneficiaries be less than what has been indicated especially for the relatively poor farmers? And how can this project include poor as well as backward classes? Answer: It was explained that the biogas project cost share will be minimal for poor farmers, as it will welcome if the farmer shares it in the form of contribution of their own labour. Care is being taken to select poor and backward class beneficiaries, who will at least form 30% of the total beneficiaries Question: How will the running of the biogas units be ensured? Answer: The farmers will be trained on basic operation of the biogas, such as on input requirements and maintenance tips. Question: How will this project generate income for people? Answer: The project will conduct mason training and biogas maintenance training for

26 underprivileged youth/farmers in this region and develop them as professional who can later have annual maintenance contracts with households. This skill development training will be helpful for not only rapidly construct the proposed number of biogases, but also will also allow maintenance to take place on a systematic basis, enabling the biogas units to sustain for a long period of time. Question: How is the project likely to address grievances? Answer: It was explained that a session on addressing grievance mechanism will be conducted within the Stakeholder meeting where the plan will be discussed, and feedback for improvement will be taken. Question: How can biogas contribute to improved sanitation as well? Answer: BDO Shri Joshi explained that human feces can also be used for generating biogas. Latrines, with dug pits for disposing human faces can be redirected to the biogas unit. Thereby contributing to improved The question and answer part was done in an open-forum style, with questions being answered by the ICSD team, comprising of Dr Sumana Bhattacharya, Technical expert Mr Nakul Sharma and Field officer Mr Harkesh Singh. Blind sustainable development exercise: The blind sustainable development exercise was conducted. For this purpose the participants were split into four groups. First, they worked in groups. Later the results were shared amongst the groups. Further details of the outcome of this exercise can be found later in this document. The blind sustainable development exercise was facilitated by Daniel Paffenholz. It lasted from 1 hour. Discussion on input/grievance mechanism: Various options were discussed to ensure a continuous input/grievance mechanism for the project. The following suggestions were agreed upon: - Continuous Input/Grievance Expression Process Book for each block. This book will always be available physically for stakeholders with the field officers hired by ICSD in each district. - There will be a central electronic data base which can be logged on to by all beneficiaries, lodge their grievances and track progress of addressing the grievance - For each district, one person from ICSD s end will be designated who will be the focal point with whom beneficiaries will communicate. He/she will be available 9am to 7 pm every day of the week. - The project manager and the project coordinator will always be reachable via telephone, internet and . The contact details will be provided on the project s website which is under preparation. - The project will also conduct biannual meets at a predetermined location in every

27 district where stakeholders can provide input and/or express their grievances. The discussion on input/grievance mechanism was held by Sumana Bhattacharya. The grievance mechanism discussions went on for ½ an hour from 12 to pm. Discussion on monitoring sustainable development exercise: Means of monitoring the sustainable development indicators were discussed with the stakeholders. Following suggestions were made and agreed upon: - An annual audit will be carried out by the project to assess the various social impact parameters such as employment generation, better health indicators, increase in savings, and the indicators of environmental benefits - Indirect feedback through the input/grievance mechanisms will also be taken - Data pertaining to this assessment to be made available if requested by stakeholders. The discussion on monitoring sustainable development exercise was conducted by Mr Nakul Sharma for ½ an hour. Closure of meeting: The meeting was closed at 1 pm, with filling up of feedback forms filled in by the stakeholders. This was followed by lunch for all. ii. Minutes of other consultations Consultations that have been done prior to the Local Stakeholder meeting with various departments are documented in Section B2. Consultation within our own team regarding convergence of this project with our other initiatives has been discussed at length. This project converges with the project that ICSD doing in this region to promote organic basmati rice. Farmers in this region have been urged to use more and more organic amendments and alternate wetting and drying process to grow basmati. The production from this procedure gets a premiere price in the market and our research has shown that with respect to conventional techniques of using chemical fertilizer and continuous flooding, the productivity is rising as the soil nutrient status is being restored. The farmers use dung (farm yard manure) in their fields. Because part of the organic matter is decomposed during the digestion process, the nutrient content at dry matter basis is higher in slurry than that in the manure. Because of the breakdown of organic matter during digestion, organically bound nutrients are mineralized into a directly available form. Most clearly, anaerobic digestion tends to increase the content of immediately available N. A detailed plan has been worked out for ensuring transfer of this manure to the households, and measuring the health benefit.

28 iii. Assessment of all comments Stakeholder comment How will the running of the biogas units be ensured? Will only local people be employed as masons and for operation and maintenance? Can the contribution by the beneficiaries be less than what has been indicated especially for the relatively poor farmers? How can this project include poor as well as backward classes especially in remote areas? How is the project likely to address grievances? Can the contribution by the beneficiaries be less than what has been indicated Was comment taken into account (Yes/ No)? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Explanation (Why? How?) The farmers will be trained on basic operation of the biogas, such as on input requirements and maintenance tips. Also personnel will be trained on maintenance on biogas who can address the technical snags and who will be hired in the project. Since the project is located in these areas, the effort will be to generate employment in the region. Therefore only local people will be trained on masonry for construction of biogas and for operation and maintenance. It was explained that the biogas project cost share will be minimal for poor farmers, as it will welcome if the farmer shares it in the form of contribution of their own labour. Care is being taken to select poor and backward class beneficiaries. However, initially it will be easier to pick backward class beneficiaries, rather than poor. As poor households. It was explained that a session on addressing grievance mechanism will be conducted within the Stakeholder meeting where the plan will be discussed, and feedback for improvement will be taken It was explained that the biogas project cost share will be minimal for poor farmers, as it will welcome

29 especially for the relatively poor farmers? How can this project include poor as well as backward classes? Yes if the farmer shares it in the form of contribution of their own labour. Care is being taken to select poor and backward class beneficiaries, who will at least form 30% of the total beneficiaries iv. Revisit sustainability assessment Are you going to revisit the sustainable development assessment? Yes No Please note that this is necessary when there are indicators scored negative or if there are stakeholder comments that can t be mitigated X [See Toolkit 2.7] Stakeholders during the Local Stakeholder Consultation Meeting as well as in the other meetings raised various issues. All comments had already been taken into account by the project implementers. In this case, stakeholders were not aware of all details of the project. This prompted them to raise issues, which were already addressed in the project design. Hence, the project does not need to come up with additional mitigation measures to address these issues. All issues raised could be addressed by the current project design v. Summary of alterations based on comments No alteration in the project design is required as all comments/concerns have been taken care of within the project design.

30 SECTION D. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT D. 1. Own sustainable development assessment i. Do no harm assessment Safeguarding principles Description of relevance to my project Assessment of my project risks breaching it (low, medium, high) Mitigation measure 1 The project respects internationally proclaimed human rights including dignity, cultural property and uniqueness of indigenous people. The project is not complicit in Human Rights abuses The project respects human rights, as participation is voluntary. It also respects personal freedom and liberty. This is in line with The United Nations INTERNATIONAL CONVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ratified by India and accessed to on 10th April 1979 and also with the International Covenant on Economic,. Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), to which India acceded on 10th April, L Not needed details.aspx?chapter=4&lang=en &mtdsg_no=iv- 3&src=treaty#EndDec _ratification_status.pdf 2 The project does not involve and is not complicit in involuntary resettlement. The project will not resort to any displacement of local community as biogas unites will be installed in households which agree to install it. L Not needed 3 The project does not involve and is not complicit in the alteration, damage or removal of any critical Cultural The project does not damage or alter or remove any cultural heritage in the region as the biogas units will be constructed within each household. L Not needed

31 heritage 4 The project respects the employees freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining and is not complicit in restrictions of these freedoms and rights All employees in the project are accorded freedom of association and have the collective right to bargaining. This is also a common practice in the region. The project staff is provided with subsidized medical insurance and provident fund as per company rules of ICSD L Not needed 5 The project does not involve and is not complicit in any form of forced or compulsory labour This project will not at any stage use force or use any other means to make people work in the project without their consent. All employees obtain formal contracts in correspondence with Indian labour laws L Not Needed All employees are paid as per the legally stipulated minimum wage. Recruitment of employees is done through referrals and through job advertisements. ILO convention 29 (forced labour) was ratified by India on 30/11/1954 ILO convention 105 (abolition of forced labour) have been ratified by India on 18/5/2000 See a_ratification_status.pdf 6 The project does not employ and is not complicit in any form of child labour The project only employs adult persons. On employment age proof is submitted to the company. L Not Needed 7 The project does not Involve and is not complicit in any form of discrimination based The project will at no stage be biased either towards a particular gender, sexual orientation, religion or race. L Not Needed

32 on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other basis. In particular, the project will not be biased towards specific ethnicities. ILO convention 100 (equal remuneration) has been ratified by India on 25/09/1958 and ILO convention 111 (employment & occupation) has been ratified by India on 03/06/ The project provides workers with a safe and healthy work environment and is not complicit in exposing workers To unsafe or unhealthy work environments Also check in a_ratification_status.pdf The project involves construction of biogas units, by digging pits and building it using bricks and iron rods etc. It does not involve heavy loads. The project area provides all workers with safe work environment. The masons or farmers will be working under the supervision of field supervisors and/or farmer beneficiaries. L Not Needed The masons are covered under health insurance so for any emergency they will resort to this. The Deenbandhu model of biogas operations reported so far within and outside the region is safe. So has been the case with the biogas units installed by ICSD earlier. No hazardous incidents have been reported 9 The project takes a precautionary approach in regard to environmental challenges and is not complicit in practices The project activity does not involve the use of hazardous materials, nor invasive species. It uses only cow dung which ferments to produce biogas. There is no usage of any other material L Not Needed

33 contrary to the precautionary principles. which is hazardous and can pollute the environment. In fact biogas usage is expected to improve the environment as avoidance of burning of unsustainably harvested fuel wood would lead to avoidance of emission of particulates including black carbon and CO2. 10 The project does not involve and is not complicit In significant conversion or degradation of critical natural habitats, including those that are (a) Legally protected, (b) Officially proposed for protection, (c) identified by authoritative Sources for their high conservation value, or (d) recognized as protected by traditional local communities. 11 The project does not involve and is not complicit in corruption The project is being carried out in villages essentially in and around Corbett National Park and Nandhor valley forest reserve where households are dependent on unsustainably harvested fuel wood for their cooking. As the fuel wood will be replaced by biogas, pressure on the forests and on buffer zones will minimize and will reduce illegal felling thus contributing to the conservation efforts of the government. The project will implement the construction of biogas units using the listed turnkey agents of the Uttarakhand Renewable Development Agency, taking prior quotations, for which costs of all items of the contract will be accounted for. Scope of corruption/bribery remains almost nill. L Not Needed In May 2011, the Indian Government ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

34 en/frontpage/2011/may/indiangovt-ratifies-two-unconventions.html ii. Sustainable development matrix Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score Gold Standard indicators of sustainable development If relevant, copy mitigation measure from Do No Harm assessment, and include mitigation measure used to neutralise a score of - Check g and org Describe how your indicator is related to local MDG goals Defined by project developer Negative impact: score - in case negative impact is not fully mitigated, score 0 in case impact is planned to be fully mitigated No change in impact: score 0 Positive impact: score + Air quality Better air quality within the kitchen due to use of smokeless biogas fuel for cooking will lead to reduced maternal mortality rate (MDG 5) and also reduce under 5 (MDG 4.1) and Reduction of indoor air pollution. Parameter: Users perception on smoke +

35 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score infant mortality rates (MDG 4.2). There is a potential for having improved drinking water for households if water is sterilized by boiling using biogas fuel (MDG 7.8). Water quality and quantity The dung used in biogas, will lead to less pollution of water if it is left scattered around (MDG 7.9) Impact not very measurable O Soil condition The daily usage of water with a biogas unit of approx litres will not have a negative impact since water is not a limited resource in the project area. Soil quality improvement through slurry utilization. Nutrient loops are closed by the use of digester effluent, improving soil fertility and avoiding eutrophication of the soil and water bodies. This ensures Environment Slurry will be used as fertilizer instead of direct dung which has enhanced nutrient quality. Parameter: % of farmers that use slurry as fertilizer +

36 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score sustainability and hence satisfies MDG 7. Other pollutants N/A No major contribution to reducing other pollutants than those considered in the air quality indicator can be identified. 0 Biodiversity Will reduce pressure on immediate forests by reducing deforestation and hence improve and conserve biodiversity (MDG 7) No direct impact can be evaluated 0 Quality of employment MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger The project will create jobs for masons, and operations and maintenance personnel will create jobs. Creation of qualified jobs in biogas plant construction and maintenance with improved quality of employment such as inclusion of life insurance, medical insurance, bank account etc. Also women can have a chance of generating income at home with the free time they will have Masons will be trained and gainfully employed. Parameter: Number of masons trained Parameter: Number of women trained in income generating activities + Livelihood of the poor Related to MDG 1: To eradicate extreme poverty Job-provision to poor and underprivileged +

37 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score and hunger youths: The project will offer jobs to underprivileged, largely young, people from lowincome backgrounds as masons and operations and maintenance personnel at fair salaries Parameter: Number of people below age 35 coming from low income backgrounds and remote areas trained Access to affordable and clean energy services Households will have clean energy post installation of biogas units as compared to the situation prior to the project when they burnt unsustainably harvested fuel wood. Chosen parameter: number of biogas deployed Reduction in the amount of fuel wood being used post the installation of biogas + Human and institutional capacity MDG 3: Promote gender equality Biogas users associations created. These will keep the biogas project rolling in terms of operations and maintenance even beyond project period. Parameter: Number of user associations created Parameter: Number of women trained + Women will get

38 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score trained on income generating activities thus promoting gender equality in households Quantitative employment and income generation MDG 1: The project offers jobs to local people such as field staff, project coordinator, and indirectly to masons who are trained and hired for construction of the biogas units and to operations and maintenance trainee Parameter: Number of salaried employees, number of masons and operation and maintenance persons + Parameter: Access to Investment The project leads to direct foreign investment in Uttarakhand Amount released by myclimate for this project initially, subsidy received from government and contribution by farmers. + Technology transfer and technological self-reliance N/A There are no workshops or seminars planned for external audience who would be directly involved in replication of the technology. 0

39 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score NA: Not Applicable Comments accompanying own sustainable development matrix: No comments D. 2. Stakeholders Blind sustainable development matrix Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to the project Chosen parameter by Stakeholders at the LSC Preliminary score Air quality Water quality and quantity Better air quality within the kitchen due to use of smokeless biogas fuel for cooking There is a potential for having improved drinking water for households if water is sterilized by boiling using biogas fuel The dung used in biogas, will lead to less pollution of water if it is left scattered Reduction of indoor air pollution based on perception on smoke after and before installation of the biogas Impact not very measurable + O The daily usage of water with a biogas unit of approx

40 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to the project Chosen parameter by Stakeholders at the LSC Preliminary score Soil condition liters will not have a negative impact since water is not a limited resource in the project area. Soil quality improvement through slurry utilization. Nutrient loops are closed by the use of digester effluent, improving soil fertility Slurry will be used as fertilizer instead of direct dung that is perceived to be more nutrient rich with respect to dung + Other pollutants N/A No major contribution to reducing other pollutants than those considered in the air quality indicator can be identified. 0 Biodiversity Will reduce pressure on immediate forests Positive Impact perceived as they feel that there will be increase in Non- Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in the long run enabling them to earn more + Quality of employment Creation of qualified jobs in biogas plant construction and Masons and O&M persons expected to be trained and +

41 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to the project Chosen parameter by Stakeholders at the LSC Preliminary score maintenance gainfully employed. Livelihood of the poor The project will create job opportunities for underprivileged, largely young, people from lowincome backgrounds as masons and operations and maintenance personnel at fair salaries Masons and maintenance and operations personnel trained Women expect to be trained in income generating activities + Women in their free time can work on income generating activities Access to affordable and clean energy services Households will have clean energy post installation of the biogas units Number of biogas units fitted and running + Human and institutional capacity Biogas users associations created. Number of user associations created + Women trained on income generating activities Number of women trained People trained as masons and on O&M Number of people trained as masons and on O&M Quantitative employment The project offers jobs to local Number of people directly +

42 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to the project Chosen parameter by Stakeholders at the LSC Preliminary score and income generation people such as field staff, project coordinator, and indirectly to masons who are trained and hired for construction of the biogas units and to operations and maintenance trainee employed in the project, number of masons and operation and maintenance persons employed for construction and user group association Access to Investment The project leads to direct foreign investment in Uttarakhand Number of biogas plants constructed and operational + Technology transfer and technological self-reliance NA NA 0 NA: Not Applicable Comments resulting from the stakeholders blind sustainable development matrix Overall the sustainable development indicator evaluation exercise done with the stakeholders has resulted in a positive score and is in line with our own assessment. Therefore, it is concluded that the stakeholder perceive that the project will lead to improvements in their lives and immediate environment and environment at large. Give analysis of difference between own sustainable development matrix and the one resulting from the blind exercise with stakeholders. Explain how both were consolidated. In some cases the stakeholders did not perceive any improvement. For example, it is certain that there will be reduction of CO2 as they cannot perceive it physically. However, we feel that there will be a reduction, as unsustainably harvested fuel wood utilization goes down and that can be quantified through estimates. Also improvement in water quality is perceived by us, as cow dung will be entirely collected and not left in the open, as dung in the open may lead to leaching and affect underground water. But as that cannot be quantified, therefore the stakeholders do not consider that there will be a positive change in this respect but consider that the project will not impact water quality

43 negatively. D. 3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score Gold Standard indicators of sustainable development If relevant, copy mitigation measure from Do No Harm assessment, and include mitigation measure used to neutralize a score of - Check mdg and or.org Describe how your indicator is related to local MDG goals Defined by project developer Negative impact: score - in case negative impact is not fully mitigated, score 0 in case impact is planned to be fully mitigated No change in impact: score 0 Positive impact: score + Air quality Better air quality within the kitchen due to use of smokeless biogas fuel for cooking will lead to reduced maternal mortality rate (MDG 5) and also reduce under 5 (MDG 4.1) and infant Parameter: Users perception on smoke +

44 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score mortality rates (MDG 4.2). There is a potential for having improved drinking water for households if water is sterilized by boiling using biogas fuel (MDG 7.8). Water quality and quantity The dung used in biogas, will lead to less pollution of water if it is left scattered around (MDG 7.9) Impact not very measurable 0 Soil condition The daily usage of water with a biogas unit of approx liters will not have a negative impact since water is not a limited resource in the project area. Soil quality improvement through slurry utilization. Nutrient loops are closed by the use of digester effluent, improving soil fertility and avoiding % of farmers that use slurry as fertilizer +

45 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score eutrophication of the soil and water bodies. This ensures Environment sustainability and hence satisfies MDG 7. Other pollutants N/A No major contribution to reducing other pollutants than those considered in the air quality indicator can be identified. 0 Biodiversity Will reduce pressure on immediate forests by reducing deforestation and hence improve and conserve biodiversity (MDG 7) No direct impact can be evaluated 0 Quality of employment MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger The project will create jobs for masons, and operations and maintenance personnel will create jobs. Creation of qualified jobs in biogas plant construction and maintenance with improved quality of employment such as inclusion of life insurance, medical insurance, bank account etc.. Number of trained and employed Masons, O&M personnel and women trained on income generating activities +

46 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score Also women can have a chance of generating income at home with the free time they will have Related to MDG 1: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Livelihood of the poor The project will offer jobs to underprivileged, largely young, people from low-income backgrounds as masons and operations and maintenance personnel at fair salaries Number of people below age 35 coming from low income backgrounds and remote areas trained + Access to affordable and clean energy services Households will have clean energy post installation of thr biogas units as compared to the situation prior to the project when they burnt unsustainably harvested fuel wood. Number of biogas deployed, reduction in the amount of fuel wood being used post installation, number of pollutant related diseases less reported + Human and institutional capacity MDG 3: Promote gender equality Biogas users associations Number of user associations created and Number of +

47 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score created. These will keep the biogas project rolling in terms of operations and maintenance even beyond project period. women trained Women will get trained on income generating activities thus promoting gender equality in households Quantitative employment and income generation MDG 1: The project offers jobs to local people such as field staff, project coordinator, and indirectly to masons who are trained and hired for construction of the biogas units and to operations and maintenance trainee Number of salaried employees within the project, number of masons and operation and maintenance persons employed by contractors and by the user group associations + Access to Investment The project leads to direct foreign investment in Uttarakhand Amount released by MyClimate for this project initially, subsidy received from government +

48 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score and contribution by farmers. Technology transfer and technological self-reliance N/A There are no workshops or seminars planned for external audience who would be directly involved in replication of the technology. 0 SECTION E. SUSTAINABILITY MONITORING PLAN E. 1. Discussion on Sustainability monitoring Plan Air quality Will improve due to installation of biogases replacing combustion of unsustainably harvested fuel wood for household cooking. Paired survey after installation of 100 biogas will evaluate this as well. The situation will be monitored throughout the project period. Also see supporting statement from: Water quality and quantity It is perceived that there will be no negative impact on the water quantity available vis a vis the amount required for biogas operations, as the region does not face any water scarcity. It has perennial streams flowing through the region. Also water quality is likely to improve, though not perceivable, as less amount of dung is left in the fields and majority is collected for biogas.

49 Soil condition Will improve substantially as soil nutrient increases with application of nutrient enriched slurry. Hence, a positive score was given to this indicator. It will be monitored during the annual surveys seeking the information from the respondent whether they are using bio-slurry in the agriculture field or not. All see: Garg, R.N., Pathak, H., Das, D.K. and Tomar, R.K. (2005) Use of Flyash and Biogas Slurry for Improving Wheat Yields and Physical Properties of Soil. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 107, Grigatti, M., Di Girolamo, G., Chincarini, R., Ciavatta, C. and Barbanti, L. (2011) Potential Nitrogen Mineralization, Plant Utilization Efficiency and Soil CO2 Emissions Following the Addition of Anaerobic Digested Slurries. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35, Other pollutants Biodiversity Will not be generated. Use of biogas reduces the consumption of the firewood and hence the firewood thus reduced improves forest biomass stock and hence the biodiversity. It might lead to increase in NTFPs and hence avenues for income generation, but cannot be directly linked with the project. Also see Quality of employment Livelihood of the poor Access to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Masons involved in the construction of the biogas digester are provided with proper training. Hence, the training leads to improvement in the quality of employment. The project will provide livelihood to the backward and poor as project staff, masons, O& M personnel, will train women on self-sustaining livelihoods. Will be measured in terms of number of such pools created. Biogas is a clean energy service. Hence, the score has been assigned as positive and this will be monitored through the annual progress of biogas Also see: Biogas user groups will be created who will look after the sustainability of the biogas units during and beyond the project period Biogas digester directly helps in income generation of the masons and supervisors involved in biogas construction. Hence, any progress in biogas plant construction contributes for the income generation and this

50 Access to Investment Technology transfer and technological self-reliance indicator has been given a positive score. This indicator will be monitored through the number of biogas digesters constructed Investment directly provided for biogas and subsidy received and contribution from farmers will be accounted for in the project as it progresses. There are no workshops or seminars planned for external audience who would be directly involved in replication of the technology NA: Not Applicable E. 2. Discussion on continuous input / grievance mechanism Discuss the Continuous input / grievance mechanism expression method and details, as discussed with local stakeholders. Continuous Input / Grievance Expression Process Book Telephone access Method Chosen (include all known details e.g. location of book, phone, number, identity of mediator) The master process book will be available with the Project Management Cell and village cluster wise to Biogas Users Group created. The households will be provided telephone access to a central toll free number which will register the grievance centrally and will transfer the grievance to be addressed locally to the user groups. Also cell phone number of the project manager will be provided, in case grievance is not addressed. Justification The master process book will keep track of all grievances and how they are being solved. The village cluster process books in possession of the Biogas User Groups will keep the records for their local area grievances This is necessary to ensure track management of grievance

51 Internet/ access Nominated Independent Mediator (optional) A web page for the biogas project will be created, in which and phone numbers will be given for grievance redressal. The will be that of the project manager Also, the address of the local GS expert will be provided to which beneficiaries can address any issues. neha.rao@goldstandard.org NA This will provide a multipronged grievance registration approach NA SECTION F. DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGN OF THE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ROUND The stakeholder feedback round on the design of the PoA will be conducted after uploading the LSC report. The method to collect information is through a combination of telephonic and one to one meetings to cover all participants who attended the workshop.

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72 Annex 3A: Proof of invites for LSC in villages Handing over the LSC invite to Head Naya Gaon village, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand Invite and poster put up at Mahila Dugdh Sahakari Samiti (Women s Milk Federation) at Debirampur village, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand LSC meeting invite and poster being handed over to Mr Trilok Singh and Family, Member Block Development Committee, Village Dhela, Ramnagar Invite handed overto womens group at himmatpur village, Ramnagar, Nainital LSC invite put up at a prominent location within Village Dohaniya Kotabagh, Kaladunghi, Nainital

73 Annex 3B: Proof of invites put up at different to different institutions LSc invite put up at Block Development Office, Ramnagar, Nainital Block Development Office in Kotabagh, Nainital The notice board and LSc invite in Block development office Kotabagh Close shot of LSC invite put up on the notice board of Kotabagh block development office LSC invite put up at Forest office in, Corbett Reserve, Ramnagar.

74 Annex 3C: Proof of letters sent Letter posted to Dinesh Chandra Sati, BDO, Kotabagh, District Nainital Letter posted to Ms Tara Hanki, BDO, BDO, Block Office Kotabag, Kaladungi, Nainital District Invite to UREDA representative Mr LD Sharma, Programme Head, Biogas, UREDA, Uttarakhand

75 Ms Chitra Dhiman, Veterinary Officer, Deptt of Animal Husbandary, Udham Singh Nagar Mr G S Karki, Sub Difisional Officer, Forests, Tarai West, ramnagar Dinesh Chandra Joshi, BDO, Ramnagar Block Kahkashan naseem, Divisional Forest Officer, Tarai West, Ramnagar

76 Dr P K Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Directorate of Agriculture, Nainital, Uttarkhand Rajendra Prasad Tamta, Veterinary Officer, Deptt of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Betalghat, Nainital Dr Saket Badola, Deputy Diredtor, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Ramnagar Mr Sandeep Bhatt, Project Officer- Biogas, UREDA, Haldwani, Nainital

77 Annex 3D: Proof of Dispatch Speed Post sent on 25 th October, 2014 Courier sent on 26 th October, 2014

78 Annex 3E: Screen shots of mails sent to national and international NGOs Screen shot of Mail Sent to Ms Neha Rao, Regional Manager, Gold Standard, India Screen shot of Reply received from Ms Rao

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81 Screen shot of trail of mails sent out to WWF Screenshot of invite sent out to K R Vishwanath, Adviser Climate Change, Asia, Practical Action

82 Screenshot of invite sent out to Ms Elizabeth Gogoi, Project Manager, CDKN, India Screenshot of the non technical summary attached in the s