Indigenous Peoples

Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project (TEAP)
India

The TEAP will support efforts of the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala (GOK) to

• restore the livelihood and economic activities of the affected population
• accelerate poverty alleviation in the tsunami-affected areas who are vulnerable to high incidence of poverty, and
• rehabilitate and reconstruct public and community-based infrastructure that are vulnerable to natural disasters

The proportion of the tribal population is significantly lower than the national average in both Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In both states, the tribal population is concentrated mostly along the hilly areas which were not affected by the tsunami. While scheduled tribe populations are among those affected, the initial needs assessment did not identify any likely adverse effects arising from their status. The Project will have no impacts on their tribal or cultural identity, or on their social and economic institutions.

The Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy [ PDF ] states that the project design ensures that affected communities benefit equally and any impact on indigenous peoples will be addressed through specific actions as outlined in the Resettlement Framework [ PDF ] such as

• vulnerable groups including scheduled caste and scheduled tribe will be provided with suitable additional rehabilitation assistance
• vulnerable households (such as scheduled tribe/scheduled caste, disabled, elderly) will be eligible for additional assistance in terms of income restoration

Location:

The TEAP will focus on support for the tsunami-affected states of Tamil Nadu (the most severely affected) and Kerala. (Project Map) [ PDF ]

Learn more about the project:

• Report and Recommendation of the President [ PDF: 1,479kb | 102 pages ]