Project Documents

Indigenous Peoples Plans

ADB's Policy on Indigenous Peoples (IP) requires governments or project sponsors to prepare an Indigenous Peoples’ Plan (IPP) for projects and project components which will affect IP adversely and significantly. Thus, an IPP is required for any project with significant impacts on IP whether the impacts are beneficial or adverse.

Based on the significance of impacts on IP, an IPP may take the following forms:

• Indigenous Peoples Development Plan (IPDP)
• Indigenous Peoples Development Framework (IPDF)
• Indigenous Peoples Specific Action

Use the form below to search Indigenous Peoples plans by country, year, type, or keywords. You can use one or all fields to search the Indigenous Peoples plans database.

Indigenous Peoples Plans—whether an IPDP, IPDF, or specific action—all follow some key principles. They should (OM F3/BP, paras. 8 and 10 [i]):

• Be consistent with the needs and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples
• Be compatible in substance and structure with affected Indigenous Peoples’ cultures and social and economic institutions
• Be equitable in terms of development efforts and impacts
• Not impose the negative effects of development on Indigenous Peoples, but, if such effects are unavoidable, appropriate and acceptable compensation must be ensured
• Aim to achieve the greatest possible reduction of poverty among Indigenous Peoples.