Republic of Djibouti Ministry of Women and Family WORKING DRA FT JSDF-Djibouti: Promoting women’s and community resilience to gender-based violence (P17833) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 07/2022 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Republic of Djibouti (the Recipient) will implement the JSDF-Djibouti: Promoting women’s and community resilience to gender-based violence Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Women and Family (MWF), as set out in the Grant Agreement. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), acting as the administrator of small grants, has agreed to provide financing (P178332) for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement(s). 2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Grant Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreement(s). 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented under the Project, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure, consistent with the ESS, and in form and substance, and in a manner acceptable to the Bank. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. 4. As agreed by the Bank and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Recipient through the Ministry of Women WORKING DRA FT and Family (MWF) and the Bank agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Recipient. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Submit semestrial reports to the Bank throughout Project implementation, Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, commencing after the Effective Date. health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the Submit each report to the Bank no later MWF implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S than 30 days after the end of each instruments required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and reporting period. functioning of the grievance mechanism(s). B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Promptly notify the Bankof any incident or accident related to the Project which has, or Notify the Bank no later than48 hours is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected after learning of the incident or communities, the public or workers, including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and accident. abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or multiple injury [specify other examples of incidents and accidents, as appropriate for the MWF type of operation]. Provide sufficient detail regarding the scope, severity, and possible causes of the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address it, and any information provided by any contractor and/or supervising firm, as appropriate. WORKING DRA FT Provide subsequent report to the Bank Subsequently, at the Bank’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and within a timeframe acceptable to the propose any measures toaddress it and prevent its recurrence. Bank ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Hire or appoint the E&S specialist no later than 3 months of project Establish and maintain an environmental and social specialist within the entity effectiveness, and thereafter maintain implementing the project that is tasked with ESHS management, with qualified staff and these positions throughout Project resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project. implementation. MWF Recruit or appoint and maintain an E&S focal point within each provider or partner Hire or appoint the 3E&S focal points institution to report on the implementation of actions to the project executing agency. within each of the 3 providers or partners no later than 3 months of project effectiveness, and thereafter maintain these positions throughout Project implementation. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS 1.The ESMF was disclosed on 07/21/2022 MWF 1. Adopt, Disclose and implement an Environmental and Social Management Framework 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY (ESMF) for the Project, consistent with the relevant ESSs. 2-Implement the ESMF throughout Project implementation. 2. Ensure that the proposed activities of the sub-projects described in the exclusion list set out in the ESMF shall be ineligible to receive financing under the Project. 3. Implement throughout Project implementation the procedures indicated in the ESMF for the selection of the sub-projects before launching those activities. 1.3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Ensure that the consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies, if applicable), Throughout Project implementation. capacity building, training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project MWF are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Bank, that are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter ensure that the outputs of such activities comply with the terms of reference. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, WORKING DRA FT As part of the ESMF, the LMP was including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers disclosed on 07/21/2022 MWF relationships, occupational health and safety (including personal protective equipment, Implement the LMP throughout Project and emergency preparedness and response), code of conduct (including relating to SEA implementation. and SH), forced labor, child labor, grievance arrangements for Project workers, and applicable requirements for contractors, subcontractors, and supervising firms. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Establish grievance mechanism prior engaging Project workers and MWF Establish and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in the thereafter maintain and operate it LMP and consistent with ESS2. throughout Project implementation. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Same timeframe as for the adoption MWF Incorporate resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management measures in and implementation of the ESMF as the ESMF prepared under action 1.2 above. described in action 1.2 above ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 SEA AND SH RISKS Adopt the SEA/SH Action Plan no later MWF than 4 months of the Date of Adopt and implement a SEA/SH Action Plan, to assess and manage the risks of SEA and Effectiveness, and thereafter SH. implement the SEA/SH Action Plan throughout Project implementation. 4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT N/A ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES N/A ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES N/A ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE N/A ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES N/A ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION Adopt the SEP prior to Appraisal, and Adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent thereafter implement the SEP with ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, throughout Project implementation. MWF relevant, understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Establish the grievance mechanism WORKING DRA FT within 6 months from Project Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to Effectiveness, and thereafter maintain receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, and operate the mechanism throughout promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and Project implementation. readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with MWF ESS10. The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors torelevant gender-based violence service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT CS1 Specify Training to be provided and targeted groups For example, training may be required for [e.g. PIU staff, stakeholders, communities, Project workers] on: MWF  Specific aspects of the implementation of environmental and social instruments  Identification and mobilization of stakeholders 5 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) WORKING DRA FT 6