Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN AF2) (P179092) Draft ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 23 May 2022 1 Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (the Recipient) is implementing the second Additional Financing (P179092) for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN) Project (the Project), with the involvement1 of the Ministry of Agriculture., as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (the Association) has agreed to provide additional financing for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement(s). This ESCP supersedes previous versions of the ESCP for the Project and shall apply both to the original and the additional financing for Project referred to above. 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 Association. The ESCP is a part of the Financing 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 Association. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Association. 4. As agreed by the Association 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 Agriculture and the Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient, through the Ministry of Agriculture. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 1 Involvement of third-party implementing partners may be assigned to carry out activities in conflict affected (high risk emergency locations) areas targeted by the AF2 through the Ministry of Agriculture. 2 Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING The Food Security Coordination Prepare and submit to the Association regular Quarterly and Annual Directorate (FSCD) of the Ministry of monitoring reports on the environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) Project Reports including, 6- Agriculture (MoA). performance of the Project, including but not limited to the implementation monthly Environmental & Social Progress of the ESCP, the implementation of E&S documents required under the ESCP, reports Stakeholder Engagement activities, and functioning of the Grievance Redress Mechanisms. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS (P179092) Notification: Notification to the Association MoA (FSCD, NRM, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) shall be made by electronic means within WCYAD). Promptly notify the Association of any seventy-two (72) hours of the federal office Significant Event. A ‘Significant Event’ means: of the MoA learning of the Significant Event. Notification shall include (a) any significant social, labour, health and safety, security or :(a) information on any impacts resulting, or environmental incident, accident, or circumstance involving the likely to result, from the Significant Event, and Project, including, without limitation: (b) identification of any part of the information for which confidentiality is - explosions, spills, and any workplace accidents that result in death, required. serious or multiple injury, or material pollution, or Summary Report: As soon as reasonably - any violent labor unrest or dispute between the Recipient or practicable, but no later than thirty (30) days security forces assigned to protect the Project and local communities after such Significant Event, provide the or Association with a Summary Report that includes (i) a description of such Significant - any Project-related gender-based violence, sexual exploitation or Event, (ii) the measures, if any, that the abuse suffered by beneficiaries, Project workers, or local Recipient is taking or plans to take to address communities. such Significant Event and to prevent any future similar event, and (iii) identification of (b) any other event or circumstance having, or which could reasonably be any part of the information for which expected to have, a material adverse effect on the implementation or confidentiality is required. operation of the Project in accordance with the ESF. Follow-up Reporting: Throughout Project Provide sufficient detail regarding the Significant Event, indicating immediate implementation, keep the Association measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address it, and any informed of the status of implementation of information provided by any supervising entity, as appropriate. the measures and plans laid out in each Summary Report. Subsequently, prepare a Summary Report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to prevent its recurrence. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Throughout Project implementation MoA- • Establish and maintain an organizational structure with qualified staff and FSCD, NRM and MoWSA, with their resources to support the management of the Project’s E&S risks. regional and Woreda structure • MoA has formed and shall maintain a Social Development unit in FSCD, which consists of one (1) Senior Gender and Social Development specialist as coordinator, one (1) GSD expert at NRMD, one (1), GBV focal person at FSCD, one (1) social risk specialist/focal person at NRMD and one (1) GRM specialist and SEP focal person at FSCD • NRMD shall maintain three Environmental specialists at the PWCU. No additional staff for the AF • MoWSA shall maintain two social development specialists. Third party Implementing Partners • Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) will contract out the service delivery in the conflict areas which are not accessible to international humanitarian agencies/implementing partners. The borrower shall evaluate the E&S management capacity of any potential implementing partner (according to the ESMF) and require and ensure that implementing partners(1) similarly assign three E & S specialists(namely one environment, one social and one gender specialists) to support E & S implementation of the Project and undergo training as needed; and (2) commit to implement their activities in accordance with this ESCP and all E&S instruments and be accountable to MOA in this respect. Ensure that Regions maintain the relevant focal persons assigned for E&S risk management of the Project. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT (P179092) ESMF including Enhanced Social Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) and Consultation conducted for the parent MoA- Sustain implementation of the ESF instruments currently being FSCD, NRM and MoWSA, with their project s h a l l be applied to Project activities implemented under the parent Project, in the form of an Environmental regional and Woreda structure, Third & Social Management Framework (ESMF), an Enhanced Social Assessment These E&S instruments shall be maintained, party Implementing Partners and Consultation (ESAC), and ancillary instruments covering risk management and implementation continued throughout in specialized fields (see below) in a manner acceptable to the Association. Project implementation. The ESMF shall continue to include Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures and protocols to be followed in all Project activities for all types of Project workers. These OHS procedures shall conform to ESS2, the relevant World Bank Group ESHGs (waste management and traffic safety) and include safety precautions related to COVID-19. These procedures shall also include protocols to ensure prompt and detailed investigation of OHS incidents, follow up, and remedy by the Recipient as well as reporting to the Association in accordance with Monitoring and Reporting Section B of this ESCP. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES The Labour Management Plan (LMP) adopted Implementation of the LMP is the for the parent project shall continue to apply responsibility of the DA, with Woreda- Implement the Labor Management Plan (LMP) that has been developed for to the Project. level PWFP, WoLSA/Women & Social the parent project in accordance with ESS2 and in a manner acceptable to Affairs, and Gender and Social the Association. Development (GSD) experts at BoA Implementation of the LMP shall be reported oversight. The LMP applies to the Third party Implementing Partners in the Annual Reports. Third party Implementing Partners Reporting to the Association is the responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS The grievance mechanism established for the Implementation of the Grievance Maintain, and operate a functional grievance mechanism for Project parent project shall be maintained for all sub- Mechanism for sub-project workers is the beneficiaries consistent with ESS2 as described in the LMP. project implementation in the concerned responsibility of the DA, with Woreda-level kebele throughout the Project. Gender and Social Development (GSD) Implement and document, workers’ GRM throughout project implementation experts at BoA and PWFP oversight. and regularly report on its results. Implementation of the GRM including Third party Implementing Partners As part of the PIM familiarization, training is now being provided on GRM grievances received, status of grievances, and procedures for regional stakeholders. resolutions will be reported in the Annual Reporting to the Association is the Reports. responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 2.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) MEASURES (P179092) The OHS measures shall be operational prior Implementation of the OHS measures for ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL Apply to the Project the Occupational Health and COMMITMENT Safety (OHS) PLAN (ESCP) measures to engaging the sub-project workers and will Project workers is the responsibility of the (including emergency preparedness and response, COVID- be maintained for all sub- project DA, with #Woreda-level Gender and Social 19 safety precautions, and procedures for the handling of pesticides) implementation in the concerned kebele Development (GSD) experts at BoA a d o p t e d in the project design document, PIM and ESMF (Appendix 11) for throughout the Project. Reporting to the Association is the the parent project responsibility of the regional and federal Continued and strengthened implementation FSCD in the MoA. Update the OHS related to traffic safety if required of the OHS measures including but not limited to measures adopted and incidents observed, shall be reported in the Annual Reports. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Adopt the WMP prior to commencing any MoA- Adopt and implement a Waste Management Plan (WMP), to manage activity potentially involving wastes, and FSCD, NRM and MoWSA, with their regional hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, consistent with ESS3. Ensure that this thereafter implement the WMP throughout and Woreda structure, Third party WMP incudes waste from transport-related activities. Project implementation]. Implementing Partners ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY: Adopt and Implement measures and actions to assess and manage traffic and road safety risks as required in: Traffic management measures for food Traffic management of food delivery the movement of food delivery vehicles. Update the OHS/CHS Plan if delivery vehicles shall be adopted and vehicles is the responsibility of the local necessary to ensure that these risks are covered. implemented before and during vehicle leaders or Kebele administration. movements. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY Reporting shall be included Reporting to the Association is the in the Annual Reports responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: Prepare, The Community H&S Implementation of the Adopt, and implement measures and action to assess and manage specific Procedure adopted by the parent project on Community H&S Procedure is the risks and impacts to the community arising from Project activities. t h e ESMF shall continue to apply to those responsibility of the DA, with Woreda-level project activities that are covered by this AF. WoLSA, PWFP and Gender and Social The Community H&S Procedure which is adopted as part of the ESMF for the Development (GSD) specialist at BoA parent project shall be maintained and applied to the Project. Implementation of the Community H&S Reporting to the Association is the measures shall be reported in the Annual responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. Reports. 4.3 SEA AND SH RISKS: Prepare, adopt, and implement a Gender-Based Violence The GBV Action plan for the parent project Overseeing Implementation of the GBV Action Plan (GBV Action Plan), to assess and manage the risks of gender-basedshall continue to apply to the Project. Specific Action Plan at Woreda level is the violence (GBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and/or sexual to conflict affected areas,the GBV action plan responsibility of BoA b y t h e G e n d e r and harassment (SH). will be updated and cleared prior to Social Development (GSD) expert at BoA disbursement for Component 2, and WCYA desk, with regional-level The GBV Action Plan developed as part of the parent project and included in implementation in conflict affected areas. FSCD through the Gender and Social the ESMF shall apply to the Project with specific updates on the action plan Development (GSD) expert & BoA WCYA in line with conflict affected areas. The updated GBV action plan will be Implementation of the GBV Action Plan shall MoWSA office oversight. annexed in the ESMF and cleared as part of the ESMF. be reported in the Annual and biannual Reports. Third party Implementing Partners Reporting to the Association is the responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 4.4 SECURITY MANAGEMENT: Assess and implement (P179092) measures to manage the Assess risks, prepare and adopt Security MOA, with MoF and NDRMC as well ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) Management Plan prior to disbursement for the as regional-level FSCD oversight. security risks of the Project, including the risks of engaging security personnel to safeguard project workers, sites, assets, and activities. A Security Risk project activities in the conflict affected areas Assessment and Management Plan (SMP) will to be carried out to minimize the Implementation will be reported in the risk of conflict and insecurity situation consistent with the requirements of ESS4, biannual and Annual E & S Reports including Reporting to the Association is the in a manner acceptable to the Association. status of security arrangements and incidents responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. As part of the Security Management Plan and related implementation, adopt reported. and enforce standards, protocols and codes of conduct for the selection and use of security personnel, and screen such personnel to verify that they have not engaged in past unlawful or abusive behaviour, including sexual exploitation and Third-party agencies through the MoA abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH) or excessive use of force. The security risk assessment and management plan will be annexed to the ESMF and cleared as part of the ESMF. Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT This standard is not currently relevant, as this AF does not include activities that Not relevant Not relevant could involve such issues. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES This standard is not currently relevant, as this AF does not include activities that Not relevant Not relevant could involve such issues. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 7.1 Enhanced Social Assessment & Consultation: The Project shall be The implementation of social development FSCD in close collaboration with MoWSA implemented in emerging regions including pastoralist and agro pastoralist plan shall be continued and monitored as areas residents that meet the elements of ESS7. Social Assessment and part of the Project. Third-party agencies consultation has been conducted for the parent project to assess specific needs and social risks and develop a social development plan with appropriate The progress of the implementation of the Reporting to the Association is the actions. ESAC shall be reported in the Environmental & responsibility of the FSCD in the MoA. Social Management progress reports. The recommendations of the Enhanced Social Assessment and Consultation (ESAC) has been adopted i n t o the design document and Social Development Plan is being implemented under the Project. This should be sustained. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE. 8.1 Not currently relevant Not relevant Not relevant ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 9.1 Not currently relevant Not relevant Not relevant ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION (P179092) AND IMPLEMENTATION SEP prepared and updated for the FSCD. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) Implement Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) throughout the duration of the project. Project. SEP has been prepared and updated including appropriate community FSCD consultation mechanisms. The SEP implementation shall be reported in the Quarterly and Annual Reports. Third Part Implementing Partners 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: All grievances shall be managed by the Grievance Mechanism for the parent project MoA, FSCD and MoWSA. Grievance Mechanism for the Project as described in the SEP in manner shall also apply to the Project. acceptable to the Association. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) Second Additional Financing for Strengthen Ethiopia’s Adaptive Safety Net (SEASN): World Bank Support to PSNP5 (P179092) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY CS1 Training shall be provided for NRMD, FSCD and MoWSA staff at all levels, on ESS-related training will be delivered at the Responsibility for ensuring that the specific aspects of environmental & social risk management, stakeholder beginning of the first year of effectiveness and necessary training is provided at all levels engagement, GRM, Gender & GBV/SEAH, emergency preparedness and during the first quarter of each year lies with the federal office concerned, i.e., response, community health & safety, occupational health & safety and all thereafter at all levels as required, including FSCD, NRMD and MoWSA. other instruments necessary for compliance with environmental and social front- line implementers. standards. Reporting on training will be in the quarterly Reporting will be the responsibility of the The training material on ESS and Environment and social safeguard has been and Annual Reports. FSCD. prepared which will be updated taking into account any AF2 changes. ESMF Training of Trainers (ToT) was provided to regional and federal level experts. While some regions have cascaded the training, the remaining ones are now preparing to cascade the training by using the CD budget disbursed recently, and will carry out the necessary training to compensate for the training delays caused by COVID and the conflict, including ensuring adequate capacity for the TPIA(s) CS2 Project and subproject workers, including community workers, to be As CS1 above. As CS1 above. provided a refresher training on all matters relevant to them, including LMP, OHS procedures, GBV, and emergency preparedness. 18 | P a g e