The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Restructuring Stage Restructuring Stage | Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 24-Apr-2018| Report No: ISDSR24740 Regional Vice President: Jorge Familiar Country Director: Jesko S. Hentschel Senior Global Practice Director: Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez Practice Manager/Manager: Ming Zhang Task Team Leader: Catherine Lynch The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. . I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. BASIC PROJECT DATA Project ID Project Name Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation P159843 Project Task Team Leader(s) Country Catherine Lynch Argentina Approval Date Environmental Category 27-Feb-2017 Full Assessment (A) Managing Unit Is this a Repeater project? GSU10 PROJECT FINANCING DATA (US$, Millions) SUMMARY -NewFin1 Total Project Cost 242.50 Total Financing 242.50 Financing Gap 0.00 DETAILS -NewFinEnh1 World Bank Group Financing International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) 200.00 Non-World Bank Group Financing Counterpart Funding 42.50 Borrower 42.50 2. PROJECT INFORMATION The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Current Project Development Objective The Project Development Objectives are to improve housing conditions and access to selected basic services and infrastructure in selected disadvantaged neighborhoods in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), and strengthen the institutional capacity for urban management at the metropolitan level. . Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Component 1: Urban and Social Integration of Barrio 31 in CABA (Estimated cost: US$ 194.6 million, of which US$ 159.6 million IBRD financing). This Component, to be executed by CABA, will support the completion and upgrading of basic infrastructure in Barrio 31, the construction of new housing units on adjacent land, and the resettlement of families currently living under a section of the Illia Highway that crosses the neighborhood. These activities are part of the city’s Comprehensive Action Plan for Barrio 31 (Plan de Acción Integral 2016-2019). Component 2: Habitat improvement of disadvantaged neighborhoods in Greater Buenos Aires (Estimated cost: US$ 36.3 million, of which US$ 29 million IBRD financing). This component will involve: (i) carrying out of diagnostic studies and the preparation of related investment plans for selected disadvantaged neighborhoods located in Greater Buenos Aires; and (ii) carrying out of the investments mentioned in (i) above, including, inter alia: (a) the carrying out of housing improvements and related land titling formalization, and construction of public buildings; (b) the carrying out of investments in basic infrastructure; (c) the carrying out of small works for the improvement of public spaces and accessibility; (d) the provision of social and violence prevention programs; and (iii) if applicable, provision of land and compensation in connection with resettlement in (ii) above. The Presidente Sarmiento Housing Complex, also known as Barrio Carlos Gardel, located in the Municipality of Morón, has been pre-identified as a potential site for the intervention. The lower amount allocated to this component reflects the framework nature of the proposed intervention, in which the initial activities will consist of diagnostic studies that will define the specific investments to be financed. Component 3: Strengthening institutional capacities for metropolitan urban management (Estimated cost: US$ 3 million, of which US$ 3 million IBRD financing). This component will involve: (i) the development of a metropolitan information system, to collect, share and publish data relevant to urban planning and service delivery at the metropolitan level; (ii) the identification and development of financing instruments and mechanisms for investments at the metropolitan level; and (iii) the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to develop CABA’s and PBA’s joint agenda for institutional coordination at the metropolitan level. Component 4: Project Management and Monitoring – CABA (Estimated Cost: US$ 7 million, of which US$ 7 million IBRD financing). This component will involve the provision of support for Project management activities performed by CABA PIU, including: (i) the carrying out of audits; (ii) the carrying out of monitoring and evaluation activities; (iii) the carrying out of activities to strengthen CABA PIU’s and CABA’s technical staff capacity; (iv) the financing of Operating Costs; (v) the collection of data at specific stages of Project implementation; and (vi) the definition of baselines for the The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) periodic monitoring and evaluation of the Project’s results. It will also involve the provision of technical assistance, including, inter alia: (i) the development of an impact evaluation mechanism for CABA’s Barrio 31 Intervention; (ii) the development of strategies for managing the transfer of the operation and maintenance of the investments mentioned in sub-components 1.1 and 1.2 (iv) of the Project to the respective water and sanitation, gas and electricity service providers; and (iii) the development of strategies for Land Value Capture (LVC) in CABA’s territory. Component 5: Project Management and Monitoring – PBA (Estimated cost: US$ 1.12 million, of which US$ 0.9 million IBRD financing). This component will involve the provision of support for Project management activities performed by PBA, including: (i) the carrying out of audits; (ii) the carrying out of monitoring and evaluation activities; (iii) capacity strengthening of the PBA staff, (iv) provision of technical assistance; (v) financing of Operating Costs; (vi) collection of relevant data at specific stages of Project implementation; and (vii) the definition of baselines for the periodic monitoring and evaluation of the Project’s results. Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. . 4. PROJECT LOCATION AND SALIENT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS RELEVANT TO THE SAFEGUARD ANALYSIS (IF KNOWN) The Project is located in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). AMBA is one of the largest urban agglomerations in Latin America. It is composed of Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and the surrounding municipalities belonging to the Province of Buenos Aires. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALISTS ON THE TEAM Santiago Scialabba, Social Specialist Tuuli Johanna Bernardini, Environmental Specialist Carlos Alberto Molina Prieto, Social Specialist SAFEGUARD_TABLE 6. SAFEGUARD POLICIES TRIGGERED Safeguard Policies Triggered Explanation Interventions / works under Component 1 form part of the comprehensive plan for the transformation of Barrio 31 and include: i) design and conduction of small-to-medium scale basic infrastructure works (water supply, sanitation, drainage, electricity, public lighting, gas, and paved Environmental Assessment (OP) (BP 4.01) Yes roads), involving the participation of the respective utilities in the definition of the designs; ii) large- scale construction of housing units in the YPF plot (approximately 1,200 houses), including the resettlement of around 1,100 households and the construction of minor public spaces in the area The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) located under the Illia highway. Interventions under Component 2 include: i) diagnostic studies and preparation of investment plans, ii) small-to- medium scale basic infrastructure (same as Component 1, but in a much smaller scale), iii) housing improvements, iv) property formalization, v) public space improvements and construction of public buildings, as well as vi) social intervention programs and strengthening of neighborhood institutions. This Policy is triggered since Project activities are expected to have environmental and social impacts (both positive and negative, some of them significant) in highly sensitive areas from a social perspective. The Project provides benefits to low-income inhabitants of the largest metropolitan area of Argentina. It supports interventions aimed at bringing a sustainable urban and social inclusion of the targeted neighborhoods. In addition, the Project supports the two participating jurisdictions to develop coordinated policies and platforms for urban management at the metropolitan level. The Project is classified as a Category A under OP/BP 4.01, based upon the magnitude and complexity of the interventions under Component 1, particularly the resettlement of approximately 1,100 households. Interventions under Component 1 have some potential for significant adverse social and environmental impacts, although they are not considered irreversible or non-mitigable. Interventions/works under Component 2 are expected to have less adverse potential effects, are site specific, non-irreversible and can be readily mitigated. Regarding Component 1, a comprehensive plan for the transformation of Barrio 31 has been prepared and consulted, and the physical interventions have been designed as subprojects, and most of the infrascturture works are under execution. The interventions have been developed in inter- institutional collaboration between the agencies in The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) charge of public services and in consultation with the local community. During preparation, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) was developed to establish the criteria to manage all potential impacts related to Component 1, as well as for Component 3 on institutional strengthening at the metropolitan level, in case any activity with induced environmental and/or social impacts would be financed. The ESMF sets forth the mechanisms that SECISYU, the CABA’s implementation agency needs to conduct for each intervention, and its implementation has been satisfactory. With respect to Component 2, the Barrio Carlos Gardel, located in the Municipality of Morón, is subject to specific interventions, which, as mentioned above, are smaller and less sensitive than the ones in CABA. Similarly, an ESMF was developed specifically targeted to the foreseen activities under Component 2 of the Project; and its implementation, which is still at an initial stage due to an overall slower advance with Component 2 than Component 1, has also been satisfactory. The two ESMFs were developed by CABA and PBA, for Components 1 and 3 and for Component 2, respectively, and approved by the WB to be implemented by the corresponding PIU (SECISYU in CABA and OPISU in PBA). Having two safeguards management instruments is appropriate given that there are two PIUs and there are slight variations in the legal framework and regulations for the two implementing agencies and their administrative areas/responsibilities. The ESMFs take into account the typologies of the foreseen interventions under the Project, and include, among other items, the mechanisms to (i) ensure compliance with pertinent legislation and Bank policies for works of the type considered under the Project; (ii) screen subprojects and establish the scope of the required environmental studies/assessments, (iii) develop the environmental assessment of the different type of subprojects, and (iv) conduct consultations and implement community participation activities during Project implementation. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) The CABA ESMF addresses Component 3 in terms of 3 aspects: 1) potential indirect/induced environmental or social impacts will need to be considered as the activities get further defined; the only defined activity is development of a metropolitan level information system; and 2) public participation and/or consultation will be organized for Component 3 activities as pertinent. SECISYU has developed satisfactory citizen engagement and grievance response mechanisms, and a robust communication strategy that has been subject to continued strengthening as the Project implementation advances. In the case of OPISU, it is also developing a robust citizen engagement and grievance and redress mechanisms that will be integrated to the Provincial official channels. In addition, both SECISYU and OPISU conducted thorough social assessments in order to forecast the impact of the completed transformation of Barrio 31 and the works in Carlos Gardel, respectively; and to identify the potential risks to citizens and other inhabitants, particularly the poor and other vulnerable residents. The findings and recommendations of the social assessments have been considered in the Project design and the preparation of safeguards instruments, and are also being considered to ensure a successful Project implementation. Performance Standards for Private Sector No Activities OP/BP 4.03 This Policy is not triggered since Project interventions take place in highly dense urban areas where land has already been converted by long-standing anthropogenic physical modifications. The Project does not require significant conversion of natural habitats or critical natural habitats, and is not taking place in Natural Habitats (OP) (BP 4.04) No protected areas or ecologically sensitive sites. The area in Barrio 31 where physical interventions are financed under Component 1 is not located in or within the influence zone of any natural habitat nor it is next to the riparian zone of the La Plata River. The drainage and sanitation infrastructure The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) works financed by the Project in this neighborhood will be connected to the existing master conducts of the city’s pluvial drainage system (managed by the Ministry of Urban Development) and the city’s sewerage system (managed by AySA, CABA’s water supply and sanitation utility). The hydrologic characteristics of the La Plata River favor higher concentrations of contaminants in a relatively narrow strip, approximately 500 meters wide, measured from the coastline, which is seriously compromised due to the presence of physical and bacteriological contaminants. Based on concentrations of nitrogen substances (NH4+/NO3), Total Cr, Pb, detergents, phenolic substances, BOD, and fecal coliforms, this coastal zone could be considered as Type III Use (non-apt for recreational purposes with direct contact), according to a regional guideline on water quality (ACUMAR). Thus, it is not expected that the aquatic habitat of this river be affected by the drainage interventions supported by the Project. Furthermore, since the YPF plot will be used for residential purposes, CABA has completed addressing the environmental liabilities identified through an environmental baseline study on soil and groundwater quality that CABA contracted and collaborated on with the City’s Environmental Protection Agency (ApRA). The identified remediation actions met the necessary level required by the national soil quality guidelines for residential uses, set forth in Annex 9, 831/1993 Decree, 24051 National Hazardous Waste Law. The Project locations in PBA have also been modified by long-standing human interventions. PBA’s low-income neighborhoods are generally located in shallow areas, next to streams or canals tributaries of any of the three main basins in AMBA (Luján, Matanza-Riachuelo, and Reconquista Rivers). These streams or canals are typically highly polluted, mainly from direct discharges of untreated wastewater and solid wastes from the residents of these neighborhoods. Given the lack of access to sanitation and waste collection services, residents use these water bodies to eliminate waste. Thus, there are no expected negative impacts in the riparian natural areas located near The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) the potential locations of Component 2 activities. Similarly, the pluvial drainage and wastewater infrastructure works that will be financed by the Project are expected to connect to the existing systems in the Province (either under AySA or ABSA management (both AMBA water utilities), depending on the location; and for drainage, under the management of the Provincial Directorate for Sanitation and Hydraulic Works, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services). This Project is located in a highly dense urban area, where land has already been converted. Therefore, this Policy is not triggered since there are no forests areas nor forest-dependent communities that could be affected, or significantly Forests (OP) (BP 4.36) No converted/impacted due to the activities conducted under the Project. Furthermore, the Project does not involve changes in forest management since it does not involve any forest- related activity. This Policy is triggered since diverse construction works in disadvantaged/informal settlements often require preparation of pest management plans. This has indeed been the case under Component 1, particularly regarding cleanup of rats’ nests as part of the thus far urban upgrade works. The application of this Policy was covered under the ESMFs prepared by CABA and PBA. All use of pesticides under the Project has and will follow Pest Management (OP 4.09) Yes applicable good practices of integrated pest management. The Project does not finance or allow use of pesticides of categories not permissible under OP 4.09 or by national legislation. SECISYU contracted the University of Buenos Aires to prepare an integrated pest management plan (IPMP) focused on rat control for Barrio 31 and the IPMP is being implemented in a satisfactory manner. Given the Project involves construction and significant excavations, demolition and soil movements, there is a chance of finding physical Physical Cultural Resources (OP) (BP 4.11) Yes cultural resources and this Policy is triggered. As part of the EA processes, specific procedures to avoid impacting potential physical cultural resources were included in the ESMFs that CABA The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) and PBA developed. No chance finds have taken place thus far. Argentina is a multicultural country with a notable presence of indigenous and afro-descendants populations, and the majority of these populations live in urban areas. Indigenous people (2.54 percent of the population) traditionally lived in rural communities in the provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Chubut, Neuquén, Tierra del Fuego, Chaco, Formosa, Santa Fe, Tucuman, and Mendoza. However, more than 80 percent of the indigenous population in Argentina lives today in urban areas, with the largest concentration living in the Buenos Indigenous Peoples (OP) (BP 4.10) No Aires Metropolitan Area. This is due to numerous factors, including new and improved access to basic services as well as improved market opportunities. For that reason, the Social Assessments prepared by the CABA and PBA teams incorporated some variables on ethnicity to define if the policy is triggered under this project. Main findings indicate that that there are no indigenous peoples as defined by OP 4.10 in any of the neighborhoods that might receive interventions financed by the project, neither in CABA, nor in PBA. For that reason OP 4.10 is not triggered. This Policy is triggered. The project will finance the relocation of around 1,100 households and small business from the area located under the Illia highway to the new housing units to be constructed on the YPF plot adjacent to the neighborhood. Specific housing units affected by activities under Component 1 are being identified. Both CABA and PBA have prepared a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) for their respective components during project preparation, and both documents Involuntary Resettlement (OP) (BP 4.12) Yes have been approved by the Bank. A Resettlement Action Plan is under preparation to guide the resettlement process for households living under the Ilia Highway (Subcomponent 1.1). A first draft RAP has been shared with the Bank team and is now under review by the Government. The final version of the document is expected to be finalized by the end of 2018. An additional RAP will be prepared for resettlement prior to carrying out works under Subcomponent 1.1. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Works in Carlos Gardel (Component 2) are also expected to require taking of land that would generate physical or economic displacement of close to 75 households. Once the final number of Project Affected People is defined, a Resettlement Action Plan will be prepared in accordance with the RPF. Other activities of the Comprehensive Action Plan for Barrio 31 that are not linked to this Project, nor caused by activities financed and/or supported by it, may require the implementation of resettlement processes during the Project’s implementation period. SECISYU will be the implementing agency of these resettlement processes, and intends to execute these processes in a way consistent with the principles outlined in the RPF. In addition, TA activities under Component 3 on urban management at the metropolitan level will need to be consistent with the principles of OP 4.12 to identify, avoid, minimize and address potential downstream impacts. This Policy is not triggered since the activities in this Project does not imply construction/rehabilitation Safety of Dams (OP) (BP 4.37) No of dams nor other interventions which rely on the performance of existing dams. This Policy is triggered since the activities in CABA and PBA include water supply, sanitation and drainage infrastructure that makes use of water resources from La Plata River Basin. Nevertheless, an exception under the notification requirement to the riparian state applies to the Project since it falls within the exceptions provided for in paragraph 7(a) of OP 7.50, which states: "For any ongoing schemes, projects involving additions or alterations Projects on International Waterways (OP) Yes that require rehabilitation, construction, or other (BP 7.50) changes that in the judgment of the Bank (i) will not adversely change the quality or quantity of water flows to the other riparians; and (ii) will not be adversely affected by the other riparians' possible water use. This exception applies only to minor additions or alterations to the ongoing scheme; it does not cover works and activities that would exceed the original scheme, change its nature, or so alter or expand its scope and extent as to make it The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) appear a new or different scheme." Consequently, there was no need to prepare a notification. The Policy is not triggered because the Project is Projects in Disputed Areas (OP) (BP 7.60) No not implemented in areas known to involve disputed areas. KEY_POLICY_TABLE II. KEY SAFEGUARD POLICY ISSUES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT A. SUMMARY OF KEY SAFEGUARD ISSUES 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the Restructured project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. The Project triggers the Bank Operational Policy (OP)/Bank Policy (BP) 4.01 on Environmental Assessment and is categorized as ‘A’ based on the same, due to the necessary resettlement of around 1,100 households in Barrio 31 under Component 1. Although the primary objective of the resettlement is to provide access to improved housing conditions to households currently living under the Illia highway, its implementation requires systematic and comprehensive consultations and social management to provide equitable and transparent support and minimize any adverse impact on the livelihood of the affected people. Thorough management of environmental impacts is necessary and is being implemented by SECISYU due to the high population density of Barrio 31. The risk of existing soil contamination particularly on the YPF plot was addressed through an environmental baseline study conducted by CABA on the respective soil and groundwater quality to identify any required environmental clean-up before construction. Based on the study results described in the ESMF, CABA hired an authorized operator to carry out removal of the identified underground hydrocarbon storage systems, and transportation and final disposition of hazardous waste material that was located in the premises. Small to medium scale infrastructure works for basic services and construction of houses under Components 1 and 2 have impacts that are site-specific, reversible, and possible to prevent and/or mitigate. The major adverse impacts identified in the CABA and PBA ESMF and subprojects’ Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP) thus far under Component 1 are alteration of everyday urban movement, potential contamination by particulate matter, gaseous emissions, noise and vibration related to the movement and operation of vehicles and machinery, soil excavation, handling of construction materials, temporary air alteration or contamination, potential discharges to groundwater, waste generation of different types, issues with workers and/or public health and safety, and accidental damage to objects of personal value. During the operational stage, potential adverse impacts are linked to the lack of maintenance or incorrect application of management measures. Technical activities under Component 3 are not expected to have a direct social or environmental impact. Potential indirect impacts, such as change in land use zoning, or changes in vehicular traffic, will be identified when specific TORs are prepared, in accordance with the ESMF prepared by CABA. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Anticipated long term impact is positive, since the Project is helping to integrate disadvantaged neighborhoods to their surrounding urban environment and contribute to the urban transformation of the territory. In addition, the Project will contribute to strengthening metropolitan coordination mechanisms to improve alignment of policies and programs of urban development at the metropolitan level. 3. Describe any potential alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. No alternative was considered related to the Resettlement process under Component 1 since the Urbanization Law of Villa 31 (Law 3343/2009) mandates that all houses below the Illia highway are to be resettled and that any households that need to be resettled be provided with a housing solution within the perimeter of Barrio 31. 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. During Project preparation, the Governments of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and of the Province of Buenos Aires (PBA) carried out Social Assessments (SAs) for Component 1 & 3 and for Component 2, respectively. The SAs identify the main socio-economic characteristics of the population living in the Project area, the main challenges they face, and how the Project can address some of those challenges through its planned interventions. CABA and PBA also developed specific and robust Grievance Redress Mechanisms for the Project. Main social issues are linked to involuntary resettlement, in particular under Component 1. Both CABA and PBA have prepared a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF). Social risks are being mitigated through the preparation of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) under Subcomponent 1.2 for the households living under the Illia Highway and the implementation of a citizen engagement strategy and grievance redress mechanism (GRM). A first draft RAP has been shared with the Bank team and is now under review by the Government. The final version of the document is expected to be finalized by the end of 2018. Additional RAPs will be prepared for resettlement prior to carrying out works under Subcomponent 1.1 and Component 2. Both CABA and PBA prepared an ESMF that establishes the criteria to manage potential impacts related to their respective components. The choice of ESMF as the safeguards instrument was pertinent as the specific sets of physical interventions have been or are defined as subprojects and their specific designs prepared during Project implementation. The environmental procedures defined in the ESMFs are consistent with the applicable national, provincial and municipal level regulations and the Bank’s safeguard policies. The ESMFs provide the mechanisms to screen subprojects, establish the scope of the required environmental studies/assessments, conduct consultations and implement community participation activities during Project implementation. Prior to initiating any activity on the ground, all subprojects have an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) in place, consistent with the scale of the potential impacts, consulted with the affected people and reviewed and received a no-objection by the World Bank as established in the respective Operational Manual. TORs have been developed for the proposed technical activities under Component 3, screened for potential indirect impacts such as change in land use zoning, or changes in vehicular traffic. SECISYU and OPISU have maintained qualified environmental staff in number and functions as necessary throughout thus far Project implementation to lead the preparation and implementation of ESMPs and RAPs, and the World Bank has provided active implementation support particularly to SECISYU, taken the advantaged state of implementation of Component 1. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanism for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Component 2 ESMF and RPF were disclosed by PBA in-country on October 21 and the World Bank external website on October 25, 2016, and the ESMF and RPF of Components 1 and 3 by CABA on October 26 and October 27, respectively. The consultations with key stakeholders on the two sets of safeguards instruments were organized by PBA on November 9, and by CABA on November 10, 2016. Both Social Assessments preparation processes included a series of consultations with different stakeholders through focus groups and interviews. In the case of CABA, this was carried out as a complement of a thorough socio-economic assessment that SECISYU is carrying out in all Barrio 31. In addition, specific consultations on the safeguards instruments were undertaken on November 9 (PBA) and 10 (CABA), 2016. The main findings of those consultations have been incorporated in the revised version of each document. Feedback received in both consultation events focused on the poor conditions of the buildings’ infrastructure, lack of public spaces, issues related to local governance, and citizen engagement. In both cases, CABA and PBA representatives responded to the concerns and explained how some of the issues presented would be addressed through the Project. The ESMFs and RPFs were not object to particular comments or adjustments based on said consultations. The final versions of both ESMFs include an annex that describes in detail the consultations conducted during the Project preparation. The final ESMFs were re-disclosed in-country on December 14, both by PBA and CABA, and at the World Bank external website on December 13, 2016. The RAP under preparation (linked to works under Subpcomponent 1.2) will be subject to consultation once a draft version is cleared by the Bank for its publication. A revised version will be publshed once it has incorporated inputs from the PAPs during the consultation process. The same process will be carried out for the additional RAPs that will be prepared linked to works under Subcomponent 1.1 and Component 2. DISCLOSURE_TABLE B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ENV_TABLE Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 13-Dec-2016 13-Dec-2016 For Category ‘A’ projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors 27-Oct-2016 “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Argentina 14-Dec-2016 The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Comments RESETTLE_TA BLE Resettlement Action Plan/Framework Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 13-Dec-2016 13-Oct-2016 “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Argentina 14-Dec-2016 Comments PEST_TABLE Pest Management Plan Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? No Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure “In country� Disclosure COMPLIANCE_TABLE C. COMPLIANCE MONITORING INDICATORS AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL EA_TABLE OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Practice Manager (PM) review Yes and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the credit/loan? Yes PM_TABLE OP 4.09 - Pest Management Does the EA adequately address the pest management issues? Yes The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Is a separate PMP required? Yes If yes, has the PMP been reviewed and approved by a safeguards specialist or PM? Are PMP requirements included in project design? If yes, does the project Yes team include a Pest Management Specialist? PCR_TABLE OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural property? Yes Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the potential adverse Yes impacts on cultural property? IR_TABLE OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/process framework Yes (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Practice Manager Yes review the plan? Is physical displacement/relocation expected? Yes Provide estimated number of people to be affected. 3,000 Is economic displacement expected? (loss of assets or access to assets that leads TBD to loss of income sources or other means of livelihoods) PIW_TABLE OP 7.50 - Projects on International Waterways Have the other riparians been notified of the project? NA If the project falls under one of the exceptions to the notification requirement, has this been cleared with the Legal Department, and the memo to the RVP Yes prepared and sent? Has the RVP approved such an exception? Yes PDI_TABLE The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank for Yes disclosure? The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project (P159843) Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups Yes and local NGOs? ALL_TABLE All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been Yes prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project Yes cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring Yes of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower Yes and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Catherine Lynch Task Team Leader(s) Beatriz Eraso Puig Horacio Cristian Terraza Approved By Safeguards Advisor Practice Manager/Manager . Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content