The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Restructuring Stage Restructuring Stage | Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 22-Mar-2017| Report No: ISDSR21699 Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Director: Christina Malmberg Calvo Senior Global Practice Director: Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez Practice Manager/Manager: Robin Mearns Task Team Leader: Varalakshmi Vemuru The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) 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 Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project P152822 in the HoA Task Team Leader(s) Country Varalakshmi Vemuru Africa Approval Date Environmental Category 31-May-2016 Partial Assessment (B) Managing Unit Is this a Repeater project? GSU07 PROJECT FINANCING DATA (IN USD MILLION) Total Project Cost Total Financing 175,000,000.00 175,000,000.00 Financing Gap 0.00 OLD_FIN_DTL Financing Source Amount International Development Association (IDA) 175,000,000.00 Total 175,000,000.00 2. PROJECT INFORMATION The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) Current Project Development Objective The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for communities hosting refugees in the target areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Uganda. The proposed regional project will embed the essential features of ensuring citizen participation and engagement in identifying and prioritizing developmental needs, including socio-economic infrastructure and livelihood opportunities to improve self-reliance of refugee hosting communities; improving social cohesion between refugees and refugee hosting communities; increasing citizen voice and role in development decision making; and eliciting greater demand for social accountability. The operational approach will be Community Driven Development (CDD) and will involve: (i) building and capacitating grassroots institutions; (ii) ensuring the voice of all communities is heard in decision making; (iii) strengthening decentralized government administrative functions; and (iv) investing in public service delivery and social mobilization to enhance social cohesion among beneficiary communities. . Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Project Components. The project seeks to address the social, economic, and environmental impacts of refugee presence in the host communities through interlinked technical and investment components. There are four major project components implemented in an integrated and sequenced fashion, focusing on mobilization and capacity building for communities and local governments, and through an implementation process that is responsive to community priorities. The four components and related sub-components are: a. Component 1: Social and Economic Services and Infrastructure. The component has two sub components: Subcomponent 1.1: Community Investment Fund and Subcomponent 1.2: Capacity Building for Local Planning and Decentralized Service Delivery. The component will focus on (i) building capacity of Local Government Units and Implementing Agency staff in participatory planning processes; (ii) mobilizing communities and establishing community institutions for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and oversight of sub-projects; and (iii) supporting investments in basic social services and economic infrastructure. b. Component 2: Sustainable Environmental Management. The two sub components include Sub-component 2.1: Integrated Natural Resources Management and Sub-component 2.2: Access to Energy. The component will focus on (i) environmental management including technical advisory services for implementation of environmental management activities through a labor intensive public works mode; and (ii) access to energy sources for cooking and lighting including potential public-private-community partnerships. c. Component 3: Livelihoods Program. There are 2 sub components, viz. Sub-component 3.1: Support to Traditional and Non-Traditional Livelihoods and Sub-component 3.2: Capacity Building of Community-Based Organizations for Livelihoods. The component will support (i) identification of beneficiaries and the traditional and non- traditional livelihoods to support; (ii) form community livelihoods groups and support group management activities; and (iii) provide individuals and groups necessary technical, business, market and financial advisory services. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) d. Component 4: Project Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation. Component 4 therefore supports the national and local level project coordination activities, including monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and management information system (MIS), fiduciary management, communication and citizen engagement, and environmental and social safeguards compliance. The synergies between the three investment components are expected to amplify impacts. For instance, market, storage and access roads created under Component 1 will enhance economic opportunities supported under Component 3. Soil and water conservation efforts under Component 2 will support enhanced productivity of traditional livelihoods supported under Component 3. Improved access to energy under Component 2 will provide women the opportunity to participate in economic opportunities under Component 3 with time saved and improved physical and mental well-being. 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) For Uganda, the project will be implemented in 11 of districts of Arua, Adjumani, Yumbe, Koboko, Moyo, Lamwo, Hoima, Kamwenge, Isingiro, Kiryandongo and Kyegegwa. These districts are inclusive of the original four and 7 new ones. Specific project locations are yet not known. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALISTS ON THE TEAM Chukwudi H. Okafor, Social Safeguards Specialist Simon Sottsas, Social Safeguards Specialist Constance Nekessa-Ouma, Social Safeguards Specialist Sammy Ratemo Kinara, Environmental Safeguards Specialist SAFEGUARD_TABLE 6. SAFEGUARD POLICIES TRIGGERED Safeguard Policies Triggered Explanation OP 4.01 is triggered for the original project for Ethiopia, Djibouti and Uganda; and the restructured project in Uganda because of the following activities of the project: (i) expansion and improvement of service delivery which will include small infrastructure, (ii) construction or Environmental Assessment (OP) (BP 4.01) Yes rehabilitation of physical structures for water catchment management such as check-dams, water harvesting structures, and (iii) land-based livelihood activities which may have limited adverse environmental and social impacts. The specific sites for implementing these activities are The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) not yet known, therefore ESMFs have been prepared in all the three project countries as the specific instrument for analyzing potential environmental and social risks. The ESMF would be used to develop a site specific Environmental Management Plan (EMP) prior to the commencement of activities mainly under Component 1, 2 and 3. The ESMF includes standard methods and procedures, along with appropriate institutional arrangements for screening and reviewing program activities and monitoring the implementation of mitigation measures to prevent adverse and cumulative impacts. The effective use of the ESMF would be regularly reviewed and audited. Project activities in Ethiopia and Uganda are not likely to encompass natural habitats in the original project and this remains unchanged for the restructured project in Uganda. However in Djibouti, the Ali Sabieh Region is home to unique biodiversity, especially the “Aire Natural Habitats (OP) (BP 4.04) No naturelle terrestre protege d’Assamo� which is natural habitat to the Beira antelope. No project activities will be supported in this protected area. The project will also not support any activities which are likely to indirectly affect the ecosystem critical for the survival of this species. The ESMF will screen out any activities that could have indirect or cumulative impacts on this habitat. Activities under Component 2 are likely to have a positive impact on forests with the implementation of physical and biological measures for soil and water conservation and afforestation. The ESMF provides detailed procedures to screen program Forests (OP) (BP 4.36) Yes activities/sub-projects for potential adverse environmental and social impacts, and to take measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts on forests. Project activities in Djibouti are not likely to take place in protected forest areas. This is applicable to the restructured project in Uganda The Project will support activities under Component 3 which are likely to be agriculture based and may increase the application of Pest Management (OP 4.09) Yes agrochemicals (insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.). Therefore, the ESMF includes a guideline for an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to address The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) related environmental and social impacts of the project. This is applicable to the restructured project in Uganda The Project sites and their potential cultural and historical significance are not known. The ESMF includes provisions and a set of procedures to Physical Cultural Resources (OP) (BP 4.11) Yes screen project activities for such impacts and to deal with chance finds. This is applicable to the restructured project in Uganda The policy was triggered for Ethiopia in the original project. However for the restructured project in Indigenous Peoples (OP) (BP 4.10) No Uganda, the policy is not trigerred since there are no IPs in the project areas. The proposed project covering will not undertake any activities that will displace people. However, it would support small-scale infrastructure that might affect land holdings of individual farmers. While these interventions are yet to be identified, as a precautionary measure, the project has prepared and consulted upon resettlement policy Involuntary Resettlement (OP) (BP 4.12) Yes frameworks for all three countries and these will be disclosed prior to appraisal to address any issues which might arise from economic displacement and/or restriction of access to communal natural resources. This is applicable for the restructured project in Uganda and an RPF has been prepared, consulted and disclosed. Component 2 may support small dam construction (less than 4.5 meters) as part of small and micro scale irrigation schemes. The Project will use the Safety of Dams (OP) (BP 4.37) Yes FAO ‘Manual on Small Earth Dams, A Guide to Siting, Design and Construction� or comparable text in French. This is applicable to the restructured project in Uganda. The project will finance small-scale irrigation investments but these are not likely to be located in international waterways basins in Djibouti. In Ethiopia, the project is located in international water basins such as Baro-Akobo, Genale Dawa, Projects on International Waterways (OP) Awash, Terkeze and Abhay rivers. In Uganda, the Yes (BP 7.50) project is located along rivers and streams that drain into international water basin of River Nile, the White Nile and the Lake Victoria. While the impact of small-scale irrigation on these rivers would be insignificant and the cumulative abstraction is expected to be minor, Riparian The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) countries will be notified in accordance with the policy. This is applicable to the restructured project in Uganda with respect to the original districts, though the policy is not applicable to the additional 7 districts being added to the restructured project. Projects in Disputed Areas (OP) (BP 7.60) No n/a 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 is Category B for the IDA Credit supported activities. Nine out of the ten safeguard polices have been triggered for the original project: Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01), Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) Forests (OP/BP 4.36), Pest Management (OP/BP 4.09), Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11), Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12), Indigenous Peoples/Underserved and Vulnerable peoples (OP/BP 4.10), Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37), and International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50). For this restructured project in Uganda, 7 of these safeguard except for the Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) and Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04). Overall, the project would have positive environmental impacts through its activities under Component 2 which includes, among others, integrated natural resources management. Environment: Some of the local-level investment activities under Component 1 and 2 may have limited adverse environmental risks and impacts. These activities could potentially include: (i) expansion and improvement of service delivery which will include construction of small infrastructure, (ii) construction or rehabilitation of physical structures for water catchment management such as check-dams, water harvesting structures, etc., and (iii) land-based livelihood activities which could have limited adverse environmental and social impacts. The infrastructure works under component 1 will pose civil works/ construction related impacts including health and safety considerations, vegetation clearance and soil erosion, impacts on PCRs, dust pollution, disposal of construction waste, etc. Component 2 and 3 are expected to be positive through alleviating pressures on the poor that lead to unsustainable exploitation of natural resources and environmental degradation. ESMFs have been prepared in all three countries to avoid or mitigate environmental and social risks from these activities. Social: For all three countries, the project’s anticipated social impacts has triggered OP 4.12 and in line with the Bank's safeguard policies, the project has put in place mitigation mechanisms acceptable to the World Bank to mitigate these impacts. For impact on potential land take and/ or restrictions in access to communal natural resources, a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has been prepared and consulted upon in all three countries. These will be disclosed prior to appraisal to address any potential impacts, and given the expected small footprint of the sub-project activities, any land acquisition will be limited, site specific and minor. For Uganda, additional 7 districts have been selected for project coverage making a total of 11 Districts. No safeguard policies have changed. The client has reviewed and updated both the ESMF and RPF to cover the 7 new districts. The updated RPF and ESMF documents were discussed with affected communities during preparation; and disclosed by The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) the Environmental Specialist of NUSAF 3/DRDIP in all the 7 new districts. Consultations at district, sub-county and community level were undertaken between January 8-19, 2018. The instruments were cleared by the World Bank and disclosed in-country on the OPM website on January 30, 2018 and sent to the Bank Infoshop on January 30, 2018. The Bank’s OP 4.10 is triggered for only Ethiopia, based on the screening conducted by the World Bank and reinforced by the Constitution of Ethiopia, which indicate that majority of the target population identify themselves as having the characteristics defined under OP 4.10. Therefore, social assessment (SA) was conducted to complement the RPF. As part of the social assessment, extensive consultations have taken place with key stakeholders in the participating areas to seek broad community support for the project; and in accordance with its CDD approach, subproject activities will be identified, prioritized, implemented and monitored by beneficiary communities (including different social groups) through consultative process during implementation. The project includes cost effective and accessible grievance handling mechanism to ensure that any related project issues and concerns are resolved using due process. For the Uganda restructured project, screening was undertaken for the presence of Indigenous Peoples. Based on the known location of these groups in Uganda, there are no IP groups in the 11 project districts in Uganda. With respect to the IDA Grant to IGAD, the Environmental Assessment Category is C since the activities being supported relate to coordination, training, knowledge generation and dissemination; which will not require the triggering of any Safeguard Policies for the IDA Grant. (Note that the grant to IGAD is from the parent project and Uganda project restructuring does not affect it). 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. It is anticipated that the project will improve access to social services, expand economic opportunities and enhance environmental management for host community in the targeted areas, with no indirect and/or long-term negative impact in these areas. It is anticipated that the project will result in long-term positive safeguard impacts in the project area because of the project’s emphasis on ensuring sustainable environmental management of natural resources and reduction in the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, including mitigation of risks and other challenges faced by affected households. For Uganda's restructuring, the long term impacts remain the same with an expanded coverage from 4 Districts to 11 Districts. 3. Describe any potential alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The “no project� alternative would deprive host communities already impacted negatively by refugee influx, the opportunity to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management. To ensure safeguards due diligence during implementation, more expertise will be deployed at all levels; and the planning of sub-projects will involve full participation of beneficiary communities; and the project‘s activities will avoid land acquisition and will not be implemented in areas, where the government’s Commune Development Program is sited in Ethiopia. For Uganda's restructuring, the description of project alternatives remains the same - not changed. 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. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) In Ethiopia, the project has conducted a comprehensive Social Assessment (SA) and an extensive stakeholder consultations with project affected persons to secure broad community support; developed a grievance redress system; and a culturally appropriate benefit-sharing mechanism anchored on CDD service model. However, the borrower’s capacity to identify and assess potential adverse environmental and social impacts and to implement and monitor appropriate mitigation measures is weak across all the three countries. In Djibouti, the safeguards risks are associated with the Client’s capacity to implement the requisite mitigation actions. The implementing agency will recruit a qualified environmental specialist, before the project becomes effective, to address the environmental safeguards matters. Special attention will be required to ensure that activities in the Ali Sabieh region do not have negative impacts on the protected area in Assamo. Across all three countries, the borrower will designate qualified and experienced social officers and environmental officers to be responsible for social and environmental safeguards matters at all levels of government and they will receive training on World Bank safeguards policies. The World Bank will support measures that will strengthen the Borrower's capacity to implement safeguards instruments prepared for this project, through training and capacity building activities. Further, the project's operational manuals, and the planning process will be conducted in culturally and gender sensitive manner. In addition to measures put in place during project preparation, the client has reviewed and updated both the ESMF and RPF to guide the Environmental and social risk management for additional 7 districts bringing a total of benefiting districts to 11. The instruments will be cleared by the World Bank and disclosed in-country and at Infoshop prior to restructuring appraisal. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanism for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The host community members in the participating areas were consulted in all three countries during project preparation to seek their buy in and will further be consulted during implementation. In Ethiopia, the implementing ministry - Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and its respective counterparts in the participating regions, zones and woredas and kebele administrative levels, were also consulted on the World Bank’s safeguards guidelines, and the Ethiopia EIA proclamation. The applicable screening documents --will be made available for public review at a place accessible to local people (e.g. at a local government office (i.e. kebele council, Woreda Offices and regional bureaus, at the EPA), and in a form, manner, and language they can understand. In Djibouti, the implementing agency Agence Djiboutienne de Développement Social (ADDS) held consultations with the relevant communities in the two regions where the project activities will be implemented, government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The documents will be disclosed in conformity with national requirements. In Uganda, consultations were held with the Office of the Prime Minister – the implementing agency, UNHCR, Uganda Red Cross Society, Lutheran World Federation, Inter-Aid Uganda, Action Africa Help International, National Environment Management Authority, National Forestry Authority, Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development; and the district and sub county administrative level as well as the communities. All applicable safeguards instruments will be made available at accessible places in the appropriate form, manner and language in Uganda as well. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) Like the earlier process, preparation of the updated ESMF and RPF including the restructuring process has involved a wide consultative process both at the OPM and the 7 additional districts and the other stakeholders in the districts. Likewise, all applicable safeguards instruments will be made available at accessible places in the appropriate form, manner and language in Uganda as well. DISCLOSURE_TABLE B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ENV_TABLE Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 22-Jan-2018 30-Jan-2018 For Category ‘A’ projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Uganda 30-Jan-2018 Comments RESETTLE_TABLE Resettlement Action Plan/Framework Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 22-Jan-2018 30-Jan-2018 “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Uganda 30-Jan-2018 Comments PEST_TABLE Pest Management Plan The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? TBD 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 Is a separate PMP required? No 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 NA 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 NA 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? The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) Is physical displacement/relocation expected? No Is economic displacement expected? (loss of assets or access to assets that leads TBD to loss of income sources or other means of livelihoods) FO_TABLE OP/BP 4.36 - Forests Has the sector-wide analysis of policy and institutional issues and constraints been carried out? Does the project design include satisfactory measures to overcome these constraints? Does the project finance commercial harvesting, and if so, does it include provisions for certification system? SD_TABLE OP/BP 4.37 - Safety of Dams Have dam safety plans been prepared? NA Have the TORs as well as composition for the independent Panel of Experts (POE) NA been reviewed and approved by the Bank? Has an Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) been prepared and arrangements NA been made for public awareness and training? PIW_TABLE OP 7.50 - Projects on International Waterways Have the other riparians been notified of the project? Yes 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 NA prepared and sent? Has the RVP approved such an exception? NA 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 Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the HoA (P152822) 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 Varalakshmi Vemuru Task Team Leader(s) Michael Mutemi Munavu Teklu Tesfaye Toli Approved By Safeguards Advisor Practice Manager/Manager .