THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health(MoH) West Bank and Gaza COVID19 Emergency Response (P173800) Draft ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) March 18, 2020 1|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Palestinian Authority (PA) will implement the West Bank and Gaza COVID-19 Emergency Response (P173800) Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Health (MoH). The International Development Association, (hereinafter the Bank/the Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The PA will implement material measures and actions so that the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions, any specific documents or plans, as well as the timing for each of these. 3. The PA is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by the Ministry, agency or unit referenced in 1. above. 4. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP will be monitored and reported to the Bank by the PA as required by the ESCP and the conditions of the legal agreement, and the Bank will monitor and assess progress and completion of the material measures and actions throughout implementation of the Project. 5. As agreed by the Bank and the PA, this ESCP may be revised from time to time during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to assessment of Project performance conducted under the ESCP itself. In such circumstances, the PA and MoH will agree to the changes with the Bank and will update the ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP will be documented through the exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the PA and MoH. The PA and MoH will promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 6. Where Project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or Project performance result in changes to the risks and impacts during Project implementation, the PA shall provide additional funds, if needed, to implement actions and measures to address such risks and impacts. 2|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING: Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring First report after three months of project MoH reports on the environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of implementation and thereafter quarterly the Project, including but not limited to, stakeholder engagement activities and throughout Project implementation. grievances log. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: The MoH shall establish and maintain a Project Health and safety specialist hired or MoH Implementation Unit (PIU) with qualified staff and resources to support appointed one month after the Effective management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project including a health and Date of the Project. PIU should be safety specialist, and social specialist. maintained throughout Project implementation 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT PLANS/ CONTRACTORS a. Assess the environmental and social risks and impacts of proposed Project a. The ESMF to be prepared one month MoH activities in accordance with ESS1 and the ESMF to be prepared for the Project, after by Effectiveness Date. including to ensure that individuals or groups who, because of their circumstances, may be disadvantaged or vulnerable have access to the b. Follow-up ESMPs shall be prepared development benefits resulting from the Project. before the carrying out of the b. Prepare, disclose, adopt, and implement any environmental and social respective Project activity. Other management plans or other instruments required for the respective Project Plans or instruments as needed shall activities as per the screening process, in accordance with the ESSs, the Project be prepared before the carrying out ESMF, Labor Management Procedure (LMP), the EHSGs, and other relevant of the relevant Project activities. Good International Industry Practice (GIIP) including the relevant WHO guidelines on COVID19 and in a manner acceptable to the Bank. c. before launching the procurement c. Incorporate the relevant aspects of this ESCP, including, inter alia, any process for the relevant Project environmental and social management plans or other instruments, ESS2 activities, and thereafter throughout requirements, and any other required ESHS measures, into the ESHS the implementation of the relevant specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with contractors Project activities. and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure that the contractors and supervising firms comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. 3|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.3 EXCLUSIONS: Exclude the following type of activities as ineligible for During the assessment process conducted MoH financing under the Project: under action 1.2.a. above. • Any items not included in the positive list of Goods specified in the ESMF and Operation Manual. • All the other excluded activities set out in the ESMF of the Project. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT: The Project shall be carried out in accordance LMP prepared one month after MoH with the applicable requirements of ESS2, in a manner acceptable to the effectiveness and carried out throughout Bank, including through, inter alia, the Labor Management Procedure Project implementation. (LMP), and implementing adequate occupational health and safety measures (including emergency preparedness and response measures), setting out grievance arrangements for Project workers, and incorporating labor requirements into the ESHS specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with contractors and supervising firms. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Relevant aspects of this standard shall be considered, as needed, under action 1.2 above, including, inter alia, measures to manage health care wastes and other types of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Relevant aspects of this standard shall be considered, as needed, under action 1.2 above including, inter alia, measures to: minimize the potential for community exposure to communicable diseases; ensure that individuals or groups who, because of their particular circumstances, may be disadvantaged or vulnerable, have access to the development benefits resulting from the Project; manage the risks of the use of security personnel; manage the risks of labor influx; and prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual harassment. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT Not relevant ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES Relevant aspects of this standard shall be considered, as needed, under action 1.2 above. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 4|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY Relevant aspects of this standard shall be considered, as needed, under action 1.2 above. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE Relevant aspects of this standard shall be considered, as needed, under action 1.2 above. ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Not relevant ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN: Prepare, disclose, adopt, and A draft SEP was already prepared and MoH implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) consistent with ESS10, disclosed and shall be updated no later in a manner acceptable to the Bank. than 30 days following the Effective Date. The SEP shall be implemented throughout Project implementation. 10.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: Accessible grievance arrangements shall be Throughout Project implementation. MoH made publicly available to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, consistent with ESS10, in a manner acceptable to the [Bank/Association]. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) Training topics for personnel involved in Project implementation will Throughout project implementation MoH among others include: · COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations · Laboratory biosafety guidance related to the COVID-19 · Specimen collection and shipment · Standard precautions for COVID-19 patients · Security management plan. 5|Page