The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary Concept Stage (ESRS Concept Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 01/11/2021 | Report No: ESRSC01785 Jan 11, 2021 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country Region Project ID Parent Project ID (if any) Burkina Faso AFRICA WEST P170482 Project Name Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project Practice Area (Lead) Financing Instrument Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Environment, Natural Investment Project 6/1/2021 9/30/2021 Resources & the Blue Financing Economy Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Ministry of Finance Ministry of Environment Green Economy and Climate Change Public Disclosure Proposed Development Objective The project objective is to strengthen sustainable landscape management practices and improve access to revenues, including climate finance, for greater resilience of rural communities in targeted forestry zones in Burkina Faso. Financing (in USD Million) Amount Total Project Cost 92.00 B. Is the project being prepared in a Situation of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints, as per Bank IPF Policy, para. 12? No C. Summary Description of Proposed Project [including overview of Country, Sectoral & Institutional Contexts and Relationship to CPF] Given its physical environment, poverty alleviation in Burkina Faso starts with rural development and landscape management. Natural resource management and land governance are indeed crucial for long-term development and stability. Integrated landscape management would tamper the competition over scarce resources, including land, particularly in a context of increased climate variability. By consolidating and expanding the results of the Decentralized Forest and Woodland Management Project, the proposed operation will support Burkina Faso in reaching its objectives of restoring degraded land, improving land governance and reducing GHG emissions. The Jan 11, 2021 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) originality of the project lies in the fact that it combines multiple approaches related to integrated landscape management, with impacts on food security and climate resilience. The project will tentatively include four components: Component 1: Decentralized governance and investments in Agro-Silvo-Pastoral (ASP) landscapes in 90 communes. The objective of this component is to strengthen the participatory and decentralized approach to landscape management and to promote the use of sustainable practices for production and conservation in ASP landscapes. Component 2: Governance & Enabling Environment. The objective of this component is to tackle the underlying drivers of landscape degradation and deforestation and promote Climate Smart Agriculture at central/national level focusing on policies, planning, regulatory framework, institutional strengthening and capacity building. Component 3: Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Value Chain Development. The objective of this component is to strengthen, improve and facilitate value chain development in ASP and conservation systems Component 4: Project Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation and Climate Valuation. The objective is to monitor the project activities on the ground and support the project’s impact and GHG emission reductions to attract climate finance. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1. Detailed project location(s) and salient physical characteristics relevant to the E&S assessment [geographic, environmental, social] Located in the dry, Sahel region, and beset by “regional fragility”, Burkina Faso’s development challenges are driven Public Disclosure by factors including—but not limited to—land pressures due to rapid population growth; environmental degradation; and climate volatility in a country already prone to desertification, drought, and flash floods. Other factors such as poor basic infrastructure for electrical power and, in particular, water; hunger and malnutrition; and a lack of economic opportunity, particularly for young women and men, exacerbate the country’s fragility. Violent extremism poses a serious security challenge to Burkina and has potential spill-over effects outside across the region. The combined effects of population growth, desertification, land degradation, reduced and irregular rainfall, and the absence of coherent environmental policies and clear development priorities, have contributed to transform a large part of the Sahel into arid lands, leading to the degradation of soil and water resources. The impact of drought— particularly on crops and livestock—can be severe, with serious consequences for local populations who rely on agriculture, agroforestry, sylvo-pastoralism, and on well-functioning ecosystems services for their livelihoods. Despite the challenges in forest governance that the country faces, Burkina Faso has been demonstrating leadership and commitment in this sector at international and national level, through its efforts to address deforestation and forest degradation. The COVID-19 pandemic adds the risk of increasing local pressure on natural resources, through the search for short- term, unsustainable solutions, such as illegal charcoal production and land use change for agriculture, which lead to further deforestation and degradation of forests. Project activities will also contribute toward improving market access and the profitability of selected value chains and include an assessment of the impact COVID-19 has had on selected value chains through Component 3. The proposed project will be implemented in up to a maximum of 90 communes, including most of the 32 communes already targeted by the Decentralized Forest and Woodland Management Project (DFWMP, P143993), covering 8 regions out of 13. This zone constitutes the main agricultural production area of the country. It will build on key Jan 11, 2021 Page 3 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) lessons learned from the DFWMP, which is part of the Forest Investment Program (FIP), launched in 2014, that covers 32 communes in 5 regions and has served as a pilot for testing the country’s REDD+ strategy. Adding 60 new communes to the project will stretch the government’s institutional capacity despite its decentralized approach to bring about inter-agency coordination and monitoring. For this reason and to avoid working in all 90 communes at once, a phased approach will be implemented, working first with a batch of communes on the social aspects as soon as possible in order to launch field investments after getting consent in the first year of the project. Then, the project will address a second batch of communes. In addition, Communes will be pooled geographically to simplify the work. D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity The technical expertise established and strengthened under the Decentralized Forest and Woodlands Management (DFWM) Project support (P143993), currently under implementation, will be used for the proposed project. The Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change (MEEVCC) will retain overall responsibility for implementation and coordination of the new project. The Borrower has experience in the preparation and implementation of projects that have been financed by the World Bank under the Operational Policies. Given the widening scope of the Bank’s Environmental Safety Framework (ESF) and the Borrower’s lack of familiarity with the ESF, capacity building will be required to assist the Borrower and its agencies and Project Implementation Unit (PIU), as well as to support local communities, municipalities and contractors, throughout the life of the project. However, the core elements of the methodology and approach of the DFWMP, which was based on free and prior informed consent, will continue to be used and govern the work regarding the land use planning, land right security and restrictions caused by sustainable natural resource Public Disclosure management. The MEEVCC is also responsible for the management of the environment and natural resources in Burkina Faso, through the recently established, and autonomous, National Office for Environmental Evaluations. The main challenges the agency faces are related to its lack of human and material resources, and a poor capacity to effectively manage environmental and social management risks. The PIU currently includes an environmental specialist, a social development specialist, and a land tenure expert for land zoning and delimitation. For effective supervision, the PIU will also recruit environmental and social focal points in each targeted commune. In addition, the PIU capacity will be strengthened by up to 3 Social Specialist and up to three land tenure experts. This will be clarified during preparation. II. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial Environmental Risk Rating Moderate The environmental risk rating is estimated to be moderate as the project’s activities are not expected to directly generate irreversible negative risks or negative impacts on the environment. On the contrary, the impact on the environment is expected to be significantly positive through measures, such as: (i) reduced land degradation, (ii) the rehabilitation of degraded land; (iii) carbon sequestration through increased vegetation and soil carbon; (iv) the strengthening of participatory community-based landscape management; and, (v) higher potential revenues from Jan 11, 2021 Page 4 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) productive forest products value chains. In addition, the project will promote agricultural practices that do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Key environmental concerns are related to potential risks and impacts from productive and agricultural investments. These are local investments designed and agreed upon with the people affected in response of the restriction of access to land; and through the development of economic services, such as the scaling up of value chains products. The potential risks and impacts could be derived from the development of lowlands and boreholes, and the development of small market garden areas, beehives, and so on. Some specific impacts are air, soil and water pollution. Social Risk Rating Substantial The project’s social risk is classified as substantial at this stage due to increased pressures on land and water, as well as insecurity and displacement, which drive not only forest degradation, but also social conflict-- and rivalry between communities. While demarcation and tenure security is thought to help alleviate tension, the situation is complex (customary tenure, overlapping rights, existing conflict/rivalry over access to land/resources, security issues). These efforts when not successful may also exacerbate the situation. The project is expected to deliver significant positive outcomes. It will support participative and land tenure diagnostics through games involving role-play at commune and village level; design and PDIC/REDD+; set up local management committees for each investment and agreements; facilitate gender mainstreaming in local development plans; and clarify and secure land rights on common land. In addition, activities will tackle conflicts around land use and support peace-building mechanisms given the FCV context. Based on the lessons learned from the DFWM Project, Public Disclosure there will be a strong focus on public consultation for the land tenure activities. However, the project activities, could lead to a restriction of people’s access to land use or of their access to natural resources in the protected areas, as well as to the loss or the disruption of income or livelihood activities on individuals and groups of people. This could affect the women deriving income from the exploitation of the natural resources of Non-Timber Forest Products. Some vulnerable households that depend on forests may be affected by this restriction. To mitigate these risks, the project includes activities that allow people deprived of access to forests and protected areas to benefit from productive and agricultural investments (such as the development of lowlands and boreholes, small market garden areas, beehives, etc.), all of which are designed and agreed upon by the affected people through a highly participatory and inclusive approach. Thus, no involuntary resettlement nor compensation, outside of the productive investments included in the PDIC/REDD+ should take place. This would be compliant with the provision of the ESS regarding “restrictions of access to natural resources under community-based natural resource management projects, i.e., where the community using the resources collectively decides to restrict access to these resources”. The project will secure the areas where the investments will take place. Land donations, when needed, or any related restriction of access will be made on a voluntary basis with the beneficiaries of productive investments (sub-projects) who will voluntarily accept to assign part of their land for these investments. Agreements will be documented and mitigation measures integrated in the project activities. This would be compliant with the provision of the ESS regarding “the land to be used by the project [to be] donated on a voluntary basis without payment of full compensation”. Voluntary cession of land for collective purpose is recognized by national land tenure law. The project will comply with the national legal requirements and the customary practices, and adopt procedures that would combine project requirements and national regulations, especially for the consultations related to the restriction of access and Grievance Mechanisms (GM) in cases of conflict over land use, including traditional mechanisms. Jan 11, 2021 Page 5 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) The security situation in certain regions is, however, difficult. Security will be part of the criteria for the selection of the communes. To address risks related to restrictions in access to natural resources, a process framework (PF) will be prepared to establish a process by which potentially affected communities can participate in the project design and determine measures, implementation, and monitoring of relevant activities. Additional social specialists will be recruited. B. Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) that Apply to the Activities Being Considered B.1. General Assessment ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Overview of the relevance of the Standard for the Project: An assessment of environmental and social risks and impacts will be required for all 4 components of the project:. - Under Component 1, which consists of decentralized governance and investments in ASP landscapes at commune level, the project will seek to strengthen a participatory and decentralized approach to landscape management and agro-forestry; bio-compost; integrated nutrient and pest management; and, more generally, any activity supporting sustainable ASP systems. The potential risks and impacts are conflicts around land use as well as air, soil and water pollution and the health and safety of workers and local populations through the construction of boreholes, lowlands and biodigesters. - Under Component 2, which consists of Governance & Enabling Environment, the project will promote Public Disclosure climate-smart practices focusing on policies to improve landscape management, planning, regulatory framework, institutional strengthening and capacity building. A Strategic Environment and Social Assessment financed by the REDD+ Readiness Preparation is currently being conducted to identify potential long-term and cumulative impacts of both projects and adjust the strategy to avoid, limit or mitigate any strategic negative impact. - Under Component 3, which consists of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Value Chain Development, the project will strengthen, improve and facilitate value chain development in ASP and conservation systems. The risks and impacts are the potential pollution coming from the semi-industrial shea butter transformation sites. Water management and the control of the lixiviants will be included in the blueprints. - Under Component 4, which consists of Project Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation and Climate Valuation, the project’s activities will be monitored on the ground to support their impact and GHG emission reductions will be monitored to attract climate finance. There are no environmental and social risks involved in this component. The potential environmental or social impacts are expected to be site-specific and to come mainly from planned activities and the client’s inexperience of working with the Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). As the exact scope and specific sites of activities are not yet defined, a framework approach will be used to provide guidance on the appropriate instruments to be prepared after project approval, such as Environmental and Social Impact Assessments/Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESIAs/ESMPs). The social assessment will also include a security risk assessment to provide important information for the ESMF, Labor Management Procedure (LMP) and Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). Jan 11, 2021 Page 6 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) Prior to appraisal, the risk of project-related SEA/H will be carried out and appropriate mitigation measures be defined. Contracts for all workers will include a code of conduct, including SEA/H prevention, which workers will be required to sign when hired. The ESMF will make use of general and sector-specific Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines related to occupational and community health and safety. It will provide guidance on mitigation and management measures during all phases of the project, including roles and responsibilities; schedule; costs and implementation procedures; guidance regarding environmental and social instrument . Site specific ESIAs/ESMPs will also be consulted, approved and disclosed during project implementation. In addition, the project will prepare a process framework to address risks related to restrictions in access to natural resources and establish a process by which members of potentially affected communities can participate in the design of project components and determine the necessary measures, implementation and monitoring of relevant project activities. A summary of specific measures will be included in the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). Areas where “Use of Borrower Framework” is being considered: The Borrower’s Codes on the Environment, Water, Mining, Forests and Agrarian and Land Reorganization Regulations (RAF, Decree n°2012-716/PRES and Law n°034-2012/AN) are considered relevant to this project. They will be reviewed to ensure consistency with the ESF standards. The grievance & redress mechanism will be built to become a community-based permanent land conflict management tool following the arrangements of the law on land tenure (law 034-2012 regarding the village commissions for concertation on land tenure and for the management of land-related conflicts). As of today, the Public Disclosure village conflict resolution committees are not established in most of the communes and the GRM will be the opportunity to support their creation and operationalization. ESS10 Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure Stakeholder engagement will be important to ensure consensus and the timely implementation of reforms, as well as to help manage social tension and include affected groups in the design and opportunities of the project. Key stakeholders include the relevant ministries (Environment, Agriculture, Decentralization and Finance, etc.)—mainly the DGEVCC in the MEEVCC, which is in charge of the implementation and coordination of the new project, as well as municipalities, Burkina Faso’s permanent inter-ministerial coordination committee (established as part of the REDD+ coordination mechanism), and agencies, NGOs, communities and people affected by project activities. Primary beneficiaries are communes and local authorities; technical services at central and decentralized levels; local producers organizations, community members (including farmers and pastoralists); and private sector actors (cooperatives and small- and medium-size enterprises); private investors that would support the development of specific, sustainable value chains; and civil society and community-based groups involved in landscape governance through citizen engagement, in particular of women and youth. Stakeholder engagement with key stakeholders, started with the previous DFWMP, will continue throughout the preparation and implementation of the new project. Jan 11, 2021 Page 7 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) A Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) will be prepared, commensurate with the nature and scale of the project and its associated risks and impacts. A draft of the SEP will be prepared and disclosed as early as possible, prior to project appraisal, and the feedback received from prior consultations will be provided to inform the project’s design. The SEP will be made public and updated to reflect stakeholder feedback. The Borrower will ensure that all consultations are inclusive and accessible (both in format and location) through channels suited to the local context. If major changes are made to the SEP, a revised SEP should be publicly disclosed. The SEP will include a grievance mechanism accessible to the different stakeholders and affected parties. The grievance mechanism will be built to become a community-based permanent land conflict management tool following the framework established by the national law 034-2012 regarding the village commissions for concertation on land tenure and for the management of land- related conflicts. B.2. Specific Risks and Impacts A brief description of the potential environmental and social risks and impacts relevant to the Project. ESS2 Labor and Working Conditions The implementation of some of the activities of the proposed project, such as the development of lowlands, boreholes, small market garden areas and beehives will require the employment of numerous workers coming from local communities (Labor Intensive Investments) or sometimes the beneficiaries themselves. Site specific ESIA/ESMPs will analyze the types of risks and impacts that are to be expected at relevant locations, taking into account the various options of providing accommodation and basic amenities to workers who are not from the local villages. For the implementation of project activities, community workers will be mainly used, even if some specialized work Public Disclosure (drilling of borehole, set-up of pumps, training on new technologies (such as beehives) may require contracting non- local firms. The use of community labor will be a points system/a measure used to create a temporary source of revenue for communities. LMPs will need to be consistent with Burkinabe laws and regulations, as well as with ESS2, in order to address the risks and impacts associated with using the local labor workforce, including requirements for community workers. The LMP will include measures to ensure there are acceptable working conditions—including rights of non- discrimination and forming workers’ organizations—and that labor is provided on a voluntary basis and protections are in place to ensure the security, health and safety of workers, including the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and risk of harassment among workers. It will also provide details of road security for civil works, when needed, a grievance mechanism for workers, and convey the roles and responsibilities of contractors managing ESS2. Each project affiliated worker, including community workers, will be required to sign the code of conduct (CoC) that includes SEA/H as a condition for employment. The project will need to ensure the potential Contractor(s) for some planned minor civil works conduct/s regular training, in local languages, for the benefit of the workers regarding the provisions of labor, codes of conduct, and the labor-related GM. Mechanisms to monitor and supervise the implementation of the LMP and other facilities will need to be proportional to challenges in the project area, including Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) measures designed to manage any potential hazards encountered by project workers during civil works. These procedures will describe how project workers will be managed in accordance with the requirements of national law, and develop and apply occupational health and safety (OHS) measures. OHS measures will be described in the Jan 11, 2021 Page 8 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) legal agreement and the LMPs. The project will organize training for members of the technical preparation team and project workers in order to make them aware of the risks and to mitigate the effects of the project on local populations. In all cases, regardless of whether the worker is direct or indirect, and whether or not they are community workers or public officials, the following rules apply: A minor (child) will not be employed or engaged in connection with the project, except as part of family farming. The work management procedures in the Project Implementation Manual will specify the minimum age in line with national and ESF requirements for a job or engagement in connection with the project. Forced labor - including involuntary or compulsory labor, such as contract work, bonded labor or any other similar contract - cannot be used within the framework of the project. The Borrower will, where communities provide labor, ascertain whether such labor is or will be provided on a voluntary basis as an outcome of individual or community agreement. Accordingly, where the project includes the provision of labor by community workers, the Borrower will apply the relevant provisions of ESS2 . ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management The project is not anticipated to be a significant user of water or emitter of significant quantities of GHGs. However, if relevant, ESMP(s) will be drawn up to outline measures to promote the sustainable use of resources (energy, water and raw materials), as well as to suggest how to minimize pollution, noise and dust. In addition, the ESMP(s) will include mitigation measures to minimize and manage noise levels, such as by applying standard restrictions to hours of work at the project sites, where and when appropriate. Waste generated by activities will be disposed of at Public Disclosure approved sites, according to national laws and regulations. In case of civil works, or for the activities supporting the set-up of semi-industrial shea butter transformation sites, these activities will require the mobilization of equipment and may generate waste, pollution and traffic congestion that will need to be managed appropriately. Site specific ESIA/ESMPs will include mitigation measures to minimize and manage potential risks and negative impacts. ESS4 Community Health and Safety The proposed project could adversely affect the safety of many communities in terms of the risk of accident during minor civil works or in relation to the non-timber forest products (NTFP) transformation. If necessary, a Health and Safety plan and Emergency Response Plans (ERP) will be integrated in the overall ESIA and ESMF. Community health and safety will include general security, individual protection equipment and road safety/security. The project will develop and implement measures and actions to assess and manage risks related to traffic and road safety; it will also develop and implement measures and actions to assess and manage the risks and effects that project activities could generate for local populations, including those related to the presence of project workers and the influx of labor. The risks of SEA/SH related to the use of local labor will be assessed during project preparation. According to the level of SEA/SH risk, an action plan will be prepare and implemented. ESMPs will include measures to address SEA/SH and road security risks, and all employees will sign Codes of Conduct that include SEA/SH provisions to prevent and protect local communities and women. Jan 11, 2021 Page 9 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) ESS5 Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement Project activities are not expected to lead to land acquisition. The mitigation hierarchy will be applied and avoidance of involuntary resettlement will be privileged. However, the activities of Components 1 could lead to restrictions in access to resources, as well as the loss or the disruption of income or livelihood activities for individuals and groups of people. For example, as part of the participative land use planning and land zoning exercise, a community may request that the commune identify and map protected areas that are for collective/restricted use, and for which specific sets of rules (local land tenure charters, known as “chartes foncières”) will be designed. These are referred to as “communal conservation areas” and will formalize the pre-existing protection/land use regulations agreed to by the communities (sacred forests, local parks, grazing areas, etc.). The commune will formalize the set of rules regarding access, collection, and deforestation, which would lead to a restriction of access and use. In compliance with ESS5 (footnote 9) , the project will focus on the community decision-making process to ensure that the project would use Free Prior and informed consent methodologies at Commune, village and site level for all stakeholders, including migrants, pastoralists and displaced populations, and that mitigation measures are taken as part of the investment package. When local productive investments are being created (local community gardens, boreholes, etc.), the area on which the collective investment is performed will be converted from its original purpose (agriculture land, fallow land, and so on) into the investment (local community gardens, boreholes, etc.). This transformation could mean its customary owner has only partial access to it. In both cases, the land will be identified by the communities involved and voluntarily provided by its customary owners, following land donation procedures set-up under the DFWM Project Public Disclosure P143993 that have proven successful, and in compliance with ESS5. To mitigate the risk related to restrictions in access to resources, a process framework (PF) will be prepared to establish a process by which members of potentially affected communities can participate in the design of project components, determining necessary measures (this will take place prior to the approval of PDIC) and the implementation and monitoring of relevant project activities. The PF will be developed, reviewed, consulted and disclosed in the country and on the World Bank website prior to project appraisal. ESS6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources As the specific locations of project activities are not yet known, the ESMF will contain checklists to help screen and manage biodiversity issues for the different types of activities funded. The ESMF will help screen out activities that may have unintended negative consequences on the ecological functions of habitats and the biodiversity they support. In addition, the ESMF criteria for activities near protected areas and potential critical habitats will include requirements for detailed mapping and, where appropriate, the identification of species and habitats to exclude any activity that may lead to the unsustainable use of natural resources and thus their impact on the livelihoods of local communities. Any impact on habitats will be assessed during the preparation of the site-specific ESIAs/ESMPs. The ESIA/ESMPs will provide mitigation measures to ensure that project activities do not alter or cause the destruction of any critical or sensitive natural habitats. Jan 11, 2021 Page 10 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities There are no known Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities in the project area. Should there be people in the project area, the project will undertake a social screening and, where relevant, implement appropriate measures as per the requirements of the ESF. ESS8 Cultural Heritage Forest areas are important cultural spaces in Burkina Faso. As the project will identify and formalize any “sacred forests” within the project areas, the possibility of encountering cultural heritage in project areas is significant. Project activities are actually aiming to support the protection of such cultural heritage sites. The ESMF will present measures to address cultural heritage and provide guidance on chance finds. As part of its stakeholder engagement, the Borrower will consult the Direction du patrimoine culturel of the Ministry of Culture and local communities regarding the presence of cultural sites. Initial consultations in the communes over land use planning and land zoning will include an assessment of cultural heritage—including archaeological relics, fossils, human graves, shrines, sacred trees or groves—present in the area. All identified cultural heritage sites will be included in land zoning plans to increase the level of their protection. If any negative impacts occur as a result of project investments, the ESMP will identify the measures needed to address them in accordance with its hierarchy of mitigation. Public Disclosure ESS9 Financial Intermediaries The project will not be implemented through Financial Intermediaries. C. Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Projects on International Waterways No OP 7.60 Projects in Disputed Areas No III. WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE A. Is a common approach being considered? No Financing Partners NA B. Proposed Measures, Actions and Timing (Borrower’s commitments) Jan 11, 2021 Page 11 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) Actions to be completed prior to Bank Board Approval: Actions to be completed prior to Bank Board Approval • Preparation of an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), including a social assessment; • Preparation of a Process Framework (PF) • Preparation of an Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), with measures for addressing all the environmental and social risks and negative impacts identified in the project ; • Preparation of a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), including a Grievance Mechanism (GM) in the context of the project; • Preparation of a Labor Management Procedures (LMP) including GM for labor complaints; Possible issues to be addressed in the Borrower Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP): The Borrower's ESCP will include a schedule for the implementation of the SEP, LMP, PF and ESMF, including GMs and the preparation of the ESIAs/ESMPs, SEA/SH plan (based on the outcome of the Bank’s screening), and a Code of Conduct that also addresses SEA/SH issues. Given the national security context, the project will perform a security assessment and develop a security action plan to support the implementation phase. C. Timing Tentative target date for preparing the Appraisal Stage ESRS 30-Apr-2021 Public Disclosure IV. CONTACT POINTS World Bank Contact: Loic Jean Charles Braune Title: Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist Telephone No: +1-202-473-9639 Email: lbraune@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Borrower: Ministry of Finance Implementing Agency(ies) Implementing Agency: Ministry of Environment Green Economy and Climate Change V. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Jan 11, 2021 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project (P170482) The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 473-1000 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects VI. APPROVAL Task Team Leader(s): Loic Jean Charles Braune Practice Manager (ENR/Social) Maria Sarraf Recommended on 21-Dec-2020 at 18:50:2 GMT-05:00 Safeguards Advisor ESSA Nathalie S. Munzberg (SAESSA) Cleared on 11-Jan-2021 at 15:37:53 GMT-05:00 Public Disclosure Jan 11, 2021 Page 13 of 13