82403 INTEGRATEDSAFEGUARDSDATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Date prepared/updated: July 22, 2014 I. Basic Information . 1 BaSIC ' ' Projcct D ata Project ID: Pl50842 Country: MONGOLIA Additional Project lD (if any): Project Name: TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN MONGOLIAN EDUCATION (TAME) PROJECT Task Team Leader: Kathrin Frauscher Estimated Ap]ll"aisal Date: 05/12/2014 Estimated Board Date: n/a Managing Unit: WBIGA Lending Instrument: Small RETF Sector: Education{SO%) and Social Development (50%) Theme: Social Development/Gender/Inclusion IBRD Amount (US$m.): IDA Amount (US$m.): GEF Amount (US$m:): PCF Amount (US$m.): Other financing amounts by source: GPSA Grant US$650,000 Environmental Category: C Simplified Processing I Simple [X] Repeater l Yes [] No [X] Is this project processed under OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) 2. Project Objectives: in the education The Project's development objective (PDO) is to strengthen civic engagement for the delivery of better sector to improve transparency of budgeting and procurement processes quality education services in western and central Mongolia. 3. Project Description: Component I: Organization of Parent. Teacher Associations (PTAs) , teachers/school This component will focus on strengthening the capacities of students, parents officials to improve officials to form and manage effective PTAs and engage with district level or strengthen in 20 the local education environment. In this context, 28 PTAs will be established seven represe ntatives (three targeted sourns (provinces). Each PTA will ideally consist of nent include: teachers, three parents and one independent observer). Activities under this compo • Train selected PTA representatives on current education legislation, government refonn initiatives and social accountability tools (e.g. participatory school environment assessments, public hearings, participatory budgeting, focus group interviews, and community scorecards). • Design and implement social accountability tools (e.g. community score cards, good governance school assessment) using focus group interviews, public hearings to participate in decision making to monitor availability of school supplies, budget and general school environment. In each soum, PTAs will conduct a governance school assessment to evaluate the local education environment, school perfonnance input and current level of teacher/parent/student participation. • Prepare and disseminate news programs and articles on the results of the monitoring using community and mainstream radio and newspapers. • Provide support to selected PTAs to disseminate results of project activities and establish a national PTA network. Component 2: Monitoring of education budget and procurement This component will focus on strengthening the capacity national and regional level CSOs, media organizations and MES and MOF staff to analyze and monitor government budget allocation and procurement in education within the eight aimags (regions) targeted by the project. Activities under this component include: • Train up to nine CSOs (to be selected) in the project's eight targeted aimags to analyze and monitor the allocation of government education budget and procurement at the regional level. • Train up to 36 journalists from community and national radio stations, aimag and national mainstream media outlets on relevant education and social accountability issues. • Generate quarterly project progress reports to be shared and discussed with the Project's Consultative Group comprised of: Globe International Center, AFE, regional level CSOs, selected PTAs, MES, MOF and the Independent Authority against Corruption. • Conduct advocacy and public-private dialogue activities to influence national level policy making (including parliament) based on the infonnation on education budget and procurement generated by the project. Component 3: Managing knowledge and learning and coordinating project management This component serves as quality assurance mechanism to produce the appropriate knowledge and learning (K&L) tools on the practice of social accountability and results for use by project direct and indirect beneficiaries. Among others, this will include: (a) establishing a Project M&E system; (b) developing case studies, lessons ·learned and good practices; (c) producing/disseminating various manuals, guidebooks, training modules, others; (d) preparing Project Operating Guidelines; (e) a strong capacity building and K&L sharing/ dissemination program to aid replication to other provinces; and (f) installing of online link to GPSA Knowledge Portal and a web-based dedicated portal as repository of the project's K&L products and platfonn for disseminating project's K&L with the community of practice, CSOs, MES, 2 local governments and other stakeholders in education reform in Mongolia and elsewhere. Activities under this component include: • Prepare project operations manual that will include guidelines for monitoring of the education procurement budget and educational services, framework for constructively engaging between CSOs and the national, provincial and soum authorities; and between citizens and service providers at the soum level and for quality documentation oflessons • Develop and upload at least eight knowledge and learning products to the GPSA Knowledge portal. • Develop and disseminate of at least eight case stories/studies, reports, blogs, videos, with other practitioners in the region and on the global level. · • Design and launch a web-based dedicated portal as repository of the project's K&L products. • Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanisms, including yearly external financial audits. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis: The Project will target communities, mainly indigenous people, in 20 soums (i.e. provinces) in eight aimags (i.e. regions) in western and central Mongolia. These aimags include: Uvs, Bayan- Ulgii, Hovd, Khuvsgul, Arkhangai, Bulgan, Uvurhangai and Sukhbaartar where 90 percent of the country's IPs live. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team: Songling Yao (GURDR) 6. Saff2uard Policies Triggered? Exnlanation Environmental Assessment No The project will not finance civil works, but support (OPIBP 4.01) capacity building activities for students, parents, teachers/school officials to form and manage effective PTAs. Project activities will strengthen civic engagement in Mongolia's education sector to improve transparency of budgeting and procurement processes. The project therefore will have no environmental impacts. This project is a Category_C. Natural Habitats (OPIBP No The project does not have the potential to cause significant 4.04) conversion (loss) or degradation ofnatuml habitats, whether directly (through construction) or indirectly (through human activities induced by the Proiect). 3 Forests (OP/BP 4.36) No The project will not have impacts on the health and quality of forests, nor affect the rights and welfare of people and their level of dependence upon or interaction with forests, nor aim to bring about changes in the management, protection or utilization of natural forest or plantations. Pest Management (OP 4.09) No The project will not include any procurement of pesticides or pesticide application equipment; nor introduce any new pest management practices, or expand/alter existing pest management practices; nor lead to substantially increased pesticide use and subsequent environmental and health risks. Physical Cultural Resources No The project will not have impacts on physical cultural (OP/BP 4.11) resources, or be designed to support the management or conservation of physical cultural resources. Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP Yes This project aims to strengthen civic engagement in 4.10) Mongolia's education sector to improve transparency of budgeting and procurement processes. In doing so the Project will target communities, mainly indigenous people, in 20 soums (i.e. provinces) in eight aimags (i.e. regions) in western and central Mongolia. These aimags include: Uvs, Bayan-Ulgii, Hovd, Khuvsgul, Arkhangai, Bulgan, Uvurhangai and Sukhbaartar where 90 percent of the country's IPs live. Since the overwhelming majority of the project beneficiaries are IPs, the project is not required to prepare an instrument. However, project design will ensure that elements ofOP4.10 are integmted and among others this includes, a social assessment, "free, prior, and infonned consultations" with ethnic minority communities and provision project benefits to the ethnic minorities that are culturally appropriate. Involuntary Resettlement No The project will not finance civil works but support (OP/BP 4.12) capacity building activities for students, parents, teachers/school officials to fonn and manage effective PTAs. Project attivities will strengthen civic engagement in Mongolia's education sector to improve transparency of budgeting and procurement processes. Therefore, no involuntarv resettlement or land acquisition is expected. Safety of Dams (OPIBP No The project will not finance construction or rehabilitation 4.37) of any dams as defined under this policy. Projects on International No The project is not associated with any international Waterways (OPIBP 7.50) waterway. Projects in Disputed Areas No There are no known disputed areas in the project area of (OP/BP 7.60) intluence. 4 II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary ofKey Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. IdentifY and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The Project will not support any physical investments or civil works and we do not anticipate any environmental impacts. However, due to the nature of the project activities the project team has identified a need to assess and take into account, in an integrated manner, the social aspects of the project, particularly any impacts on IP communities who are present in the project area. It is in this context that OP 4.10 is triggered. Since the overwhelming majority of beneficiaries are · IPs, the project is not required to prepare an instrument under OP4.1 0. The project is classified as Category C. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: NA 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts: N/A 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: It was agreed that GIC Globe International Center (the recipient) will include elements of the Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) in overall project design. More specifically, the project will provide for Free, Prior and Informed Consultation, with the resulting recommendations integrated in the project design to ensure broad community support and provision of culturally acceptable benefits to the IPs. Globe International Center has positive track record working with IPs in the areas targeted by the Project. 5. IdentifY the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people: The Project's direct beneficiaries are the same 28 PTAs in the 20 targeted soums (provinces) in western and central Mongolia. GIC will ensure that IP representatives are consulted throughout project preparation and implementation. B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Manae:ement Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? NIA Date of receipt by the Bank NIA Date of "in-country" disclosure NIA Date of submission to InfoShop N/A For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Resettlement Action Plan/Framework!Policv Process: s Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? NIA Date of receipt by the Bank NIA Date of "in-country" disclosure N/A Date of submission to Info Shop N/A Indh!enous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? N/A Date of receipt by the Bank N/A Date of "in-country" disclosure NIA Date of submission to InfoShop N/A Pest Management Plan: Was the document disclosed orior to aooraisa/? Date of receipt by the Bank N/A Date of "in-country" disclosure N/A Date of submission to InfoShop N/A * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of anv of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at tile Corporate Level (to heft/led in wlren tire ISDS is finalized by tire project decision meeting) OPIBP 4.01 ·Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including Yes [ ] No [ ) N/A[X) EMP) report? If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Manager (SM) review and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the creditlloan? OPIBP 4.04 -Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] N/A [X] degradation of critical natural habitats? If the project would result in significant conversion or degradation of other (non-critical) natural habitats, does the project include mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank? OP 4.09 - Pest Management Does the EA adequately address the pest management Yes [ ] No [ ] N/A[X] issues? Is a separate PMP required? YesrT No f 1 N/AfXl 6 If yes, has the PMP been reviewed and approved by a safeguards specialist or Sector Manager? Are PMP requirements included in project design? If yes, does the project team includ~ a Pest Management Specialist? OPIBP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to Yes [ ] No [ ] N/A[X] cultural property? Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the potential adverse impacts on physical cultural resources? OP/BP 4.10- Indhtenous Peoples Has a separate Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Yes[] No[X] NIA [ ] Framework (as appropriate) been prepared in consultation with affected Indigenous Peoples? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Sector Manager review the plan? If the whole project is designed to benefit IP, has the Yes design been reviewed and approved by the Regional Social Development Unit? OPIBP 4.12- Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy Yes [ ] No [ ] NIA [X] framework/process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Sector Manager review and approve the •plan/policy framework/process framework? OPIBP 4.36 - Forests Has the sector-wide analysis of policy and institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NIA [X] 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? OPIBP 4.37 - Saf~ty_of Dams Have dam safety plans been prepared? Yes [ ] Nci [ ] NIA [X 1 Have the TORs as well as composition for the independent Panel of Experts (POE) been reviewed and approved by the Bank? Has an Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) been prepared and arrangements been made for public awareness and training? OPIBP 7.50- Projects on International Waterways Have the other riparians been notified of the project? I Yes [ l No [ ] NIA [X] 7 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 prepared and sent? What are the reasons for the exception? Please explain: Has the RVP approved such an exception? OP/BP 7.60 - Projects in Disputed Areas Has the memo conveying all pertinent information on the Yes [ 1 No [ 1 N/A [X] international aspects of the project, including the procedures to be followed, and the recommendations for dealing with the issue, been prepared Does the PAD/MOP include the standard disclaimer referred to in the OP? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure oflnformation Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to Yes [ 1 No [ ] N/A [X] the World Bank's lnfoshop? · 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 and local NGOs? All Safe211ard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [] No [] N/A [X] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? 8 D. Approvals SiJ[IIed fill(/ submitted by: Name Dale Task Tenm Leader: Kathrin Frauschcr 07/22/20 14 Environmental Spccinlist: Social Development Spccinlist Songling Yno 07/22/2014 Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): ApproJ!ed by: Rc~ionnl Safeguards Coordinator: Comments: l'ctcr Leonard 4 n1 f.. "'- .. ,. 'I\ 07/22/2014 Sector Manager: Roby Sendcrowitsch t 0 ''"' ( V/\ 07/22/20 I4 Comments: '-' ( ) 9