l55 11 THE WORLD BANK GROUP 4ifoShop Thc Wm dd 4ik Report No AC081269 Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Updated) Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 03/27/2003 Section I - Basic Information A. Basic Pro ect Data Country: LESOTHO Project ID: P081269 Project: Second Education Sector Development Project Task Team Leader: Xiaoyan Liang (APL Phase II) Authorized to Appraise Date: February 24, 2003 fBRD Amount ($m): Bank Approval: June 12, 2003 IDA Amount ($m): 21.00 Managing Unit: AFTH1 Sector: Primary education (70%); Secondary Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan (APL) education (25%); Vocational training (3%); Status: Lending Pre-primary education (2%) Theme: Education for all (P) I.A.2. Project Objectives: The Development Objective of APL 2 is similar to that of the APL 1: To assist the Government of Lesotho in its effort to produce more and better educated graduates at all levels of education throughout Lesotho by further increasing the access, equity, and the quality of primary and secondary education and strengthening the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Education. I.A.3. Project Description: The proposed ESDP II APL 2 will be implemented during the 4-year period of 2003 to 2007 and will have the following 9 components: 1. Improving Coverage through Construction of Classrooms 2. Targetted Equity Based Program 3. Essential Teaching and Learning Matierials 4. School Support through Decentralized Inspection and Advisory Services 5. Strengthening School-level Management 6. Distance Teacher Education Program 7. Basic Education Curriculum and Examination 8. Expansion of ECCD through Home-based Care 9. Further strengthening MOE Institutional Capacity The detailed policy and investment elements of the proposed APL 2 Project for the period July 2 ISDS 2003 to December 2007 are: * 270 primary classrooms with associated administrative block, kitchen, and latrines are built, 70 of which will be located in remote areas * 80 classrooms will be added to the existing 20 secondary schools which are identified for being overcrowded (4 classrooms for each secondary school) * 20000 scholarships awarded to orphans and other disadvantaged children annually * Additional core primary textbooks provided to cater for the new enrollment and replenishment and secondary textbook revolving fund established. * 5000 primary teachers and 1000 secondary teachers of Math, English, Science, and Sesotho provided with refresher course bi-annually * Primary inspectors (45), primary advisors (85), secondary inspectors (20) and secondary advisors (17) trained * District management strengthened and 10 District Resource Centers provided with equipment and library materials * School management (400 primary principles and deputies, 100 primary management committees, 500 secondary principals and deputies, and 30 Secondary Boards) trained in finance and management * Distance Teacher Education Program continue to be supported so that it produces at least 250 graduates annually from 2005 onwards * Develop an Integrated Curriculum and Examination Framework, localize the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate Exam and continue to implement National Standardized Tests in basic literacy and numeracy * ECCD home-based centers established in all districts (at least 2 bases per district) * Two Non-formal Education Learner Post pilots continue to be supported * Policy development and capacity building in higher education * MOE institutional capacity strengthened including (a) Strategic Plan reviewed and annual operational plans in use; (b) MTEF implemented annually and education PER updated by 2004; (c) donor coordination strengthened; (d) Education Planning Unit strengthened in policy development, planning, monitoring and evaluation; (e) construction of MOE Headquarters building; (f) ongoing MOE staff training in strategic areas; and (i) HIV/AIDS policy development. Proposed ESDP II APL 2 Costs by Component and Sub-component Components: 1. Improving Coverage through Classroom Construction (US$10.48m) Primary (US$8.8m) Secondary (US$1.68m) 2. Targetted Equity-based Program (US$3.13m) Primary (US$0.78m) Secondary (US$2.35m) 3.Teaching/leaming materials for prim./sec (US$1.32) 3 ISDS Primary (US$0.22m) Secondary (US$1.lm) 4. Decentralized Inspection/Advisory Services (US$2.44) Primary (US$0.93m) Secondary (US$0.29m) District Resource Centers (US$1.2m) 5. School-level Management (US$0.62m) Primary (US$0.4 1m) Secondary (US$0.21m) 6. Distance Teacher Education Program (US$1.38m) 7. Curriculum and Assessment (US$0.88) 8. ECCD Expansion Using Home-based Approach (US$0.34m) 9. MOE Institutional Capacity Strenghening including MOE Headquarters building (US$1 ] .2m) I.A.4. Project Location: (Geographic location, information about the key environmental and social characteristics of the area and population likely to be affected, and proximity to any protected areas, or sites or critical natural habitats, or any other culturally or socially sensitive areas.) The classroom construction will be concentrated in Thaba-Tseka and Maseru districts where the current pupil:classroom ratio are the highest. Details of the site location will be informed by a school mapping exercise (consultancy already advertised) and by the finalization of construction sites for AfDB project. The new MOE Headquarters building will be built on an existing government land. A feasibility study is now being advertised to consider 2 or 3 existing government sites. B. Check Environmental Classification: B (Partial Assessment) Comments: The project has been classified as a B due to its construction activities. C Safeguard Policies Triggered Policy Applicability Environmental Assessment (OP/BP/GP 4.01) * Yes 0 No Natural Habitats (OP/BP/GP 4.04) O Yes * No Forestry (OP/GP 4.36) 0 Yes * No Pest Management (OP 4.09) O Yes * No Cultural Property (OPN 11.03) 0 Yes * No Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.20) 0 Yes * No Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) * Yes 0 No Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) 0 Yes * No Projects in International Waterways (OP/BP/GP 7.50) 0 Yes * No Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP/GP 7.60)* 0 Yes * No 4 ISDS *By supporting the proposedproject, the Bank does not intend to prejudice thefinal determination of the parties' claims on the disputed areas Section II - Key Safeguard Issues and Their Management D. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues. Please fill in all relevant questions. If information is not available, describe steps to be taken to obtain necessary data. Il.D. I a. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. Safeguard issues will relate to the construction of classrooms and related facilities, and a headquarters building for the Ministry of Education (MOE). II.D. l b. Describe any potential cumulative impacts due to application of more than one safeguard policy or due to multiple project component. Soil erosion, soil, water and air pollution are likely cumulative impacts if left unchecked. Il.D. I c Describe any potential long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. TBD ll.D.2. In light of 1, describe the proposed treatment of alternatives (if required) TBD Il.D.3. Describe arrangement for the borrower to address safeguard issues The Borrower will carry out an Environmental Analysis (EA) which will address potential environmental and social impacts due to the construction of (i) classrooms and related facilities and (ii) a headquarters building for the Ministry of Education. The EA will include (i) an environmental and social management framework for classroom construction; (ii) environmental assessment of the MOE headquarter building; (iii) an Environmental Mitigation Plan for the project; and (iv) a Resettlement Policy Framnework. [I.D.4. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The Environmental Analysis (EA) and Resettlement Policy Framework (RFP) will be formally presented to the Ministry of Education and other key stakeholders through an in-country workshop. The EA and RFP will be approved, cleared and disclosed in Lesotho and at the Info Shop prior to appraisal. E. Safeguards Classification. Category is determined by the highest impact in any policy. Or on basis of cumulative impacts from multiple safeguards. Whenever an individual safeguard policy is triggered the provisions of that policy apply. [ ] SI. - Significant, cumulative and/or irreversible impacts; or significant technical and institutional risks in management of one or more safeguard areas [X] S2. - One or more safeguard policies are triggered, but effects are limited in their impact and are techniically and institutionlally manageable [ ] S3. -No safeguard issues [ ] SF. - Financial intermediary projects, social development funds, community driven development or similar projects which require a safeguard framework or programmatic approach to address safeguard issues. 5 ISDS F. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Analysis/Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank 3/14/2003 Date of "in-country" disclosure 3/26/2003 Date of submission to InfoShop 3/26/2003 Date of distributing the Exec. Summary of the EA to the ED Not Applicable Not Applicable (For category A projects) Resettlement Action Plan/Framework: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank 3/14/2003 Date of "in-country" disclosure 3/26/2003 Date of submission to InfoShop 3/26/2003 Indigenous Peoples Development Plan/Framework: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Pest Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Dam Safety Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why. Signed and submitted by Name Date Task Team Leader: Xiaoyan Liang 2/24/2003 Project Safeguards Specialists 1: Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt/Person/World Bank 2/28/2003 Project Safeguards Specialists 2: Project Safeguards Specialists 3: Approved by: Name Date Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Serigne Omar Fye 2/28/2003 Sector Manager/Director: Dzingai B. Mutumbuka 2/24/2003 For a list of World Bank news releases on projects and reports, click here S ~~~~F-ErEDBA-C-K STE eA U~i-~~1111