REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPOWERMENT AND COHESION IN REFUGEE AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN TURKEY PROJECT Draft ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 27 November 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Directorate General of Development Agencies (DGDA) of The Ministry of Industry and Technology (MoIT) will implement the Social Entrepreneurship Project (the Project), with the involvement of the following Development Agencies (covering selected project provinces): Silkroad (Gaziantep, Kilis, Adiyaman), Cukurova (Adana, Mersin), East Mediterranean (Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Osmaniye), Karacadag (Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa) and Tigris (Mardin), and the Community Implementing Partners (CIPs) which will be selected competitively for the project in order to deliver activities under Component 1. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter the Bank) has agreed to provide financing for the Project as the administrator of funds under the European Union Commission Facility of Refugees in Turkey. 2. MoIT 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. MoIT will also comply with the provisions of: - Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF); - Labor Management Procedure (LMP); and - Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). and the timelines specified in these documents. 4. MoIT is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by agency or unit referenced in 1. above. 5. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP will be monitored and reported to the Bank by MoIT 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. 6. As agreed by the Bank and MoIT, 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, MoIT 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 MoIT. The MoIT will promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 7. Where Project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or Project performance result in changes to the risks and impacts during Project implementation, the MoIT shall provide additional funds, if needed, to implement actions and measures to address such risks and impacts. 2 THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING: Semi-annually throughout Project MoIT PIU. Data will be collected from Prepare and submit regular monitoring implementation Development Agencies and through CIPs reports on the implementation of the ESCP, environmental and social management framework, stakeholder engagement activities, functioning of the grievance mechanisms (GRM). B QUARTERLY MONITORING Quarterly MoIT, Development Agencies and CIPs Maintain and monitor quarterly progress reports at all sub-project sites, throughout the duration of the project. Include reporting requirements in bidding documents of CIPs ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Before project effectiveness MoIT PIU Establish and maintain a Project Implementation Unit under MoIT with qualified staff and resources to support management and monitoring of E&S risks by appointing 2 designated technical staff: • one environmental specialist to implement ESMF, guide preparation and supervise ESMF checklists, MoIT PIU • one social (stakeholder) experts designated staff for (Grievance Redress Mechanism) GRM and stakeholder engagement management and monitoring DA Share the Terms of Reference for the Environmental and Social Specialists Hire Environmental and Social Specialists as needed to ensure compliance with the ESMF and SEP. 1.2 MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS MoIT PIU and DAs Finalize, disclose and implement, the Environmental and Social Before project effectiveness Management Framework (ESMF) for the Project, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. Before commencement of grant Include detailed environmental and social risk mitigation measures as disbursement and throughout project MoIT and DAs described in ESMF/ESMPs, POM and/ or SEP in Sub-grant manuals and implementation bidding documents of contractors. 3 THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES: MoIT will finalize and implement Before project effectiveness and MoIT PIU the Labor Management Procedures (LMP). LMP will include age throughout the project implementation verification procedure. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS: MoIT will maintain Before project effectiveness and MoIT PIU and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in throughout the project implementation the LMP and consistent with ESS2. The grievance mechanism will be designed in such way to enable reporting on any cases of child and forced labour. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND Before commencement of any civil works MoIT PIU and DAs MANAGEMENT: as appropriate, throughout Project Resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management implementation measures will be covered under ESMF and the sub-project specific ESMP as per ESMF. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: Before commencement of any civil works MoIT PIU and DAs Ensure grant recipients to be in line with community health and safety as appropriate, throughout Project measures that will be covered under the sub-project specific ESMPs to implementation be prepared as per ESMF. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 Include in the ESMF and the Sub-Grant Manual procedures and criteria Before project effectiveness MoIT PIU and DAs of social screening to exclude any activities that may cause physical or economic displacement, including a screening form. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES 6.1 Not Relevant to the Project ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7.1 Not Relevant to the Project ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 Not Relevant to the Project ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 9.1 Not Relevant to the Project ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 SEP PREPARATION: Before project effectiveness MoIT Finalize SEP acceptable to the Bank 4 THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 10.2 SEP IMPLEMENTATION Before project effectiveness MoIT PIU MoIT will assign a social specialist to oversee the stakeholder engagement activities defined in SEP with Development Agencies and CIPs, and report progress on SEP and GRM. 10.3 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: MoIT PIU Develop, adopt, maintain and operate throughout project Before project effectiveness implementation a three-level grievance mechanism, as described in the SEP. The grievance mechanism will include a channel to receive and Before project effectiveness address grievances related to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and sexual harassment (SH) Throughout project implementation Ensure a GRM is established and maintained throughout project implementation at DA and also CIP level. Ensure timely reporting of grievances for each sub project to MoiT. Semi-annual reports the World Bank will include reporting on grievances received. 10.4 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Throughout project implementation MoIT PIU Ensure project information disclosure to stakeholders and project beneficiaries in the relevant local languages and in a manner accessible and culturally appropriate, considering any specific needs of groups that may be differentially or disproportionately affected by the project or groups of the population with specific information needs. 5