INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC6344 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 08/15/2011 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Bangladesh Project ID: P125447 Project Name: Community Climate Change Program Task Team Leader: Yuka Makino Estimated Appraisal Date: September 30, Estimated Board Date: October 16, 2011 2011 Managing Unit: SASDI Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Other social services (34%);Flood protection (33%);General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (33%) Theme: Climate change (70%);Natural disaster management (15%);Other social protection and risk management (15%) SPF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: Borrower 0.00 Bangladesh MDTF for Climate Change 11.50 Financing Gap 0.00 11.50 B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The goal of the "Community Climate Change Program" project is to build the capacity of local communities to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. The specific objective is to establish an effective financing mechanism to channel funds to communities to increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change. C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] The CCCP is a grant funding mechanism that will finance community-based adaptation projects focusing on the six pillars identified in the BCCSAP of food security, social safety and health; comprehensive disaster management; infrastructure; research and knowledge management; mitigation and low carbon development; and capacity building implemented by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) . The CCCP will receive grant financing from the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF). The project will have two main components: Component 1: Establish the grant funding mechanism for the "Community Climate Change Program" The funding mechanism should aim to ensure maximum impact of CCCP on the ground and effectively demonstrate community adaptation strategies that can be scaled-up. The purpose of this component is to lay the foundation for a mechanism that will be able to leverage future funds for adaptation to climate change. The guiding principles for CCCP will be (i) Targeting of priority climate change issues in line with the six pillars of BCCSAP specific to the five agro-ecological zones in Bangladesh (Coastal, Northwest - barind, Northeast - haor, Central - char, and Hill tracts) and urban areas; (ii) Any organization receiving sub-grants must demonstrate how it will develop institutions, channel investments and bring in results that would directly help communities in the target areas of BCCSAP. Organizations requesting funds for community-based adaptation must have an established presence in the relevant region where the project will be implemented. The climate change program would preferably build upon the foundation and social capital of other projects that the organization is already implementing; (iii) The projects would involve community institutions and leadership and collaborate with local governments while ensuring gender sensitivity; and (iv) Emphasis would be placed on ensuring transparency, information dissemination, monitoring of inputs, outputs, and impacts, and learning opportunities to ensure sustainability of the program and scaling-up in other parts of Bangladesh. Implementation Mechanism: PKSF will create a separate implementation cell. PKSF will be responsible for the call for proposals, review, monitoring, supervision, and compliance with fiduciary requirements. PKSF will develop the screening, reviewing, approval and implementation procedures, such as: Operational Manual, Environmental and Social Management Framework, Financial and Procurement guidelines etc. Rigorous eligibility and screening criteria and stage-wise selection procedures for civil society organizations and proposals will be developed during the program preparation. Where necessary, the procedures will be enhanced to include additional guidelines that are relevant to the adaptation activities under BCCSAP. All expenses for implementation of the project will be borne from project resources. PKSF will receive all project resources as grant. Component 2: Impact monitoring and learning mechanism The impact monitoring and learning mechanism is to ensure that there is a constant feedback process to determine whether the funding mechanism developed is effective in (i) channeling funds to community level adaptation programs; and (ii) ensuring the reduction of vulnerability to climate change. Monitoring will be conducted at three levels: (i) participatory monitoring at the community level; (ii) output/milestone, results and fiduciary monitoring; and (iii) independent third party impact monitoring. The lessons learnt will be widely disseminated to our CSO and development partners. D. Project location (if known) The activities will be mainly focus in the climate vulnerable areas. The past studies indicated that the southern coastal area is vulnerable to climate change due to the increasing sea level and more frequent storm surges and cyclones. The North-western region is also at risk to climate change due to the increasing droughts. The possible sub-project activities are community-based adaptations focusing on food security, social safety and health, comprehensive disaster management, infrastructure, knowledge management etc. from the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The specific subproject locations and their physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis will be known only after selecting and accepting the climate change adaptive measures proposed by the CSOs. E. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies [from PCN] PKSF is an apex organization established by Government of Bangladesh who disburses fund to microfinance institutions (MFIs) who are its Partner Organizations (POs) to implement development programs designed for the poor of Bangladesh. Although, PKSF has prior experience to work with World Bank funding, currently PKSF has no experienced person to deal with environmental and social safeguard issues as required by the Bank policies. In addition, since the implementing CSOs are yet to be identified, the institutional capacity for safeguard policies of the implementing body cannot be determined at this stage. PKSF has agreed to establish a cell and an independent technical committee to review the CSO proposals, including safeguard issues and will ensure safeguard practice during the project implementation by the selected CSOs. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Ms Nadia Sharmin (SASDI) Mr Md. Akhtaruzzaman (SASDT) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No TBD Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X The possible sub-project activities are community-based adaptations focusing on food security, social safety and health, comprehensive disaster management, infrastructure, knowledge management etc. from the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). No significant/long- term environmental impacts are anticipated from the project activities. Given that the sub-project is yet to be identified, each sub-project will be treated separately and given its own environmental screening as per World Bank guideline. Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X If the program covers the entire country, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which are inhabited by the largest proportion of the country’s indigenous population, it will trigger OP 4.10 on Indigenous Peoples. In various proportions, indigenous peoples (IPs) also live in most of the plains districts, including some areas in the coastal regions. Impacts on and benefits for IPs will however depend upon actual adaptation measures proposed by CSOs. Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X The program will finance CSO proposals focused on community-based climate change adaptations for food security, social safety and health, comprehensive disaster management, Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No TBD infrastructure, knowledge management, etc. Whether or not the OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement would apply will eventually depend on the actual adaptive measures proposed by CSOs. PKSF has nevertheless decided to develop a Social Management Framework (SMF), consistent with the Bank policies OP 4.10 and OP 4.12, to address social safeguard issues as and when they arise during implementation of any chosen adaptation measures for climate change. With principles, policies, guidelines and procedures, the SMF will help CSOs to prepare proposals, and PKSF to evaluate them, to ensure compliance with the Bank’s social safeguard policies. Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X To be decided Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Target date for the Quality Enhancement Review (QER), at which time the PAD-stage ISDS would be prepared: N/A B. For projects that will not require a QER, the target date for preparing the PAD-stage ISDS: 09/30/2011 C. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS. September, 2011 IV. APPROVALS Signed and submitted by: Task Team Leader: Ms Yuka Makino 08/12/2011 Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Mr Sanjay Srivastava 08/15/2011 Comments: cleared Sector Manager: Mr Herbert Acquay 08/15/2011 Comments: Approved 1 Reminder: The Bank’s Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in-country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.