The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary Concept Stage (ESRS Concept Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 02/25/2021 | Report No: ESRSC01854 Feb 25, 2021 Page 1 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country Region Project ID Parent Project ID (if any) Mozambique AFRICA EAST P173640 Project Name Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project Practice Area (Lead) Financing Instrument Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Social Protection & Jobs Investment Project 5/3/2021 6/25/2021 Financing Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Ministry of Finance National Institute for Social Action (INAS), Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action Public Disclosure Proposed Development Objective To expand the coverage of the social protection system to support economic inclusion and human capital development among vulnerable households. Financing (in USD Million) Amount Total Project Cost 130.00 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] The Project supports the Government of Mozambique Basic Social Protection National Strategy 2016-2024 aimed at smoothening consumption, supporting human capital investments and risk reduction, prioritizing the poor and vulnerable. The Project builds on previous operations and broadens the scope to address key social protection pillars. The first component supports the expansion of Basic Social Assistance for poor and vulnerable groups supporting investments in human capital, prioritizing families with children in the poorest areas and with highest children malnutrition rates. The second component expands social protection programs that enhance economic inclusion Feb 25, 2021 Page 2 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) opportunities through activities to enhance productive capacities, financial inclusion, access to markets, and asset formation, with explicit collaboration with other public sector interventions. The third component supports resilience to emergencies establishing financing and operational mechanisms to protect human capital and productive investments among the poor and vulnerable. This component includes a CERC linked to a pre-approved CRW for small scale emergencies. The fourth component supports the development of the social protection system including capacities at both central and local level. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1. Detailed project location(s) and salient physical characteristics relevant to the E&S assessment [geographic, environmental, social] The proposed operation will have a national coverage, including territories affected by armed conflict in the north of Mozambique. Social risks associated to security and displacement of refugees within Mozambique and across the border will need to be carefully assessed during preparation through Social Assessment which will feed into the Project’s Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF). Project activities of relevance to the ESF environmental aspects include: registration and payments of direct cash transfer (Component 1), labor intensive public works and urban and rural economic inclusion (Component 2), and Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) to respond to events of a natural or man-made disaster or crisis (Component 3) and capacity building and planning and analysis (Component 4). At this stage the specific locations where investments or sub-projects will be implemented have not yet been identified, however is known that project will be implemented in ministry offices as well as in rural and urban settings across the country¬ with different environmental conditions. Public Disclosure Mozambique is a relatively large country at, and is naturally endowed with a diverse landscape that can be divided into three major biogeographic regions: (1) North Mozambique, characterized by evergreen forests or deciduous woodlands, (2) Central Mozambique which has vegetation that varies from evergreen forest and moist deciduous forest, and (3) South Mozambique which is mostly flat terrain. The country has 25% of its territory under various types of protected areas.In addition, Mozambique has internationally recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas distributed in different provincesThese environmental characteristic and ecological features are relevant for the project to screen them out from the agricultural financing sites and vegetation clearing activities. Mozambique is exposed to a number of climate hazards – including droughts, floods and cyclones, as well as incremental climate change, including temperature increases and changes in rainfall, and the impacts of sea level rise. Mozambique is one of Africa’s most vulnerable countries to climate change and is frequently exposed to a number of climate hazards – including droughts, floods and cyclones, as well as affected by incremental climate change, including temperature increases and changes in rainfall, and the impacts of sea level rise. Poverty, weak institutional development and frequent extreme weather events make Mozambique especially vulnerable. Climate related hazards such as severe droughts in the southern region and floods and cyclones in the central and northern region are having a cumulative and devastating impact on a population that is insufficiently prepared e.g. El Niño Drought and Cyclone Idai and Kenneth. The cyclones exacerbated existing issues such as child protection concerns, disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, sexual and gender-based violence. The cyclones also created damages to infrastructures and led to water-borne diseases of which the effects and consequences are more acute on vulnerable groups. D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity Feb 25, 2021 Page 3 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) The implementing agency for the proposed project will be the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action (MGCAS) with the technical support from the National Institute of Social Action (INAS). INAS operates within the oversight of the MGSCAS, and is currently implementing the World Bank-funded Social Protection Project (P129524). Said project has been active since 2013 and has gained significant knowledge of social protection programs, ground experience across the 31 territorial delegations covering all districts in Mozambique, and successfully faced critical implementation challenges. In parallel, it has also gained considerable exposure to the Bank’s safeguards operational policies and procedures, but has not had any experience in preparing projects under the new Environmental and Social Framework. INAS is one of the implementing agencies of the Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (P171040) responsible for the CERC component social protection response to Covid-19. In the past, INAS faced certain challenges in establishing a functioning Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), and the project will have to ensure that Social and Environmental specialist is hired to oversee E&S issues under the project to ensure that the novice of ESF and establishment of GRM are handled properly. The ongoing social protection project (including its three Additional Financing operations, one of which is emergency response to COVID-19) do not have any outstanding social or environmental non-compliance issues, and INAS had proved to be understanding and responsive to the Bank’s inquiries through regular progress reports and mission follow ups albeit some delays in past e.g. preparing ES screening forms, provide Personal Protective Equipment, recruiting ES specialist. Local implementing partners ES capacity is also expected to vary, particularly in remote areas where environmental technical capacity is lagging because of absence of environmental related courses and trainings. There are other governmental counterparts to be engage in the project that have previous safeguards experience from WB operation such the National Sustainable Development Fund (Agriculture and Natural Resources Landscape Management Project - P149620), Ministry of Economy and Finance (Financial Inclusion and Stability Project - P166107), Secretary of State for Youth and Public Disclosure Employment (Harnessing the Demographic Dividend project - P166100). Capacity building and ESF-awareness activities are also planned to be delivered during preparation mission for INAS and MGSCAS existing safeguards/ESF focal point staff. In addition, in order to improve institutional capacity regarding environmental and social risk management measures, the Project will provide technical assistance support designed to strengthen the performance of environmental and social management systems under Component 4. II. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial Environmental Risk Rating Substantial The environmental risk rating of the project is considered 'Substantial' mainly due to the potential adverse risks and impacts from labor intensive public works and urban and rural economic inclusion activities under Component 2 that may affect negatively the surrounding physical environment and people. The civil works are expected to be of small to medium scale but will occur simultaneously in many different locations of the country, this in turn raises the magnitude of risks and impacts to medium to large scale with possibly implication to a medium to large area and population. Labor intensive public works (Subcomponent 2.1) will support social infrastructure subprojects including refurbishment of schools, health and community centers as well as support to economic infrastructure subprojects including maintenance of local access roads, preparation of shared arable land, or maintenance of irrigation canals, cleaning of drainage canals, among others. The total extension of infrastructures to be rehabilitated or maintained are not yet know, however these will follow the Building Back Better approach to increase the resilience to climate change and disaster risks. Key environmental risks and impacts are associated with the civil works interventions Feb 25, 2021 Page 4 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) including occupational and community health and safety concerns related to natural (venomous and poisonous wildlife), physical (injuries from using working tools and equipment) and chemical hazards (handling of solid waste and sewage); waste generation, water bodies contamination and soil pollution (debris from civil works and sewage sludge from cleaning drainage channels); vegetation clearance and fauna disturbance; uncontrolled spillages of fuel, oil and lubricants; emission of dust and generation of noise and vibration, etc. Under Subcomponent 2.2 the urban and rural economic inclusion activities are also expected to generate similar type of risks and impacts stemming from the seed capital for productive assets in urban areas and agricultural financing in rural areas, for instance occupational health and safety concerns resulting from machinery and equipment use or pollution resulting from use of pesticides. Potential intervention areas in remote rural areas are likely to be close to natural or critical habitats as these areas tend to be relative undisturbed. Under Component 3 potential risks and impacts stemming from the response to events of a natural or man-made disaster or crisis are expected to be also minor and negligible since the exact activities to be financed under this component are not yet known as such a Negative List as well as an Environmental and Social Screening Check List will be prepared and included in the CERC-ESMF as part of the general ESMF so that potential risks and impacts resulting from this component are addressed ex ante. Component 4 includes (i) policy planning and analysis; (ii) strengthening operational processes; and (iii) enhancing capacity of implementation which will be undertaken mainly through technical assistance activities that have diffuse and induced impacts, often playing out over a longer term. Social Risk Rating Substantial The social risk rating of the project is considered Substantial. At this stage, potential social risks and impacts emanate on six main fronts: (i) potential ESS5 risks and impacts (as described in subsequent sections below), and moderate GBV/SEA risks, all associated with minor small-scale works and refurbishment activities linked to Public Disclosure Component 2, and possibly, to CERC Component as well; (ii) engagement with local communities and other relevant stakeholders (including with most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, as well as populations affected by conflict in the north of Mozambique) and ensuring their genuine participation in decision-making processes of the project; (iii) potential risk of elite capture of the project benefits and challenges in ensuring equitable access to project benefits including in relation to cash transfer activities; (iv) given the project’s nationwide approach, there is a challenging contextual environment and baseline conditions in the north of the country due to conflict, as well as associated security risks, all of which may create a risk of unequal geographical distribution of social benefits; (v) the project will also face social (and environmental) risks related to transmission of communicable diseases e.g. COVID-19 that could arise from people gathering for capacity building workshops and trainings or from beneficiary’s registration and payments under the Subcomponent 1.1 on Basic Social Assistance Program (PSSB) or Subcomponent 3.1 on Direct Cash Transfers for Emergency Response (PASD-PE), as well as Component 2 that finances small scale works; and (vi) relatively limited capacity of INAS as well as the MGCAS in handling ESF requirements, including in relation to requirements on establishing and maintaining a functioning project-level GRM. There may also be concern that the adverse social risks of the project may give rise to social tension due to lack of inadequate information about project activities for communities in conflict affected areas, as well as concerns over the capacity and experience of INAS in managing stakeholder engagement. These potential risks will have to be assessed further during preparation by conducting social assessment which will inform the ESMF and other instruments on necessary mitigation measures proportionate to the identified risks, including establishing special arrangements targeting the most vulnerable people affected by the project and COVID 19 protocol. The ESMF, among others, will have to provide social and conflict analysis, as per requirements of ESS1, which will aim to provide a better understanding of risks associated with challenges in ensuring equitable distribution of project benefits in conflict-affected areas. Since the project will also have CERC component for small scale Feb 25, 2021 Page 5 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) emergencies, capacity building support to INAS to enable it to regularly monitor and implement the CERC component in accordance with ESF requirements will be important. Component 4 of the project will envision support for such capacity building to INAS. The following Standards will be particularly relevant to address these social risks -- ESS 1, ESS2, ESS4, ESS 5, and ESS 10. The Project does not pose any social risks associated with ESS7. Despite these potential risks, the project activities are expected to have mainly positive impacts and positive developmental and social outcomes related to economic resilience of low income and vulnerable households. 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: The project is expected to generate some significant environmental, and potentially social, risks and impacts from labor intensive public works and urban and rural economic inclusion activities that are related to occupational and community health and safety issues including injuries, accidents and diseases resulting from natural, physical and chemical hazards and incremental use of pesticides with consequences to water and soil pollution as well as indirect impacts to wildlife. Other associated risks and impacts include waste generation, water bodies contamination and soil pollution, vegetation clearance and fauna disturbance, emission of dust and generation of noise and vibration and soil erosion. However, most risks and impacts are temporary, predictable, and/or reversible. As such, the project will Public Disclosure develop and implement an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF). The project also has social and environmental risks related to transmission of communicable diseases e.g. COVID-19 that could arise during beneficiary’s registration and payments of direct cash transfer under Subcomponent 1.1 on Basic Social Assistance Program (PSSB) and under Subcomponent 3.2 that will scale up Post Emergency Direct Social Assistance (PASD-PE) as well as from labor intensive public works (Subcomponent 2.1) and urban and rural economic inclusion activities (Subcomponent 2.2). Similar COVID-19 transmission risks can arise from people gathering for face- to-face capacity building workshops and trainings under Component 4. To mitigate this, the ESMF will include an appropriate COVID-19 prevention protocol as well as a COVID-19 screening sheet. Under Subcomponent 3.3. CERC component is expected to be activated in case of a natural event or man-made disaster or crisis that has caused or is likely to imminently cause a major adverse economic and/or social impact. However, since the exact activities to be financed under this component are not yet known, a Negative List as well as an Environmental and Social Screening Check List will be prepared and included in the ESMF as part of the general ESMF so that potential environmental and social risks and impacts stemming from Component 4 are addressed ex ante. The terms of reference, work plans or other documents defining the scope and outputs of technical assistance activities will be drafted so that the advice and other support provided is consistent with ESSs 1–10. At this stage, the main social risk related to the project activities include that project impacts may fall disproportionately on individuals or groups who, because of their particular circumstances, may be disadvantaged or vulnerable. To address these underlying risks, the project will be designed in a way that it facilitates access to a minimum package of social services, thus protecting and promoting human capital investments of the most vulnerable households, especially of their children. The project will specifically target low-income households, and Feb 25, 2021 Page 6 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) center on women as agents of social inclusion and empowerment. Eligible female members within low income and vulnerable households will be prioritized to benefit from skills and life to be training financed under the project. While broader positive social impacts of proposed project activities are apparent, the existing gender inequality issues in Mozambique as described above, coupled with potentially improved economic opportunities (through cash transfer and skills development activities) for women who carry out mostly traditional roles, may contribute to exacerbation of women’s vulnerability to gender-based violence. To assess the project’s impacts and risks on these social issues, the project will conduct Social Assessment that will focus, among others, on social inclusion, gender, and GBV. The Social Assessment will feed into the ESMF, which will also contain GBV Action Plan to be prepared proportionate to the risks identified in the Social Assessment. The Social Assessment will also inform the project design, and aim to improve its gender-focused and inclusive activities. As per ESS1 requirements, Social Assessment will also contain a compact conflict analysis in relation to project activities, and such analysis will look into the degree to which the project may (a) exacerbate existing tensions and inequality within society; (b) have a negative effect, if any, on stability and human security; (c) be negatively affected by existing tensions instability taking place in conflict- affected areas in Mozambique. ESMF will be prepared, disclosed, and consulted on by appraisal. There may also be social risks related to ESS5 associated with Component 2 of the project, which aims to enhance public works program. Social infrastructure subprojects to be financed under this component will include minor refurbishment of schools, health and community centers, as well as activities linked to community livelihoods such as maintenance of local access roads, preparation of shared arable land, or maintenance of irrigation canals, among others. Although most of these works are expected to be small-scale, ESS 5 is deemed relevant in order to enable the project to avoid and mitigate any negative economic and/or social impacts relating to land acquisition, restrictions on Public Disclosure land use. The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) will be prepared in line with ESS5 requirements, and among others, will also address risks and impacts associated with land and natural resource tenure and use, including (as relevant) potential project impacts on local land use patterns and tenurial arrangements, land access and availability, food security and land values, and any corresponding risks related to conflict or contestation over land and natural resources, if any. The draft RPF will be prepared, disclosed, and consulted on by appraisal. The RPF will require preparation of site-specific resettlement action plans to be applied for activities when exact sites will be known during implementation. Impacts on the health, safety and well-being of workers and project-affected communities may also include the following: firstly, from ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis; and second, at this stage it is unknown whether there will be any use or involvement of security personnel under component 2. Risks related to workers and labor issues will be addressed through preparation of Labor Management Procedures (LMP). As per requirements of ESS4, during preparation, the Social Assessment will also clarify whether the Borrower plans to retain direct or contracted workers to provide security to safeguard its personnel and property during project implementation. If confirmed, ESMF will be prepared in a manner taking into account World Bank advice derived from the WB Good Practice Note on Assessing and Managing the Risks and Impacts of the Use of Security Personnel, 2018. GBV risks will be assessed further during preparation, also in line with Good Practice Note on prevention of GBV. Finally, to increase the effectiveness of the project and minimize existing and future social risks, the project will need to ensure that stakeholders (especially vulnerable and disadvantaged communities) have genuine opportunities to participate in decision-making processes of the project (particularly for activities under Component 2, as well as cash transfer and other social protection activities), and minimize the potential risk of elite capture. To address this, the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) will be developed in line with ESS10. For any in-person local gatherings for the purposes of project preparation or consultation, there should be an assessment of the level of risks of COVID-19 virus Feb 25, 2021 Page 7 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) transmission at a given time in a given location based on available information, as well as an assessment of to what extent alternatives (virtual, online, phone, etc.) to in-person consultations were considered. Areas where “Use of Borrower Framework” is being considered: Due to the absence of methodological guidance, national instruments in Mozambique sometimes lack the depth and may be short on the scope to fit the requirements of the Bank’s ESF, particularly on social, security personnel, conflict analysis, and labor requirements. Given this and bearing in mind overall Substantial risk of the Project, the Recipient’s Framework will not be used in full or in part under the Project. ESS10 Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure To increase the effectiveness of the project and minimize these existing social risks, the project will need to ensure that stakeholders (including vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, and women) have genuine opportunities to participate in decision-making processes of the project, and minimize the potential risk of elite capture or exclusion. To address this and in order to ensure that a consistent, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally appropriate approach is taken to stakeholder engagement and project disclosure, INAS and MGCAS will have to prepare Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) as soon as possible, and prior to appraisal. The SEP will be proportional to the nature and scale of the project and associated social risks and impacts under social protection components to be assessed further during preparation through Social Assessment. The SEP will be developed and implemented to ensure that stakeholder engagement is conducted on the basis of timely, relevant, understandable and accessible information. It will lay out a strategy to identify and map key stakeholders. Public Disclosure At an early stage of project preparation, an in-depth stakeholder analysis will be conducted to identify key stakeholders including vulnerable and disadvantaged groups such as IDPs, veterans, elders, female stakeholders, and persons with disabilities. SEP will also have to ensure that consultations are inclusive and accessible (format, languages and location), and will propose differentiated measures to effectively engage such groups. Dedicated approaches and an increased level of resources may be needed for communication with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups so that they can obtain the information they need regarding the issues that will potentially affect them. Stakeholder engagement with local individuals and communities will depend substantially on community representatives, and the both INAS and MGCAS will need to make reasonable efforts to verify that such persons do, in fact, represent the views of such individuals and communities, and that they are facilitating the communication process in an appropriate manner. The process of preparation of SEP will not encourage in-person gatherings (small or large) to ensure that the project preparation does not come at the risk of local communities/individuals contracting COVID 19 virus, or in any other way inadvertently contributing to the ongoing public health crisis. The Bank’s advice to INAS and MGCAS on public consultations and overall stakeholder engagement will be based on the Bank’s Technical Note on “Public Consultations and Stakeholder Engagement in WB-supported operations when there are constraints on conducting public meetings”. Conducting stakeholder engagement activities in the conflict areas will be a challenge in terms of facilitating participation of vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas, and ensuing a safe environment. This risk, coupled with ongoing COVID-19, may create obstacles for stakeholder engagement, and will also have to be addressed in the SEP. SEP will be disclosed as soon as possible, prior to appraisal and will be updated, as necessary, throughout the project cycle (preparation and/or implementation). A stakeholder grievance redress mechanism (GRM), as part of SEP, will be operationalized for the project to allow for feedback and complaints. As part of GRM design, implementing entities will each have a focal points ensuring that the GRM is functioning with grievance log, timelines, and tracking system. The GRM will Feb 25, 2021 Page 8 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) build upon the experiences of the ongoing Social Protection Project as well as its three Additional Financing operations. 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 ESS2 is relevant to the Project. Project work force will include direct workers and contracted and community workers (employees of civil works contractors and any sub-contractors under Component 2 and community members undertaking labor intensive public works). Primary supply workers are not expected to be relevant to the project. The project would primarily rely on supply of minor construction materials and labor force from the local market, hence no risk of child and forced labor is expected (child labor and forced labor are also prohibited under requirements of national legislation). Key risks and impacts are associated with the civil works interventions including occupational health and safety concerns related to natural (venomous and poisonous wildlife) and physical (injuries from using working tools and equipment) and potentially poor labor conditions (e.g. lack of contracts, poor living conditions, discrimination, etc.) Project workers may also face issues related to security due to the insurgency in Cabo Delgado. Since the project does not invole any large-scale civil works, GBV/SEA risks resulting directly from such activities are moderate. Public Disclosure The Borrower will prepare an LMP for the project outlining the expected number and type of workers, key gaps between national legislation and regulations that need to be addressed at the project level, as well as monitoring and supervision arrangements. Key aspects of the LMP pertaining to contracted workers, such as Occupational Health and Safety (including those relevant to COVID-19 pandemic) adequate working conditions, adequate living conditions in the event of work camps, a functioning grievance and redress mechanism for workers, Code of Conduct (as part of GBV/SEA prevention) will be included in Contractors' ESMP. Bidding documents for Component 2 will make explicit reference to these aspects to ensure the commitment of selected contractors to adhere to ESS 2 principles and WBG EHS Guidelines. LMP will be prepared including assessment of the borrower’s internal HR procedures to ensure consistency with ESS 2 requirements and propose any gap filling measures. In addition, a GRM specifically for direct and contracted workers will be provided. The GRM will be designed at an early stage and will be formally established by project effectiveness and before any disbursements. Therefore the requirements of paragraphs 9 to 30 (working conditions and management of worker relationships, protecting the work force especially in an insurgency context that can lead to unsafe working conditions and impacts on health, grievance mechanism, occupational health and safety -OHS) of ESS2 will apply to all direct workers; the requirements of paragraphs 9 to 33 of ESS2 will apply to contracted workers as well as community workers where they are involved; requirements of paragraphs 17 to 20 (Protecting the Work Force) and paragraphs 24 to 30 (Occupational Health and Safety) will apply to civil servants involved in the project. Moreover, as mitigation measures, the project will implement adequate occupational health and safety (OHS) measures (including emergency Feb 25, 2021 Page 9 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) preparedness and response measures) in line with the ESMF and WHO guidelines on COVID19 to prevent its spread in all project interventions. The Project will also develop its own COVID-19 prevention protocol. The OHS measures will take into account the World Bank Group's General Environment, Health and Safety Guidelines (EHSGs) and other particular guidelines relevant for Subcomponent 2.2 activities such the financing of seed capital for productive assets and agricultural development (e.g. Annual Crop Production, Perennial Crop Production, Mammalian Livestock Production, Poultry Production). ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management ESS3 is currently considered relevant to the project. Labor intensive public works under Subcomponent 2.1. may pose risks related to waste generation from cleaning and maintenance of local access roads; water bodies contamination and soil pollution resulting from civil works debris during refurbishment of schools, health and community centers or sewage sludge from cleaning drainage channels. The use of machinery and equipment based on fuels engines are limited but it may cause uncontrolled spillages of fuel, oil and lubricants and generate negligible emissions of GHG. A generic ESMP will need to be part of the ESMF and the screening forms for the public works will help in refining a targeted ESMP. Moreover, the Subcomponent 2.2 will invest in agriculture using SUSTENTA project’ matching grants scheme (P149620) which may involve significant pest management issues as such the Borrower will give preference to integrated pest management (IPMP) approaches using combined or multiple tactics (biological and chemical pest control agents). Moreover, as acquisition, handling, usage and storage of chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, etc., are expected the Borrower will prepare an Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) as part of the ESMF and use Public Disclosure relevant international standards and codes of conduct, as well as the EHSGs., The IPMP will be implemented on a sub-project basis to manage risks and impacts from pesticides. ESS4 Community Health and Safety ESS4 is considered relevant to the project as the proposed activities may pose community and safety risks to nearby communities. Intensive public works such as cleaning of roads, drainage system, maintenance of local access roads may generate traffic and road safety hazards associated with road obstructions, diversions or closures to give room to works with concomitant increased traffic volume on public roads and risks of accidents. Civil works under Subcomponent 2.1. may also generate dust, noise, vibration, waste, soil and water pollution that will have impact on surrounding communities. Civil works may result in the presence of workers and/or influx of opportunistic migrants. This has the potential to result in impacts to community health, such as, an increase in the rate of communicable and sexually transmitted diseases, sexual harassment, and gender-based violence especially as the communities are rural and remote. To address these risks, the ESMF and site specific ESMPs will outline detailed management and mitigation measures for community health and safety management during civil works rehabilitation and refurbishment of social and economic infrastructures. As per requirements of ESS4, during preparation, the Social Assessment will also clarify whether the Borrower plans to retain direct or contracted workers to provide security to safeguard its personnel and property. If that is the case, the ESMF will have to have measures and requirements related to use of security personnel, and assess risks posed by these security arrangements to those within and outside any of the sub-projects as per ESS4 requirements. Feb 25, 2021 Page 10 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) With regard to the risk of COVID-19 transmission, they may exacerbate during registration of beneficiaires and payment of direct cash transfer or capacity builing and trainings activities. This will be mitigated through the use of an appropriate COVID-19 prevention protocol as well as a COVID-19 screening sheet which will be part of the ESMF to assess the risk of exposure of communities. This sheet will be mandatory for INAS other local implementing partners and third-party agencies, and they will be required to (i) prepare or update and implement their COVID-19 safety contingency plan, and (ii) comply with social distancing policies to minimize worker illness. To ensure COVID-19 risks are addressed under project implementation, training sessions will be organized for those involved. Moreover, Technical Note: Public Consultations and Stakeholder Engagement in WB-supported operations when there are constraints on conducting public meetings will be considered to minimize and mitigate COVID-19 risks. ESS5 Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement Component 2 will finance refurbishment of social services local infrastructure and will likely to have eligibility criteria that will exclude any sub-projects that may result in large-scale land acquisition, physical or economic displacement. ESS5 is currently relevant due to potential livelihoods impacts resulting from potential minor land acquisitions, easements, and temporary land restrictions during small scale construction. Social infrastructure subprojects will include minor refurbishment of schools, health and community centers, as well as activities linked to community livelihoods such as maintenance of local access roads, preparation of shared arable land, or maintenance of irrigation canals, among others. Although most of these works are expected to be small-scale, ESS 5 is deemed relevant in Public Disclosure order to enable the project to avoid and mitigate any negative economic and/or social impacts. In line with ESS5 requirements, a draft Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) will therefore be prepared, disclosed and consulted on by appraisal. The RPF will require preparation of site-specific resettlement action plans to be applied for activities when exact sites of sub-projects will be known during implementation of the project. ESS6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources The ESS6 is considered relevant to the project at this time. Even though labor intensive public works (civil works) planned under the project will focus on already existing schools, roads, health centers, etc., it will also necessitate limited physical interventions (e.g. vegetation clearing). In addition, the financing of agriculture package to increase productivity will also lead to incremental land clearing and conversion into agricultural fields. These both could negatively impact the biodiversity and living natural resources. In order to avoid these risks, the Borrower will not implement any project activities that have potential to convert critical habitat and kill or harvest IUCN Red-listed threatened species or national protected species. As such an Environmental and Social Screening Check list to screen out these habitats and species will be developed as part of the ESMF. The project is also expected to promote mangrove reforestation in coastal areas and vegetation buffering in riverbeds under Subcomponent 2.2. which will interfere with the biodiversity and living natural resource although is expected that this will have positive impacts. Project activities are not expected to affect the provision and regulating ecosystems that the forest and natural habitats provide to the local communities neither the project is expected to engage with primary suppliers and purchasing natural resource commodities, including food, timber and fiber. Feb 25, 2021 Page 11 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities ESS7 is currently considered not relevant to the Project as Project activities are not expected to have impacts on IP/SSAHUTLCs as defined by ESS7. ESS8 Cultural Heritage ESS8 is currently considered not relevant to the project. Risks or impacts to tangible and/or intangible cultural heritage are not expected, given that the project will not finance large scale works. The project will also focus on refurbishing existing small-scale infrastructures which significantly reduces the risks to tangible and/or intangible cultural heritage. When implementing the project, INAS will avoid impacts on cultural heritage. When avoidance of impacts is not possible, INAS will identify and implement measures to address impacts on cultural heritage in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy. Where appropriate, INAS will develop a Cultural Heritage Management Plan, as will be outlined in the ESMF. The ESMF will include guidelines for Chance Find Procedures which will be followed if previously unknown cultural heritage is encountered during project activities. The chance finds procedure will set out how chance finds associated with the project will be managed. ESS9 Financial Intermediaries ESS9 is currently not relevant. There will be no Financial Intermediaries involved in the project. Public Disclosure B.3 Other Relevant Project Risks N/A 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 N/A B. Proposed Measures, Actions and Timing (Borrower’s commitments) Actions to be completed prior to Bank Board Approval: 1. Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). Feb 25, 2021 Page 12 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) 2. Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) to identify, screen, mitigate and monitor the environmental and social risks impacts for the proposed project. The ESMF will be based on the Social Assessment to be prepared as soon as possible during early stages of project preparation, and which will, among others, assess security risk issues as well as conflict analyses. 3. Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF). 4. Draft Labor Management Procedures (LMP). 5. Draft Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). 6. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) at Project Level. 7. GBV Action Plan, to be prepared as part of ESMF. 8. Pest Management Plan Possible issues to be addressed in the Borrower Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP): 1. Implementation and update (as necessary) of ESMF and related site-specific ESMPs. 2. Possible preparation of site-specific RAPs. 3. Implementation and update (as necessary) of SEP. 4. Operationalization of Project-level GRM. 5. Implementation of Labor Management Procedures (LMPs) and/or Grievance Mechanism for all types of workers to be involved in the project implementation. 6. Recruitment of Social and Environmental Specialist(s). 7. Monitoring the progress made on implementing the agreed measures for mitigating environmental and social risks. 8. Implementation and update (as necessary) of PMP. Public Disclosure 9. Codes of Conduct for the workers aimed at preventing GBV/SEA risks. C. Timing Tentative target date for preparing the Appraisal Stage ESRS 03-May-2021 IV. CONTACT POINTS World Bank Contact: Edmundo Murrugarra Title: Senior Social Protection Economist Telephone No: +1-202-473-4452 Email: emurrugarra@worldbank.org Contact: Jordi Jose Gallego-Ayala Title: Social Protection Specialist Telephone No: 5333+2333 / 258-21-482333 Email: jgallegoayala@worldbank.org Contact: Samantha Zaldivar Chimal Title: Social Protection Specialist Telephone No: +1-202-473-8279 Email: szaldivar@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Feb 25, 2021 Page 13 of 14 The World Bank Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project (P173640) Borrower: Ministry of Finance Implementing Agency(ies) Implementing Agency: National Institute for Social Action (INAS) Implementing Agency: Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action V. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 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): Edmundo Murrugarra, Jordi Jose Gallego-Ayala, Samantha Zaldivar Chimal Practice Manager David Seth Warren Recommended on 05-Feb-2021 at 12:09:41 GMT-05:00 (ENR/Social) Maria Do Socorro Alves Da Cunha (SAESSA) Cleared on 25-Feb-2021 at 14:32:9 GMT- Public Disclosure Safeguards Advisor ESSA 05:00 Feb 25, 2021 Page 14 of 14