INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET ADDITIONAL FINANCING Report No.: ISDSA8362 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 16-June-2016 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Afghanistan Project ID: P149597 Parent Project ID: P125961 Project Name: Additional finance for Afghanistan Rural Access Project (P149597) Parent Project Name: Afghanistan Rural Access Project (P125961) Task Team Leader(s): Luquan Tian Estimated Board Date: 19-Sep-2016 Managing Unit: GTI06 Sector(s): Rural and Inter-Urban Roads and Highways (90%), General transportation sector (10%) Theme(s): Rural services and infrastructure (100%) Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP No 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)? Project Financing Data (in USD Million) Total Project Cost: 150.00 Total Bank Financing: 50.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 IDA Grant 50.00 Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund 100.00 Total 150.00 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a Repeater No project? Is this a Transferred No project? . . 2. Project Development Objective(s) A. Original Project Development Objectives - Parent The project development objective is to enable rural communities to benefit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities. B. Proposed Project Development Objectives - Additional Financing (AF) The project development objective is to enable rural communities to benefit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities. . 3. Project Description The proposed additional finance and changes include the following: Component A: secondary road (US$105 million) 1. Financial gaps for revised construction costs (US$69 m): The sub component is to cover the financial gaps of US$69 million for the construction of works for about 392 kilometer gravel road and 92 kilometer asphalt pavement upgrading. The roads have been identified in the parent project. 2. Network expansion (US$33.5 m): The sub component supports: (a) the civil works of extending road network to 2 selected isolated areas, namely Wakhan Corridor and Nuristan Province, which include about 100km road improved from donkey path to secondary road standard and about 20 kilometers asphalt pavement to connect provincial capital to national highway network; and (b) paving selected heavy traffic secondary road to corridors, which include asphalt pavement construction works on about 110 km road; 3. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) supports on national road network (about $2.5 million): O&M supports to MPW are focused to improve the capacity of 4 selected provincial departments (Bamiyan, Baghlan, Parwan and Kabul) and headquarter departments to improve the efficiency and lower down market barriers to involve mini and small rural enterprises and local communities in O&M. This subcomponent includes civil works of maintenance camps at selected locations, procurement and installation of emulsified and modified asphalt in the camps, procurement and installation of traffic counting and road condition data collection apparatus and technical assistance of transplant and mainstreaming road asset management system to existing government system, traffic counting and road condition data collection and evaluation, and setting up community based and output based maintenance mechanism. Component B: Tertiary Road (US$40 million) 4. Accessibility improvement and pilot job creation measures (US$38.5 million), which is mainly tertiary road construction and upgrading with aims to provide basic access (tertiary roads, about 150 km unpaved road) to villages in the above 2 isolated areas (Wakhan Corridor and Nuristan Province,) and improve accessibility in Bamiyan Valley (about 15 km paved road with local materials and traffic management facilities) and leverage job opportunities to the 4 selected areas that with national famous agriculture products or local handicrafts. The selected local products, e.g. Jalalabad Province fruit products and Logar Province porcelain products, are sensitive to transport services and the activities include construction of 100 km unpaved road and upgrading 150 km unpaved with low cost pavement. Relevant works to enhance the transport service chain, e.g. loading/unloading area, storage places, are also included with the road works. The beneficiary rural enterprises will be assigned with the responsibility of operation and maintenance. CDC and local provincial departments of rural development will monitor and evaluate the O&M performance. 5. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) supports for tertiary road network (US$1.5 million): The O&M activities are to be focused on the above selected provinces. MRRD is the rural infrastructure and service facilitator for villagers. O&M supports to MRRD are focused to assist provincial departments to set up tertiary road inventory system and supervise CDCs and beneficiary enterprises on O&M. Component C Institutional strengthening 5. Vocational training: Having seen the shortage of skill labor and experienced engineers in the job market, the project will enhance its vocational training program for road professionals. The subcomponent includes expanding internship programs to graduated professionals, and skill training to staff of contractors, employees of private consulting firms and local communities. The component will sponsor MPW and MRRD to utilize their own fixed asset, like classrooms, and hire experienced engineers and proper teachers via consultant contracts. 6. Other technical supports: include studies of commercializing implementation service delivery, analysis of feasible measures of enhancing the client functions of project planning, study of quality assurance and fiduciary (procurement, financial management and contract management) management; and policy research to involve private sector. In addition, the following changes are proposed: (i) update of the result framework to better capture the intended outcomes of the proposed scale up on job creation; (ii) triggering O.P. 4.11 Physical Cultural Resources to achieve added value; (iii) review and revision of Finance Management risk mitigation measures; (iv) extension of closing date of existing ARAP project by 2 years to March 31, 2020; (v) revision of components, costs and financing plan to reflect the proposed additional fund; and (vi) revision of disbursement estimation of both parent project and the additional finance. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The AF phase of the project will also be implemented in rural areas throughout the country by the PIUs of MRRD and MPW having headquarters in Kabul together with nine regional offices located at Mazar, Kundoz, Badakhshan, Kabul, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Heart, Gardiz and Bamiyan. More specifically, the AF activities will support Bamiyan Valley accessibility improvements, namely an area wide traffic calming measures to divert motor traffic out of 7 World Heritage sites and the resurfacing of the old access roads to the sites with local traditional materials to avoid vision intrusion. The entire engineering measures will make thorough improvements of culture heritage outstanding universal value (OUV); however, there could be very low probability of recoverable damages during the construction stage. This subcomponent brings restructuring of Safeguard policy of parent project. . 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Mohammad Yasin Noori ( GSU06 ) Obaidullah Hidayat ( GEN06 ) . 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 Yes Like ARAP parent project, physical activities to be supported by additional financing, the project would include improvement and rehabilitation of basic and all season access roads in rural Afghanistan. The specific roads from different parts of the country will be determined during project implementation and thus the Framework approach from the parent project will be applicable for the project restructuring phase. Though, to an extent, the implementation would cause limited impacts on the environment including soil erosion and subsequent water pollution, damage on vegetation including flora and fauna as well as noise and temporary dust pollution may occur mainly during construction. Therefore, OP/BP 4.01 is triggered. The project is Category B with partial assessment for environmental purposes. The environmental and social safeguards rating of parent project remains satisfactory. Through years, the client’s capacity has been developed and various safeguards tools have been prepared and effectively implemented. No major environmental and social safeguards related issue have been recorded. The restructuring phase of the project has included the resurfacing of access road to seven cultural sites including pedestrians walking roads, side ditches and car parking area rehabilitation Bamyan Valley Buddha site. Therefore, OP/BP 4.11 is triggered whereas, the existing ESMF is revised/updated to take into account the prerequisite of additional policy that have been triggered by the restructuring operations. Given the nature of the proposed works and their low potential environment impacts, site specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) will be prepared for each type of investments i.e. rehabilitation work, upgrading and improvement, stations and or pavements of basic access roads. These ESMPs will be integral part of the subprojects designs and construction practices to be followed by the contractors. For those works involving significant expansion/upgrading of roads, ESMF includes the guidelines and procedures for preparation and review of site specific ESMPs, Abbreviated RAPs and other safeguards tools to avoid, mitigate and minimize the impact. Information disclosure and public consultation conducted locally and at national level as per OP/BP 4.01 requirements. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes Considering the project nature, the project is unlikely to cause any significant impacts on natural habitats. Moreover, the negative list that prohibited impacts on Natural Habitats has been defined in the ESMF of parent project. The AF activities will NOT sponsor any proposals with adverse natural habitat impacts in the negative list. Forests OP/BP 4.36 No The AF or parent project will not involve forests and is unlikely to cause negative impacts on the quality of any forests. This policy is not triggered. Pest Management OP 4.09 No The AF or parent project will not involve use or procurement of pesticides. The policy is not triggered. Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 Yes OP 4.11 policy is triggered. The AF will fund Bamiyan Valley Accessibility Improvement measures, which include resurfacing access roads to 7 culture heritage sites in the Bamiyan Valley. The access improvement activities also support installation of pedestrian access facilities (strictly within right-of-way of existing roads), including small car parking facilities (located in government land and out of potential vision intrusion areas), and service ducts/pipes underneath roads, including water supply and drainage pipes and telecoms ducts. The provision of pedestrian access and restrictions on vehicular crossing /access to the World Heritage Property are expected to make a significant contribution to both cultural heritage outstanding universal value (OUV) and long term economic development in Bamyan. Impacts envisaged may relate to the damages caused by construction machines and tools to roadside heritage properties when executing pavement works. However, due to the reasons of avoiding vision intrusions, only local traditional materials are allowed to use for pavements and large concrete or asphalt machineries will be rigorously restricted. Thereby, the risks from the damages are very low. In addition, the possible discovery of archaeological sites or random findings during the excavation and earthworks may occur, which will require measures to manage chance finds; however, the pedestrian roads can be re aligned in such case and will not cause any PDO or output level failure. The alignment of the proposed activities are not expected to finalize before appraisal. Thereby, the updated ESMF for the AF activities include a ToR to guide preparation of Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP). There have also been a number of cultural heritage studies conducted within the world heritage site in Bamyan Valley, which will serve as a baseline for sub-project-specific CHMP. CHMP’s TOR consultations were conducted in Kabul on June, 01 2016 in order to discuss the aspects of physical cultural resources and to receive comments and recommendations on draft TOR. The PIU at MRRD (in collaboration with UNESCO and MoC) will prepare site specific CHMP once the specific alignments of all activities are finalized. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No This policy is not triggered as there are no Indigenous Peoples that meet the criteria of OP/BP 4.10 that could potentially benefit or be adversely affected by the Project's activities. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 Yes The AF activities are expected to have positive social impacts in the form of improved all season rural access road, and provide opportunities for temporary employment through the contractors. Based on the experience of the ongoing parent ARAP project, the road improvement works would not require significant land acquisition or relocation, with the exception of a small number of roads that may require some small land acquisition due to minor re-adjustments in curves and or width. In order to mitigate related impacts, an abbreviated Resettlement Framework (RF) of the original ARAP was updated by the PIUs at MPW and MRRD, which is an integral part of the updated ESMF. The abbreviated RF covers the process of identifying the anticipated impacts, consultation process during design and implementation stages, grievance mechanisms, implementation arrangements, monitoring mechanism, coordination with civil works, etc. Once the detailed designs for specific road sections are finalized and if any of those require land acquisition, an abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (Abbreviated RAP) will be prepared, locally disclosed and discussed with the affected people. The Government will be responsible for implementing of Abbreviated RAPs prior to commencement of civil works. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No The AF or parent project will not involve any dams. The policy is not triggered. Projects on International Waterways No The AF or parent project will not OP/BP 7.50 involve any international waterways. The policy is not triggered. Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 No The AF or parent project is not located in disputed areas. The policy is not triggered. . II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key 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: 1. AF activities is kept as Category B: The Additional Finance (AF) activities are not expected to have any major irreversible impacts, provided they are carefully selected and do not have irreversible impacts on PCR and Natural Habitats. Though, to a reduced extent, the implementation would cause limited impacts on the environment including soil erosion and subsequent water pollution, damage on vegetation and animals, and noise and dust problems mainly during construction. Therefore, OP/BP 4.01 is triggered. The project is Category B for environmental purpose. Information disclosure and public consultation will conducted per OP/BP 4.01 requirements and as per guidelines addressed in the updated ESMF. 2. Natural Habitats updated info: Same as parent project, the proposed project spreads over different part of rural Afghanistan, it is subject to the National Biodiversity Strategy Act 36 of Afghanistan Environmental Law which outlines the procedure for protection of the Habitats for Protected Species under Act 41. This law is in line with the triggered World Bank Policy Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04. The ESMF defines the procedure to mitigate the negative impacts on biodiversity. But till now, there has not been any proposed AF activities cross any protected area. 3. Triggering OP4.11 Physical Culture Resources: Also one of the AF sub components is focused on Accessibility Improvements in Bamyan Valley which intended to divert motor traffic out of culture heritage sites and improve the access road surfaces with local traditional materials. The proposed works will thoroughly improve the culture heritage outstanding universal value (OUV) and will not cause any significant irreversible long term impact. Given that only the traditional construction methods are allowed, during construction stage, there is very little possibility to cause any irreversible damage to the culture heritage sites. Moreover, the ESMF is revised to reflect the changes; and all major stakeholders, namely local government, Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) and UNESCO, have also been consulted, and will proceed the same over the planning, design and construction stages. 4. Updates on Land acquisition: Neither the parent project nor AF activities are undertaken financing of any form of massive land acquisition and will cause no restriction of access to sources of livelihoods. This is due to all physical activities are carried out within the existing right of way or government lands. Based on the experience of the previously completed sub-projects of the parent ARAP project, the road improvements may have little probabilities of requiring small land acquisition due to minor re-adjustments in curves and or width. In order to mitigate the potential social or economic impacts of any such minor land take or related impacts, therefore, an Abbreviated Resettlement Framework (RF) of the original ARAP was updated by the PIUs at MPW and MRRD to guide preparation of Abbreviated RAP (where needed). Overall, the potential social impacts of the project investments are expected to be of a small scale and site-specific; and thus easily remediable typical of category B projects. Any project-related social or economic displacement will be handled through the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plans (if needed). 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: No indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area have been identified. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The project does not include new developments, it will be rehabilitating existing roads, and therefore no alternatives were considered. It will improve sections of the existing lifeline road network critically important for rural livelihood. 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. The PIUs at MRRD and MoPW have over the years gained considerable experience and improved capacity in managing proper implementation supervision and monitoring of safeguard issues in projects. MRRD has been implementing several World Bank funded project such as NSP, NRAP, AREDP, as well as ARAP, the parent project, and has long history of working with donors. The existing ESMF of the original project is updated by the PIUs to reflect the changes in the AF which will be brought about by the triggering of policy, OP4.11 by construction work in Bamyan under component B. The PIUs at the MoPW and MRRD have also appointed safeguards focal points and gender focal points in all 9 regional offices to supervise implementation and monitoring, of ESMPs and Abbreviated RAPs (where required) as well as to report the level of safeguards compliances. Both the PIUs have safeguards units within their headquarters. The safeguard staff are trained and have specific terms of reference and to ensure effectiveness. Moreover, the community participatory monitoring approach and third party monitoring are being used to ensure safeguards implementation of the mitigation measures. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The major stakeholders are MRRD, MoPW, MoF, MoIC, UNESCO, MoUDA, provincial authorities, Social Inclusion Committees/CDCs, GRCs, including representatives of communities and women representatives. The safeguards officers and gender focal points will be responsible for undertaking meaningful consultations with all stakeholders, including communities and affected families. Especially, for Bamyan valley accessibility improvements measures, all major stakeholders, namely local government, Ministry of Information & Culture , MoUDA, and UNESCO, will be consulted over the planning, design and construction stages. . B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank 05-June-2016 Date of submission to InfoShop 25-June-2016 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of NA the EA to the Executive Directors "In country" Disclosure Afghanistan 25-June-2016 Comments : Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank 05-June-2016 Date of submission to InfoShop 25-June-2016 "In country" Disclosure Afghanistan 25-June-2016 Comments : 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 any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: . C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) Yes [ ] No [ 1X NA [ ] report? ] If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Practice Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] Manager (PM) review and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] incorporated in the credit/loan? 1 Multiple ESMPs will be prepared; the guideline are elaborated in the project ESMF OP/BP 4.04 - Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ X ] NA [ ] degradation of critical natural habitats? If the project would result in significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ X ] degradation of other (non-critical) natural habitats, does the project include mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank? OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] property? Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] potential adverse impacts on cultural property? OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] framework/process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] Practice Manager review the plan? Is physical displacement/relocation expected? Yes [ ] No [ ] TBD [ X ] Is economic displacement expected? (loss of assets or access Yes [ ] No [ ] TBD [ X ] to assets that leads to loss of income sources or other means of livelihoods) The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] included in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? . . III. APPROVALS . Task Team Leader(s): Name: Luquan Tian Approved By: Safeguards Advisor: Name: Maged Mahmoud Hamed Date: Practice Manager/Manager: Name: Date: