INTEGRATEDSAFEGUARDSDATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: 83879 Date ISDS Prepared: December 9, 2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data CounbV: Papua New Guinea I Project ID: Pl45864 I Additional Proiect ID (if any): PrOfect Name: Renewable Energy Resource Maooing and Geosoatial Planning Task Team Leader: Roberto Aiello (Gerard Fae, co-TTL) Estimated Aooraisal Date: N/A I Estimated Board Date: N/A Manaliillli Unit: EASNS I Lending Instrument: N/A Sector: Energv Theme: IBRD Amount (US$m.): IDA Amount (US$m.): GEF Amount (US$m.): PCF Amount (US$m.): Other financing amounts by source: US$1.05 million ESMAP Environmental Catel!orv: B Simolified Processing Simole fxl Reoeater [] Is this a transferred oroi ect Yes fl No fxl B. Project Objectives: The Project Development Objective (PDO) for this operation is to improve the awareness of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the private sector of tbe resource potential for biomass, small hydropower, solar and wind, and provide the Government with a spatial planning framework to guide commercial investment in the sector. C. Project Description: This multi-year, ESMAP-funded technical assistance activity will carry out small hydro, solar and wind resource mapping and spatial planning at the national level in PNG (biomass is planned to be included once the implementation arrangements firm up). The activity will follow the five non-sequential phases outlined by ESMAP, consisting of: (i) Phase I: initial scoping, data collection and preliminary meso-scale mapping (for solar/wind) using satellite data, atmosphere models and existing ground measurements, (ii) Phase 2: commissioning of ground-based data collection and assessment, (iii) Phase 3: production of a validated atlas for the RE resource in question and dissemination of commissioned data, (iv) Phase 4: carrying out geospatial planning and a Strategic Environmental ~d Social Assessment I (SESA), whereby RE resource mapping outputs are analyzed alongside other geospatial and environmental data to determine zones most appropriate for development, (v) Phase 5: development of policy conclusions and their incorporation into government policy frameworks to help guide commercial investment in a way that is consistent with economic, social and environmental objectives. Due to PNG's relatively low starting point in terms of resource awareness it is expected that this activity will need to complete Phases 1-5 for each RE resource, . except where initial outputs suggest that further work is unnecessary (e.g. for solar). The resource mapping will be undertaken by one or more preselected international consultants under framework contracts established by GSD with ESMAP support. All work will follow the latest guidance and standards, and will benefit from the standards and partnerships established under the ESMAP initiative and from continuous lesson-learning over the course of the activity. The ownership of any meteorological equipment installed will be assigned to MET Services, Government of Papua New Guinea upon finalization of the ground based measurement campaign financed. by this project, with an agreement in place for them to be responsible for ongoing upkeep and maintenance of all or some of them. Long term data collection will contribute to reduce the uncertainty associated to inter-annual variability, and provide useful information to the global scientific community. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known): The resource mapping will be undertaken at a national level. Work undertaken in Phase I, Phase 3 and Phase 5 will not involve physical works. Phase 2 will involve the commissioning of ground based data. collection, and will require some physical works, namely the positioning of ground-based measurement equipment. While expected to be on government land, the specific location and salient physical characteristics of the most suitable data collection sites will not be known until the completion of Phase I. The location of sites of future RE installations are not known at this stage, and would in addition to technical criteria also require that either land is acquired for the purpose or the beneficiary community (or communities) agree to make voluntary donations of the land required based on a process of free, prior, and informed consultation. The Bank team will supervise this process accordingly and consult with the WB's Safeguards Secretariat as needed. E. Borrower's Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies: This project is a World Bank executed non-lending technical assistance undertaken in close cooperation with the Energy Division of the Department of Petroleum and Energy (DPE) and PNG Power. DPE and PNG Power do not have recent experience in implementing World Bank- supported projects and have little or no internal environmental or social management capacity. The consultants procured to undertake the SESA will be responsible for developing generic guidelines that: (i) identify the environmental and social issues, constraints and risks associated with local RE investments, (ii) develop the corresp9nding measures to ensure compliance with the relevant World Bank safeguard policies, including Terms of Reference (ToRs) for preparation for the preparation of potential safeguards documents of individual projects that may be proposed and based on this, (iii) undertake a capacity building program on safeguard preparation and management for government and regulatory officials, and for commercial developers. 2 The role of the World Bank in supervision of the social and environmental aspects of the PNG Renewable· Energy Resource Mapping and Geospathil Planning Project would end when this project closes. Unless the World Bank were to become involved in the financing of any RE investments (i.e. under a subsequent project), ensuring compliance with World Bank standards and policies for documents by subsequent RE developer(s) not financed by the World Bank and I or for those undertaken after the closing of the WB-financed PNG Renewable Energy Resource Mapping and Geospatial Planning Project would be the decision of the GoPNG: This may pose a risk that agreed social and environmental meas'ures may not be implemented fully in subsequent RE projects which could lead to negative social and I or environmental impacts. However, DPE and PNG Power have specifically sought WB technical assistance support in order to benefit from WB experience on hydropower development, and bo.th GoPNG and WB view the PNG Renewable Energy Resource Mapping and Geospatial Planning Project as part of a longer term engagement in the energy sector, so it is not expected that GoPNG would reverse the agreed safeguards approach. Any civil works related to the PNG Renewable Energy Resource Mapping and Geospatial Planning Project undertaken while the proposed Project is under implementation (e.g. ground- based measuring equipment) would be undertaken in compliance with Woild Bank policies, even if the World Bank may not finance the civil works. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team: James Monday Senior Environmental Specialist Asger Christensen Lead Social Developp1ent Consultant II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered (please expla/11 wily) Yes No TBD Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X OP4.01 is triggered due to the environmental and social impacts ofRE investments, when implemented. Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) I X I OP4.04 is triggered as REinvestments such as small scale hydropower, when implemented, may be located in and would affect natural habitats Forests (OP/BP 4.36) I I X Pest Management (OP 4.09) I I X I There is no pest management required as part of the project design. Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) I I X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X I I OP4.10 is triggered because IPs are present in the RE projects areas of influence. The rural communities that will benefit from and be affected by RE projects exhibit the four characteristics that the policy uses to identify indill.enous peoples. Involuntarv Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X I OP4.12 Involuntary Resettlement is triggered since (a) the installation of ground-based measurement equipment under Phase 2 of the project may be on both government and private land, and (b) future small-scale RE projects benefitting local communities may be established on project acquired land or 3 Safel!llard Policies Trie;e;ered (please explain why) .Yes I No I TBD beneficiary communities voluntarily donated land based on a process of free, prior, and informed consultation. Safety of Dams (OPIBP 4.37) I I X This pn~iect does not involve the construction or operation of dams. Projects on International Waterways (OPIBP 7.50) I X I This· project is not located on or near international waterways. Projects in Disputed Areas (OPIBP 7.60) I X I This proiect is not located on or near disputed areas. Piloting the Use of Borrower Systems to Address X Environmental and Social Safeguard Issues in Bank- Supported Projects (OPIBP 4.00) III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN The environmental safeguard policy that would be triggered by future development of specific local REinvestments, if the World Bank were to participate in fmancing the development of the these (i.e. under a subsequent project), is likely to be Environmental Assessment OP4.01, Natural 'Habitats OP4.04. · The social safeguard policies that would be triggered by future development of specific local RE investments, if the World Bank were to participate in fioancing the development of the these (i.e. under a subsequent project), is OP4.1 0: Indigenous Peoples; and OP4.12 Involuntary Resettlement. The SESA will include development of an environmental and social screening process and methodology to enable identification and management of environmental and social issues of future RE projects. This will. involve: (i) identification of the generic environmental and social issues, constraints and risks associated with local.RE investments, (ii) development of guidelines on the corresponding measures to ensure compliance with the relevant World Bank safeguard policies, , including tors of reference for preparation for the preparation of potential safeguards documents of individual projects that may be proposed and (iii) a capacity building program on safeguard preparation and management for govemmimt and regulatory officials, and for commercial developers. The TORs for the SESA will include an outline for the table of contents of the SESA, which will be prepared during implementation of this project. While specific potential sites for different types ofRE investments (biomass, small hydropower, wind, and solar) will only emerge during Phase 2-5 of the proposed project, initial data indicate that small hydropower and biomass would be the likely sources of RE in the PNG Highlands, with wind and solar in the coastal regions. At the same time, the environmental and social contexts of the Highlands and the coastal regions also differ. The SESA will account for the potential generic environmental and social impacts of the different RE options in these two contexts along with the corresponding generic environmental and social safeguard mitigation measures to provide guidance for the preparation and review of the individual project level environmental and social safeguards documents. However, it is important to highlight the key environmental and social issues which are: 4 Key Environmental issues: individual RE sub projects/investments are likely to be small scale in terms of size, footprint and budget, with associated potential impacts also likely to be small and local, readily avoided or otherwise managed with tangible mitigation measures. These types of impacts will vary depending on the type of sub project, but none are expected to be long lasting or have a residual or cumulative effect. However, they would require proper planning, site selection and tangible mitigation plans. A few may possibly require full environmental impact assessments. The exact process to be followed to evaluate these sub projects, to determine their impacts and to develop and apply the mitigation measures will be done compliant with OP4.01, if these sub projects were to be included in a project that is supported by the World Bank. The SESA recommendations regarding planning and implementing these types of projects will be made consistent with the requirements ofOP4.01. Key social issues: The rural communities that will benefit from and be affected by RE projects exhibit the four characteristics that the World Bank Operational Policy 4.10 on Indigenous Peoples uses to identify indigenous peoples. These characteristics are: (a) self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others; (b) collective attachment to geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories and to the natural resources in these habitats and territories; (c) distinctive customary cultural, economic, social, or political institutions, and (d) indfgenous hinguages. The basis for reaching agreement on specific RE projects would be a process of free, prior, and informed consuitation that starts early in the preparation phase, and that results in broad community support/demand for the project in question and culturally appropriate social and economic project related benefits. The parties to this consultation process will on the one hand be the project developer (with oversight and monitoring by GoPNG), and on the other hand the men and women from the community or communities that benefit from a particular RE project, and that own or have interests in the land, and other natural resources affected by that project. The approach to information dissemination and consultation on specific RE projects will be designed to ensure: (i) that both men and women receive timely and adequate information to make informed decisions, (ii) that the consultations are undertaken at locations and with groups of people that are meaningful in terms of the rights and interests in the project area, (iii) that the approach itself is accepted by the involved social groups and their representatives, and (iv) that it results in decisions that responds to the interests and concerns of both women and men in the RE project area, and advance the objectives of the project in question (e.g. with regard to access to the land required for the RE facilities , and sustainable operation and maintenance of these). The land requirements for the small-scale RE projects will be modest, and there may be no land acquisition antiCipated for these. Even though in PNG about 97% of all land is held under customary ownership by local communities, and access to the use of land and resources for construction of a particular RE project would only be obtained through documented voluntary donations from the beneficiary community (or communities) based on the free, prior, and informed consultation process outlined above, there may be occurrences for land acquisition. Hence, the triggering of OP 4.12 applies to the RE projects. The recommendations of the SESA regarding planning and implementing the RE projects will be· made consistent with the requirements of both OP4.1 0 and OP4. 12. 5 The consultation process would be supplemented by institutional arrangements using existing systems and· structures for handling of complaints and grievances that are accepted by the involved communities and that provide for timely resolution, and by documentation requirements comprising: (i) records on consultations and agreements, (ii) monitoring of the implementation of agreements on community benefits and obligations, and (iii) records on the management and resolution of complaints. The installation of ground-based ·measurement equipment under Phase 2 of the project is expected to be on government land. At the conclusion of Phase I, the consultants will prepare a Candidate Site Identification Report for the number of wind measurement masts, which are primarily expected to be located at secured areas such as government offices, police stations, or military areas. The shortlisted sites will then be visited by a small team, including relevant experts from the consultant team, the World Bank and client representatives to assess any localized site constraints or potentially adverse impacts, before recommending a final set of measurement sites. Following the field visits the Consultant will prepare and submit a Phase 2 Implementation Plan containing· final site selection details, arrangements for permitting, safeguards mitigation measures, commissioning and maintenance, and proposed capacity building measures. Physical cultural resource issues: While the location of sites for future RE investments is not known, potential adverse impacts on arcl\aeological or contemporary sites of cultural importance need to be avoided through consultation on the location of such sites with the communities benefitting from RE projects, and procedures will need to be specified in case a chance find of any artifact/site of archeological significance occurs during construction IV. APPROVALS §ii!ned and submitted bv: Task Team Leader: Roberto G. Aiello Date ADDroved bV: Regional Safeguards Adviser: Ruxandra Floroiu, Act~ RSA Date AA b.!to/!4./Mr. n.j). '3 )Ao/3 Comments: 'I Sector Manager: Micbe~K~ Date ,)\ I I 'l I U.l~ Comments: 6