The development objective of the Second Phase of Reaching All Children with Education Support Project for Lebanon aims to contribute to minimize the short and medium-term costs of displacement for refugee families, while strengthening the long-term capacity of the Lebanese education system to prepare children for life and work once regional stability returns.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) promote environmental and social sustainability in the Program design - avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse impacts, and promote informed decision making relating to the program’s environmental and social impacts; (ii) avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse impacts on natural habitats and physical cultural resources resulting from the program; (iii) protect public and worker safety against the potential risks associated with: (a) construction and or operations of facilities or other operational practices under the program; (b) exposure to toxic chemicals, hazardous wastes, and other dangerous materials under the program; and (c) reconstruction or rehabilitation of infrastructure located in areas prone to natural hazards; (iv) manage land acquisition and loss of access to natural resources in a way that avoids or minimizes displacement, and assists the affected people in improving, or at the minimum restoring, their livelihoods and living standards; (v) give due consideration to the cultural appropriateness of, and equitable access to, program benefits, giving special attention to the rights and interests of the Indigenous Peoples and to the needs or concerns of vulnerable groups; and (vi) avoid exacerbating social conflict, especially in fragile states, post-conflict areas, or areas subject to territorial disputes.
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The development objective of the Second Phase of Reaching All Children with Education Support Project for Lebanon aims to contribute to minimize the short and medium-term costs of displacement for refugee families, while strengthening the long-term capacity of the Lebanese education system to prepare children for life and work once regional stability returns.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) promote environmental and social sustainability in the Program design - avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse impacts, and promote informed decision making relating to the program’s environmental and social impacts; (ii) avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse impacts on natural habitats and physical cultural resources resulting from the program; (iii) protect public and worker safety against the potential risks associated with: (a) construction and or operations of facilities or other operational practices under the program; (b) exposure to toxic chemicals, hazardous wastes, and other dangerous materials under the program; and (c) reconstruction or rehabilitation of infrastructure located in areas prone to natural hazards; (iv) manage land acquisition and loss of access to natural resources in a way that avoids or minimizes displacement, and assists the affected people in improving, or at the minimum restoring, their livelihoods and living standards; (v) give due consideration to the cultural appropriateness of, and equitable access to, program benefits, giving special attention to the rights and interests of the Indigenous Peoples and to the needs or concerns of vulnerable groups; and (vi) avoid exacerbating social conflict, especially in fragile states, post-conflict areas, or areas subject to territorial disputes.
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Lebanon is an upper middle income country with average inequality for countries in the Middle East and North Africa. At the outset of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) period, in 2011, a unity government fell apart, and this inauspicious political development was compounded by the onset of the crisis in Syria that brought numerous security issues and an influx of refugees.
... See More + Both the domestic political instability and the refugee influx constituted a challenging background for implementation of a Bank program that had difficulty finding a proper footing to foster reform. In response to the Syrian crisis, the Bank supported the government by preparing the Roadmap of Priority Interventions for Stabilization from the Syrian Conflict. This was presented to the Permanent Members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council in September 2013, and positioned the Bank as one of the leaders in the international response to the Syrian crisis. The CPS areas of focus reflected the directions and priorities of the government’s Progress and Development program: energy, water, transport, municipal and urban development, social protection, and fiscal management. The Completion learning review (CLR) was candid and well done. Its presentation was consistent with the CPS progress report objectives and results framework. It contained adequate evidence and analysis of implementation of the Bank Group program, including International Finance Corporation (IFC) interventions and presented a good discussion of how the World Bank Group (WBG) dealt with fiduciary and safeguard issues. Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) agrees with the lessons in the CLR, primarily about flexibility, adaptation and simplicity of design, improving project implementation, political economy, government ownership, and lessons from emergency projects. Overall, the Bank attempted to balance the need to address the issues arising from the Syrian refugee influx, with the requirement to continue supporting medium-term reforms that foster jobcreating growth.
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