The objective of the Pap-Angren Railway Project is to reduce costs and provide connectivity between the Uzbek part of the Ferghana Valley and the rest of Uzbekistan thereby improving access and closing economic gap with the rest of Uzbekistan and international markets. ... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: it is necessary to minimize performance of works on railway construction which may cause the necessity of involuntary resettlement; when carrying out construction and rehabilitation works damage to houses and objects of infrastructure should be minimized; due to careful selection of necessary plots all the best should be done to minimize acquisition of productive and private lands and to avoid acquisition of lands where people live and carry out business activity; during designing acquisition of lands on permanent basis should be minimized; temporary negative impact on lands should be minimized by accurate implementation of construction/rehabilitation works; it is necessary to take additional measures on informing of households to minimize damage to available crops and fruits; it is necessary to make all efforts to use more public lands for construction of new railway ‘Angren-Pap’, and also to the most limit construction and repair works in irrigated plots. In case it appears impossible to avoid works in the territory of irrigated plots outside the settlements, damage to fields, crops and plantings should be compensated; the amount of compensations to households for the damage caused to crops and trees, will be determined basing on retail market prices; and households should have opportunity to declare their claims and to undertake actions directed on receiving of compensations.  See Less -

Document Type: Resettlement Plan Report No.: RP1696 Document Date: JAN 20, 2015

Document also available in: English Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The objective of the Western Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project for Indonesia is to support regional economic and social development in Indonesia by improving the condition of the national road network. ... See More + Negative impacts include: impacts on water resource, impacts on air quality, impacts on noise environment, impacts on traffic, adjoining properties, and utilities, human health and safety, impacts on flora and fauna, impacts on soil, disposal of waste, and impacts on cultural heritage. Mitigation measures include: 1) the contractor shall ensure that polluting effluent from all of the contractor's activities shall not exceed the values stated in the prescribed applicable Laws; 2) any damaging liquid or solid contaminant, such as hydraulic or lubricating oils, dropped or spilled upon any portion of the site work and adjacent environment, base camp, or haul route shall be cleaned up immediately by the contactor in order to avoid contamination of water and soil; 3) the asphalt mixing plant (AMP) shall be provided with a complete dust collector, i.e. dry cyclone and wet cyclone or filter tube system to ensure no air pollution in the atmosphere. If either of these systems is damaged or not functioning the equipment shall not be operated; 4) the contractor shall take all necessary precautions to minimize the amount of noise and vibrations coming from construction, transportation and quarrying activities, by all vehicles and equipment, through the use of modern vehicles and equipment and through good management and maintenance; 5) at all times during the time for completion the contractor shall maintain vehicular and pedestrian access to all houses, commercial, industrial and all other uses. Temporary accesses must provided where construction will close permanent access for any period of over six hours and all affected owners and community members must be notified at least twenty four hours in advance of any impact on accesses; 6) the contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety of the contractor's personnel and shall appoint an accident prevention officer at the Site, responsible for maintaining safety and protection against accidents; and 7) in order to avoid land sliding and erosion during excavation for borrow materials, the edge of a borrow pit shall be not closer than two metres from the toe of the embankment or ten metres from the top of any cutting.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E2593 Document Date: JUN 08, 2014

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The objective of the Western Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project for Indonesia is to support regional economic and social development in Indonesia by improving the condition of the national road network. ... See More + Negative impacts include: impacts on water resource, impacts on air quality, impacts on noise environment, impacts on traffic, adjoining properties, and utilities, human health and safety, impacts on flora and fauna, impacts on soil, disposal of waste, and impacts on cultural heritage. Mitigation measures include: 1) the contractor shall ensure that polluting effluent from all of the contractor's activities shall not exceed the values stated in the prescribed applicable Laws; 2) any damaging liquid or solid contaminant, such as hydraulic or lubricating oils, dropped or spilled upon any portion of the site work and adjacent environment, base camp, or haul route shall be cleaned up immediately by the contactor in order to avoid contamination of water and soil; 3) the asphalt mixing plant (AMP) shall be provided with a complete dust collector, i.e. dry cyclone and wet cyclone or filter tube system to ensure no air pollution in the atmosphere. If either of these systems is damaged or not functioning the equipment shall not be operated; 4) the contractor shall take all necessary precautions to minimize the amount of noise and vibrations coming from construction, transportation and quarrying activities, by all vehicles and equipment, through the use of modern vehicles and equipment and through good management and maintenance; 5) at all times during the time for completion the contractor shall maintain vehicular and pedestrian access to all houses, commercial, industrial and all other uses. Temporary accesses must provided where construction will close permanent access for any period of over six hours and all affected owners and community members must be notified at least twenty four hours in advance of any impact on accesses; 6) the contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety of the contractor's personnel and shall appoint an accident prevention officer at the Site, responsible for maintaining safety and protection against accidents; and 7) in order to avoid land sliding and erosion during excavation for borrow materials, the edge of a borrow pit shall be not closer than two metres from the toe of the embankment or ten metres from the top of any cutting.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E2593 Document Date: JUN 08, 2014

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The objective of the Western Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project for Indonesia is to support regional economic and social development in Indonesia by improving the condition of the national road network. ... See More + Negative impacts include: impacts on water resource, impacts on air quality, impacts on noise environment, impacts on traffic, adjoining properties, and utilities, human health and safety, impacts on flora and fauna, impacts on soil, disposal of waste, and impacts on cultural heritage. Mitigation measures include: 1) the contractor shall ensure that polluting effluent from all of the contractor's activities shall not exceed the values stated in the prescribed applicable Laws; 2) any damaging liquid or solid contaminant, such as hydraulic or lubricating oils, dropped or spilled upon any portion of the site work and adjacent environment, base camp, or haul route shall be cleaned up immediately by the contactor in order to avoid contamination of water and soil; 3) the asphalt mixing plant (AMP) shall be provided with a complete dust collector, i.e. dry cyclone and wet cyclone or filter tube system to ensure no air pollution in the atmosphere. If either of these systems is damaged or not functioning the equipment shall not be operated; 4) the contractor shall take all necessary precautions to minimize the amount of noise and vibrations coming from construction, transportation and quarrying activities, by all vehicles and equipment, through the use of modern vehicles and equipment and through good management and maintenance; 5) at all times during the time for completion the contractor shall maintain vehicular and pedestrian access to all houses, commercial, industrial and all other uses. Temporary accesses must provided where construction will close permanent access for any period of over six hours and all affected owners and community members must be notified at least twenty four hours in advance of any impact on accesses; 6) the contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety of the contractor's personnel and shall appoint an accident prevention officer at the Site, responsible for maintaining safety and protection against accidents; and 7) in order to avoid land sliding and erosion during excavation for borrow materials, the edge of a borrow pit shall be not closer than two metres from the toe of the embankment or ten metres from the top of any cutting.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E2593 Document Date: JUN 08, 2014

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The objective of the Western Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project for Indonesia is to support regional economic and social development in Indonesia by improving the condition of the national road network. ... See More + Negative impacts include: impacts on water resource, impacts on air quality, impacts on noise environment, impacts on traffic, adjoining properties, and utilities, human health and safety, impacts on flora and fauna, impacts on soil, disposal of waste, and impacts on cultural heritage. Mitigation measures include: 1) the contractor shall ensure that polluting effluent from all of the contractor's activities shall not exceed the values stated in the prescribed applicable Laws; 2) any damaging liquid or solid contaminant, such as hydraulic or lubricating oils, dropped or spilled upon any portion of the site work and adjacent environment, base camp, or haul route shall be cleaned up immediately by the contactor in order to avoid contamination of water and soil; 3) the asphalt mixing plant (AMP) shall be provided with a complete dust collector, i.e. dry cyclone and wet cyclone or filter tube system to ensure no air pollution in the atmosphere. If either of these systems is damaged or not functioning the equipment shall not be operated; 4) the contractor shall take all necessary precautions to minimize the amount of noise and vibrations coming from construction, transportation and quarrying activities, by all vehicles and equipment, through the use of modern vehicles and equipment and through good management and maintenance; 5) at all times during the time for completion the contractor shall maintain vehicular and pedestrian access to all houses, commercial, industrial and all other uses. Temporary accesses must provided where construction will close permanent access for any period of over six hours and all affected owners and community members must be notified at least twenty four hours in advance of any impact on accesses; 6) the contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety of the contractor's personnel and shall appoint an accident prevention officer at the Site, responsible for maintaining safety and protection against accidents; and 7) in order to avoid land sliding and erosion during excavation for borrow materials, the edge of a borrow pit shall be not closer than two metres from the toe of the embankment or ten metres from the top of any cutting.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E2593 Document Date: JUN 08, 2014

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The objective of the Western Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project for Indonesia is to support regional economic and social development in Indonesia by improving the condition of the national road network. ... See More + Negative impacts include: impacts on water resource, impacts on air quality, impacts on noise environment, impacts on traffic, adjoining properties, and utilities, human health and safety, impacts on flora and fauna, impacts on soil, disposal of waste, and impacts on cultural heritage. Mitigation measures include: 1) the contractor shall ensure that polluting effluent from all of the contractor's activities shall not exceed the values stated in the prescribed applicable Laws; 2) any damaging liquid or solid contaminant, such as hydraulic or lubricating oils, dropped or spilled upon any portion of the site work and adjacent environment, base camp, or haul route shall be cleaned up immediately by the contactor in order to avoid contamination of water and soil; 3) the asphalt mixing plant (AMP) shall be provided with a complete dust collector, i.e. dry cyclone and wet cyclone or filter tube system to ensure no air pollution in the atmosphere. If either of these systems is damaged or not functioning the equipment shall not be operated; 4) the contractor shall take all necessary precautions to minimize the amount of noise and vibrations coming from construction, transportation and quarrying activities, by all vehicles and equipment, through the use of modern vehicles and equipment and through good management and maintenance; 5) at all times during the time for completion the contractor shall maintain vehicular and pedestrian access to all houses, commercial, industrial and all other uses. Temporary accesses must provided where construction will close permanent access for any period of over six hours and all affected owners and community members must be notified at least twenty four hours in advance of any impact on accesses; 6) the contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety of the contractor's personnel and shall appoint an accident prevention officer at the Site, responsible for maintaining safety and protection against accidents; and 7) in order to avoid land sliding and erosion during excavation for borrow materials, the edge of a borrow pit shall be not closer than two metres from the toe of the embankment or ten metres from the top of any cutting.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E2593 Document Date: AUG 07, 2012

Document also available in: Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This note on integrating gender issues in community-based disaster risk management is the fourth in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in dis-aster risk management (DRM) in East Asia and the Pacific. ... See More + The first part of this note looks at reasons to adopt a gender sensitive approach for community based disaster risk management. The second part focuses on tools to support a gender conscious approach to community based DRM efforts. Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) is an approach that seeks to actively engage at risk communities in the identification, analysis, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities (ADPC 2004). The underlying rationale is that communities bearing the brunt of disasters have intimate knowledge of the issues and vulnerabilities they face and therefore, given appropriate support, are well-placed to identify solutions; plan and implement disaster risk reduction activities; and in the event of a disaster, manage relief and recovery efforts. The aim of disaster risk management is to reduce vulnerabilities and build the resilience of communities to external shocks of major hazard events. The CBDRM approach advocates equal community participation and involvement. It focuses on community vulnerabilities and is couched within the broader sustainable development and poverty reduction goals. Using a gender sensitive approach ensures that DRM is conducted in a comprehensive way, addressing the needs and harnessing the capacity of all people (women, girls, boys and men) living in the community. A gender sensitive CBDRM approach can have a positive impact on many aspects of women and men's lives. Working with existing women's networks helps strengthening women's participation in the community's decision-making processes. For example, women's participation can highlight issues related to gender-based violence and strengthen women's roles in community-based early warning systems. It can also be used to elevate the role of women as leaders who can drive a risk reduction agenda in support of community development goals.  See Less -

Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 65836 Document Date: NOV 28, 2011

Author: Rex, Helene Carlsson; Trohanis, Zoe Disclosure Status: Disclosed

With the goal of increasing effectiveness in reducing poverty in all of its forms the World Bank undertakes studies about gender equality. This report is one of several already undertaken in other countries of South and Central America. ... See More + It examines the relationship between gender discrimination and poverty, and women's access to political, economic, cultural, and social resources, and consequently recommends policies to improve the status of women by reducing socioeconomic inequality between men and women. This report focuses especially "negros" (Black), "pardos" (mixed ethnicity), and indigenous women and groups, because their situation requires the most urgent intervention. The report analyzes the condition of women from the standpoint of demographics, health indicators, causes and effects of violence, education indicators, labor market trends, and social protection.  See Less -

Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 33341 Document Date: JAN 01, 2003

Author: Abreu, Anabela; Furtado, Angela; Magalhaes, Antonio; Parel, Chris; Gross, Daniel; Chalmers, Geoffrey; Perry, Guillermo; May, Ernesto; Nankani, Gobind; Von Amsberg, Joachim; Garrison, John; Redwood, John; Nyairo, Selpha; Cunningham, Wendy; De Paiva Abreu, Alice; Sabola, Ana Lucia; Sorj, Bila; Moreira Alves, Branca; Pereira de Mello, Hildete; Pitanguy, Jacqueline; Lavinas, Lena; Heilborn, Maria Luiza; Cardoso, Ruth; Schumauer, Schuma; Lobo, Thereza Disclosure Status: Disclosed