The development objectives of the Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project for India are: (i) to build tangible human and technical capacity in selected state pollution control agencies of the Borrower for undertaking environmentally sound remediation of polluted sites; and (ii) to support the development of a policy, institutional, and methodological framework for the Borrower to establish a national program for rehabilitation of polluted sites.
... See More + This restructuring will: (i) cancel United States (U.S.) 14.35 million dollars (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)) and U.S. 2.89 million dollars (International Development Association (IDA)) financing of the project; and (ii) extend the closing date from September 15, 2017 to March 31, 2018. While, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) based on an assessment of Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF and CC), requested for cancelling U.S. 14.67 million dollars IBRD and U.S. 2.89 dollars IDA financing, the available balance under IBRD allocation (after accounting for U.S. 0.32 million dollars disbursed so far) is only U.S. 14.35 million dollars. Hence, it is presented to cancel U.S. 14.35 million dollars IBRD allocation (the available balance) and U.S. 2.89 dollars IDA. Other changes to the project are: (i) dropping Noor Mohammad Kunta (NMK) lake remediation sub-project in Telangana, which cannot be implemented due to the uncertainty in land ownership of some portion of the lake land; (ii) revision of cost allocations reflecting the above cancellation; and (iii) revision of results framework to reflect dropping of NMK lake sub-project and target dates for achieving the results.
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The development objective of the Aviation Investment Project (TvAIP) for Tuvalu is to improve operational safety and oversight of international air transport infrastructure.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are includes : (i) include transport of materials and equipment to construction lay down area (likely to be located at the airport) in the TMP e.g. covering of loads, maximum speed, designated travel times and notification of police andother required departments (e.g. hospital and schools); (ii) minimize erosion and design erosion protection measures according to international good practice standards, including incorporation of effective drainage systems (soakage pits) and consideration of surface flow paths; (iii) ensure all equipment is serviced and issued with warrant of fitness (as required). Any machinery deemed to be polluting the air must be replaced (or fixed) on instruction by the Client’s Consulting Engineer and/or MCT; (iv) ensure wash down areas with respective collection and treatment systems are designated within the construction camp (e.g. settling pond or tank and concrete slurry treatment) prior to works commencing; (v) contractors should include maximum rainwater reclamation and water conservation or efficiency in all components; (vi) identify approved service providers for collection and disposal of waste and stipulate conditions of carriage; (vii) contractor to identify shipping route and licensed disposal facilities for all exported waste; (viii) ensure containment facilities are set up for the transport of hazardous waste substances that are to be disposed of at licensed waste facility (trans-boundary); (ix) minimize time and size of ground disturbing activities to workable size at any one time. Vegetation to be removed manually, strictly no use of herbicides or pesticides; (x) ensure all construction waste material is recycled or packed up for transport off island. The municipal landfill on Funafuti is not suitable for disposal of construction waste generated from the TvAIP; (xi) lubricants shall be collected and recycled if suitable. All waste lubricants shall be removed from island as hazardous waste; (xii) dust masks and personnel protective equipment must be available for workers during dust generating activities (e.g. pavement milling); (xiii) regularly check and maintain machinery, equipment and vehicle conditions to ensure appropriate use of mufflers, etc.; (xiv) use plant species characteristic for the landscape in the course of restoration of the vegetation cover; (xv) used oil to be collected and taken off island (for disposal or cleaning at approved facility) at completion of works if no on island disposal or recycling facility available;
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The Government of Indonesia has requested the World Bank to assist Indonesia with the implementation of the HCFC Phase-Out Plan for the foam sector, which is part of the overall HCFC Phase-Out Management Plan (HPMP).
... See More + The implementation of the HPMP is supported by a grant from the Multilateral Fund to assist Indonesia to meet its obligations under the Montreal Protocol. The implementation of the HPMP is led by UNDP as Lead Implementing Agency, with the World Bank as Cooperating Agency for the foam sector. The objective of the Hydrochloroflurocarbon (HCFC) Phase-out in the Polyurethane (PU) Foam Sector Project is to provide investment support in the form of Financial Incentives to four large, eight medium size and 201 small foam producing companies in the remaining PU foam subsectors, and two foam system houses, to phase out HCFC-141b in these companies and introduce alternative, non-HCFC consuming production technologies. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: enterprises that convert to pre-blended HFO should include adequate environment and safety measures in their SOPs, which will be checked by the PMU. For companies converting to cyclo-pentane, the safety requirements associated with the use of flammable hydrocarbons present operational challenges, in particular for smaller foam enterprises. Therefore, the World Bank’s Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) policy is triggered. Provided the environmental assessment above, participating companies planning to use hydrocarbons will need to prepare a site-specific Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the conversion to address the safety concerns of cyclo-pentane use.
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The development objective of the Water and Sanitation Service Improvement Project for Kenya is to increase access to water supply and sanitation services in the project implementing entities’ service areas.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) control of dust and hydrocarbon fumes during trenching and excavation; (2) control noise to be within the recommended limits to avoid disturbance of neighbors; (3) prevention of accidents protection against advanced health effects; (4) sensitize the public on consequences of accumulation of stagnant water around the water kiosks; and (5) provision of a means to allow migration of fish and other aquatic organism upstream and downstream across the weir.
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The development objective of the Solid Waste Management Project for West Bank and Gaza is to improve solid waste disposal services in the middle and southern Gaza Strip.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are included : (i) contamination of groundwater and soil by leachate, and Toilet Drainage during operation phase; (ii) noise impacts caused by Waste Vehicles and Electrical Generator; (iii) deterioration of air quality by dust caused by waste collection vehicles; (iv) regular maintenance of the leachate tank and collection system; (v) limiting operation works to daytime; (vi) schedule the movement of vehicles carefully; (vii) covering the waste vehicles when transport the waste; (viii) revegetation/planting around the transfer station; (ix)improve the Solid Waste Collection system in the region surrounding the transfer station (Optimization of Waste Collection); (x) verify, investigate, and act to determine the validity of received grievance.
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The development objective of the Solid Waste Management Project for West Bank and Gaza is to improve solid waste disposal services in the middle and southern Gaza Strip.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are included : (i) contamination of groundwater and soil by leachate, and Toilet Drainage during operation phase; (ii) noise impacts caused by Waste Vehicles and Electrical Generator; (iii) deterioration of air quality by dust caused by waste collection vehicles; (iv) regular maintenance of the leachate tank and collection system; (v) limiting operation works to daytime; (vi) schedule the movement of vehicles carefully; (vii) covering the waste vehicles when transport the waste; (viii) revegetation/planting around the transfer station; (ix)improve the Solid Waste Collection system in the region surrounding the transfer station (Optimization of Waste Collection); (x) verify, investigate, and act to determine the validity of received grievance.
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Uses of main primary energy resources, such as coal, oil, and solid biomass, are directly linked with adverse impacts on human health. Air pollution emitted from various activities in the energy supply chains is the main risk factor to human health, along with accidental and occupational risk exposures.
... See More + Estimates of premature deaths are over four million per year for ambient air pollution (2015) and household or indoor air pollution (2012). More than 80 percent of the mortality from ambient air pollution emitted from the energy supply chains occurs in developing countries. The impact of household air pollution, mainly from traditional biomass used for cooking and space heating, disproportionately falls on women and children under age five years. Acute respiratory infections, mainly caused by household air pollution, are one of the largest categories of deaths (64 percent) of children under age five years in developing countries. These statistics indicate the deep nexus between the energy supply chain and human health. Yet, the negative implications for human health from energy use often receive inadequate consideration. It is critically important to take account of these human health impacts in developing energy supply plans and energy policies in developing countries.
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Policy Research Working Paper WPS8129 JUN 29, 2017
Carbon finance (CF) has been one of the Bank Group’s first and longest engagements for mitigating climate change. Carbon finance as a subcomponent of climate finance is a generic term used for the revenue streams that can be generated by sale of project-based GHG emission reductions or from payments involving carbon sequestration and storage from forests.
... See More + The World Bank Group launched CF with interest to support development of a global carbon market that will reduce the cost of achieving GHG emission reductions and facilitate sustainable development. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the role and contributions of the WBG in CF in relation to the needs and priorities of its clients and its potential comparative advantages and draw lessons to inform the WBG’s strategic direction in CF. The evaluation will look at the four dimensions to assess the potential comparative advantages of the WBG in CF. On the WBG portfolio, the focus will only be on the CF portfolio and will not include the broad scope of climate finance. The primary audience for this evaluation is the WBG’s Board of Directors, senior management and staff involved in carbon finance, climate mitigation policy and related operations. Other stakeholders include the donor sponsors providing trust funds to the WBG. These stakeholders will have an incentive to know about the performance and effectiveness of the carbon finance activities, the key drivers of success, how those drivers changed over time, and how future operations can be improved. The evaluation will also be of interest to climate policy evaluation specialists and researchers as well as policymakers and regulatory agencies who want to understand the impact of WBG operations on international carbon finance and how carbon finance operations or similar GHG mitigation policies could be made more effective. Bilateral and multilateral institutions may also be interested to know about what works in carbon finance. Host country governments, civil society and NGOs will also have an interest in this evaluation, especially in terms of how such interventions contribute to reducing GHG emissions and create opportunities for sustainable social and economic development at different levels.
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The Somalia Emergency Drought and Resilience Project (SEDRP) includes support to FAO for strengthening rural food security and livelihoods resilience.
... See More + The project will be implemented by extending multi-sector support to FAO for scaling up and strengthening their ongoing programmatic interventions for famine prevention, drought response and resilience building. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: use trees, grass, grass mats, or mesh to stabilize dunes and prevent their spread; plant vegetative windbreaks to reduce soil erosion from wind; re-vegetate denuded areas to reduce soil erosion from runoff; take other conservation and prevention measures, such as more efficient use of fuel, improved dryland farming, and livestock improvement programs, to reduce crop and herd quantities and improve quality; vegetate areas around fields to prevent nutrient runoff from croplands; vegetate riparian areas to prevent erosion along stream banks, leaving 50-m-wide strips between waterways and croplands; collect agricultural wastewater from intensive livestock operations in holding lagoons; establishment of a funding mechanism based on the lucrative sectors such as meat, poultry; a recycling program based on the needs expressed and funded by a mechanism to study; a support program for the installation of all livestock farming professionals; and an accurate assessment of the need for professionals of all levels for a relevant distribution in areas of livestock farming.
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The Committee for Roads within the Ministry of Investment and Development (MID) of the Republic of Kazakhstan is currently implementing the Centre-South Road Reconstruction Project (CSRP) which covers the road corridor between Astana and Almaty.
... See More + The project, Balkhash-Burylbaital section is a 297 km section of CSRP corridor which passes through the territory of Karaganda and Zhambyl oblasts, will be considered for financing under the East-West Road Project (EWRP) currently proposed for restructuring. In accordance with the requirements of the Government of Kazakhstan, the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report was prepared for the 297 km road (6 sections) from Balkhash to Burylbaital (1855-2152 km). A draft detailed environmental and social management plan for these six sections have been cleared and disclosed in country and on the World Bank external website on June 1, 2017. Both the CSRP and the EWRP projects are assigned an environmental category A. Accordingly, the ESIA report structure has been prepared as suggested by the World Bank’s operational policies and related guidelines triggering policies OP 4.01 environmental assessment, and OP 4.11 physical cultural resources. Based on the impact analysis addressed in the original ESIA, the current ESMP for the noted road sections acknowledges the proximity of the sensitive natural habitats and measures relevant to the OP 4.04 natural habitat and is now triggered; it also considers and follows the WBG EHS guidelines.
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The development objective of the Ozone Depleting Substances Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) Phase-Out Project for Jordan is to support Jordan in its overall efforts to meet its Montreal protocol HCFC phase-out obligations, and to strengthen the capacity of the responsible government entities to continue to effectively implement the Montreal protocol.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) enterprises’ managers and operational staff will be trained annually on environment and health and safety requirements during the foam conversion under the project; (2) safety audits before the start-up of normal foam production using hydrocarbons will be carried out by technical consultants hired by the National Ozone Unit (NOU); and (3) one of the staff in the project management unit (PMU) in the NOU will be dedicated to supporting conversions in the facilities, including environmental safety concerns and training associated with technology changes.
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The development of the Third Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC Phase-Out Project (ODS3) to support Jordan in its overall efforts to meet iits Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out obligations, and to strengthen the capacity of the responsible government entities to continue to effectively implement the Montreal Protocol.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are includes : (i) avoid any spills during the storage and production by means of constructing storage facilities, pipelines and polyurethane foaming machine according to strictest machine construction standards; (ii) hazard communication and training programs to prepare workers to recognize and respond to workplace chemical hazards; (iii) use magnetic couplings always when possible to avoid polyol spill or leakages from the pumps; (iv) always ground or electrically bond both the source container and the receiving container, and transfer pump before transferring contents; (v) storage area must be kept clean and free of rags, mops, and similar equipment; (vi) provide secondary containment for all on-site hazardous waste and waste storage facilities; (vii) full commitment to wearing the personnel protective equipment against fugitive emission, hand injuries, slip hazard, manual handling; (viii) The workers should receive proper safety training and proved to be qualified through tests before assuming the position; when the use of hazardous chemicals is involved, a safety facilitator/officer with adequate knowledge of safety operations and of hazardous chemicals should be recruited.
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The development objective of the Xinjiang Yining Urban Transport and Environment Project for China is to improve transport mobility and accessibility to selected areas of Yining municipality in a safe, sustainable, and inclusive manner.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) timely and full cash compensation will be provided to the affected villages and households; (2) the owner and government agencies concerned will provide employment training, employment information, job referral, and other assistance to the affected person (APs), who will be eligible for placement to public welfare jobs or jobs generated during project construction; (3) the demolished house will be compensated for at the appraised price, which will not be less than the benchmark rate under the project without regard to depreciation; old building materials may be reused; moving and transition subsidies will be granted; (4) the owner will grant compensation to proprietors at full replacement cost; and (5) all land-expropriated farmer (LEFs) are workers of the cow farm, and those eligible may cover endowment insurance for urban and rural residents.
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The development objective of the Xinjiang Yining Urban Traffic and Environmental Improvement Project for China is to improve transport mobility and accessibility to selected areas of Yining municipality in a safe, sustainable, and inclusive manner.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) favorable circular income-generating pattern should be established to provide employment services to minority women; (ii) the employment rights and interests of minority residents should be protected; (iii) the ethnic and religious affairs bureau should give education on ethnic customs to the construction agency to avoid disputes; (iv) systematic knowledge training on leaders of project agencies should be strengthened to improve management and decision-making level; (v) customs of minority construction workers should be respected, and cooking ranges may be set up separately.Customs of minority construction workers should be respected, and cooking ranges may be set up separately; (vi) the working environment should be suited to minority customs, and minority women should receive equal pay for equal work; and (vii) the employment rights and interests of minority residents should be protected.
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The development objective of the Industrial Pollution Management Project for Vietnam is to improve compliance with industrial wastewater treatment regulations in four of the most industrialized provinces in Vietnam.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measure are include : (i) Domestic wastewater from the operations of the workers should be collected and treated before being discharged into the septic tank to the environment; (ii) to design rainwater drainage ditches surrounding the site to prevent from contamination of impurities before discharging to the environment; (iii) solid waste during construction phase, damages building materials such as rubble, sand and gravel, dead cement, the waste external protection devices, etc and domestic waste of workers on site as protective objects, cement bags, etc.; (iv) monitoring air quality, exhaust emissions, dust, noise and ambient air quality; (v) excavated soil and material storage expanse should be covered to prevent dispersal by wind and the position of the raw materials stockpile has to be considered wind direction and the location of sensitive areas; (vi) the contractor is responsible for compliance with the relevant Vietnam legislation with respect to noise and vibration; (vii) wastewater over permissible values set by Vietnam standards/regulations must be collected in a septic tank and transported from the field by a unit licensed collection; (viii) to ensure drainage system is always maintained, no sludge and other obstructions and periodically check the condition of the drainage system; (ix) waste storage area must be covered, waterproof, weather protected and closed to the animal scavengers; (x) used oils, lubricants, cleaning materials, etc. from vehicle maintenance and machinery will be collected in the tank and removed from the field by companies in the recycling and disposal of hazardous waste approved; (xi) avoid transport during peak hours to reduce traffic congestion; (xii) provide protective clothing or protective gloves if they expose to chemicals and sludge.
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The objective of the Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project for India is to demonstrate improved urban management practices and improve urban services delivery in participating Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in a financially sustainable manner.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) all clearance required during construction will be ensured and made available before start of work; (ii) adequate measures will be taken and checked to control the Baseline parameters of Air, Water and Noise pollution; (iii) the contractor will identify site for temporary use of land for construction sites or storage of construction materials, etc.; (iv) where loose soil is met with, shoring and strutting will be provided to avoid collapse of soil; (v) a suitable site identified for safe disposal, in low lying areas within the project area as approved by the Engineer in charge and to other low lying area in consultation with local body; (vi) site identified for safe storage and handling of chemicals and other hazardous materials provided with proper display of requirements and marking as protected area; (vii) the contractor will provide garbage bins in the camps and ensure that these are regularly emptied and disposed off in a hygienic manner as per the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan approved by the Engineer; (viii) maintenance of vehicles, equipment and machinery will be regular and up to the satisfaction of the Engineer to keep noise levels at the minimum; (ix) Control valves would be provided in the inlet of all booster stations, ULB sumps and service reservoirs to control the flow; and (x) the backwash water is collected in the recycle sump and the solids allowed settling during one hour detention period and will be recirculated into the treatment unit, besides this will also be reused for green belt.
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