The World Bank STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Identification / Concept Stage (ISDS) Public Disclosure Copy Concept Stage | Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 30-May-2017 | Report No: ISDSC21503 May 30, 2017 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Project ID Project Name Environmental Category Country STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, P163486 PLANNING AND POLICY C - Not Required Southern Africa ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) Team Leader(s) Estimated Date of Approval Managing Unit Financing Instrument Investment Project Prashant Singh 15-Jun-2017 GSU13 Financing Public Disclosure Copy PROJECT FINANCING DATA FINANCING FINANCING SOURCES Select all that apply [ ] Counterpart Funding [ ✔ ] Trust Funds [ ] Parallel Financing SUMMARY (USD) Total Project cost 1,250,000 Total Financing 1,250,000 Trust Funds 1,250,000 Financing Gap 0 DETAILS Trust Funds Source Currency Amount USD Equivalent Global Facility for Disaster USD-US Dollars 1,250,000 1,250,000 Reduction and Recovery(GFDR) May 30, 2017 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) B. Project Development Objective(s) The development objective is to strengthen the disaster resilience of Southern African member states through regional collaboration and improved coordination, planning, policy advisory and knowledge dissemination capacity of SADC. The project will accelerate the effective implementation of an African Comprehensive disaster risk reduction and risk management framework in the SADC region. C. Project Description The program “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities”, which is financed by the ACP – EU through the 10th EDF Program of the European Union was launched in 2015. It is implemented along five result areas by several partners, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and GFDRR / World Bank. Result area 2, which is managed by GFDRR / World Bank, supports four Regional Economic Communities (RECs), including SADC, in Sub-Saharan Africa to “have DRR coordination, planning and policy advisory capacities operational to support their respective member states and regional and sub-regional programs”. The Public Disclosure Copy program will provide targeted support to RECs to strengthen their capacities for improved coordination, planning, policy advisory and knowledge dissemination to advance the regional Disaster Risk Management (DRM) agenda and better support their respective member states in taking informed decisions in building resilience to disasters. The program “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” will be implemented as a SADC specific project in three phases, over a period of 4 years until December 31st 2019. Phase 1 will have 24 months duration, phase 2 will cover 18 months and phase 3 will cover 6 months. The total budget available for SADC is US$ 5 million. The following describes the overall budget for the project for the five components and the overall implementation as recipient and Bank executed activities. Component 1: Enhancing regional disaster preparedness and response institutional and coordination mechanisms (US$ 670,000 RE; US$ 935,000 BE) The project will include the development, roll out and continued support to member states for a regional disaster preparedness and response plan and to carry out a feasibility study for the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Center linked to member states and UN agencies and conduct the related capacity building for this program. Component 2: Operationalizing national and regional DRR information and knowledge management systems (US$ 475,000 RE; US$ 455,000 BE). This component will support SADC to establish and roll out a regional and national level hazard alert system and facilitate the harmonization of a regional disaster management information mechanism. Component 3: Strengthening the regional DRR policy advocacy and capacity development program (US$ 875,000 RE; US$ 750,000 BE). The project will support SADC and member states to align national and regional strategies, polices and plans of action with the in 2015 agreed Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The project component will furthermore foresee a number of national and regional level capacity building and research initiatives. This initiative would among others be implemented through a university and research partnership program. Component 4: Enhancing Mainstreaming of DRR in development plan and strategies (US$ 150,000 RE; US$ 30,000 BE). The component will provide resources for strategic and targeted support for DRR mainstreaming and investment planning. Component 5: Strengthening the implementation and coordination capacity at the SADC Secretariat (US$ 580,000 RE; May 30, 2017 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) US$ 105,000 BE). Staffing and operational expenses in support of the SADC DRR unit. The following activities are foreseen under the first phase, Recipeint executed of the project (this specific project): 1. Staffing and operational costs of the Project Implementation Unit, including a Senior DRM Specialist, a DRM Information Management Specialist, DRM Policy Specialist and Project Assistant. 2. Carry out a feasibility study and develop a road map for the establishment of the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Center (HEOC), linking SADC to member states’ HEOC, the UN disaster Assessment and Coordination System and the regional interagency standing committee. 3. Support member states in re-aligning DRR policies, legislation and strategies to the Sendai framework for DRR and the African Union Plan of Action for DRR; 4. Facilitate a national and regional peer review mechanism for sharing knowledge and best practices on DRR. Public Disclosure Copy SAFEGUARDS D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project is a technical assistance activity and will be implemented at and through the secretariat of the SADC Secretariat. Certain activities, such as the proposed study on trans-boundary effects of disasters in Southern Africa will address issues, such as flooding in the 15 member states of SADC. These studies will however remain at the level of detail of “pre-feasibility” studies. Besides office space renovations and the installation of servers and computer inside the buildings of the SADC secretariat in Gaborone and decentralized offices of SADC no activities will be implemented, which have any physical impact on any site. E. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies SADC has already implemented already a number of World Bank financed projects in the previous years. Nevertheless, SADC’ capacity to address and manage environmental and social safeguard related issues remains limited. Specifically, the DRR department has not yet managed a World Bank financed project. The project will therefore establish a small Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to support the implementation of the project. If deemed necessary the PIU could be strengthened with specialists to take care of safeguard relevant issues during project implementation. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Kisa Mfalila (GEN01) G. Policies that might apply May 30, 2017 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project Triggered? Explanation (Optional) The project will not include any civil works except indoor renovation of office space of the SADC Secretariat. The studies Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 No conducted during the project will remain on the “pre-feasibility” level, which can’t be used for implementing any physical works, which would trigger OP/BP 4.01 Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No N/A Forests OP/BP 4.36 No N/A Pest Management OP 4.09 No N/A Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 No N/A Public Disclosure Copy Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No N/A The studies conducted during the project will remain on the “pre-feasibility” level, Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 No which can’t be used for implementing any concrete civil works, which would trigger OP/BP 4.12 Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No N/A Although the project will work on studies regarding regional disasters in Southern Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 No Africa, it will not involve any works or studies, which impact international waterways in the sense of OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 No N/A H. Safeguard Preparation Plan Appraisal stage ISDS required? No APPROVALS Team Leader(s): Prashant Singh Approved By Safeguards Advisor: Nathalie S. Munzberg 17-May-2017 Practice Manager/Manager: Bernice K. Van Bronkhorst 23-May-2017 May 30, 2017 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank STRENGTHENING DRR COORDINATION, PLANNING AND POLICY ADVISORY CAPACITY OF SADC ( P163486 ) 1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) by the Bank and (ii) in country by the Borrower/Recipient, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons. Public Disclosure Copy May 30, 2017 Page 6 of 6