INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA7793 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 19-Feb-2014 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 12-Feb-2014, 20-Feb-2014 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Afghanistan Project ID: P125597 Project Name: Kabul Municipal Development Program (P125597) Task Team Deepali Tewari Leader: Estimated 14-Feb-2014 Estimated 05-Mar-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: SASDU Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (20%), General transportation sector (20%), Solid waste management (20%), Wast ewater Collection and Transportation (20%), Sub-national government administration (20%) Theme(s): Urban services and housing for the poor (100%) Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP Yes Public Disclosure Copy 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)? Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 110.00 Total Bank Financing: 0.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower 0.00 Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund 110.00 Total 110.00 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) Increase access to basic municipal services in selected residential areas of Kabul city; Page 1 of 9 (ii) Redesign KM’s Financial Management system to support better service delivery; and (iii) Enable early response in the event of an eligible emergency. 3. Project Description Public Disclosure Copy The proposed project will have the following four components: Component A. Infrastructure Upgrading Program (US$85 million) 16. This component will support the following: A (i) Upgrading of basic municipal infrastructure (US$65 million): This subcomponent will finance an estimated US53 millions of works that will deliver basic municipal services to people in un-served settlements on government owned land, thereby integrating such areas with the main fabric of the city. Works could include: neighborhood or community roads and drains, culverts, footpaths, street lighting, community parks, community solid waste collection points, and water supply if feasible . It will also finance rehabilitation of trunk roads and drains within existing rights of way (ROW) valued at US$12 million. A (ii) Service Delivery Support for Sanitation and Roads Departments (US$20 million): This subcomponent will finance critically needed low-energy use Goods for KM’s departments of Sanitation, and Roads: equipment for emptying septic tanks; suction of accumulated rain water; sweeping of roads; emergency equipment for clearing snow off primary arterial roads; and for the maintenance of secondary and community roads rehabilitated over the last few years. It will also finance GPS trackers on 667 vehicles of the roads and sanitation departments, control room equipment for monitoring usage and fuel consumption. Recurrent costs will be financed by KM from its own funds. The subcomponent will also finance the services of an international advisor to support the Departments of Sanitation and Roads to design and implement actions to improve the efficiency of services delivered. Component B. Redesign KM’s Financial Management System (US$3 million) This component will finance (i) an individual consultant as Financial Management Advisor to the Deputy Mayor of KM for Finance and Administration, and (ii) a consultancy firm to develop a fully costed, time-bound realistically sequenced action plan for the implementation of institutional reforms Public Disclosure Copy that integrate IT solutions for revenue management, accounting, and management development in KM. Component C. Studies (US$5 million) This component will support the following subcomponents: C (i) Household Survey (US$1 million): This subcomponent will finance data collection through geo-referenced household surveys for service delivery that will be outsourced to private firms twice during the project’s life and the one-time procurement of hardware and software for a paperless survey . C (ii) Drainage Studies (US$4 million): This component will finance the preparation of a master plan for the storm water drainage system of Kabul city to meet the expected demand of year 2030 and beyond. It will also finance a detailed study for the Kanal Wazir Abad or any other priority area and surroundings, provide options for solving the flooding and surface water accumulation problems that routinely impact the residents and businesses in the basin, as well as detailed engineering designs for the preferred option. The study will be a basis for future donor support for infrastructure development in Kabul, particularly the transport sector. Component D. Project Management, Works Design and Supervision (US$17 million) Project Management, Works Design and Supervision : This subcomponent will finance (i) the cost of Page 2 of 9 KMDP senior consultants (US$2.5 million) for the management of the project; incremental operating costs for staff that will undertake detailed design for the community upgrading plans (CUPs) to be financed during the project’s life, preparation of CUPs for future donor support, supervision of the Public Disclosure Copy works, office support, and the costs of management, monitoring and reporting (US$11 million); (ii) short-term individual consultants for specific tasks that may be needed during implementation (US $1.5 million); (iii) professional training, workshops, and knowledge sharing events (US$1 million); and (iv) an office building for KM’s infrastructure improvement program (US$1 million) on land owned by the Municipality. Contingency Emergency Response: This component will allow for a rapid response following an adverse natural or man-made event that causes a major disaster, through the reallocation of project funds . It could also be used to channel additional funds for emergency response should they become available. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project will be implemented in Kabul in both planned and unplanned settlements by the KMDP Team. The civil works under Component 1 will finance upgrading and rehabilitation of the urban infrastructure within the existing rights-of way (ROW) for roads, drains, water distribution pipes, etc. The upgrading will be targeted in settlements, where paved access to houses is missing or deficient, where narrow streets are not adequately leveled, and where there are deficiencies in the delivery of basic municipal infrastructure and services. Upgrading of infrastructure and services in such settlements will be done within the existing rights of way in settlements as it is a criteria for selection of settlements for inclusion under the proposed project. The civil works are not expected to cause significant and/ or irreversible environmental and social impacts. Overall the long term impacts will be positive, while negative impacts will be of minor scope and duration, and typical for any tertiary to secondary level infrastructure rehabilitation. The project is therefore classified environmental Category B. All sub-projects to be financed are known at the time of project appraisal, but as community upgrading plans are developed and field surveys undertaken to prepare designs for the annual investments, there could be minor changes noted. This is so because the current boundaries of Public Disclosure Copy neighborhoods are derived from high resolution satellite imagery. In the event that field studies highlight negative impacts, a framework approach has been adopted to address potential social and environmental issues and ensure consistent treatment of social and environmental issues during the course of implementation of the project. The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been developed specifically for the proposed operations to avoid, reduce or mitigate adverse social or environmental impacts. For each subproject, site specific Environment and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) will be prepared for civil works. No physical relocation and resettlement is anticipated. However the ESMF includes a framework for abbreviated RAP to guide preparation of abbreviated RAP in case of any subproject involving land acquisition. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mohammad Yasin Noori (SASDS) Obaidullah Hidayat (SASDI) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes The OP/BP 4.01 (EA) is triggered since most of BP 4.01 the activities to be undertaken during project Page 3 of 9 implementation involve rehabilitation and upgrading of the selected existing planned and mainly unplanned settlements in Kabul city. The Public Disclosure Copy project has been classified as an Environmental Assessment (EA) category B- Partial Assessment. Implementation of sub-projects could have negative environmental impacts like noise, vibration, dust, traffic disruption, momentary clogging of drains and, accumulate solid and liquid waste from construction materials. Additional negative impacts during construction will occur due to haulage and final disposal of materials. The aforesaid negative impacts would be localized and temporary in nature and can be mitigated by proper environmental planning and monitoring. An ESMF has been prepared by Kabul Municipality. The ESMF provides an overview of the expected environmental and social issues, which may arise during the project implementation. It also offers comprehensive guidance on the site-specific environmental and social management planning to be carried out by the client for all sub-projects under KMDP. Site-specific ESMPs for the civil works supported under Project Preparation Grant (PPG) were developed and shared with the Bank over the month of January 2013. These were approved and Public Disclosure Copy disclosed in country on 22 April, 2013. Consultation on the site-specific ESMPs with the local stakeholders was conducted on April 8, 2013 for works to be implemented under each sub-project. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/ Yes The ESMPs will comprise guidelines for Chance BP 4.11 Find Procedures according to National Law. In case of any sub-project involving Physical Culture Resources, the KMDP Team ’s PMU will conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Impact Assessment (EIA/SIA), Page 4 of 9 including development of a Cultural Heritage Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Management Plan (CHMP). Public Disclosure Copy Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes The proposed project triggers OP 4.12 4.12 (Involuntary Resettlement). Based on the experience of the now closed Kabul Urban Reconstruction Project (KURP), some of the proposed project activities such as urban upgrading, water supply and road may encounter some minor land acquisition and resettlement impacts. In the event that any minor land acquisition for a sub-project (e.g. realignment of a road), such land should either be available government land, or could only be obtained through compensation payments by the local community, or through private voluntary donations. The private voluntary donations will be documented as required by the ESMF, as well compensation payments made by the community in keeping with the exemplary practices under KURP. For government land, documentation will also be required to clarify that the land is free of encroachments, squatters or other encumbrances, and has been transferred for the project by the authorities. No activities will be supported that require involuntary land acquisition or the acquisition of Public Disclosure Copy land requiring the resettlement or compensation of more than 200 people. The ESMF includes a framework for abbreviated RAP to guide preparation of abbreviated RAP in case of any subject involving land acquisition. Draft ESMF with a framework for abbreviated RAP is satisfactory to the Bank and was disclosed in country on August 28, 2013 following consultations with the project stakeholders on August 12, 2013. The final version of ESMF along with a framework for abbreviated RAP was re-disclosed in-country on January 30, 2014 and through the InfoShop on February 3, 2014. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International No The OP/BP 7.5 is not triggered since the project Waterways OP/BP 7.50 do not involve diversion of the existing sewerage Page 5 of 9 system or diversion of the current water flow to Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No Kabul river. 7.60 Public Disclosure Copy II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The Project is not expected to have significant impact on the environment. All planned physical works are limited to rehabilitation of the existing right of way. They are unlikely to induce significant and/or irreversible impacts. Therefore, negative social and environmental impacts of the Project will be of minor scope and duration, and typical for any tertiary level basic infrastructure and services, while the long term social impact will be positive. An ESMF has been prepared by Kabul Municipality. It provides general guidelines for applying environmentally and social sound practices to basic municipal infrastructure and services. The ESMF also includes (i) provision for public consultation and participation among relevant stakeholders, including affected people; and (ii) Environmental Guidelines for Contractors. Site- specific ESMPs will be prepared for all sub-projects under KMDP. The site-specific ESMPs specify environmental and social risks associated with delivery of basic municipal infrastructure and services in respective locations, recommend related mitigation measures and provide monitoring for tracking adherence to the mitigation plans. ESMPs cover both construction and operation phases and will be mandatory for implementation by contractors responsible for implementation of the sub-projects. The project is not expected to involve relocation and resettlement because the upgrading activities will consist of the provision or rehabilitation of infrastructure within the existing right of way of Public Disclosure Copy access paths and roads. However the ESMF includes a framework for abbreviated RAP to guide preparation of site-specific abbreviated RAP in case of subproject involving any land acquisition. Overall, the social impacts of the project investments are expected to be small scale and site- specific; and thus easily remediable typical of category B projects. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: There would be no potential indirect or long-term impact due to anticipated future activities in the project area. The basic municipal infrastructure services are not expected to cause any potential indirect or long term impacts because appropriate institutional arrangements for environmental and social management would be put in place throughout project implementation. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The proposed project will finance upgrading and rehabilitating of infrastructure services within existing right of way, therefore no alternatives were considered. The initial screening of the areas to be financed through PPG confirmed that there would be no land acquisition or resettlement, as all project physical activities are envisaged to be carried out within the existing right of way. However, while all sub-projects to be financed under the proposed project are known their limits reconfirmed during implementation through field surveys, Page 6 of 9 OP4.12 was triggered as a precautionary measure and the ESMF along with a framework for abbreviated RAP prepared to guide preparation of abbreviated RAP 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an Public Disclosure Copy assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. The Kabul Municipality (KM), as implementing partner, will have the overall responsibility for implementation of the Project. The KM has established a Team, the KMDP Team, and delegated to it the day-to-day implementation of the Project. This team consists of the same staff that were in the Project Management Units (PMU) or KURP. The KMDP Team is thus adequately staffed and has the capacity to address all aspects of the project implementation, including safeguard compliance. The KMDP Team includes social and environmental staff that have gained over eight years of experience through the implementation of the KURP which financed works similar in nature to those to be financed by KMDP. Safeguard capacity of the KMDP Team was assessed and found to be satisfactory. Apart from first-hand experience with implementation of KURP, the staff have also received extensive training over the implementation period of KURP. Environmental & Social impacts will be mitigated following the measures and practices developed under KURP that were exemplary – it is these practices that have been adopted for KMDP. Any additional training required for safeguards will be provided during the implementation of the proposed project, and facilitated by the country office based project team. The project includes funds to recruit an international consultant to provide on–the-job training on supervision of ESMPs as needed, with a main focus on preservation of cultural heritage and grievance redress mechanism and social inclusion. The KMDP Team adheres to the requirements of the ESMF, ensures development of site-specific ESMPs for all individual sub-projects. The ESMF has been disclosed in the KM web-site on January 30, 2014 and in the Infoshop on 02/02/2014. The KMDP will provide general oversight of the environmental and social compliance through regular supervision to ensure the quality of Public Disclosure Copy the construction, and will directly intervene to resolve environmental and social issues identified during supervision. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The key project stakeholders are the KM, relevant KM district offices, the old city commission, and other government bodies, which issue permits, including but not limited to NEPA, MoMP and MoUDA. Local communities are direct beneficiaries of the project. The draft ESMF along with a framework for abbreviated RAP was disclosed the KM’s web site and public consultation meeting with participation of the relevant government agency and non- government agencies. Site specific ESMPs were prepared for the civil works financed through PPG. They were disclosed to the affected communities at neighborhood level and discussed with them in a workshop held on April 8, 2013. The same procedures will be applied to sub-projects financed by KMDP over its implementation period. Site-specific abbreviated RAPs, if required, will be prepared, disclosed, discussed with the affected communities, finalized, and implemented by the KMDP prior to commencement of works in the specific gozars or neighborhoods. B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Page 7 of 9 Date of receipt by the Bank 16-Dec-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 03-Feb-2014 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Public Disclosure Copy Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors "In country" Disclosure Afghanistan 30-Jan-2014 Comments: Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank 16-Dec-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 03-Feb-2014 "In country" Disclosure Afghanistan 30-Jan-2014 Comments: If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/ Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] report? If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Manager (SM) review and approve the EA report? Public Disclosure Copy Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the credit/loan? OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] property? Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] potential adverse impacts on cultural property? OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/ Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Sector Manager review the plan? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? Page 8 of 9 All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of Public Disclosure Copy measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Deepali Tewari Approved By Regional Safeguards Name: Francis V. Fragano (RSA) Date: 19-Feb-2014 Advisor: Sector Manager: Name: Ming Zhang (SM) Date: 20-Feb-2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 9