INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 08/09/2011 Report No.: AC6486 1. Basic Project Data Country: Tunisia Project ID: P127212 Project Name: Participatory Service Delivery for Reintegration Task Team Leader: Hebatalla Abdelhamid Elgazzar Estimated Appraisal Date: June 23, 2011 Estimated Board Date: September 30, 2011 Managing Unit: MNSHD Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Health (40%);Vocational training (30%);Other social services (30%) Theme: Other human development (100%) SPF Amount (US$m): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: Borrower 0.00 State and Peace Building Fund 5.00 5.00 Environmental Category: C - Not Required Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [X] or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) 2. Project Objectives The project development objective of the Tunisia Participatory Service Delivery for Reintegration (PSD) Project is to pilot participatory approaches to employment generation through a cash-for-service program for vulnerable Tunisian households. The program encompasses the financing of subprojects focusing on meeting social needs by improving service delivery at the local level. The project contributes to: (i) fostering social cohesion and stabilization among disadvantaged populations following the January 2011 revolution, and (ii) mitigating the socioeconomic risks faced by Tunisians returnees fleeing Libyan civil strife and by Tunisian communities near the border with Libya affected by depressed cross-border trade and commerce. 3. Project Description The following components are proposed: A. Pilot Local Service Delivery Sub-Projects (US$4.3M): This component finances wages and consultant services under sub-projects that create job opportunities in basic social service delivery, managed by the Implementing Agency (IA), the Union Tunisienne de la Solidarite Sociale (UTSS). B. Local Service Delivery Sub-Project Training (US$0.43M): This component supports Component A and would finance consultant services and goods for training and skills development for workers and technical assistance to sub-project teams and local government. C. Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (US$0.27M): This component would finance consultant services, goods and office equipment and supplies for the PIU of the UTSS for day to day management and monitoring of the project. It would support evaluating the performance of sub-projects, including periodic interim and final evaluations. The PIU would be staffed by UTSS staff as well as consultants hired through the proposed project for additional support. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis This project will target the regions bordering Libya of Tataouine and Medenine. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Maged Mahmoud Hamed (MNSEN) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X 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: N/A 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: N/A 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. No social or environmental safeguards will be triggered. Nonetheless, criteria will be described in the OM and applied during implementation by means of a screening process to ensure that sub-projects financed by the grant will not trigger World Bank environmental or social safeguards. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. N/A B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop Pest Management Plan: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, 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: N/A C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank’s N/A Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a N/A form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities N/A been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project N/A cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the N/A monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the N/A borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? D. Approvals Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Ms Hebatalla Abdelhamid Elgazzar 08/08/2011 Environmental Specialist: Social Development Specialist Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Approved by: Sector Manager: Mr Enis Baris 08/08/2011 Comments: