IMRANA JALAL Chair The Inspection Panel IPN REQUEST RQ 19/01 February 14, 2019 MEMORANDUM TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Request for Inspection Egypt, Arab Republic of: Upper Egypt Local Development Program-for-Results (P157395) Notice of Non-Registration Summary 1. On January 8, 2019, the Inspection Panel (the “Panel”) received a Request for Inspection (the “Request”) of the Upper Egypt Local Development Program-for-Results (P157395) (the “Program”) in Egypt. The Request was submitted by a member of the affected community with authorization to represent 16 other residents (the “Requesters”) of the Gerga district in the Sohag governorate in Egypt. The Requesters asked the Panel to keep their identities confidential. 2. The Requesters claimed that a subproject of the Program was expected to cover 200 meters of an open canal passing through their community. They alleged that only 110 meters of the canal was covered and that the environmental, health and safety impact of the uncovered section was affecting the part of the community where they live. 3. The Panel issued a Notice of Receipt of the Request on its website on January 16, 2019, and informed the Requesters and World Bank Management accordingly. 4. After conducting its due diligence, the Panel is not registering this Request for the reasons set forth below. The Program 5. The Upper Egypt Local Development Program (P157395) was approved on September 29, 2016, for a US$500 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Program’s closing date is expected to be December 31, 2021. 1 6. The Program Development Objective is to improve the business environment for private-sector development and strengthen local government capacity for quality infrastructure and service 1 Program Appraisal Document on a Proposed Loan in the Amount of $500 Million to the Arab Republic of Egypt for an Upper Egypt Local Development Program-for-Results, dated August 25, 2016, available at: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/292181475507142347/pdf/108094-PAD-REVISED-OUO- 9-Egypt-UELDP-PAD-25Aug16-Clean-final-2-08292016.pdf (the “PAD”). 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433 -2- delivery in select governorates in Upper Egypt. 2 The Program has two subprograms: i) improving business environment and competitiveness; and ii) improving access to quality infrastructure and services. 3 The Program will enable the Sohag and Qena governorates to increase infrastructure and service provision, including in development priority areas such as regional roads, water/sanitation, and electricity. 4 The Requesters’ concerns relate to impact from the second subprogram. 7. The Program is designed, implemented and monitored under the Program-for-Results Policy (OP/BP 9.00). The Program was 25 percent disbursed at the time of receipt of the Request. The Request 8. The Request was submitted by a member of the affected community who was authorized to represent 16 other residents of the Gerga district in the Sohag governorate who asked for confidentiality. The Request is attached to this Notice as Annex 1. The Requesters informed the Panel that they had contacted the Bank’s Grievance Redress Service (GRS) on November 26, 2018, but did not receive an adequate response until they submitted the Request to the Panel in January 2019. 9. The Request raised concern about the environmental, health and safety impact of an open canal passing through the Requesters’ community. According to the Requesters, infrastructure work was supposed to cover 200 meters of the canal but only 110 meters of the canal was covered. The Requesters claimed that this worsened the risk to the community, and the impact is now concentrated in the open area close to where they reside. (Some live as close as four meters from the canal.) The Requesters added that the open canal is a safety and health risk to the community, particularly to children, as it breeds insects and diseases and has no surrounding safety measures. 10. The Requesters alleged that widespread pollution and the accumulation of garbage and waste, as well as dead animals passing through the canal in the front of their homes, has worsened their living conditions. The Requesters considered that this may ultimately lead to the displacement of the local inhabitants. They further claimed that no information was provided to them concerning changes in the design of the canal cover. 11. The Requesters asked the Panel to help ensure that the 200 meters of the canal will be covered to avoid the adverse environmental, health and safety impact on the community. Panel’s Observations and Determination 12. In accordance with its Operating Procedures, 5 after receiving the Request the Panel initiated its due diligence by reviewing the information in the Request and Program documents. 2 PAD, p. 7. 3 PAD, p. 9. 4 PAD, pp. 12-13. 5 Inspection Panel, Operating Procedures, dated April 2014, pp. 12-13, available at: http://inspectionpanel.org/sites/ip- ms8.extcc.com/files/documents/2014%20Updated%20Operating%20Procedures.pdf. -3- 13. The Pan el m et w ith Bank M anagem ent on Febru ary 6, 2019, to discuss the concern s ra ised in the R equest. D uring the m eeting, M anagem ent shared w ith the · Panel a docum ent from the G overnm ent of Egyp t, thr ough the Pro gr am Coordination O ffi ce, com m itting to com plete the rem aining 90 ni eters to cover the can al as origi nally fo reseen in the design . M an agem ent noted that the w ork w as expected to be com pleted w ithin five months, including the time required for procurement. Management also informed the Panel that it would supervise the implementation of these commitments on a regular basis to ensure that the delivery is on track within the planned timeframe. On February 13, 2019, Management sent the Panel a memorandum indicating these commitments, Management's memorandum is attached to this Notice as Annex 2. 14. Since the receipt of the Request, the Panel communicated with the Requesters several times over email and through phone calls, including on February 11, 2019. The Requesters indicated that they had received letters from the Program Coordination Office stating that the work to cover the entire 200 meters of the canal would be completed within the planned period. The Requesters also informed the Panel of their satisfaction with the follow-up by the Program Coordination Office to resolve the issue raised in the Request. 15. The Requesters expressed their gratitude to the Program Coordination Office, the World Bank team and the Inspection Panel for having pursued a solution to their concerns. They also informed the Panel of their decision not to continue with this Request and to wait for the stated timeframe to elapse. 16. While the Panel determined that the Request for Inspection is admissible, it is not registering it since the Requesters decided not to move forward with the Panel process and to await completion of the work to cover the remaining 90 meters of the canal. 1 7. The Panel notes that the Requesters retain their right to submit a new Request for Inspection concerning the issue raised if the work is not completed as planned. Yours sincerely, Imrana J alal Attachments Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Chief Executive Officer and Interim President International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The Executive Directors and Alternates International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ANNEX 1 Request for Inspection (Arabic original followed by English translation) ‫اﻟﺴﺎدة ‪ /‬ﻫﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﺘﻔﺘ�ﺶ بﺎﻟﺒﻨﻚ اﻟﺪو�‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﺗﺤ�ﺎي ﻟ�ﻢ‪،‬‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي ض‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻘ�ﻤن واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻔ�ﺪﻳﻦ‬ ‫ي ض‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴن‬ ‫ﻧﻔ� و�ﺎﻟﻨ�ﺎبﺔ و�ﺎﻟﺘﻔ��ﺾ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺴكﺎن‬ ‫اﺗﻘﺪم اﻧﺎ ]اﻻﺳﻢ[ بﺎﻻﺻﺎﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ي‬ ‫� ﻣ� واﻟﻤﻌﺮوف‬ ‫ش‬ ‫واﻟﻤﺘ�ر�ﻦ بﻤﻮﻗﻊ ش‬ ‫ض‬ ‫اﻟﺪو� ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﺪو� �ﺸﻜﻮى ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻖ بﺎﺣﺪ اﻟﻤ�وﻋﺎت اﻟﻤﻤﻮﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺒﻨﻚ‬‫ي‬ ‫ﻣ�وع اﻟﺒﻨﻚ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫بﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈى ) ﻗﻨﺎ و وﺳﻮﻫﺎج (‬ ‫بﺎﺳﻢ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻟﺘﻨﻤ�ﺔ اﻟﻤﺤﻠ�ﺔ ﻟﺼﻌ�ﺪ ﻣ� واﻟﺠﺎري ﺗﻨﻔ�ﺬە‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ﻛﺰ ﺟﺮﺟﺎ ‪ -‬ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﺳﻮﻫﺎج ‪ -‬ﺟﻤﻬﻮر�ﺔ ﻣ� اﻟﻌ���ﺔ ‪-‬‬ ‫� ]اﻟﻌﻨﻮان[ ﻣﺮ‬ ‫واﻗ�ﻢ ي‬ ‫� ﻣ� ‪.‬‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﻫ��ي ﻻي ﺟﻬﺔ ‪ /‬ﺳﻠﻄﺔ ﻣﺤﻠ�ﺔ ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫و�ﺪا�ﺔ اود ان اﻃﻠﺐ ﻋﺪم اﻻﻓﺼﺎح ﻣﻄﻠﻘﺎ ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ي ‪] :‬رﻗﻢ اﻟﻬﺎﺗﻒ[‬ ‫وﻟﻼﺗﺼﺎل‬ ‫ت ن‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ب تي ن‬ ‫وي[‬‫ي‬ ‫اﻻﻟ��‬ ‫�ﺪ‬‫اﻟ�‬ ‫ب‬ 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اﺳﺘﻌﺠﺎﻟﻬﻢ ﻣﺮة اﺧﺮى ﺑﺘﺎر� ــﺦ ‪ 2018/12/17‬وﻟ�ﻦ ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ اي‬ ‫رد او ﻟﺘﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﺸكﻠﺔ ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺪو� ؟‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻄﻠﻮب ﻣﻦ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﺘﻔﺘ�ﺶ بﺎﻟﺒﻨﻚ‬ ‫•‬ ‫اﻻ�ﺠﺎئ بﺠﺎﻧﺐ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وﻧﺘﻤى وﻧﻠﺘﻤﺲ ان ﺗﻘﻮم ﻫﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﺘﻔﺘ�ﺶ بﺎﻟﺒﻨﻚ اﻟﺪو� بﺎﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪة واﻟﻮﻗﻮف‬ ‫�ﺴﺄل وﻧﻄﻠﺐ وﻧﺮﺟﻮ‬ ‫بي‬ ‫ض‬ ‫بﺎﻟ�ﻧﺎﻣﺞ ‪ +‬واﻟﻤﻜﺘﺐ‬ ‫� ﻣ� وﺧﺼﻮﺻﺎ )اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ اﻟﻮزار�ﺔ اﻟﻤﻌﻨ�ﺔ ب‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ﻗﻀيﺘﻨﺎ اﻟﻤ�وﻋﺔ وﺗﻮﺟ�ﻪ ﻃﻠﺐ ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻄﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠ�ﺔ ي‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﻟﻠ�ﻧﺎﻣﺞ ‪ +‬ووﺣﺪة اﻟﺘﻨﻔ�ﺬ اﻟﻤﺤﻠ�ﺔ �ﺴﻮﻫﺎج ‪ +‬ووزارة اﻟﻤﻮارد اﻟﻤﺎﺋ�ﺔ واﻟﺮي ‪ +‬وﻣﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﺳﻮﻫﺎج ( وﺗﺤﺜﻬﻢ‬‫اﻟﺘنﺴ�� ب‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ﻣ�وع ﺗﻐﻄ�ﺔ ‪ 200‬ﻣﻦ ﺗﺮﻋﺔ ]اﺳﻢ اﻟﻘ��ﺔ[بﺪﻻ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻨﻔ�ﺬ ‪110‬‬ ‫ﺣى ﻳﺘﻢ اﺳﺘكﻤﺎل ﺗﻨﻔ�ﺬ ش‬‫ﻓ�ﻪ بﺎﺗﺨﺎذ ﻣﺎ �ﻠﺰم ﻣﻦ اﺟﺮاءات ت‬ ‫�‬ ‫اﻟئ ﺳﺘﺤﺪث ﺣﺘﻤﺎ اذا ﻟﻢ �ﺴﺘﻤكﻞ ش‬ ‫ﻟﻼ�ار اﻟﺒيﺌ�ﺔ واﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋ�ﺔ اﻟﺠﺴ�ﻤﺔ ت‬ ‫�‬ ‫وﺗﺠﻨبﺎ ض‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ﻣ�وع‬ ‫ﻣ� ﻓﻘﻂ وذﻟﻚ ﻣﺮاﻋﺎة‬ ‫ﻟ�ﻋﺔ ]اﺳﻢ اﻟﻘ��ﺔ[ﺑنﺴبﺔ ‪.%100‬‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻐﻄ�ﺔ ت‬ ‫وﺷﻜﺮا ﺟ��ﻼ ﻟﺘﻌﺎوﻧكﻢ ﻣﻌﻨﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺪم اﻟﺸﻜﻮى ‪:‬‬ ‫� ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ش‬ ‫ف ف‬ ‫ي ف‬ ‫اﻟﻤ�وع‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻘ�ﻤن ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴن‬ ‫اﻟﺴكﺎن‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫و�ﻔﻮﺿﻮن ]اﻻﺳﻢ[‬ ‫ت ىف‬ ‫ت ىف‬ ‫اﻟ��ﺪ اﻻﻟ��و ي اﻟﺬي ﺗﻢ ارﺳﺎﻟﻪ ي‬ ‫ا�‬ ‫ﻣﺮﻓﻖ ﺑﻬﺬا ب‬ ‫اﻟ��ﺪ اﻻﻟ��و ي كﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻤﺴتﻨﺪات اﻟﺮﺳﻤ�ﺔ اﻟﻤ��ﺪة ﻟﻠﺸﻜﻮى كﻤﺎ ﻣﺮﻓﻖ ب‬ ‫اﻟﺪو� واﻟﻤﺸﺎر اﻟ�ﻪ بﺎﻋﻼە‪.‬‬ ‫ي‬ ‫دﻳﻮان ﻣﻈﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﺒﻨﻚ‬ Informal Translation The World Bank Inspection Panel Greetings to you all, I am [name], acting on behalf of myself and on behalf of all local residents, beneficiaries and affected by the World Bank project. I am complaining about one of the projects financed by the World Bank in Egypt, the Upper Egypt Local Development Program for Results, which is being implemented in Qena and Sohag governorates. I am a resident of [village name] - Gerga district - Sohag Governorate – Egypt. At the outset, I would like to ask that my identity be kept confidential to any local authority in Egypt. To contact me, use the following phone number: [phone number], or email: [email address]. The beginning means the following terms: 1- The [village name] canal: It is the canal that passes through the middle of the residential block. The population wants to cover it for a length of 200 meters. The authorities covered 110 meters implementing only 55% of the work 2- The World Bank loan: The World Bank loan to the Arab Republic of Egypt for local development in Upper Egypt, in Sohag and Qena Governorates 3– Canal cover project: It is the engineering design and construction work through which the canal is covered, and the passage of water is ensured What is the problem? 1. Due to the widespread environmental pollution and the local residents’ complaints and their continuous requests to local authorities to cover 200 meters of the [village name] canal, a community participation meeting was organized and attended by local residents, representatives of government agencies and the authorities. The meeting resulted in an agreement to finance the cover of the [village name] canal through the local development program for upper Egypt funded by the World Bank Loan. 2. All the necessary technical approvals for the project were obtained (from the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, the Department of Environment, the Sohag Governorate, and the General Directorate of Irrigation) 3. The financial cost of the project was about 4 million Egyptian pounds (US$ 220000) 4 - The project was suspended after implementing 55% of the work and 110% of the canal was covered instead of 200 meters. What is the expected damage? 1 - Because the 200 meters of the [village name] canal are not covered, and only 110 meters are, the beginning of coverage is within the populated area rather than far away from them. This leads to negative impact from the accumulation of garbage and waste and dead animals passing through the water canal in front of the homes of local residents spreading insects and diseases. This may ultimately lead to the displacement of local populations from homes due to the spread of diseases and insects prior to the onset of coverage. This is in sharp contrast with the operating manual of the local development program and contrary to the World Bank’s social and environmental policies for World Bank-financed projects. What is the solution to the problem? 1- The solution is very simple. It is to complete the cover of the canal with a length of 200 as agreed upon from the beginning. It is available in all official and approved documents from local residents and local authorities in Egypt. 2. The implementation of only 55% of the project caused environmental damage while the implementation of 100% of the project will push the expected damage away from the homes of the local population and thus eliminate the social impact and mass displacement of the population from their homes. This displacement will occur soon if the problem is not resolved and the canal cover completed. Doing so, will preserve the lives of the population, women and children, from insects and diseases resulting from the accumulation waste and garbage and dead animals passing through the canal and stopping in front of their homes. 3. The local residents residing around the canal are not claiming any compensation and realize that the World Bank does not violate its environmental and social policies. All we ask for is the World Bank to stand by us and help us guide local authorities in Egypt, especially the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, the Ministerial Committee for the Local Development Program in Upper Egypt to complete 100% of the project so that no serious harm is caused to the local population. Why do we go directly to the World Bank Inspection Panel? Have we communicated with local authorities and the World Bank Grievance Redress Service? The Answer: 1- We resort to the Inspection Panel of the World Bank after we exhausted all the means available for grievance and complaint. We sent grievances and complaints to the local authorities in Egypt, but they refused to complete the project and canal cover. 2- On 26/11/2018, a complaint was sent to the World Bank Grievance Redress Service via e-mail. They stated that they will review the complaint within 10 working days. But even after that, there was no response. Again, they were approached on 17/12/2018, but still no response. What is asked of the World Bank Inspection Panel? We ask and request and pray and hope that the World Bank Inspection Panel will assist and stand by our legitimate cause and ask the local authorities in Egypt, especially the Ministerial Committee on the Program, the Program Coordination Office, the Local Implementation Unit of Sohag, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, and the Governorate of Sohag, to complete the 200 meters canal cover of the [village name] instead of the 110 meters only. This in accordance and avoidance of the serious environmental and social impact that will inevitably occur if the project does not require the canal cover of [village name] up to 100%. Thank you very much for your cooperation with us, Complainant: Local residents residing at the project site Authorizing [name] Attached to this e-mail are official documents supporting the complaint as well as the e-mail attachment sent to the World Bank Grievance Redress Service referred to above. ANNEX 2 Management Memorandum THE WORLD BANK/IFC/MIGA OFFICE MEMORANDUM DATE: February 13, 2019 TO: FROM: EXTENSION: m Imrana Jalal, Chairperson, IBRD/IDA Inspection Panel Laura Tuck, Vice-President, GGSVP 32823 SUBJECT: Upper Egypt Local Development Program for Results (Pl 57395) The Upper Egypt Local Development Program for Results (UELDP), through a sub-project in Gerga district's (Sohag govemorate) supports the backfilling of a small open canal of 200 m length passing through the village's built area. The cover of the canal will reduce health risk exposure and create a public recreational space. Implementation started July 10, 2018 but stopped after filling only 110 m of the canal. Management understands that this decision was based on a miscommunication between PIU and the Department of Irrigation. In response to the Bank's request to complete the works the Government of Egypt, through the Program Coordination Office (PCO) for the UELDP, has committed to complete the 90 remaining meters of canal backfilling as originally foreseen in the project design. The works are expected to be completed within five months, which is taking into consideration the expected time required for the Department of Irrigation to procure the services and to complete the backfilling works. The govemorate will be financing the completion of the canal from UELDP Program financing through· the existing allocation drawn down from an advance that is at its disposal. The Bank's UELDP task team will supervise the implementation of these works on a regular basis to ensure that the delivery is on track within the stipulated time frame. Bank Management will advise the Panel once the works are completed.