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Environmental and Social Management Framework(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)Conduct primary field investigations on the environmental and socialsetting in the feasibility study candidates;Identification of local adverse environmental and social impacts andstrategies of how they could be minimized or mitigated;Identification of positive impacts and how they could be enhanced;Incorporation of the consultation and field observation findings/recordsinto the proposed designs;Establishment of indicators and mechanisms for monitoring andevaluation; and,Discussions with the Client to identify needs for institutional strengtheningwith respect to the EA arrangements.The environmental and social screening criteria to identify the sub-project’senvironmental and social impacts have been discussed with the Client and withWorld Bank and are integrated in this ESMF. The social screening criteria willidentify the loss of land, assets, structures, livelihoods, the willingness of affectedpeople/communities to voluntarily donate any required land, the presence ofindigenous, ethnic, vulnerable people and other significant social impacts. Socialscreening will also enable the categorization of subprojects based on their levelsof impacts. Where the extent of adverse social impacts is minor and nodisplacement or loss of assets or livelihoods expected, no further action isrequired. However, where the social screening indicates that land acquisition,relocation, or loss of assets is unavoidable, appropriate mitigation instruments(sub-project resettlement action plans) will need to be prepared.Environmental and social screening has been carried out as part of the feasibilitystudies for selected sub-projects. As far as the social assessment is concerned,the following approach has been adopted:(i)Identification of social Impacts in sample sub-projects: Key beneficialparameters to be assessed were enhanced access to motorable transportand social services, reduction in travel time and transport costs, andemployment opportunities for work on project through beneficiarycommunities. On the perception of adverse project, key parametersassessed were land acquisition, compensation and resettlement.(ii) Development of Social Impact Management Guidelines: The social issuesidentified provided the analytical underpinnings for preparing appropriatemitigation strategies. A Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) has beenprepared to define the policy and institutional framework to guide thecompensation/entitlement for loss of land, assets, livelihoods and othersocial impacts. Similarly, a Vulnerable Community Development Plan(VCDF) has been prepared to address impacts on vulnerable groups andensure their inclusion in the project activities.(iii) The ESMF is applicable to all proposed subproject activities and through allstages of the subproject cycle: pre-planning, planning and design,implementation, and post-implementation.1.3.3 Sources of InformationRelated to specific aspects, sources of information were as follows:(a) Physical Resources• Land, Water and Air• Maps (thematic / GIS maps), Satellite images etc.• Survey data from geological and hydrological studiesApril 2007 Chapter 1-5
Environmental and Social Management Framework• Climate and statistical data published by Bureau of Statistics• Other published documentation on these subjects.(b) Biological Resources• Scientific publications on local biota surveys• Species distribution maps• Ecological studies carried out in the project area (particularlywhen protected areas are in close vicinity, e.g. Rara Lake)• Direct observations carried out by specialized surveyors• Accounts on habitats and species given by local residentscontacted during public consultation processes• Other relevant documentation.(c) Socio-economic and Cultural Resources• Scientific publications on previous local surveys• Published demographic data and maps• Household surveys carried out by the Consultants Field Team1.4 Potential Users of this Environmental and Social ManagementFrameworkThe Report is prepared as an after due discussion with the Client at DOR and thedonor at the office of World Bank. It was advised to the Consultant to prepare thedocument in such a way that stakeholders affiliated or affected by the forthcomingsub-projects of the SRN, as well as other road projects of similar size andregional setting, will make use of this report in various aspects of managing theenvironmental and social implications during planning, design andimplementation of the envisaged program.The ESMF is applicable to all proposed subproject activities and through allstages of the subproject cycle, i.e. from pre-planning, planning and design,implementation to post-implementation. The design flow of ESMF activities willbe coordinated and integrated into the project cycle. This does not waive thenecessity of any project proponent to refer and comply with the nationalregulatory provisions as outlined in Chapter 2 of this ESMF.The mainstreaming of environmental and social aspects in the project cycle willbe achieved through:• Incorporation of environmental and social activities in the OperationalGuidelines for each sub-project.• Development of supportive programs in the areas of vulnerable communities’development, resettlement and rehabilitation, and monitoring and evaluation.• Establishment of appropriate institutional arrangements for environmentaland social impact management.• Development of a communications/information dissemination strategy.• In-house training and capacity building on environmental and social impactmanagement.• Intensive use and application of the guidelines prepared by previous effortsof the Geo-Environment Unit, namely the ‘Environmental ManagementGuidelines May 1997’, and the ’Reference Manual for Environmental andSocial Aspects of Integrated Road Development, 2003’.• Intensive use and application of the ‘Roadside Bio-Engineering Manual 1999’prepared under DFID funding,• Intensive consultation of all documentation available on Good Practice inroad construction under local conditions, particularly referring to the ODAManual on ‘Principles of low cost road engineering in mountainous regions(ORN # 16) and other principles provided in Annex 2 of this document.Chapter 1-6 April 2007
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