The United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Finance and Planning Original Financing (P169165) and First Additional Financing (P179701) Productive Social Safety Net Project II (P179701) FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) May 5, 2023 1|Page GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA/TANZANIA SOCIAL ACTION FUND PRODUCTIVE SOCIAL SAFETY NET II PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The United Republic of Tanzania (the Recipient) is implementing the Productive Social Safety Net Project II (PSSN II) (the Project), with the involvement of the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association provided the original financing (P169165) and has agreed to provide an additional financing (P179701) for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement(s). This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) supersedes previous versions of the ESCP for the Project and shall apply both to the original and the additional financing for Project referred to above. 2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Association. The ESCP is a part of the original and additional Financing Agreements. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreement(s). 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring, and reporting arrangements, and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented under the Project, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure, consistent with the ESS, and in form and substance, and in a manner acceptable to the Association. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the World Bank. 4. As agreed by the Association and the Recipient that, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Recipient through the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) and the Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient through the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – PSSN II Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Prepare and submit to the World Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, Six-monthly throughout Project TASAF Management Team social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to implementation. (TMT) the implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S instruments required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and functioning of the grievance mechanism(s) B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Promptly notify the World Bank of any incident or accident related to the Project which Promptly after taking notice of the TMT and Project Area has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected incident or accident Authorities (PAAs) PAAs communities, the public or workers, including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and But not later than 48 hours after abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or learning of the incident or accident. multiple injury. Provide sufficient detail regarding the scope, severity, and possible causes of the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address it, and any information provided by any contractor and/or supervising firm, as appropriate. Subsequently, at the World Bank’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to address it and prevent its recurrence. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The safeguard Team is in place and shall TMT Maintain a Safeguard Team with qualified staff and resources to support management of be maintained throughout Project ESHS risks and impacts of the Project including Safeguards Specialist, Community implementation. Development Officer and Environmental Officer 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Develop and implement an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for ESMPs for specific subprojects to be TMT and PAAs sub projects, consistent with the relevant ESSs. prepared, reviewed and disclosed prior to commencement of activities. 3|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – PSSN II Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 2. Revise (to reflect the lesson learnt during the implementation of the parent project 2. ESMF updated, approved and especially on issues related to accepting and handling grievances and managing OHS) disclosed on April 15, 2023 and and implement the updated Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) thereafter implement the ESMF for the parent Project, consistent with the relevant ESSs. throughout Project implementation. 1.3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Technical assistance activities shall be TMT and PAAs Ensure that the consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies, if applicable), conducted in accordance with terms of capacity building, training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project reference acceptable to the World Bank are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the World Bank, that throughout Project implementation. are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter ensure that the outputs of such activities comply with the terms of reference. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Revise (further describing additional key labor-related risks, detailing further LMP revised and disclosed on April 12, Occupational Health and Safety risks and provisions, and further elaborating SEA/SH 2023, and to be implemented TMT and PAAs risks and GRMs) and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the throughout Project execution period” Project, including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers relationships, occupational health and safety (including personal protective equipment, and emergency preparedness and response), code of conduct (including relating to SEA and SH), forced labor, child labor and grievance arrangements for Project workers, 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Updated Grievance mechanism is TMT and PAAs Operate an updated grievance mechanism for Project workers (further describing maintained and operated throughout additional key labor-related risks, detailing further Occupational Health and Safety risks Project implementation. and provisions, and further elaborating SEA/SH risks and GRMs) as described in the revised LMP and consistent with ESS2. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Incorporate resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management measures in TMT and PAAs the ESMP to be prepared under action 1.2 above. 4|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – PSSN II Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Pollution prevention and management measures shall be incorporated in ESMP during micro planning of subprojects and thereafter implement the measures throughout sub project implementation. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY Incorporate measures to manage traffic and road safety risks as required in the ESMP to N/A N/A be prepared under action 1.2 above. 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Community Health and Safety risks and TMT and PAAs Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project impacts are incorporated in LMP and activities and include mitigation measures in the ESMPs to be prepared in accordance ESMF and shall be implemented with the ESMF. throughout Project implementation. 4.3 SEA AND SH RISKS SEA/SH measures are incorporated in Implement SEA/SH measures to assess and manage the risks of SEA and SH. Gender Action Plan (GAP), SEP, ESMF TMT and PAAs and LMP and shall be implemented throughout Project implementation. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK The RPF is in place and shall be Implement a Resettlement Planning Framework (RPF) for the Project, consistent with implemented throughout Project TMT and PAAs ESS5. implementation. For the AF, the current RPF is sufficient and does not need to be updated or revised. 5|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – PSSN II Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 5.2 RESETTLEMENT PLANS Voluntary land donation procedures are Develop and implement a resettlement action plan (RAP) or apply voluntary land contained in RPF and are applied during TMT and PAAs donation procedures as set out in the RPF, and consistent with ESS5. micro-planning of subprojects prior to implementation. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS Biodiversity Management measures and Implement Biodiversity Management measures and actions in accordance with the actions are contained in ESMF and shall TMT and PAAs guidelines of the ESMF prepared for the Parent Project, and consistent with ESS6. be applied prior to commencing of relevant subproject activities. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7.1 VULNERABLE GROUPS PLANNING FRAMEWORK VGPF is in place and shall be applied TMT and PAAs Implement Vulnerable Groups Planning Framework (VGPF) for the Project, consistent throughout Project implementation. with ESS7. For the AF, the current VGPF is sufficient and does not need to be revised. 7.2 VULNERABLE GROUP PLANS VGPs to be prepared, reviewed and TMT and PAAs Implement Vulnerable Group Plans (VGPs) as set out in the VGPF, and consistent with disclosed before commencement of ESS7. project activities. 7.3 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Implement the arrangements for the grievance Grievance mechanism is described in mechanism for indigenous people as described in the VGPF the VGPF and SEP shall be maintained TMT and PAAs and operated throughout Project implementation. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 CULTURAL HERITAGE RISKS AND IMPACTS Cultural Heritage Management Implement a Cultural Heritage Management measures and actions in accordance with measures and actions are contained in TMT and PAAs the guidelines of the ESMF prepared for the Project, and consistent with ESS8. ESMF and shall be applied prior to 6|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – PSSN II Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY commencing and throughout subproject activities. ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES [This standard is only relevant for Projects involving Financial Intermediaries (FIs).] Not Relevant ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION Implement a revised Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent with SEP has been revised and disclosed on ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, April 12, 2023 and shall be TMT and PAAs relevant, understandable, and accessible information, and consult with them in a implemented throughout Project culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, implementation. discrimination and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Grievance Mechanism is in place and Maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate shall be maintained throughout the TMT and PAAs resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, promptly and Project implementation. effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, including concerns and SEA/SH measures are incorporated in grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with ESS10. Gender Action Plan (GAP) and SEP and shall be implemented throughout The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the Project implementation. resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant gender-based violence service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT CS1 A: Training required: - TMT and PAAs Planning and implementation of the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) to PAA Trainings are carried out throughout the Sector experts, Local service Provider and the communities Project implementation B: Capacity Building: Backstopping activities are carried out Backstopping to PAA Sector experts, Local service Provider and the communities to throughout the Project implementation enhance awareness on ESF 7|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – PSSN II Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY CS2 Training on occupational health and safety to TMU and PAA staff Trainings on OHS are carried TMT7 and PAAs throughout the Project implementation 8|Page