CARE Honduras Youth Employability and Climate Resilience Project (P176724) Final ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) June 5, 2024 1|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. CARE Honduras (the Recipient) will be implementing the “Youth Employability and Climate Resilience Project� (P176724) (the Project), as established in the Grant Agreement. The International Development Association (hereinafter the Bank) acting as the administrator of the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this ESCP, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is part of the Grant Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreement. 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 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 Bank. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. 4. As agreed by the Bank and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during the implementation of the Project, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances related to the Project or in response to assessment of performance of the Project. In such circumstances, the Recipient and the Bank agree to update the ESCP to reflect such amendments through an exchange of signed correspondence between the Bank and the Director of CARE-Honduras or his delegate. the Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Submit bi-annual reports during Project Prepare and submit regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, health, and implementation, starting from the safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the implementation Effective Date and no later than forty- CARE Honduras of this ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S instruments required five (45) days following the end of each under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and functioning of the grievance semester. mechanisms. B INCIDENTS Y ACCIDENTS Promptly notify the Bank of any incident or accident related or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers including, inter alia, cases of sexual Notify the Bank no later than twenty- exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, four (24) hours after taking notice of the serious or multiple injury. Provide sufficient detail regarding the incident or accident, incident or accident. indicating immediate measures taken to address it, and include information provided by CARE Honduras any contractor and supervising entity, as appropriate. Subsequently, as per the Bank’s Any subsequent report would be request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to provided within a timeframe acceptable prevent its recurrence. to the Bank. The guideline “Responses to Environmental, Social, and Occupational Health and Safety Incidents for Projects Financed by the World Bank (WB)�, shall be included as an annex to the Project Operational Manual (POM). C CONTRACTORS’ MONTHLY REPORTS Submit the monthly reports to the Bank CARE Honduras as annexes to the reports to be Require contractors and supervising firms to provide monthly monitoring reports on submitted under Action A above. ESHS performance in accordance with the metrics specified in the respective bidding documents and contracts and submit such reports to the Bank. EAS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 3|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The Recipient shall establish and maintain a Project Implementation Unit (PIU), with an E&S Specialist to be hired or appointed organizational structure, qualified staff and resources to support, among others, the no later than thirty (30) days after the management of E&S risks and impacts, including the following key personnel: Effective Date and shall be maintained CARE Honduras throughout Project implementation. • One (1) Environmental & Social Specialist. The E&S Specialist shall have qualifications and experience acceptable to the Bank. In addition, they must sign the Project's code of conduct. 1.2 MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS a) Initial draft ESMF to be updated, a) An initial draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been finalized and redisclosed within prepared and disclosed for the Project. This draft shall be updated, finalized and sixty (60) days of the Effective redisclosed to include, among others, a Project-level Environmental and Social Date and prior to beginning Management Plan (ESMP), and on an ongoing basis as required based on implementation of Project experience implementing the Project. activities. b) Implement the Project in accordance with the ESMF. This includes screening, assessing, managing, and monitoring any proposed activity in accordance with the b) The ESMF shall be implemented CARE Honduras ESMF. Any proposed activity that falls within the exclusion criteria of the ESMF shall throughout Project not be eligible for financing. implementation. c) Site-specific ESMPs shall be developed for works under Component 2 in accordance c) Site-specific ESMPs for works to with the Project-level ESMP included in the ESMF. The site-specific ESMPs shall be be prepared and submitted to the included in the bidding documents to serve as a base model for contractors to Bank for approval prior to bidding prepare a Contractor’s ESMP (C-ESMP) for each of the civil works. The C-ESMPs shall the respective works. include mitigation measures with more specificity as applicable depending on the specific works to be carried out and the conditions of the site. 1.3 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS As part of the preparation of Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, the relevant E&S procurement documents and respective instruments, the Labor Management Procedures, and code of conduct, into the ESHS contracts. CARE Honduras specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with contractors and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure that the contractors and supervising firms comply Supervise contractors throughout and cause subcontractors to comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective Project implementation contracts. 4|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 1.4 PERMITS, CONSENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS Obtain or assist in obtaining, as appropriate, the permits, consents and authorizations that As applicable, to be obtained prior to are applicable to the Project from relevant national authorities. Comply or cause to initiating activities that require permits, CARE Honduras comply, as appropriate, with the conditions established in these permits, consents, and consents, and authorizations. authorizations throughout Project implementation. EAS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (LMP) Develop, adopt, disclose and implement Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers Develop, adopt and disclose within sixty relationships, occupational health and safety (including personal protective equipment, (60) days of the Effective Date and prior and emergency preparedness and response), code of conduct (including relating to SEA to beginning implementation of Project and SH), forced labor, child labor, grievance arrangements for Project workers, and activities, and thereafter implement the applicable requirements for contractors, subcontractors, and supervising firms. CARE Honduras LMP throughout Project implementation. LMP will include occupational, health and safety (OHS) measures, including, inter alia, emergency preparedness and response measures, and measures to ensure the use of appropriate personal safety equipment for all workers, including community workers and youth trainees, according to the activity carried out and in accordance with current national labor regulations. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Same timeline as action 2.1 above and maintained throughout Project Develop, maintain, and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers as described CARE Honduras implementation. in the LMP. EAS 3: RESOURCE USAGE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 5|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 3.1 MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Any relevant site-specific measures for CARE Honduras waste and hazardous management to be Ensurethe least possible use of hazardous substances for any proposed subproject and identified during works screening and activity, promoting their substitution by less polluting products more friendly to the assessment and reflected in environment, in accordance with the ESMF. bid/contract/works documents prior to initiating activities for corresponding works, in accordance with the ESMF and ESMPs. All measures implemented and monitored as applicable throughout Project implementation. 3.2 LAND, WATER AND OTHER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT As part of planning and implementation for all works, the following objectives shall be pursued, as set out in the ESMF: • Promote the rational and appropriate use of land / geographical space to be developed in small works (strictly necessary area of land is used for this Site-specific measures identified during purpose). works screening, ESMPs and reflected CARE Honduras • Promote the application of direct measures and actions for the rational/ in bid/ contract/ works documents. efficient use of water and energy in all stages and activities. These measures shall be reflected within infrastructure plans and designs, wherever technically and financially feasible. • Include specific constructive and operational actions that avoid the inappropriate and irrational use of all resources. EAS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY CARE Honduras Incorporate measures to manage traffic and road safety risks as required in the ESMPs to Same timeframe as for the adoption and be prepared under action 1.2 above. implementation of the ESMPs. 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project Same timeframe as for the adoption and CARE Honduras activities, including minor impacts as a result of civil works, behavior of Project workers, implementation of the ESMPs. risks of labor influx, response to emergency situations, and include mitigation measures in the ESMPs to be prepared in accordance with the ESMF. 6|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 4.2 SEA AND SH RISKS Same timeframe as for the adoption and Adopt and implement a SEA/SH prevention measures as part of the ESMPs to assess and implementation of the ESMPs. CARE Honduras manage the risks of SEA and SH. EAS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT This standard is not relevant. EAS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES This standard is not relevant. EAS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES This standard is not relevant. EAS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 CHANCE FINDS Describe the chance find procedures in CARE Honduras the ESMPs. Implement the procedures Describe and implement the chance finds procedures, as part of the ESMPs of the throughout Project implementation. Project. EAS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES This standard is not relevant. EAS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN An initial Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent with ESS10, has Initial draft SEP to be updated, finalized been drafted, consulted and disclosed during Project preparation. The SEP shall include and redisclosed within sixty (60) days of measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, understandable and the Effective Date and prior to beginning CARE Honduras accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate manner, which implementation of Project activities and is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. The SEP thereafter implement the SEP shall be updated and redisclosed after effectiveness. throughout Project implementation. 7|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM CARE Honduras Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to Establish the grievance mechanism receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, within sixty (60) days of Project promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and effectiveness and prior to beginning readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, implementation of Project activities, and including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with thereafter maintain and operate the ESS10. mechanism throughout Project implementation. The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant gender-based violence (GBV) service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor- centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) a) Provide specific training to project workers, contractors, community-based a) Training to Project workers and CARE Honduras organizations, and other project beneficiaries, as relevant, on: contractors will be conducted by the Project E&S Specialist for the • E&S risks and impacts. duration of the Project and start • Implementation of E&S instruments developed and disclosed for the Project. within the first three (3) months of • Participatory monitoring and evaluation of E&S requirements. Project effectiveness. Training to community-based organizations will C be conducted after subprojects b) Report on the training provided. approved, within the first six (6) months of Project effectiveness. b) As a part of the bi-annual reports submitted to the Bank as required by Action A. 8|Page