Islamic Republic of Mauritania Ministry of Employment, Professional Training Mauritania Youth Employability Project (P162916) and Additional Financing (P181070) Draft for Negotiations ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 1|Page June 8, 2023 2|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (the Recipient) will implement the Mauritania Youth Employability Project (the Project), under the leadership of the Ministry of Employment, and Professional Training with the involvement of the National Agency for Employment (l’Agence nationale pour l’emploi - Tesghil), the National Institute for the Promotion of Technical and Vocational Training (l’Institut national pour la promotion de la formation technique et professionnelle, INAP-FTP) under the Ministry of Employment, Professional Training, and the General Delegation of Taazour, and the Office National d’Assainissement (ONAS) as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (hereinafter the Association) has agreed to provide the original financing (P162016) and additional financing (P181070), as set out in the referred agreement(s). This 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 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 Financing Agreement. 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 Association. 4. As agreed by the Association and the Recipient, 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 Project Technical Coordination Unit (PTCU) 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 economic affairs and promotion of productive sectors. The Recipient/PTCU shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 3|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Submit quarterly reports to the Association Project Technical Coordination Unit Prepare and submit to the Association regular reports on the throughout Project implementation (PTCU) environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the commencing three months after the Project, including but not limited to the implementation of the ESCP, Effective Date. Submit each report to the status of preparation and implementation of E&S instruments required Association no later than fifteen days after under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and functioning of the end of each reporting period. the grievance mechanism(s). B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Notify the Association no later than 48 PTCU Promptly notify the Association any incident or accident related to the hours, after learning of the incident or Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the accident, and 24 hours for severe incidents environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including fatalities, SEA/SH allegations including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or 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 Association’s request, prepare a report on the Provide subsequent report to the incident or accident and propose measures to address it and prevent its Association within a timeframe acceptable recurrence. C CONTRACTORS’ MONTHLY REPORTS Submit the monthly reports to the PTCU Require contractors and supervising firms to provide monthly Association upon request, as annexes to the monitoring reports on ESHS performance in accordance with the reports to be submitted under action A metrics specified in the respective bidding documents and contracts and above. submit such reports to the Association. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 4|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Maintain the existing PTCU as set out in the PTCU legal agreement, with the social Maintain the existing Project Technical Coordination Unit (PTCU) with development specialist. qualified staff and resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project, including one social development specialist, Hire a part-time environmental specialist skilled in gender aspects. three months after the AF Effective Date, Recruit one part-time environmental specialist with proof skills in and thereafter maintain these positions Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), with terms of reference and throughout Project implementation. qualifications acceptable to the Association. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT PTCU 1. Prepare, disclose, consult upon, and ONAS 1. Prepare, disclose, consult upon, adopt and implement an adopt the ESIA and ESMP prior to the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and corresponding launch of bidding documents, and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for any works for thereafter implement the ESIA and ESMP which the ESIA/ESMP is required, consistent with the relevant ESSs. throughout Project implementation. 2. Update, redisclose, adopt, and implement the Environmental and 2. The Parent Project ESMF, including the Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the Parent Project including a CERC-Addendum ESMF was updated, CERC-addendum, consistent with the relevant ESSs. redisclosed in the country on May 17, and on the World Bank external website on May 19, and shall be implement 3. Cause the National Office of Sanitation- ONAS, to adopt and throughout Project implementation. implement the site-specific Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)/Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), 3. Adopt the ESMP before launching the as set out in the ESMF. The proposed activities described in the bidding process for the respective exclusion list set out in the ESMF shall be ineligible to receive financing subproject, and prior to the carrying out of under the Project. subproject that requires the adoption of such ESMP. Once adopted, implement the respective ESMP throughout Project implementation. 5|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.3 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS PTCU Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, the As part of the preparation of procurement ONAS relevant E&S instruments, the Labor Management Procedures, and code documents and respective contracts. of conduct, into the ESHS specifications of the procurement documents Supervise contractors throughout Project and contracts with contractors and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure implementation. that the contractors and supervising firms comply and cause subcontractors to comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. 1.4 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Throughout Project implementation. PTCU Ensure that the consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies), capacity building, training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Association, that are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter ensure that the outputs of such activities comply with the terms of reference 1.5 CONTINGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE FINANCING a) A CERC Manual was adopted under the PTCU PP including a CERC-ESMF addendum, to be a) Ensure that the CERC Manual includes a description of the ESHS implemented throughout project assessment and management arrangements including, The CERC-ESMF implementation Addendum for the implementation of the CERC component (component 4) in accordance with the ESSs. b) Adopt any required E&S instrument and include it as part of the respective bidding b) Adopt any environmental and social (E&S) instruments which may be process, if applicable, and in any case, required for activities under CERC component (component 4) of the before the carrying out of the relevant Project, in accordance with the CERC-ESMF Addendum and the ESSs, and Project activities for which the E&S thereafter implement the measures and actions required under said E&S instrument is required. Implement the E&S instruments, within the timeframes specified in said E&S instruments instruments in accordance with their terms, throughout Project implementation. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 6|Page MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES throughout Project implementation PTCU Implement the Labor Management Procedures that was prepared and Contractors adopted for the Parent Project (PP) including, inter alia, provisions on ONAS 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, grievance arrangements for Project workers, and applicable requirements for contractors, subcontractors, and supervising firms. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Establish grievance mechanism prior to PTCU Establish and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as engaging Project workers and thereafter Contractors described in the LMP and consistent with ESS2. maintain and operate it throughout project ONAS implementation ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Same timeline as for the adoption of site- PTCU Adopt and implement Waste Management measures to manage specific instruments and thereafter Contractors hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, consistent with ESS3. implement the WM measures throughout ONAS Project implementation ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY PTCU Incorporate measures to manage traffic and road safety risks as Same timeframe as for the adoption and Contractors required in the ESMPs to be prepared under action 1.2 above. implementation of the ESMPs ONAS 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Same timeframe as for the adoption and PTCU Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising implementation of the ESMPs. Contractors from the implementation of the Project activities, including those ONAS relating to the presence of Project workers and any risks of labor influx, response to emergency situations, and include mitigation measures in the ESMPs to be prepared in accordance with the ESMF, consistent with ESS4. 7|Page 4.3 SEA AND SH RISKS Implement the SEA/SH Action Plan PTCU throughout Project implementation. Implement a SEA/SH Action Plan that was prepared and adopted, to assess and manage the risks of SEA and SH. A mapping of the structures involved in this field as well as an assessment of their operability, shall be carried out. 4.4 SECURITY MANAGEMENT Prior to engaging security personnel and PTCU thereafter implemented throughout Project ONAS Assess and implement measures to manage the security risks of the implementation. Project, including the risks of engaging security personnel to safeguard project workers, sites, assets, and activities, as set out in the ESMP, guided by the principles of proportionality and GIIP, and by applicable law, in relation to hiring, rules of conduct, training, equipping, and monitoring of such personnel. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 RESETTLEMENT PLANS Adopt and implement the respective RAP, PTCU If applicable, adopt and implement a resettlement action plan (RAP) for before. the implementation of the ONAS activities to be financed under the CERC component under the Project activity including ensuring displaced and consistent with ESS5. people have been resettled and moving allowances have been provided ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES Not relevant for the Project ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES Not relevant for the Project ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 CHANCE FINDS Same timeline as of ESMP. Implement PIU Describe and implement the chance finds procedures, as part of the ESMP of activities to the procedures throughout Project ONAS be implemented by ONAS. implementation]. ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Not relevant for the Project 8|Page ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND PTCU IMPLEMENTATION Update, redisclose, adopt and implement the Stakeholder Engagement The SEP was updated and redisclosed in the Plan (SEP) of the Parent Project, consistent with ESS10, which shall country on May 17, 2023, and the Bank include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, external website on May 19, 2023, and relevant, understandable, and accessible information, and consult with shall be implemented throughout project them in a culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, implementation interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: PTCU Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance Operational GM shall be implemented, with mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and additional measures defined in the updated grievances in relation to the Project, promptly and effectively, in a SEP, throughout Project implementation transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with ESS10. 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 service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centred manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT 9|Page CS1 • stakeholder mapping and engagement From the first year of project PTCU • specific aspects of environmental and social assessment implementation; and throughout project Consultants implementation • emergency preparedness and response community health and safety.] • ESS 1: Assessment and management of environmental risks and impacts • ESS 2: Labor and working conditions • Stakeholder engagement and information disclosure • Contents of Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) • Contents of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) CS2 • Selection process and environmental and social risk classification From the first year of project PTCU of subprojects implementation; throughout project Consultants • Procedures for the ESIAs implementation • Knowledge of the process of monitoring the implementation of the ESIAs • Policies, proceedings and legislation regarding environmental and social risks in Mauritania CS3 Health and Safety Module From the first year of project PTCU • Personal protective equipment implementation; throughout project Consultants • Risk management in the workplace implementation • Prevention of occupational accidents • Health and safety rules • Management of solid and liquid waste • Preparedness and response to emergencies CS4 GBV Risks Module PTCU • Awareness and prevention/ mitigation of GBV risks From the first year of project Consultants • Themes, activities and target audiences will be defined in the GBV implementation; throughout project Action Plan implementation 10 | P a g e 11 | P a g e