The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Restructuring Stage Restructuring Stage | Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 24-Jul-2023| Report No: ISDSR36645 Regional Vice President: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Country Director: Lilia Burunciuc Regional Director: Benoit Bosquet Practice Manager/Manager: David N. Sislen Task Team Leader(s): Felipe Montoya Pino Paula Restrepo Cadavid The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) . I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. BASIC PROJECT DATA Project ID Project Name P155201 Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project Task Team Leader(s) Country Felipe Montoya Pino, Paula Restrepo Cadavid Haiti Approval Date Environmental Category 20-Jun-2017 Partial Assessment (B) Managing Unit SLCUR PROJECT FINANCING DATA (US$, Millions) SUMMARY -NewFin1 Total Project Cost 55.40 Total Financing 55.40 Financing Gap 0.00 DETAILS -NewFinEnh1 World Bank Group Financing International Development Association (IDA) 48.40 IDA Grant 48.40 Non-World Bank Group Financing Trust Funds 7.00 Strategic Climate Fund Grant 7.00 2. PROJECT INFORMATION The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) PROG_INF O Current Program Development Objective The project Development Objective (PDO) is to (i) reduce urban flooding in the city of Cap-Haïtien, (ii) improve access to quality municipal infrastructure in selected municipalities in the Cap-Haïtien metropolitan area, and (iii) support the Republic of Haiti's capacity to respond to an Eligible Emergency. . 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The project will contribute to the resilient development of the Cap-Haitien metropolitan region through a combination of (i) flood risk reduction investments, (ii) an improvement of the municipal infrastructure in selected municipalities and (iii) supporting the government’s capacity to respond to an eligible emergency. The project is comprised of the following component and activities: 2. Component 1: Vulnerability Reduction and Climate Resilient Urban Infrastructure. This component aims to build resilience and reduce the effects of climate change by investing in flood mitigation infrastructure through an integrated watershed management approach that will reduce recurrent flooding in Cap-Haitien. This component will finance risk mitigation interventions targeting two ravines of Cap-Haitien, which have been identified as key priorities, through: (i) emergency works at critical and pre-identified points, such as slope stabilization; (ii) sediment cleaning to restore the full flow capacity of the ravines; (iii) structural measures to control sedimentation, such as dissipaters to reduce stream velocity and minimize runoff; and (iv) non-structural erosion reduction measures, such as, community awareness campaigns and green infrastructure. 3. Component 2: Municipal Investment Support, Capacity Building and Strategic Planning. This component aims at improving the living conditions in selected municipalities by financing: (i) improvements in municipal infrastructure, such as inter-alia, roads, streetlights and (ii) improvements the municipal buildings in selected municipalities. This subcomponent also supports the delivery of technical assistance to selected municipalities in the Cap-Haitien metropolitan area in areas such as: financial management, procurement, disbursement, monitoring and evaluation and communication, investments implementation and management and mobilization of local revenues. This component will also support targeted municipalities in revising their local development plans. 4. Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response. The project includes a Contingent Emergency Response (CER) component to respond rapidly at the Government’s request in the event of an eligible disaster, including climate-related events. This Component will finance the implementation of emergency infrastructure reconstruction, rehabilitation, and associated studies (Emergency Response Activities). Resources will be allocated to this component as needed during project implementation. Disbursements will be made against a pre-established list of critical goods or the procurement of good, works, and consultant services required to support the immediate response and recovery needs of the Government of Haiti (GoH). Following a request by the GoH, the CER component was activated on June 25, 2020 for US$19 million to support the Government ’s COVID-19 response. The reallocated funds will finance: (i) cash-transfers to vulnerable households, (ii) the provision of handwashing and communication equipment to support municipalities in their response to COVID- The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) 19, and (iii) the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to civil protection volunteers. 5. Component 4: Project Management and Implementation Support. This component will finance the cost associated with strengthening and developing the institutional capacity for project management, coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, as well as cost associated with supporting the project implementing agencies. Component 4 is divided into two subcomponents. Subcomponent 4.1. will finance the strengthening of the capacity of the Unité Centrale d’Exécution (UCE) of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTC) for management, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all civil works aspects of the project, including safeguards, and resilience to disasters and climate change. Sub- component 4.2. will finance the strengthening of Unité de Coordination de Projets (UCP) of the Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities (MICT) capacity with regard to overall coordination of the project, including consolidation of financial and progress reports, and management, coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Component 2. Component 4 will also finance the project communication costs, including engaging with citizens and ensuring broad stakeholder awareness on project interventions. . 4. PROJECT LOCATION AND SALIENT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS RELEVANT TO THE SAFEGUARD ANALYSIS (IF KNOWN) Haiti is subject to extreme weather events such as droughts, hurricanes and tropical storms and earthquakes. Deforestation and steep slopes have intensified these risks. Deforestation has contributed to high runoff, erosion, landslides, flooding, dust, loss of agricultural productivity, reduced rainfall, siltation of waterways and degradation of coral reefs and mangroves. Although degraded, Haiti’s natural environment still contains areas with notable concentrations of globally or regionally threatened species, including numerous endemic ones. The project will be implemented in the Department of the North in the six communes of the greater agglomeration of Cap Haitien, with a total population of about 490,000. Cap-Haitien is a port city located to the west of Cap- Haitien Bay, at the mouth of the River Haut-du-Cap and with a unique historical heritage. The Northern Department is one of the least exposed to cyclones. The Cap-Haitien area is vulnerable to flooding, which is aggravated by the decline in water retention from upstream watersheds; the deforestation and urbanization of the slopes in urban water basins; sedimentation; and a lack of municipal waste management. The watershed has largely lost its water retention capacity because of deforestation and clearing for construction. The resulting soil erosion results in sedimentation in the lower areas. Sediment and municipal waste obstruct drainage channels. The ecosystems still present in the area are fragile, poorly documented, and threatened by anarchic urbanization: mangroves are cleared to allow access to land and for charcoal production. Inshore fishing is excessive and practiced at a non-renewable level. People settle in the ravines, on riverbanks and in low-lying areas and build precarious lodgings preventing the free flow of water. Approximately 32,000 inhabitants of Cap-Haïtien reside in precarious areas and are highly vulnerable to flooding and rising sea levels. The very densely populated urban area has a lot of informal settlements and makes the project's social context a challenging one to operate in, making the social risk High. Areas adjacent to the project have a history of criminal activity such as some gangs operating in the areas; which further complicate the safe implementation of the project. There is also a history of ad hoc demolitions in the vicinity of the project footprint, but these have not intervened on the planned project area. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALISTS ON THE TEAM Lisbet Kugler, Environmental Specialist Sofia De Abreu Ferreira, Social Specialist Andrew Francis Drumm, Environmental Specialist Sarah Ocwieja Mangones, Social Specialist SAFEGUARD_TABLE 6. SAFEGUARD POLICIES TRIGGERED Safeguard Policies Triggered Explanation The policy is triggered because of the environmental and social impacts and risks associated with interventions under Component 2 (upgrading of local roads, development of open spaces). Until the present date, implementation of environmental and social management plans for these works has been deemed adequate considering the context and risks and impacts of the interventions. For Component 1 (dredging and clearing works), an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) had been prepared, consulted with stakeholders, approved by the Borrower, but it was never implemented under the Project given the restructuring which will exclude these interventions in Bassin Rhodo and associated Environmental Assessment (OP) (BP 4.01) Yes resettlement from the Project scope. The project is rated Category B. The rating is based on the fact that the environmental impacts of the intervention are substantial, particularly prior to the restructuring that eliminates the Bassin Rhodo works and associated impacts from the Project scope, but are not sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented, and not irreversible. They have been assessed to be manageable, and the appropriate mitigation measures that have been included in the various pertinent environmental and social management plans are being adequately implemented. Finally, Component 1 interventions also included removing waste and sediment from two ravines The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) and stabilizing the banks to mitigate flood risk in the urban area. Six of the seven project sub- components have been completed, the seventh is ongoing. An Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) was prepared and is being implemented. . For Component 2, as the exact nature and location of these small-scale works was unknown at preparation, a “Framework� approach was adopted. At this stage, all sub-projects have been screened and the measures required to mitigate environmental, social, health and safety impacts have been adopted and have been completed and are currently being implemented for the remaining ongoing works. to build two mayors’ offices and to reprofile the River Zanguy. Some additional similar small-scale projects are likely to be added following restructuring and will be subject to the same ESMF and ESMPs. The draft ESMF has been completed, disclosed and consulted upon in-country in March- April 2017, and the final ESMF has been disclosed in May 2017. Performance Standards for Private Sector No Activities OP/BP 4.03 Any works from Components 1 next to or within the Bassin Rhodo, a wetland near Cap Haitien city center, which provides habitat to Caribbean flamingos on an occasional basis, may have impacts on this natural habitat. Although the ecology of the Bassin Rhodo is heavily degraded in places, and under threat from uncontrolled urbanisation, some Natural Habitats (OP) (BP 4.04) Yes of the mangroves in the centre of the Bassin are still healthy. Any work within the Bassin Rodo will take into account the existing wetland hydrology, aquatic plants, wildlife and unplanned settlement in the Bassin. Measures to protect the mangroves in Bassin Rhodo from impacts of dredging have been established. However, The dredging works in the Bassin Rhodo initially envisaged under Component Forests (OP) (BP 4.36) Yes 1 are no longer being financed. OP 4.36 remains triggered because the restructured project could still have impacts under The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) Component 2 on mangrove or forests around by financing coastal works and other municipal infrastructure investments. The ESMF includes screening, assessment, and management measures for Forests. The project will not finance any pesticides, nor will Pest Management (OP 4.09) No it attempt to control pests, or agricultural pests. Activities to be carried out under the Project did not affect any known cultural heritage sites until present date. Still, impacts on physical cultural resources could occur, as Cap Haitien and surrounding municipalities are over 300 years old, and contain many historical monuments and buildings. Also, technical specifications for works will include Physical Cultural Resources (OP) (BP 4.11) Yes "chance find procedures" to be followed in the event that culturally significant materials are discovered during the execution of works. The ESMF, ESMPs and C-ESMPs include screening, assessment, and management measures for physical cultural resources such as chance find procedures. These are being implemented by the contractor on a day to day basis. The policy is not triggered as there are no Indigenous Peoples (OP) (BP 4.10) No indigenous people in Haiti according to the definition under OP 4.10. A RAP was prepared in 2019 for the resettlement associated with the dredging works of Bassin Rhodo and a resettlement site had been identified. This RAP was never fully implemented given an ongoing unresolved claim associated with the ownership of said resettlement site for the past few years. Given this context, it was agreed that the dredging works and associated resettlement will no longer be Involuntary Resettlement (OP) (BP 4.12) Yes financed and included under this Project per this restructuring. A communication strategy to communicate the reasons associated with the dropping of these works and resettlement is going to be implemented in the next few months and will envisage door to door discussions with each household that had been included in the RAP, in addition to a variety of other stakeholders in the area. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) A separate ARAP was prepared in 2021 for minor resettlement required in the ravines under Component 1.1. This ARAP was implemented and all PAPs have been compensated accordingly. The respective ARAP completion report is expected before the end of the year following conclusion of the remaining works (lot 5). Component 2 resulted in limited social and resettlement impacts through its planned support to upgrading of local market facilities, improvement of local roads, development of open spaces, etc. These impacts, as well as risks listed above, have been duly managed on the basis of ARAPs approved in line with the Resettlement Planning Framework (RPF) that has been prepared by the Government in compliance with World Bank safeguard policies. Two ARAPs were developed and fully implemented for the mayors’ offices construction activities in Milot and Plaine du Nord and their respective completion reports approved by the Bank The final RPF was disclosed May 2017. No dams, as defined in the policy, will be financed, Safety of Dams (OP) (BP 4.37) No or included, in the project. The project does not depend on the performance of any existing dam. The policy is not triggered as there are no Projects on International Waterways (OP) No international waterways, as defined in the policy, (BP 7.50) under the project. The policy is not triggered as there are no disputed Projects in Disputed Areas (OP) (BP 7.60) No territories, as defined in the policy, under the project. KEY_POLICY_TABLE II. KEY SAFEGUARD POLICY ISSUES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT A. SUMMARY OF KEY SAFEGUARD ISSUES 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the Restructured project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. Under Component 1, main impacts include disposal of debris, waste and sediment from urban ravines, which consists of municipal solid waste, sand, gravel and soft sediment (silt). The restructured project will not entail any potential large scale, significant or irreversible impacts. Any potential adverse impacts arising from project financed activities under Component 1 will be limited to ravine clean up, with known and affordable mitigation measures outlined in the project Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) finalized on May 8, 2017 and the ESMP disclosed in February 2019. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) Under Component 2, impacts from construction are expected to be relatively minor and easy to manage; they relate to earthworks, noise, dust, sourcing and disposal of construction waste, health and safety of workers and the public, including traffic disruption. Project resulted in limited social and resettlement impacts through its planned support to upgrading and construction of municipal facilities, improvement of local roads, drainage, development of open spaces, among others, and all said resettlement and social impacts have been duly managed in line with approved ARAPs. In addition an ESMP was developed for rehabilitation works for Ravine Zanguy and the non-objection was given May 2023 and disclosed in June 2023. This is currently in implementation. Risks linked to labor influx are limited. They were mitigated by prioritizing local labor and ensuring clarity on where laborers coming from outside will be hosted through their stay in the host community and ensuring that contracts are consistent with ESMP provisions. Furthermore, Code of Conduct will be applied. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. The restructured project aims to have a positive long-term impact in the project area by rehabilitating ravine capacity in Cap Haitien to adequately manage storm flows and reduce flooding. It will also reduce the number of community members exposed to extreme flooding, particularly in high-flood risk areas identified through technical and hydraulic studies and set out in the ESIA and a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF). 3. Describe any potential alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. Environmental and social impacts under Component 1 will be managed on the basis of, respectively : (1) an ESMF, prepared, consulted and disclosed on May 8, 2017, which outlines general environmental and social risk mitigation measures across all project activities under C2; (2) CERC-EMSF: updated at the time of CERC activation to manage all foreseeable environmental and social risks arising from CERC activities, and integrating standards of behavior for good sanitary practice to limit COVID spread, in line with international good practice; and (3) An Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and RAP for the sub-component interventions in the Ravines Belle Hotesse and Zetrier were prepared by the borrower and approved by the Bank in December 2018 and are currently being implemented by UCE and the contractors; (4) An ESMP for Ravine Zanguy rehabilitation works was approved by the Bank in May 2023 and is currently being implemented by UCE. The ARAP and ESMP for the Mayors’ offices construction is also being implemented by the UCE and contractors; The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) (5) Both UCP and UCE are currently implementing Disaster Risk Management and Transport projects financed by the World Bank, and their existing procurement, disbursement, and financial arrangements and capacities are considered satisfactory. The UCE prepared the ESMF and RPF at appraisal. UCE will continue to be responsible for safeguards oversight and implementation. Their performance is among the strongest of all PIUs in Haiti, and they have hired additional staff based in Cap Haitien to provide close hands-on implementation support, alongside the broader UCE team based in Port au Prince. In addition, UCP and UCE staff will receive targeted training as needed in relation to the climate change aspects of the Project to ensure sound implementation and compliance with Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) requirements (including M&E and reporting). 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanism for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The key stakeholders are the population of the six target municipalities (totaling approximately 490,000 people), of which direct beneficiaries will be (i) the urban population of the five outlying municipalities (around 60,000 people) who will benefit from enhanced delivery of municipal services and infrastructure; and (ii) approximately 12,000 urban inhabitants of the municipality of Cap-Haitian who will benefit from improved disaster risk (flood) reduction mitigation works, and (iiI) around 142,800 people who will benefit from emergency cash-transfers totaling around 214,800 direct beneficiaries. Indirect beneficiaries will include the other urban population in Cap-Haïtien and the rural population in the 6 communes benefitting from improved services in the municipalities, totaling approximately 370,000 people. 51 percent of project beneficiaries will be female. The priorities of women will also be reflected in the process of identification of the Project’s small-scale municipal investments and will be required in the identification of investment priorities. In light of the cancellation of the dredging and resettlement activities for the Bassin Rhodo, UCE has developed a communication action plan to ensure communication of the change in the project to all stakeholders including home visits to Project Affected People that were part of the proposed Bassin Rhodo resettlement. This plan describes different engagement activities and proposed messaging. DISCLOSURE_TABLE B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ENV_TABLE Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 29-Jun-2020 29-Jun-2020 For Category ‘A’ projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Haiti 10-Aug-2020 Comments The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) This corresponds to the date the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) was disclosed in country (at Bank disclosed on August 10, 2020) RESETTLE_TABLE Resettlement Action Plan/Framework Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 01-Mar-2017 09-May-2017 “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Haiti 17-May-2017 Comments This reflects disclosure of the RPF at appraisal. COMPLIANCE_TABLE C. COMPLIANCE MONITORING INDICATORS AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL EA_TABLE OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Practice Manager (PM) review NA and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the credit/loan? Yes NH_TABLE OP/BP 4.04 - Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or degradation of critical No natural habitats? If the project would result in significant conversion or degradation of other (non- critical) natural habitats, does the project include mitigation measures NA acceptable to the Bank? PCR_TABLE OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural property? Yes Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the potential adverse Yes impacts on cultural property? The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) IR_TABLE OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/process framework Yes (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Practice Manager Yes review the plan? FO_TABLE OP/BP 4.36 - Forests Has the sector-wide analysis of policy and institutional issues and constraints Yes been carried out? Does the project design include satisfactory measures to overcome these Yes constraints? Does the project finance commercial harvesting, and if so, does it include No provisions for certification system? PDI_TABLE The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank for Yes disclosure? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups Yes and local NGOs? ALL_TABLE All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been Yes prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project Yes cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring Yes of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower Yes and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project (P155201) III. APPROVALS Felipe Montoya Pino Task Team Leader(s) Paula Restrepo Cadavid Approved By Safeguards Advisor Marco Antonio Zambrano Chavez 05-Sep-2023 Practice Manager/Manager David N. Sislen 05-Sep-2023 .