The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary Concept Stage ( ESRS Concept Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 09/15/2023 | Report No: ESRSC03731 Sep 17, 2023 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Operation Data Operation ID Product Operation Acronym Approval Fiscal Year P180770 Investment Project Financing (IPF) BO RSCRP 2024 Operation Name Road Sector Climate Resilience Program SOP-1 Country/Region Code Beneficiary country/countries Region Practice Area (Lead) (borrower, recipient) Bolivia Bolivia LATIN AMERICA AND Transport CARIBBEAN Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Plurinational State of Administradora Boliviana de Carrateras 16-Oct-2023 12-Dec-2023 Bolivia Estimated Concept Total Project Cost Review Date Public Disclosure 25-Jul-2023 118,500,000.00 Proposed Development Objective The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the first project in the series is to develop and launch a climate risk management strategy for Bolivia’s road sector and to improve climate resilience and road safety of specific road sections. B. Is the operation being prepared in a Situation of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints, as per Bank IPF Policy, para. 12? No C. Summary Description of Proposed Project Activities Bolivia is among the countries most affected by climate-related disasters and creating a national program to address climate resilience in the road sector is essential to support the country’s long-term development program. Particularly as natural hazards are expected to intensify. Since Bolivia does not have a national program dedicated at analyzing and studying the condition of its roads and bridges, selecting specific bridges and road segments that need to be made more resilient from the 89,000 km road network in the country is very challenging. The World Bank support is structured as a Series of Projects (SOP), which Programmatic Development Objective is to establish a national road program with expert Sep 17, 2023 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) management of climate risk in Bolivia’s road sector that provides systematic updating for climate resilience. The first project in the SOP will provide the first steps towards a multi-year capacity building process aimed at strengthening Bolivia’s road sector climate resilience management. ABC manages the primary road network, and the World Bank is familiar with its capabilities and weaknesses, while there is limited knowledge of the abilities of the departmental and municipal administrative entities to respond to natural hazards and build up climate resilience on the road network. As a result, the World Bank is looking to assess the different institutions and build capacities within Bolivia (it could be within ABC or any other relevant organization). This will allow placing specialized data, units, teams, or key personnel within its institutions to ensure the acquired experience and know-how can be used in future projects. Eventually, this will lead to the effective implementation of the proposed Program that will systematically update the road sector for climate resilience. The capacity building will be conducted at three different levels: (i) national level; (ii) departmental level; and (iii) municipal level. Three specific interventions suggested by the Vice Ministry of Public Investment and External Financing (Viceministerio de Inversión Pública y Financiamiento Externo, VIPFE) of the Ministry of Development Planning (Ministerio de Planificación del Desarrollo, MPD) have already been identified as urgent or in need of protection and reparation to avoid possible incidents. These are Chimore-Ivirgazama, Guanay Bridge, and Molino- Monteagudo. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1 Overview of Environmental and Social Project Settings The Project aims to enhance climate resilience in the road sector through capacity building and transport infrastructure improvements. It consists of four components: (C1) Institutional development and capacity building; (C2) Bridge and road upgrading for climate resilience; (C3) Project Management; and (C4) Contingent Emergency Response Component Public Disclosure (CERC). Components 1, 2, and 4 are relevant to the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). Under Component 2, three projects are proposed: 1. Chimoré Bridge (Cochabamba Department): i) constructs a two-lane bridge, accesses, 61 culvert replacements, and three footbridges; ii) Part of the larger licensed project Ichilo – Chimoré. 2. Guanay Bridge (La Paz Department): i) builds a new bridge, accesses, and improves around 2000m of a local road; iii) part of the larger licensed project: Caranavi – Guanay; ii) existing license for Caranavi – Guanay needs updating due to time elapsed and incomplete coverage. 3. Molino-Monteagudo (Chuquisaca Department): i) upgrades 3.5 km of road and 6.5 km of rural road, constructs four two-lane bridges; ii) part of the larger licensed project El Salto – Montegudo, divided into three sections: El Salto - Puente Limones, Puente Limones - El Molino, and El Molino - Monteagudo. Each larger project holds a Category II environmental license and an Environmental Impact Assessment – Analytic Specific (EEIA-AE). Guanay's license requires updating, Chimore Bridge's license doesn't cover the footbridges, and Molino – Monteagudo's EEIA-AE lacks the road's starting point. All projects possess the License for Activities with Dangerous Substances (LASP). Projects aren’t near protected areas and generally are in already intervened regions. Guanay Bridge is close to rivers receiving mining effluents, Chimoré Bridge crossess the Chimoré river used for varios activities, and Molino- Monteagudo aligns with the El Bañado river adjacent to agricultural and recreational areas. D.2 Overview of Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Managing Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Sep 17, 2023 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for this Program is the the Bolivian Roads Administrator agency (ABC), with embedded environmental and social teams in ABC´s Technical National Management. To address the RSCRP challenges, the assigned E&S team for preparation comprises members from both project implementation and supervision, and from project studies and preparation areas. ABC has worked on three WB projects: Santa Cruz Road Corridor Connector Project (P152281), BO Road Sector Capacity Development Project (P144597), and the National Roads and Airport Infrastructure Project (P122007). The first has a Moderately Unsatisfactory rating due to contractor and supervision weaknesses, currently facing an Inspection Panel, while the others are Moderately Satisfactory. This is ABC´s first project under the ESF. ABC developed good practice guidelines like Right-of-Way Release Manual (2020, CAF), Community Relations and Communication Manual (2020, CAF), Identification and Evaluation of Environmental Liabilities in Road Projects (2017, IDB), and Environmental Manual for Highways (2010). Also, in 2022, with collaboration of IADB, ABC developed a Socioenvironmental Information System (SISSA) for its projects. SISSA is part of other innitiatives to improve ABC´s E&S management. For preparation, ABC has three in-house environmental specialists and three ESF HEIS consultants (1 social and 2 environmental). The Bank will perform an Institutional Capacity Assessment indicating required staffing and capabilities for project implementation. The preliminary E&S Assessment (p-ESA) will include an institutional capacity section considering the most relevant of ABC´s challenges for project´s environmental and social implementation and monitoring. Public Disclosure While initial E&S intruments involve ABC staff, an expert E&S firm with detailed TOR will complement studies aligned with the ESF. II. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial A.1 Environmental Risk Rating Substantial Despite these being brownfield projects and site-specific, the environmental risk classification under the ESF is Substantial. This classification considers risks and impacts across the projects’ geographic footprints, including indirect areas of influence. Weak implementation of environmental and social safeguards by ABC contributes to this classification. Document review and site visits identify key anticipated environmental risks and impacts during construction: (i) rivers’ contamination due to spills or discharges; (ii) alteration of hydrological cycles due to erosion processes, water use or sedimentation processes; (iii) community nuisance due to noise, vibration, dust, traffic congestion, waste, and visual disturbances; (iv) acceleration of erosion processes; (v) contamination of soil due to inadequate waste and/or hazardous materials management; (vi) traffic management issues may disturb communities and increase accident risks due to increased vehicular traffic from construction materials and waste transport, as well as inadequate traffic detour system; (vii) inadequate management of borrow pits and quarries; (viii) inadequate handling/disposal of waste/ hazardous materials and consequent potential contamination of soil and/or water; (ix) air pollution during due to emissions from construction equipment; (x) loss of vegetation due to site clearance; and (xi) Sep 17, 2023 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) risks from not managing existing environmental liabilities. Potential downstream environmental impacts may occur from TA-led investments, SOP projects, and road section operation, mainly air pollution due to maintenance activities. A.2 Social Risk Rating Substantial The Social risk is rated as substantial due to the following aspects: (i) low institutional capacity to handle social issues including involuntary resettlement; (ii) high number of properties affected by land acquisition or restrictions on land use causing physical/economic displacement in each subproject; (iii) labor influx associated to major civil works with potential impacts on local communities, including GBV (sea/sh) cases; (iv) potential increase of local tensions and underlying conflicts with local communities/organizations; (v) potential debts with workers or local providers of goods and services; (vi) inconvenience for local communities due to air pollution, dust or noise caused by the works; (vii) increasing of road safety risks mainly for childrens in school areas; (viii) social exclusion risks especially for vulnerable groups, (including women or local youth) of not fully participating from the project benefits, mainly from available jobs created by the project; (viii) agitated and conflictive social and political context of the country, with recurrent strikes and mobilizations to claim, social demands from the state. B. Relevance of Standards and Policies at Concept Stage B.1 Relevance of Environmental and Social Standards ESS1 - Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Relevant The project components require ESF compliance. C1, includes studies for climate-resilient infrastructure; C2, includes Public Disclosure works with E&S risks; C4 (CERC), could involve works too. An initial analysis of licenses for C2 subprojects reveals gaps. Chimoré Bridge needs to reflect current conditions. Guanay Bridge needs an updated assessment including informal mining and urban expansion, and Molino – Monteagudo needs to include road embankments, landslides, recreational areas, among other issues. A p-ESA followed by specific ESMPs for each subproject will be developed for C2 including operational and E&S aspects identified in the gap analysis. These include institutional capacity, associated facilities, material sourcing and disposal, E&S liabilities, GHG emissions, cumulative impacts, labor rights, vulnerable groups and GBV, local conflicts, and land acquisition. The p-ESA and draft SEP will be disclosed prior to Appraisal. Each C2 subproject will prepare specific E&S instruments. ESS10 - Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure Relevant The Borrower will prepare and disclose a draft version of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) before appraisal, including: (a) a stakeholder identification and analysis; (b) a summary of the consultations performed; (c) the participatory mechanisms proposed; (d) a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM); and (e) a timeline and a budget, among others. During the preparation of the previous studies for the 03 subprojects, there have been consultations with local communities, local organizations and authorities (2008, 2011, 2015), and during this year (2023), ABC has performed consultations with local authorities and community representatives, resulting in a broad support to the project (as can be seen in acts and letters signed/received by ABC). The consultations performed will be summarized in the SEP, including the feedback received. New consultation processes will be performed once the new studies starts for each subproject, and will continue during the execution of works . ESS2 - Labor and Working Conditions Relevant Sep 17, 2023 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) The Borrower will prepare and disclose a Labor Management Procedures (LMP) as a condition of effectiveness. The LMP will include the categories of project workers: direct (PIU), contracted (supervision/contractor firms), and primary supply workers considering a minimum age of 18. It is unlikely that the project involves community workers, but it will be assessed and confirmed during preparation. The LMP will cover fair treatment, non-discrimination, equal opportunities, and prohibits child and forced labor. The LMP will also establish a GRM for workers and addresses GBV (SEA/SH) concerns. Health and safety issues will be incorporated into the Project´s H&S Management Plans that will be a part of the subproject-level instruments (ESIAs/ESMPs) described under ESS1. The LMP will include a comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety Plan (OHSP) tailored to civil works activities, in accordance with the WBG general EHS guidelines. ESS3 - Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Relevant Potential pollution from activities in C2 will require E&S mitigation measures to to follow the mitigation hierarchy. Measures during construction encompass: • Construction materials from duly licensed quarries and in compliance with ESS3 . • Waste including hazardous materials needs to be disposed according to regulations and the ESF. • Addressing environmental liability at Chimoré project, and measures accordingly. • Noise and dust management needs to include dust control, vehicle inspections, and work period enforcement. • Measures to prevent soil, water, and air contamination during culvert replacements, bridge construction, footbridges and overpass. Although not anticipated, the ESMPs will include demolition guidelines. GHG emissions will be part of the economic analysis of the Project. It is not expected that the Project will emit significant quantities of GHG therefore calculation is not required by the ESF, however the specific ESAS will validate this. Public Disclosure ESS4 - Community Health and Safety Relevant All Program activities may expose communities to health and safety risks, especially if there are communities close to the construction sites. Some impacts associated to civil works may cause inconvenience with local communities, including air pollution, dust, noise, vibratioin, hazardous materials, road safety issues, loss of land and assets, limitation to access recreational areas in riverbeds and shores, temporary cuttings of public services, among others. The security risks of site-specific activities and the potential need for security forces will be assessed during preparation. Road safety and traffic management pose risks to communities surrounding infrastructure projects. Traffic management measures should be considered and integrated in the ESIA, for each subproject. Risks and impacts of labor influx will also be assessed during preparation. The GRM considered in the SEP will also address community complaints and provide project information as needed. ESS5 - Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement Relevant Subprojects will require the acquisition of land and/or restrictions on land use, with the potential effect of involuntary resettlement with physical and/or economic displacement. The key gaps between national/sectorial regulation and this ESS, and the measures needed to close these gaps, will be included in the ESCP as mandatory agreements. Once the final designs are defined and specific sites are identified and land acquisition is confirmed in each subproject, the client will prepare/update the RAPs, which must be fully implemented prior to any impacts. The RAPs will include the eligibility criteria for defining affected persons, methods for valuing assets, time when payments or compensation should be implemented, special measures for vulnerable people, milestones and responsibilities of the stakeholders Sep 17, 2023 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) involved, and special measures to strengthen the institutional capacity to implement resettlement plans in a timely manner. ESS6 - Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Relevant Resources Although the projects mainly impact existing roads and unpaved areas often with agricultural or disturbed habitats, some aspects haven’t been assessed in the Licenses and need to be managed per ESS6 guidelines: Tree removal, clearing of vegetation, use of native species for revegetation, potential for encountering endemic/protected species considering current conditions (use of Satellite Imagery). Molino-Monteagudo crosses agricultural plots and areas of giant cacti which will also need to be assessed. In detail, Guanay bridge is located 4.9 km away from Tres Arroyos Municipal Protected Area (MPA), Chimoré bridge is 17 km away from Chapare MPA, and the Molino-Monteagudo road is located 3.6 km from Monteagudo MPA. ESS7 - Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Not Currently Relevant Local Communities According to ABC there are no indigenous peoples in the project's areas. By the WB due diligence this statement is confirmed, based in interviews with local specialists and by using an initial methodology that consists on overlaping the current subproject areas with indigenous territories titled by the national authority – INRA. However, since subproject areas are still to be defined during project preparation, this is an initial screening and once the exact areas are identified, the Bank will carry out the necessary due diligence to determine the presence of IPs definitely, based Public Disclosure on the established criteria of this ESS7. ESS8 - Cultural Heritage Relevant Although the projects do not involve construction activities in any known sites of cultural or historic importance, they will require excavation in some areas and thus, a Chance Finds Procedure should be in place to assess and manage any potential encounter of archaeological remains. The Gap Analysis will assess this and if any additional measures are required. This is especially relevant for the Molino-Monteagudo project which has a record of archeological remains in the surrounding area of the Project. ESS9 - Financial Intermediaries Not Currently Relevant This standard is currently considered not relevant. The project will not make use of or support financial intermediaries as defined by this standard. B.2 Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Operations on International Waterways No OP 7.60 Operations in Disputed Areas No B.3 Other Salient Features Sep 17, 2023 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) Use of Borrower Framework No None. Use of Common Approach No A Common Approach is not being considered. C. Overview of Required Environmental and Social Risk Management Activities C.1 What Borrower environmental and social analyses, instruments, plans and/or frameworks are planned or required by Appraisal? The borrower will prepare and disclose, prior to the beginning of appraisal: 1. A Preliminary Environmental and Social Assessment (p-ESA), which will include the results of the Gap Analysis. 2. A draft Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). 3. A draft Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). 4. Terms of Reference for complementary E&S studies needed to address identified gaps to the ESF in the existing project´s licenses. Additionally, it is possible that supplementary studies could be required, due to the gap analysis. If such studies are needed, they should be prepared after 90 days of the effective day and this requirement should be reflected in the ESCP. Finally, the Borrower will prepare and disclose the draft Labor Management Procedures (LMP), as a condition of Public Disclosure effectiveness. Possible issues to be addressed in the Borrower Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP): - Prepare and publish a specific ESA for each of the three subprojects of Component 2. This specific ESA will include complementary E&S studies required and a Chance Finds Procedure for each of the subprojects. - Establish and maintain a Project Implementation Unit(s) with qualified E&S staff with enough resources to support the management of E&S risks and impacts of the project. - Define clear roles, responsibilities, and authority, as well as designate specific personnel to be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the E&S risk management instruments, if subprojects involve participation of other actors in other government levels (ABC Regional, Municipalities, etc.) - Elaborate regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the project, including stakeholder engagement activities during project execution, and the functioning of the grievance mechanism. - Defined deadlines for the E/S instruments required (SEP, LMP, RAPs, etc). - Requirements for implementation, supervision, and monitoring of site-specific ESMPs and other subproject-level instruments as needed. - Incidents and accidents notification. - A draft of a specific ESMF for component 4 (CERC-ESMF) will be prepared at the beginning of project implementation. This draft will be finalized prior to any emergency disbursement. The ESCP should address and clearly state the requirements needed in the E/S instruments, if there are changes in the engineering or in the final designs of the sub-projects. This is in addition to the regular issues addressed in the ESCP, as Sep 17, 2023 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Sop-1 (P180770) reporting, bidding documents, staffing, institutional agreements needed, etc. Finally, and due to previous record of the PIU, the ESCP should also address capacity building and monitoring with specific actions to help alleviate the risk of ESF non-compliance. III. CONTACT POINT World Bank Task Team Leader: Gylfi Palsson Title: Lead Transport Specialist Email: gpalsson@worldbank.org TTL Contact: Tatsuo Harada Job Title: Senior Transport Specialist Email: tharada1@worldbank.org IV. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Public Disclosure Telephone: (202) 473-1000 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects V. APPROVAL Task Team Leader(s): Gylfi Palsson, Tatsuo Harada Practice Manager (ENR/Social) Genevieve Connors Recommended on 15-Sep-2023 at 10:28:25 EDT ADM Environmental Specialist: Fiorella Cristina Pino Luna ADM Social Specialist: Piero Antonio Galluccio Chiri Sep 17, 2023 Page 9 of 9