KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Nation Religion King Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation Ministry of Public Works and Transport Water Supply and Sanitation Acceleration Project (WASAC) - P178417 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) October 11, 2023 1|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Kingdom of Cambodia (the Recipient) will implement the Water Supply and Sanitation Acceleration Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI), the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), provincial Departments of Public Works and Transport (DPWT), provincial Departments of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (DISTI), and the General Department of Resettlement (GDR) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (the Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement. 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 Financing 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 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 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 MISTI and MPWT, and the Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect such changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING As a part of its regular project reporting, prepare and submit to the Bi-annual progress report, throughout Project Management Units (PMUs) of Association regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, project implementation to report an overall MISTI and MPWT, and with support of GDR health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not progress during project implementation for resettlement related issues limited to the implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and including technical progress, procurement, implementation of E&S documents required under the ESCP, stakeholder finance, standards, gender and so on. The engagement activities, functioning of the grievance mechanism(s). report prepared by PMUs with support from supervising firms to be submitting to the Association. Assess, monitor/report on implementation of activities to ensure Bi-annual ES standards monitoring report, equitable access to water supply and sanitation facilities by those from throughout the project implementation to vulnerable backgrounds including poor households and Indigenous report about monitoring results of groups. environmental and social standards implementation based on SEP, ESMF, RPF, IPPF, LMP, and for site specific ESMPs or ESCoPs Submit each report to the Association no later than 10 days after the end of each reporting period. 3|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Prepare and operationalize the Incident Reporting Mechanism Notify the Association no later than 48 hours PMUs of MISTI and MPWT after learning of the incident or accident; a Promptly notify the Association of any incident or accident related to the report will be provided within 3 business Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the days after the incident or accident. environment, the affected communities, the public or workers including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or multiple injury : road traffic related accidents on the project and other incidents occurred in the project construction sites or related to project financed civil works. 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. Provide sufficient detail regarding 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 supervising entity, as appropriate. Subsequently, as per the Association’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to prevent its recurrence. C CONTRACTORS MONTHLY REPORTS Require contractors (through supervising firms) to provide monthly Monthly throughout implementation of the PMUs of MISTI and MPWT monitoring reports on ESHS performance in accordance with the metrics project specified in the respective bidding documents and contracts and submit such reports to the PMUs of the MISTI and MPWT (and the Association through PMUs). D NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO DAAB COMPLIANCE REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE WITH SEA/SH PREVENTION AND PMUs of MISTI and MPWT RESPONSE OBLIGATIONS 4|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY Notify the Association of any referral submitted to the Dispute No later than 7 days after the issuance or Avoidance and Adjudication Board (DAAB) to initiate a process of receipt, as applicable, of the relevant compliance review in relation to a contractor’s obligations to prevent document (i.e., referral to the DAAB, and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), gender based issuance of DAAB decision, Notice of violence (GBV) and/or sexual harassment (SH) specified in the Dissatisfaction, notice of commencement respective works contract with such contractor; and, in the event of any of emergency/full arbitration, such referral, notify the Association of: (i) the DAAB’s decision on such emergency/full arbitration order, as referral; (ii) the contractor’s Notice of Dissatisfaction, if any, with such applicable). DAAB decision; (iii) any notification received on the commencement of an emergency arbitration proceeding or full arbitration proceeding in relation to the DAAB’s decision; and (iv) the resulting emergency arbitration order and/or full arbitration order, if any. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Establish and maintain the Project Management Units (PMUs) for the Established within 30 days of project PMUs of MISTI and MPWT MISTI and MPWT, for their respective components, with qualified staff effectiveness and resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the GDR will handle issues related to Project. resettlement These PMUs will assign or recruit and maintain one qualified Recruited ES consultants within 6 months environmental consultant and one qualified social consultant (at least following the project effectiveness and one needs to on a full-time basis) at PMU levels, with contractors maintained throughout the project required to assign and maintain a full time ES specialist at locations with implementation active civil works, to ensure proper management of the E&S risks. Contractors to assign ES specialist prior to carrying out civil works 5|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS Prepare, consult, adopt and implement, in a manner acceptable to the Prepared, consulted and disclosed and PMUs of MISTI and MPWT, and with Association, the E&S documents as follows: thereafter implemented throughout the support of GDR for RPF/RAPs project implementation - Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP); - Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), envisaging preparation of ESMPs, IPPF (Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework), RPF (Resettlement Policy Framework), LMP (Labor Management Procedures) Prepare, consult, adopt, and implement site specific instruments under Components 1 and 2 - Screen proposed subprojects in accordance with the ESMF of Throughout the project implementation the Project, and thereafter, draft, consult, adopt and implement the site-specific instruments, as required, in a manner acceptable for the Association. - These instruments will include Environmental and Social Impact Component 1 and 2 site specific instruments Assessment (ESIA), Environmental and Social Management Plan prepared, consulted and disclosed before (ESMP) or ESCOPs (Environmental and Social Codes of Practice), the start of respective tenders, during the Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), and Indigenous Peoples Plan project implementation (IPP) where relevant and appropriate. For grants provided to Private Water Operators (PWOs) - Screen proposed PWO projects, including using ineligibility Review proposals and provide ESCOPs prior criteria in accordance with the ESMF of the Project, and to provision of grants - Thereafter provide an ESCOP appropriate to the specific Application of ESS requirements in ESMF environmental and social conditions of the PWO. applicable throughout implementation of the grant projects 6|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.3 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, the During the preparation of the bidding PMUs of MISTI and MPWT relevant E&S instruments as listed in line 1.2 above, the Labor documents, and until signing of respective Management Procedures, and code of conduct, into the ESHS consultancy and construction contracts specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with contractors and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure that the contractors Supervise contractors throughout and supervising firms comply and cause subcontractors to comply with implementation of the respective the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. consultancy and construction contract Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, the Supervise PWOs throughout PMUs of MISTI with assistance from relevant E&S instruments, the Labor Management Procedures, and code implementation of the respective provincial DISTI of conduct, in the investment support agreements with PWOs. Thereafter investment support agreement ensure that the contractors and supervising firms engaged by PWOs comply and cause subcontractors to comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. 1.4 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Ensure that the consultancies, studies, capacity building, training, and Throughout the project implementation PMUs of MISTI and MPWT 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. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 7|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Prepared, adopted and disclosed and PMUs of MISTI and MPWT Project, including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, thereafter implemented throughout the management of workers relationships, occupational health and safety Project Implementation (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, maintain, and operate a grievance mechanism for Project Prepared, disclosed and thereafter PMUs of MISTI and MPWT workers, as described in the LMP and consistent with ESS2. implemented throughout the Project Implementation 2.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) MEASURES Adopt, and implement occupational, health and safety (OHS) measures Adopt throughout the project PMUs of MISTI and MPWT as part of respective ESMPs and ESMF under Components 1 and 2. implementation Ensure that contractors’ and supervision consultants’ teams have designated staff responsible for the implementation of OHS measures Throughout the project implementation Implement training of Project Workers designed to heighten awareness of OHS risks and the requirement included at the LMP (including workers’ Code of Conduct). ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN: Adopt and implement Waste Management Plans as part of works Throughout the project implementation. PMUs of MISTI and MPWT contracts, as envisaged by subproject specific ESMPs under actions 1.2 and 1.3 above. 8|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 3.2 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT: Incorporate, adopt and implement measures for resource efficiency and For Component 1 and 2 ESMPs – prior to PMUs of MISTI and MPWT pollution prevention, as part of respective ESMPs. tendering respective works, and throughout the project implementation ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY: Incorporate, adopt and implement measures and actions to assess and For Component 1 and 2 ESMPs – adopt PMUs of MISTI and MPWT manage traffic and road safety risks as required in the ESMPs throughout the Project implementation (Component 1 and 2.) 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising For Components 1 and 2, ESMPs with PMUs of MISTI and MPWT from Project activities including, inter alia, behavior of contractors’ community health and safety measures workers, risks of labor influx, response to emergency situations, COVID- should be adopted prior to tendering 19 pandemic, and include mitigation measures in the ESMPs (Component respective works and implemented 1 and 2), in a manner acceptable to the Association. throughout life of the project 4.3 GBV, SEA and VAC RISKS: Adopt and implement appropriate mitigation measures in accordance Implement throughout the project PMUs of MISTI and MPWT with the ESMF under 1.2 above. implementation ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 9|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 5.1 RESETTLEMENT PLANS: Where required, adopt, and implement resettlement action plans (RAPs) For Component 1 and 2 RAPs based in the GDR with support of PMUs of MISTI and for the project and, in case involuntary resettlement is envisaged, RPF – implement site-specific RAP prior to MPWT prepare, consult, adopt, and implement the subproject RAPs to be start of respective civil works. prepared in accordance with the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) in accordance with ESS 5 in a manner acceptable to the Association. PMUs of MISTI and MPWT Conduct due diligence review where land acquisition was already Due diligence review to be conducted prior completed and/or displacement has occurred, and implement remedial to start of respective civil works in areas actions as needed. where land acquisition and/or disruption has already occurred. Monitoring to be carried out throughout the Project implementation 5.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: For Component 1 and 2 RAPs based on the As part of the RAPs and RPF specified in 5.1. prepare a Grievance Redress GDR with support of the relevant sub- RPF – implement prior to land acquisition Mechanism (GRM) for potentially affected people as a result of land national administrations acquisition and resettlement and throughout the Project implementation ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES 10 | P a g e THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS: Identify and implement measures to address biodiversity risks and ESIAs (if necessary) and EMSPs for PMUs of MISTI and MPWT impacts, as part of respective ESIAs (if necessary) and ESMPs subprojects will be prepared during the project implementation once the exact The project will not finance civil works that could provide access to location is confirmed. critical habitats such as wildlife sanctuary and protected areas or may cause deforestation. The ESIAs (if necessary) and ESMPs for MISTI and MPWT included an assess of impact to biodiversity and flora, fauna community and proposed appropriate measures to avoid, reduce and/or mitigate potential impacts from the project. The ESMF for MISTI and MPWT provided practical guidance for impacts screening check list, and identification and preparation of environmental and social management tool that will be prepared once subproject sites are identified. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7.1 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FRAMEWORK: Consult, adopt, and implement Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework Based on the IPPF, adopt throughout the PMUs of MISTI and MPWT (IPPF) that has been prepared for the Project and ESS7, in a manner project implementation. If Indigenous acceptable to the Association. Peoples are found, prepare IPP during project implementation In case in the project area, there is presence of Indigenous Peoples, prepare, consult, adopt, and implement the subproject Indigenous Peoples Plans (IPPs) in accordance with the IPPF in a manner acceptable to the Association. 7.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: Prepare, consult, adopt, and implement the arrangements for the Based on the IPPF, prepare and implement PMUs of MISTI and MPWT grievance mechanism for Indigenous People, as required under the throughout the project implementation Environmental and Social Framework and further describe such arrangements in the respective IPPs (if the grievance mechanism is distinctive from the one established under ESS10). ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 11 | P a g e THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 8.1 CHANCE FINDS PROCEDURES Prepare, adopt and implement chance find procedures, as part of the ESMF is prepared prior project appraisal PMUs of MISTI and MPWT respective ESMF and ESMPs and ESMP for Battambang Water Supply Subproject Ineligibility/Negative Criteria includes exclusion of sites with potential to Subprojects to be screened prior to design. cause serious damage to or loss of cultural property. PWO grant projects to be screen prior to grant approval ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION Adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Adopt throughout the project PMUs of MISTI and MPWT Project, consistent with ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, implementation provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance As soon as possible, before starting of land PMUs of MISTI and MPWT mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and acquisition and/or the civil works. This grievances in relation to the Project, promptly and effectively, in a document will be made available during the transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily accessible training to be provided to relevant to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, stakeholders including contractors/sub- including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner contractors. 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-centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) 12 | P a g e THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 CS1 Some key training will be provided, including but not limited to: 1. PMU staff at national and provincial level (and implementation 6 months after project effectiveness. External consultants of MPWT, and GDR support consultants) and Environmental and Social staff of MISTI for RAPs and MPWT: Basic requirements of ESF ESSs, including specific requirements of Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS), Labor Management Procedures (LMP), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Violence Against Children (VAC), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), and how to prepare Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), Indigenous Peoples Plans (IPPs). Environmental and Social staff of MISTI 2. Contractors, sub-contractors and site supervisors/engineers of At least one month before starting the civil and MPWT, and GDR for RPF/RAP contactors/sub-contractors and implementation support works. consulting firm. Training to be provided by the E&S staff of MPWT and MISTI with the support of the Association, on the requirements of ESF ESSs on the E&S risks at the level of contractors, sub-contractors and supervision consultants, including SEP, ESHS, LMP, OHS, RPF/RAP, IPPF/IPP, GBV, VAC, Environmental and Social staff of MISTI SEP, C-ESMP and GRM and MPWT and GDR for GRM training. 3. Communities: GBV, VAC, SEP, resettlement provisions, and At least one month before starting the civil GRM. works. Supervision consultants. 4. Contractors and their subcontractors, with oversight of the At least one month before starting the civil PMUs of the MISTI and MPWT supervision consultants and PMUs of MISTI and MPWT, to works and throughout implementation of ensure all workers of contractors and their Sub-contractors sign civil works. Codes of Conduct for the contractors’ workers and trained on requirements of Codes of Conduct including ESHS, OHS, GBV, VAC, SEP and GRM. 13 | P a g e