FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs PROJECT: SOMALIA SHOCK-RESPONSIVE SAFETY NET FOR HUMAN CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) Updated for the Third Additional Financing (P181469 October 31, 2023 1|Page Official Use ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Federal Government of Somalia (Borrower) is implementing Somalia Shock-Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs (MoLSA); as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (the Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Somalia Shock-Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (P171346), Somalia Shock-Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project II (P178730) and Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project Third Additional Financing (P181469) as set out in the referred agreement. 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. MoLSA has contracted the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support the implementation of the parent project. The International Development Association (the Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The Borrower 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(s). 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Borrower 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 a form, substance, and 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 Borrower, 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 Borrower through MoLSA and the Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Borrower Project Manager of MoLSA. The Borrower shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page Official Use ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Submit quarterly reports to the MOLSA PIU Association throughout the first year Prepare and submit to the Association regular monitoring reports on the environmental, of Project implementation commencing social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to after the Effective Date and biannually the implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S thereafter throughout Project instruments required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and implementation. Submit each report to functioning of the grievance mechanism(s) the Association no later than 21 days after the end of each reporting period. B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Notify the Association within 48 hours MOLSA PIU of learning of an incident or accident. Promptly notify 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 Provide subsequent report within a affected communities, the public or workers. Provide sufficient detail regarding the timeframe acceptable to the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken to address it, and include Association. information provided by any contractor and supervising entity, as appropriate, following such classification and reporting guidance as the Association may provide. Subsequently, at the Association’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to prevent its recurrence. Report all other incidents to the Association in quarterly reports. Quarterly and maintained throughout Project implementation ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PIU already set up with a social MOLSA PIU specialist and 2 GRM operators. Engage Establish and maintain a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with qualified staff and an Environmental specialist no later resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project including a than the Effective Date and thereafter Social Development Specialist, an Environmental Specialist and Grievance Redress maintain throughout Project Operators implementation. Mobilize additional staff on short-term or long-term assignment in accordance with Timeframe as agreed with the ESMF institutional assessment/needs, including subject matter specialists on GBV/SEA, Association and specified in the PIM. labor conditions (health & safety), and social inclusion, as necessary to ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the ESSs and this ESCP. 3|Page Official Use ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS MOLSA PIU 1. Adopt and implement an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), ESMF, LMP, SEA/SH-PRAP, and SRAMF, Labor Management Procedures (LMP), SEA/SH Prevention and Response Action Plan and EWMP to shall be prepared, (SEA/SH PRAP), Security Risk Assessment Management Framework (SRAMF), and E- disclosed, consulted upon and adopted Waste Management Plan (EWMP) for the Project consistent with the relevant ESSs.. prior to the disbursement of related activities, and thereafter implemented throughout Project implementation.. 2. Cause contractors to adopt the ESMF consistent with the relevant ESSs and as part of Prior to the engagement of contractors their service contracts. Ensure the implementing partners carry out the Project in and maintained throughout project accordance with the ESS and this ESCP. These contracts shall be monitored and enforced implementation. by MoLSA, as necessary. 1.4 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MOLSA PIU Ensure that the consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies, if applicable), Throughout Project implementation. 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. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES MOLSA PIU Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, Adopt the updated LMP in a similar including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers timeframe as 1.2 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 GRM for the parent project is MOLSA PIU operational. To be enhanced for Establish and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in the activities under the AF in a in a similar LMP and consistent with ESS2. timeframe as 1.2 4|Page Official Use ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Adopt the Waste Management Plan in a similar timeframe as 1.2 As part of the ESMF, develop and implement measures and procedures for managing waste and hazardous materials from the CCC. 3.2 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Project Operations Manual already in MOLSA PIU Ensure that any waste generated by the Project is managed in accordance with ESS3. In place. To be maintained throughout particular, ensure that e-waste is segregated from other forms of waste and is taken to project implementation licensed refurbishers, collection centers or recyclers. Where applicable, procurement procedures shall consider the possibility of refurbishment as part of the selection process for procurement of computers. These procedures shall be included in in the Project Operations Manual. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY In a similar timeframe as 1.2. MOLSA PIU Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project Maintained throughout Project activities and include mitigation measures in the ESMF implementation. 4.3 SEA AND SH RISKS Update the SEA/SH Action Plan in a MOLSA PIU Adopt and implement a SEA/SH Action Plan as part of the ESMF, to assess and manage similar timeframe as 1.2 Maintained the risks of SEA and SH. throughout Project implementation. 4.4 SECURITY MANAGEMENT Adopt the SRAMF in a similar timeframe MOLSA PIU Assess and implement measures to manage the security risks of the Project, including as 1.2 . Maintained throughout Project the risks of engaging security personnel to safeguard project workers, sites, assets, and implementation. activities in the Security Risk Assessment Management Framework (SRAMF)) , 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 This standard is not currently relevant for the Project. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES This standard is not currently relevant for the Project. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES This standard is not currently relevant for the Project. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE This standard is not currently relevant for the Project. 5|Page Official Use ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES [This standard is only relevant for Projects involving Financial Intermediaries (FIs).] This standard is not currently relevant for the Project. ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION SEP already in place. Conduct additional MOLSA PIU Adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent stakeholder engagements for AF with ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, activities and update the SEP in a similar relevant, understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a timeframe as 1.2. To be implemented, culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, and updated as necessary, throughout discrimination and intimidation. Project implementation 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Project Grievance Mechanism MOLSA PIU established. To be enhanced for Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to activities under the AF no later than receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, Effective Date. Maintained throughout promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and Project implementation 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-centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT (annual and on demand) CS1 The following training sessions have been conducted and shall continue under the Three months commencing after the MOLSA PIU Project as required. Effective Date. To continue throughout PIUs: Project implementation on demand Environmental and Social Awareness training in the ESF E&S focal points will require training on their obligations under the ESMFand reporting. NGOs contracted to WFP: Stakeholder mapping and engagement Obligations under the ESMF Obligations for reporting incidents to the client Labor management procedures Gender Based Violence awareness and accountability training • Emergency preparedness and response 6|Page Official Use