The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) Appraisal Environmental and Social Review Summary Appraisal Stage (ESRS Appraisal Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 12/20/2021 | Report No: ESRSA01013 Dec 21, 2021 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country Region Project ID Parent Project ID (if any) Uganda AFRICA EAST P170732 Project Name Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management Practice Area (Lead) Financing Instrument Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Urban, Resilience and Investment Project 12/31/2021 Land Financing Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Ministry of Finance, National Planning Authority, Planning and Economic National Planning Authority, Development Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Public Disclosure Proposed Development Objective To enhance institutional capacity of the selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies responsible for Urban development and management. Financing (in USD Million) Amount Total Project Cost 2.65 B. Is the project 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 [including overview of Country, Sectoral & Institutional Contexts and Relationship to CPF] The project focuses on enhancing the institutional capacity of the selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies for urban development and management. The project has two components, and each component has two sub components. Dec 21, 2021 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) Overall, relevant staff training will cover ESHS aspects of all phases of infrastructure project preparation and management. While this component will not include project design, stakeholder engagement, risk assessment and project/product selection will take into account the ESHS requirements of the ESF. Additionally, it, and (iv) also to minimize negative impacts, rationalize land use in the corridors in an inclusive manner and improve outcomes for affected stakeholders. Component 1: Support to National Planning Capacity Building and Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Economic Development. There are two Subcomponents under this component: Subcomponent 1.1: Support to Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area development strategy. This subcomponent focuses on three key activities. Firstly, it will enhance the capacity of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area urban institutions through training in the areas of: (i) investment appraisal and preparation of project documents; (ii) infrastructure design, project costing and plan preparation; (iii) Public Private Partnerships (PPP) negotiation and report preparation; and (iv) Local Economic Development (LED) initiatives. The training is planned to be undertaken through a twinning arrangement comprising of international or national training institutions/centres of excellence. The project also plans to undertake institutional strengthening by providing required computers hardware and software and to facilitate the work. The above listed training topics will mainstream and include ESF requirements, to the most possible extent based on relevance and application (topics: investment appraisal & preparation of project documents, design, plan & costing, report preparation & negotiations, and local economic development initiatives). Secondly, the Subcomponent will support preparation of the land banking guidelines to operationalize the National Land Policy, National Urban Policy and the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy. The Land Acquisition Act, 1965 is undergoing revision. The draft Bill provides for establishment of a land fund and land banks Public Disclosure for infrastructure investment projects. There is need for clear guidelines on how land banking and land fund can effectively be operationalized and managed. The main objective of this project is to provide a report and guidelines on the land banking concept so that the key stakeholders and decision makers understand the land banking concept, how it can be done or and how the land banks and the land fund can be managed in order to facilitate public investments in the GKMA. The NPA together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, shall prepare a Cabinet memo on the land banking guidelines for the Hon. Minister to present to cabinet for adoption. Thirdly, the subcomponent will undertake a technical assessment and considerations for the Greater Kampala Tourism Circuit potential, with the participation of GKMA stakeholders. A tourist Circuit is a route on which at least three major tourist destinations are located such that none of these are in the same urban locality, village, local government or city. At the same time, they are not separated by a long distance. The circuit should have well defined entry and exit points. A tourist who enters at the entry point should get motivated to visit all the places identified on the circuit. The objective of having a tourist circuit is to increase the total number of visits to all the destinations on the circuit and to provide to the tourist the attractions of all the destinations located on the circuit. The technical assessment is supposed to identify opportunities for investment, prioritize them and provide an investment plan to guide future developments. No physical implementation of activities in envisaged under the project. The main outputs of the project include: new tourism products developed, indicative costs, roles and responsibilities, legal requirements, risks assessment, and stakeholder consultations and engagement. The work shall be done through a consultant. Both individual Consultants and Consultancy firms will be hired to carry out the different elements of this assignment. The Bank will review the terms of reference and clear before commencement of the procurement. TORs for the technical assessment and considerations shall also require inclusion of ESF aspects, as appropriate. Dec 21, 2021 Page 3 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) Subcomponent 1.2: Support to the National Spatial Planning Capacity Building. This subcomponent will: (i) publicize and raise awareness of the Uganda spatial development initiative, (ii) develop and adopt the standards that will guide spatial data capture, storage, analysis and output, (iii) coordinate the spatial data use and sharing for consolidation, and integrated planning, and (iv) build institutional capacity in spatial data analysis and use. Spatial data underpins a number of national statistics and complements many other traditional data systems. More than two thirds of the SDG indicators can be visualized spatially, especially at the sub-national scale, because it can help decision-makers to visualize and understand data such as the visual overlay of multiple data sets. These can reveal relationships, patterns and trends that may not otherwise be perceived. The main activities include: Hiring of consultants, procurement of equipment, preparation of a communication and engagement strategy, developing standards and guidelines, stakeholder engagement, checking and verification of data sets, training and dissemination of information, development of the manual and publication, developing and maintaining web portal, report writing. The developed spatial planning standards guidelines shall include consideration of ESF aspects. Component 2: Readying Uganda for actualization of shared infrastructure corridors and physical development plans operationalization. There are two subcomponents under this component: Subcomponent 2.1: Support to the National shared Infrastructure Corridor Mapping. This subcomponent will: (i) define criteria for establishing the national shared infrastructure corridors, (ii) prepare guidelines for implementing the national shared infrastructure corridors, and (iii) undertake a survey of a section of the pilot corridor. There are currently uncoordinated efforts by different MDAs in acquiring land for different infrastructures, often in the same Public Disclosure corridor or parallel to each other, using separate budgets. This leads to increased acquisition and maintenance costs, and sometimes double payment for the same land. Consequently, there is poor management of acquired corridors leading to arbitrary illegal remodeling of structurers whose owners have been compensated and failure to reorganize settlements traversed by or in the immediate vicinity of such infrastructure corridors to take advantage of the public investment. There is therefore need for an agreed guidelines for establishment of shared infrastructure corridors: (i) for increased efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of linear infrastructure, (ii) to increased value for money from well thought out and coordinated infrastructure investments, and (iii) to guarantee savings on previously wasted resources through double compensation of land owners & generally benefitting from planning way ahead of implementation of the various infrastructure projects. The criteria for establishing infrastructure corridors, implementation guidelines and the survey of a section shall consider applicable ESF aspects, and these shall be included in the respective TORs. A Consulting firm will be hired produce Draft Guidelines and Criteria for defining infrastructure corridors which will be subjected to stakeholder consultations to obtain consensus since this exercise covers many Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The output of this one will be: (i) Criteria and guidelines accepted by the National Infrastructure Corridor Taskforce, (ii) adoption of the criteria and guidelines by cabinet. The consulting firm will then use the approved Guidelines and Criteria to define the general alignment of the Main Spine of the National Infrastructure Corridor. This will initially involve desktop mapping of a corridor of between 1 and 2 km width which will be studied in detail to inform the eventual selection of the agreed corridor. The consultant will also identify potential areas for Transit Oriented Development, industrial development and beautification through planting of appropriate forests and/or other vegetation, and natural water bodies, among others. The main output of this activity will be a spatial plan to guide actual refinement of the corridor and decisions. Currently, all MDAs plan, develop and maintain their infrastructure corridors independently. Each of them operates under a different specific legal regime. It is therefore Dec 21, 2021 Page 4 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) necessary that the players in these MDAs appreciate the shared corridor approach. The consultant is also expected to advice on the availability and adequacy of legal and institutional framework to implement the shared infrastructure corridors. No physical corridor demarcations are expected under the project. Subcomponent 2.2: Piloting of an orderly and sustainable urban development approach. The sub component will: (i) update or prepare accurate detailed physical development plans of selected neighborhoods from participating Urban Councils, (ii) identify, mobilize and engage land owners and other key stakeholders in project activities, (iii) identify and mark road reserves and other areas earmarked for other public facilities with support of the stakeholders, and (iv) establish road and other public utility committees to ensure sustainability. Physical development plans in most urban centres exist on paper but not shown on the ground. This leads to inefficient land use, environmental degradation, inadequate access to basic infrastructure and social services, and poor transport/mobility, all contributing to poor quality housing conditions. There is currently an increased need from stakeholders for the urban areas to identify, physically demarcate (indicate) and preserve road reserves and other areas earmarked for other public facilities to guide urban development. This component will rely on agreement reached with the stakeholders as a basis for demarcation and preservation of the said areas. The main activities to be implemented under this subcomponent include: (i) Stakeholder mapping, mobilization and engagement, (ii) Preparing/updating detailed plans for selected neighborhoods from the participating urban councils; (iii) after securing the consent, surveying and physically marking road reserves and lands earmarked for other public facilities either using natural markers or as agreed, with the intention of guiding development; (iv) Naming of roads, streets and other public facilities as agreed; and (v) setting up or formation of the road and other public facilities management committees, induction and training to support development. A consulting firm (s) shall be procured to support the process. The update or preparation of accurate Public Disclosure detailed physical development plans of selected neighborhoods from participating Urban Councils shall take into consideration ESF aspects. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1. Detailed project location(s) and salient physical characteristics relevant to the E&S assessment [geographic, environmental, social] The project focuses on enhancing the institutional capacity of the National Planning Authority (NPA), the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD), the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), 3 Local Governments (Mpigi, Wakiso and Mukono districts) and 5 Municipalities (Nansana, Entebbe, Kira, Makindye-Ssabagabo, and Mukono) in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) and 4 urban councils (Luweero and Paliisa Town Councils and Kotido and Sheema Municipal Councils). It will primarily be implemented in the GKMA and across a handful of Municipalities and Town Councils. No civil works are expected to be undertaken under the project (with exception of subcomponent 2.2, activity (iii), which after securing consent from the stakeholders, entails surveying and physically marking road reserves and lands earmarked for other public facilities either using natural markers or as agreed, with the intention of guiding development). Overall, the project will have the following main activities: Hiring of consultants(in line with the requirement of ESS2, procurement of equipment, preparation of a communication and engagement strategy, developing standards and guidelines, stakeholder engagement, checking and verification of data sets, training and dissemination of information, development of the manual and publication, developing and maintaining web portal, and report writing. Activities related to stakeholder engagement and information dissemination will be carried out as specified under ESS 10. In terms of salient characteristics relevant to Environmental assessment under ESS1, there are no immediate impacts expected. During Dec 21, 2021 Page 5 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) physical marking of road reserves, the impacts of project activities do not include land acquisition, restrictions on land use and involuntary resettlement as prescribed under ESS5. The activities will be restricted to demarcation of reserves without land take and after the necessary stakeholder engagement and securing consents. No permanent markers shall be planted in wetlands to avoid likely physical impacts and in compliance with Uganda’s Wetland Regulations. In undertaking the various trainings and development of guidelines or plans, the respective activities, Terms of Reference (TORs) shall include consideration of ESF aspects. D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity The focal borrower institution is the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development with the National Planning Authority (NPA) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD) as the implementing institutions and working closely with the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MoGLSD), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), 3 Local Governments and 5 Municipalities. With exception of NPA, all the other institutions have adequate inhouse safeguards capacity built over time in projects supported and/or financed by the World Bank. Nonetheless, the project intends to strengthen these Ministries, Departments and Agencies' capacity to manage issues that have relevance to the ESF. II. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial Public Disclosure Environmental Risk Rating Substantial The project entails capacity building and knowledge transfer through technical assistance and advisory services and does not plan to get involved in actual physical investments, except subcomponent 2.2, activity (iii), which entails surveying and physically marking road reserves and lands earmarked for other public facilities either using natural markers or as agreed, with the intention of guiding development, after securing consent of the landowners. Overall, the project will have the following main activities: Hiring of consultants, procurement of equipment, preparation of a communication and engagement strategy, developing standards and guidelines, stakeholder engagement, checking and verification of data sets, training and dissemination of information, development of the manual and publication, developing and maintaining web portal, report writing. In terms of salient characteristics relevant to Environmental assessment, there are no immediate impacts expected. The proposed technical assessment and considerations for the Greater Kampala Tourism Circuit potential will likely have downstream impacts, particularly if they lead to the subsequent implementation of physical investments and as such, the client will be required to make the corresponding TORs consistent with the ESF. Other TA activities including trainings, development of guidelines or plans, the demarcation criteria and planning guidelines, can be expected to have direct or indirect environmental impacts when implemented through future investments, and as such the TORs will have to ensure that the planning process includes adequate assessment of environmental and social implications and that the advice provided through the TA for addressing those implications is consistent with the ESF. Since the TA is focused on capacity building, developing guidelines and knowledge transfer; with no feasibility studies, physical activities restricted to demarcation of existing reserve, and thus no contextual risks with effects on E&S performance; the Environmental Risk Rating would have been Moderate but because of “potential downstream E&S implications that may arise when and if the TA leads to future infrastructure investments”, the overall Environmental risk rating is considered Substantial. Dec 21, 2021 Page 6 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) Social Risk Rating Substantial The project entails capacity building and knowledge transfer through technical assistance and advisory services and does not plan to get involved in actual physical investments except subcomponent 2.2 which may entail the marking of Road reserves but only after securing consent from the stakeholders. Details related to the process of actual implementation of these activities are yet to be available but the potential for future negative impacts on land use and assets from the proposed activities (not only demarcation) are noted. In addition, the project could have some indirect social risk, if the projects are eventually undertaken by government to open up the planned urban roads. These could include inadequate planning for universal access, gender considerations, but also stakeholder engagement to mitigate possible anxiety over loss of land and assets and identification of potential conflicts and opportunities. Overall, because of the potential downstream social implications that may arise when and if the TA leads to future infrastructure investment, the social rating is currently at substantial. As a mitigation measure, the preparation process for the follow up infrastructure development activities will include a review of potential impacts on land use that will identify the risks and impacts of the development plans and therefore further fine-tune the capacity building and awareness raising efforts, and particular attention will be given to potential impacts on vulnerable land users/owners. For this reason, the Social Risk Rating is considered Substantial. B. Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) that Apply to the Activities Being Considered B.1. General Assessment ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Public Disclosure Overview of the relevance of the Standard for the Project: The project entails capacity building and knowledge transfer through technical assistance and advisory services. Subcomponent 1.1 focuses on enhancement of the capacity of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area urban institutions through training in the areas of: investment appraisal and preparation of project documents; infrastructure design, project costing and plan preparation; Public Private Partnerships (PPP) negotiation and report preparation; and Local Economic Development (LED) initiatives. The training activities will be incorporated in the Stakeholder Engagement plan and the training content will mainstream and include ESF requirements, to the most possible extent based on relevance and application. The subcomponent will undertake a technical assessment and considerations for the Greater Kampala Tourism Circuit potential, with the participation of GKMA stakeholders. A SESA (Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment) shall be undertaken as part of the feasibility study of the tourism circuit to examine alternative options, in order to i) Ensure that the GKMA Tourism circuit project is compatible with sustainable planning and environmental management; ii) Enhance the consistency of the GKMA Tourism circuit project across different Policy, Plan, or Program sectors; iii) Identify the potential environmental, socioeconomic and cultural impacts of the GKMA Tourism circuit project; and iv) Support decision-making and incorporate emerging environmental issues into sustainable development of proposed tourism development interventions. The SESA will cover the social and environmental implications of the proposed tourism development project interventions within the GKMA jurisdiction (Kampala and the surrounding Districts of Mpigi, Mukono, Wakiso and Entebbe covering approximately 1,895KM). The SESA will be prepared by a consultant and the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities will provide oversight for the project implementation. The subcomponent will also enhance the capacity of the GKMA urban institutions through training in the areas: (i) investment appraisal and preparation of project documents; (ii) infrastructure design, project costing and plan preparation; (iii) Public Private Partnerships (PPP) negotiation and report preparation; and (iv) Local Economic Development (LED) initiatives. The Dec 21, 2021 Page 7 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) training will cover ESHS aspects of all phases of infrastructure project preparation and management. Subcomponent 1.2 will: (i) publicize and raise awareness of the Uganda spatial development initiative, (ii) develop and adopt the standards that will guide spatial data capture, storage, analysis and output, (iii) coordinate the spatial data use and sharing for consolidation, and integrated planning, and (iv) build institutional capacity in spatial data analysis and use. Activities including hiring of consultants, preparation of a communication and engagement strategy, developing standards and guidelines, stakeholder engagement, training and dissemination of information, developing and maintaining a web portal, report writing will be undertaken in consideration of the requirements of ESS2 ,ESS10 and other relevant ESF aspects. Subcomponent 2.1 will: (i) define criteria for establishing the national shared infrastructure corridors, (ii) prepare guidelines for implementing the national shared infrastructure corridors, and (iii) undertake a survey of a section of the pilot corridor (Eastern Arm). A SESA of the proposed shared infrastructure corridors will be undertaken with purpose of optimizing project recommendations and configuration of the most effective environmental and social impact avoidance measure available. The SESA will cover the the entire stretch of the proposed Eastern Arm being piloted, and will be undertaken during definition, alignment and mapping of the Eastern Arm. However scoping will be done in parallel with the guidelines and criteria for defining shared infrastructure corridor. The SESA will be prepared by a consultant and the respective local governments will be responsible for its implementation. Subcomponent 2.2 (i) will update or prepare accurate detailed physical development plans of selected neighborhoods from participating Urban Councils. SESAs of the proposed project interventions on the participating four urban councils will be prepared, and physical development scenarios will be generated illustrating specific land use activities focusing on socio-spatial elements in precinct development strategies, environmental and social safeguards strategies, local economic development strategies, transportation strategies and human settlement strategies. The SESAs (one for each urban council) will be confined to the Public Disclosure neighborhoods which are being planned, and will be undertaken prior to surveying. pegging and demarcation of roads and infrastructure. However scoping will be done in parallel with drafting of the neighborhood PDP. The SESAs will be prepared by a consultant and the respective local governments will be responsible for their implementation. Subcomponent 2.2 (iii) entails surveying and physically marking road reserves and lands earmarked for other public facilities either using natural markers or as agreed, with the intention of guiding development, after securing consent of the landowners. The marking structures may range from concrete pillars/beacons to Natural Plants such as Sisal locally used for boundary marking. During physical marking of road reserves, no permanent markers shall be planted in wetlands to avoid likely physical impacts and in compliance with Uganda’s Wetland Regulations. These aspects will be taken into consideration in the development of demarcation criteria and planning guidelines. Screening for E&S risks will be carried out by the SESA consultant under Subcomponent 2.2 prior to surveying, pegging and demarcation of the road reserves and areas ear marked for public utilities. The MLHUD has existing environmental and social screening forms that have been applied to another World Bank funded project (USMID) and these will customized for use on this project. Following the screening, appropriate mitigation measures where needed will be captured in site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs as appropriate. Also overall downstream impacts of the Technical Assistance in cases where the projects are eventually undertaken by the government, are to be considered. These risks are being addressed through the preparation of terms of reference, work plans and other documents that outline the scope of the activities, which provide advice that is consistent with the ESS-1 to manage environmental and social risks and impact, ESS2 on labor and working conditions. ESS3 on Resource Efficiency and Pollution Management, ESS4 on Community Health and Safety, ESS6 on Biodiversity Conservation and sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources and ESS8 on Cultural Heritage. As part of the assessment of the downstream risks arising out of the technical assistance, the preparation process will include a review of potential impacts on land use will identify the risks and impacts of the development plans and therefore Dec 21, 2021 Page 8 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) further fine-tune the capacity building and awareness raising efforts in line with the requirements of ESS5 on Land acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement and ESS10 on Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure. ESS10 Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure Under subcomponent 1.2, the project intends to "publicize and raise awareness of the Uganda spatial development initiative" and under subcomponent 2.2, it intends to (i) update or prepare accurate detailed plans of selected neighborhoods from participating Urban Councils, (ii) identify, mobilize and engage land owners and other key stakeholders in project activities, (iii) identify and mark road reserves and other areas earmarked for other public facilities with participation of the stakeholders, and (iv) establish road and other public utility committees to ensure sustainability. "; All of which will involve Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure. The basic principles of ESS10 shall guide the stakeholder engagement process. Draft SEP targeting the currently known stakeholders (staff from the different selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government – OPM, MoFPED, NPA, KCCA, MoLHUD, MoLG, MEMD, DLGs, MCs,) Communities, and land owners, tenants and informal occupants vulnerable groups, Consultants, etc.) have been prepared by both Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the National Planning Authority for disclosure prior to appraisal and are currently under review by the Bank. The project will provide for community grievance redress mechanisms through the existing physical development committees. B.2. Specific Risks and Impacts Public Disclosure A brief description of the potential environmental and social risks and impacts relevant to the Project. ESS2 Labor and Working Conditions The activities undertaken will be consistent with ESS2. Project activities to carry out studies that will entail hiring of labor, shall observe Labor Management Procedures, and take into account requirements of ESS2. It is worth noting that the number of workers to be recruited under the project is unknown at this stage but that it is likely to be composed of Government officials and consultants (direct and contracted workers) with the technical skills to undertake the analytical studies, propose plans. It is expected that with community members will be employed to provide casual labor and participate in planting of trees and poles to demarcate the road reserves, Physical planning areas in the case of may existing PDPs and indicate the boundaries of selected tourist circuit corridors . The selection of corridors has not been made. Consultants providing technical assistance will be required to prepare labor management procedures (LMP) to meet the ESS2 requirement. No contractors (for civil works) are expected to be engaged under the assignment . Government officials and civil servants will remain subject to terms and conditions of their existing public sector arrangement. The borrower will clearly identify the terms and conditions under which community labor will be engaged and specify the way in which community workers can raise grievances related to the project. These mechanisms will be publicized under the SEP. in line with the technical nature of the project activities of the project which require consultancy services, labor camps are not anticipated and no instances of child or forced labor are likely to happen under the Project as requirements for age verification of workers by the contractors will be included in bid documents. Casual laborer's that sourced from the community for short time periods will be documented and issued with and work contracts and Codes of Conduct to mitigate GBV/SEA/SH risks and grievance redress mechanisms will be documented and publicized under the SEP. Technical assessment of the Dec 21, 2021 Page 9 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) Tourist Circuit (Subcomponent 1.1), definition of criteria and guidelines for establishment and implementation of the proposed national infrastructure shared corridors (Subcomponent 2.1) and preparing/updating detailed plans for selected neighborhoods from the four urban councils (Subcomponent 2.2) might lead to downstream activities involving civil works. Related TORs and the SESAs will therefore be required to be consistent with ESS2. ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Due to the nature and relatively low scale of the demarcation activities under Subcomponent 2.2, the risks and impacts related to resource efficiency and pollution will be minor, temporary, and confined to the area immediately surrounding the works. These risks include the normal impacts of civil works (i.e., generation of solid waste, dust and noise generation, air emissions from vehicles, soil erosion, pollution from construction wastes, and water use). The implementation of mitigation measures, which will be proposed in site-specific ESMPs twill include Waste Management Plans. Another potential risk is the e-waste from Component 1 that will involve procurement of IT equipment (computers) for the training activities. However, majority of the equipment shall still be in use by the end of the project period and shall be disposed of following the National E-Waste Management strategy. Any disposal of the IT equipment will be done applying the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets regulations. The planning and regulation of development corridors will take into account the emissions, waste generation and management and resource demand impacts that certain activities might have on their surroundings, as applicable. Technical assessment of the Tourist Circuit (Subcomponent 1.1), definition of criteria and guidelines for establishment and implementation of the proposed national infrastructure shared corridors (Subcomponent 2.1) and preparing/updating detailed plans for selected neighborhoods from the four urban councils (Subcomponent 2.2) Public Disclosure might lead to downstream activities involving civil works that might pose risks related to emissions, waste generation and management and resource demand impacts on their surroundings. Related TORs and the SESAs will therefore be required to be consistent with ESS3. ESS4 Community Health and Safety ESS4 is relevant to the project since Subcomponent 2.2 entails surveying and physically marking road reserves and lands earmarked for other public facilities either using natural markers or as agreed, with the intention of guiding development, after securing consent of the landowners. Communities may be exposed to vehicle traffic (transportation of materials), which could lead to accidents, dust emission, noise, increased generation of solid waste, etc. Other potential threats to people and communities may be posed by uncovered or barricaded or lack of signage at spots such as excavated sites, trenches, open holes, etc. The project will ensure safety of all affected persons by identifying and adopting adequate Community Health (CHS) protocols following WBG EHS Guidelines. Those will be reflected in site specific environmental due diligence documents e.g. site-specific ESMPs which will also include a risk hazard analysis and mitigation plan, proportionate to the risks identified . Given a small-scale nature of physical works, risk on community’s health and safety is expected to be minor and manageable. No risk with labor influx, gender based violence (GBV) or security forces are expected under the project activities because the scale of civil works is very small and most workers will be hired locally to work with Government officials and contracted workers under taking the study. Nonetheless, all these factors will be considered in all Terms of Reference for Studies and/or Consultancies. Technical assessment of the Tourist Circuit (Subcomponent 1.1), definition of criteria and guidelines for establishment and implementation of the proposed national infrastructure shared corridors (Subcomponent 2.1) and preparing/updating detailed plans for selected neighborhoods from the four urban councils Dec 21, 2021 Page 10 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) (Subcomponent 2.2) might lead to downstream activities involving civil works that might pose community health and safety risks. Related TORs and the SESAs will therefore be required to be consistent with ESS4. ESS5 Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement The proposed activities consistent with ESS5 include preparation of the land banking guidelines to operationalize the National Land Policy, National Urban Policy and the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy under component 1.1 There is need for clear guidelines on how land banking and land fund can effectively be operationalized and managed and The NPA together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, shall prepare a Cabinet memo on the land banking guidelines for the Hon. Minister to present to cabinet for adoption. Material to ESS5, subcomponent 2.1: will (i) define criteria for establishing the national shared infrastructure corridors, (ii) prepare guidelines for implementing the national shared infrastructure corridors, and (iii) undertake a survey of a section of the pilot corridor. Subcomponent 2.2 activities will include : (i) update or prepare accurate detailed physical development plans of four urban councils, namely Luweero and Paliisa Town Councils and Kotido and Sheema Municipal Councils (ii) identify, mobilize and engage land owners and other key stakeholders in project activities, (iii) identify and mark already designated road reserves and other areas earmarked for other public facilities with support of the stakeholders, and (iv) establish road and other public utility committees to ensure sustainability. Terms of reference, work plans and other documents outlining the scope of the activities will be drafted in consideration with the requirements of ESS5. To assess down stream E&S risks, A SESA (Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment) shall be undertaken for each of these activities in the 4 municipalities . The work shall be done through a consultant. Although the project does not envisage any land acquisition and Public Disclosure displacement during this phase, a robust strategy will be included in the stakeholder engagement plan to allay any fears of dispossession with the intention of notifying owners, occupants and users of the possibility of a requirement to comply with physical development plans, change of Land use and vacation of road reserves to pave way for development of downstream infrastructure projects. All activities to disclose the extent of road reserves and planning area will be carried out with the consent of the concerned land owners and occupants The project sub activities and processes shall be carried out in line with the requirements of ESS5. ESS6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources Physical marking of road reserves and areas earmarked for public facilities under Subcomponent 2.2 will involve use of marking structures ranging from concrete pillars/beacons to natural plants, which will require limited excavation and movement of earth. The demarcation activities are small scale and very limited in scope and the potential impact on biodiversity is likely to be minimal. While undertaking these activities, the project will ensure mainstreaming of ESS6 requirements. During physical marking of road reserves, no permanent markers shall be planted in wetlands to avoid likely physical impacts and in compliance with Uganda’s Wetland Regulations. These mitigation measures will be proposed in site-specific ESMPs where applicable. Technical assessment of the Tourist Circuit (Subcomponent 1.1), definition of criteria and guidelines for establishment and implementation of the proposed national infrastructure shared corridors (Subcomponent 2.1) and preparing/updating detailed plans for selected neighborhoods from the four urban councils (Subcomponent 2.2) might lead to downstream activities involving civil works that might impact on the biodiversity. Related TORs and the SESAs will therefore be required to be consistent with ESS6. Dec 21, 2021 Page 11 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities The project area for the tourist circuits is within the GKMA jurisdiction (Kampala and the surrounding Districts of Mpigi, Mukono, Wakiso and Entebbe covering approximately . While the Piloting of an orderly and sustainable urban development approach will: update or prepare accurate detailed physical development plans of four urban councils, namely Luweero and Paliisa Town Councils and Kotido and Sheema Municipal Councils . The Districts, Town councils and Municipalities identified under the project are not known to host any indigenous peoples ESS8 Cultural Heritage Physical marking of road reserves and areas earmarked for public facilities under Subcomponent 2.2 will involve use of marking structures ranging from concrete pillars/beacons to natural plants, which will require limited excavation and movement of earth. The demarcation activities are small scale and very limited in scope and the potential impact on known and unknown physical and cultural resources is likely to be minimal. At this stage, the presence of culturally significant sites associated with these activities cannot be determined. The project will avoid impacts on cultural heritage, and where such avoidance is not possible, will identify and implement measures to address these impacts in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy. A chance finds procedure will be included in the site-specific ESMPs for the works. Alignment of the shared infrastructure corridors and neighborhood planning could have some indirect social risk on tangible cultural heritage. So, during planning, efforts will be made to avoid any impact and where this is not possible, measures to address impacts will be considered. Where necessary a Cultural Heritage Management plan will be developed. Technical assessment of the Tourist Circuit (Subcomponent 1.1), definition of criteria and guidelines for establishment and implementation of the proposed national infrastructure shared Public Disclosure corridors (Subcomponent 2.1) and preparing/updating detailed plans for selected neighborhoods from the four urban councils (Subcomponent 2.2) might lead to downstream activities involving civil works. that might impact on the cultural heritage. Related TORs and SESAs will therefore be required to be consistent with ESS8. ESS9 Financial Intermediaries Not Currently Relevant. C. Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Projects on International Waterways No OP 7.60 Projects in Disputed Areas No B.3. Reliance on Borrower’s policy, legal and institutional framework, relevant to the Project risks and impacts Is this project being prepared for use of Borrower Framework? No Areas where “Use of Borrower Framework” is being considered: Dec 21, 2021 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Support to Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development and Management (P170732) None. IV. CONTACT POINTS World Bank Contact: John Stephen Ajalu Title: Senior Urban Development Specialist Telephone No: 5393+2230 Email: sajalu@worldbank.org Contact: Martin Onyach-Olaa Title: Senior Urban Specialist Telephone No: 5393+2218 / 256-41-430-2218 Email: monyacholaa@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Borrower: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Implementing Agency(ies) Implementing Agency: National Planning Authority Implementing Agency: National Planning Authority Public Disclosure Implementing Agency: Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development V. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 473-1000 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects VI. APPROVAL Task Team Leader(s): Martin Onyach-Olaa, John Stephen Ajalu Practice Manager (ENR/Social) Helene Monika Carlsson Rex Cleared on 01-Dec-2021 at 06:11:4 GMT-05:00 Dec 21, 2021 Page 13 of 13