Republic of Djibouti Ministry of Women and Family JSDF-Djibouti: Promoting Women’s and Community Resilience in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence (P178332) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 11/2022 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Republic of Djibouti (the “Recipient�) shall implement the JSDF-Djibouti: Promoting Women’s and Community Resilience in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Project (the “Project�), with the involvement of the Ministry of Women and Family (MWF), as set out in the Grant Agreement. The International Development Association (the Bank), acting as administrator of grant funds provided by Japan (“Donor�) under the Japan Social Development Fund, 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 Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Grant 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 Bank. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. 4. As agreed by the Bank and the 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 MWF and the Bank shall agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Recipient through the Ministry of Women and Family.]. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Submit semestrial reports to the Bank throughout Project implementation, Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, commencing after the Effective Date. health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the Submit each report to the Bank no later MWF PMU implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S than 30 days after the end of each instruments required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and reporting period. functioning of the grievance mechanism(s). B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Promptly notify the Bank of any incident or accident related to the Project which has, or Notify the Bank no later than 48 hours is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected after learning of the incident or communities, the public or workers, including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and accident. abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or multiple injury. Provide sufficient details regarding the scope, severity, and possible MWF PMU 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. Subsequently, at the Bank’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and Provide subsequent report to the Bank propose any measures to address it and prevent its recurrence. within a timeframe acceptable to the Bank ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Hire or appoint the E&S specialist no later than 3 months of ethe Effective Establish and maintain the Project Management Unit (PMU), within the MWF, with Date, and thereafter maintain the E&S qualified staff and resources, satisfactory to the Bank, to support management of ESHS specialist throughout Project risks and impacts of the Project, including an environmental and social (E&S) specialist implementation. An E&S focal point has and an E&S focal point. been appointed and will manage E&S aspects as an interim arrangement and Ensure each of the 3 contracted service providers or implementing partners recruits or thereafter through Project MWF PMU appoints and thereafter maintain an E&S focal point to report on the implementation of implementation. actions to the MWF PMU. Ensure each of the 3 contracted service providers or implementing partners hires or appoints an E&S focal point at contract signature, and thereafter maintains these positions throughout Project implementation. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS 1.The ESMF was finalized, adopted and disclosed on 07/21/2022.Implement the 1. Adopt, disclose and implement an Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMF throughout Project (ESMF) for the Project, consistent with the relevant ESSs. implementation. MWF PMU 2. Ensure that the proposed activities of the sub-projects described in the exclusion list 2. Implement throughout Project set out in the ESMF are ineligible to receive financing under the Project. implementation the procedures indicated in the ESMF for the selection of the sub-projects before launching those activities. 1.3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Ensure that the consultancies, studies, capacity building, training, and any other Throughout Project implementation. MWF PMU technical assistance activities under the Project are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Bank, 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 Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, As part of the ESMF, the LMP was including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers finalized, adopted and disclosed on relationships, occupational health and safety (including personal protective equipment, 07/21/2022. MWF PMU and emergency preparedness and response), code of conduct (including relating to SEA Implement the LMP throughout Project and SH), forced labor, child labor, grievance arrangements for Project workers, and implementation. applicable requirements for contractors, subcontractors, and supervising firms. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Establish grievance mechanism prior to engaging Project workers and MWF PMU Establish and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in the thereafter maintain and operate it LMP and consistent with ESS2. throughout Project implementation. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Same timeframe as for the adoption MWF PMU Incorporate resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management measures in and implementation of the ESMF as the ESMF prepared under action 1.2 above. described in action 1.2 above ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY INCLUDING SEA AND SH RISKS MWF PMU 4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project Same timeframe as for the adoption activities, including, inter alia, transmission of COVID and SEA/SH, and include mitigation and implementation of the ESMF as measures in the ESMF, consistent with ESS4. described in action 1.2 above Adopt and implement SEA/SH mitigation measures that are part of the ESMF including . measures to prevent and respond to incidents of SEA/SH, a code of conduct to be signed by all Project workers, and awareness raising measures on SEA/SH and GBV at large. ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION The SEP was finalized, adopted and Adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent disclosed on 07/21/2022, and with ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, thereafter implement the SEP MWF PMU relevant, understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a throughout Project implementation. culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Establish the grievance mechanism as per the SEP within 3 months from the Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to Effective Date, and thereafter maintain receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, and operate the mechanism throughout promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and Project implementation. Interim readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, arrangements shall be put in place to including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with receive and address Project-related MWF PMU ESS10. complaints until the Project grievance mechanism becomes fully operational The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the as the activities commence. 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 CS1 Specify Training to be provided and to PMU team as well as the E&S assigned personnel of each of the providers or partner institutions on: • Environmental and Social Framework Overview • Specific aspects of the implementation of environmental and social instruments, MWF PMU including the grievance mechanism, screening of project and implementation of the ESMF • Identification and mobilization of stakeholders 5