WORLD BANK — ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS Republic of Senegal Additional Financing for the Senegal COVID – 19 Response Project (P175992) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 26 April 2021 1 | Page WORLD BANK — ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Republic of Senegal (hereinafter referred to as the Recipient) shall implement the Additional Financing for the Senegal Covid-19 Response Project (hereinafter referred to as the Project) with through the Ministry of Health and Social Action (MoHSA) and with the involvement of the Ministry of Livestock and Animal Production; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment; Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development; and Ministry of Water and Sanitation. The International Development Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) has agreed to provide funding for the Project. 2. The Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions, carried out or caused to be carried out by the Recipient, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, grievance management and the environmental and social assessments and instruments to be prepared or updated, disclosed, consulted, adopted and implemented under the ESCP and the ESSs, all in a manner acceptable to the Association. 3. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP shall be monitored and reported to the Association by the Recipient as required by the ESCP and the provisions of the Financing Agreement. 4. As agreed by the Association and the Recipient, this ESCP may be revised from time to time during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to assessment of Project performance conducted under the ESCP itself. In such circumstances, the Recipient shall update the ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP shall be documented through the exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 5. Where Project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or Project performance result in changes to the risks and impacts during Project implementation, the Recipient shall provide additional funds, if needed, to implement actions and measures to address such risks and impacts. 2 | Page THE WORLD BANK – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIME FRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Regular monitoring reports submitted to the PCU Prepare and submit to the Association regular monitoring reports on the Association on a quarterly basis, starting from environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, the Effective Date. including, but not limited to, stakeholder engagement activities and grievances log. B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Notify the Association within 48 hours after PCU Promptly notify the Association of any incident or accident related to the learning of the incident or accident. Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers including, A report shall be provided within a timeframe inter alia, any COVID outbreak in the Project area. Provide sufficient detail acceptable to the Association, as requested. 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. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE An environmental safeguard specialist and PCU The MoHSA shall establish and maintain a Project Coordination Unit (PCU) social safeguard specialist have been recruited with qualified staff and sufficient resources to support the management of and will be maintained throughout the the Project's ESHS risks and impacts, including an environmental safeguard implementation of the Project. An OHS specialist, a social safeguard specialist, and an occupational health and safety specialist will be recruited no later than one (OHS) specialist (part-time), with terms of reference, qualifications and month from the Effective Date. experience satisfactory to the Association. Pending the mobilization of all specialists, the PCU will rely on the local consultant to manage E&S risks as an interim measure before the finalization of the recruitment process. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PCU INSTRUMENTS/CONTRACTORS 3 | Page THE WORLD BANK – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) a. Assess the environmental and social risks and effects associated with the a. The ESMF for the Parent Project was proposed Project activities in accordance with the Environmental and disclosed and adopted on May 2020. The Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the parent project which will Parent Project’s ESMF to be updated, be updated to take into account the activities of the AF. The revised disclosed, consulted upon, and adopted no ESMF will be, disclosed, consulted and adopted pursuant to the ESSs, the later than one month from the Effective Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (EHSGs), and other relevant Date and prior to the implementation of Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), including relevant WHO relevant Project activities and guidelines, including to ensure that individuals or groups who, because implemented thereafter throughout of their particular circumstances, may be disadvantaged or vulnerable, Project implementation. have access to the Project’s development benefits . The ESMF will incorporate procedures, protocols and / or other measures to ensure that project beneficiaries who receive vaccines under the project do so under a program that does not include forced vaccination and that is acceptable to the Bank. b. Prepare, disclose, consult, adopt and implement all environmental and b. One month from the Effective Date, prior to social management plans or other instruments necessary for the the implementation of relevant Project respective Project activities on the basis of the assessment process, in activities and throughout the duration of accordance with the ESSs, ESMF including the Infection Control Plan and the relevant Project activities. Biomedical Waste Management (ICPBWM) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) Action Plan annexed to the ESMF, EHS Guidelines and other good international industry practice (GIIP) of the concerned activity sector, including the WHO guidelines on COVID-19 management including immunization, in a manner acceptable to the Association. c. Incorporate relevant aspects of this ESCP, including, but not limited to, any environmental and social management plans or other instruments, c. Prior to the launch of the procurement the provisions of ESS 2 and any other required ESHS measures, into the process for relevant Project activities, and ESHS specifications of procurement documents and contracts with then throughout the duration of those suppliers and contractors and the prime contractor. Then, ensure that activities. suppliers and contractors and the prime contractor comply with the ESHS specifications in their respective contracts and procurement documents. 4 | Page THE WORLD BANK – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) d. Ensure that the consultancies, feasibility studies, capacity building, d. Throughout Project implementation training and any other technical assistance activities under the Project, including, inter alia, any environmental and social assessments and related environmental and social instruments, are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Association, that incorporate the relevant requirements of the ESSs. Any outputs from the technical assistance activities, including, inter alia, any environmental assessment and related environmental and social instruments, shall be consistent with the ESSs 1.3 EXCLUSIONS PCU Exclude the following types of activities as ineligible for Project funding: During the assessment process or preliminary •Activities that are very likely to cause serious adverse effects on human screening conducted under Action 1.2.a. health and/or the environment, not related to the management of COVID- above. 19 cases and immunization; •Activities that may have significant adverse social effects and may give rise to major social conflict; •Activities that may affect the lands or rights of indigenous peoples or other vulnerable minorities, •Activities that may involve permanent resettlement or land acquisition or adverse impacts on cultural heritage; •Any other excluded activities identified within the framework of the project's ESMF. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PCU The Project shall be implemented in accordance with the applicable LMP for the Parent Project was disclosed and provisions of ESS 2, in a manner acceptable to the Association, notably the adopted in May 2020. implementation of adequate occupational health and safety measures (including emergency preparedness and response measures), measures LMP to be updated, disclosed, consulted upon, addressing SEA/SH risks in the workplace, the establishment of complaint and adopted no later than one month after the management mechanisms for Project workers, and the incorporation of Effective Date and prior to the implementation labor provisions and relevant provisions of other instruments, including the of relevant Project activities. ICPBWM and SEA/SH Action Plan in the EHSS specifications of procurement files and contracts with suppliers and service providers. Throughout the implementation of the Project. Update, disclose, consult upon, and adopt the Labor Management Procedures prepared for the Parent Project to address specific risks under this Project. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 5 | Page THE WORLD BANK – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) Relevant aspects of this standard will be considered, as appropriate, under A detailed Infection Control Plan and PCU Action 1.2 above, including, inter alia, measures to: carry out the purchase, Biomedical Waste Management Plan storage, transportation and handling of vaccines (including, ultra-cold chain (ICPBWM) was disclosed and adopted in May management) in a safe manner and in accordance with the EHSGs, and 2020. other relevant GIIP including relevant WHO guidelines; and measures for the management of medical waste and other types of hazardous and non- ICPBWM to be updated, disclosed, consulted hazardous waste. upon, and adopted no later than one month after the Effective Date and prior to the implementation of relevant Project activities. Throughout the implementation of the Project. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Relevant aspects of this standard will be considered, where appropriate, SEA/SH Action Plan/ESMF was disclosed and PCU under Action 1. 2 above, including, inter alia, measures to minimize the risk adopted in May 2020. of population exposure to communicable diseases; ensure that individuals or groups who, because of their specific circumstances, may be SEA/SH Action Plan/ESMF to be updated, disadvantaged or vulnerable, have access to the development benefits of disclosed, consulted upon, and adopted no the Project; manage the risks associated with the use of security personnel; later than one month after the Effective Date manage the risks associated with the influx of labor; and prevent and and prior to the implementation of relevant combat SEA/SH in accordance with an updated SEA/SH Action Plan annexed Project activities. to the ESMF. Throughout the implementation of the Project ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY REINSTALLATION Not relevant ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES Relevant aspects of this standard will be addressed, where appropriate, in Throughout Project implementation as needed PCU action 1.2 above. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES Not applicable ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE Relevant aspects of this standard will be addressed, where appropriate, in Throughout Project implementation as needed PCU action 1.2 above. The ESMF shall include measures for “Chance Finds� of archaeological or other cultural heritage. ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Not applicable ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 6 | Page THE WORLD BANK – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN A draft SEP has already been prepared and PCU Update, disclose, consult, adopt and implement a Stakeholder disclosed on May 2020 and will be updated Mobilization Plan (SEP) in accordance with the provisions of ESS 10, in a and disclosed no later than one month after manner acceptable to the Association, which shall include measures to, the Effective Date and prior to the inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, understandable and implementation of relevant Project activities. accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate The SEP shall be implemented throughout manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, Project implementation. discrimination and intimidation 10.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM (GM) A Grievance Redress Mechanism under the PCU Accessible complaint management mechanisms which was established Parent Project has been operational since May under the Parent Project shall be evaluated as part of the SEP update 2020 and shall be updated no later than one process to ensure the current GM includes the requirements in relation to month after the Effective Date, prior to the the potential risks and impacts of the AF. These mechanisms will take into implementation of relevant Project activities account additional E&S risks associated with the Project, in particular and implemented throughout the measures that are accessible to potential new stakeholders and additional implementation of the Project. SEA/SH-sensitive measures related to the vaccine aspects. The project GM shall be publicized, maintained and operated to receive and facilitate the resolution of complaints and grievances associated with the Project, promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in accordance with ESS 10 and in a manner acceptable to the Association. The grievance mechanism shall also receive, register and address concerns and grievances related to the, SEA/SH in a safe and confidential manner, including through the referral of survivors to gender-based violence service providers. The grievance mechanism shall also receive, register and address concerns arising from unintended health consequences after vaccination especially those resulting in serious adverse effects. National regulation specifies that state-funded free medical care will be provided to individuals that experience adverse events following a COVID-19 vaccination. CAPACITY BUILDING (TRAINING) Training topics for staff involved in the Project's implementation will Throughout the Project’s implementation, PCU include, among others: with the addition of new Project team • Managing the risks associated with vaccination for infection prevention members. and control; 7 | Page THE WORLD BANK – ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) • Management of adverse clinical reactions; • Management (storage, handling, etc.) of vaccines; • Information techniques and sensitization on vaccination; • Communication of risks and community involvement; • WHO guidelines on COVID management, including vaccination; • Training on the requirements of the environmental and social safeguards tools prepared; • Training on the Project’s ESHS plans and instruments; • Roles and responsibilities of different key agencies in the ESF implementation; and • Strategy of equitable and inclusive access and allocation of Project benefit. 8 | Page