Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 12/06/2006 Report No.: AC2494 1. Basic Project Data Country: Burundi Project ID: P095211 Project Name: Community and Social Development Project Task Team Leader: Valerie Marie Helene Layr Estimated Appraisal Date: November 27, 2006 Estimated Board Date: March 20, 2007 Managing Unit: AFTS3 Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Other social services (100%) Theme: Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction (P);Decentralization (S);Other social development (S);Other rural development (S) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 40.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 0.00 Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [X] 2. Project Objectives The project development objective is to establish and operationalize a decentralized, participatory and transparent financing mechanism that empowers local governments and communities for better and equitable local service delivery. The project will achieve its objective through community empowerment, capacity building (planning, managerial, financial, and technical), investments in socio-economic projects and social cohesion activities. 3. Project Description The Project has three main components : Component A: Capacity Building - US$ 5.5 million. This component aims at empowering the stakeholders for the decentralization process, focusing on (i) enhancing the capacities of communes and communities in the process of local development and (ii) strengthening capacities towards augmenting social cohesion and inclusion. This component will be fully subcontracted to facilitation agencies (FA) (NGOs or consulting firms recruited through national bidding process) with performance Page 2 and results based contracts. Each would set up local animation teams to work at the commune and community levels. To achieve these objectives, this component will be divided in two sub-components: - Sub-component 1.1: Facilitation for local development The Project will provide capacity building activities to address the technical and fiduciary skills needed at the community and commune levels to undertake participatory planning and to initiate, prepare, implement, manage and monitor subprojects. Strengthening will aim also at establishing an accountability mechanism and high transparency in use of funds. Trainings would cover participatory assessment, procurement, participatory monitoring, local governance, safeguards, etc. Capacity building will be also provided to strengthen the capacities of the Department of Decentralization of the Ministry of Interior, at the central and decentralized level. It will focus mainly on monitoring and evaluation of facilitation activities at the commune and community level. - Sub-component 1.2.: Strengthening social inclusion and cohesion. The project will finance a wide range of capacity-building activities destined to strengthening social inclusion and cohesion. In particular, the project will support and finance activities on information, education and communication (IEC) on the marginalized groups, including training, sensitization and organizational support. The marginalized population groups retained for the Project are as follows: orphans; households affected by HIV/AIDS; destitute women; the Batwa people; displaced and returned people; handicapped people; and the youth. These activities will be deployed at three levels: (i) the actors of local governance, such as members of the communal councils and communal administrators, in order for the marginalized groups to be better understood and better supported through local planning and decision-making, and through the implementation of development subprojects; (ii) the organizations that represent or support the marginalized groups (such as ONGs and grassroots committees) in order to strengthen their support and assistance activities towards the marginalized population groups; and (iii) the associations of marginalized groups, in order to strengthen their own organizational capacities, their participation and their responses to their specific problems. Component B: Financing Subprojects for Local Development ? US$ 30 million. This component will finance collective interventions as identified in communal development plans or arising from the participatory planning process by communes and communities if no communal development plan is in place yet. It has two subcomponents. - Sub-component 2.1.: Financing public subprojects. The project will provide financial support to the communes and communities to implement demand-driven public subprojects. The financial support will be provided Page 3 through a grant and complemented by a contribution from the beneficiaries. The commune would be in charge of the implementation of the subprojects, although it can delegate implementation and management responsibilities to a community when the subproject benefits to that community. All subprojects will be approved by the Communal Council but relevant technical services must give their clearance to ensure the consistency of the project with sectoral policies and national quality criteria, as well as the availability of human resources and equipment if needed. Communes and communities will have an open menu of activities, including capacity-building activities, as long as they don?t belong to the negative list. Eligibility criteria and procedures of use are described in the Project Implementation Manual. The subprojects could fall into the following sectors: health, education, transportation, water and sanitation, culture and sport support, collective economic infrastructure (e.g. markets, slaughterhouses, bus station). - Sub-component 2.2.: Subprojects to strengthen social inclusion and cohesion This subcomponent aims at strengthening social inclusion and cohesion through the implementation of subprojects targeted to the marginalized population groups, in the participating communes and communities. The marginalized population groups retained for the Project are as follows: orphans; households affected by HIV/AIDS; destitute women; the Batwa people; displaced and returned people; handicapped people; and the youth. These are the most vulnerable people in the current social context of Burundi. They are simultaneously the most critical to augment social inclusion and cohesion at the community level. The project will finance three major tyES of subprojects: (i) subprojects targeted to specific needs of marginalized groups, such as schooling and housing; (ii) professional and vocational training, and alphabetization programs, targeted principally to the most vulnerable people; and (iii) provision of community services for counseling and assistance (particularly services of juridical assistance and psychosocial counseling destined principally to the marginalized groups). No local contribution will be requested. In most cases, the communes will contract specialized organizations or consultants to implement the subprojects, since marginalized groups require adequate methods, approaches and sufficient operative legitimacy (e.g. ONG, local associations, or specialists, depending on the cases). Component C: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communication ? US$ 3.9 million. The project will finance spending related to technical, administrative and financial management, strengthening of the capacity of the structures involved in the coordination of the implementation of the project. An integrated system of monitoring and evaluation will be set up. The project will implement communication and informative strategies. Page 4 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis The Project will focus on 8 provinces (Bubanza, Cankuzo, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro and Ngozi, representing 50 rural communes) as other similar projects are supporting the remaining provinces. However, it is possible that the Project complements their activities if needed. The Project will finance collective subprojects identified by communes and communities. Most of them may include constructions but their exact location can not be determined beforehand because of the demand-driven dimension of the Project. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Mohamed Arbi Ben-Achour (AFTS1) Ms Lucienne M. M'Baipor (AFTS3) Mr Africa Eshogba Olojoba (AFTS3) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The Project is not expected to have large scale impacts. It will have limited environmental and social impacts related to some subprojects, such as construction and rehabilitation of health facilities, feeder roards and water and sanitation. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The project is not expected to have negative environmental impacts. The minor potential negative environmental impacts may result from the implementation of certain subproject activities, particularly community infrastructures (schools, small-scale health canters, rural road segments) and the activities related to such constructions. Negative environmental impacts may include land erosion, water and air pollution, and pollution from medical waste. Page 5 With regard to the social sector, the Project could create negative impacts such as conflicts related to land in case of expropriation and involuntary resettlement, social exclusion and equity issues. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. As the exact location, scale, and materials/technologies to be financed under the PRADECS were not known at appraisal, the Recipient has prepared an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and an Indigenous People's Development Plan (IPDP) to identify and mitigate potential negative environmental and social impacts of future sub-projects. 1) The ESMF The Environmental and Social Management Framework provides the project with due analysis, recommendations and operative guidance to prevent the environmental impacts, and to mitigate them if prevention is not possible. It includes: (i) a clear description of project components; (ii) a brief baseline information pertaining to policy, legal, and administrative and institutional framework, within which the project is to be implemented; (iii) an analysis of potential positive and negative impacts; (iv) an environmental management plan (EMP) with clear institutional arrangements, roles and responsibilities for screening, implementing and monitoring sub-projects, along with their capacity building requirements to effectively mitigate project negative impacts, as well as enhance its positive ones; (v) a monitoring plan and (vi) a budget to cover the EMP. 2) The RPF outlines the policies and procedures to be followed in the event that sub- projects require land acquisition. 3) The IPDP provides information supplementary to the ESMF and the RPF. An IPDP has been prepared to ensure that PRADECS will respect the rights, interests, dignity and culture of the Batwa population as well as to ensure that they will benefit from the project. The IPDP was elaborated in a participatory manner through: (i) discussions with Batwa individuals or Batwa households; (ii) taking into account the point of view of organization supporting the promotion of the Batwa population; (iii) meetings with administrative authorities and local elected officials; and (iv) discussions with technical services and international and national NGOs. The IPDP includes (i) a baseline, (ii) an evaluation of possible impacts of the project, (iii) activities to be conducted to ensure similar benefits towards Batwas than towards other communities, (iv) monitoring and evaluation arrangements and (v) a budget. All subprojects will have to complete an environmental and social evaluation form, which will be part of the subproject application. Based on the environmental analysis conducted during project preparation, it appears that the most requested subprojects would be classified in the environmental and social categories B (moderate risk) or C (no Page 6 risk). To prevent or mitigate these risks, some mitigating measures have been proposed in the Environmental and Social Management Framework. These measures will be taken into consideration at 3 levels: (i) during preparation of subproject applications, (ii) during the monitoring of the subproject execution; and (iii) throughout the whole Project's management. For subprojects classified in the category A, an environmental impact study would be conducted, but this type of project is unlikely under the Project. An Executive Secretariat will have the responsibility for implementing the Project. It will include a socio-environmental specialist in charge of the main following aspects: (i) Social participation, in particular participation necessary for planning (communal and collinaire development plans) and for the execution and management of micro projects; (ii) Involvement and participation taking into account priority marginalized groups of the PRADECS : displaced populations and returnees, youth, orphans, woman head of household, household affected by HIV/AIDS, the Batwa population and the handicapped; (iii) Quality control of the environmental and social dimensions of subprojects, through support to provincial and local actors in terms of monitoring of environmental and social analyses, of control of the implementation of prevention and mitigation measures and the review of environmental and social aspects in the monitoring and evaluation system of PRADECS. Furthermore, the Project will contract an environmental consultant for a period of 2 months per year: (i) train the socio-environmental specialist of the Executive Secretariat and other staff involved with environmental aspects; (ii) prepare and disseminate guides and other tools for environmental evaluation of communal micro projects and to set up prevention and mitigation measures for negative impacts; (iii) verify in the field environmental aspects of the PRADECS by suggesting improvements; and (iv) prepare activities and materials necessary for the environmental training of communes. Finally, the Project will rely on the decentralized staff of the Ministry of Environment at provincial level. In every province there are personnel from the Ministry of Land Management, Environment and Tourism, whether specialists on forestry, protected areas or rural engineering. They are very competent resource persons to participate in the environmental monitoring of the project. For every province, the Ministry of Land Management, Environment and Tourismand the Project's Executive Secretariat, in consultation with the Governor, will select an environment officer for project's environmental monitoring purposes. They will receive adequate training and will be provided with travel costs (per diem) during field visits. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Key stakeholders include the Ministry of Land Management, Environment and Tourism, the Ministry of Interior and Public Security, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of National Solidarity, Human rights and Gender, the Ministry of Public Works and Equipment,local governments, health care staff, sanitation workers, Batwa populations and potentially affected persons. Consultations were conducted by the Page 7 teams in charge of the preparation of the safeguards documents. They occured from July until end of October 2006 and included: (i) field visits and meetings with local authorities, local NGOs, technical services, marginalized groups (Batwas, women, orphans, youth, handicapped, rapatriates; (ii) meetings / workshops with specialized associations, public services. The ESMF, RPF and IPDP were disclosed via newspaper in Burundi and at Infoshop. B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Date of receipt by the Bank 11/17/2006 Date of "in-country" disclosure 11/20/2006 Date of submission to InfoShop 11/27/2006 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process: Date of receipt by the Bank 11/17/2006 Date of "in-country" disclosure 11/20/2006 Date of submission to InfoShop 11/27/2006 Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework: Date of receipt by the Bank 11/17/2006 Date of "in-country" disclosure 11/20/2006 Date of submission to InfoShop 11/27/2006 * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Manager (SM) review and approve the EA report? Yes Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the credit/loan? Yes OP/BP 4.10 - Indigenous Peoples Has a separate Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework (as appropriate) been prepared in consultation with affected Indigenous Peoples? Yes If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Sector Manager review the plan? Yes Page 8 If the whole project is designed to benefit IP, has the design been reviewed and approved by the Regional Social Development Unit or Sector Manager? Yes OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? Yes If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Sector Manager review the plan? Yes The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank's Infoshop? Yes Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? Yes All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Yes Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project cost? Yes Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Yes Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? Yes D. Approvals Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Ms Valerie Marie Helene Layrol 12/06/2006 Environmental Specialist: Mr Africa Eshogba Olojoba 12/06/2006 Social Development Specialist Mr Mohamed Arbi Ben-Achour 12/06/2006 Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Mr Warren Waters 12/06/2006 Comments: Sector Manager: Mr Francois G. Le Gall 12/06/2006 Comments: