THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN National Aid Fund Additional Financing for Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P176807) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) June 1, 2021 1|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (the Borrower) shall, and cause the National Aid Fund, and the Social Security Corporation, through their respective corporation agreements with MOPIC, to implement the Additional Financing for Jordan COVID-19 Emergency Cash Transfer Response (the Project). The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter the Bank) has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The Borrower will implement material measures and actions so that the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions, any specific documents or plans, as well as the timing for each of these. 3. The Borrower is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by the National Aid Fund referenced in 1. above. 4. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP will be monitored and reported to the Bank by the Borrower as required by the ESCP and the conditions of the legal agreement, and the Bank will monitor and assess progress and completion of the material measures and actions throughout implementation of the Project. 5. As agreed by the Bank and the Borrower, 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 Borrower, will revise and agree to the changes with the Bank and will update the ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP will be documented through the exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Borrower or delegate. The Borrower will promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 6. Where Project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or Project performance result in changes to the risks and impacts during Project implementation, the Borrower 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 TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING: The PMU prepare and submits to the Bank First report after three months of National Aid Fund, Jordan regular monitoring reports on the social, health and safety (ESHS) Project implementation. The others Social Security Corporation performance of the Project, including, but not limited to, stakeholder quarterly throughout the Project engagement activities and grievances. implementation period. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: The National Aid Fund shall establish One Social Focal Point within NAF has National Aid Fund, Jordan and maintain a project management unit with qualified staff and been assigned and shall remain in place Social Security Corporation resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the until recruitment of the Social Officer. Project, including one appointed interim Social Focal Point within One Social Focal Point within SSC has NAF, one appointed Social Focal Point within SSC, and one Social been assigned and will be retained Officer recruited to the PMU. Once in place the Social Focal Point throughout Project implementation. within SSC, and the Social Officer will be retained throughout The project management unit shall implementation. recruit one Social Officer within 30 days of AF Project Effective Date. 3|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT PLANS AND INSTRUMENTS/ CONTRACTORS a. The Rapid Social Assessment for the a. Continue to apply the requirements of Rapid Social parent project (P173974) was National Aid Fund, Jordan Assessment (RSA) which was carried out for parent project prepared and disclosed in P173974). The Rapid Social Assessment was prepared for the November 2020 and shall be Social Security Corporation parent project; it identifies and assesses potential risks and applicable to the Additional design appropriate mitigation, management, and monitoring Financing. measures. The assessment looked at existing national b. Prior to first disbursement of the systems and operational processes employed by of the parent Additional Financing. project, and assessed whether vulnerable individuals or groups, have access to project benefits. c. Prior to first disbursement of the b. Update the RSA to cover the activities of the AF Consult, Additional Financing, and thereafter disclose, adopt, the updated Rapid Social Assessment throughout implementation. c. Implement measures, including prepare, disclose, adopt, and d. Before carrying out the relevant implement any plans or other instruments required for the respective Project activities based on the Rapid Social Project activities, and thereafter Assessment, in accordance with the ESSs, the EHSGs, and other throughout implementation relevant Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), including relevant WHO guidelines on COVID-19, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. d. Incorporate the relevant aspects of this ESCP, including, inter alia, any plans or other instruments, ESS2 requirements, and any other required ESHS measures, into the ESHS specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with third party service providers, where feasible. Thereafter ensure that third party service providers comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. 4|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.3 EXCLUSIONS: Exclude the following types of activities as ineligible Additional exclusions to be identified National Aid Fund, Jordan for financing under the Project: during the update of the assessment Social Security Corporation process conducted under action 1.2.b  Activities that may cause long term, permanent and/or above. Thereafter, exclusions are irreversible adverse impacts applied to project activities throughout  Activities that have high probability of causing serious implementation adverse impacts to human health  Activities that may have significant adverse social impacts and may give rise to significant social conflict  Activities that may involve resettlement or land acquisition/ land use restrictions or adverse impacts on cultural heritage  Any other activities excluded based on the Rapid Social Assessment. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 5|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT: The Project shall be carried out in accordance a. Labor Management National Aid Fund, Jordan with the applicable requirements of ESS2, in a manner acceptable to Procedures were prepared, Social Security Corporation the Bank, including through, inter alia, implementing adequate disclosed and adopted in occupational health and safety measures (including emergency November , 2020 and shall be preparedness and response measures), setting out grievance applicable to the Additional arrangements for Project workers, and incorporating labor Financing. requirements including Occupational Health and Safety into the ESHS specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with b. Prior to first disbursement of third party service providers. Additional Financing. a. Continue to apply the requirements of the LMP which was carried out for parent project, in line with ESS2. All actions under ESS2 implemented b. Update, consult, disclose and adopt the Labor Management throughout Project implementation. Procedures for the AF. 6|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 2.2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) MEASURES: Adopt, The OHS measures were prepared, National Aid Fund, Jordan implement and update the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) disclosed and adopted as part of the Social Security Corporation measures in line with LMP and WHO guidelines on COVID-19 in a LMP, by disbursement, and will be manner acceptable to the Association. applicable to the Additional Financing. The OHS measures will address: (a) hazards to project workers; (b) OHS measures shall be updated to preventive and protective measures; (c) training of project workers include SSC; consulted, disclosed, and and maintenance of training records; (d) documentation and adopted as part of the LMP,by reporting of occupational accidents, diseases and incidents; (e) disbursement. emergency prevention and preparedness and response arrangements to emergency situations; and (f) remedies for adverse impacts such as occupational injuries, deaths, disability and disease. All measures specified in this action 2.2 shall be implemented throughout the Project implementation period. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 Not relevant. N/A N/A ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 7|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 4.1 a. Prepare, adopt and implement Community Health and Safety a. The Community Health and National Aid Fund, Jordan Management Plan including, inter alia, measures to: minimize the Safety Management Plan was Social Security Corporation potential for community exposure to communicable diseases; ensure prepared, disclosed and that individuals or groups who, because of their particular adopted, as part of the Rapid circumstances, may be disadvantaged or vulnerable, have access to Social Assessment, , and will be the development benefits resulting from the Project applicable to the Additional Financing. The Plan shall be b. As per the Plan, implement the following provisions to prevent and updated to include SSC; respond to sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment or to consulted, disclosed, and the increase in domestic violence, in a manner consistent with ESS1 adopted as part of the Rapid and ESS10, and commensurate with the risks: Social Assessment, by (i) Enhancements to GBV referral pathways including adding disbursements Complete the GBV to the NAF MIS system for categorizing complaints following measures: (ii) Provide training for NAF social workers and call center operators on promoting awareness and detection of cases (i) By October 2021 of gender- based violence. (ii) By October 2021 (iii) PMU sign a code of conduct prohibiting SEA/SH and (iii) By July 2021 disseminates messages to project workers All measures specified in this action shall be implemented throughout the Project implementation period. 8|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 Not relevant. N/A N/A ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES 6.1 Not relevant N/A N/A ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7.1 Not relevant N/A N/A ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 Not currently relevant N/A N/A ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 9.1 Not relevant N/A N/A ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 9|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN: Prepare, disclose, adopt, and A preliminary SEP for the parent was National Aid Fund, Jordan implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) consistent with already prepared and disclosed on May Social Security Corporation ESS10, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 31, 2020, and has been updated, consulted, and disclosed for the Additional Financing on May 24, 2021. The SEP will be implemented throughout the Project implementation. 10.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: Accessible grievance arrangements shall Throughout Project implementation National Aid Fund, Jordan be made publicly available to receive and facilitate resolution of Social Security Corporation concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, consistent with ESS10, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) (a) The Borrower will deliver training programs For SCC, NAF and (a) throughout implementation National Aid Fund, Jordan non-NAF staff on handling inquiries, complaints and (b) throughout implementation grievances related to the project. Social Security Corporation (b) The Borrower will deliver Occupational Health and Safety training for project workers, including social workers. 10 | P a g e