CONCEPT STAGE INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET Report No.: 75772 Date ISDS January 16, 2013 Prepared/Updated: I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Tunisia Project ID: P144674 Project Name: SOCIAL PROTECTION REFORMS SUPPORT PROJECT Task Team Leader: Heba Elgazzar Estimated Appraisal Date: Jan. 24, 2012 Estimated Board Date: n/a Managing Unit: MNSSP Lending Instrument: SIL Sector: Other social services (100%) Theme: Other social services (100%) Financing (in USD Million) Financing Source Amount Borrower 0.00 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 4.81 Total 4.81 Environmental Category: C Is this a Repeater project? No 2. Project Objectives The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to support the preparation of reforms for consumption subsidies and social security in order to improve the sustainability of the social protection system. 3. Project Description International experience has demonstrated the need to have both accurate analysis of reform options as well as an effective management of the reform process, including dialogue and communication. The project will provide technical assistance to strengthen the Government’s capacity to more rapidly identify, prepare and formulate new regulation in coordination with a broad array of stakeholders from different ministries and civil society. The project will thus finance consulting services to provide technical assistance and support to the Ministry of Finance for the implementation of a national dialogue and reforms plan, which will liaise with an Economic Reforms Implementation Unit for coordinating the implementation of high-profile and reforms that involve multiple stakeholders within the Prime Minister’s Office. The proposed project has three components: (1) Subsidy Reform; (2) Pension Reform, and (3) Health Insurance Reform. Technical assistance will comprise three broad categories:  Development of the reform agenda: further refining and developing the Government’s concept for reform and elaborating a detailed implementation plan and schedule for its realization, including an analysis of technical and institutional barriers to meeting objectives and identifying alternative solutions;  Design of reforms: helping to carry out the activities needed to implement the plan, including the reform of legislation, and  Execution of reforms: including institutional capacity building and information and communication strategies required to implement the reforms. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) National 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Nina Bhatt ( MNSSO ), Sr. Social Scientist Alaa Ahmed Sarhan ( MNSEN ), Sr. Environmental Economist 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered ? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 No Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 No Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 No Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International Waterways No OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 No II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the Restructured project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: N/A 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. . 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. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission to InfoShop For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors "In country" Disclosure Comments: Expected date, tentative If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, 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 [] No [ X ] NA [ ] The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Heba EL Gazzar Approved By: Regional Safeguards Name: Date: Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Date: