ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES (MoEWR) Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) For WORKING DRA FT Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project (P173088) September 2021 1|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA SOMALI ELECTRICTY SECTOR RECOVERY PROJECT – SESRP ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Federal Republic of Somalia (hereinafter the Recipient) will implement the Somali Electricity Sector Recovery Project (the Project), under the leadership of the following Ministries: Federal Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and Somaliland Ministry of Energy and Minerals in coordination with Ministry of education and ministry of Health and the involvement of private electricity service providers. The International Development Association (hereinafter the Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The Recipient shall 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, specific documents or plans, as well as the timing for each of these. 3. The Recipient shall also comply with the provisions of any other E&S documents required under the ESF and referred to in this ESCP, including, without limitation, the Environmental and Social Management Framework, Labour Management Procedures (LMP), Security Management Framework, Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP), Security Management Plans, Strategic Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (SESIA), any other plans studies, and the timelines specified in all of those E&S documents. 4. The Recipient is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of WORKING DRA FT specific measures and actions is conducted by the Ministries or agencies referenced in paragraph 1 above or Owner’s engineers, Contractors, Energy Service providers or any other government or other entity. 5. 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 conditions of the legal agreement, and the Association will monitor and assess progress and completion of the material measures and actions throughout implementation of the Project. 6. 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 agree to the changes with the Association and shall update the ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP will be documented through the exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 7. 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, which may include, of example, environmental, health, and safety impacts, labor influx, hazardous waste impacts, gender-based violence, security risks to community, project personnel and assets, land acquisition and resettlement impacts, . 2|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Quarterly and annually ESHS monitoring Project PIU within the Prepare and submit to the Association regular monitoring reports on the environmental, throughout the Project cycle. MoEWR, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the Project manager, implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S documents Environmental Specialist, required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, Project environmental, OHS Social Safeguard Specialist and social performance and status of implementation of the environmental and social mitigation measures within the reporting period. functioning of the grievance mechanism(s), Monitoring costs to be Progress on the E&S obligations of the Contractors and Private sector Entities. incorporated in the overall Project Management costs. INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NOTIFICATION B Promptly after taking notice of the incident or Responsibility: MoEWR, Promptly notify the Association of any incident or accident related to the Project which has, or accident and no later than 48 hours after learning MoEM, is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, of incident or accident, using such reporting Accountability: Head of PIU the public or workers. protocols and procedures as the Association may Funding: Project Funds communicate. Sufficient detail regarding the incident or accident shall be provided, indicating immediate WORKING DRA FT measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address it, and any information provided Note: In case of acute severity, the Recipient shall by any contractor and supervising entity, as appropriate. notify the Association within 24 hours Subsequently, as per the Association may request, prepare and submit to the Association a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to prevent its recurrence. CONTRACTORS AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES C Responsibility: MoEWR, Require private sector entities, contractors and sub-contractors to prepare monthly progress PIU to review contractor and private sector entities MoEM, and monitoring reports to the PIU regarding ESHS performance of the contracted work. Upon reports and escalate to the association any key Accountability: Head of PIU request, such reports shall be submitted to the Association by the PIU and further actions issues throughout project implementation Funding: Project Funds, shall be agreed. Reports shall include specific contractor/subcontractor activities with the respective environmental, OHS, labor GRM, summary of incidents such as security, fatalities and GBV and social performance requirements and status of implementation of the environmental and social mitigation measures within the reporting period. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 3|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE a) PIU Unit has been established including Responsibility: a) Establish and maintain Project implementation unit (PIUs) for MoEWR. PIU shall Environment and Social specialist. this Accountability: Head of PIU to maintain qualified one Environment and one Social Specialist, to support functional shall be maintained throughout Project have overall accountability for environmental and social risk management for the Project. In addition, PIU shall implementation. environmental and social also have a gender/GBV specialist and communication specialist, OHS expert and b) E&S Firm has been mobilized and shall performance of Subprojects. security specialist] be maintained until Owner Engineers are Funding: Project Funds b) Hire a dedicated Environmental and Social firm to support the PIU of MoEWR in mobilized. preparation of Framework Documents such as ESMF including Labor Management c) Security advisor to be mobilized by Procedures, RPF, Security Management Framework and update of Stakeholder Project Effectiveness. Management Plan and other E&S matters till Owner’s Engineer are mobilized. d) Throughout the Project implementation c) Procure a Security advisor to support the PIU in preparation of Security Risk phase through Owner’s engineer. Assessment and Security Management Plan for the project. d) Mobilize additional staff as needed on short-term or long-term assignment in accordance with capacity building and ESMF institutional assessment/needs, including, without limitation, subject matter specialists on OHS GBV/SEA, labor conditions (including child labor, forced labor, health & safety), land tenure, as part of Owner’s engineer’s team or as individual specialists to support the PIU in WORKING DRA FT preparation and implementation of E&S instruments at project and sub project level. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT a) ESMF, RPF, LMP, GBV AP, SEPs Responsibility: MoEWR, a) The Project has prepared and disclosed an ESMF, GBV AP, LMP stakeholder prepared and disclosed prior to negotiation MoEM, engagement plan (SEP) and the resettlement policy framework (RPF). The draft Accountability: Head of PIU ESMF includes TOR for Sectoral Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Funding: Project Funds (SESIA), TOR for Capacity Building Plan with activities, timetable, budget and ToR for conducting assessment to confirm the presence of IP/Sub-Saharan Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities as per ESS7 to 1) determine the applicability of the standard; 2) prepare an IPPF if required. b) SMF draft prepared prior to negotiation and to be finalized and be disclosed within three months b) The Project is preparing security management framework, and the draft is ready of Project Effectiveness 4|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 1.3 MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS _ a) Throughout Project implementation Responsibility: MoEWR, a) Implement ESMF, RPF, SEP, GBV AP, LMP b) Within 6 months Post Effectiveness and MoEM, b) As required, prepare, consult, disclose, adopt and implement IPPF consistent with prior to any calls for bids in the respective Accountability: Head of PIU ESS 7. areas. Thereafter, implement throughout Funding: Project Funds c) prepare Security Management Plan (s) for the Project as per Security Management the Project implementation Framework. c) Prepared prior to bidding for any works d) Sectoral Environmental and Social Impact assessment to inform the sectoral level contracts and implemented thereafter studies and series of projects planned. d) Prepared within first year of Project e) Update sectoral level studies according to the SESIA and implement SESA action implementation or prior to completion of plan Sectoral level studies and action plan to f) Prepare and implement Capacity Building Plan with activities, timetable, budget be updated as mentioned in the SESIA. e) According to SESA action plan schedule and prior to finalization of sector studies f) Prepared dithin first year of Project implementation to coincide with Sectoral level studies and action plan and WORKING DRA FT implemented throughout project implementation. 5|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 1.4 a) Prepare, adopt, consult disclose, adopt site-specific environmental and social a) Plans approved before issuing Request for Responsibility: MoEWR, instruments for specific Project areas, activities and/or sites, in accordance with relevant Proposals for the Contactors/executing MoEM, Environment and Social Standards and the framework instruments described in actions agencies and implemented before Accountability: Head of PIU 1.2 and 1.3 above, such as ESIA/ESMP, Occupational Health and Safety Plans (OHSP), commencement of the sub-Project in Funding: Project Funds Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/ Harassment (SEA/SH) Action Plans (APs), Stakeholder accordance with the respective schedule for Engagement Plans (SEP) and/or Resettlement action Plan(RAP) for sub-projects in a implementing the mitigation measures manner acceptable to the Association before final approval or call for bids of the contained in the instruments throughout the respective activity/subproject; and implement said plans as of the commencement of the Project implementation sub project (with the understanding that RAPS must be fully implemented before the b) All disclosure and clearance of ESS respective activities start). These assessments and plans shall be conducted and instruments before calls for bids. implemented and/or supervised by a qualified consultant firm/Owner’s Engineer to c) In accordance with schedule agreed in the support the respective PIUs. SESIA. b) All ESF instruments shall be reviewed and cleared by the Association and publicly disclosed in a language understandable to stakeholders in accordance with ESS10. c) ESF instruments shall be updated in accordance with recommendations for such WORKING DRA FT updates as a result of the SESIA 6|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 1.4 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS Responsibility: MoEWR, a) Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including the relevant ESHS a)Prior to the preparation of procurement MoEM, documents and/or plans, into the ESHS specifications of the procurement document and in the final contracts Contractors / sub-contractors documents with contractors. Thereafter ensure that the contractors comply with the PIU to ensure all relevant ESS clauses are ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. Environmental and social included and budgeted for before signing of Accountability: Head of PIU standard’s sections to be included in the TORs, tender documents for suppliers and contracts Funding: Project Funds construction works contracts, such as the environmental and social clauses including Project E&S standards including labor, SEA/SH and security requirements, codes of conduct, coordination, reporting, monitoring, and GRM. All E&S instrument as applicable shall be translated to Somali for the contractors and disclosed. Other provisions b)PIU to review and approve all contract specific b) Require Contractors to prepare and get approved from PIU their Environmental and ESHS plans prepared by the contractor before Social management Plan, Labor Management Plan and Security Management Plan commencement of works before commencement of activities on ground, and implement them thereafter. WORKING DRA FT c) throughout Project implementation c) PIU to supervise contractors throughout Project implementation to ensure compliance with their respective ESHS commitments and reporting in accordance with above 7|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 1.5 Management of Private Sector entities a) ESIA/ESMP acceptable to MoEWR, MoEM MoEWR, MoEM PIU a) MoEWR, MoEM shall require each private sector entities involved in the Project for shall be prepared by respective Private Sector Private Companies/entities, purposes of Project operation and maintenance phase to adopt and implement Entity prior to finalization and signing of Environmental and Social mitigation actions as well as enhance its capacity in Service Level agreement and implement as accordance with the requirements set out in the respective Service Level set out in the Agreement. Agreements/Concession Agreements which shall be prepared by MoEWR, MoEM, according to the requirements of applicable ESSs. b) Set up Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) as per recommendation b) After signing of agreement and throughout of SESIA and E&S Capacity Building Plan for the MOEWR and MoEM to manage the project implementation. E&S risks and impacts of the private entities during the Operation and Maintenance Phase of project activities. c) ESMS for the private sector entities to be set c) Require Private Sector Entities to submit Monthly Report on E&S performance and share up prior to transfer of any O&M responsibilities quarterly report with the Association for the assets created under the project. 1.6 Permits consent and authorization WORKING DRA FT Obtain all permits, consents and authorizations MoEWR, MoEM PIU that are activity specific before commencement of Contractors Obtain or assist in obtaining, as appropriate, the permits, consents and authorizations that are the respective Sub-project activity. Thereafter, and subcontractors; applicable to each sub-Project from relevant national authorities as per the detailed comply with terms of permits, consents, and procedures defined in the ESMF, and other ESHS instruments authorizations throughout Project implementation. Obtain access/permission to enter the sub project site occupied by ESPs/private entities/Health and Education Facilities for studies, surveys and construction 1.7 Monitoring and Inspection Throughout the Project Implementation MoEWR, MoEM PIU, Owner’s Engineer and Third-Party MoEWR, MoEM shall continuously monitor environmental and social risks and their impacts Monitoring agency on the environment, Project-affected communities and workers to ensure effective compliance in accordance with ESHS instruments, conditions of approval, Capacity and reporting requirements as set out in this ESCP and take necessary remedial actions acceptable to the Association. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 8|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Responsibility: MoEWR, The LMP has been prepared and shall be MoEM, Update, prepare, consult, disclose adopt, and implement the Labor Management Procedures maintained throughout Project implementation. Accountability: Head of PIU (LMP) consistent with ESS2 and satisfactory to the Association, including Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) measures (including an OHSP) and grievance mechanism taking Subproject specific requirements– to be defined Contractors / sub-contractors into account COVID-19 provisions, and primary suppliers. and included in bid and contract documents for corresponding Subproject, implemented and Funding: Project Funds Requirements applicable to Consultancy Firms, contractors and subcontractors shall be monitored throughout Project implementation and specified in each Subproject specific contract document as part of the ESMP to be developed operation, in accordance with the ESMF and LMP for each Sub- Project in accordance with the ESMF and LMP to address labor risks, including (but not limited to) requiring signature of and training on Code of Conduct for Project workers including Security Personnel engaged for the Project, occupational, health and safety (OHS) measures; prevention of child and forced labor; emergency preparedness and response; grievance redress mechanism (GRM) for Project workers; training of Project workers on key issues including OHS and GBV/SEA/SH prevention; and management of labor influx; and Covid-19 prevention and control, 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS WORKING DRA FT GM under LMP to be operational by no later than Responsibility: MoEWR, Establish, maintain, and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in Two (2) months after the Effective Date and before MoEM, the LMP and consistent with ESS2. engaging Project workers, and to be maintained Accountability: Head of PIU throughout Project implementation. Contractors / sub-contractors Each Contractor shall also establish a Grievance Redress Mechanism during the execution of the works under its contract, which shall also provide access to the Project workers’ GRM. Prior to hiring any workers by the contractor Funding: Project Funds 9|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 2.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) MEASURES OHSP shall be approved and disclosed by the PIU Responsibility: MoEWR, Develop and implement throughout Project implementation period gender-responsive and should be ready and in place prior to first call MoEM, occupational, health and safety (OHS) management plan and measures in alignment with the for bids /proposals and to be maintained Accountability: Head of PIU ESSs. throughout Project implementation. Contractors / sub-contractors The relevant OHS provisions in the World Bank Group EHSGs shall be applied to the Project. Contractor OHSP prior to initiation of works under Measures shall be designed and implemented, in accordance with EHSGs, to identify respective contract Funding: Project Funds potential hazards, provision of preventive and protective measures, training of Project workers, documentation and reporting of occupational accidents, diseases and incidents and Each implementing entity including the Private emergency prevention, preparedness and response arrangements with clearly defined entities, health and education institutions prior to approach for application during Project implementation. taking over of the O&M responsibility and to be maintained throughout project implementation The OHS Plan shall be applied/implemented for all Subprojects. The contractors and subcontractors shall also be required to develop, implement, and maintain their own OHS plan(s) aligned to the Project OHS Plan. Each implementing entity shall also adopt and implement internal OHS procedures for their WORKING DRA FT own staff, including implementing measures to prevent or minimize the spread of the COVID- 19 disease among workers and to the community. 2.4 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: Emergency Response Plans (ERP) to be adopted Responsibility: MoEWR, As part of the OHS measures specified in 2.3, include measures on emergency at the project level and at sub project level prior to MoEM, preparedness and response and ensure consistency with measures under ESS4. These initiating construction of each subproject and Contractors / sub-contractors measures shall include Measures to prevent and address unanticipated incidents that may maintained throughout Project implementation. Accountability: Head of PIU damage the health and safety of the affected community and environment, and to minimize, Funding: Project Funds mitigate and compensate for any impacts that may occur from such incidents. 2.5 PROJECT WORKERS TRAINING: According to internal training schedule for and prior Responsibility: MoEWR, Training shall be provided to Project workers regarding hygiene, health and safety, sexually to commencement of construction for Subproject MoEM, transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases including COVID 19, gender- personnel, with regular site training sessions. Contractors / sub-contractors based violence/sexual exploitation and sexual abuse prevention and response and security Accountability: Head of PIU arrangements. Funding: Project Funds ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 10 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS Timeframe Responsibility / Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 3.1 MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Responsibility: MoEWR, The project ESMF and the sub project ESMPs shall include measures to address impacts General requirements and guidelines included in MoEM, due to the project and management options in relation to waste collection, handling, storage the ESMF as set out in section 1.3 above Accountability: Head of PIU and disposal, including solar panel and battery disposal mechanisms. As part of the ESMF/ESMP, develop and implement measures and procedures for managing waste and At the subproject, site specific level, WMP under Contractors / sub-contractors hazardous waste and materials during demolition, construction, rehabilitation and operation the Contractor’s ESMP approved and including the e-waste generated by the Project, which shall be segregated from other forms of operationalized before any civil works to start and Funding: Project Funds wastes. to be implemented throughout Project implementation. in accordance with Somalia The ESMF and the sub project ESMPs require Contractors ESMP to include WMPs specific legislation, and ESMF/ESMP/ESIA. to the sub project activities that address impacts and provides management requirements in Maintained throughout Project implementation relation to waste collection, handling, storage and disposal, including solar panel and battery disposal mechanisms. WMP shall also include the following Plan and procedures. Transformer and Battery Management plan • Develop Transformer and Battery Management plan (TMP) including storage area (TBMP) including storage area operational operational maintenance procedure maintenance procedure and Diesel Generators WORKING DRA FT Management Procedure shall be prepared and • Develop Diesel Generators Management Procedure for the existing diesel adopted prior to any contract bidding and works generators which will be replaced by battery system under the project. under any of the Project components. 3.2 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND All measures included in the ESMF per Section 1.3 Responsibility: MoEWR, MANAGEMENT above and implemented and monitored as MoEM, a. Consistent with ESS3, measures (financial and technical) for improving efficiency in applicable through subproject specific ESHS Accountability: Head of PIU consumption of energy and water, as well as other resources and material inputs shall be put instruments as set out in section 1.3 above and in place. implemented throughout Project and Subprojects Contractors / sub-contractors b. The Environmental and Social Management Plan prepared for each Subproject shall implementation. include an annex for the construction guidelines, comprising management of toxic materials, Funding: Project Funds dust, wastes (solid waste and wastewater), water resources, etc. c. The Project shall not involve the use scarce resources i.e., scarce ground water and surface water, products from forest resources. d. The Project shall not invest in the use of scarce resources that would deplete the existing ecosystem in the Project areas. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 11 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 4.1 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: Prepare, adopt, and implement measures and ESMPs to be prepared before sub project actions to assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from commencement. Responsibility: MoEWR, Project activities, including, behavior of Project workers, risks of labor influx, response to Maintained throughout Project implementation MoEM, emergency situations, and include these measures in the ESMPs to be prepared in Contractors / sub-contractors accordance with the ESMF, in a manner acceptable to the Association, all in accordance Accountability: Head of PIU with the ESS and the TOR referred in Section 1.2 above. Funding: Project Funds 4.3 GBV AND SEA RISKS: Draft GBV/SEA Action Plan has been prepared Responsibility: MoEWR, Prepare, adopt, and implement a stand-alone Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and shall be finalized within 3 months of project MoEM, Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) Action Plan (GBV Action Plan), to assess and manage the effectiveness . Accountability: Head of PIU risks of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). To be implemented and maintained throughout Funding: Project Funds Project implementation WORKING DRA FT 12 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 4.4 SECURITY PERSONNEL: prepare, adopt, and implement a Security Management Draft SMF has been prepared and shall be Responsibility: MoEWR, Framework consistent with the requirements of ESS4, in a manner acceptable to the finalized no later than 3 months after Project MoEM, Association as per action 1.3. Effectiveness and maintained throughout Project Accountability: Head of PIU implementation Funding: Project Funds Undertake security risk assessment and prepare, adopt and implement a standalone Security Management Plan as per action 1.3, Security risk assessment and Security Management Plan shall be prepared and Adopted The following measures shall be adopted, to ensure that the engagement of military and prior to issuance of Bids for contractors and security personnel for provision of security to Project workers, sites and/or assets, is carried maintained throughout the Project. out in accordance with the ESSs a) Assess the risks and impacts of engagement of the military and security personnel as part of the assessment referred to in action 1.3 c) above, and implement measures to manage such risks and impacts, a Security Management Plan, guided by ESS4, the principles of proportionality and GIIP, and by applicable law, in relation to hiring, rules of conduct, training, equipping, and monitoring of such security personnel; b) Adopt and enforce standards, protocols and codes of conduct for the selection and use of military and security personnel, and screen such personnel to verify that they have not engaged in past unlawful or abusive behavior, including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH) or excessive use of force; c) Ensure that PIU enters into a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with the WORKING DRA FT Ministry of Security and the NISA setting out the arrangements for the engagement of the military and security personnel under the Project, including compliance with the relevant requirements of this ESCP d) Ensure that such personnel is adequately instructed and trained, prior to deployment and on a regular basis, on the use of force and appropriate conduct (including in relation to civilian-military engagement, SEA and SH, and other relevant areas), as set out in the Project Operational Manual, SMP, Security Management Plan and LMP. e) Ensure that the stakeholder engagement activities under the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) include a communication strategy on the involvement of military and security personnel under the Project. f) Ensure that any concerns or grievances regarding the conduct of military and security personnel are received, monitored, documented (taking into account the need to protect confidentiality), resolved through the Project’s grievance mechanism. security- related incidents shall be reported to the Association in accordance with action B of this ESCP. Where the Association shall require, after consultation with the Borrower: (i) promptly appoint a third- party monitor consultant, with terms of reference, qualifications and experience satisfactory to the Bank, to visit and monitor the Project area where military and security personnel are deployed, collect relevant data and communicate with Project stakeholders and beneficiaries; (ii) require the third-party monitor consultant to prepare and submit monitoring reports, which shall be promptly made available to and discussed with the Association; and (iii) promptly take any actions, as may be requested by the Association 13 | P a g e upon its review of the third-party monitor consultant reports. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 RESETTLEMENT PLANS: Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, a) RPF has been prepared and shall be Accountability: Head of PIU Prepare, consult, disclose, adopt, and implement in accordance with ESS 5 maintained throughout Project Funding: in a manner acceptable to the Association: implementation b) RAPs to be prepared acceptable to a. Resettlement Policy Framework as per action 1.2 (a), the Association, disclosed prior to b. Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), including remedial measures for bidding and fully implemented before any prior forced displacement, in accordance with the requirements the commencement of civil works for of the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) before approval/call the respective sub project and as per for bids of the associated activities the schedule in the RAP. c. Implement the RAPs before initiating works for the associated c) Resolve issues as part of the RAPs activities, and implementation of the GRM and report on these quarterly per Allocate funds for land acquisition and RAP implementation in a timely provisions of A above. Allocate funds manner and take the responsibility to resolve any issue or disputes related to periodically in accordance with a land. process and schedule agreed with the Association as part of the RAP. WORKING DRA FT 14 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 5.2 INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT PRIOR TO RAP PREPARATION: Identification of such prior forced Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, In accordance with ESS5, involuntary resettlement/displacement may displacement when conducting screening Accountability: Head of PIU not knowingly occur in anticipation of construction or in any other and census survey during the RAP project-financed activity before RAP preparation. If, however, such an preparation process of subprojects in event occurs, the relevant ESS5 requirements shall be applied accordance with the RPF and ESS5. retroactively to the extent feasible. If such retroactive application of these requirements cannot be satisfied, the Bank shall not support this infrastructure, or any other infrastructure development carried out. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES WORKING DRA FT 15 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS: ESMF disclosed by MoEWR, MoEM prior to Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, MoEWR, MoEM shall exert the maximum efforts to ensure that the Project negotiation to include respective screening Accountability: Head of PIU activities avoid encroachment and/or infringement on any protected areas or provisions and exclusions and guidance for Funding: Project Funds other areas with sensitive habitats or important biodiversity. Projects with ESMPs/BMPs potential impacts on critical habitats as defined in ESS6 shall not be eligible. Otherwise, the relevance of ESS 6 will be established during the ESA Site specific ESMP/BMP to be prepared and process. adopted prior to the call for bids of Sub- Project site activities, and thereafter Consistent with ESS6 MoEWR and MoEM shall develop and implement and implemented throughout the Project. cause to be developed and implemented by contractors and sub-contractors, measures and actions to assess and manage risks and impacts on biodiversity, including identification of different types of habitats and circumstances. These measures shall be spelled out in the site-specific ESIA/ESMPs in accordance with the ESS and the ESMF. a. Sensitive ecosystems such as legally designated protected areas, forests, biodiversity areas or buffer zones shall not be encroached upon. b. Subprojects which will potentially generate sensitive impact on sensitive habitats, such as protected areas, wetlands, forests, shall not be eligible and WORKING DRA FT shall be identified and screened out according to criteria and mechanisms set out in the ESMF. c. The ESMF shall set out the types of impacts on natural habitats that are not excluded and If the ESA identifies impacts on natural habitats, the ESMF shall require the adoption of specific measures to be set out in an ESHS document (e.g., as part of the ESMP or as a stand-alone document or a separate action plan (e.g., biodiversity management plan). The required instrument shall be prepared, consulted, disclosed, adopted and implemented in accordance with the requirements in the ESF, Somalian legislation and the ESMF as set out in 1.3 (1a) above. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 16 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 Consistent with ESS7 MoEWR and MoEM to confirm Within 6 months post Project Effectiveness, thereafter, Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, 7.1 the presence of IP/Sub-Saharan Historically implement throughout the Project implementation Accountability: Head of PIU Underserved Traditional Local Communities as per Funding: Project Funds ESS7 to 1) determine the applicability of the standard; 2) prepare and disclose an IPPF required as per 1.2 and These IPPF and IPPs shall be maintained and and 1.3 above implemented throughout Project implementation Screen and prepare IPP as per IPPF as applicable. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 Ensure that requirements of ESS8 including chance find Adopt requirements of ESS8 including Chance find Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, procedures are integrated in ESMF, ESIAs and site- procedures as part of ESMF per 1.3 (1a) above Accountability: Head of PIU specific ESMPs. This procedure shall be followed if Funding: Project Funds cultural heritage is encountered during Project activities. and ESMPs and implement them prior to the The chance find procedure shall be included in the commencement of Sub-project construction and ESMF, ESIAs and site specific ESIA/ESMP and maintain throughout construction. included in all contracts relating to the implementation of the Project. Ensure relevant workers shall be trained in the requirements of the procedure prior to ground WORKING DRA FT disturbance ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 9.1 This standard is not relevant, as the project has no financial intermediaries ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 17 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND The SEP has been prepared and disclosed by Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, IMPLEMENTATION negotiation and is to be maintained Accountability: Head of PIU SEP shall be prepared, consulted upon, disclosed, adopted, and throughout Project implementation Funding: Project Funds continuously updated as required under ESS10, starting with the first update in accordance with the TOR referenced in 1.2 above that shall address:. To be updated regularly throughout Project • SEP to have an inclusion Plan and selection criteria of benefiting implementation Private and Public Entities, health and Education Facilities and individual project investments under each of the project components, . • Updated GRM to cover various levels of GRM, additional uptake channels • Communication Plan 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: GRM included in the SEP and to be Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, a. Prepare, adopt, maintain and operate a grievance mechanism, as operationalized prior to Project effectiveness Contractors / sub-contractors described in the SEP. and implemented throughut Project Accountability: Head of PIU b. Update GRM implementation Funding: Project Funds c. Establish or cause to be established and operationalized Grievance Redress Committee s(GRCs) in the respective Subproject sites Grievance Redress Report is to be prepared shall be established and operationalized by the Social Safeguard Specialist throughout d. Report on implementation of the GRM the Project and reported as part of quarterly WORKING DRA FT reports per section A and in a consolidated annual GRM report. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) 18 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – 2021 CS1 All capacity building activities and trainings for the project shall be further A detailed capacity building Plan to be Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, detailed in the ESMF and the capacity Building Plan. Trainings shall be prepared along with budget and timelines prior Accountability: Head of PIU delivered in the following areas: to Project effectiveness. The plan to be Funding: Project Funds • stakeholder mapping and engagement updated every two years based on evolving • specific aspects of environmental and social assessment needs. • World Bank Group ESS • Occupational and Community Health and Safety • emergency preparedness and response • Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation and Response • Grievance Management • Labor management procedures • Security Management • Code of conduct for Project workers • Land and Resettlement To Project site workers, operators, SHS technicians and Maintenance workers. • Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Emergency Preparedness and Response • Occupational health and safety including on emergency WORKING DRA FT • Prevention and preparedness and response arrangements • To emergency situations. • CS2 Assess the capacity gap of the MoEWR and MoEM and other institutions at An Institutional strengthening and Capacity Responsibility: MoEWR, MoEM, FGS and FMS level to manage the E&S risks and impacts of the Sectoral Building Plan for the Sector and proposed Accountability: Head of PIU Plan and proposed series of projects and prepare and adopt an institutional series of projects to be prepared and Funding: Project Funds strengthening and Capacity Building Plan disclosed as part of SESIA. Implement the actions as per the schedule included in the Sector Capacity assessment shall be complemented by institutional SESIA Action Plan. strengthening and capacity assessment in participating member states. A capacity building Plan shall be developed, adopted, and implemented in accordance with each State level assessment 19 | P a g e