THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project (P170664) ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) January 2020 1|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria (the Recipient) is implementing the Ten Million Adolescent Girls Project (the Project), with the involvement of the following ministries and bodies: The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the States selected to participate in the Project (Participating States). The International Development Association (the Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The Federal Republic of Nigeria through FME and Participating States 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 summary of material measures and actions, any specific documents or plans, as well as the timing for each of these. 3. The Federal Republic of Nigeria will also comply with the provisions of any other E&S documents required under the ESF and referred to in this ESCP, such as Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) and Stakeholder Engagement Plans (SEP), and the timelines specified in those E&S documents. 4. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by the Ministry, agency or unit referenced in 1. above. 5. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP will be monitored and reported to the Association by The Federal Republic of Nigeria 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria, 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria will agree to the changes with the Association 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 Association and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria will 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria 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): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Each Six (6) months throughout project FME and the Participating States. implementation Prepare and submit to the Association regular monitoring reports on Starting December 2020 the environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of Environmental and Social documents required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, functioning of the grievance mechanism(s). B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Promptly and no later than 48 hours after FME and the Participating States. taking notice of the incident or accident. Promptly notify the Association of any incident or accident related to or Report to the Association having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers including without limitation any allegations of gender-based violence, Project-related occupational accidents or fatalities, or labor unrest. Provide sufficient detail regarding the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken to address it, and include 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. C CONTRACTORS MONTHLY REPORTS Monthly FME and the Participating States. Contractors are required to provide monthly monitoring reports to the FME and the Participating States. The monthly reports would be submitted to the Association by the Federal Republic of Nigeria upon request. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Before Project Effectiveness FME and the Participating States. Establish and maintain throughout project implementation an organizational structure with qualified staff to support management of By 29th May 2020 Environmental & Social risks in sufficient numbers including at least one Environmental Specialist and one Social Specialist in the State and Federal PIU. Maintain the organizational structure as necessary throughout Project implementation period. 3|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT Disclose ESMF by 31st January 2020 FME. Adopt, and implement the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) prepared for the Project, in a manner acceptable to the Association. The Recipient will prepare an ‘expanded ESMF’ within which a social assessment will be embedded. The assessment will help the Recipient understand the key social inclusion and risk issues and determine the potential impacts on different stakeholders 4|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 1.3 MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS ESMPs: FME and the Participating States. Develop, disclose and implement the following: Disclose draft ESMF and RPF by 31st January (a) The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) 2020 acceptable to the Association. The ESMF, shall include a section on Labor Management Procedure and a social analysis that will identify key social inclusion and risk issues, and the impact on different stakeholders. i. Screen any proposed subproject in accordance with the Final versions of the ESMF and RPF, SEP, ESMF prepared for the Project, and, thereafter, draft, including GRM instruments will be issued adopt, and implement the subproject Environmental and disclosed before Project Appraisal and Social Management Plan (ESMP), as required, in a ESMP(s) will be done once subproject site is manner acceptable to the Association. known prior to launching the bidding process. (b) Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) including Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM); (c) a project implementation manual with the environmental and [PIM to be adopted before Project social standards’ section describing in detail: effectiveness] • The role of E&S specialist in preparing the environmental and social standard’s sections to be included in the ToRs, tender documents and works contracts, • The minimum environmental and social clauses to be included in the ToRs and tender documents (including codes of conduct, coordination, reporting and monitoring, and grievance redress mechanisms), • Incorporate environmental and social indicators into the monitoring and evaluation system • Completion timeframes • Occupational, Health and Safety system (including GBV action plan) (e) Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and subsequent Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) as needed for land acquisition Six months after effectiveness 5|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 1.4 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS Prior to launching bidding processes Participating States. Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including the relevant E&S documents and/or plans, and the Labor Management Procedures and Maintain procedures for management of GBV/SEA Action Plan measures into the ESHS specifications of the contractors and subcontractors throughout procurement documents with contractors. Contractors will be evaluated Project implementation based on inter alia their response to the E&S requirements. Thereafter ensure that the contractors comply with the ESHS Six months after effectiveness specifications of their respective contracts. 1.5 MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND THE Before project negotiations Recipient PARTICIPATING STATES. Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including the relevant E&S documents and/or plans, and the Labor Management Procedures and GBV/SEA Action Plan measures into the subsidiary agreement to be entered between the Recipient and the Participating States for the implantation of the Project. 10 STATE-LEVEL CAPACITY BUILDING Within the first year of project effectiveness FME and the Participating States. Conduct state-level institutional capacity assessment of implementing agencies in selected states and implement capacity building activities to close identified gaps. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FME and the Participating States. Update, adopt, and implement the Labor Management Procedure (LMP) Disclose ESMF by 31st January 2020 that have been developed for the Project and included as a chapter in the ESMF. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Prior to engaging project workers and FME and the Participating States. Develop, maintain and operate a grievance mechanism for Project maintained throughout Project workers as described in the LMP and consistent with ESS2. implementation. Six months after effectiveness 6|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBILE ENTITY/AUTHORITY 2.3 CAPACITY BUILDING OF PROJECT WORKERS Before Project effectiveness and FME and the Participating States. Implement capacity building of Project Workers to increase awareness of maintained throughout Project social and environmental risks, code of conduct, mitigation measures implementation. including the association's procurement processes and ESF. 2.4 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) MEASURES Before Project effectiveness and FME and the Participating States. Prepare, adopt and implement occupational, health and safety (OHS) maintained throughout Project measures specified in the ESMPs. implementation. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT: 3.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN: This will be prepared as part of the FME and the Participating States. Prepare, adopt, and implement a Waste Management Plan to manage Environmental and Social Management the waste that may be generated from the minor civil works following Plan(s) to be prepared once subproject site the protocol of reduce, reuse and recycle. In addition, to encourage and is known prior to launching bidding process promote energy efficiency, pollution prevention and management, the and Recipient will use energy saving and efficient bulbs including Six months after effectiveness biodegradable materials where applicable. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY: By commencement of civil works and FME and the Participating States. Adopt and implement measures and actions to assess and manage maintained throughout Project traffic and road safety risks as required in the ESMPs to be developed implementation. under action 1.3 above. 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: By commencement of civil works and Prepare, adopt, and implement measures and action to assess and maintained throughout Project FME and the Participating States. manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project implementation. activities, and include these measures in the ESMPs to be prepared in accordance with the ESMF, in a manner acceptable to the Association. Six months after effectiveness These may include, where relevant, mitigation measures to minimize/manage the risks/impacts associated with uncovered or barricaded or unfenced and/or unsigned hazardous such as excavated sites, trenches, and exposed electric cables. 7|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 4.3 GBV AND SEA RISKS: Before commencement of civil works and Recipient through FME and the Develop institutional codes of conduct for teachers and administrative maintained throughout Project Participating States. enforcement mechanisms that, among other elements, prohibit sexual implementation. harassment, sexual contact with students, or other abuses of students/trainees/ teachers/ workers in schools Six months after effectiveness Establish clear, safe, accessible procedures to report GBV and determine information sharing agreements on the necessary information to be communicated to project GRM. During implementation, identify and designate at least one focal point who can be a first point of contact for students experiencing sexual harassment. In case beneficiaries wish to escalate some complaints, the project GRM will include protocols specific to GBV complaints that would allow for confidential reporting and can connect survivors to women organizations (preferably specialized in GBV). The Recipient shall develop, adopt and implement a GBV Action plan to GBV Action Plan, as part of the PIM, to be FME and the Participating States. assess and manage the risks of GBV and sexual exploitation and abuse adopted before Project effectiveness (SEA) as part of the of the Project Implementation Manual. Notably the plan will include measures that will address risks related to civil works, as well as while travelling to school and when students are at school. Further, measures that will address GBV/SEA risks faced by contractors and recruited teachers, such as code of coducts and relevant training. The GBV plan will be reviewed bi-annually and updated annually by the respective project implementing entities in a manner acceptable to the Association. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT: 5.1 RESETTLEMENT PLANS: The project is not planning to finance activities Disclose RPF by 31st January 2020 FME and the Participating States. that will involve land acquisition, restrictions on land use, or involuntary resettlement. Nonetheless, risks remain as a result of the possibility of Resettlement Action plans (RAPs) will be displaced people occupying abandoned schools that are identified for done once subproject site is known refurbishment. Prior to renovation, the recipient will prepare, adopt, and implement resettlement plans (RAPs) in accordance with ESS 5 and Six months after effectiveness consistent with the requirements of the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) that has been prepared for the Project, and thereafter adopt and implement the respective RAPs before carrying out the associated activities, in a manner acceptable to the Association 8|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 5.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Prior to commencement of resettlement FME and the Participating States. Prepare, adopt, maintain and operate a grievance mechanism to activities address resettlement related complaints, as described in the SEP. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES: 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS: Prior to construction of [structure] that may FME and the Participating States. Prepare, adopt, and implement site specific ESMPs that include affect biodiversity. mitigation measures to minimize and manage the risks and impacts associated with natural habitats in a manner acceptable to the Bank. Environmental and Social Management Plan(s) include mitigation measures to minimize and manage the risks and impacts associated with natural habitats in a manner acceptable to the Bank will be done once subproject site is known and prior to the commencement of any civil works at such site. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES. There are no Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities in the project area. Therefore, there are no mitigation measures to be undertaken under ESS7 ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE: 8.1 CHANCE FINDS: Environmental and Social Management FME and the Participating States. The project will not finance activities that will affect cultural heritage Plan(s) including Chance Find Procedure however, the treatment of Physical Cultural Resources (PCR) including acceptable to the Bank will be done once archaeological relics, fossils, human graves, shrines, sacred trees or subproject site is known and prior to the groves that may be encountered will follow a Chance Finds Procedure commencement of any civil works at such that will be elaborated in the ESMPs site. Six months after effectiveness ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES: The Project will not involve the use of financial intermediaries. ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 9|Page THE WORLD BANK - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): VERSION 2.0 – July 2019 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND Disclosed SEP, including GRM, by 31st FME. IMPLEMENTATION January 2020 Prepare, adopt, disclose, and implement the Stakeholders Engagement Plan (SEP), including GRM. Six months after effectiveness SEP to be incorporated into the Project’s management system, adequate staffing and budget will be allocated for the implementation of the SEP. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: FME and the Participating States. Prepare, adopt, maintain and operate a grievance mechanism, as Six months after effectiveness described in the SEP. CAPACITY SUPPORT (TRAINING) CS1 Training of Project team on the Association procurement processes and By project effectiveness and in any case no FME and the Participating States. ESF for project workers later than Six months after effectiveness CS2 Training on occupational health and safety for project workers By project effectiveness and in any case no FME and the Participating States. later than Funding from project budget Six months after effectiveness 10 | P a g e