REPUBLIC OF LEBANON Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Council for Development and Reconstruction Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (P509428) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) Draft for Negotiations February 24, 2025 1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Lebanese Republic (the Borrower) will implement the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (P509428) (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Council for Development and Reconstruction, as set out in the Loan Financing Agreement (the Agreement). The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) has agreed to provide financing for the Project, as set out in Agreement. 2. The Borrower shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Borrower shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, their respective timeframes; institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements; and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) documents that shall be prepared or updated, consulted, disclosed and implemented under the Project, consistent with the ESSs, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank. Said E&S documents may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. As provided for under the referred Agreement, the Borrower shall ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP. 4. As agreed by the Bank and the Borrower, this ESCP will be revised from time to time, if necessary, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes or unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Bank and the Borrower agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Borrower’s Representative specified in the Agreement or a designated official of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Council for Development and Reconstruction. The Borrower shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 5. The subsection on “Indicators for Implementation Readiness� below identifies the actions and measures to be monitored to assess Project readiness to begin implementation in accordance with this ESCP. Nevertheless, all actions and measures in this ESCP shall be implemented as set out in the “Timeframe� column below irrespective of whether they are listed in the referred subsection. 2 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND CAPACITY SUPPORT 1 A ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Establish a PMU and hire or appoint CDR one occupational health and safety Establish and maintain a Project Management Unit (PMU) with qualified staff and resources to specialist, an environmental support management of environmental, social, health and safety (E&S) risks and impacts of the specialist, and a social specialist, no Project including one occupational health and safety specialist, an environmental specialist, and a later than 30 days after the Project social specialist. Effective Date, and thereafter maintain the PMU and these positions throughout Project implementation. B CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN/MEASURES CDR PMU Prepare and implement following capacity building measures: • Training for the PMU staff on stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanism, No later than 60 days after the environmental and social management plan including occupational health and safety, effective Date community health and safety and waste management, SEA/SH • Training for the PMU, contractors and supervision consultants on occupational health and Prior to commencing works safety, and community health and safety issues associated with rubble management • Training for supervision consultant and contractors on stakeholder engagement and Prior to commencing works grievance mechanism, environmental and social management plan including occupational health and safety, community health and safety and waste management, SEA/SH • Training for communities on grievance mechanism, community health and safety, and Prior to commencing works SEA/SH MONITORING AND REPORTING 3 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY C REGULAR REPORTING Submit quarterly reports to the CDR PMU Bank throughout Project Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, health and implementation, commencing after safety (E&S) performance of the Project. The reports shall include: the Effective Date. Submit each report to the Bank no later than 15 • Status of preparation and implementation of E&S documents required under the ESCP. days after the end of each reporting period. • Summary of stakeholder engagement activities carried out as per the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. • Complaints submitted to the grievance mechanism(s), the grievance log, and progress made in resolving them. • E&S performance of contractors and subcontractors as reported through monthly contractors’ and supervision firms’ reports. • Number and status of resolution of incidents and accidents reported under action E below. D CONTRACTORS’ MONTHLY REPORTS Submit the monthly reports to the CDR PMU Bank as annexes to the reports to Require contractors and supervising firms to provide monthly monitoring reports on E&S be submitted under action C above. performance in accordance with the metrics specified in the respective bidding documents and contracts and submit such reports to the Bank. E INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Notify the Bank no later than 48 CDR PMU hours after learning of the incident Notify the Bank of any incident or accident relating to the project which has, or is likely to have, a or accident. Provide available significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, details upon request. including those resulting in death or significant injury to workers or the public; acts of violence, discrimination or protest; unforeseen impacts to cultural heritage or biodiversity resources; Provide review report and pollution of the environment; forced or child labor; displacement without due process (forced Corrective Action Plan to the Bank eviction); allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA), or sexual harassment (SH); or disease no later than 20 days following the outbreaks. Provide available details of the incident or accident to the Bank upon request. submission of the initial notice, unless a different timeframe is Arrange for an appropriate review of the incident or accident to establish its immediate, underlying agreed to in writing by the Bank. and root causes. Prepare, agree with the Bank, and implement a Corrective Action Plan that sets out the measures and actions to be taken to address the incident or accident and prevent its recurrence. 4 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENTS AND/OR PLANS 1. Component 1: Prepare Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for activities 1.Prepare ESMPs, acceptable to the CDR PMU under the Components 1a of the Project, in accordance with the Terms of Reference Bank, prior to commencing works acceptable to the Bank, and in accordance with the relevant ESS, for ruble management. The and thereafter implement ESMP ESMP will identify any E&S risks associated with rubble management; and will propose E&S throughout Project mitigation measures to address identified risks and impacts. The ESMP will be disclosed. implementation. 2. Components 1.b and 2.a: Prepare, disclose, consult upon and implement site specific 2.Prepare ESIAs and ESMPs, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), and corresponding Environmental and acceptable to the Bank, prior to CDR PMU Social Management Plan (ESMPs) or standalone ESMPs depending on the nature and scale commencing works and thereafter of the works, in agreement with the Bank and consistent with the relevant ESSs. implement ESIA and ESMP throughout Project implementation. 3. Components 1.b and 2.a.: Oblige Contractors to prepare and implement the site-specific 3. Prepare ESMP and incorporate Environmental and Social Management Plan (C-ESMP), consistent with the relevant ESSs. the ESMP as part of the respective CDR PMU bidding documents for the respective subprojects prior to the carrying out of subprojects that require the preparation of such ESMP. Once finalized, implement the respective ESMP throughout Project implementation. 4. Component 3b: Prepare, disclose, consult upon and implement site specific Environmental 4. Prepare ESIAs and ESMPs, and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), and corresponding Environmental and Social acceptable to the Bank, prior to CDR PMU Management Plan (ESMPs) or standalone ESMPs depending on the nature and scale of the commencing works and thereafter works, in agreement with the Bank and consistent with the relevant ESSs. implement ESIA and ESMP throughout Project implementation. 1.2 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS As part of the preparation of CDR PMU procurement documents and respective contracts. 5 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, ESMP, the Labor Management Supervise contractors throughout Procedures, and code of conduct, into the E&S specifications of the procurement documents and Project implementation. Copies of contracts with contractors and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure that the contractors and relevant contracts provided to the supervising firms comply and that they require their subcontractors to comply with the E&S Bank upon request. specifications of their respective contracts. Provide copies of the relevant contracts with contractors/subcontractors and supervision firms to the Bank. 1.3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Throughout Project CDR PMU Carry out the consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies, if applicable), capacity building, implementation. training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project] in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Bank, that are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter prepare and finalize the outputs of such activities in compliance with the terms of reference. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES CDR Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, including, inter Prepare the LMP no later than 30 alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers relationships, occupational health days after the effective Date and and safety (including personal protective equipment, and emergency preparedness and response), thereafter implement the LMP code of conduct (including relating to SEA and SH), forced labor, child labor, grievance throughout Project arrangements for Project workers, and applicable requirements for contractors and subcontractors. implementation. Ensure that Project workers are informed of and have access to these procedures. 2.2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepare the OHS Management Plan CDR PMU prior to start of work and Require contractors and subcontractors to prepare and implement OHS Management Measures or thereafter implement the plan Plan in accordance with the ESMP. throughout Project implementation. Acquire official clearance from the Lebanese authorities on the absence of unexploded ordinance Before commencement of rubble (UXOs) and mortal remains, and include such clearance in the site specific instrument as per Action removal activities 1.1. 6 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 2.3 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Establish grievance mechanism CDR PMU prior to engaging Project workers Establish and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in the LMP and and thereafter maintain and consistent with ESS2. operate it throughout Project implementation. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepare the WMP prior to bidding CDR PMU Prepare and implement a Waste Management Plan (WMP), as part of the ESIAs and ESMPs stage for civil works and thereafter prepared for the Project, to manage hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, consistent with ESS3. implement the WMP throughout Project implementation. 3.2 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Same timeframe as for the CDR PMU Incorporate resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management measures in the ESMP preparation and implementation of to be prepared under action 1.1 above. the ESMP. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY Same timeframe as for the CDR PMU Incorporate measures to manage traffic and road safety risks as required in the ESMP to be preparation and implementation of prepared under action 1.1 above. the ESMP. 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Same timeframe as for the Assess and manage specific risks and impacts to the community arising from Project activities, preparation and implementation of CDR PMU including, inter alia, behavior of Project workers, response to emergency situations, exposure to the ESMPs. waste, exposure to UXOs and include mitigation measures in the ESMPs. 4.3 SEA AND SH RISKS Prepare the SEA/SH Action Plan no CDR PMU Prepare and implement a SEA/SH Action Plan to assess and manage the risks of SEA and SH. later than 90 days after the Effective Date, and thereafter implement the SEA/SH Action Plan throughout Project implementation. 4.4 SECURITY MANAGEMENT Same timeframe as for the CDR PMU preparation and implementation of Assess and implement measures to manage the security risks of the Project, including the risks of the ESMPs. engaging security personnel to safeguard project workers, sites, assets, and activities as set out in the ESMP. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 7 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 5.1 Not relevant ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES [ 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS CDR PMU Incorporate biodiversity conservation and prevention and management measures in the ESMP to be Same timeframe as for the prepared under action 1.1 above. preparation and implementation of the ESMPs. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7.1 Not relevant ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 CHANCE FINDS Describe the chance find CDR PMU Describe and implement the chance finds procedures, as part of the ESIAs and ESMPs of the Project. procedures in the ESMP and implement the procedures throughout Project implementation. ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 9.1 No relevant ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN Finalize and adopt the SEP no later CDR PMU Finalize, adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)] for the Project, consistent than 30 days after the Effective with ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, Date of the Project, and thereafter understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate implement the SEP throughout manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. Project implementation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Establish the grievance mechanism CDR PMU no later than 60 days after the Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and Effective Date and thereafter facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, promptly and effectively, maintain and operate the in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected mechanism throughout Project parties, at no cost and without retribution, including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in implementation.] a manner consistent with ESS10. The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant gender-based violence service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered manner. INDICATORS FOR IMPLEMENTATION READINESS The following actions are indicators for implementation readiness: 8 MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY o Hiring/appointing a qualified environmental, social and OHS specialist as indicated in Action A o Training for the PMU staff on stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanism, environmental and social management plan including occupational health and safety, community health and safety and waste management, SEA/SH as indicated in Action B o Preparation of site specific ESIA and ESMP as per Action 1.1.2 o Preparation of the LMP as per Action in 2.1 o Operationalization of the workers’ GM as per Action 2.3 o Operationalization of project GM as per Action 10.2. 9