The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) Additional Financing Appraisal Environmental and Social Review Summary Appraisal Stage (AF ESRS Appraisal Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 03/09/2025 | Report No: ESRSAFA979 Mar 14, 2025 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Operation Data Operation ID Product Operation Acronym Approval Fiscal Year P171658 Investment Project Financing (IPF) Bamako Urban Resilience 2023 Project Operation Name Bamako Urban Resilience Project Country/Region Code Beneficiary country/countries Region Practice Area (Lead) (borrower, recipient) Mali Mali WESTERN AND CENTRAL Urban, Resilience and AFRICA Land Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Republic of Mali Ministry of Urban, Housing, Land, 07-Mar-2025 28-Mar-2025 Territorial Administration and Population Public Disclosure Estimated Decision Total Project Cost Review Date 05-Mar-2025 300,000,000.00 Proposed Development Objective Improve access to urban waste management, sanitation and water services, increase resilience to flooding in certain vulnerable areas of the District of Bamako and targeted neighboring communes, strengthen urban management capacities, and provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency. B. Is the operation being prepared in a Situation of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints, as per Bank IPF Policy, para. 12? Yes C. Summary Description of Proposed Project Activities This operation covers both the CERC restructuring and the AF to replenish the components that finance the CERC activities. The project is restructured through the reallocation of fund to the CERC component from undisbursed proceeds of the project to address the flood response needs. Through this AF, financing will be provided back to most of the components that are financing the flood emergency response interventions under the CERC. The proposed US$50 Mar 14, 2025 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) million AF will allow PRUBA to partially replenish the CERC-related funds and to keep most of all initially designed activities. The proposed changes cover: (i) a change to the PDO to reflect the CERC activation; (ii) changes in component costs; (iii) update of the Results Framework to introduce new indicators and targets related to the CERC activation; and (iv) reallocation of funds between disbursement categories in the original IDA grant. The closing date of the Project will remain unchanged. The Project will maintain the existing six components and all original subcomponents. The Project Restructuring will formalize the reallocation of US$73 million from Component 1 (US$40 million), 3 (US$20m) and 4 (US$13m) – all under disbursement category 1 - to Component 6 (Contingency Emergency Response Component, category 6). The AF will fully replenish Component 3 (with US$20m) and partially replenish Component 1 (with US$29m) and add US$1m to finance additional management costs including recruitments to support the PRUBA PMU under Component 5 - Project management and monitoring. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1 Overview of Environmental and Social Project Settings Due to CERC activation, this proposed Additional Financing (AF) will be used to fully replenish Component 3 (with 20m US$), partially replenish Component 1 (with 19m US), and add US$ 1 m to finance additional management costs under Component 5. - Project management and monitoring. Hence, the FA will not add any new activity to the parent project (PP), which is being implemented in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, a densely populated city, which is located on the banks of the Niger River, with a population of about 3 million. The metropolitan District of Bamako is being integrated with the cities of Kati and Koulikoro; the project will be implemented in all six communes of the District, and in neighboring communes such as Noumoubougou, where the existing landfill is located. Public Disclosure Bamako is generally divided into two sections, defined by the river Niger which passes through the city, into the left and right banks of the river (rive droite and rive gauche) The growth of Bamako can be characterized as a process of uncoordinated and often unauthorized settlements. Fragmentation in the city is a potential setback to realizing the advantages associated with urbanization, including access to basic services and better accessibility. Much of the new urban construction has taken place far from existing urban centers, exacerbating the challenges of providing resilient and accessible essential services and infrastructure. This has resulted in the right bank of the city being particularly deprived of essential services such as infrastructure for drainage and solid waste management. Between August and October 2024, Mali suffered from massive floods that heavily affected all the regions, impacting 370k+ people, causing 95 deaths, damaging kms of roads and dozens of bridges, destroying 190k+ hectares of agricultural crops, collapsing 46k houses, flooding schools and health centers, disrupting services, and affecting livelihoods. Following this situation, the Government of Mali declared a state of national disaster and requested the activation of the CERC component under the PRUBA. This CERC activation implies the expansion of the geographical scope of the project area nationwide. D.2 Overview of Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Managing Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts A PIU under the Ministry in charge of Urban Planning is implementing the parent project. Qualified environmental and social staff (an Environmental Specialist, a Social developement Specialist and a Communication and Citizen Engagement Specialist) have been recruted to improve PIU's capacity to manage the project’s environmental, social, safety and health performance under the ESF. The DNACPN, mandated national authority responsible for environmental and social monitoring, is involved in monitoring the environmental and social performance of sub-projects. The PCU coordinates its three designated implementing agencies: Rural Infrastructure and Equipment Works Execution Agency Mar 14, 2025 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) (AGETIER); Malian Drinking Water Management Company (SOMAPEP) and Agence d'Exécution des Travaux d'Intérêt Public pour l’Emploi (AGETIPE). AGETIER is responsible for the implementing Component 1, related to the Noumoubougou landfill and specifically: (i) retrofitting the existing landfill cell , (ii) design and development of the expansion of the Noumoubougou landfill to reach a capacity up to two (2) million ton, (iii) construction of sorting and recycling facilitiesand (v) Prepatory and feasibility studies for a new landfill on the right bank of the Niger River. SOMAPEP is responsible for the implementation of works related to urban water supply in selected urban communes. AGETIPE is responsible for the implementation of activities related to the investments in drainage infrastructure in selected vulnerable neighborhoods. SONAPEP and AGETIER have seasined environmental and social specialists while the recruitment of AGETIPE's environmental and social specialist is not yet effective. The main activities likely to cause significant adverse risks and impacts have not yet begun although the project has entered its second year of implementation. For the time being, the project has started to show signs of good E&S performance which has moved from moderately satisfactory to satisfactory in the last ISR. II. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) High A.1 Environmental Risk Rating High The Environmental Risk Rating remains High as this AF will be used to partially recover the Parent Project funds due to CERC activation. Therefore the AF will have the same risks and negative impacts as the PP, which is likely to generate Public Disclosure a wide range of significant adverse environmental risks and impacts and these could be significant and difficult to fully mitigate. The main environmental issues are related to: (i) negative impacts on the quality and quantity of water and aquatic ecology (including through potential hazards leachates from waste); (ii) soil erosion due to earthworks and run-off; (iii) traffic management during construction phase; iv) disposal and the temporary management of waste during the construction phase; v) disposal and management of hazardous waste when the landfill is operational phase; vi) the health and safety of workers; vii) nuisances related to atmospheric and noise emissions; and (viii) the health and safety of the urban community. The areas that will be impacted by the project, in addition to being densely populated, are of high value and sensitivity for the local population both because of their economic activities and the fragility of urban ecosystems and natural habitats (urban flora and fauna and aquatic ecosystems are already weakened by urban pressure). As noted above, the project has started to show signs of good E&S performance which has moved from moderately satisfactory to satisfactory in the last ISR. Efforts are still needed to further strengthen the PIU, its agencies and the Mali environmental authority (as a regulator) in dealing with the requirements of the ESF in order to maintain sound project E&S performance when major works begin. High A.2 Social Risk Rating The Social Risk Rating remain High. AF activities are similar to those of the parent project. Given the nature of the activities and their implementation in poor and densely populated areas ; the project is expected to generate a wide range of significant adverse impacts on human populations. The planned urban upgrading through the rehabilitation of drainage infrastructure in crowded urban areas, with residential homes located in the middle of the civil works’ rights-of-way and risk of damage or destruction of water or electricity supply infrastructure and landfills and associated infrastructure, could disrupt economic activities such as on vulnerable waste picker groups and lead to Mar 14, 2025 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) land acquisition and economic displacement on a temporary or permanent basis. Other social risks are related to: (i) restrictions on land use and involuntary resettlement; (ii) sexual exploitation abuse and Harassment (SEA/H); (iii) stakeholder engagement; and (iv) community health and safety. The scope of land acquisition and physical displacement and or economic losses are under evaluation in Resettlement Plans to provide an assessment of risks and measures of mitigation/compensation for Noumougou landfill, solid waste points to clean; as the areas are also hosting small scale economic activities, particularly farming. The proposed WASH facilities in schools and health centers and water networks could lead to some disruption of their activities if not properly planned. This is addressed through the project citizen engagement strategy which foresees engaging citizens in the process of site selection, evaluation and development process for drainage, and other infrastructure investments. The SEP implementation is underway. The project stakeholders, particularly local communities, are informed about the project’s activities and a functional grievance management mechanism in place to identify priorities. B. Environment and Social Standards (ESS) that Apply to the Activities Being Considered B.1 Relevance of Environmental and Social Standards ESS1 - Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Relevant As mentioned above, the AF will be used to partially recover the Parent Project funds due to CERC activation. The environmental and social impacts generated by this kind of project especially in a crowded area such as the Greater Bamako urban area, will be high. However, it is not anticipated that they will be long-term or permanent. The proposed project activities that the AF will recover include construction of large infrastructure such as: a new sanitary Public Disclosure landfill on the right bank of the Niger River, and the expansion of the Noumoubougou sanitary landfill to reach a capacity up to two (2) million ton, plus up to 50 associated waste transfer stations as well as several access roads, and primary drainage network. The redevelopment of Noumoubougou landfill will include the construction of adjacent facilities for sorting and recycling and, the construction of another 2-million-ton capacity on the remaining 40 hectares of the site. These activities are likely to have significant environmental and social impacts. During the preparation phase of the PP, the Borrower has prepared an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) that defines the procedures to be used in screening for and addressing the environmental and social risks of subprojects. The ESMF has been consulted upon, reviewed by the Bank and disclosed on the Bank web site on May 09, 2021. As part of the activation of the CERC, the ESMF has been updated to cover the CERC, and redisclosed. Under Component 1, as part of the cleaning campaign of 36 solid waste blackspots, the Borrower has prepared an ESMP for the reinforcement works of the existing Noumoubougou sanitary landfill cell, and another ESMP for cleaning black spots. These two ESMPs have been consulted upon and cleared by the Bank. The ESIA for the construction of a new 2- ton cell in the remaining 40 hectares of the Noumoubougou site is under preparation. It will be reviewed and cleared by the Bank and relevant E&S prescriptions included in the the bidding documents for the works and in the contract with the operator of the new cell. With regard to the rehabilitation of the 4 major drainage canals (component 3), the environmental and social studies have not yet started. Furthermore, the project will ensure that the consultancies, studies, capacity building, training and any other technical assistance activities under the Project, as well as any other environmental and social assessments, and related environmental and social instruments to be supported under the TA are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Association and incorporate the relevant requirements of the ESSs. The ESCP approved by the Bank includes the list of safeguard instruments required by ESS, to be prepared and implemented throughout the lifecycle of the project. Mar 14, 2025 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) ESS10 - Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure Relevant Under the parent project, the Borrower prepared a SEP and GM disclosed in-country and on the Bank’s website on 10 May 2021. Through the prepared SEP, an engagement with all project stakeholder including small waste management businesses (groupements d’intérêt économique, GIE) and sanitation operators (most of whom are members of the national Association des Vidangeurs), including waste collectors, waste pickers, members of civil society such as women and youth-based organizations and the affected communities of Noumoubougou, Tienfala and Mountougoula, waste water carriers, the National Civil Aviation Agency (Agence nationale de l’aviation civile, the Grand Bamako City Council, representatives of the rural communes of Tienfala and Mountogoula, the solid waste pre- collection collective (COGIAM ), waste pickers of Lafiabougou, the Ministry of Environment, Association of Malian Architects and the Malian Association for environmental and social impacts assessments. ANAC)has started and is ongoing. The SEP presents the communication strategies to be used for various categories of stakeholders through the project cycle. It considers the inclusion of the voices of vulnerable groups (women, female household heads, persons living with handicap) through focus group discussions. In the context of the CERC, new stakeholders including Ministry of Health and social development, the Emergency Road Works Unit (CETRU), regional governors “, the Agency for the execution of road maintenance works ( AGEROUTE) has been identified. Project engagement has started with these stakeholders and will be carried out during CERC implementation. Project-related GM, SEA/H risks and mitigation measures and citizen engagement design will be expanded to CERC activities. ESS2 - Labor and Working Conditions Relevant Project works has not yet started. The Borrower has prepared a Labor Management Procedure (LMP) to comply with Public Disclosure ESS2 requirements regarding the three categories of project workers: (i) direct workers, (ii) contracted workers, and (iii) primary supply workers. The LMP addresses issues related to workers Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), such as protection against toxic fumes from waste and fecal matter or road safety conditions to enable them to reach the construction sites. It also addresses the working conditions, management of worker relationships, protection from workplace hazards, issues on non-discrimination, minimum work age, and the prohibition of forced labor. The LMP includes relevant guidance for employment in keeping with national labor regulations and applicable international regulations which Mali has adopted through the International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) core conventions. During implementation, the Borrower will need to constantly assess risks related to child labor in these urban contexts, forced labor and safety issues and take appropriate measures to address them, including changing any service provider or supplier that is non-compliant with the requirements of ESS2, as indicated in the LMP. The project will establish a labor GM, based on national law and regulations and the principles of ESS2. The LMP were disclosed in- country and on the Bank’s website in May 2021. The prepared LMP will also cover the CERC. ESS3 - Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Relevant The civil works (i.e. the construction of the transfer facilities, rehabilitation of Noumoubougou sanitary landfill, construction of the 2nd sanitary landfill, clearing of existing dumps, rehabilitation or improvement of the primary drainage network), will generate a significant amount of pollution that will affect water, air, and land. There is a high risk that air and water pollution could result from inadequate waste management procedures, especially during the construction phase. The potential risks and impacts will need to be assessed and managed in a manner consistent with this Standard. The ESMPs prepared as part of the reinforcement works of the existing Noumoubougou sanitary landfill cell, and of the cleaning black spots include measures to minimize and manage (i) waste flying away during Mar 14, 2025 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) transport to the landfill, (ii) pollution due to dust and odors from the landfill, and exhaust emissions (iii) risk of sol, water and agricultural land pollution from leachate. Waste generated by the works was disposed of on approved sites in accordance with national laws and regulations. These ESMPs make use of the General Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines, and the EHSG for Waste Management Facilities. The other ESIAs under preparation will also assess these risks and impacts and provide appropriate management measures. ESS4 - Community Health and Safety Relevant There are significant health and safety concerns, particularly during the civil works, as several of the project intervention sites are located in dense urban areas in Bamako city and its surrounding areas. Each of the delegated implementation agencies, AGETIER, AGETIPE and SOMAPEP, and the UCP, will be responsible for ensuring that all the mitigation measures regarding community health and safety as described in the environmental and social risk management instruments. The ESMPs prepared as part of the reinforcement works of the existing Noumoubougou sanitary landfill cell, and of the cleaning black spots include measures to minimize and manage occupational and community health and safety risks, including work and traffic accidents, and SEA/SH mitigation measures. The other site-specific ESMPs under preparation and any other ESMP for works with sites not yet identified will also assess these risks and impacts and provide appropriate management measures. Where needed, security guards will be engaged to safeguard property and protect local communities from risks associated with construction. The Borrower will be required to assess the risks posed by such security arrangements and incorporate the relevant measures outlined in the good practice note (GPN) on the use of security personnel. Security guards will be required to undergo training on the use of force and appropriate conduct towards workers and affected communities. Public Disclosure ESS5 - Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement Relevant As sites of subprojects were not known, the Borrower has prepared an RPF to establish procedures for the eventual site-specific RAPs. The RPF was disclosed in country and on the Bank’s website 10 May 2021. Project work has not started. The CERC will not require a specific instrument different from those of the Parent Project. The following instruments are underway or approved by the Bank: Livelihood restoration plan (LRP) to take in account waste pickers in component1: improvement of solid waste management, Resettlement action plan (RAP) of the Tienkole river under component3. The RAP was conducted in 2021 but has not been implemented. The RAP is to be updated. For the Noumoubougou landfill, no resettlement is expected as the proposed works will expand existing facilities at a secured, fenced, site. The Borrower’s audit of the implementation of the original Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) in 2016, when the complex was first built through national financing, has determined that there were cases of non- payment of compensation to project affected people (PAPs). This current project will implement the recommendations of the audit action plan prior to the implementation of any works to address any gaps, and in line with the requirements of national law and ESS5. Identification of project’s site-specific RAP is ongoing including for the waste transfer stations, drainage lines and WASH activities, the Daoudabougou/Niamakoro waterways stream bed. It is anticipated that no project’s work will start before all RAPs are approved and implemented. ESS6 - Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Relevant Resources Clearing at project sites may result in a loss of vegetation, wildlife habitat and ecosystem services mainly in Tienfala forest. Vegetal formations are characterized by trees and shrubs whose tops are more or less contiguous; the whole Mar 14, 2025 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) canopy remains clear. The grass layer is sometimes sparse or mixed with other herbaceous and suffrutescent vegetation. The forest is under degradation, due to the combination of several factors, the main ones of which are climatic and anthropogenic pressure. This plant formation serves as a habitat for wild fauna made up of birds of various species, small rodents, reptiles, etc. Although the impacts on the vegetation and soil cover are expected to be moderate as they are site-specific and largely on existing facilities in peri-urban areas, negative impacts on existing ecological habitats can be expected if drainage networks are built in the stream bed of waterways. The ESMF has identified some ecosystem services, such as provisioning, regulation and cultural which could be affected during the construction works. The site-specific ESIAs will assess the potential impact on these ecosystems and, where needed, adequate mitigation measures will be developed. Under the project, the ESIAs will assess the impact on vegetation, the wildlife habitat and ecosystem services and mitigation measures will be planned to ensure that project activities do not alter or cause the destruction of critical or sensitive natural habitats, particularly in Tienfala forest. ESS7 - Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Not Currently Relevant Local Communities There are no known Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities in the project area. ESS8 - Cultural Heritage Relevant The proposed project activities pose the possibility of encountering both known and unknown cultural heritage. Though the possibility is not considered significant, the Borrower will avoid impacts on known cultural heritage sites Public Disclosure and, where such avoidance is not possible, will identify and implement measures to address these impacts in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy. As the project will involve extensive civil works, excavation of earth and earth movement and impounding are to be expected, especially at the Noumoubougou landfill, risks to cultural heritage will be addressed in the ESIAs, and a chance finds procedures will be included in the bidding documents. The Ministry of Culture will be contacted in the event of any disturbance of cultural heritage. ESS9 - Financial Intermediaries Not Currently Relevant This standard does not apply. B.2 Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Operations on International Waterways Yes OP 7.60 Operations in Disputed Areas No B.3 Other Salient Features Use of Borrower Framework No The project is not using Borrowers framework. Use of Common Approach No Mar 14, 2025 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Bamako Urban Resilience Project (P171658) NA C. Overview of Required Environmental and Social Risk Management Activities C.1 What Borrower environmental and social analyses, instruments, plans and/or frameworks are planned or required by implementation? - ESIA for the construction of the new 2-ton cell in the remaining 40 hectares of the Noumoubougou site - ESIAs for the rehabilitation of the 4 major drainage canals III. CONTACT POINT World Bank Task Team Leader: Eduardo Ereno Blanchet Title: Senior Urban Development Specialist Email: eereno@worldbank.org TTL Contact: Karamoko Sanogo Job Title: Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist Email: ksanogo@worldbank.org TTL Contact: Mare Lo Job Title: Senior Disaster Risk Management Public Disclosure Specialist Email: marelo@worldbank.org IV. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 473-1000 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects V. APPROVAL Task Team Leader(s): Eduardo Ereno Blanchet, Karamoko Sanogo, Mare Lo ADM Environmental Specialist: Medou Lo ADM Social Specialist: Mahamadou Ahmadou Maiga Mar 14, 2025 Page 9 of 9