Republic of Ecuador Social Safety Net Project (P167416; P175921) Updated ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) T AF DR NG KI OR W October 04, 2024 1|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Republic of Ecuador (the Borrower) is implementing the Social Safety Net Project (the Project), with the involvement of the Ministerio de Inclusión Económica y Social (MIES), the Unidad del Registro Social (SRU), and the Ministerio de Salud Publica (MoH) as set out in the Loan Agreements for the original financing, the first additional financing, and the second additional financing (each, a “Loan Agreement” and collectively, the “Loan Agreements”). The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) has agreed to provide the original financing (P167416), first additional financing (P175921) and second additional financing (AF2) (P167416) for the Project, as set out in the referred agreements. This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) supersedes previous versions of the ESCP for the Project and shall apply both to the original and the additional financings for the Project referred to above. 2. The Borrower shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this ESCP, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Loan Agreements. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreements. 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, the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented under the Project, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure, consistent with the ESS, and in form and substance, and in a manner acceptable to the Bank. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. 4. As agreed by the Bank and the Borrower, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during T AF DR NG Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances KI OR W or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Borrower through the MIES and the Bank agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Borrower Project Coordinator of MIES. The Borrower shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – Social Safety Net Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING Submit six-monthly reports to the Bank throughout Project implementation, REGULAR REPORTING commencing after the Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, health and safety Effective Date of the original (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the implementation of the ESCP, status of Loan Agreement. Submit A preparation and implementation of E&S instruments required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement MIES (MIES PIU) each report to the Bank no activities, functioning of the grievance mechanism, and including activities supported by SRU and MoH, as later than 45 days after the well as by GADs partnering with SRU and GADs and NGOs partnering with MIES pursuant to the respective end of each reporting Inter-Institutional Agreements. period, referred to in Section II.1 of Schedule 2 of each Loan Agreement. INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Promptly notify the Bank of any incident or accident related to the Project which has, or is likely to have, a Notify the Bank no later significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including, than 48 hours after learning inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in of the incident or accident. MIES PIU, in death, serious or multiple injury. Provide sufficient detail regarding the scope, severity, and possible causes B coordination with SRU of the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address Provide subsequent report and MoH it, and any information provided by any contractor and/or supervising firm, as appropriate. to the Bank within a T AF DR NG KI OR W timeframe acceptable to the Subsequently, at the Bank’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures Bank. to address it and prevent its recurrence. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Maintain staff in MIES PIU, Maintain a PIU within the entity implementing the Project that is tasked with ESHS management with including the social qualified staff and resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project including a specialist, SRU PIU, and MIES PIU, SRU PIU, 1.1 social specialist in the MIES PIU that will oversee the implementation of the ESCP measures and actions. MoH PIU, as set out in each MoH PIU. The updated LMP (referred in the section on ESS2), includes measures for managing the Social Registry Unit Loan Agreement, (SRU) and the Ministry of Public Health (MoH), which shall be coordinated by MIES PIU social specialist and throughout Project SRU and MoH focal points, and for GADs and NGOs. implementation. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Implement the Social Assessment (SA) and SA Action Plan consistent with the revised Project design and 1. Implement the SA Action MIES PIU, in relevant ESSs. Plan throughout Project coordination with 1.2 implementation. MoH and SRU focal 2. Implement a Gender Action Plan (GAP) based on the gender assessment findings and integrate informed points. actions into Project implementation. 3|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – Social Safety Net Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 2. The GAP was already adopted. Implement the Gender Action Plan throughout Project implementation. As part of the preparation of MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS procurement documents MIES PIU, in Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, the relevant E&S instruments, the Labor and respective contracts. coordination with 1.3 Management Procedures, and code of conduct, into the ESHS specifications of the procurement documents Supervise contractors MoH and SRU focal and contracts with contractors and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure that the contractors and supervising throughout Project points. firms comply and cause subcontractors to comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. implementation. a) The adoption of the CERC manual (including the CERC- ESMF) in form and substance acceptable to the Bank is a withdrawal condition under Section CONTINGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMPONENT (CERC) II.B.1 of Schedule 2 of each a) Ensure that the CERC Manual as specified in the Loan Agreements for each of the original financing such Loan Agreement. and the first additional financing includes a description of the ESHS assessment and management b) Adopt any required E&S T AF DR NG KI OR W arrangements including the CERC-ESMF for the implementation of the Contingent Emergency instrument and include it as MIES PIU, in Response Part of the Project, in accordance with the ESSs. part of the respective coordination with 1.4 b) Adopt any E&S instruments which may be required for the corresponding activities under the bidding process, if MoH and SRU focal Contingent Emergency Response Part of the Project, in accordance with the CERC Manual and CERC- applicable, and in any case, points. ESMF and the ESSs, and thereafter implement the measures and actions required under such E&S before the carrying out of instruments, within the timeframes specified in such E&S instruments. the relevant Project . activities for which the respective E&S instrument is required. Implement the respective E&S instrument in accordance with its terms, throughout the Project implementation. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 4|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – Social Safety Net Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Update the LMP within 60 Update and implement Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, integrating the measures to be days after the effectiveness MIES PIU, in applied by MoH and SRU, and by GADs and NGOs partners pursuant to the respective Inter-Institutional of the AF2 Loan Agreement coordination with 2.1 Agreements, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers relationships, occupational and thereafter implement it MoH and SRU focal health and safety (including personal protective equipment, and emergency preparedness and response), throughout Project points. code of conduct (including relating to SEA and SH), forced labor, child labor, grievance arrangements for implementation. Project workers, and applicable requirements for contractors, subcontractors, and supervising firms. MIES-SRU grievance MIES PIU, in GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS mechanism is in place and coordination with 2.2 Maintain and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in the LMP and consistent shall thereafter operate MoH and SRU focal with ESS2. throughout Project points. implementation. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Not relevant. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Finalize and adopt the SEA/SH Action Plan within 60 days after the SEA AND SH RISKS MIES PIU, in effectiveness of the AF2 4.1 Finalize, adopt and implement a SEA/SH Action Plan as part of the GAP and LMP to assess and manage the coordination with MoH Loan Agreement and T AF DR NG KI OR W risks of SEA and SH. and SRU focal points. thereafter implement it throughout Project implementation. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT Not relevant. ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES Not relevant. ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PLANNING FRAMEWORK Implement the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF), consistent with ESS7. Implement the IPPF MIES PIU, in 7.1 Develop and incorporate as an Annex to the IPPF, a template for developing Indigenous Peoples Plans (IPP) throughout Project coordination with MoH to streamline the implementation of PPs at a deconcentrated level, with the adequate resources and implementation. and SRU focal points. monitoring tools 5|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – Social Safety Net Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Prepare, consult, disclose and adopt the IPP to implement activities of the 1. MIES PIU, in INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PLAN Project within 60 days after coordination with 7.2 Prepare, consult, disclose, adopt and implement an IPP, as set out in the IPPF for the economic and social the effectiveness of the AF2 MoH and SRU focal inclusion programs, consistent with ESS7. Loan Agreement. Once points. adopted, implement the IPP throughout Project implementation. MIES PIU, in GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Adopt and implement as coordination with 7.3 Adopt and implement the arrangements for strengthening the existing grievance mechanism to address action 10.2. MoH and SRU focal complaints submitted by indigenous peoples as described in the IPPF, IPPs, and SEP. points. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE Not relevant. ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Not relevant. ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Update the SEP within 60 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION T days after the effectiveness MIES PIU in AF DR NG KI OR W Update and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent with ESS10, which of the AF2 Loan Agreement, coordination with 10.1 shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, understandable and and thereafter implement MoH and SRU focal accessible information, and consult with them in a culturally appropriate manner, which is free of the SEP throughout Project points. manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. implementation. PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Update the grievance Update, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible existing grievance mechanism for the Project mechanism within 60 days described in the SEP referenced in action 10.1 (same as action 7.3), to receive and facilitate resolution of after the effectiveness of MIES PIU, in concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is the AF2 Loan Agreement coordination with 10.2 culturally appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, and thereafter maintain and MoH and SRU focal including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with ESS10. operate the mechanism points. The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH throughout Project complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant gender-based violence service providers, implementation. all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT 6|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – Social Safety Net Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY The following targeted audiences receive training Training to be provided and targeted groups. throughout Project 1. Overview of Environmental and Social Standards Risk Management Instruments implementation: MIES PIU 2. Operationalization of Stakeholder Engagement Plan, including grievance mechanism Project Management Staff, CS1 MIES PIU 3. Operationalization of IPPF and Indigenous Peoples Plan MIES´s Participation and 4. Operationalization of the Labor Management Procedures, including grievance mechanism Communication 5. Operationalization of the SEA/SH Action Plan Departments, Social Registry unit and MSP focal points. Throughout Project CS2 1. Training for Project workers on occupational health and safety (PIU staff and project contractors) MIES PIU implementation. T AF DR NG KI OR W 7|Page