The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) Appraisal Environmental and Social Review Summary Appraisal Stage (ESRS Appraisal Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 09/30/2024 | Report No: ESRSA03712 Oct 30, 2024 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Operation Data Operation ID Product Operation Acronym Approval Fiscal Year P502979 Investment Project Financing (IPF) SISRI 2025 Operation Name Sustainable, Integrated and Safe Road Infrastructure Project Country/Region Code Beneficiary country/countries Region Practice Area (Lead) (borrower, recipient) Bosnia and Bosnia and Herzegovina EUROPE AND CENTRAL Transport Herzegovina ASIA Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Ministry of Finance Public Company RS Roads 14-Oct-2024 16-Jan-2025 BiH Estimated Decision Total Project Cost Review Date Public Disclosure 07-Oct-2024 148,281,000.00 Proposed Development Objective Improved regional transport connectivity and enhanced road network management for climate resilient and safe roads B. Is the operation being prepared in a Situation of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints, as per Bank IPF Policy, para. 12? No C. Summary Description of Proposed Project Activities The Project would support: 1. Component 1: Improved Regional Connectivity Subcomponent 1.1 Upgrade of Route 2b between Brod na Drini (Foca) and Hum (Scepan Polje). This subcomponent will improve the connectivity, safety and climate resilience of the road between Sarajevo and Podgorica through the upgrade of approximately 12.6 km between Brod na Drini (Foca) and Hum (Scepan Polje) on route 2b. The works will be tendered through a design and build approach, following the alignment recommended in the feasibility study for which detailed design was developed through EU IPA funds in 2017. The alignment follows the right bank of Drina River until the confluence of the rivers Tara and Piva, where the border crossing and major bridge is located. The project will finance all necessary small bridges, interchanges and works on local connecting roads, while the intercountry bridge will be financed by BiH. Given that this Oct 30, 2024 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) route is particularly susceptible to flash floods and landslides, special attention will be put into slope stabilization and drainage structures. The project will also finance necessary design works, road safety audits and site supervision. Bidding documents for procurement of designs, works and supervision will include detailed description of climate vulnerability status of project location(s) and list requirements needed to address these vulnerabilities aiming at improved climate resilience of road infrastructure. Subcomponent 1.2 Investments in a program of rehabilitation of priority national roads. This sub-component will finance selected sections of the RS PC Roads program for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of priority magistral roads while ensuring the highest level of resilience to the prevailing natural hazards and road safety standards. In total this sub-component will improve about 70 km of road and associated blackspot improvements and interventions to enhance climate resilience. The works will be undertaken along the existing alignment and will include resurfacing, partial pavement widening, traffic signalization improvements, road safety improvements, access roads and investments to enhance climate resilience including slope stabilization, drainage, rehabilitation of bridges and tunnels as well ancillary connections. The project will also finance necessary design works and site supervision. All designs will be subject to road safety audit. The investments will be prioritized on the basis of the PC RS Roads investment program and accompanying cost benefit analysis 2. Component 2: Enhanced Road Sector Governance Subcomponent 2.1: Improved safety and resilience of the magistral road network. This subcomponent will finance technical assistance, goods and services, training and operating costs for the following activities: • Road Safety Inspection and Blackspot improvement program: RSI will be performed on priority 1000 km road network in RS. Recommendations from the RSI will be included in a road safety action plan for the development of a program for Blackspot improvement. • Network vulnerability assessment: The part of magistral road network will be screened for the climate and natural hazard vulnerability and action plan will be derived accordingly. • Slope Stability monitoring: A Slope Management system including landslides and facilities monitoring will be developed. This will Public Disclosure include monitoring equipment, patrols, support with planned road closures, signing, periodic maintenance, and minor rebuilding to increase road safety through reduced vulnerability to climate induced risks. Subcomponent 2.2: Enhanced operational management and financial sustainability. The activities include: • Enhancing the company level Road Asset Management Systems: The project will finance enhancements to the existing RAMS to integrate a module for the systematic economic prioritization of interventions. It will integrate information from road condition monitoring equipment and information on resilience and safety of the links. Further institutionalization of RAMS will be supported to help optimize multiannual planning and the preparation of investment and maintenance plans, also considering resilience and road safety practices in road management. • Implementation of a Weigh-in-Motion system: Introduction of a weight control system will support the RS in enforcing axle load controls to prevent overloaded trucks causing premature failure of roads. The project will finance the equipment necessary for a mixture of mobile weight control systems and fixed weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems. TA will support drafting the necessary legislation to facilitate the operations and enforcement of such a system. • Improve financial sustainability: Technical Assistance to develop a strategy for debt restructuring. Subcomponent 2.3: Project Management and Capacity building. This subcomponent will finance eligible expenses for project implementation support relevant training and knowledge exchange activities, external expert support to support project implementation, and operating costs like office equipment, travel, printing and translation costs. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1 Overview of Environmental and Social Project Settings The project will involve activities in Republika Srpska (RS), which is an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The density and quality of the RS road network is the lowest in Southeast Europe and improvements in road quality are necessary, particularly for bridges and tunnels, to ensure adequate road safety for all roads users in the country. While Oct 30, 2024 Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) the subproject financed under component 1.1. is located in a mountainous area that is mostly uninhabited, specific rehabilitation subprojects under component 1b will be identified later during project preparation and implementation based on priorities identified via the established asset managements systems within implementing agencies. At this stage it can be presumed that subprojects under component 1.2. will be rehabilitation of existing alignments and implemented in both urban and rural areas across the country, affecting thereby the entire population of RS, but also BiH. However, the majority of the road sections, under component 1.2., will be in rural areas, or areas with settlements, that are smaller than 100,000 people. The Project section to be implemented under component 1.1 is fully located in the Municipality of Foca, in the southeastern part of BiH in RS. The road section starts at Brod na Drini, a village about 4km south from the Town of Foca (which is the center of the Municipality). The road stretches to the municipality's eastern and southern borders with Montenegro. Its southeastern border is with the Municipality of Cajnice and to the north, the Municipality of Foca borders the municipalities of Foca/Ustikolina and Gorazde in the Federation of BiH (FBiH). The Municipality of Foca, is rather large, covering an area of 1,115 km2. It encompasses 95 inhabited places with a total of 19,811 residents and 6,521 households. These residents are organized into 22 local communities, resulting in an average population density of 18 inhabitants per 1 km2 for the entire municipality. In the wider project area, there are 8 settlements: Brod, Bunovi, Birotici, Celikovo Polje, Mazoce, Bastasi, Tecici, and Hum. According to the preliminary data from the Census of Population, Households, and Apartments in Bosnia and Herzegovina carried out in 2013, there are 294 households and 927 residents within the territory of Republika Srpska, in the areas that comprise these local communities. Few people live in this area; there are only 586 residents. The beginning of the section in Brod na Drini has a higher population density, though the road section runs for about 800 m in length, and the number of inhabitants drops towards the Border. The part of the road around village Brod has a Public Disclosure design speed limit of 50 km/h, whereas the part where the school is located has a design speed limit of 30 km/h. The remaining part of the section is sparsely inhabited. The primary demographic characteristic of the subject area is the outflow of population, particularly the younger population. The local economy is primarily based on forestry, agriculture, and energy, with tourism emerging as a growing sector due to the region's scenic landscapes and opportunities for outdoor activities. The Municipality of Foca is renowned for its rafting tours on the Drina and Tara rivers, as well as for hiking destinations such as Zelengora, Maglicc, Volujak, Bioc, Vucevo, Ljubisnje, Perucica Nature Reserve, and the Tara Canyon. Fishing tourism is also popular. Hospitality industry includes large number of restaurants, and accommodations including hotels, motels, camping sites, and private accommodation. In terms of tourism development, and in general socio-economic activities and development, the entire area gravitates towards Foca. The road is currently mostly used in tourism purposes, as an access to rafting entrances and as a transit road to Montenegro. The location of Scepan polje is located between the settlements of Foca (RS, BIH) and Pluzine (Montenegro) in the proximity of the Sutjeska National Park (BiH) and the Tara River Canyon UNESCO Biosphere proclaimed in 1976. The location is at the confluence of the Tara and Drina rivers, downstream of the Mratinje HPP Dam, located in Montenegro. The wider Project area includes valuable nature, landscape and cultural/historical areas, particularly the Sutjeska National Park, one of the oldest and most significant national parks in the country. The park is a sanctuary for diverse flora and fauna and houses Maglic, the highest peak in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with Perucica forest, one of the last European primeval forests. It spreads over the area of approximately 1,400 ha. It has been a nature reserve since 1954. The Park is planned to be extended, however, the route Foca - Hum will still be placed outside the boundaries of the planned extension of the National Park Sutjeska. The expansion of this national park is not foreseen on the right bank of Oct 30, 2024 Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) the river Drina. Along the route, majority of the area is forested, but there are no tall forests with predominantly deciduous shrubbery and trees. The area is lessly populated, and there are no major industrial or other pollutants of soil, air or water, where the main economic driving force is the tourism and rafting and other activities that are based on and promote the local, natural values. According to the Spatial Plan of the Republika Srpska until 2025 (at the second regular session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska18.02.2015. Decision no. 2/1 - 021 - 214/14 ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska" number 15/15) Proposal amendments to the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Srpska until 2025 was adopted), the list of areas planned for the establishment of protection in the planning period envisages establishing of the National Park (Category II according to IUCN categorization) "Tara Canyon and Ljubisnja" on the territory of the Municipality Foca. This has not yet taken place, however, according to accessible maps, the protected area will include a section of the road closest to the Montenegrin border. Therefore, biodiversity and nature protection will need to be given special consideration in the E&S assessment of site-specific E&S instrument covering activities in this area. D.2 Overview of Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Managing Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts The project will be implemented by Public Company RS Roads under the administrative responsibility of the RS Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC). PC RS Roads will establish a core Project Implementation Team (PIT) before the effectiveness by appointing responsible experts including one environmental and one social risk management specialist. The PIT will be responsible for Public Disclosure coordination, planning, procurement, disbursement, auditing, Project-level monitoring and evaluation, progress implementation reporting, and use of Project funds. This will be detailed in the Project Operational Manual (POM), prepared by PC RS Roads before effectiveness. The capacity of the PIT will be strengthened as necessary through short- term consultancies and targeted training and workshops. Pc Roads has experience of implementing World Bank projects including the BiH Floods Emergency Recovery Project (P151157) and has a full time, in-house environmental specialist with an additionally hired environmental consultant that is helping to prepare the pre-appraisal ES due diligence documents. PC RS Roads agreed to appoint a social risk management and citizen engagement specialist as part of the PIT. The Sub-component 1.1 will be implemented through Mutual Reliance Agreement between EBRD and IBRD, with IBRD being the lead institutions. All procurements under the sub-component will be done based on the World Bank Procurement Guidelines, as per Implementation Project Agreement (IPA) signed between two institutions. The IPA will also specify the approach to Environmental and Social Risk Management with an overarching rule that the more stringent provision applies. II. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial A.1 Environmental Risk Rating Substantial Oct 30, 2024 Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) The proposed Project is assessed as Substantial risk with respect to environmental management. The Project will finance a program of multiple road sections in a corridor that spans 100 kilometers from Sarajevo to the border crossing with Montenegro at Scepan polje. The proposed Project is focused on road rehabilitation works that would include works in sensitive terrain requiring culverts and river overpasses, extensive slope protection works and need for cut and fill, and some new construction. The locations although multiple, include the largest component at Scepan polje that is located at the border crossing of BiH and Montenegro and in the proximity of two international waterways, and protected areas of NP Sutjeska and the Tara UNESCO Biosphere. The road alignment follows the Drina river after its confluence with the Tara and Piva shortly after the border crossing. On average the road is some 50-100 meters away from the waterway.NP Sutjeska is located some 10 kilometers away. The project activities will generate dust and noise, use of natural resources including sourcing of materials and fill, with possible excavations and management of excavated material and waste, use of heavy machinery, use of asphalt and paints, impacts on traffic and possible impacts on surrounding sensitive environments. Nonetheless, all impacts can be mitigated through the implementation of sound practices that will be integrated into the site specific ESIA. The RS Roads PIT has a full time environmental specialist in house and a hired consultant that is supporting revision of the already developed EIA for the Scepan polje road section. Although the overall risk assessed for Scepan polje, as the most complex segment is between Substantial and High, the strong project ownership and capacity of RS Roads, along with an already prepared EIA report have led to the environmental risk being assessed as Substantial. Substantial A.2 Social Risk Rating The social risks rating of the Project is substantial. The proposed Project will benefit the wider population of the country by improving the overall road condition in the country while focusing on road safety and climate resilience. Public Disclosure However, a portion of the planned investments, mostly related to infrastructure activities under component 1, are likely to adversely affect communities that are hosting Project activities, as well as a wide range of road users. The preliminary identified most important social issues, that the Project might be facing, are: (i) pushback from road users in case of traffic stoppages or changes in traffic regimes and lack of adequate stakeholder engagement (ii) risks related to labor and working conditions including OHS issues due to civil works, inter alia, on rehabilitations of tunnels and bridges (working at height); (iii) community health and safety risks that are standard for infrastructure works (noise, dust, construction traffic increase); (iv) potential land acquisition and involuntary resettlement; and (v) failure to ensure inclusion of members of vulnerable groups (including persons with disabilities). Specific locations of Project interventions under component 1.2. will not be identified prior to the start of project implementation. Furthermore, activities under component 1.1. will be implemented under a "design and build" contract, enabling therewith changes in the alignment of the road. Hence, the Project will use a framework approach to identify at the extent possible potential environmental and social risks and impacts related to the project. Prior to appraisal the implementing agency has prepared an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), a Resettlement Policy framework (RPF), a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), Labor Management Procedures (LMP) and the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). 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 Oct 30, 2024 Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) The standard is relevant. The proposed project works will include environmental impacts such as dust and noise, use of natural resources including sourcing of materials and fill, with possible excavations and management of excavated material and waste, possibilities of chance finds, use of heavy machinery, use of asphalt and paints, impacts on traffic, worker health and safety and possible impacts on surrounding sensitive environments. All of the impacts can be readily mitigated through the use of standard good construction practices and specific measures that will be defined in the site-specific due diligence (ESIA or ESMP, depending on the risk rating and categorization). Given that, at the time of Appraisal, majority of the road sections have been generally identified, however not fully defined and designed, and considering the longstanding discussion on the final alignment of the Scepan polje road section, the Bank and the Client have agreed on a framework approach. The framework approach is further justified since the works financed by the Project will be conducted in a "design and build" manner throughout implementation. As such, the implementing agency has prepared an ESMF, consistent with the agreed framework approach. The ESMF provides a mechanism for screening and assessing the risk of a proposed subsection and sets forth the requirements to mitigate the environmental and social risks, including the ones preliminary identified in the above sections on Environmental and Social Risk rating. The site specific ESIAs or ESMPs, as determined based on the screening, will be prepared during implementation, in line with the procedures laid out in the ESMF. The ESMF also integrates requirements of ESS2, ESS3, ESS4, ESS5, ESS6 and ESS8 as set forth below. Activities related to the potential activation of the CERC will have to be screened as per procedures laid out in the ESMF. All due diligence will be done prior to any works. ESS10 - Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure Relevant The Borrower has prepared a SEP prior to Project appraisal. Stakeholder engagement will be one of the key Public Disclosure cornerstones of the project, as changes in the traffic regime that will be necessary during civil works are usually met with pushback from road users and affected communities. This is especially the case if multiple sections of roads are subject to civil works simultaneously creating a cumulative impact on traffic flow. Therefore, a transparent, clear and closed stakeholder feedback loop and ensuring that feedback about planned civil works and other activities is incorporated into project design and implementation decision-making will be one of the key factors for project success. The SEP has outlined general principles and a collaborative strategy to identify stakeholders and plan for an engagement process in accordance with ESS10.Through a Social Inclusion lens, the SEP has outlined the characteristics and interests of all relevant stakeholders and timing and methods of engagement throughout the project life cycle including vulnerable people and those representing their interests. The SEP has identified and analyzed key stakeholders (i.e. affected parties, other interested parties and disadvantaged and vulnerable groups) and described the process and modalities for sharing information on the project activities, incorporating stakeholder feedback into the project design and implementation and reporting and disclosure of project documents. The SEP also integrates proposed citizen engagement activities and indicators. During project preparation, a detailed stakeholder mapping has been carried out. The initial assessment indicated that the key stakeholders are: Local communities in municipalities Foca Kalinovik and Vlasenica, and other municipalities directly impacted by the Project, people living in the nearby of the Project implementation locations, people affected by land acquisition, people affected by restricted access to land, goods and services, construction workers, trade unions, drivers, road maintenance companies, Putevi RS, municipalities of Foca Kalinovik and Vlasenica, as well as other (currently unknown) where Project will be implemented. Disadvantaged groups which may require differentiated engagement methods include women, youth, NEET youth, Roma, low skilled workers, persons with disabilities, internally displaced people, elderly. The SEP has been prepared, disclosed in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English languages, and Oct 30, 2024 Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) consulted and discussed with stakeholders prior to project appraisal. To address grievances related to the Project, the SEP includes provisions for setting up a two tier grievance mechanism. The Project level GM will address all types of grievances, including SEA/SH issues, that relate to the project. The SEP describes responsible parties for receiving and addressing grievances, different means of receiving grievances (e-email, webpage, phone number, mail) and stipulated time frames to address and respond to grievances. The GM will also include channels for handling SEA/SH complaints sensitively and confidentially, using a survivor-centric approach. The SEP also includes a budget and strategies to report back to stakeholders during project implementation. The SEP has as well as lay out provisions for preparation of site specific stakeholder engagement action plans as soon as specific sub-projects/sub-activities become known. The site specific SEPs will continue to be updated throughout the Project implementation. ESS2 - Labor and Working Conditions Relevant The Project will have (i)direct workers hired to implement the project (PIU) and (ii)contracted workers engaged by the contractors and sub-contractors and (iii) primary supply workers. The Project will not engage community workers. To adequately manage risks related to labor and working conditions, the Borrower prepared an LMP prior to Appraisal. Risks related to child and forced labor are not expected within the scope of this Project. Overall labor risk associated with Project activities where direct workers will be engaged is low, while contracted workers engaged construction works may be exposed to various OHS risks (dust, noise, working underground in confined spaces, working on heights etc.). The ESMF and subsequent ESIA/ESMPs to be prepared during Project implementation will review OHS systems, and cite specific relevant OHS standards, both national and international and include relevant issues beyond the general WBG Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines. The provisions of ESS2 paragraphs 17 to 20 (Protecting the Workforce) and paragraphs 24 to 30 (OHS) will apply to civil servants working in connection with the Project. While Public Disclosure significant labor influx is not expected within the scope of this Project, as hiring will, most likely be conducted locally, workers’ accommodation may be needed for activities under component 1.1.. Any worker accommodation will follow the WBG guidelines on standards for worker accommodation and this requirement will be included in the LMP and ESMF/ESIA/ESMP and contracts with contracted firms. Furthermore, the LMP outlines, inter alia, responsibilities for managing labor and working conditions, policies and procedures to manage non discrimination, labor risks, workers accommodation, and OHS risks (including OHS standards that will be applied to workers hired by the contractors and sub-contractors), minimum working age and the age verification procedure, contractor management and provisions for setting up a grievance mechanism for workers for direct and contracted workers. The LMP will also include a Contractor's provision for a Code of Conduct and a requirement to carry out SEA/SH sensitization and prevention trainings. ESS3 - Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Relevant The Project will support activities that will require large amounts of natural resources (stone) or will include large amounts of excavated materials. Adequate provisions related on the balance of excavated material and fill will be integrated into the design, while remediation of possible borrow pits will be part of the site specific due diligence ESIA or ESMP. The activities will also include works with asphalt and road paint, and in the proximity of sensitive environments and rivers where pollution prevention measures will be integrated into the ESIAs or ESMPs. The requirement of this specific ESS has been included in the ESMF for the Project. ESS4 - Community Health and Safety Relevant Oct 30, 2024 Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) At least one of the Project activities will be working on the border crossing Scepan Polje, in between BiH and Montenegro. Community health and safety risks inherent to road projects include: risks to road users and local communities during construction and operation such as risk to vulnerable road users (e.g. pedestrians), more traffic accidents due to heavy traffic flow and construction related traffic, etc. To mitigate those risks a robust Traffic Management Plan will need to be prepared per site, as part of the ESIA/ESMPs (or as stand alone), as well as part of contractors ESMPs that the contractors will be required to prepare. Furthermore, site specific ESIA/ESMPs will also assess other impacts and risks of the project on community health and safety, such as, inter alia, the risk of labor influx per site, (and related risks like transmission of communicable diseases) and propose adequate mitigation measures. The SEA/SH risk for the Project is assessed as low. However the Project will proactively set out measures to mitigate any potential risks. These mitigation measures include: (i) an SEA/SH sensitized GM equipped for handling SEA/SH complaints sensitively and confidentially, using a survivor-centric approach, (ii) trainings and awareness raising on SEA/SH prevention for workers and communities (as needed), and (iii) Code of Conduct for workers with requirements regarding SEA/SH. ESS5 - Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement Relevant Currently known Projects activities, as part of component 1, indicate that impacts related to land take will be midscale and in relation to road construction as well as road rehabilitation and reconstruction works which could imply widening of parts of existing roads. Although physical resettlement is not expected it cannot be excluded at this stage due to the fact that footprints of subprojects in comp. 1 are not known. Impacts on livelihood are possible for agriculture land owners/users and owners of small businesses located next to the road. To mitigate the aforementioned impacts the Borrower has prepared, prior to project appraisal, the Resettlement Framework (RF) Public Disclosure with specific provisions on inter alia (i) compensation and entitlements, (ii) protocols for social screening to determine the need for the preparation of site-specific instruments (Land Acquisition Plans-LAPs, Livelihood Restauration Plans-LRPs, Restriction on Land Use Plans-RLUPs etc, as needed), and (iii) preparation of site-specific instruments. During Project implementation, the Borrower will assess the exact size and scale of land acquisition, restriction on land use and/or involuntary physical or economical resettlement and prepare site specific instruments, as needed and as per provisions in the prepared RF. Alternatives that would include avoidance of these impacts will be explored during project implementation. In case the referred lands cannot be avoided, project affected people will be compensated as per provisions defined in the RF, and subsequent site specific instruments, in line with the ESS5, before the commencement of any project related activities on the respective land. During the stakeholder engagement process, the Borrower will specifically consult and engage with people who are impacted by loss of land and/or livelihoods and will ensure meaningful participation of such groups during the consideration of alternatives, and thereafter throughout the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the compensation process, and livelihood restoration activities. As per the ESS5, the decision-making processes related to land acquisition, livelihood restoration and restriction on land use will include options and alternatives from which affected persons may choose. The Project GM will also include channels to address ESS5 related complaints. ESS6 - Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Relevant Resources The Project will be implemented across a number of different locations, while the Scepan polje location is outside of the borders of National Park Sutjeska (some 10 kilometers away) and Tara Canyon, it will be implemented in their proximity . Although these are not critical habitats, the preliminary baseline provides a number of species that are Oct 30, 2024 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) endangered or may be endangered, registered in the broader area. The preparation of the ESIA for Scepan polje will need to be supplemented by site-specific details, in particular those that are linked to the final alignment of the road. A stand-alone Biodiversity Management Plan or its provisions will be integrated into the ESIA that will be prepared once the alignment of the road is certain. The ESIA will be built upon the EIA for the location prepared in 2015 as well as the broader ESIA prepared as per EBRD requirements during Project preparation. This upgrade will ensure strengthening in particular to align with ESS6, including safe passage for fauna elements. A similar approach will be used at other locations, as relevant, and in line with the ESMF. ESS7 - Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Not Currently Relevant Local Communities There are no Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities in BiH. ESS8 - Cultural Heritage Relevant While it's currently not anticipated that construction activities will be situated near known cultural or archaeological heritage sites, the implementation of civil works, particularly excavation, still carries the potential to inadvertently impact cultural heritage. Hence, the ESMF provides guidance that the site-specific ESIAs and ESMPs will incorporate chance find procedures. These procedures will be followed by contractors in case there is any risk of chance discoveries during project-supported activities. ESS9 - Financial Intermediaries Not Currently Relevant Public Disclosure There are no activities related to the Financial Intermediaries under this Project. B.2 Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Operations on International Waterways No OP 7.60 Operations in Disputed Areas No B.3 Other Salient Features Use of Borrower Framework No The Borrower framework will not be used as a whole or in part. Use of Common Approach No The Project will be supported by an IBRD loan that forms part of a larger program of investments of road rehabilitation and upgrade that have been identified in the Federation and Republika Srpska. The components set out here will be financed wholly by the World Bank, in parallel the government, EIB and EBRD will also finance separate sections of road. Although there will be additional financing partners, the common approach is not considered as the WB financed sections will be stand-alone and will not be directly linked to any of the other sections financed by other IFIs. The sections to be financed by other IFIs will consider only rehabilitation of already existing road infrastructure across the country and does not meet the requirement to be considered as associated facilities for the World Bank sections Oct 30, 2024 Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) per paragraph 11 of ESS1 (necessary for the Bank project to be vaiable would not have been constructed or expanded or conducted if the project did not exist as the road is already being rehabilitaed by the IFIs already exist). In the event that a section is co-financed, the more stringent E&S due diligence will be applied, which at this time is assessed to be the World Bank ESF. Relevant provisions will be integrated into relevant agreements and documents, where cooperation, information sharing and learning will be conducted by E&S specialists from the active IFIs. 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? ESMF prepared by Appraisal PRF prepared by Appraisal SEP prepared by Appraisal LMP prepared by Appraisal ESCP prepared by Appraisal Site specific ESIA or ESMPs to be prepared during implementation prior to start of any works and included in bidding documents BMP as per ESS6 to be prepared or included in ESIA, as identified in the ESMF. BMP as per ESS6 to be prepared or included in ESIA, as identified in the ESMF. Site Specific SEPs to be prepared during implementation Site Specific RAPs to be prepared during implementation Public Disclosure Provisions of ESS2, ESS3, ESS6 and ESS8 to be included throughout due diligence documentation where relevant. The implementing Agency to hire a Social Specialist in the PIU prior to project Effectiveness. III. CONTACT POINT World Bank Task Team Leader: Svetlana Vukanovic Title: Senior Transport Specialist Email: svukanovic@worldbank.org TTL Contact: Nadia Badea Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Specialist Email: nbadea@worldbank.org IV. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Oct 30, 2024 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Sustainable, Integrated And Safe Road Infrastructure Project (P502979) 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): Svetlana Vukanovic, Nadia Badea ADM Environmental Specialist: Esma Kreso Beslagic ADM Social Specialist: Selma Ljubijankic Public Disclosure Oct 30, 2024 Page 12 of 12