Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 08/22/2007 Report No.: AC3102 1. Basic Project Data Country: Liberia Project ID: P103276 Project Name: EIP Supplemental Component Task Team Leader: Gylfi Palsson Estimated Appraisal Date: September 22, 2006 Estimated Board Date: October 26, 2006 Managing Unit: AFTTR Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Sector: Roads and highways (32%);Solid waste management (25%);Flood protection (25%);Sub-national government administration (12%);General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (6%) Theme: Other urban development (P);Rural services and infrastructure (P);Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction (S);Other financial and private sector development (S) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 16.50 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 0.00 Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [X] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) Yes [X] No [ ] 2. Project Objectives The development objective of the EIP is to provide Government with emergency support to restore priority infrastructure. The proposed additional component will not change the objective of the EIP. It will finance the scaling up of critical activities under the original project, enhancing its development impact and maximizing job creation. These objectives are consistent with the new Government's emergency reconstruction agenda and are fully aligned the Government's draft interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (iPRSP) which emphasizes employment creation and rapid restoration of infrastructure and basic services as central to stability and essential to growth. Page 2 3. Project Description The proposed additional grant would support the Government of the Republic of Liberia in scaling up labor-intensive activities under the original EIP, consolidating its impact and development effectiveness. Sub-Component A: Basic rehabilitation of selected prioritized sections of the rural road network and selected Monrovia city streets and roads (US$7.08 million). This component will include: (a) the rehabilitation of critical rural road sections across the country, involving mainly reinstatement of culverts and bridges which have collapsed or have been seriously damaged and shaping of roads prism; and (b) the resurfacing of the streets pavement, fixing potholes and cleaning and unblocking of affected road drainage along the selected city streets. Implementation of (a) will carried out by UNDP office in Monrovia through the existing UNMIL engineering equipment and available engineering and managerial capacity based on the experience developed during the ongoing UNMIL/WB pilot road rehabilitation project funded by the Transitional Support Fund (TSF); and could be assisted by private sector (local contractors). Implementation of (b) will be carried out by the Ministry of Public Works. In view of the fact that the transport activities are generally similar to some of the activities under the parent project, they will be implemented following the relevant recommendations of the Environmental Mitigation Plan (EMP) to be developed within 6 months of EIP effectiveness. Sub-Component B: Urban Infrastructure Rehabilitation (US$7.02 million). This component will engage in simple rehabilitation works in urban areas, mainly in Monrovia. The types of works which are envisaged include: (a) rehabilitation of public toilets; (b) repair of selected and limited main and secondary gravity lines in the urban sewer network; (c) cleaning and repair of surface drains and underground pipes of the urban storm drainage system; (d) large-scale collection of accumulated solid waste and associated activities years; (e) small, visible urban works, such as repair of market places and painting of public buildings. The above activities will be implemented by UNDP and, whenever possible, will be packaged into relatively small contracts (averaging $100,000) to enable the local contracting industry to participate in and execute most works. Simple tasks which do not require detailed engineering prior to their execution (e.g. garbage collections and drainage cleaning) will be undertaken immediately utilizing unskilled labor through Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and local private entrepreneurs. For the urban component, Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) will be developed for the solid waste sub-component, the upgrading of the public toilets, the cleaning and Page 3 rehabilitation of the drainage network, and the cleaning and rehabilitation of the sewerage network. The usage of the current dumpsite (Fiamah) is a stop-gap measure. A final solution is only possible after a permanent managed landfill site for controlled refuse dumping has been identified, approved, and constructed and additional institutional capacity and equipment to operate the new site are provided. This solution cannot be achieved within the scope of the SC, which merely provides a temporary solution. However, some mitigation measures will be designed prior to beginning of the works and will be constructed within the first 9 months of implementation of the SC. These measures will include, among others, soil barriers to minimize the amount of leachate generated, diversion of the leachate into the adjacent Liberia Water and Sewerage Company wastewater treatment ponds, and improved daily control and management at the landfill. An EMP will be developed within 3 months of effectiveness. The EMP will include basic operational principles and a simplified operational plan for the upgraded landfill. MCC will continue operating the site. Limited capacity building at the MCC will be provided. In addition, the purchase of some equipment under the SC financing for managing the landfill in a more professional manner will help mitigate the negative environmental impacts from the landfill. Sub-Component C: Construction Supervision and Project Management (US$2.54 million, US$1.00 million of which will be financed by TFLIB). This sub-component includes: (a) Periodic technical audits of the construction works to rehabilitate critical rural road sections under implementation of UNDP/UNMIL. The audits will be carried out by MPW through a contract; (b) Supervision of works to rehabilitate critical rural road sections under implementation by MPW. The supervision will be carried out by MPW through a contract; (c) Supervision of works to resurface and fix potholes in Monrovia streets, to be carried out by MPW through a contract; (d) UNDP management fee; and (e) safeguard consultancies to develop Environmental Mitigation Plans and Resettlement Plans, as the case may be. Additional US$1.00 million for supervising the urban component will be provided by TFLIB. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis Sub-component A includes rural roads across the country. Urban works including roads resurfacing, sanitation, drainage, and solid waste collection will be concentrated in the central business district of Monrovia. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Thomas E. Walton (AFTEG) Ms Nina Chee (AFTEN) Ms Kristine Schwebach (AFTCS) Page 4 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The impacts of the proposed activities will be localized and not significant. They are amenable to prevention or mitigation through application of standard environmental management measures, most of which can be incorporated in the contracts for the works. No land acquisition or resettlement is anticipated. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The project will be rehabilitating infrastructure that is already in place and no long term impacts are anticipated. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. The borrower's capacity to manage safeguards policies within the sector is weak. An environmental/social specialist will be procured to oversee implementation of the roads and urban EMPs. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The sum of the activities for this project will be in Monrovia. Disclosure of safeguards documents and consultations with the people living or working around the affected areas will be done before works begin. B. Disclosure Requirements Date Page 5 Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? No Date of receipt by the Bank 04/19/2007 Date of "in-country" disclosure 04/19/2007 Date of submission to InfoShop 04/20/2007 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Manager (SM) review and approve the EA report? No Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the credit/loan? Yes The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank's Infoshop? No Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? No All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Yes Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project cost? Yes Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Yes Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? Yes Page 6 D. Approvals Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Mr Gylfi Palsson 08/21/2007 Environmental Specialist: Mr Thomas E. Walton 08/21/2007 Social Development Specialist Ms Kristine Schwebach 08/21/2007 Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Approved by: Sector Manager: Mr C. Sanjivi Rajasingham 08/21/2007 Comments: