safeguard policies and biocf projects – an overview –

Safeguard Policies and BioCF Projects

– An Overview –

Jean-Roger MercierDecember 15, 2005

SP & BioCF Overview - December 15, 2005 2

Objectives of Safeguard Policies

Ensure that environmental and social issues are evaluated in decision making;Reduce and manage project technical risks;Provide a mechanism for consultation and disclosure of Information

Legal Policies•Disputed Areas•International Waterways

Environmental Policies•Environmental Assessment•Natural Habitats•Forests•Pest Management•Safety of Dams•Physical Cultural Resources

Social Policies•Involuntary Resettlement•Indigenous Peoples

Guidelines and related policy: •Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook•Environmental Assessment Sourcebook (and updates)•Involuntary Resettlement toolkit•Disclosure of Operational Information •More at http://www.worldbank.org/safeguard

Safeguard Policies & Guidelines

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In a very small nutshellSafeguards apply to all Bank-managed investment lending (inc. GEF, MP, CF, IFAD)The Recipient is responsible for applying the policies to each Bank-managed loan/credit/grantWithin the Bank, Safeguard Policies Review and Clearance is a decentralized function with a centralized coordination/dispute resolution mechanism (Quality Assurance and Compliance Unit – QACU)


Who Does What

The roles of the TTL and his/her Sector Manager (simplification)The roles of the Safeguards Regional TeamsThe roles of the Regional Legal DepartmentsOversight (Reporting to Management: QAG, Reporting to Board: OED, Inspection Panel)


Know Your Life Safeguarders

AFR: Tom Walton (after 1/1/6 Warren Waters)EAP: Glenn MorganECA: Ron HofferLCR: Reidar KvamMNA: Sherif ArifSAR: Eric BrusbergQACU: Stephen F. Lintner (corporate, Inspection Panel cases)


Environmental Screening (OP 4.01)

Objective - To determine EA category

Participants - Task team in Regional Sector unit and Safeguards

Outcome - A, B, C or FI category assigned

Factors affecting categorization:

Project type, location, complexity, sensitivity, innovative nature and scale


Definition of Categories

Category A - likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts that are sensitive, diverse or unprecedented

Category B - potentially adverse environmental impacts that are site specific and mostly reversible; mitigation measures already exist or can be designed with greater ease than for Category A


Natural Habitats

Policy OP 4.04• Ensure due consideration is given to the conservation of natural habitats

• Safeguard their biodiversity

• Ensure the sustainability of the services and products which natural habitats provide to human society

• Forbids funding of projects destroying critical natural habitats


Forests are managed in a sustainable mannerSignificant areas of forests are not encroached

uponThe rights of forest communities to use their

traditional forest areas in a sustainable manner are not compromised

Commercial logging operations are not financed by the Bank in primary tropical moist forests

Forests Policy OP

4.36


Pest Management Policy

OP 4.09Ensure pest management activities follow an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approachMinimize environmental and health hazards due to pesticide useDevelop national capacity to implement IPM-based pest management and to regulate and monitor the distribution and use of pesticides


Physical Cultural Resources

Policy OP 4.11

To ensure that: •cultural property is identified and protected•national laws governing the protection of cultural property are complied with•capacity to identify and protect cultural property is enhanced


Social Safeguard Policies and Instruments

OP/BP 4.12 “Involuntary Resettlement” Resettlement Plan (RP) / Resettlement Framework / Process Framework

OP 4.10 “Indigenous Peoples” Indigenous People Plan (IPP) In practice the title may vary: Vulnerable Community Development Plan (VCDP)/Ethnic Minority Development Plan (EMDP) OP 4.10 requires social assessment and preparation of a

RP in case of presence of IPs in the vicinity of the project area


Key Provisions

The policy affords project-affected Indigenous Peoples a stronger voice through a process of free, prior and informed consultation“Free, prior, and informed consultation” refers to a culturally appropriate and collective decision-making process subsequent to meaningful and good faith consultation and informed participationIt does not constitute a veto right for individuals or groups


A. The involuntary taking of land, resulting in:

relocation or loss of shelter;

loss of assets or access to assets; or

loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location

B. Restricting access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced (Para3)

Only direct economic and social impacts resulting

from “taking of land” are covered

OP 4.12: Policy Triggers


Projects in DisputedAreas OP 7.60

To ensure :• any territorial dispute affecting a project is identified at the earliest possible stage in order to preserve relations between the Bank and its member countries

• preserve relations between the borrower and other clientsnot to prejudice the position of either the Bank or the countries concerned


Policy on International Waterways OP 7.50

To ensure projects will neither affect the efficient utilization

and protection of international waterways, nor adversely affect relations between the Bank and

its borrowers and between states


BioCF Specific Safeguards Issues

Generally Category B projectsRequiring an EA report needing to be disclosed in-country and at the Infoshop at least 60 days before contractIn exceptional cases, may be Category AIf land acquisition, need for Resettlement Action Plan or FrameworkPossibly also Indigenous Peoples Plan


CF Generic Issue : Supervision

Issue 1 : disbursement can be for 15-20 years, much longer than average WB loanIssue 2 : cost and funding of supervisionProposal: enroll the assistance of the certifiers to check on safeguards compliance. Reporting by certifiers to WB staff in cases of non-compliance and action by WB/CF staff in such cases.


Content of the Red BinderVerbatim of the 10 Safeguard Policies and of the Disclosure PolicyMatrix for each safeguard policy showing objectives and triggersCD-ROM with all the policies, including translations into 6 major languages, reports, proceedings from workshops and links to other major resourcesMouse Pad with a summary of the policiesBrochures on QACU and the Inspection Panel


After-Training Maintenance

Safeguards Training Program: If it’s Wednesday, then it’s Safeguards TrainingType “safeguard” in your URL or tell your clients to go to www.worldbank.org/safeguardsCall Help Desk x 32001 or write to [email protected]’re from QACU and we’re here to help you

safeguard policies and biocf projects – an overview –

Documents

scalesp biocf overview

biocf projects

category asp biocf overview

safeguard policies review

natural habitats policy

regional sector unit

environmental screening

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