ESCP Environmental and Social Commitment Plan PDF

EXECUTIVE SHORT-TERM COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS TRACK A: COURSE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONERS Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) I ESCP; DEFINITION & ITS CONTENT, FRAMEWORKS,...

EXECUTIVE SHORT-TERM COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS TRACK A: COURSE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONERS Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) I ESCP; DEFINITION & ITS CONTENT, FRAMEWORKS, PROCEDURES & PLANS IN ESCP Presented by Dr Karimatu Lami Abdullahi Adopted from Dr Maged Hamed Regional Safeguard Coordinator And Co-TTL of SPESSE to the Environment Global Practice of the West and Central Africa - SAWE4 September 2024 1 COURSE CONTENT  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP); DEFINITION & ITS CONTENT.  FRAMEWORKS  PROCEDURES & PLANS IN ESCP ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN The environment and social commitment plan (ESCP) will describe the different management tools that the Borrower will use to develop and implement the agreed measures and actions. These management tools will include, as appropriate, environmental and social management plans, environmental and social management frameworks, operational policies, operational manuals, management systems, procedures, practices, and capital investments. All management tools will apply the mitigation hierarchy and incorporate measures so that the project will meet the requirements of applicable laws and regulations and the ESSs in accordance with the ESCP throughout the project life cycle. This will include any mitigation and performance improvement measures and actions already developed;  actions that may be completed prior to approval by the Bank Board of Directors;  actions required by national law and regulation that satisfy the requirements of the ESSs; actions to address gaps in the Borrower’s ES Framework;  and any other actions that are considered necessary for the project to achieve A completion date for each action will be specified in the ESCP. The Borrower will implement diligently the measures and actions identified in the ESCP in accordance with the time frames specified, and will review the status of implementation of the ESCP as part of its monitoring and reporting. Where the ESCP refers to specific plans or other documents, whether they have already been prepared or are to be developed, the ESCP requires compliance with all provisions of such plans or other documents such as the:  Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF),  Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs),  Resettlement Framework (RF),  Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs),  Security Management Plan (SMP),  Labor Management Procedures (LMP),  Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Action Plan and  Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and the timelines specified in those E&S documents that had been developed for the project. Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) Required in all projects, legally binding (referenced in Project Legal Agreement) Forward-looking, high-level summary of actions agreed on for implementing the project Progress with ESCP is monitored by the Borrower and reported on regularly to the Bank The ESCP may be changed during implementation to reflect changing circumstances or unanticipated risks (adaptive management) A draft ESCP is publicly disclosed before a project can be approved, and any revisions during the implementation are also disclosed 6 Summary Contents of an ESCP 1. Accurate summary of 7. Describes ES measures to minimize, management system with reduce or mitigate adverse roles, responsibilities, impacts resources including budget and capacity 2. Takes into account ESA and needed stakeholder engagement 8. Includes adaptive 3. Summarizes World Bank management measures due diligence 9. Establishes timelines and 4. Identifies actions milestones to track and completed prior to project monitor progress and approval achievement of ES objectives 5. Identifies actions to be undertaken during project 10. The ESCP is disclosed implementation before the project is appraised, and 6. Identifies needed redisclosed after improvement measures significant updates 7 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION QUESTIONS????