INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 30-May-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 09-Jul-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Report No.: ISDSC3548 Country: Yemen, Republic of Project ID: P Project Name: RY-Climate Resilient Integrated Coastal Zone Management (P144813) Task Team Li Song Leader: Estimated 15-Apr-2014 Appraisal Date: Managing Unit: MNSEE GEF Focal Area: Climate change Estimated Board Date: Lending Instrument: 30-Oct-2014 Specific Investment Loan Sector(s): General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (100%) Theme(s): Other environment and natural resources management (34%), Climate change (33%), Environmental policies and institutions (33%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: Total Bank Financing: 0.00 Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 Global Environment Facility (GEF) 4.50 Climate Investment Funds Total Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? B. Project Objectives 12. The project objective is to improve the capacity of targeted coastal communities to plan for and respond to the potential impact of climate change and variability. C. Project Description

2 2. COMPONENT ONE Linking ICZM/building resilience to the Government s development planning and developing early warning capacity. This component will invest in the following areas: Develop human and institutional capacity with technical and equipment support (equipment, communication, inter-ministerial cooperation, national linkages) to strengthen water resources management (as the main driver of the need to adapt to climate change), land capability mapping and spatial planning; Prepare spatial plans in three project pilot areas to identify climate resilient livelihood opportunities. Spatial plans will also identify priority infrastructure under threat from climate change in each pilot area so that the project can and prepare feasibility studies for upgrading those most atrisk ; Better prepare coastal inhabitants to deal with more frequent and powerful climate related storm events both through development of early warning systems and training to support local emergency response and response planning; and Establish co-management of natural resources (particularly fisheries) with local stakeholders, including policy/legal framework for its existence and operation. 3. COMPONENT TWO Support of climate resilient livelihoods. This component will use technical assistance and investments to support alternative livelihoods. Related activities will also be tailored to facilitate the participation of women and youth where applicable. Develop capacity amongst local stakeholders to prepare submissions to the Project for Climate Resilient Livelihood Matching Grants (CRLMG), and provide training for financial management, procurement and implementation supervision for those individuals/groups whose proposals are chosen for a CRLMG; and implementation of selected CRLMG to test climate resilient coastal livelihoods which may include fisheries, aquaculture, using renewable energies. This will include a public-private partnership grant facility that leverages linkages between private sector investors and self-help groups that are piloting livelihood changes; Support livelihood activities that do not require conversion of land use including, apiculture, mangrove conservation, handicrafts, zero grazing livestock, etc; and Climate resilient infrastructures and utilization of renewable energies. 4. COMPONENT THREE Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation System that is to use the existing PPCR Program Management Framework while adding needed specific expertise and service. It will be cost efficient and that coordinate activities undertaken by various ministries participating in the PPCR. Within the PPCR, the PMU should serve as a guide for more permanent inter-ministerial coordination to address climate resilient coastal zone management. This component will support: Coordination of project activities, disbursement of funds, collection of performance data, with local implementation teams established at each project pilot area; Knowledge generation and lessons learning and coordination with the overall PPCR program in Yemen; Responsible for environmental and social safeguards; Monitoring and Evaluation system with both PPCR and GEF indicators; and Promote Transparency through providing required reports, and timely information dissemination to minimize the risk that project funds, particularly the CRLMG s, will be misspent or inefficiently utilized.

3 D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) 5. The project will focus on three project sites covering four coastal governorates: Hadramaut, Shabwa, Hodeidah and Aden, namely: Bir Ali-Burum (Hadramaut and Shabwa governorates), Kamaran-Luhaiyah (Hodeidah governorate) and the coast of Aden (Aden governorate).these governorates and sites were purposely selected based on consultation with the client for the following reasons: i) Both Hodeidah and Aden governorates are used as case studies for coastal zone management, long-term climate risks and adaptation in the coastal zone sector in Yemen s Initial and Second (currently in draft form) National Communication to the UNFCCC Convention; ii) The potential high impact of climate change on the three sites; for example, Aden has been cited as one of top 20 cities in the world vulnerable to sea level rise; Hadramaut has shown vulnerability to flooding; iii) The sites have different attributes in terms of natural resource assets, development status and land uses, allowing the demonstration of different adaptation measures; iv) The Bir Ali-Burum site can be used to demonstrate cross-governorate boundaries ICZM as it spans across 2 governorates --Shabwa and Hadramout; v) The availability of localized coastal conservation and development management schemes for the three sites as a result of previous projects. A map of project intervention areas is attached in Annex III. E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies 6. The borrower s institutional capacity for Bank safeguards policies is fair and needs to be strengthened. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has qualified staff who are experienced in reviewing environmental assessment reports and applying national environmental legislation. Thus, the EPA team should be able to adjust and successfully apply all relevant safeguard policies when they receive the necessary capacity support from the Bank team. During preparation and implementation, the Government team will also receive guidance from the Bank s environmental and social specialists. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Chaogang Wang (MNSSU) Africa Eshogba Olojoba (MNSEE) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ BP 4.01 Yes Planned interventions or project activities triggers the OP/BP 4.01 (Environmental Assessment) policy because of potential sitespecific impacts associated with small scale infrastructural works such as fish landing and other NRM activities like apiculture, handicrafts, mangrove conservation etc.. At this stage, the location and number of sub-activities are not known as yet. Thus, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) with a detailed Environmental and Social

4 Management Plan (ESMP) and a environmental and social checklist for the sub-projects. This instrument will be prepared, reviewed, approved and disclosed in-country and at the infoshop prior to appraisal. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes The policy triggered due to the location of the project sites. The application of this policy seeks to ensure that all project activities take into account the conservation of coastal biodiversity including mangrove. The project will be designed to restore natural habitats and is unlikely to have negative impacts, but nevertheless, the ESMF and the accompanying ESMP will consider and mitigate the potential for inadvertent impacts. Forests OP/BP 4.36 Yes The project envisages to carry out community sustainable forest management through mangrove conservation. This may entail planting of mangrove species and possible enhanced management of mangrove forests on communal lands. Pest Management OP 4.09 No Use of pesticides is not envisaged in this project Physical Cultural Resources OP/ BP 4.11 No Physical cultural resources will not be affected by project activities Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No There are no indigenous people in the project selected sites. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 Yes This policy is triggered because of the potential restricted access to related natural resources if activities take place to protect mangroves and other related natural resources. The project will not implement any activity that relates to restriction of access to resources, without consultation and buy-in from the communities. The borrower in consultation with the communities will prepare a Process Framework (PF) that will be reviewed, approved and disclosed in-country and at the infoshop prior to appraisal. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No This policy is not triggered as project activities does not involve new or existing dams Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 No This policy is not triggered Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No This policy is not triggered 7.60

5 III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 20-Dec-2013 B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing 1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS: The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and the Process Framework (PF) will prepared and disclosed prior to appraisal. IV. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Li Song Approved By: Regional Safeguards Name: Date: Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Charles Joseph Cormier (SM) Date: 09-Jul Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.