UNRAVELING THE MYRAID OF STANDARDS AND TOOLS

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1 UNRAVELING THE MYRAID OF STANDARDS AND TOOLS February 29, 2016 STANDARDS & TOOLS OVERVIEW Standard Tool Project level Basin Wide National regulations IFC Performance Standards Equator Principles Safeguard Policies of DFIs Environment Impact Social Impact Cumulative Impact IHA Protocol 1

2 IFC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PS1: and Management of E&S Risks and Impacts PS2: Labor and Working Conditions PS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention PS4: Community Health, Safety and Security PS5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary PS6: Biodiversity PS7: Indigenous Peoples Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources PS8: Cultural Heritage THEMATIC OVERLAP IN STANDARDS World Bank E&S Safeguard Policies 1. Environmental 2. Natural habitats 3. Forests 4. Pest Management 5. Physical Cultural Resources 6. Involuntary 7. Indigenous Peoples 8. Safety of Dams 9. International Waterways OTHER KEY STANDARDS ADB E&S Safeguard Policies Overarching Safeguard Policy Statement that covers: 1.Environmental Impact 2.Involuntary 3.Indigenous Peoples 4.Biodiversity Sustainable Natural Resource Management 5.Pollution Prevention and Abatement 6.Community and Occupational Health and Safety 7.Physical Cultural Resources IFC Performance Standards 1. and management f E&S risks and impacts 2. Labor and Working Conditions 3. Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention 4. Community health, safety and security 5. Land Acquisition and Involuntary 6. Biodiversity sustainable management of living natural resources 7. Indigenous Peoples 8. Cultural Heritage 2

3 DIFFERENT E&S TOOLS Environmental and Social Impacts (ESIA) Strategic Environmental (SEA) Regional or Sectoral Impact (RIA or IA) Cumulative Impact and Management (CIA) Applies to the potential impacts of a particular development proposal Done in the context of a well-defined development proposal for which the construction and operational details of the development alternatives are known May include an assessment of the project s contribution to a wellknown accumulated impact and propose standard mitigation measures (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, air shed pollution, depletion of wild fish stocks) Relates to potential impacts of government-wide or sector wide policies, plans, or programs Anticipates how instruments such as policies that are not specifically tied to a particular physical development may result in a variety of impacts at different times and places Assesses the impacts of the potential developmental future of a geographic region or of an overall sector or industry (sometimes referred to as regional or sectoral SEA) Assesses the ecological and social impacts that determine the status of environmental components and affected communities (VECs) Requires consideration of past, present, and future projects and natural drivers that affect them reflects the geographical and temporal context in which the effects are aggregating and interacting (e.g. airshed, river catchment, town, landscape) WHAT THE PROTOCOL IS A series of assessment tools applicable to all stages of hydropower development in all global contexts An evidence-based objective assessment of a project s performance, prepared by an accredited assessor Recognized by a range of environmental and social NGOs Developed and governed by a multistakeholder, consensus-based structure IS NOT Not a standard, or a pass/fail mark. Not a mechanisms to provide a sustainable hydropower or certified stamp of approval Not a replacement for national or local regulatory requirements or lenders requirements (such as compliance with IFC s Performance Standards) Not a replacement for an ESIA MEASUREMENT TOOL 3

4 OVERLAP & DIFFERENCES Environment Impact Resource Efficiency and pollution prevention Biodiversity Conservation Valued Environmental Components Multiple actors Basin wide institutional mechanism Cumulative Impact - - Stages of the Project - Alternative Analysis - Risk & Impact Identification - Stakeholder Engagement - Mitigation and management - Monitoring, reporting, corrective action and review - Organization/Institutional Mechanism Social Impact Community health and safety Involuntary Indigenous People Cultural Heritage All 8 thematic areas Governance Political Risk Financial Viability Rating tool IHA Protocol CONCLUSION : EMPHASIS ON RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Management system: Integration into decisionmaking Analysis: Identificatio n of issues High level convergence in the standards Tools support achievement of the standards Stakeholder engagement All standards and tools founded on Plan-Do-Check- Act cycle Stakeholder engagement at the core 4

5 CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT 5