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1 Public Disclosure Authorized INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 24-Nov-2014 Report No.: ISDSA9493 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 0 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 06-Dec-2014 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: China Project ID: P Project Name: China: Gansu Rural-Urban Integration Infrastructure Project (P ) Task Team Leader: Holly Krambeck Estimated 20-Oct-2014 Estimated 31-Mar-2015 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: GTIDR Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): Rural and Inter-Urban Roads and Highways (100%) Theme(s): Rural services and infrastructure (50%), Regional integration (50%) Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP No 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)? Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: Total Bank Financing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Total Environmental A - Full Assessment Category: Is this a Repeater project? No 2. Project Development Objective(s) The project development objective is to provide residents in Wuwei Municipality and Linxia County with improved connectivity between rural and urban areas. 3. Project Description A. Concept Page 1 of 14

2 The proposed project components include the construction and improvement of urban and rural roads and bridges prioritized through Wuwei and Linxia's rural-urban integration plans Description Component A: Wuwei Road Network Improvement (Cost: USD million; IBRD Loan: USD million) will provide all-season roads to Wuwei rural people and increase transport capacity in key corridors. Physical outputs include newly constructed roads and bridges, as well as rehabilitated roads with improved safety and drainage features. Component B: Linxia Road Network Improvement (Cost: USD million; IBRD Loan: USD million) will provide all-season roads to Linxia rural people and increase transport capacity in key corridors..physical outputs include newly constructed roads and bridges, as well as rehabilitated roads with improved safety and drainage features. Component C: Technical Assistance (Cost: USD million; IBRD Loan USD million). This component supports training and technical assistance activities related to road safety, maintenance, and rural beneficiaries support. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project sites are located in Wuwei Municipality and Linxia County, Gansu Province. Wuwei Municipality, located at the eastern end of the Gansu Hexi Corridor, is a prefecture-level city in northwest central Gansu Province. It borders Yingchuan and Inner Mongolia in the north; Lanzhou Municipality, provincial capital of Gansu Province in the east; and Qinghai Province in the south. Its position makes it an important business and transportation hub for the area. Wuwei has one district, and three counties with a land area of 33,000 square-km and a population of 1.9 million. The project area in Wuwei Municipality is located in the alluvial and fluvial plain in the front of Qilian Mountain. The area belongs to arid zone of cold temperate zone, with precipitation of mm and evaporation up to 3,000 mm. Linxia County is located in the middle of Gansu Province, the transition zone of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau. Linxia is a county of the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It borders Yongjing County in the north; Dongxiang County and Hezheng County in the east; Gannan Prefecture in the south; and Qinghai Provinces in the west. Linxia consists of 19 townships with a population of 389,000 and a land area of 1,212 square-km. Linxia has a mountainous climate with continental and monsoon features. Annual average temperature is -12.7oC - 26.OoC. Annual precipitation is mm, and evaporation is 541.9mm. The rural roads to be upgraded in Linxia are all existing roads along the flood plain and terrace of small valleys. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Feng Ji (GENDR) Meixiang Zhou (GSURR) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes Environmental Impacts (OP4.01): The proposed BP 4.01 project will improve local transport infrastructure, rural-urban connectivity and rural accessibility to Page 2 of 14

3 o urban public services in project area. In Wuwei, part of the existing road (#A9 road; width:7.5 meters) to be rehabilitated is within the boundary of a Class II Zone (buffer zone) drinking water source protected area of the Dajingxia Reservoir and Liujiatan in Dajing Town. In Linxia County, partial alignment of a rural road (road width: 7.5 meters) to be rehabilitated runs along the bank of the Liujiaxia Reservoir. These existing roads currently pose risks to the drinking water sources due to the deteriorated road conditions and inadequate safety facilities. Rehabilitation of these roads would significantly reduce risks to these water sources because of the improved road conditions and the provision of safety facilities. The EA proposes both engineering measures and specific mitigation measures, such as provision of surface runoff and accident spill collection and storage tanks along the sections close to water source protection areas; drainage system; anticrash barriers; and warning signs, and speed control measures, etc.. Most of the adverse environmental impacts of the project are related to construction activities, such as nuisance of dust and noise, wastewater, borrow and disposal sites, soil erosion, disturbance to local traffic, communities and irrigation system. During operations, adverse impacts include vehicle noise and emission, road safety, and the potential leakage of fuel and chemicals from vehicles, etc. The EA concludes that these potential adverse impacts and risks can be mitigated with the engineering design, good construction management practice, and the proposed mitigation measures. With respect to the cumulative impacts, key Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs) under consideration include soil, acoustic environment, water quality and air quality. The EA shows that the project will have very limited contribution to the cumulative impacts given that (i) the project only accounts for 0.06% (in terms of new road length) of the total roads in Linxia; and 1.5% of the total roads in Wuwei; and (ii) 57% of the road investments (in terms of road length) of the Page 3 of 14

4 project are for the rehabilitation of existing roads. To minimize the potential impacts such as soil erosion and traffic noise, a specific water and social conservation plan has been developed for Wuwei and Linxia respectively. Noise monitoring and noise abatement measures have been proposed in the ESMP. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes Natural Habitats (OP4.04): The project is located in areas that have been disturbed by intensive human activities. In Linxia, approximately 89% of total land affected (158ha) are farmland, existing roads, land for economic trees (e.g., planted fruit or timber trees) and residential land. The remaining 10.9% are grassland and green belt along the existing roads. In Wuwei, approximately 56.6% of the total land affected (235ha) are farmland, residential land, and existing roads; while the remaining 43% is wasteland in desert area. Wuwei is facing desertification problems, with 39% of its land being desert. The EA confirms that there are no endangered species in the project area that could be affected by project interventions. Road investments include 40 bridges (25 in Linxia and 15 in Wuwei) with bridge length varying from m and width varying from 8-28m. Construction activities for 25 bridges in Linxia are expected to affect river systemsseasonal streams or perennial streams; i.e., Daxia River and its branches. Soil erosion caused by the construction activities may increase the sediment concentration in Daxia River and cause deposits in the lower stream of the river. If no mitigation measures taken, project construction may increase soil erosion by 78,427 tons in Linxia and by 92,172 tons in Wuwei during five year construction phase and three years after the construction. Daixa River and its small branches have been influenced by human activities. But by taking a precautionary approach, Natural Habitats policy (OP4.04) is deemed triggered. Mitigation measures for construction have been proposed in the ESMP. Page 4 of 14

5 o O The project will affect 29,969 trees in Wuwei and 18,087 trees in Linxia. The affected trees are timber/fruit trees planted by farmers in the land close to their villages or houses, or green belt along the existing roads. Compensation for the trees has been specified in the RAP. The project will not have any impacts on the health and quality of forests, nor affect the rights and welfare of people and their level of dependence upon or interaction with forests. Forests policy (OP4.36) is not deemed triggered. Forests OP/BP 4.36 No The project will not have impacts on the health and quality of forests, nor affect the rights and welfare of people and their level of dependence upon or interaction with forests, nor aim to bring about changes in the management, protection, or utilization of natural forest or plantations. This policy is not triggered. Pest Management OP 4.09 No The project will not include any procurement of pesticides or pesticide application equipment; nor introduce any new pest management practices, or expand/alter existing pest management practices; nor lead to substantially increased pesticide use and subsequent environmental and health risks. Road maintenance in the project area will not involve the use of pesticides due to the elevation and climate conditions in Wuwei and Linxia. This policy is not triggered. Physical Cultural Resources OP/ Yes Physical Cultural Resources (OP4. 11): Ten BP 4.11 mosques and one Taosim temple are identified in the vicinity of the alignments of four existing rural roads in Linxia County. These mosques are recent buildings built between and serve religious services for about 5,000 Muslim people. The Taoism temple (Guodongshan Temple) was built over 200 years ago and serves the Taoism community of about 2,000 people in the area. Neither the mosques nor temple are registered as cultural relics. However, they are considered as PCRs due to their religious and cultural significance to local communities. The completion of the road renovation will provide better road condition and safety for the local communities to access these religious services. All the mosques and temple are outside the right-of-way of the projects roads, with Page 5 of 14

6 distance between m. The road construction will not directly acquire the land nor encroach the property of these mosques and the temple. However, construction will likely cause short adverse impacts, including noise impact on religious events, and disturbance to accessibility to these places. Mitigation measures have been specified in the ESMP. In addition, total 345 household graves will be relocated due to the project. Based on field survey and public consultation, it is concluded that these graves are with insignificant archaeological and historical value. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 Yes Linxia is a Hui autonomous county. In the project sites, there are 23 project villages with concentrations of Hui people and 6 villages with concentrations of Dongxiang. They account for 49.6% and 56.3% of the total villagers in the project sites, respectively. These ethnic people meet the definition of the Bank IP term. On the other hand, in Wuwei Municipality, there are only 196 ethnic minority people (0.17 % of local total villagers) living scattered throughout 41 villages, and in the project areas, they are well integrated with the majority-han People. They are very similar to Han people in terms of social welfare, rights, social security, language, cultural and living customs. Thus OP4. 10 is not applicable to these people in Wuwei. Overall, the task team concludes that the Bank's OP4.10 policy on Indigenous People is triggered. A Social Assessment as required by the policy has been conducted with a report, and an Ethnic Minority Development Plan has been prepared by the client. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes Land acquisition caused by project construction is 4.12 unavoidable in Wuwei Municipality and Linxia County. The main involuntary resettlement impacts will include ground structure demolition, temporary and permanent land acquisition. Two Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) have been prepared in both English and Chinese for Wuwei and Linxia. In the project preparation phase, locations of some subcomponents might not be determined or might change during project implementation; therefore both Wuwei and Linxia have prepared a Resettlement Policy Framework Page 6 of 14

7 (RPF) as an annex in their RAPs. Linkage projects: The Golden Avenue (Jinse Dadao Road) in Wuwei is identified as the only linkage project as defined by the OP4.12. Given that resettlement of the road has been completed, a due diligence study on its resettlement was done and included in the Wuwei RAP. There is no legacy issue about this project land acquisition. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No The project will not finance construction or rehabilitation of any dams as defined under this policy. Not applicable Projects on International No Not applicable Waterways OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 Not applicable II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues a 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: Environmental Environmental Impacts (OP4.01): The proposed project will improve local transport infrastructure, rural-urban connectivity and rural accessibility to urban public services in project area. In Wuwei, part of the existing road (#A9 road; width:7.5 meters) to be rehabilitated is within the boundary of a Class II Zone (buffer zone) drinking water source protected area of the Dajingxia Reservoir and Liujiatan in Dajing Town. In Linxia County, partial alignment of a rural road (road width: 7.5 meters) to be rehabilitated runs along the bank of the Liujiaxia Reservoir. These existing roads currently pose risks to the drinking water sources due to the deteriorated road conditions and inadequate safety facilities. Rehabilitation of these roads would significantly reduce risks to these water sources because of the improved road conditions and the provision of safety facilities. The EA proposes both engineering measures and specific mitigation measures, such as provision of surface runoff and accident spill collection and storage tanks along the sections close to water source protection areas; drainage system; anti-crash barriers; and warning signs, and speed control measures, etc.. Most of the adverse environmental impacts of the project are related to construction activities, such as nuisance of dust and noise, wastewater, borrow and disposal sites, soil erosion, disturbance to local traffic, communities and irrigation system. During operations, adverse impacts include vehicle noise and emission, road safety, and the potential leakage of fuel and chemicals from vehicles, etc. The EA concludes that these potential adverse impacts and risks can be mitigated with the engineering design, good construction management practice, and the proposed mitigation measures. With respect to the cumulative impacts, key Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs) under consideration include soil, acoustic environment, water quality and air quality. The EA shows that Page 7 of 14

8 C o the project will have very limited contribution to the cumulative impacts given that (i) the project only accounts for 0.06% (in terms of new road length) of the total roads in Linxia; and 1.5% of the total roads in Wuwei; and (ii) 57% of the road investments (in terms of road length) of the project are for the rehabilitation of existing roads. To minimize the potential impacts such as soil erosion and traffic noise, a specific water and social conservation plan has been developed for Wuwei and Linxia respectively. Noise monitoring and noise abatement measures have been proposed in the ESMP. Natural Habitats (OP4.04): The project is located in areas that have been disturbed by intensive human activities. In Linxia, approximately 89% of total land affected (158ha) are farmland, existing roads, land for economic trees (e.g., planted fruit or timber trees) and residential land. The remaining 10.9% are grassland and green belt along the existing roads. In Wuwei, approximately 56.6% of the total land affected (235ha) are farmland, residential land, and existing roads; while the remaining 43% is wasteland in desert area. Wuwei is facing desertification problems, with 39% of its land being desert. The EA confirms that there are no endangered species in the project area that could be affected by project interventions. Road investments include 40 bridges (25 in Linxia and 15 in Wuwei) with bridge length varying from m and width varying from 8-28m. Construction activities for 25 bridges in Linxia are expected to affect river systems-seasonal streams or perennial streams; i.e., Daxia River and its branches. Soil erosion caused by the construction activities may increase the sediment concentration in Daxia River and cause deposits in the lower stream of the river. If no mitigation measures taken, project construction may increase soil erosion by 78,427 tons in Linxia and by 92,172 tons in Wuwei during five year construction phase and three years after the construction. Daixa River and its small branches have been influenced by human activities. But by taking a precautionary approach, Natural Habitats policy (OP4.04) is deemed triggered. Mitigation measures for construction have been proposed in the ESMP. The project will affect 29,969 trees in Wuwei and 18,087 trees in Linxia. The affected trees are timber/fruit trees planted by farmers in the land close to their villages or houses, or green belt along the existing roads. Compensation for the trees has been specified in the RAP. The project will not have any impacts on the health and quality of forests, nor affect the rights and welfare of people and their level of dependence upon or interaction with forests. Forests policy (OP4.36) is not deemed triggered. Physical Cultural Resources (OP4. 11): Ten mosques and one Taosim temple are identified in the vicinity of the alignments of four existing rural roads in Linxia County. These mosques are recent buildings built between and serve religious services for about 5,000 Muslim people. The Taoism temple (Guodongshan Temple) was built over 200 years ago and serves the Taoism community of about 2,000 people in the area. Neither the mosques nor temple are registered as cultural relics. However, they are considered as PCRs due to their religious and cultural significance to local communities. The completion of the road renovation will provide better road condition and safety for the local communities to access these religious services. All the mosques and temple are outside the rightof-way of the projects roads, with distance between m. The road construction will not directly acquire the land nor encroach the property of these mosques and the temple. However, construction will likely cause short adverse impacts, including noise impact on religious events, Page 8 of 14

9 o and disturbance to accessibility to these places. Mitigation measures have been specified in the ESMP. In addition, total 345 household graves will be relocated due to the project. Based on field survey and public consultation, it is concluded that these graves are with insignificant archaeological and historical value. Social The project will have social impacts related to the need for land acquisition and demolition of a number of structures. In Wuwei Municipality, about 4,846 people from 1,143 households will be affected by the acquisition of 120 ha of collective owned land and 903 people from 190 households will be affected by demolition of some 76,662 square-meters of rural structures. Ten shops and 5 institutes will be affected. Some PAPs will be affected by both land acquisition and structure demolition; therefore the total number of PAPs in Wuwei is 5,432 people from 1,271 households. In the County of Linxia, some 6,481 people from 1,519 households will be affected by the acquisition of 70 ha of collective land and 130 people from 25 households will be affected by demolition of 1,028 square-meters rural structure. Some PAPs will be affected by both land acquisition and structure demolition; therefore the total number of PAPs in Linxia is 6,481 people from 1,519 households. Linxia County is a Hui autonomous county. In the project sites, there are 23 project villages with concentrations of Hui people and 6 villages with concentrations of Dongxiang people. They account for 49.6% and 56.3% of the total villagers respectively. The task team concludes that the Bank's OP4. 10 policy on Indigenous People is triggered. A Social Assessment as required by the policy has been conducted, and an Ethnic Minority Development Plan has been developed by the counterparts. While in Wuwei city, there are only 196 Hui, Dongxiang, Salar and Mongolian ethnic people, they live scattered across 41 project villages. These ethnic people do not meet the definition of the Bank IP term; therefore, IP policy OP 4.10 is not triggered for Wuwei subproject. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The drainage and sewer pipelines constructed as part the project roads will improve wastewater collection efficiency of the urban areas of the project cities, thus contribute to the improvement of water environment. With the improvement of transport infrastructure, future investment will be likely increase in the project area, providing local residents with employment opportunities. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The EA includes a review of the alternatives for the road alignments and a "with vs without project" analysis. Proposals that may cause significant adverse impacts on PCRs or natural habitats were dropped as a result of the EA and the feasibility study. Some engineering designs that do not have significant environmental and social impacts are not discussed in the EA, but covered in the detailed feasibility study. Efforts also were made to minimize resettlement impact and negative impact to Hui communities as much as possible. 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. Environmental (OP/BP4.01): A stand-alone Environmental and Social Management Plan has been prepared for Linxia and Wuwei, based on the above environmental assessment. The ESMP includes, but is not limited to: a) Environmental Code of Practices (ECOPs) for contractors for inclusion in the bidding documents and civil work contracts; Page 9 of 14

10 C b) Specific mitigation measures during design and construction phases, such as (i) road drainage system and road safety design, and provision of road safety facilities; (ii) balance of cut and fill for construction activities; (iii) management of borrow and disposal sites, camps, nuisance of dust, noise, waste, and wastewater; (iv) specific soil erosion management plan; (iv) mitigation measures to avoid or mitigate disturbance to local communities, traffic, religious activities, utilities and irrigation system; c) Specific measures proposed for the operation phase including (i) road maintenance (e.g. road safety, drainage system); (ii) noise monitoring and noise mitigation measures; (iii) measures to protect water sources/streams; and (iv) emergency measures for the potential leakage of chemicals and fuel; d) Water sources protection measures including: (i) provision of surface runoff and accident spill collection and storage tanks along the sections close to water source protection areas; (ii) drainage system; (iii) anti-crash barriers; and warning signs, and speed control measures etc.; and e) A social management plan based on the major findings and recommendations from the Social Assessment. Natural Habitats (OP4.04): Mitigation measures for the bridge construction have been proposed in the ESMP. A Soil and Water Conservation Plan, as part of the ESMP, has been developed for Linxia and Wuwei respectively including mitigation measures, monitoring plan and the budget. With these mitigation measures, soil erosion caused by construction activities can be substantially reduced. Physical Cultural Resources (OP4. 11): To protect PCRs, consultation with local communities (especially Muslim communities) has been conducted and necessary mitigation measures incorporated into the ESMPs, which include (but not limited to): training of construction workers to respect local culture; provision of temporary access to ensure accessibility; prior notice of construction activities and schedule; use of low noise equipment in the vicinity of the mosques and temple; and optimizing construction time and activities to avoid disturbance to religious events. For the relocation of household graves, compensation measures have been included in the RAPs. Chance Find Procedures for PCRs are included in the ESMP. The ESMP specifies environmental monitoring plans, institutional arrangement, capacity building activities, and the budget for the ESMP implementation. Gansu Province has worked with the Bank since 1980s. At present, it has four ongoing projects financed by the Bank. The province is familiar with the Bank's procedures and requirements. Under the provincial level, project implementation and coordination will be carried out by Wuwei Municipality and Linxia County. Wuwei and Linxia have established their Project Leading Group (PLG) with a vice mayor or a country governor as the head of the PMOs, assisted by a number of government agencies. PMOs have been established under the guidance of the PLGs. The PMOs consist of departments responsible for financial, engineering, procurement, social and environmental management. ESMP implementation will be managed by Wuwei PMO and Linxia PMO. An environmental management unit will be established in the PMOs respectively with designated environmental staff. The contractors and supervision engineers will be required to assign qualified environmental staff to their team to ensure effective implementation of the ESMPs. As per the ESMP, PMO will receive more training during project implementation. Involuntary Resettlement (OP4.12) In accordance with local laws and Bank requirements, Page 10 of 14

11 o Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) and Resettlement Policy Frameworks (RPF) for the two project sites of Wuwei and Linxia were prepared in Chinese and English by the Wuwei and Limxia PMOs, with assistance from house demolition offices, local land bureaus, affected villages and communities, potentially displaced persons, and a consultative team from Hohai University. RAPs were prepared in line with relevant Chinese laws and regulations, and World Bank OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement. Key principles, compensation standards and salient activities in project design and RAP preparation included: * Acquisition of land and other assets, and relocation of people, will be minimized as much as possible. * A socio-economic survey will be conducted to determine baseline conditions, especially of project affected persons. * Compensation for houses or other properties will be determined at full replacement value. * Compensation will be provided to all project affected persons, including those who lack house registration or other documents, such as legal documents. * Basic infrastructure and service facilities will be provided in areas where project affected persons will be resettled. * Affected persons will be consulted during planning for acquisition of land and other assets, and provision of rehabilitation. * Financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available when required. * Special consideration will be given to vulnerable groups. * Institutional arrangements will be established to ensure effective and timely design, planning, consultation and implementation of the RAP. * Effective and timely supervision, monitoring and evaluation of project implementation will be executed. A Resettlement Policy Framework for Wuwei and Linxia has been developed respectively according to relevant local laws and regulations as well as World Bank's OP/BP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement for components that might change their location during project implementation. The RPF describes the overall legal framework, planning principles, procedures, compensation and rehabilitation approach, consultation and participation requirements, grievance.* redress mechanisms, organization and monitoring arrangements. A Due Diligence Review had been conducted for involuntary resettlement practices for Linkage project identified. The Report showed that there is no legacy issue in terms of involuntary resettlement. Indigenous People (OP4. 10): A social assessment (SA) has been carried out during project preparation, with a focus on positive impacts, negative impacts, and actions for project design and construction. Hui ethnic minority groups were identified as IP group in 23 project villages and Dongxiang ethnic minority group as IP group in 6 villages of Linxia. The social assessment (SA) was conducted by a qualified team including economists and sociologists, who carried out intensive fieldwork in selected sample villages. The villages/communities fully understood the potential risks and opportunities associated with the project, and expressed their interest, enthusiasm and broad support to the project activities. Key findings of the SA include: ethnic minority people of Hui and Dongxiang live concentrated in 29 project villages in Linxia and the Bank IP policy (OP 4.10) is triggered. The project faces some Page 11 of 14

12 O risks and negative impacts such as land acquisition, tomb relocation, house demolition, dust and noise pollution, temporary and partial road blocks, and traffic jams during project construction. The project has a range of positive benefits, such as improving roads accessibility, safety and transportation efficiency, bringing opportunities of employment and income for local people. Road supporting facilities, road maintenance and traffic management are essential. Public publicity and participation are critical to optimize project design and smoothen project implementation. The SA report suggests a social management plan with measures to address social risks and benefits with roles of relevant project stakeholders. The SA report was shared with the FS, EA and design teams to ensure the SA findings and action plan are reflected in the project feasibili ty study report, and separate social safeguards instruments of RAP and EMDP. Based on the findings of the Social Assessment, an Ethnic Minority Development Plan (EMDP) was developed to ensure that project activities on roads development in Linxia are offered to these communities in the same way as other project beneficiaries and that their participation in the Project would be encouraged. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The main stakeholders are project affected people in local communities. In accordance with the Bank's OP4.01, public consultations were conducted during the EA process, including questionnaire surveys and public meetings with project affected people and relevant stakeholders (e.g., mosques/temple management committees). Information about the project, potential environmental and social impacts, and planned mitigation measures were provided to the public during consultation. Their concerns have been addressed in the project design and in the EAs and the ESMPs. The EA document for Wuwei was disclosed at local villages and the government's website on January 4, 2014; while EA document for Linxia was disclosed at local villages and the government's website on December 26, Updated EA documents were re-disclosed locally on August 15, The EA safeguards documents in Chinese and English were disclosed in the Bank Infoshop on August 19, 2014, and re-disclosed in September The social safeguards documents for Linxia were locally disclosed on August 11, 2014 and for Wuwei on August 15, The social safeguards documents in Chinese and English were disclosed in the Bank Infoshop on August 18, B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission to InfoShop For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors "In country" Disclosure China Comments: Linxia: Dec 26,2013; Wuwei: Jan 4, 2014 Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank 15-Jul Aug Jan Jul-2014 Page 12 of 14

13 O O Date of submission to InfoShop "In country" Disclosure China Comments: Linxia: Aug 11, 2014; Wuwei: Aug 15, 2014 Indigenous Peoples Development Plan/Framework Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission to InfoShop "In country" Disclosure China Comments: Linxia 18-Aug Aug Jul Aug Aug-2014 If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, 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 OP/BP/GP Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) Yes [ X] No [ ] NA [ ] report? If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Practice Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Manager (PM) review and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the credit/loan? OP/BP Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ X ] NA [ degradation of critical natural habitats? If the project would result in significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ degradation of other (non-critical) natural habitats, does the project include mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank? OP/BP Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural Yes [ ] No [ X ] NA [ ] property? Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] potential adverse impacts on cultural property? OP/BP Indigenous Peoples Has a separate Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework Yes [ X] No [ ] NA [ ] (as appropriate) been prepared in consultation with affected Indigenous Peoples? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Practice Manager review the plan? Page 13 of 14

14 If the whole project is designed to benefit IP, has the design Yes [ ] No [ ] NA been reviewed and approved by the Regional Social Development Unit or Practice Manager? OP/BP Involuntary Resettlement o Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/ Yes [ X] No [ ] NA process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA Practice Manager review the plan? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ X] No [ ] NA World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ X ] No [ ] NA place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ X] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included Yes [ x] No [ ] NA [ ] in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ X] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ X] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Approved By Name: Holly Krambeck Regional Safeguards Name: Peter Leonard (RSA) Advisor: Date: 05-Dec-2014 Practice Manager/ Name: Michel Kerf (PMGR) Date: 06-Dec-2014 Manager: Page 14 of 14