INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: June 10, 2004 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Brazil Project Name: Brasilia Environmentally Sustainable Pro Estimated Appraisal Date: January 27, 2005 Managing Unit: LCSEN Sector: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (100%) Project ID: P089440 Task Team Leader: Paula Dias Pini Estimated Board Date: May 20, 2005 Report No.: AC902 Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Theme: Pollution management and environmental health (P);Other social development (S);Other urban development (S);Environmental policies and institutions (S);Water resource management (S) Safeguard Policies Specialists in the task team: Paula Pini, A.J. Glauber Loan amount ($m.): IBRD: 57.5 Other financing amounts by source: B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] To ensure quality water resources to meet the growing needs of the Federal District and the Brasília Metropolitan Region, through environmental planning and management activities implemented at the regional level, integrated with poverty reduction interventions and environmental rehabilitation in the most critical watersheds. C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] Total project cost is estimated at US$ 115 million. A Specific Investment Loan (SIL) of US$57.5 million is proposed. The FD proposed project has two complementary axes: (i) regional development policies, regulation and planning, including enhancing institutional capacity; and (ii) targeted interventions focusing on poverty alleviation associated with rehabilitating, restoring and protecting strategic environmentally sensitive areas. Targeted interventions focus on two river basins: (i) Descoberto, which produces 60 % of the water supplied to the FD and (ii) Lago Paranoá, a landmark reservoir with recreational value and climate control attributes. The main pollution source of the Descoberto reservoir is the Aguas Lindas poor settlement, located in Goiás but draining into the FD territory. Vila Estrutural and the Joquei Clube dumpsite (serving ($m)
the entire FD population) put pressure on the contiguous National Park of Brasília, created to protect the Cerrado Biome, as well as many springs that feed into the Lago Paranoá. These low income settlements have unsatisfactory water supply services and inexistent sanitation resulting in a high negative impact on the Descoberto and Lago Paranoá. These services would be provided by under the project through the DF water utility, in association with the Goiás water utility. An institutional arrangement has already been set with the Municipality of Águas Lindas. Component 1- Policy and institutional development: The component would: (i) support regional development and improve technical and legal tools for effectively implementing regionally integrated management; (ii) strengthen WRM management capacities; (iii) enhance environmental management capacity through improvements in institutional arrangements and technical tools at the regional level, and (iv) promote institutional development in key FD agencies such as BELACAP, which manages the city solid waste collection and disposal, SEDUH, responsible for the territory planning, and SEMARH, charged with natural resources management. Institution building activities would include modernization of information and administrative systems to include regional integration duties, training; introduction of new organizational schemes for regional planning and management activities and coordination. Component 2 - Social inclusion and poverty reduction: This component directly addresses poverty, urban services and environmental quality issues in unregulated settlements. Urban development, services and works will be designed and implemented in Vila Estrutural, with the active participation of community members in the decision-making and implementation process. Focused poverty reduction interventions include employment and income generation specially to the population involved with scavenging activities in the Joquei Clube open waste dumpsite. Development of entrepreneurial capacities in recycling and small business will be supported. Component 3 - Water resource management and protection: This component would (i) provide access to improved water and sanitation services to Aguas Lindas; (ii) phase out and remediate the Joquei Clube solid waste dumpsite; (iii) implement a 25-year solid waste management program for Brasília, including construction of sanitary landfill facilities and (iv) finance environmental conservation subprojects in key watersheds to recover degraded areas. Other activities include modeling of private-public partnerships and microenterprise development for waste recycling activities. Component 4 - Project management, Monitoring and Evaluation: Project management, monitoring and evaluation would focus on the establishment of the project management unit and corresponding planning and management support systems, including administrative, financial, procurement, reporting and monitoring systems needed for successful project implementation. D. Project location (if known) Brazil, Federal District of Brasília. The institutional actions are intended to apply to the entire territory of the Federal District, while the physical improvements target only two critical river basins within the Federal District. A small area of one of these river basins extends to the territory of the state of Goiás.
E. Borrower s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies [from PCN] The Federal District of Brasilia invests an average of US$ 100 million per year with own resources and external financing. To execute these investments, the FD have been complying with the national and international safeguards, mainly regarding the environmental and resettlement safeguards. II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Applicable? Safeguard Policy If Applicable, How Might It Apply? [X] Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) [X] Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) [ ] Pest Management (OP 4.09) [X] Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) [ ] Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.20) [ ] Forests (OP/BP 4.36) [ ] Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) [ ] Cultural Property (draft OP 4.11 - OPN 11.03) [ ] Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP/GP 7.60) * [ ] Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP/GP 7.50) Environmental Assessment Category: [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Target date for the Quality Enhancement Review (QER), at which time the PAD-stage ISDS would be prepared. November 04. B. For simple projects that will not require a QER, the target date for preparing the PAD-stage ISDS * By supporting the proposed project, the Bank does not intend to prejudice the final determination of the parties claims on the disputed areas
C. 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. 3 EA will be disclosed 120 days prior to Board date. 3 A RAP or a Resettlement Framework will be prepared accordingly to the level of detail achieved at the PAD stage for the activity triggering resettlement. IV. APPROVALS Signed and submitted by: Task Team Leader: Paula Dias Pini Date Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Name Date Comments Sector Manager: Name Date Comments 1 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.