INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET DRAFT APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 5-Mar-2014 Report No.: 86529 1. Basic Project Data Country: Africa (Regional project) Project ID: P149269 Project Name: Support to TerrAfrica Secretariat Task Team Leader: Anna Corsi Estimated Appraisal Date: March 5, 2014 Estimated Board Date: N/A Managing Unit: AFTN3 Lending Instrument: Child Trust Fund Grant Sector: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (100%) Theme: Land administration and management (50%); Environmental policies and institutions (20%); Climate change (20%);Water resource management (10%) SPF Amount (US$m): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: Borrower 0.425 Trust Funds 2.00 2.425 Environmental Category: C - Not Required Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [X] or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) 2. Project Objectives The objective of this child trust fund (CTF) project under the TerrAfrica Leveraging Fund (TLF) is to strengthen capacity at NEPAD Agency to support TerrAfrica member countries on knowledge management and actions for scaling up Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM). The project will support capacity enhancement to maintain and strengthen the regional coalition on sustainable land management, manage knowledge and information, carry out communications and outreach, monitor progress, and facilitate the development of participating countries’ sustainable land management investment frameworks. 3. Project Description The Project has three components with a total investment cost of $2.425 million to be financed by the TerrAfrica Leveraging Fund in the amount of US$2,0M and US$0.425 of in-kind resources for staffing and overheads by NEPAD Agency. Component 1. Support for regional coalition building (US$1.1M CTF support). The objective of this component is to support the NEPAD Agency to reinforce the regional coalition that aligns assistance to countries on SLWM and related issues. The project will finance SLM coordination mechanisms, including the integration of SLM in CAADP processes and investment planning and other key programs and plans; technical staff and training to strengthen management of the TerrAfrica Secretariat; and communication activities to reinforce policy advocacy and technical outreach. Component 2. Support for mutual learning among countries (US$0.5M CTF support). The objective of this component is to support the NEPAD Agency in its mandate to meet country demand for knowledge and best practice tools to improve land management and climate resilience while maintaining natural capital. These tools and services would reinforce on-going investment operations in countries, as well as national and sector development planning. Component 3. Support for countries’ SLM investment planning (US$0.4M CTF support). The objective of this component is to strengthen the NEPAD Agency’s role in meeting country demand for expertise and tools to develop and implement SLM work programs and national SLM investment frameworks. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis The project will fund activities to be carried out at NEPAD Agency headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, and at regional and national levels region-wide. No on-the- ground investments are included in the grant. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists N/A 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The activities to be funded by the project are limited to the mandate and functional responsibilities of the recipient, NEPAD Agency, in supporting the TerrAfrica processes as described in section 3 and 4 above. The project will not fund any civil works whatsoever, either at NEPAD Agency or in member countries, or their engineering design (detailed or even schematic) or even their feasibility study. In addition, the knowledge and information services to be provided by NEPAD Agency are essentially to promote environmental sustainability among sectors and themes including agriculture, forest, and water resources. Moreover, NEPAD Agency through this project may provide consultant services to participating countries to strengthen their environmental and natural resource planning and project management systems. Participating countries will therefore be in a better position to improve their respective systems. In conclusion, there will be no adverse environmental and social impacts associated with this project; indirect environmental and social impacts of the grant should be overwhelmingly positive. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: N/A 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 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. The recipient does not have experience in using and applying Bank safeguard policies given the nature of their work to date. However, this is not a concern as, as previously mentioned, this project will not finance directly or indirectly any civil works, engineering designs (either detailed or schematic) or feasibility studies for such works. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. N/A. B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? N/A Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? N/A Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? N/A Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop Pest Management Plan: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? N/A Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, 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: This small child trust fund project is only funding capacity building work of a regional institution with no works on the ground in any country. C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank's No Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a N/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 responsibilities N/A been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project N/A cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the N/A monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? D. Approvals Task Team Leader: Anna Corsi March 5, 2014 Approved by: Date Regional Safeguards Alexandra Bezeredi April 4, 2014 Coordinator: Sector Manager: Ms Magda Lovei March 11, 2014