Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 09/30/2009 Report No.: AC4361 1. Basic Project Data Country: Brazil Project ID: P114010 Project Name: BR-GEF Sustainable Transport and Air Quality Project (STAQ) Task Team Leader: Paul Procee GEF Focal Area: Climate change Global Supplemental ID: Estimated Appraisal Date: July 23, 2009 Estimated Board Date: November 19, 2009 Managing Unit: LCSTR Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Sector: General transportation sector (60%);Health (25%);Sub-national government administration (10%);General energy sector (5%) Theme: Climate change (33%);Pollution management and environmental health (33%);Access to urban services and housing (17%);Environmental policies and institutions (17%) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 8.53 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 16.97 16.97 Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [X] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) Yes [ ] No [X] 2. Project Objectives The Project aims at achieving a reduction of GHG emissions growth rates through interventions in sustainable, more efficient modes of transport. To this end, the Project would support studies and pilot interventions to: (a) regulate freight transport , (b) integrate urban land-use and transport planning; (c) induce sustainable transport policies, and programs in Brazilian cities that contribute to a long-term increase in patronage of more efficient modes of transport; (d) target research for environmental assessment (both local and global) of transport and land-use measures; (e) pursue political dialogue engaging different actors dealing with transport, land-use, and environment matters at all levels of government; (f) foster a national and regional common approach to sustainable transport, articulating land-use planning, and air quality policies; and (g) create a network of Latin American cities to allow sharing of regional experiences, enhance the analytical tools available at the institutional level, and make them available to all interested cities. Page 2 3. Project Description The STAQ Program has been structured into a Regional Project and three Country Projects in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. The Regional Project will focus on monitoring, developing methodologies and toolkits, and dissemination of lessons learned towards strengthening the capacity of specific cities directly participating in the Country Projects, as well as any other interested Latin American cities, to be able to develop comprehensive strategies to promote sustainable transport. The Country Project in Brazil consists of pilot investments and technical assistance to 3 pre-identified cities (Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo and Curitiba) to remove barriers for sustainable transport. The cities have been identified on the basis of the following characteristics: (i) they are economic and governmental centers at the national or municipal levels, and (ii) the state and municipal governments are committed to addressing environmental and sustainable transport issues. The Project will co-fund measures in four of the thematic windows, following the cities#, Bank#s, and GEF priorities for climate change mitigation in the urban transport sector . Window 1: Freight Management: Technical assistance to the city of Sao Paulo to develop an analysis tool for projects/policies to improve freight transportation in the metropolitan area. The performance of this study will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Window 2: Land Use/Transportation Coordination: Technical assistance to the city of Belo Horizonte to perform a land-use study of the first BRT corridor in the city, to establish a methodology for evaluating the environmental impacts of transportation alternatives, as well as to support the establishment of an urban mobility agency/forum and information system. These studies will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Window 3: Public Transport Enhancement: Technical assistance to the city of Belo Horizonte to create a strategy for incremental establishment of the next generation of high capacity public transportation corridors, as well as to evaluate alternative fuel initiatives for public transportation vehicles. The performance of these studies will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Technical assistance for the city of Sao Paulo to design a Central Control System for a high-capacity public transportation corridor. This study will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Pilot investments in the city of Curitiba to implement a bicycle lane alongside an upgraded BRT corridor. These pilot investments will have minor environmental and social impacts that are mostly localized and directly related to the construction phase Window 4: Non-motorized transport: technical assistance to the city of Curitiba to design a pilot project for improving bicycle transportation. The performance of this study will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Page 3 Technical assistance and pilot investments in the city of Belo Horizonte, to design and implement a non-motorized transport pilot program for selected secondary city centers. This study will have no direct environmental or social impacts. These pilot investments will have minor environmental and social impacts, which will be screened and mitigated as part of the corresponding preparatory study. Window 5: Transport Demand Management: Technical assistance to the city of Belo Horizonte to develop a better analysis tool to evaluate TDM projects/policies for city center. The study will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Technical assistance to the city of Curitiba to develop a TDM pilot project with focus on ITS applications, as well as to develop a sustainable inventory of GHG gases for the transport sector at the city level. These studies will have no direct environmental or social impacts. Technical assistance to the city of Sao Paulo to develop a TDM pilot project will have no direct environmental or social impacts. The Project will also partially finance the Project coordinating unit within the national executing agency (ANTP) in charge of supervising and monitoring performance of the GEF subprojects in the three cities. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis All project related activities will take place in three cities: Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Sao Paulo. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Paul Procee (LCSEN) 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 Page 4 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 vast majority of proposed components of city subprojects (activities to be directly financed by GEF) are consultancies to be hired to perform studies which will lead to the identification and preparation of policies or physical projects, some of which will be implemented as Project counterpart. Some components of city subprojects will involve traffic management modifications and minor infrastructure works related to the implementation of non-motorized transport initiatives. Activities financed by the cities as Project counterpart involve traffic management and minor infrastructure works associated with non-motorized or public transport initiatives, as well as ITS applications for private and public transport associated with transportation demand management initiatives. The exact details of activities influenced by the GEF Project (promoted or prepared by its activities) are not yet known, as they will result from preparatory work largely financed by GEF as components of corresponding subprojects (consultancies supporting the development, design and, in some cases, the initial execution of these activities). In general, these activities will probably involve traffic management measures and minor infrastructure works associated with prioritizing public and non-motorized transport. Environmental and social impacts of all of these physical works will most likely be minor and to a large part limited to the construction phase itself (redirection of traffic, small amounts of localized noise and dust). Given that all physical works associated with the Project will take place solely on existing right-of-way and will have only minor environmental impact, site sensitivity will most likely be low and no resettlement will be necessary; consequently these activities will be categorized under General Environmental Category B. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The implementation of these activities, as well as subsequently influenced initiatives, will ensure that the Project will have positive environmental impact in the long-run, improving the quality of public transport and non-motorized transport systems and improving traffic management, reducing global and local emissions. 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. Each city, represented by its relevant environmental agency, will be primarily responsible for the management of the environmental and social aspects of the activities related to its Page 5 sub-project. All of the cities selected for inclusion in the Brazil Country Project have previously shown the ability to successfully perform this function in the context of past and/or ongoing Bank loan programs composed of transport sector activities. In Belo Horizonte, the Project implementation group at BHTRANS, together with the Adjunct Secretary of Environment (SAMA) of the City, have implemented several Bank projects and have shown capacity to effectively manage and supervise the environmental impacts originating from these types of projects. The Municipal Secretary of Environment in Curitiba and URBS also have had long experience with addressing Bank and international donor#s environmental safeguard policies. The team is confident that both cities will be able to comply with the Bank#s requirements. In addition, consultants could be hired to prepare and/or supervise the implementation of these activities and be required to support applicable local environmental authorities in the fulfillment of these commitments. This collaboration will ensure that environmental and social considerations are properly taken into account in the design of these activities, as well as that bidding documents in contracts specify the environmental rules that contractors will be required to follow, along with noncompliance penalties and environmental supervision arrangements. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Each city, represented by its relevant environmental agency, will assign staff/specialists to ensure implementation of the environmental and social measures, coordinate with stakeholders and supervise compliance by the contractors. Given that all physical works associated with the Project will take place solely on existing roadway facilities and right- of-way, site sensitivity will most likely be low and no resettlement will be necessary. During Project implementation, workshops will be organized to discuss the Project with local stakeholders but also in national forums to discuss negative and positive effects of investments, on environment, quality of life and climate change. They would also allow for improvements for prevention, mitigation and compensation of negative impacts and promote community participation and ownership. B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Yes Date of receipt by the Bank 06/08/2009 Date of "in-country" disclosure 06/08/2009 Date of submission to InfoShop 09/28/2009 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? Page 6 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? 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? 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: n/a C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Manager (SM) review and approve the EA report? Yes Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the credit/loan? Yes The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank's Infoshop? No Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? No All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? N/A Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project cost? N/A Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? N/A Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal N/A Page 7 documents? D. Approvals Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Mr Paul Procee 05/14/2009 Environmental Specialist: Mr Paul Procee 05/14/2009 Social Development Specialist Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Mr Reidar Kvam 09/29/2009 Comments: Sector Manager: Mr Aurelio Menendez 05/18/2009 Comments: