INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA7164 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 04-Apr-2014 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 04-Apr-2014 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Georgia Project ID: P147348 Project Name: Transmission Grid Strengthening Project (P147348) Task Team Joseph Melitauri Leader: Estimated 25-Mar-2014 Estimated 13-May-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: ECSEG Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): General energy sector (100%) Theme(s): Export development and competitiveness (100%) 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: 62.00 Total Bank Financing: 60.00 Public Disclosure Copy Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower 2.00 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 60.00 Total 62.00 Environmental A - Full Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) The project development objective is to provide reliable power transmission services to new power generation development in southwestern part of the grid, upgrade electricity exchange systems, and provide economically efficient, environmentally and socially sustainable electricity sector planning. 3. Project Description The Transmission Grid Strengthening (TGS) Project will: (i) provide transmission services to the Page 1 of 12 newly constructed hydropower station, (ii) improve stability of the south-western part of the transmission grid, (ii) establish power exchange platform, and (iii) assess the environmental impact of the sector strategy. Public Disclosure Copy Component 1. Transmission System Strengthening (US $52.15 million). This component will finance a high voltage transmission line from Akhaltsikhe to Batumi. This component will have three sub-components; i) Subcomponent 1a (US $45.65 million). This sub-components will finance the supply and installation of a double-circuit, 220 kV transmission line (TL) from Akhaltsikhe back-to-back (BTB) and 500/400/220 kV substation (Akhaltsikhe station) to Batumi 220 kV substation. It will connect with the two hydropower plants (HPPs): 175 MW Shuakhevi HPP and 150 MW Koromkheti HPP. The estimated length of the TL is 142 km. It is composed of two sections: Section 1 is a 91 km TL from Suakhevi HPP to Akhaltsikhe station and Section 2 is a 52 km TL from Batumi substation to Suakhevi HPP via Koromkheti HPP. ii) Subcomponent 1b (US $4 million). This subcomponent will finance supervision consultant for the supply and installation of Akhaltsikhe Batumi transmission line. iii) Subcomponent 1c (US $2.5 million). This subcomponent will finance consultants to evaluate of bids for Akhaltsikhe Batumi transmission line, consultants for the preparation of the following; new transmission-system expansion plan, prospective transmission line feasibility studies, and the preparation of basic designs for the prospective transmission. Component 2. Wholesale Power Exchange Platform (US $6 million). This component will finance hardware and software for the power exchange systems. This component will have two subcomponents; i) Subcomponent 2a (US $5.5 million). This subcomponent will finance supply and installation of power exchange platform which includes hardware and software for metering, balancing, and trading systems. The GSE will be the beneficiary of the power exchange platform. ii) Subcomponent 2b (US $0.5 million). This subcomponent will finance preparation of the design and supervision for the above platform. Public Disclosure Copy Component 3. Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (US $1.2 million). This component will finance preparation of the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment report. This component will have two subcomponents; i) Subcomponent 3a (US $1.0 million). This subcomponent will finance preparation of the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment. ii) Subcomponent 3b (US $0.2 million). This subcomponent will finance capacity building of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection in strategic environmental and social assessment. Component 4. Project Management (US $0.5 million). This component will finance (PIU) GSE for effective project management. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) Most part of the Akhaltsikhe-Batumi transmission line corridor passes through the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, and the rest of it is located in Adigeni and Akhaltsikhe provinces of Samtskhe- Javakheti region of Georgia. Part of the corridor gets pretty close to the Georgia's State border with Turkey. The transmission line will connect the town of Akhaltsikhe - located on the plateau of semi- Page 2 of 12 arid hills with continental climate, to Batumi - a sea port and beach resort on the Back Sea coast. The line will get over the Goderdzi mountain pass located 2025 meters over the sea level. The corridor will pass through highly diverse types of terrain, ranging from alpine meadows to subtropical forests Public Disclosure Copy and the coastal zone. These areas include populated and cultivated parcels of land, pastures, as well as parts remote and minimally transformed forests. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Darejan Kapanadze (ECSEN) Jorge E. Villegas (ECSSO) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes The TGS Project will support construction of a BP 4.01 new power transmission line in a difficult terrain, including forested areas and river crossings, rural settlements, and cultivated land plots. Certain sections of the transmission line alignment may overlap with bird migratory routes. The Project triggers OP/BP 4.01 and according to this Policy, is classified as an Environmental Category A, requiring a full scale environmental assessment. The Borrower financed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the construction of Batumi-Akhaltsikhe transmission line (TL) and developed an ESIA report. ToR of this task was agreed with the Bank and publicly disclosed. The TOR and the scope of ESIA were discussed with stakeholders. Draft ESIA report was also disclosed and consultation meetings held in the Public Disclosure Copy capital city of Tbilisi and in Batumi – the main city of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. ESIA report was finalized afterwards with incorporation of the public feedback. The construction of Akhaltsikhe-Batumi TL is subject to the EIA, State ecological expertize, and environmental permitting as per the national legislation. The Borrower is expected to fully meet all requirements of the Georgian law. Adjaristskali Cascade Project is an ongoing activity for the construction of four HPPs in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, implemented with financial participation of IFC and EBRD, which is associated with the construction of TL. Namely, TL will evacuate power generated in the four HPPs under construction. In accordance with IFC Access to Information Policy, early drafts of the ESIA of Adjaristskali Cascade Project were Page 3 of 12 disclosed at IFC's website on May 24, 2013. Updated ESIA documents were re-disclosed on October 3, 2013 along with an Environmental and Public Disclosure Copy Social Summary prepared by IFC. Bank’s Task Team preparing the TGS Project reviewed ESIA report, Environmental and Social Summary, as well as the Resettlement Action Plan developed for Adjaristskali Cascade Project, and was satisfied to see that all important environmental, social, and cultural heritage aspects related to the Cascade Project are covered in these documents. At the same time, the Bank team had questions and concerns in regard to several environmental aspects of Cascade Project and shared them with IFC. An overarching issue is that the ESIA report, Environmental and Social Management Plan, Construction Environmental Management Plan, as well as a number of other thematic plans in place suggest a menu of mitigation measures which should be specified into an applicable form for individual work sites on the rolling basis, over the project implementation. This will generate a great inflow of information to be processed, reviewed, approved and enforced by the project proponent with little oversight on behalf of the national environmental authorities. The Bank is aware of Public Disclosure Copy the risks associated with running such back- loaded environmental and social management system for an activity associated with the TGS Project and will remain engaged with the IFC’s project team throughout the implementation period with the purpose of reviewing environmental and social performance under the Adjaristskali Cascade Project and collaborating with IFC for mitigating corporate risks. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes OP/BP 4.04 Natural Habitats is triggered because about 10 km long lower section of the TL alignment falls within the important international migratory corridor of birds, out of which the potential impacts of the TL construction and operation may be significant within 5-6 km segment, where birds are known to fly closer to the earth surface. The TGS Project is expected to have modest impact on the forest habitats as well. Forests OP/BP 4.36 Yes Significant part of the transmission line corridor Page 4 of 12 passes through forested areas. Placement of towers and arrangement of service roads will require tree cutting. Natural forests, Public Disclosure Copy predominantly located on mountain slopes, will therefore be affected. A land strip under the power cables shall be maintained free of high- growing vegetation throughout operation of the TL. OP/BP 4.36 Forests is triggered to address risks associated with the expected impacts of the TGS Project on the forest stands. Pest Management OP 4.09 No OP 4.09 Pest Management is not triggered, because ESIA confirmed that no herbicides will be used during construction and operation of the TL with the purpose of clearing and/or controlling vegetation. Physical Cultural Resources OP/ Yes The Akhaltsikhe-Batumi TL will pass the area BP 4.11 with a number of registered historic monuments. Although the TL is designed the way to avoid direct impacts on the these cultural assets, a need for the construction and operation of service roads, construction camps and other supporting infrastructure carries certain risk of negative impacts. Also, there is a likelihood of encountering chance finds during earth works required for the construction of towers. OP/BP 4.11 Physical Cultural Resources is triggered to manage any possible impacts of the Project on the cultural property. Public Disclosure Copy Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes The transmission line corridor from Batumi to 4.12 Akhaltsikhe will go through few populated villages, pasture lands and other plots of land used by the local population for their livelihood generation purposes. While the GSE will try to avoid the resettlement to the extent possible, the project triggers the Involuntary Resettlement Policy OP/BP 4.12. The policy triggering is mandating the GSE to prepare the Resettlement Policy Framework where the resettlement case identification (census), compensation, livelihood restoration and other social impact mitigation measures and general principles shall be defined. The RPF will become public at the public disclosure meeting where the project affected persons will be informed about the project’s Page 5 of 12 responsibilities vis-à-vis their resettlement and/or livelihoods loss mitigation principles. The RPF preparation, its disclosure and public consultation Public Disclosure Copy mandate rests with GSE. The sectional draft RAP (for the selected section of the transmission line to be constructed for the first year of implementation) has to be submitted for approval to WB before appraisal together with the RPF. The WB will coordinate with IFC as required to ensure the adequate implementation of the Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan developed for the associated hydropower project. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 Yes The Bank-financed construction of TL does not include any physical activities on dams and is not directly dependent on the safe operation of dams, however, construction of HPPs associated with TL entails placement of two large dams with the height of 22m and 39m and the OP 4.37 is triggered. The Bank team reviewed arrangements in place for ensuring dam safety under the IFC- supported Adjaristskali Cascade Project and will track how the quality control will actually work at the dams’ design, construction and operation phases as activities for the arrangement of HPP reservoirs progress. Public Disclosure Copy Projects on International No The Bank-financed construction of TL does not Waterways OP/BP 7.50 trigger OP 7.50. Three HPPs to be constructed under the associated Adjaristskali Cascade Project will abstract water from the rivers of Chorokhi basin that drains into the Black Sea in the territory of Georgia. Construction of these HPPs will not have any trans-boundary impacts. Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 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 TGS Project will support construction of a new Akhaltsikhe-Batumi TL, most part of which will pass through the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, and the rest of it will be located in Adigeni and Akhaltsikhe provinces of Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. Part of the TL corridor gets pretty close to the Georgia's State border with Turkey. The transmission line will connect the town Page 6 of 12 of Akhaltsikhe - located on the plateau of semiarid hills with continental climate, to Batumi - a sea port and beach resort on the Back Sea coast. The line will get over the Goderdzi mountain pass located 2025 meters over the sea level. The corridor passes through the highly diverse types of Public Disclosure Copy terrain, ranging from alpine meadows to subtropical forests and the coastal zone. These areas include populated and cultivated parcels of land, pastures, as well as parts remote and minimally transformed forests. Despite proximity to several designated protected areas, historic monuments, an evolving skiing resort, and numerous human settlements, works in the TL corridor will not affect these protected areas, will not destroy or fragment significant natural habitats, will have the least negative impact on the aesthetic appearance of the landscapes, and will carry minimal needs of resettlement. The selected most optimal alignment of the TL still has a few kilometers overlap with a sensitive section of an international migratory corridor of birds, where the only option is to design the TL towers and conductors applying best practice features to reduce the likelihood of bird collisions and electrocutions. This will include placing of conductors within the distance established to avoid electrocutions while perching, and equipping the cables with bird reflectors to increase their visibility and rescue collisions. Bird monitoring will be ensured at the TL operation phase to check birds’ mortality rate, verify effectiveness of mitigation, and determine the need for additional measures. Mitigation of the construction-phase negative impacts will be possible by applying conventional good environmental practice and strong supervision of works. In addition to that, the humid subtropical climate of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara provides favorable conditions for a rapid natural regeneration of a number of construction impacts in most parts of the Project area. Adjaristsqali Cascade Project is an ongoing activity for the construction of four HPPs in the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, implemented with financial participation of IFC, MIGA and EBRD, which is associated with the construction of TL. Namely, TL will evacuate power generated in the four HPPs under construction. In accordance with IFC Access to Information Policy, early drafts of the ESIA of Adjaristsqali Cascade Project were disclosed at IFC's website Public Disclosure Copy on May 24, 2013. Updated ESIA documents were re-disclosed on October 3, 2013 along with an Environmental and Social Summary prepared by IFC. Bank’s Task Team preparing the TGS Project reviewed the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report, Environmental and Social Management Plan, Construction Environmental Management Plan, and several other thematic management plans developed for Adjaristsqali Cascade Project, and was satisfied to see that all important environmental, social, and cultural heritage aspects related to the Cascade Project are covered in these reports. However the Bank noted certain aspects of these documents that lacked clarity or otherwise raised concerns. The Bank and IFC teams corresponded and held a virtual meeting to discuss the Bank’s questions pertaining some statements and conclusions made in the ESIA report of Adjaristsqali Cascade Project as well as to clarify how the system of environmental and social management will function under this project. Clarifications were received on the incorporation of ESIA findings into the project design, establishment of ecological water flow for the affected river, biodiversity offsets, cumulative impacts within the river basin, and long term positive environmental impacts of the Adjaristsqali Cascade Project. Overall outcome of the Bank’s due diligence in examining environmental and social management system under the Adjaristsqali Cascade Project is that the studies undertaken so far are of a high quality and cover all significant aspects of the project’s activities however guidance provided on the environmental mitigation measures to be applied during construction and operation of the HPPs is of a generic nature. This system implies collection of site-specific information through Page 7 of 12 additional studies and monitoring work to be undertaken on the rolling basis and to inform the development of concrete and adjusted mitigation measures as the project activities unfold. Knowing that the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia has Public Disclosure Copy already issued an environmental permit for the construction of HPPs, and being aware of institutional weaknesses of public entities in environmental controls and enforcement, the Bank team notes that quality control over the site-specific safeguard documents to be developed at later stages of the project cycle is expected to be weak on behalf of the State environmental bodies and the GSE. Therefore, the main responsibility for ensuring quality of future environmental work and adequacy of mitigation measures to be prescribed based on the outputs of this work will predominantly rest with the IFC and AGL. IFC requires that AGL maintains in-house environmental staff and also hires a technical supervisor (Owner’s Engineer) or tacking compliance of construction contractor’s performance with IFC's Performance Standards. Environmental Manager of Owner’s Engineer will undertake internal auditing of work at least quarterly. IFC, ADB, and EBRD, in the capacity of lenders, may require independent external monitoring of works by an industrial environmental management specialist every six months. MIGA, as a provider of financial guarantee to the project owner, will also track environmetnal and social performance of the Adjaristsqali Cascade Project. The Bank will maintain dialogue with IFC to remain up-to-date on the status of project’s adherence with the Performance Standards and will receive environmental audit reports on regular basis. Joint supervision of the associated projects of TGS and Adjaristskali Cascade may also be considered, as suggested by IFC. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The operation and maintenance of the Batumi-Akhaltsikhe TL will cause a number of specific environmental and social impacts. There will be certain limitations to the land use within the right of way due to the need for protecting health and safety of people from the potential threats of living and/or working under a high voltage overhead TL. Despite the initially provided bird safety installations, collisions and electrocutions may not be entirely ruled out. Monitoring data for the first several years of TL operation would allow to judge sufficiency of the provided means and Public Disclosure Copy design additional mitigation measures as required. Maintenance works will imply common risks for health and safety of workers which are usually effectively managed by strict adherence to the rules of conduct of maintenance works and regular use of personal protective gear. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. “No project” alternative without the electric transmission infrastructure would have zero adverse impacts on the environment however this would disallow provision of electricity produced at the Adjaristsqali Cascade Hydropower Scheme to surrounding communities, Georgian grid and for the export to Turkey, having significant negative economic and social implications. Furthermore, because the Adjaristskali Cascade Project is already underway, power evacuation from its HPPs is not optional and the Government will provide transmission infrastructure using any available source of funding. Several design and routing alternatives were considered during development of the preliminary design of the TL. An underground cable system was one design alternative. Though visually appealing in the long run, it would cause more disruption during construction and decommissioning as would involve a larger area for excavation and hence greater negative environmental and socio‐economic impacts, especially in residential areas. Also, the TL’s right-of- way runs through the areas prone to erosion and landslides, making any extensive excavation activities highly disruptive. So the reasons why underground options are not considered as Page 8 of 12 alternatives to the Project are, first - technical difficulties, complexity, as well as safety and reliability of an underground line, and secondly – a significantly higher cost. Public Disclosure Copy A number of alternative solutions were considered for aligning the TL and selecting locations of its towers. Final choices were made after examining geotechnical, environmental, heritage, and social aspects. Boundaries of the existing protected areas and more valuable forest stands were avoided. Much effort was applied to choosing the TL alignment in the sections were its corridor overlaps with the migration routes of birds and technical means for decreasing chances of collusion and for safe perching were provided. Alignment was designed the way to follow the natural topographic lines, so that geology and vegetation pattern would allow to minimize scope of intervention and decrease visual impact. Throughout the design work, the goal of keeping the need for involuntary resettlement as low as possible had been pursued. 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 World Bank safeguard policies as well as the environmental legislation of Georgia required carrying out of a full scale environmental assessment of the Batumi-Akhaltsikhe TL construction. The Borrower financed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) from its own proceeds and carried it out through a qualified consultant company. ESIA covered environmental, social, and cultural aspects of the TL construction and operation. An environmental and social management matrix was developed as part of the ESIA report, which lays out measures for mitigating expected negative impacts of the Project and provides a plan for monitoring implementation of the mitigation plan. Because the detailed designs will not be finalized and the construction works will not commence along the entire corridor or the TL at the same time, a number of technical details of construction will become known at later stages of the Project cycle. Works contractor(s) will be obligated to develop site-specific management plans for handling waste and excess material, regulating traffic, protecting biodiversity, reinstating area, and ensuring workers’ health and safety. The Project implementing entity will carry responsibility for ensuring that all of these site-specific plans are developed prior to commencement of works in a particular Public Disclosure Copy site, are of adequate quality, and the contractor(s) follow the plans throughout their activity within the site. GSE is the Project implementing entity. It has undergone an institutional re-arrangement recently, which resulted in the creation of an Environment and Social Safeguards Unit under the International Projects and Reporting Department. The unit has one staff unit for an environmental specialist and two for social specialists. Although the safeguards unit would have been better positioned outside of the International Projects Department due to general nature of its services, and although more than one environmental specialist is required to adequately cover entire scope of GSE’s activities, this new set-up is an improvement as compared to just one safeguards specialist located within the main body of the Department a few months ago. GSE will use services of an international supervision engineer to ensure quality of works under TGS Project, and monitoring of safeguards application will be an integral part of the consultant’s assignment. Additional consultancy may be sought to supplement GSE’s in-house capacity as required. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The primary beneficiaries of the Project are the retail consumers of electricity to be generated by new HPPs in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and evacuated by Batumi-Akhaltsikhe TL. Small and medium businesses located in Ajara will also benefit from a more reliable, high-quality power supply. TGS and the associated Adjaristskali Cascade projects will indirectly benefit entire Page 9 of 12 country through improved transmission grid stability are additional clean energy generation. Therefore, the Ministry of Energy and GSE are significant stakeholders of the Project. People residing in the settlements along the TL corridor will be directly affected by the construction and Public Disclosure Copy operation of the TL. Prior to commencement of the ESIA of the construction of Batumi-Akhaltsikhe TL, the Borrower shared ToR of this task with the Bank for comments to ensure that the ESIA report is in line with the requirements of the Bank’s safeguard policy and meets quality expectations. This ToR was disclosed to the Project stakeholders and a discussion was held on the scope of the upcoming ESIA on September 17-19, 2013. Draft ESIA report was also disclosed and discussed with the Project stakeholders in GSE's office in Tbilisi and Batumi, where centrally located stakeholders as well as local communities affected by the Project had an opportunity to voice their questions, concerns, and comments. ESIA report was finalized afterwards with the documented information on the public consultation process attached to it. B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank 11-Nov-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 17-Dec-2013 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive 17-Dec-2013 Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors "In country" Disclosure Georgia 25-Nov-2013 Comments: Draft ESIA report was disclosed in-country on November 25, 2013 and through the InfoShop on December 17, 2013. Public consultation meetings on the draft ESIA report were held in Tbilisi on March 20, 2014 and in Batumi on March 24, 2014. Final ESIA report was re-disclosed in-country and through the InfoShop on April 4, Public Disclosure Copy 2014. Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank 11-Nov-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 13-Mar-2014 "In country" Disclosure Georgia 13-Mar-2014 Comments: Draft RPF was disclosed in-country and through the InfoShop on March 13, 2014. Public consultation meetings on the draft RPF were held in Tbilisi on March 20, 2014 and in Batumi on March 24, 2014. Final ESIA report was re-disclosed in- country and through the InfoShop on April 4, 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 4.01 - Environment Assessment Page 10 of 12 Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] report? Public Disclosure Copy If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Manager (SM) 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 4.04 - Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] 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 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] property? Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] potential adverse impacts on cultural property? OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/ Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Sector Manager review the plan? OP/BP 4.36 - Forests Has the sector-wide analysis of policy and institutional issues Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Public Disclosure Copy and constraints been carried out? Does the project design include satisfactory measures to Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] overcome these constraints? Does the project finance commercial harvesting, and if so, Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] does it include provisions for certification system? OP/BP 4.37 - Safety of Dams Have dam safety plans been prepared? Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Have the TORs as well as composition for the independent Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Panel of Experts (POE) been reviewed and approved by the Bank? Has an Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) been prepared and Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] arrangements been made for public awareness and training? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? Page 11 of 12 All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of Public Disclosure Copy measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Joseph Melitauri Approved By Regional Safeguards Name: Agnes I. Kiss (RSA) Date: 04-Apr-2014 Advisor: Sector Manager: Name: Ranjit J. Lamech (SM) Date: 04-Apr-2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 12 of 12