EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate is implementing the HSBC that is funded by the GEF through the World Bank. The HSBC project consists of four subprojects that are implemented through four implementing partners which are coordinated by WWF. The four implementing agents and their respective subprojects are EMA (land degradation), CAMPFIRE (livelihoods), Forestry Commission (Climate Change) and PWMA (Biodiversity). The project triggered the following Bank environment and social safeguards policies O.P 4.01 Environmental Assessment Policy. – O.P 4.04 Natural habitat. – O.P 4.36 Forests Protection. – O.P 4.11- Physical Cultural Resource. O.P 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement. – O.P 4.10 Indigenous Peoples. – An ESMF was developed to comply with the OP 4.01, 4.04 and 4.36 while an PF was developed to address the requirements of O.P 4.12. This IPPF addresses the requirements of OP 4.10.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate is implementing the HSBC that is funded by the GEF through the World Bank. The HSBC project consists of four subprojects that are implemented through four implementing partners which are coordinated by WWF. The four implementing agents and their respective subprojects are EMA (land degradation), CAMPFIRE (livelihoods), Forestry Commission (Climate Change) and PWMA (Biodiversity). The project triggered the following Bank environment and social safeguards policies O.P 4.01 – Environmental Assessment Policy. O.P 4.04 – Natural habitat. O.P 4.36 – Forests Protection. O.P 4.11- Physical Cultural Resource. O.P 4.12 – Involuntary Resettlement. O.P 4.10 – Indigenous Peoples. An ESMF was developed to comply with the OP 4.01, 4.04 and 4.36 while an PF was developed to address the requirements of O.P 4.12. This IPPF addresses the requirements of OP 4.10.
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