Bank; ii) at least two TOR for EA For Category B: Prepare environmental issues/concerns. public consultations, satisfactory to the TORs as appropriate for Provide technical assistance during EA one shortly after Bank. EIA/ESMF/EMP. preparation, including guidance to environmental Budget for the Ensure that the TORs are Borrower on the EA content and public screening and before contracts (if paid by technically reviewed by the consultation. the TORs is finalized counterpart fund) is World Bank team. Review, provide comments on, and and one when the draft available. Hire consultant for prepare ensure quality of the EA reports. EIA is prepared; iii) a EA (EIA, EPP) EA reports, including separate Executive Consider the Borrower’s institutional meeting the consultation during the Summary of the EIA to capacity to implement safeguards government and the process. be submitted to the requirements and design project WB requirements and Board. Review and ensure quality of accordingly to enhance capacity where approved by the the draft EA reports. needed. For Category B government. projects: at least one Ensure that EA reports For a Category A and non-transferred Feasibility study public consultation. approved by relevant project: Send EA reports to Regional meeting both authorities. Safeguard Secretariat (RSS) for review EA instruments government and WB and final clearance. (EIA/ESMF/EMP) Ensure that all relevant draft requirements. prepared meeting safeguard instruments are For a Category A project: the Executive Distribution of the EA government and WB properly disclosed locally as Summary (in English) of the EIA to the summary (in English) requirements. required by WB. Board before the departure of the to the Board of appraisal mission. Establish timeline and Request WB to disclose the Executive Directors of requirements for draft safeguards instruments Help the Borrower to disclose the the WB. independent (e.g., in Vietnam at the InfoShop. project and final safeguards Clear of Borrower’s expert panel for high instruments at the InfoShop. Officially submit all EA safeguards monitoring risk Category A reports to WB for review and and reporting projects) or third-party clearance. requirements in the monitoring (audits) Project Operations when anticipated. Officially submit the EA Manual. reports to relevant agencies Disclosure of all for appraisal and approval relevant safeguards
Bank; ii) at least two public consultations, one shortly after environmental screening and before the TORs is finalized and one when the draft EIA is prepared; iii) a separate Executive Summary of the EIA to be submitted to the Board. For Category B projects: at least one public consultation. EA instruments (EIA/ESMF/EMP) prepared meeting government and WB requirements. Establish timeline and requirements for independent (e.g., expert panel for high risk Category A projects) or third-party monitoring (audits) when anticipated. Disclosure of all relevant safeguards TOR for EA satisfactory to the Bank. Budget for the contracts (if paid by counterpart fund) is available. EA (EIA, EPP) meeting the government and the WB requirements and approved by the government. Feasibility study meeting both government and WB requirements. Distribution of the EA summary (in English) to the Board of Executive Directors of the WB. Clear of Borrower’s safeguards monitoring and reporting requirements in the Project Operations Manual. For Category B: Prepare TORs as appropriate for EIA/ESMF/EMP. Ensure that the TORs are technically reviewed by the World Bank team. Hire consultant for prepare EA reports, including consultation during the process. Review and ensure quality of the draft EA reports. Ensure that EA reports approved by relevant authorities. Ensure that all relevant draft safeguard instruments are properly disclosed locally as required by WB. Request WB to disclose the draft safeguards instruments in Vietnam at the InfoShop. Officially submit all EA reports to WB for review and clearance. Officially submit the EA reports to relevant agencies for appraisal and approval environmental issues/concerns. Provide technical assistance during EA preparation, including guidance to Borrower on the EA content and public consultation. Review, provide comments on, and ensure quality of the EA reports. Consider the Borrower’s institutional capacity to implement safeguards requirements and design project accordingly to enhance capacity where needed. For a Category A and non-transferred project: Send EA reports to Regional Safeguard Secretariat (RSS) for review and final clearance. For a Category A project: the Executive Summary (in English) of the EIA to the Board before the departure of the appraisal mission. Help the Borrower to disclose the project and final safeguards instruments at the InfoShop.
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