govt. entity puts in an not received and the MEO does is the highest risk area affecting to environmental and social assessment annual budget not set his own budget. USMID program performance. and implementation. institutional assessment In the context of tight budgets, ii) Disbursement indicators linked to has noted that in most of the maintenance may suffer. Streets annual performance assessments. municipal governments, a and drainage systems, parking USMID to include level of substantial fraction of areas, and new markets will maintenance capacity and quality of authorized positions is not deteriorate. maintenance in assessment criteria. filled. A streets maintenance unit was identified in the assessment as something that is missing in many of the municipalities. The EA process EIA consultation is normally There is a risk of lack of i) Municipal EA screenings, documents the need for carried out by practitioners. No accountability if project EIA’s and ESMP’s to be disclosed and responsiveness and participation appears to for information is not available and displayed in an accessible format at accountability explicitly assessments by the accessible throughout the project municipal level. in the EIA guidelines. municipalities, nor for any planning and implementation ii) Certification of projects, audits and Consultation is an project following project process, not merely at the end. inspections to be displayed as above. integral part of the approval. The lack of compliance with iii) Annual performance assessment environmental legislation Municipalities have not had regulations by NEMA in failing to results to be displayed as above. and EIA guidelines. adequate participation in publicise and display information iv) DLIs to include level of Responsiveness and USMID planning. is a low risk to the USMID consultation by municipalities during accountability are Laws require NEMA to projects the EA process. described through the publicise information at various No action required publication of documents stages of the EIA process and to and system for the public make reports publically to comment and request available. This is not carried public hearings. out in practice. Core Principle 2: Environmental Considerations Natural Habitats and Physical Cultural Resources – OP: Environmental and social management procedures and processes are designed to avoid, minimize and mitigate against adverse effects on natural habitats and physical cultural resources resulting from program. BP Key Attributes Provisions in National Practice Identified Risks Recommended Action related to Core System (Acts, Principles Regulations, Guidelines, Directives )
govt. entity puts in an annual budget not received and the MEO does not set his own budget. institutional assessment has noted that in most of the municipal governments, a substantial fraction of authorized positions is not filled. A streets maintenance unit was identified in the assessment as something that is missing in many of the municipalities. is the highest risk area affecting USMID program performance. In the context of tight budgets, maintenance may suffer. Streets and drainage systems, parking areas, and new markets will deteriorate. to environmental and social assessment and implementation. ii) Disbursement indicators linked to annual performance assessments. USMID to include level of maintenance capacity and quality of maintenance in assessment criteria. The EA process documents the need for responsiveness and accountability explicitly in the EIA guidelines. Consultation is an integral part of the environmental legislation and EIA guidelines. Responsiveness and accountability are described through the publication of documents and system for the public to comment and request public hearings. EIA consultation is normally carried out by practitioners. No participation appears to for assessments by the municipalities, nor for any project following project approval. Municipalities have not had adequate participation in USMID planning. Laws require NEMA to publicise information at various stages of the EIA process and to make reports publically available. This is not carried out in practice. There is a risk of lack of accountability if project information is not available and accessible throughout the project planning and implementation process, not merely at the end. The lack of compliance with regulations by NEMA in failing to publicise and display information is a low risk to the USMID projects i) Municipal EA screenings, EIA’s and ESMP’s to be disclosed and displayed in an accessible format at municipal level. ii) Certification of projects, audits and inspections to be displayed as above. iii) Annual performance assessment results to be displayed as above. iv) DLIs to include level of consultation by municipalities during the EA process. No action required Core Principle 2: Environmental Considerations – Natural Habitats and Physical Cultural Resources OP: Environmental and social management procedures and processes are designed to avoid, minimize and mitigate against adverse effects on natural habitats and physical cultural resources resulting from program. BP Key Attributes related to Core Principles Provisions in National System (Acts, Regulations, Guidelines, Directives ) Practice Identified Risks Recommended Action
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