Table 10 Summary of Potential Environmental and Social Impacts related to PREP activities Activity Potential Environmental Potential Social Potential Project Mitigation Monitoring Impact Impact Risk or Benefit Component One: Strengthening Warning and Preparedness Develop new legislation, Unlikely to be negative Unlikely to be negative More efficient Mid-term or annual Any new legislation, management plans, SOPs, impacts from this activity impacts from this disaster review; standardized protocols / however is some activity however is management and policy or management Supervision missions signals potential for limited some potential for response and greater plan will address the impacts experienced as a limited impacts resilience in objectives of World result of new policies, experienced as a result vulnerable Bank policies using management plans or of new policies, safeguard instruments legislation (e.g. coastal management plans or contained in this ESMF. management strategy). legislation (e.g. coastal retreat policy). Design and implement Disposal of redundant Exclusion of vulnerable More efficient Consultation will be Indicators determined integrated national MHEWS equipment may be groups - potential for disaster inclusive of all social by PMU; platform (incl. install or required (e.g. electronic disable persons management and and gender groups Monitor and evaluate upgrade forecast and waste) that could lead to (visually or hearing response within the community the installation, warning software, contamination of soil or impaired), and and signals and operation and specialized hardware, water if disposed of vulnerable groups to be communication maintenance and End management systems etc) incorrectly excluded from receiving methods reflect the User Survey to warnings; needs of such groups determine upon implementation; Longer lead-in time for effectiveness of people to prepare for management will improvements disasters potentially be captured in EMP. resulting in less loss of life and damage to property Install, connect and/or Temporary land or Potential temporary More efficient Give preference to Regularly monitor refurbish meteorology vegetation disturbance; land access or weather predictions / siting projects on lands sites weather observation permanent small-scale impact forecasting already converted; Disposal of redundant stations (e.g. Agromet) land acquisition equipment may be Site assessment required; required including hazard Disturbance of physical vulnerability and risk; cultural resources Site selection based on feasibility study/EIA and
Table 10 Summary of Potential Environmental and Social Impacts related to PREP activities Activity Potential Environmental Impact Potential Social Impact Potential Project Risk or Benefit Mitigation Monitoring Component One: Strengthening Warning and Preparedness Develop new legislation, management plans, SOPs, standardized protocols / signals Unlikely to be negative impacts from this activity however is some potential for limited impacts experienced as a result of new policies, management plans or legislation (e.g. coastal management strategy). Unlikely to be negative impacts from this activity however is some potential for limited impacts experienced as a result of new policies, management plans or legislation (e.g. coastal retreat policy). More efficient disaster management and response and greater resilience in vulnerable Any new legislation, policy or management plan will address the objectives of World Bank policies using safeguard instruments contained in this ESMF. Mid-term or annual review; Supervision missions Design and implement integrated national MHEWS platform (incl. install or upgrade forecast and warning software, specialized hardware, management systems etc) Disposal of redundant equipment may be required (e.g. electronic waste) that could lead to contamination of soil or water if disposed of incorrectly Exclusion of vulnerable groups - potential for disable persons (visually or hearing impaired), and vulnerable groups to be excluded from receiving warnings; Longer lead-in time for people to prepare for disasters potentially resulting in less loss of life and damage to property More efficient disaster management and response Consultation will be inclusive of all social and gender groups within the community and signals and communication methods reflect the needs of such groups upon implementation; management will be captured in EMP. Indicators determined by PMU; Monitor and evaluate the installation, operation and maintenance and End User Survey to determine effectiveness of improvements Install, connect and/or refurbish meteorology weather observation stations (e.g. Agromet) Temporary land or vegetation disturbance; Disposal of redundant equipment may be required Potential temporary land access or permanent small-scale land acquisition required; Disturbance of physical cultural resources More efficient weather predictions / impact forecasting Give preference to siting projects on lands already converted; Site assessment including hazard vulnerability and risk; Site selection based on feasibility study/EIA and Regularly monitor sites
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