Annex 4: Environmental and Social Assessment and Action Plan Summary Core Principle 1: Environmental and social management procedures and processes are designed to: (a) minimize or mitigate against adverse impacts; (b) promote environmental and social sustainability in program design; and (c) promote informed decision making relating to a program’s environmental and social effects. Key Elements System Requirements Key Findings Recommendations 1.1 Program procedures The Constitution (Articles 29 and 31) and various Lack of political will and low Support capacity building programs are backed by an laws, including the LEP, provide provisions capacity of project including basic orientation, skills adequate legal relevant to the core principles. The LEP proponents, contractors, development and on-the-job trainings for framework and stipulates: (a) formulation and application of consultants, and appraisal DONREs and city Environmental regulatory authority to environmental standards (Article 8); (b) strategic authorities in the Divisions. guide environmental and environmental assessment, environmental impact implementation of Recruit and maintain a qualified social impact assessment, and environmental protection environmental regulations. environmental specialist engaged at assessments at the commitment (Chapter III, Articles 14-27); (c) This results in limited central level to provide technical Program level Promotion of conservation and rational use of integration of environmental advisory to the PMUs in the early stage natural resources including nature conservation and social considerations in of the Program and to prepare an (Article 29), biodiversity protection (Article 30), programs, strategies and environmental training plan for the protection physical cultural resources (Article 4) urban master plans. Program. and development of natural landscape (Article The environmental training plan should 31); (d) environmental protection in production cover all key stakeholders including business and service activities (Articles 35-41, PMU Environmental Officers, 49); (e) environmental protection in centers construction supervisors, and contractor and residential areas (Article 50-54); (f) site engineers. environmental protection in marine, river and other water resource environment; (g) waste management, including hazardous waste management (Articles 66-82), and management and control of dust, gases, noise, vibration, light and radiation (Articles 83-85); (h) prevention of and response to environmental incidents, and
Annex 4: Environmental and Social Assessment and Action Plan Summary Core Principle 1: Environmental and social management procedures and processes are designed to: (a) minimize or mitigate against adverse impacts; (b) promote environmental and social sustainability in program design; and (c) promote informed decision making relating to a program’s environmental and social effects. Key Elements System Requirements Key Findings Recommendations 1.1 Program procedures are backed by an adequate legal framework and regulatory authority to guide environmental and social impact assessments at the Program level The Constitution (Articles 29 and 31) and various laws, including the LEP, provide provisions relevant to the core principles. The LEP stipulates: (a) formulation and application of environmental standards (Article 8); (b) strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection commitment (Chapter III, Articles 14-27); (c) Promotion of conservation and rational use of natural resources including nature conservation (Article 29), biodiversity protection (Article 30), protection physical cultural resources (Article 4) and development of natural landscape (Article 31); (d) environmental protection in production business and service activities (Articles 35-41, 49); (e) environmental protection in centers and residential areas (Article 50-54); (f) environmental protection in marine, river and other water resource environment; (g) waste management, including hazardous waste management (Articles 66-82), and management and control of dust, gases, noise, vibration, light and radiation (Articles 83-85); (h) prevention of and response to environmental incidents, and Lack of political will and low capacity of project proponents, contractors, consultants, and appraisal authorities in the implementation of environmental regulations. This results in limited integration of environmental and social considerations in programs, strategies and urban master plans. Support capacity building programs including basic orientation, skills development and on-the-job trainings for DONREs and city Environmental Divisions. Recruit and maintain a qualified environmental specialist engaged at central level to provide technical advisory to the PMUs in the early stage of the Program and to prepare an environmental training plan for the Program. The environmental training plan should cover all key stakeholders including PMU Environmental Officers, construction supervisors, and contractor site engineers.
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