: Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project Environmental and Social MANAGEMENT Framework Introduction The World Bank is providing a loan in an amount of US$25.00 million to the Government of Mongolia for the Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project (MINIS). The project will seek to facilitate investments in infrastructure to support mining and downstream processing activities, regardless of funding source, and to build local capacity to prepare and transact infrastructure projects. The project is a technical assistance activity which finances feasibility studies of proposed infrastructure projects, and relevant capacity building activities. The project will not finance any physical activities or works that pose direct environmental and social impacts. However, when the projects that are transacted under the MINIS are implemented by the Government or under subsequent agreement between the Government of Mongolia and investors, there is the potential for moderate to significant environmental or social impacts. its potential for environmental and social impacts during implementation, the project triggers the World Bank safeguards policies, and is classified as a Category A project, as per World Bank Operational Policy 4.01 Environmental Assessment. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ESMF Because specific projects to be prepared using MINIS funds will only be identified during implementation of the TA, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been developed. The purpose of the ESMF is to ensure that studies carried out under the MINIS to prepare projects, which may subsequently be implemented under separate financing, address and identify measures to avoid and minimize environmental and social impacts, as much as possible, and where they cannot be avoided, the impacts are adequately identified/assessed and necessary mitigation measures designed and implemented following relevant Mongolian environmental and social legislation and the World Bank’s safeguards policies. The future implementation of projects that are prepared with MINIS funding will be subject to the processes defined in this ESMF, regardless of funding source. The ESMF defines how safeguards will be taken into account and managed for all project activities that may have safeguards requirements, including feasibility studies and non-PPP transaction activities. During implementation of the TA, project activities with potential safeguard issues will be screened to determine the scope and types of safeguards instruments that would be required. Depending on the project, a regional, sectoral or strategic environmental assessment, rather than a full environmental assessment, may be required. To ensure that transactions with investors include relevant measures to safeguard the environment and minimize the potential for negative social consequences, the ESMF would be part of contractual documents for implementing transactions for which MINIS funds were used to help prepare.
: Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project Environmental and Social MANAGEMENT Framework Introduction The World Bank is providing a loan in an amount of US$25.00 million to the Government of Mongolia for the Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project (MINIS). The project will seek to facilitate investments in infrastructure to support mining and downstream processing activities, regardless of funding source, and to build local capacity to prepare and transact infrastructure projects. The project is a technical assistance activity which finances feasibility studies of proposed infrastructure projects, and relevant capacity building activities. The project will not finance any physical activities or works that pose direct environmental and social impacts. However, when the projects that are transacted under the MINIS are implemented by the Government or under subsequent agreement between the Government of Mongolia and investors, there is the potential for moderate to significant environmental or social impacts. its potential for environmental and social impacts during implementation, the project triggers the World Bank safeguards policies, and is classified as a Category A project, as per World Bank Operational Policy 4.01 Environmental Assessment. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ESMF Because specific projects to be prepared using MINIS funds will only be identified during implementation of the TA, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been developed. The purpose of the ESMF is to ensure that studies carried out under the MINIS to prepare projects, which may subsequently be implemented under separate financing, address and identify measures to avoid and minimize environmental and social impacts, as much as possible, and where they cannot be avoided, the impacts are adequately identified/assessed and necessary mitigation measures designed and implemented following relevant Mongolian environmental and social legislation and the World Bank’s safeguards policies. The future implementation of projects that are prepared with MINIS funding will be subject to the processes defined in this ESMF, regardless of funding source. The ESMF defines how safeguards will be taken into account and managed for all project activities that may have safeguards requirements, including feasibility studies and non-PPP transaction activities. During implementation of the TA, project activities with potential safeguard issues will be screened to determine the scope and types of safeguards instruments that would be required. Depending on the project, a regional, sectoral or strategic environmental assessment, rather than a full environmental assessment, may be required. To ensure that transactions with investors include relevant measures to safeguard the environment and minimize the potential for negative social consequences, the ESMF would be part of contractual documents for implementing transactions for which MINIS funds were used to help prepare.
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