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Safeguard Requirements

Safeguard Requirements. An Overview. What is smart city. Mission Statement and Guidelines of Smart City of Government of India (June 2015) includes following in the definition of smart city:

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Safeguard Requirements

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  1. Safeguard Requirements An Overview

  2. What is smart city • Mission Statement and Guidelines of Smart City of Government of India (June 2015) includes following in the definition of smart city: • Social as one of the pillars of comprehensive development along with institutional, physical, and economic infrastructure – para 2.2 • The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other aspiring cities. –para 2.3 • Core infrastructure to include : Sustainable environment- para 2.4 (vii).

  3. Rationale for explicit consideration

  4. Safeguard Policies

  5. Principles of Safeguard Policies OBJECTIVES: • Avoid negative impacts where possible; otherwise minimize, mitigate, and compensate • Identify and support sustainable approaches / enhance environmental & social benefits • Match level of review, mitigation and oversight to level of risk and impacts • Inform the public and enable people to participate in decisions which effect them • Integrate environmental and social issues into project identification, design and implementation • Strengthen Borrower / implementer capacity Application: • To all WB-financed investment operations (including TA) • To all activities under any project receiving funding from World Bank, even if certain components are financed from another source

  6. Type of Impacts that Trigger Resettlement • Acquiring house/structure may result in • Relocation of family • Relocation of business/work place • Loss of access to common facilities • Acquiring land & other assets may result in • Loss of livelihood • Loss of access to common properties • Other impacts • Loss of employment opportunities • Loss of clientele • Loss of social structure - especially tribal areas • Loss of identity- again in tribal families

  7. Key Environmental Issues • Common issues : safety of workers, and of other citizens in the project area – offsite and on site; • Potential for pollution of land, water, air • Effects on Cultural Resources • Impacts on Natural Habitats, whether recognized in law or not • Forests?

  8. What we need to do- At SBI Level • Prepare Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF). ESMF to include • Environmental Management Framework; • Resettlement Policy Framework; • Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework; • Community Consultation mechanism framework • Framework to address gender issues; and • Framework for citizen engagement • Public consultation on ESMF • Agree with cities to prepare required safeguard documents in line with ESMF

  9. What we need to do- Sub project level • Carry out environmental and social screening to identify any adverse impact • Based on screening results and degree of impacts, carry out environmental and social impact assessment or adopt codes of practice developed as part of the EMF • Resultant EMP needs to be implemented concurrently with sub-project activities • Integration of relevant portions of the EMP into the Contract documentation with Contractors • Results of ESIA to be documented as EMP, Resettlement Action Plan or Abbreviated RAP or Social management Plan • Incase of tribal presence in the project area, prepare tribal development plan • Disclose the document locally and authorize bank to disclose the same in bank’s InfoShop

  10. Roles & Responsibilities: “Indirect investment” Projects World Bank Assigns safeguard Category to the overall Project (FI, A, B, C) Assesses FI capacity to implement safeguard Advises FI on safeguards and on Framework Documents; gives No Objection to Framework Documents Discloses all safeguard documents in Infoshop and sends to Board as required Prior and/or Post-review of EAs/EMPs/RAPs Supervises implementation together with FI Contractual relationship FI (or other Intermediary) Prepares Framework Documents for the overall Project (Environmental Management Framework; Resettlement Policy Framework) Disclosure and public consultation on Framework Documents Screens, categorizes, evaluates, approves and monitors Sub-projects based on Framework documents (including ensuring preparation of acceptable EAs/EMPs; RAPs) (Sub) Borrower Prepares EA/EMP, RAP based on guidance from FI Disclosure & public consultation of EMP/RAP

  11. THANK YOU

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