INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA6211 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 05-Dec-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 05-Dec-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Myanmar Project ID: P145534 Project Name: MM: Telecommunications Sector Reform (P145534) Task Team Tenzin Dolma Norbhu Leader: Estimated 02-Dec-2013 Estimated 06-Feb-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: TWICT Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): Telecommunications (70%), Public administration- Information and communications (20%), General information and communications sector (10%) Theme(s): Regulation and competition policy (70%), e-Government (20%), Infrastructure services for private sector development (10%) Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP No 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)? Public Disclosure Copy Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 31.50 Total Bank Financing: 31.50 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) 31.50 Total 31.50 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) The development objectives of the project are to: (a) improve the enabling environment for the telecommunications sector and extend coverage in selected remote pilot locations; and (b) establish priority eGovernment technological foundations and institutional capacity for Government to embark on its public sector reform program. Page 1 of 13 3. Project Description Project Components Public Disclosure Copy The Project takes an integrated approach to the development of the ICT sector in Myanmar. It has three substantive and interrelated components. Creating the enabling policy, regulatory and legal environment will facilitate the establishment of a competitive telecommunications market and expansion of good quality and affordable communications in Myanmar while institutional reform of the government owned incumbent, Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT) will enable separation of the policy and operational functions of Government in the sector, facilitating the establishment of a level playing field in the sector. The development of a universal service strategy and implementation of pilots will ensure the expansion of services to extremely remote communities. Finally, the establishment of key priority eGovernment foundations will allow for common technical horizontals/shared services that government agencies will have access to in order to facilitate the use of ICT for governance reforms and public sector modernization. Component 1: Creating an enabling environment for connectivity ($ 14.0 million) The Project will finance technical assistance and investments to support MCIT and PTD in designing and implementing a policy and regulatory environment that establishes a pro-competitive sector. This component will focus on: (a) Technical assistance for addressing policy and regulatory bottlenecks to maximize the benefits of the sector reform agenda (US$ 2.00 million). Technical assistance will be provided to MCIT on policy matters and to the regulator on various regulatory matters. (b) Institutional capacity strengthening for the Ministry and the regulator (US$ 1.5 million). Significant institutional strengthening support is needed to ensure that Myanmar can successfully transition from a monopoly to a competitive market structure and establish a credible policy and legal environment. Capacity development support for MCIT and PTD staff will be provided through workshops and training events, and study visits. Limited capacity development for key ICT sector Public Disclosure Copy related Parliamentary Standing Committee related officials will also be provided. The support will focus, among others, on issues such technology trends and policy implications, competition, open access and price regulation, licensing, spectrum management and monitoring, quality of service monitoring and technical regulations. (c) Spectrum management and monitoring system ($8.3 million). The regulator will be responsible for spectrum management and monitoring. Given that most new network deployments will rely on wireless technology, there is a need to support the strengthening of the regulator’s spectrum management function. The PTD will be provided investment support to procure and implement a spectrum management and monitoring system so that it has the tools to effectively manage the radio spectrum. Spectrum management will include the following tasks: Planning, Allocation, Assignment and Monitoring. As part of the Spectrum Planning process, PTD and its successor MTC will prepare and periodically update the Myanmar National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP) taking into account the ITU Region 2 plan and national allocation requirements. As part of the spectrum monitoring process, PTD and its successor MTC have to ensure that all wireless operators and users operate their equipment in compliance with spectrum allocations, within permitted power limits and specified international standards. To ensure this compliance, a Spectrum Management Control Center will be set up in Yangon; and will be connected with Fixed Monitoring Stations (FMS) located at Yangon, Mandalay and another location as assessed through a study. Mobile monitoring stations will be located in key cities to facilitate the spectrum monitoring function across the country. The PTD’s spectrum database will be fully updated. Consultants will assist the regulator Page 2 of 13 in the development of technical specifications for the SMMS, preparation of bidding documents, bid evaluation, supervision of installation and commissioning and contract administration of the system. The consultant will also provide handholding support to PTD on various spectrum issues. Public Disclosure Copy (d) Restructuring of Myanmar Post and Telecommunications ($2.2 million). The main objective of this component is to separate the policy and operational functions of the Government and will entail the technical assistance with the corporatization of MPT. Technical assistance will be provided to implement MPT restructuring and convert it from the present Government agency into a limited liability company, registered under the Company's Act. No civil works are envisaged under Component 1. Component 2: Extending connectivity to rural areas ($10.65 million): This component will support the development of the Government’s universal access strategy in order to accelerate the provision of telecommunications and internet services in remote areas of Myanmar. The support for this component will have two important impacts: (a) establish and institute a competitive and transparent process to involve the private sector in providing infrastructure access and services in rural and economically unviable areas of Myanmar; and (b) redefine public sector role from that of financing information and communications infrastructure development to one of facilitating private service provision of services. This component will be implemented over two phases. (a) In the first phase, technical assistance will be provided to conduct a detailed scoping of the universal access program, a Universal Service Strategy (USS) will be designed, Universal Service Fund (USF) manual and USF implementation procedures will be developed, and pilots (both supply and demand side) will be identified and designed pilots for implementation. (b) In the second phase, the pilot program will be implemented. This pilot program will be functionally independent of the investment programs that are being made by the newly licensed and existing operators. Supply-side interventions will be primarily be achieved through a competitive award of capital subsidies through an output-based aid, reverse tender process (with the subsidy being awarded to the lowest bidder) to licensed operators that would be responsible to provide telecommunication and internet services to rural areas of Myanmar that are commercially non-viable Public Disclosure Copy for operators to service without a one-time subsidy and limited demand side interventions to provide content and application services for rural communities. The sites for these pilots will only be identified during implementation once the USS is prepared. The pilots will entail the extension of mobile network coverage to rural areas and will include the setting up of telecommunication towers/masts and relevant base stations. This will entail small-scale civil works for the establishment of communication towers foundations and affiliated facilities (access platform, pre-fabricated shelter, equipment, etc.) in line with technical requirements and design conditions for siting such communication infrastructure as well as in compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., radio frequency admissible levels). Component 3: Enabling eGovernment Foundations ($4.79M). This component aims to support the Government’s charter in governance reforms by improving transparency and accountability. It will also place a stronger emphasis on the provision of Government information and services for its constituents as committed by the President to its people. (a) A mobile friendly Myanmar National Portal will be financed to provide citizens, businesses, and visitors (comprising of foreign workers, investors and tourists) with a single window into the information and services offered by the Government. Over time the National Portal will allow its users to find relevant information, provide suggestions and feedback, and transact services in a safe and convenient electronic environment. The National Portal subcomponent would comprise of: (i) technical assistance to develop the Myanmar National Portal strategy to chart the portal development Page 3 of 13 for the next five years, understand citizen’s needs for online information and services, conduct workshops on global cases studies on national portals, and identify appropriate software and hardware technologies to springboard Myanmar’s socioeconomic agenda, and developing the Public Disclosure Copy bidding document for the calling of an open tender to solicit the portal implementation services; and (ii) implementation of Myanmar National Portal through an international competitive bidding process. The National Portal would enable ministries, departments, and agencies to consolidate information and services to provide what the users with essential information and services. The National Portal would also serve as a primary engagement channel for the citizens and businesses to provide feedback on issues with poor public services and/or raise concerns on corrupted practices. As such, the National Portal will become the essential platform for citizens and businesses in dealing with all Government related matters in Myanmar. The ability for the portal to operate across the Internet and Mobile, and in both Myanmar and English languages would mean the portal will become a strategic tool for the various groups of users, regardless of language barriers, and physical location. (b) eLeadership Capacity Building (US$ 0.09 million). The main objective of this subcomponent is to carry out the changes in processes needed to transform the way Government delivers its services to citizens and businesses. As civil servants in ministries and agencies are in charge of these processes, a series of visioning and capacity building programs are recommended to drive mind-set changes in the ministries involved in delivering the services electronically. This will include: (a) a series of high-level eGovernment visioning exercises to expose politicians and senior civil servants to the value of eGovernment and how it supports the nation’s charter for accountability, transparency and progress; and (b) eGovernment capacity building for approximately 150 government employees. The government employees will be trained in conceptualizing, planning, managing and monitoring e-Government services. The eGovernment capacity building program would be designed for public officers who are involved in the provision of services in each Ministry. (c) eGovernment Delivery Unit (US$ 1.08 million): The project will also initially finance operations costs of an eGovernment delivery unit, which should comprise of staff with project management, change management and technical skill sets to coordinate different aspects of implementing the eGovernment program. Public Disclosure Copy These component activities do not envisage any civil works or development of technical studies that will trigger civil works in the future. Project Implementation Support ($2.06 million). Project funds will be used to support the MCIT/ PTD with project implementation support. A full-time Project Director will be appointed from the MCIT Government staff to implement the project effectively and efficiently. The project director will be a Government appointed staff. The project director will report to the Deputy Minister, MCIT and support MCIT to conduct implementation activities - including project management, co- ordination, procurement, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and social impact assessments. Funds will also be used to procure required infrastructure and services to support the Project Director’s office as needed, including office equipment and vehicles. Operational costs of the project will also be met from this allocation. The Government’s in-kind contribution to the project will include office space and the salary of the Project Director. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) Components 1, 2 and 3 of the project will be implemented in Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon, whereas second phase of Component 2 will be implemented in remote, rural inhabited locations in Myanmar. The exact locations and details of Component 2 will be identified and confirmed during project Page 4 of 13 implementation when the Universal Service Strategy is developed and pilots designed in line with this Strategy recommendation and demand. Potential site specific and small-scale impacts are associated with the installation of the towers/masts and base stations for mobile services in rural Public Disclosure Copy areas. Screening procedures are set up in the Environmental and Social Management Framework developed for the project. All Project sites where telecommunication masts and towers will be installed will be selected in such a manner that they do not adversely affect natural habitats, forests, and physical cultural resources. The Project will not finance construction or rehabilitation of any type of dams and will not depend on operation of existing reservoirs or dams. The project will not impact International waterways and will not alter their water quality or quantity. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Andrea Fitri Woodhouse (EASTS) Ruxandra Maria Floroiu (EASER) Satoshi Ishihara (EASTS) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes The project is proposed as category “B” as the BP 4.01 Extending Rural Connectivity component of the project will include limited small scale civil works related to the construction of telecommunications masts and towers. Potential but temporary negative impacts on local environment and communities (such as noise and air emissions, temporary access detours, temporary disturbance to vegetation, etc) will mainly occur during the construction phases of this Project. The nature of the proposed construction works although at different sites (not Public Disclosure Copy identified yet) will include similar activities (e.g., installation of antenna supporting small structures, their foundations of reinforced concrete, and appurtenances in line with technical standards, installation of towers equipped with specific accessories, safety devices, lights, ladders, etc) with an extent of impacts during construction that can be readily screened, assessed and mitigated. The selection of sites will be screened for environment and social impacts using an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) before decision on the actual location is made and commencement of works. To mitigate the potential negative impacts during construction and maintenance, Environmental Codes of Practices (ECOPs) have been prepared as part of the ESMF to outline requirements for mitigation measures and monitoring aspects to be carried out during construction and as well as Page 5 of 13 maintenance. This ESMF is in line with the WB safeguard policies and will be incorporated in the bidding documents of the contractors/selected Public Disclosure Copy operators particularly the site specific ECOP/ EMP part of the ESMF. The ESMF be disclosed in the Bank’s Infoshop on December 2, 2013. It was disclosed in the country on the MCIT website in English on November 22, 2013 and in the local Myanmar language on November 25,2013. The draft has been also discussed with civil society organizations during two public consultation sessions held on November 28 in Yangon before project appraisal. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes Policy is triggered as a precautionary approach since specific locations of project sites have not been yet identified and related civil works might have potential to impact existing natural habitats. The ESMF includes screening procedure to (i) determine whetherthe proposed site for towers installation is in a critical or non-critical natural habitat and (ii) avoid any significant conversion or degradation of any critical natural habitat. Sites with critical natural habitats that could be adversely affected by the installation of masts and towers will be avoided, whereas installation of masts and towers maybe allowed in natural habitats provided that the benefits outweigh the negative impacts of the installations and that Public Disclosure Copy mitigating measures developed and implemented to address the impacts. Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Given the scale of mast and tower installations, the project is not expected to affect forests, forest health and forest-dependent communities. Nevertheless, the ESMF includes provisions for screening environment and social impacts of mast and tower installationsand measures in case the installations will have impacts on forests. Pest Management OP 4.09 No Not relevant Physical Cultural Resources OP/ Yes It is unlikely that the masts and towers will be BP 4.11 located in areas with and/or will negatively affect PCR. Nevertheless, the ESMF includes provisions for screening of PCRs during site selection and installation of masts and towers. This will include an investigation and inventory of cultural resources likely to be affected, documentation of the characteristics and Page 6 of 13 significance of such resources, and brief assessment of the nature and extent of the impact. In addition, the ESMF also includes provisions Public Disclosure Copy for Chance Find during installation of masts and towers Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 Yes Since a large part of population in remote areas where Extending connectivity to rural areas pilot would be implemented under Component 2 are ethnic minorities, the policy is triggered. The Ethnic Minorities Planning Framework (EMPF, equivalent of IPPF) has been developed and attached to the Environmental and Social Management Framework. EMPF was disclosed locally and at Infoshop as a stand-alone document. Ethnic screening will be conducted per EMPF during implementation and, where ethnic minorities are found to be present, free, prior and informed consultations will be carried out leading to broad community support to the pilot activities. A Social Assessment will also be carried out and a simple Ethnic Minority Plan will be developed per EMPF which will provide measures to mitigate negative project impacts, if any and enhance benefits if appropriate. Consultation meetings were conducted with organizations representing ethnic minorities during preparation which confirmed their broad support to the project. Public Disclosure Copy Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes It is not anticipated that involuntary land 4.12 acquisition will occur under the project since operators under Component 2 will make long term lease contracts with interested land owners on commercial and willing buyer-willing seller terms. However, the policy is triggered, given the complex and uncertain land tenure situation in parts of rural Myanmar and the limited knowledge of many rural people of land ownership or land use entitlements that may make them vulnerable when entering into commercial long term lease contracts. Land Lease Guidelines were developed in line with OP 4.12, and are part of the ESMF. It was also disclosed as a stand- alone document locally and at Infoshop. It is expected that the project will support 4 pilots. The operators will seek land owners who are willing to lease their land on a commercial Page 7 of 13 basis. Government entities will not provide any support to the operators in securing lease contracts, but provide guidance to land owners to Public Disclosure Copy ensure they can negotiate lease contracts with the operators with a full knowledge of their entitlements under the project, without coercion or under duress. The Land Lease Guidelines also provide steps to verify that there is no legacy issue in any land transactions under the project, and that no pilot would be supported that requires an extension of the existing core ICT network to which the pilot ICT sub-schemes are functionally related. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No The Project will not involve in construction or rehabilitation of any dams. None of the project activity is dependent of any existing dam or dam under construction. Projects on International No There are no known investments involving Waterways OP/BP 7.50 International Waterways as defined under this Policy of the World Bank Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No The project is not located in any known disputed 7.60 areas as defined under this WB Policy. All activities will be confined to Myanmar Political boundary. II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues Public Disclosure Copy 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: Component 2 of Project would support extending connectivity to rural areas on a pilot basis. OP 4.01 on Environmental Assessment is triggered since Component 2 will entail limited small scale civil works related to the construction of telecommunication towers. The general known and predictable impacts envisaged during construction stage include primarily dust, noise, construction waste effects and temporary disruption of access roads. Provisions for possible impacts and relevant mitigation measures anticipated during project sites screening for environmental and social criteria are listed in ECOPs and included in the ESMF. The height of some radio transmission towers can pose potentially fatal risk to birds, mainly through collisions. The visual impacts of tower and antennae equipment may depend on the perception of the local community as well as the aesthetic value assigned to the scenery Operations and maintenance activities of towers may result in the generation of electronic wastes such as nickel cadmium batteries and printed circuit boards from computer and other electronic equipment as well as backup power batteries. This e-waste will be temporarily stored properly (avoiding direct contact with soil, water, people) and discarded as hazardous waste in special designated landfills. Finally, communities may be exposed to structural safety risks in the event of structural failure of masts or towers, especially in vulnerable areas such as those prone to earthquakes, flooding, or landslides. Page 8 of 13 To address such potential impacts the project will carefully integrate environmental provisions in its design and the choice of site location of towers as well as provide mitigation measures to avoid Public Disclosure Copy or manage negative impacts and bring positive environmental conservation benefits such as proper recycling of waste materials, promotion of sustainable investments in new technology that do not contain hazardous materials, and environmental awareness and public consultation regarding the use of local material supply and management in a sustainable manner. OP4.11 on Physical Cultural Resources is triggered given the unknown location of the pilot areas. However, it is unlikely that the masts /towers will be located in areas with and/or will negatively affect Physical Cultural Resources (PCRs). Chance find provisions are presented in the ESMF and inserted in contractors contracts. OP 4.04 on Natural Habitats is triggered as a precautionary approach at this project stage since specific locations of project sites have not been yet identified and related civil works might have potential to impact existing natural habitats. The potential application of the last two safeguard policies will be screened during project implementation, prior to rolling-out of the pilots, at each proposed site where towers/masts will be installed and if likely to be triggered appropriate mitigation measures and monitoring of their implementation will be carried out in line with provisions defined in this Environment and Social Management Framework (ESMF). OP4.10 is triggered because the pilot may be implemented in areas where ethnic minorities are present, since the pilot will be implemented in commercially unviable rural areas. Overall impacts are expected to be positive, since the pilot will allow cheap and easier access to ICT services for ethnic minorities if they are present in pilot areas. The improved connectivity to ICT services may disturb culture and value systems of ethnic minorities, at least temporarily. Public Disclosure Copy Also, the installation of towers, masts and sub-stations that is required under Component 2 will require a limited scale of land which the operators will secure based on a long-term lease contracts. The government entities are not allowed to support the operators in securing the land, and the operators should make a lease contract with land owners/ occupants on a voluntary and commercial basis. The fluid tenure situations in rural Myanmar and lack of knowledge among rural people of land ownership or land use entitlements make them potentially vulnerable when entering into lease contracts. OP 4.12 is thus triggered to set out processes and procedures so all landtransactions under the project will be conducted on a voluntary and commercial basis, with adequate information and without coercion or under duress. In order to ensure that free, prior and informed consultations are conducted with ethnic minorities in pilot areas leading to their broad community support, that negative impacts that may occur to local people including but not limited to ethnic minorities will be fully mitigated, and that land owners/ users negotiate and enter into commercial land lease contracts with the operators with adequate information on and without coercion or under duress, Land Lease Guidelines and an Ethnic Minority Planning Framework are developed and attached to the Environmental and Social Management Framework. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: Page 9 of 13 None anticipated. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. Public Disclosure Copy Alternative pilot sites have to be identified namely if (i) impacts are significant and/or risks levels are rated high, (ii) the functional independence of the pilot is not confirmed based on site inspections, and/ or (iii) ethnic minorities in pilot areas do not provide broad community support to pilot activities. Also, if the site inspection and screening find that local people have to physically relocate to build infrastructure, alternative sites should be identified where no physical relocation is required. 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. The ESMF has been developed by Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) to comprise the following key steps: (1) safeguard screening and impacts assessment through site surveys of project areas, including taking in consideration extensive consultation sessions with stakeholders and residents in each pilot project areas; (2) preparation of mitigation measures and documentation (ECOPs; Land Lease Guidelines; Ethnic Minority Planning Framework); and (3) implementation, monitoring, and reporting. The environmental and social safeguard screening, impact assessment, and preparation of site specific ECOPs or EMPs under Component 2 will be carried out during Project implementation and will be submitted for WB clearance before their approval and implementation. An Ethnic Minority Plan should be reviewed and cleared by the WB before the pilot for which the EM Plan is developed is approved for implementation, and the first 10 land lease contracts should also be reviewed and cleared by the WB before the civil works which requires the land lease are allowed to start. It should be noted that all chosen investments would have to meet the selection criteria as specified in this ESMF in order for the ESMF and ECOPs to apply. If any pilots selected for investment do not meet the selection criteria, additional safeguard documents such as Public Disclosure Copy Environmental Management Plan (EMP) may be required. World Bank team shall be consulted where necessary timely before approval of sites. The assessment and verification of land leasing, and free, prior and informed consultation with ethnic minorities will also be carried out as part of the ESMF process. The Borrower has limited institutional capacity for safeguard policies. At the national level there is limited legal requirements and limited institutional capacity for ensuring effective safeguard preparation and implementation in infrastructure projects in Myanmar. The MCIT is in the process of issuing licenses to two new operators/service providers (from Norway and Qatar) who were selected through an international competitive process. There will be four licensed telecommunications operators in total in Myanmar over the next few years - the two new foreign operators mentioned earlier and two Myanmar companies, including Myanmar Post and Telecommunications. These service providers will be required to adhere to the license terms and conditions for purpose of each pilot site, and to meet particular technical construction guidelines as well as the social and environmental requirements as listed in ECoPs/site-specific EMPs (and detailed in the ESMF). The MCIT will hire a Safeguards Specialist to support the function for the project. MCIT staff will also receive training and guidance from World Bank safeguard specialists during project implementation. Also, the Service Provider will appoint an Environmental and Social Focal Point, Page 10 of 13 who will assume the primary responsibility for the overall planning and implementation of environmental and social issues under the project (e.g., s/he will visit pilot sites regularly, especially for the first six months of pilot implementation when s/he should visit pilot sites on a Public Disclosure Copy monthly basis, monitor compliance of all pilots with ESMF, receive grievances local people and seek to resolve them in partnership with the MCIT Safeguard Specialist). Estimated budget has been included in the project funds to provide specific capacity building and training on applicable safeguards policies to the Safeguards Specialists in MCIT as well as to the Service Provider Environmental and Social Focal Point. For the Project, activities to build safeguard capacity building at MCIT will be designed. The ECOP will be included in procurement and contract documents and all costs for the implementation of mitigation measures will be part of the contract cost. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Key stakeholders are the MCIT, the operators and communities who will receive services. ESMF was disclosed at MCIT’s website, and consultation meetings were conducted with interested stakeholders – one with international NGOs and another with national stakeholders including national NGOs. When pilot sites under Component 2 are determined, copies of ESMF will be made available in local language in pilot areas. Free, prior and informed consultations will be carried out in pilot areas, without regard to the ethnicity of pilot areas, as part of the community outreach to be carried out by the operator to ensure local people are aware of both the upcoming ICT services that will be made available to them, and potential impacts, mitigation measures and grievance mechanisms that will be made available to them under the project. B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Public Disclosure Copy Date of receipt by the Bank 22-Nov-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 04-Dec-2013 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors "In country" Disclosure Myanmar 22-Nov-2013 Comments: Disclosure of the ESMF took place online in both English (on November 22, 2013) and the Myanmar language (on November 25, 2013). Public consultations were held in Yangon on November 28, 2013 with local stakeholders, including NGOs. Consultations also took place on the same day with donors and international NGOs. During project implementation, (design of pilots under Component 2 stage), the ESMF and site specific EMPs will be disclosed to communities in the selected pilot areas. Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank 22-Nov-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 04-Dec-2013 Page 11 of 13 "In country" Disclosure Myanmar 25-Nov-2013 Comments: Land Lease Guidelines were developed in line with OP 4.12, and attached to the Public Disclosure Copy ESMF. Indigenous Peoples Development Plan/Framework Date of receipt by the Bank 22-Nov-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 04-Dec-2013 "In country" Disclosure Myanmar 25-Nov-2013 Comments: The Ethnic Minorities Planning Framework (EMPF, equivalent of IPPF) has been developed and attached to the Environmental and Social Management Framework. EMPF was disclosed locally and at Infoshop as a stand-alone document. If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/ Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] report? If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Manager (SM) review and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Public Disclosure Copy in the credit/loan? OP/BP 4.04 - Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] degradation of critical natural habitats? If the project would result in significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] degradation of other (non-critical) natural habitats, does the project include mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank? OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] property? Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] potential adverse impacts on cultural property? OP/BP 4.10 - Indigenous Peoples Has a separate Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] (as appropriate) been prepared in consultation with affected Indigenous Peoples? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Sector Manager review the plan? Page 12 of 13 If the whole project is designed to benefit IP, has the design Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] been reviewed and approved by the Regional Social Public Disclosure Copy Development Unit or Sector Manager? OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/ Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] process framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Sector Manager review the plan? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in Public Disclosure Copy the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Tenzin Dolma Norbhu Approved By Regional Safeguards Name: Peter Leonard (RSA) Date: 05-Dec-2013 Advisor: Sector Manager: Name: Alan G. Carroll (SM) Date: 05-Dec-2013 Page 13 of 13