The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary Concept Stage (ESRS Concept Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 07/10/2019 | Report No: ESRSC00643 Jul 10, 2019 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country Region Project ID Parent Project ID (if any) Vietnam EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC P171187 Project Name Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) Practice Area (Lead) Financing Instrument Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Agriculture Investment Project 3/30/2020 10/30/2020 Financing Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) The Socialist Republic of Ministry of Agriculture and Vietnam Rural Development, Hochiminh, Hanoi, other project cities and provinces Public Disclosure Proposed Development Objective(s) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve food safety management systems and infrastructure in targeted areas and reduce food safety risks in selected value chains. Financing (in USD Million) Amount Total Project Cost 100.00 B. Is the project being prepared in a Situation of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints, as per Bank IPF Policy, para. 12? No C. Summary Description of Proposed Project [including overview of Country, Sectoral & Institutional Contexts and Relationship to CPF] The project would support food safety management along the entire value chain (from production to consumption), help build and apply evidence-based approaches, and emphasize preventive measures for assessing, managing, and communicating food safety risks. Capacity strengthening would cover both the public and private sectors and the project would support a multidimensional program of outreach and communications with consumers. An integrated approach would be taken, with the project supporting upgrades of important market infrastructure, the strengthening of food safety regulatory oversight capacity, and the promotion of improved farmer and food system operator Jul 10, 2019 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) practices, especially for higher value, perishable, food safety -sensitive foods. In the proposed project, emphasis will be placed on the value chains for vegetables, meat, and fish given the serious food safety hazards present in those value chains plus the strong potential for market growth for these fresh foods. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1. Project location(s) and salient characteristics relevant to the ES assessment [geographic, environmental, social] The proposed project will be implemented in an urban setting, supporting selected demonstration investments and capacity building activities in Vietnam’s two largest cities and consumption centers - Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and Hanoi. Hanoi is located in the Red River Delta, in the center of North Vietnam. It is encompassed by Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc provinces to the north, Hoa Binh and Ha Nam to the south, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces to the east, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho to the west. Hanoi means "the hinterland between the rivers" (Ha: river, Noi: interior). Hanoi's territory is washed by the Red River (the portion of the Red River embracing Hanoi is approximately 40km long) and its tributaries, but there are some other rivers flowing through the capital, including Duong, Cau, Ca Lo, Day, Nhue, Tich, To Lich and Kim Nguu. In Hanoi region, the chain of Soc Son (Soc Mount) is a prolongation of the mountainous mass of Tam Dao, which culminates at a height of 308 meters. This chain has different appellations: Ma Mount, or Temple (Den) Mount (because there is a temple on the summit of the mountain, called Soc Temple, at the place of which Giong Genius was deified, rising to the sky on his iron horse), or Ve Linh Mount. Soc Mount is situated in the commune of Phu Linh, Soc Son district. Besides these Hanoi has other hills and mountains rising above the flat ground: Sai Mount (Thuy Lam commune, Dong Anh district), Phuc Tuong Mount (Co Bi commune, Gia Lam district) and at the center of Hanoi, above the area of the old Botanical Garden stands the Nung Mount, also called Long Đo or Public Disclosure Khan Mount, giving more picturesqueness to the configuration of Thang Long. As the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi is the second most economically developed city and is home to most of the legislative and government bodies. GDP annual growth rate remains higher than the national average. In 2018, some 12,000 households in Hanoi escaped poverty, bringing the local poverty rate down to 1.16%, a goal achieved two years ahead of schedule. Hanoi has also provided support in vocational training and introduced employment opportunities for more than 190,000 people. Poor households (4,166 households) have been provided with financial support for houses building/repairing or business development. The unemployment rate at city level dropped to 1.91% and the number of trained workers accounted for 63.15% of the local workforce. HCMC is the largest and most populous city in Vietnam and a key growth pole driving economic modernization. Today, about 10 million people reside within the City’s boundaries with inflows of about half a million additional migrants per year. Ho Chi Minh City is a dynamic business hub and an important growth pole for Vietnam. Its average GDP growth rate of 9.1 percent during 2011-2018 has consistently outpaced the national average of 6.2 percent. Today, the City accounts for about 21 percent of Vietnam’s GDP and its per capita GDP—estimated at nearly 5,890 USD in 2018 (at current exchange rate)—is about 2.3 times higher than Vietnam’s average. HCMC’s economy is concentrated in the service and industrial sectors, which accounted for 55 percent and 29 percent of GDP in 2018, respectively. The City’s economy is increasingly driven by a dynamic private sector which accounts for over 80 percent of the economy (compared to less than 70 percent for the country as a whole). Can Gio Biosphere Reserve is located in Can Gio district of HCM City. According to recent research result, the vertebrate of Can Gio including 9 amphibian species, 31 reptile species, 4 mammal species, of which some species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book as gecko, water monitor, Indian python, cobra, estuarine crocodile. The Can Gio Jul 10, 2019 Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) mangrove forest plays an important role to ecological reservation and acts as a lung defense of HCM City. It also has a great potential for ecotourism with three main areas, including: Vamespecially Sat, Dan Xay and Lam Vien. D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity At the national level, the overall responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the AFSP will lie with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in coordination and cooperation with Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). Oversight and management of the project activities at each of the cities/provinces participating in the AFSP will be responsibility of the City/Provincial level with representatives from the relevant Food Safety Management Institutions. These institutions will designate a key institution (e.g. DARD) which will coordinate the implementation of the project at the city/provincial level through a project management unit (PPMU). The key coordinating institution, through the PPMU, will be responsible for coordinating technical implementation as well as undertaking the fiduciary functions (financial management and procurement) and ensuring safeguards compliance. MARD will establish a Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) which will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the central level project activities. The CPMU will work in close liaison with the city/provincial level PPMUs. And the central level PCU, through the key designated city/provincial project management units, will ensure that implementation of all project activities at the central and city/provincial levels are well coordinated. Currently, under MARD there is an existing CPMU which has been managing and coordinating the implementation of the Livestock Competitiveness and Food Safety Project (LIFSAP) in addition to a number of Bank-financed projects. MOH and MOIT also have implemented a number of Bank-financed projects and are executing some on-going Public Disclosure projects with the Bank safeguards policies. However, neither of the implementing agency has the experience with the Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). Institutional capacity assessment will be conducted during project preparation as part of environmental and social assessment process to identify the gaps in implementing the ESF. Any capacity gaps/strengthening measures for the implementation of the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) at the central and local level will be captured in an Institutional Capacity Strengthening Plan and reflected in the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). II. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial Environmental Risk Rating Substantial The project is designed to improve food safety management systems and infrastructure in targeted areas and reduce food safety risks in selected value chains. The potential adverse environmental impacts of the project would mainly be associated with the activities to be implemented under Sub-Components 1 and 2 of the project. Sub-Component 1 will support the application of Good Agricultural Practices and Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAP/GAHP) among farmers. In core production clusters for livestock, aquaculture and fruit/vegetables, investments will be made in productive and market access infrastructure, including for high-level technology applications, while complementary technical and financial support will enable GAP/GAHP adoption and assurance (including certification). Component 2 will invest in upgrading wholesale/gateway food markets, traditional food markets, and slaughterhouses that supply food to the project cities. It will also invest in hygienic indoor/outdoor food courts/centers where street food-type Jul 10, 2019 Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) vending can be formalized. These activities will be implemented in an urban and peri-urban environment and are not expected to have adverse impacts on critical natural habitats, forests, and archaeological and historical sites. The infrastructure investments of under the project would be of small to medium scale. The environmental risks and impacts during construction phase would be mostly temporary, and predictable and/or reversible, and the nature of the project does not preclude the possibility of avoiding or reversing them at this phase. The main adverse risk and impacts would be those associated with operation of the project infrastructures such as wet markets, slaughter houses, and facilities directly relating to poultry, meat, and fish processing activities. These activities may generate significant quantities of organic waste, wastewater, and high-risk materials that have the potential to transfer disease to humans and animals causing potential substantial environmental risks and impacts to the environment and human health. To a lesser extent, there may be some downstream environmental implications of the activities under Sub- Component 4 which supports development of food safety regulations and policies which may have direct or indirect environmental impacts when implemented through future investments. These regulations and policies may have implications on the furture disposal of waste and the health of the workers and communities. Therefore, the project environmental risks are qualified as substantial. The country’s policy, legal and institutional framework, applicable to the project are expected to be consistent with the ESSs to a large extent. The technical and institutional capacity of the implementing agencies (IA) is strong evidenced by its direct successful design and implementation of similar projects. The IAs have good capacity and commitment to manage the risks and impacts under the current safeguard policies. However, given the new experience with the ESF there is risk during implementation. Public Disclosure Social Risk Rating Substantial The main social risks and impacts for the project may relate to land acquisition and resettlement for establishing facilities/structures for slaughterhouses and market places and the temporary dislocation of livelihoods market vendors during the renovation/reconstruction of community markets. The possible closure of in-city slaughterhouses and wholesale markets and their relocation to peri-urban sites may disrupt the livelihoods of workers and vendors, with some possibly having difficulties to continue operating due in the new locations. The likely economic displacement of significant numbers of vendors therefore merits a substantial social risk. There will also be social risks related to sub-standard labor and working conditions on worksites for the renovation/rehabilitation works to be financed under the project. Also, there may be a risk of unequal uptake of good agricultural practices to be promoted under component 1, among farmers intended as beneficiaries of the project, especially if these activities to promote these practices take place in mountainous ethnic minority communities. B. Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) that Apply to the Activities Being Considered B.1. General Assessment ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Overview of the relevance of the Standard for the Project: The project is designed to improve food safety management systems and infrastructure in targeted areas and reduce food safety risks in selected value chains, with the outcomes in reduced incidence/levels of specific hazards in marketed meat, fish and fruit and vegetables; improved food safety behavior and confidence of consumers Jul 10, 2019 Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) Reduced incidence of foodborne disease outbreaks amongst high risk groups; and expanded market for safe food products sourced from targeted project areas and channeled through the distribution infrastructure upgraded by the project. These activities might cause a series of direct environmental risks such as: increased environmental pollution with waste, noise, dust, air pollution, health hazards and labor safety issues due to civil works. Most of these risks and impacts are expected to be typical for small to medium scale construction and rehabilitation works, temporary by nature and site specific. They can be mitigated easily by applying good construction practices and following the provisions of the Environmental and Social Management Plans. The main adverse impacts during operation are related to the operation of the project supported infrastructures including the wet market, slaughter houses, and processing facilities which woud generate wastewater posing pollution to the environment, and health of the workers and communities. Some additional risks may arise during operation may be related to handling biological materials that can pose bio-risks to both animal and human populations, poor management of wastes, including contaminated ones that expose workers, waste handlers and the environment to the risk of infections, toxic effects and contamination. In addition to the environmental issues mentioned, the project implementation might cause potential social impacts to market users, vendors (formal and informal) and suppliers, including impacts on social relations surrounding the markets. There may be some downstream environmental implications of the activities under Sub-Component 4 which supports food safety regulatory and policy development. These regulations and policies may have implications on the furture disposal of waste and the health of the workers and communities. At this stage no specific regulation or policy has been identified, and therefore, their impacts will be analysed during implementation upon availability of more specific information. The terms of reference, work plans, and documents Public Disclosure defining the scope and outputs of these activities will be drafted so that the advice and other support provided is consistent with ESSs1-10. The ESA will be proportionate to the potential risks and impacts of the project, and will assess, in an integrated way, all relevant direct, indirect and cumulative environmental and social risks and impacts throughout the project life cycle, consistent with the requirements of the relevant ESSs. Although Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have been determined to be the project participating cities, no specific subproject or activity details have been identified at this stage. Therefore, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) will be prepared. The ESA will be part of the ESMF and examine the risks and impacts associated with the project. The ESMF will define screening mechanisms and monitoring procedures for the identification and management of potential adverse environmental and social impacts, and provide a grievance redress mechanism with guidance on the reception, recording, handling, and reporting of complaints that may be encountered during project implementation. In addition, the ESMF will clarify: (i) the environmental and social context in the targeted areas of intervention of the project; (ii) the policy context, as well as the institutional and legal frameworks; (iii) the environmental impact assessment including ESIA or ESMP as needed (iii) environmentally good practices for construction and operation of food processing infrastructures and facilities; (iv) the environmental impact assessment system in Vietnam, including the review and approval mechanism; (v) an evaluation of the environmental institutional capacities; and (vi) an estimate of the budget needed to implement the framework. During implementation the subprojects or activities will be screening in accordance with the guidelines and requirements set forth in the ESMF. For the identified high risk subproject, an ESIA will be required, while an ESMP should suffice for the substantial and moderate risk subprojects. The ESMPwill consist of the set of mitigation, monitoring, and institutional measures to be taken during implementation and operation of a project to eliminate Jul 10, 2019 Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) adverse environmental and social risks and impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels. The ESMP also includes the measures and actions needed to implement these measures. The project implementing agency will (a) identify the set of responses to potentially adverse impacts; (b) determine requirements for ensuring that those responses are made effectively and in a timely manner; and (c) describe the means for meeting those requirements. In terms of social assessment, it will be important to ascertain the current knowledge base of the projects intended direct beneficiaries (including farmers and food vendors) of the practices necessary for the preparation of safe and clean food, how this varies among different social groups of beneficiaries, and what may be preventing the uptake of good practice among some groups vs other groups (e.g. financial resources, education, culture). It will further be important to understand the relative vulnerability and adaptability (to new standards) of food businesses in markets that will be reconstructed/upgrading. The ESA will assess potential indirect economic impacts not covered by ESS5 on suppliers and vendors (formal and informal), some of whom may be crowded out by enterprises or unable to meet enhanced regulations. It will also collect the feedbacks of the intended direct beneficiaries about the operation modalities of upgraded facilities (including for example the principles of plot redistribution, annual fee). Areas where “Use of Borrower Framework” is being considered: Although Vietnam has an advanced E&S Framework, there are gaps between the environmental and social assessment regulation and practice, especially in description of the environment, level of impact analysis and mitigation measures, and public consultation and disclosure of information. In addition, there is no experience of the implementing agencies in implementing and applying ESF and its associated environmental and social standards. Therefore, there are no plans to use the Borrower’s E&S Framework within this project. Public Disclosure ESS10 Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure The project will involve a diverse range of public and private sector sectors. Public stakeholders include the project implementing agencies (MARD, MOH, MOIT) and the relevant regulatory authorities at the provincial, district and commune level. However, primary responsibility for food safety lies with private actors including farmers, food manufacturers, restaurant owners, street vendors. This includes a number of vulnerable stakeholders (small-scale and ethnic minority farmers and smaller vendors) with limited knowledge and ability to adopt food safety practices. Awareness and training activities for these groups will be designed and implemented as a key pillar of the communication plan, and also of the social mitigation measures. Sub-component 3 of the project also identifies the consumer as a key stakeholder, specifying the need for a multi-dimensional program of consumer food safety awareness, information exchange, and other interactions to be implemented. Given the diverse set of stakeholders involved, and the different messages to be delivered to farmers/consumers/vendors, the project should prepare a stakeholder engagement framework, which lays out the requirements for the preparation of stakeholder specific engagement plans (e.g. a consumer engagement plan) during implementation. B.2. Specific Risks and Impacts A brief description of the potential environmental and social risks and impacts relevant to the Project. ESS2 Labor and Working Conditions The project will require the hiring of direct worker (working for the implementing agencies), contracted workers employed by third parties to execute the core function of the project (e.g. construction works for upgrading food Jul 10, 2019 Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) markets and slaughterhouses), as well as people employed by the primary suppliers for the project (e.g. the suppliers of aggregate materials for the construction works to upgrade food markets). The project will not engage community workers. Vietnam already has in place a relatively comprehensive (and evolving) framework for labor and working conditions. having ratified the following ILO conventions: Forced Labor, Labor Inspection, Equal Remuneration Convention, Discrimination (Employment and Occupation), Minimum Age, the Worst Forms of Child Labor, Occupational Health and Safety. Vietnam is also working towards ratification of: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention; and Abolition of Forced Labor Convention. One challenge on the application of this framework is the lack of systematic labor inspection, especially when it comes to construction contractors and primary suppliers, where there is a heavy reliance on self-reporting. For contracted workers, a template for labor management procedures will be developed for inclusion in the bidding documents. For primary suppliers of materials, there is not the practice of conducting due-diligence on labor and working conditions among potential sources of aggregate material. Therefore, a monitoring procedure will need to be in place prior the commencement of works, and the ESA will also assess potential labor issues, including risks of child and forced labor, for the agricultural suppliers and in the value chains relevant for the project, other health hazards such as the use of antibiotics, and bio-risk effects on workers due to waste and handling of biological materials during operation to ensure compliance with national laws and ESS2. In addition to labor management procedures, and primary supplier monitoring systems, the implementing agency will develop OHS procedures, a grievance redress mechanism specific to labor and working conditions, and a system for monitoring third party contractors compliance with agreed OHL and LMPs. ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Public Disclosure Given the type and small to moderate scale of the project, significant use of materials and resources including water would not be expected. It is also anticipated that the project will not generate significant amount of GHG emissions during construction and operation. Nevertheless, risks and impacts related to the release of pollutants, waste generation, the management of disposal materials and hazardous wastes, impact on community, and resource use efficiency will be assessed, mitigation measures proposed during the ESA process. To the extent technically and financially feasible the project will adopt measures, specified in the WB Group ESHG and other Good International Industry Practice, for efficient use of raw materials and for optimizing energy use. The ESMF will include sections on pollution prevention and management, with a focus on those issues which may arise while conducting civil works for facilities construction activities and during operation. Assessment of associated with civil works risks and impacts and proposed mitigation measures related to relevant requirements of ESS3, including raw materials, water use, air pollution, use of antibiotics or drugs and growth promoters, hazardous materials, and hazardous waste will be included in the ESIA or ESMP as relevant. Given the type and nature of project investment, it is not expected that pesticides will be used. However, this will be identified and assessed during project preparation. ESS4 Community Health and Safety The project will invest in upgrading: (i) wholesale/gateway food markets; (ii) traditional food markets; and (iii) slaughterhouses that supply food to the project cities. While the aims of these investments will be to improve hygiene and sanitation of these facilities, which will benefit community health and safety in the long run, during the construction phase, these works may pose risks to the general public, as they are located in urban or peri-urban areas frequented by the general public. Therefore, standard measures in the World Bank Group Environment, Health, and Jul 10, 2019 Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) Safety Guidelines (EHSG) to ensure the community health and safety of communities will be integrated, and referred to, directly in the ESMF, and implemented during the construction of and operation of project financed infrastructure will be considered. These include the measures in general facility design and operation, communication and training, and the measures to address physical hazards, chemical hazards, personal protective equipment, special hazard environments, and Monitoring. Similarly, consideration will be given to the extent to which the upgrading and renovation of markets could incorporate principles of universal access. However, the need for additional measures of this ESS will be further assessed during project preparation as part of ESA process. An initial risk assessment for gender based violence conducted by the task team indicated that the risk was low to moderate, with most of the labor required being sourced locally, and the works taking place in urban and peri-urban areas. Measures to reduce risk of gender based violence on worksites (awareness raising workshops with contractors and PMU’s, worker codes of conduct, reporting mechanism, etc.) will be incorporated into standard bidding documents, the ESMF and the project operations manual. ESS5 Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement The project will require upgrading: (i) wholesale/gateway food markets; (ii) traditional food markets; and (iii) slaughterhouses that supply food to the project cities. Although the upgrading works would usually be implemented in the existing boundaries of the facilities, it is likely that land taking impacts would occur for project impleemnation. In additiona, these works will result in the temporary disruption of the livelihoods of hundreds of food vendors. Due to the high likelihood of economic displacement (and the possibility of land acquisition) by sub-projects that will be identified during implementation, a resettlement framework will be required. Once the sub-project locations have Public Disclosure been identified, and detailed designs available, site-specific resettlement plans will be prepared. ESS6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources In general, the project is not located in an ecologically sensitive area or areas with high conservation value spots. Nevertheless, care will be taken to ensure that the project impacts on natural habitats, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and species are well assessed and managed. The Borrower will conduct the environmental and social assessment in accordance with requirements of ESS6 during project preparation and implementation including assessing potential risks and issues concerning waste water, animal welfare, primary suppliers and value chains. At minimum the environmental and social assessment process during project preparation will assess potential risks and impacts to natural habitats from the various project activities, including potential direct and indirect impacts on key biodiversity receptors. The ESA will include GIIP in animal husbandry such as the IFC Good Practice Note on Improving Animal Welfare in Livestock Operations, with due consideration for religious and cultural principles to avoid or minimize adverse risks or impacts. ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities Given that sub-component 1 will support the application, at scale, of Good Agricultural Practices and Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAP/GAHP) among farmers, it is possible that this will include farmers from ethnic minority groups who have difficulties in adopting such practices. The population of ethnic minority people in Hanoi and Hochiminh city is relatively small (accouned for 1.3% and 6.5% of the city’s population respecively (2009 Census). The majority of EMs people living in megacities like Hanoi and HCMC are usually migrants for economic purpose Jul 10, 2019 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) (especially the case of Hoa people in HCMC). However, particular attention is required when project activities are implemented in EM communities living in the communes of Hoa Binh province that merged to Hanoi in 2008. Those communities are more vulnerable that other ethnic groups. While the full EMPF (IPPF) is not needed, the ESMF will include provisions and guidance for the screening of the presence of ethnic minorities and for preparing EMDP(s) during project implementation when EM presence is known. The ESA process should assess particular issues and risks concerning ethnic minorities (farmers, suppliers, vendors) and the stakeholder engagement and consultation process during project preparation should include EM communities and/or representatives. Once the geographic scope of this activity is known, a social assessment will be conducted and an ethnic minority development plan should be prepared. This plan can be focused on culturally appropriate communication and extension to encourage the adoption of these practices among ethnic minority farmers. ESS8 Cultural Heritage The proposed project activities are not expected to have potential impact on any physical cultural resources and intangible cultural heritage such as impacts on informal and wet markets and their associated social traditions and cultural heritage. The similar Bank-fianced investment projects such as the LIFSAP project in Vietnam have also showed no such impacts. Nevertheless, potential impacts on such traditions and cultural heritage will be considered in the ESA process during project preparation, and the ESMF will include provisions for more detailed and site-specific assessments during implementation, and include adequate mitigation measures. In any case, a chance finds procedure will be included as part of the ESMF. Public Disclosure ESS9 Financial Intermediaries At this stage no financial intermediaries are expected to be involved in the project. Relevance of this ESS will be further assessed during project preparation as part of ESA process. B.3 Other Relevant Project Risks No other relevant project risks envisaged. C. Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Projects on International Waterways No The project will not be implemented on any international waterways. OP 7.60 Projects in Disputed Areas No The project will not be implemented in any disputed areas. III. WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE A. Is a common approach being considered? No Financing Partners No common approach is considered. Jul 10, 2019 Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) B. Proposed Measures, Actions and Timing (Borrower’s commitments) Actions to be completed prior to Bank Board Approval: - Complete Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) with thematic sections of the identified key ES issues with definition of subsequent management instruments and TORs thereof; - Complete the Stakeholder Engagement and Plan (SEP) - Complete a Resettlement Framework (RF) - Complete the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) - Prior to project appraisal, disclose the SEP, ESMF, and ESCP in a timely manner, in an accessible place, and in a form and language understandable to project-affected parties and other interested parties as set out in ESS10, so they can provide meaningful input into project design and mitigation measures. Possible issues to be addressed in the Borrower Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP): - Commitment to prepare the relevant Assessments and instruments per Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs’) requirements (e.g. RAPs, EMDP, LMPs, ESIA, ESMP). - Adequate allocation of resources (human, finance) for application/implementation of ESF, ESSs and relevant instruments. - Commitment to prepare and implement a capacity build plan with strong focus on application/implementation of ESF, ESSs and relevant instruments - Preparation of Site Specific Resettlement Plans - Develop and Implement a Project Level Grievance Redress Mechanism. Public Disclosure C. Timing Tentative target date for preparing the Appraisal Stage ESRS 20-Nov-2019 IV. CONTACT POINTS World Bank Contact: Binh Thang Cao Title: Sr Agricultural Spec. Telephone No: 5794+6124 / Email: tcao@worldbank.org Contact: Hardwick Tchale Title: Senior Agriculture Economist Telephone No: 5777+8297 / Email: htchale@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Borrower: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Implementing Agency(ies) Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Jul 10, 2019 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Vietnam: Agri-Food Safety Project (AFSP) (P171187) Implementing Agency: Hochiminh, Hanoi, other project cities and provinces V. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 473-1000 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects VI. APPROVAL Task Team Leader(s): Binh Thang Cao, Hardwick Tchale Practice Manager (ENR/Social) Christophe Crepin Recommended on 26-Jun-2019 at 19:58:31 EDT Safeguards Advisor ESSA Peter Leonard (SAESSA) Cleared on 10-Jul-2019 at 15:18:12 EDT Public Disclosure Jul 10, 2019 Page 12 of 12