INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA8880 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 19-May-2014 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 25-Mar-2013, 08-Apr-2014, 20-May-2014 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Uzbekistan Project ID: P127764 Project Name: SOUTH KARAKALPAKSTAN WATER RESOURCES MGMT IMPROVEMENT (P127764) Task Team IJsbrand Harko de Jong Leader: Estimated 14-Apr-2014 Estimated 10-Jun-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: ECSAR Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): Irrigation and drainage (100%) Theme(s): Water resource management (70%), Rural services and infrastructure (20%), Other public sector governance (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: 337.43 Total Bank Financing: 260.79 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 76.64 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 18.29 International Development Association (IDA) 242.50 Total 337.43 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) The project development objective (PDO) of South Karakalpakstan Water Resources Management Improvement Project (SKWRMIP) is to restore irrigation and improve water management in the Page 1 of 15 project area in a sustainable and financially efficient manner. 3. Project Description Public Disclosure Copy The project contains the following components: A. Modernization of the Irrigation Network. This component will improve sections of the Right Bank Canal (to increase the conveyance capacity from 75 to 150 m3/s), construction of the Bustan Canal and reprofiling and rehabilitating existing main and secondary canals, including Pakhta-Arna, Keltaminor, Old Bozyap and Bogyap Canals. The construction of the Bustan Canal will eliminate the need for first level pumping from the Amu Darya. The rehabilitation of the existing canal systems will eliminate the need for second-level pumping from inter-farm canals to on-farm channels. Moreover, there are 90 main structures (control, cross-drainage and bridges) to be constructed or rehabilitated. More than 20 distribution canals (inter-farm canals) have been identified for rehabilitation. In addition, the component will finance installation and implementation of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in the Elikalla and Pakha-Arna/Bustan canals to monitor and control the operations of the irrigation system on a real time basis. Finally, the component will address all safeguard measures under the project, including implementation of the Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Plan (ESAMP), which consists of an Environmental Assessment and Management Plan (EAMP) and Social Assessment; Resettlement Action Plan/Resettlement Policy Framework (RAP/ RPF); and dam safety measures. B. Modernization of Agriculture This component will invest in improving irrigated agricultural production in the project area so that farmers take full advantage of improved water management. To that end, the project will strengthen capacities, promote crop intensification and diversification, invest in cotton harvest mechanization and conduct outreach and information dissemination. All training under this component will be conducted in an iterative manner, including needs assessment, implementation and feedback/ evaluation. Public Disclosure Copy Capacities of local water resource management institutions will be strengthened, including Amu Darya Basin Water Organization (BVO), Lower Amu Darya Basin Administration of Irrigation Systems (LABAIS), Pakhta-Arna-Nayman Irrigation System Administration (PAN-ISA) and Karakalpakstan Hydro-Geological Meliorative Expedition (KKGME). Relevant stakeholders (in particular the Water Consumer Association (WCA) support unit in PAN-ISA) will be trained in providing support to WCAs. The subcomponent will also finance study tours to expose water resources and irrigation and drainage (I&D) stakeholders to a range of best water management practices. The component will provide support to intensify and diversity production, including (i) capacity strengthening of selected farmers and WCAs through demonstrations and Farmer Field School (FFS) and the provision of goods and training on, inter alia, I&D management and improved agricultural practices; (ii) assistance to farmers to access lines of credit(including assistance in the preparation of business plans); and (iii) provision of modern tools and maintenance equipment to WCAs to undertake on-farm maintenance activities. In addition, the component will support for cotton harvest mechanization through (i) the acquisition and provision of mechanized cotton harvesters in the project area; (ii) provision of cleaning equipment to ginneries; and (iii) strengthening cotton ginneries’ capacity to operate and maintain the machinery and to adopt crop husbandry methods which are appropriate for cotton mechanization. Finally, the component will support the development Page 2 of 15 and carrying out of communications strategies and public awareness raising campaigns on project- related data and information, including on the issues relating to child and/or forced labor. Public Disclosure Copy C. Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation This component will (i) support the preparation of a feasibility study and bidding documents for follow-up investment activities; (ii) develop a comprehensive management information and data collection and reporting system on key performance outputs and impact indicators through, inter alia, baseline surveys; participatory assessments; mid-term reviews; and final evaluations; (iii) support the preparation of a strategy for WRM in the lower Amu Darya area; (iv) development of operating rules for the Tuyamuyun Dam reflecting the fact that, following the dismantling of the pumping stations under component 1.3, water releases to serve downstream pumping won’t be required; (v) provision of TA to assist the government in developing a strategy for agricultural diversification away from cotton; and (vi) carrying out a study on the necessary requirements and arrangements to certify that cotton produced in the Borrower’s territory complies with applicable laws and regulations on child and/or forced labor. To reflect the more hands-on involvement of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in day-to-day project management and implementation, staffing of the PIU will be strengthened, prior to project effectiveness, to include a number of technical, financial management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and safeguards (social and environmental) experts. An independent M&E consultant will be recruited to establish a Management Information System (MIS) and arrange for data collection and reporting. This component will also finance preparation of a strategy for water resources management (WRM) in the lower Amu Darya, and assist the government in developing operating rules for Tuyamuyun Dam that will reflect the fact that water releases to serve downstream pumping are no longer required and that water will be abstracted from the dam through a gravity off-take. Detailed implementation arrangements will be spelled out in the Project Operational Manual (POM), to be prepared as a condition of effectiveness. Cotton is harvested during the months of September and October. It is sensitive to weather Public Disclosure Copy conditions, and must be harvested as quickly as possible. Although mechanized harvesting was used more extensively during the Soviet times, the subsequent farm restructuring and institutional changes in the state cotton system during the transition led to the deterioration of the large mechanical cotton harvester combines, which were not replaced. Moreover, cotton harvesting technologies more suited to local conditions were until recently not locally available. A large workforce is needed when cotton is harvested by hand. High peak labor demand during the cotton harvest period, in combination with the state procurement system led to the state-sponsored use of forced adult and child labor for cotton - with staff from schools, universities, hospitals, and other government organizations joining the cotton harvesting, and local governments (hokhimiyats) providing the transportation. The government of Uzbekistan is a signatory of several International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions related to child and/or forced labor, but the enforcement of these conventions, as well as of existing national laws reflecting international agreements, has remained challenging, especially during the cotton harvest. Forced child labor in cotton harvesting used to be widespread. However, a joint ILO-government of Uzbekistan mission which took place during the cotton harvesting season in September-October 2013 to monitor the use of forced child labor concluded that: “In general terms, the monitoring observed widespread awareness of national laws and instructions not to allow the use of children under 18 years of age in the cotton harvest. Moreover, it would appear from the monitoring that there was no systematic recourse to forced child labor.” However, forced child labor has been reportedly substituted with forced adult labor organized by local authorities and Page 3 of 15 administrators of public institutions in many areas. Recognizing the need to change the system, the government of Uzbekistan has announced its plans to Public Disclosure Copy fully mechanize cotton harvesting by 2016. The Asian Development Bank, with full engagement from the World Bank, is working with the government to formulate a strategy to mechanize agriculture, with a particular emphasis on cotton production. The World Bank, in consultation with the government and development partners, has adopted a multi-pronged approach to address child and/or forced labor issues in Uzbekistan. These include (i) pursuing continuous country dialogue and collaboration with international/ multilateral agencies and donors to address these issues; (ii) performing sector analytic work and policy dialogue to promote diversification away from cotton and mechanization of cotton harvesting; (iii) strengthening project- level mitigation measures and binding provisions, including implementing a Third Party Monitoring (TPM) and Feedback Mechanism (FBM) to help address child and/or forced labor issues in connection with the project activities or within the project area; and (iv) promoting crop diversification and intensification, and supporting agricultural mechanization through a number of investment operations, including the Rural Enterprise Support Project (RESP)-I, RESP-II, AF-RESP- II and the proposed Horticulture Development Project. This comprehensive effort to eliminate the use of child and/or forced labor in cotton harvesting has received wide support and endorsement from development partners and community based organizations. The TPM will be financed through a separate trust fund, that will focus on child and/or forced labor issues in connection with the project activities or within the project area and will be conducted during the cotton harvesting season. Feedback will be collected from both project beneficiaries and other stakeholders in connection with the project activities. A fully independent Feedback Mechanism (FBM) will be established, dedicated to reports on potential evidence on the occurrence of child and/ or forced labor in connection with the project activities or within the project area. The TPM will be implemented by a reputable consulting firm with experience in social auditing and during implementation, the TPM consultant will work closely with civil society organizations (CSOs). Public Disclosure Copy Activities under the TPM and FBM include, among other things: (i) capacity building and learning; (ii) periodic unannounced site visits; and (iii) periodic assessment of local context and conditions. A Joint Working Group, consisting of representatives from the government, Bank and TPM consultant, will be established under the trust fund to discuss and resolve any differences during implementation of the assignment. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The whole project area is located in South Karakalpakstan. Almost the entire drainage system of the project area (100,000 ha) has been rehabilitated under DIWIP. The major change introduced by DIWIP has been the suspension of Beruni and Kyzylkum pumping stations that once released saline drainage water into the Amu Darya and Lake Ayazkala. All drainage water from the project area is now drained via the former channel of the Janadarya to the Aral Sea. The newly constructed main drain and the rehabilitated on-farm and inter-farm drainage system now flow by gravity; high water table areas are considerably reduced; and some of the institutional issues have been addressed, including establishment and strengthening of 21 WCAs, training of 1,250 farmers and water management staff, and organization of 12 demonstrations. The gross value of production in the project area almost doubled from Uzbek Soum (UZS) 99 billion (about US$50.1 million) to UZS 191.8 billion (about US$97.1 million). Cotton yield increased by 22 percent from 1.69 t/ha to 2.07 t/ ha, and salinity in the downstream parts of the Amu Darya declined from 1,270 mg/l to 800mg/l. Page 4 of 15 The project will not have a negative impact on the lower Amu Darya. The project will restore irrigated areas that have been abandoned because the aging infrastructure can no longer serve these Public Disclosure Copy areas, and will improve agricultural productivity and crop diversification. In addition, the project will improve overall irrigation efficiency from 32 percent to 47 percent, which will off-set the increase in crop water use as a result of intensification and diversification. The post-project abstraction from the Amu Darya River is estimated at 1,815 million cubic meters (MCM)/year, a reduction of 10 MCM/ year over the current abstraction of 1,825 MCM/year, which results from shifting from using pumping stations to gravity irrigation. This shift eliminates the need to release water from the Tuyumayun reservoir required for the pumping stations to operate when water levels in the river are low. Reduced drainage flow as a result of efficiency gains will result in lower flows in the Janadarya Canal. The project will not have a net negative impact on water quality in the Aral Sea, as improvements in water quality in the lower Amu Darya (as a result of suspension of drainage into the Amu Darya) will be off-set by saline drainage flows that are captured by the Janadarya canal, which drains into the Aral Sea. In addition, dismantling the Amu Darya pumping stations that are no longer needed once the gravity off-take into the project area has been developed, may lead to better management of releases from the Tuyamuyun reservoir, as these pumping stations need large releases from this reservoir to maintain adequate water levels in the river. Dismantling of pumping stations as a result of the project would allow Tuyamuyun managers to better schedule these releases and enhance their environmental impact, because they would no longer be driven exclusively by irrigation considerations. The project will closely monitor water abstractions from the Amu Darya into and escape flows from the project area, as well as the environmental and social impact. Relevant data will be shared on a real-time basis with the Amu Darya BVO. Agreements to release water into the Aral Sea would therefore not be undermined as a result of the project. The project area is located downstream of the Tuyamuyun Dam and the project will therefore address important safety issues of the dam. A 2001 Tuyamuyun Dam Safety Inspection Report identified a Public Disclosure Copy number of dam safety issues, and a number of the proposed safety measures were implemented, as confirmed by a dam safety review prepared in 2009. During project preparation, it was agreed to include some of the pending measures in the project Land acquisition and resettlement is anticipated in the rehabilitation works associated with the main Buston Canal and secondary canals. The project activities are expected to affect over 400 ha of agricultural land, some access roads, and residential and small commercial properties. An assessment for resettlement associated with the development of the Bustan Canal estimated that about 83 properties will be affected. An RAP has been prepared for the resettlement associated with the construction of the Bustan Canal. Additional land and properties are likely to be affected when secondary canal designs are finalized, which is expected in the third year of project implementation. In view of future resettlement needs associated with these secondary canals, the government also prepared an RPF. A RAP for resettlement associated with secondary canals will be prepared on the basis of the RPF. A redress mechanism will be established as part of the RAP. The RPF and the Bustan RAP were approved on March 7, 2013 and disclosed in the country and in the Infoshop on March 11, 2013. The government agreed that as many UNS staff, the agency responsible for managing the pumping stations, as possible will be redeployed upon its abolishment, and this has been reflected in a covenant. A Retrenchment Framework has been prepared as part of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in the event no suitable alternative employment can be fo und for some of the staff. Page 5 of 15 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mark C. Woodward (ECSSO) Public Disclosure Copy Gulana Enar Hajiyeva (ECSEN) Jennifer Shkabatur (ECSSO) Ekaterina Romanova (ECSSO) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes The policy is triggered because the project BP 4.01 implementation is associated with certain negative impacts (typical to irrigation development/rehabilitation projects) such as limited disruption of the ecosystem (e.g. removal of trees to enable developing the Bustan Canal), pollution of surface water during canal clearing, temporary disruption of water supply during the civil works, safety at the construction sites, and impacts associated with the use of cotton harvesting machinery, supplementary ginnery equipment, use of defoliants for field preparation. The anticipated impacts will be mitigated through the implementation of the EAMP (as updated April 9, 2014) and the Addendum to the EAMP under the responsibility of MAWR PMU. The project design does not seek to promote a horizontal expansion of irrigated agriculture, but seeks to restore previously irrigated areas and to improve production per hectare. Hence as a result Public Disclosure Copy of improved water management, the project would have an overall positive impact on the lower Amu Darya basin and the environment, without undermining the water requirements of the riparians or the Aral Sea. The EAMP prepared for SKWRMIP was disclosed locally on February 6, 2013 and in the Infoshop on March 7, 2013. The EAMP was updated to address the impacts related to the dismantling of pumping stations, and disclosed in-country on May 5, 2014, and in the Infoshop on May 6, 2014. The Addendum to the EAMP has been prepared to address the environmental concerns associated with the activities related to the support to the cotton harvest mechanization process. The Addendum to the EAMP providing an update related to the impact of cotton harvest mechanization was disclosed in-country and in the Infoshop on March 11, 2014. The Social Assessment was Page 6 of 15 officially approved on March 7, 2013, and disclosed locally on February 6, 2013, and in the Infoshop on February 10, 2014. The Annex to the Public Disclosure Copy Social Assessment was completed in March 2014 and disclosed in-country and in the Infoshop on May 5, 2014. Its scope included a focus on issues of child and forced labor to better understand the situation pertinent to such concerns in the project area. The TORs for the Feasibility Study and Bidding Documents for a follow-on investment operation under Component 3 of the project will ensure that these outputs will be consistent with the safeguard policies. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 Yes This policy is triggered to ensure monitoring of the positive impact of SKWRMIP on the water- resource seasonal availability to the seasonally flooded Baday Tugay forest, which is a unique flood plain forest of the desert zone and a reserve. The canal needed for water supply to the forest has been developed under DIWIP; whereas one of the co-benefits of SKWRMIP (since it aims at raising water-use efficiency) is that it would help ensure the adequacy of the forest’s water resource. Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Pest Management OP 4.09 Yes The policy is triggered because, while not Public Disclosure Copy supporting the purchase of pesticides, the project will stimulate agricultural activities in the project area and hence might lead to increased use of pesticides. In addition, cotton harvest mechanization requires use of defoliants. If not properly managed, this can cause pesticide residue build-up in the soil as well as in surface and ground water, can disrupt agro-ecosystems and undermine sustainable agricultural production, and can pose human health risks. Also, insufficient infrastructure for storage and disposal of pesticides and related wastes may pose environmental risks. The project will, as part of its capacity building activities under Component 2, support awareness raising activities and training programs targeted at WUAs and individual farmers. The training will promote application of biological control methods, cover the topics on optimal use of pesticides (preferable WHO class III) on the basis of economic Page 7 of 15 thresholds, determination of adequate amounts, proper storage (away from water bodies and other sensitive receptors) and disposal. The project Public Disclosure Copy EAMP duly addresses the environmental risks associated with the potential increase in the pesticide use. While the project will not support the purchase of defoliants, the cotton harvest mechanization will trigger an increased use of defoliants for field preparation. The Addendum to the EAMP addresses specifically the environmental and human health impacts of the use defoliants. Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No This policy is not triggered as there are no project BP 4.11 activities affecting cultural resources. Nevertheless, “chance find” provisions are incorporated into the EAMP and will be incorporated in the works bid documents. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes This policy is triggered in this project due to land 4.12 acquisition and resettlement anticipated in the rehabilitation works associated with the Bustan Canal and secondary canals. The project activities are expected to affect more than 400 ha of agricultural land, some access roads, and residential and small commercial properties. An assessment for resettlement associated with the Public Disclosure Copy development of the Bustan Canal estimated that about 83 properties will be affected. An RAP has been prepared for the resettlement associated with the construction of the Bustan Canal. Additional land and properties are likely to be affected when secondary canal designs are finalized, which is expected in the third year of project implementation. In view of future resettlement needs associated with these secondary canals, the government also prepared an RPF. A RAP for resettlement associated with secondary canals will be prepared on the basis of the RPF. A redress mechanism will be established as part of the RAP. The RPF and the Bustan RAP were approved and disclosed in the country and in the Infoshop on March 11, 2013. The borrower will implement the RAPs for all project activities requiring land acquisition and/or resettlement. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 Yes The dam safety safeguards policy is triggered as Page 8 of 15 the project will affect, and investments will depend on Tuyamuyun dam. The 2001 Tuyamuyun Dam Safety Inspection Report Public Disclosure Copy identified a number of dam safety issues, notably (i) safety of Sultansanjar Dam, (ii) rehabilitating the hydro-mechanical equipment; (iii) improving dam instrumentation; (iv) updating the O&M manual; and (v) preparing an Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP). In 2009, the GOU undertook a “Dam Safety Assessment” of Tuyamuyun dam that clarified which of the proposed measures have already been implemented. On the basis of this report and the meetings with stakeholders, (i) a workshop was organized on site on March 15 using the guidelines elaborated by US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for conducting Potential Failure Mode Analysis (PFMA); and (ii) Gosvodkhoznadzor had conducted a diagnostic inspection, and will continues its safety inspection program by conducting another inspection during the last year of project implementation. Workshop and inspection were used to identify dam safety measures that will be implemented during the project, including (i) preparation of a dam safety plan; (ii) replacement of eight radial gates on the spillway; (iii) carrying out of routine maintenance works; (iv) carrying out of a bathymetric survey Public Disclosure Copy of the reservoir; (iv) installation of a seismograph at the dam’s site; and (vii) carrying out of reinforcing works for the Sultansanjar embankment. With the exception of the first activity that will be financed by the project, all activities will be financed by the government. Implementation of the works will be done in accordance with the provisions and the timeline presented in the Project Operational Manual that will be prepared prior to project effectiveness. Projects on International Yes The project area covers an irrigation network Waterways OP/BP 7.50 which diverts water from the Aral Sea Basin. Thus the project triggers World Bank OP 7.50. On January 31, 2013, MAWR sent a riparian notification letter to the four riparian countries of the Aral Sea Basin that are member of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC), while on February 2, 2013, the Bank sent notification to the fifth riparian country, Page 9 of 15 Afghanistan. In response to the riparian notification, Turkmenistan has raised concerns about the project impact on abstractions and the Public Disclosure Copy monitoring thereof. In response to these concerns, the Uzbek deputy Minister of MAWR, in the presence of the Bank team, visited Turkmenistan on two occasions and met with the Minister of Water Economy of Turkmenistan and his team. During these meetings, questions from Turkmenistan about the project's impact on water resources in the lower Amu Darya were responded to. A final clarification was sent by Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan in early September 2013. The Bank has carefully considered any potential impacts of the project and is satisfied that (i) the project will not cause appreciable harm to any of the riparians in the Aral Sea basin; and (ii) none of the project activities are expected to have any adverse effects on the quantity or quality of water flows to any riparian in the Aral Sea basin. Further, the Bank is satisfied that all concerns raised have been addressed in a satisfactory manner. Two OP7.50 update memos have been sent to the RVP. Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management Public Disclosure Copy A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: MAWR has conducted environmental and social assessments and prepared an ESAMP, consisting of an Environmental Assessment and Management Plan (EAMP) that includes an Executive Summary, the EAMP as updated April 9, 2014, and the Addendum to EAMP, and Social Assessment that includes the Social Assessment and Annex to Social Assessment. The project design does not seek to promote a horizontal expansion of irrigated agriculture, but seeks to restore previously irrigated areas and improve productivity per hectare. Hence the EAMP indicated that, due to improving water management in the project area, the project would have an overall positive impact on the lower Amu Darya basin and the environment, without undermining the water requirements of the riparians or the Aral Sea. The project interventions will not pose any negative impact on the Aral Sea basin. As implied from the water balance, the project would lead to a negligible improvement of the environmental flows in the downstream part of the Amu Darya because of gains in irrigation efficiency. Data on abstractions would be shared with the Amu Darya BVO, and the existing pumping stations would be dismantled. The likely negative impacts (typical to irrigation development/rehabilitation projects) will be limited, such as limited disruption of the ecosystem (e.g. removal of trees to enable developing the Bustan Canal), resettlement, and safety at the construction sites. Negative impacts will all be monitored and Page 10 of 15 mitigated through the EAMP as updated April 9, 2014, budgeted at around US$10 million, under the responsibility of MAWR and the civil-work contractors. In addition, the Addendum to the EAMP has been developed to address the impacts of the use of cotton harvesting machinery, Public Disclosure Copy supplementary ginnery equipment, and use of defoliants. The impacts of those activities include soil compaction, risks of air, soil and water contamination by fuel, lubricants and pesticide residuals, and human health impacts if not properly applied. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: Long-term impacts include increased use of agro-chemicals (with associated potential increase in environmental contamination and human exposure) associated with agricultural intensification, and improved water management in the project area. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. Five options have been considered for delivering gravity water supply to the project area, which is the main investment under the project. Four of these supply water from the tail of the Right Bank Canal to Ellikkala and Beruni Tumans by means of large gravity supply channels. The various options take various routes and require various new reaches of canal. The fifth option considers improving water supply to the project area via capital rehabilitation of the existing pumping stations. The selected option - construction of a 68 kms Bustan Canal - minimizes negative environmental and social impacts (including resettlement), and is among the least costly alternatives that have been considered. 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. MAWR will have overall responsibility for the EAMP as updated April 9, 2014, and the Addendum to the EAMP. In view of the good experience during implementation of DIWIP, the project will support MAWR in implementing the project through establishing a PIU that is adequately staffed with needed specialists. The PIU will be assisted by national and international Public Disclosure Copy consultants for project implementation, including the EAMP. An Environmental Officer will be appointed/hired as part of the M&E team/consultants to follow up the application of the EAMP as updated April 9, 2014, and the Addendum to the EAMP. At the design/tendering phase, this Officer will ensure an early inclusion of the EAMP-related clauses in the NCB/ICB bid documents and contracts. Thereafter, at the construction/operation phase, the Officer will ensure implementation of the EAMP in terms of: mitigations (by MAWR and contractors), monitoring (by MAWR), and training (by MAWR). To report on these EAMP activities, the Officer will provide an EAMP chapter as part of the project-wide semi-annual M&E report. A specialist is expected to be appointed/hired to oversee RAP implementation and monitoring. The specialist will be assisted by a national and/or international consultant working with PIU. In addition, it is expected that project monitoring consultant/firm will have clearly stipulated function for monitoring of land acquisition and resettlement process and timely coordination with PIU. The proposed project will implement several measures with the aim to fully eliminate the occurrence of child and/or forced labor in the project area. There is an understanding with the government that the project will be a pilot and that the lessons learned will be applied to the preparation of a government strategy for agricultural diversification away from cotton and for mechanization of the production that remains. These measures include: (i) A covenant in the Financing Agreement (FA) that requires the government to comply with Page 11 of 15 national legislation that prohibit the use of child and/or forced labor, and measures to address violations; (ii) A clear land use strategy that eliminates incentives for using child and/or forced labor in the Public Disclosure Copy entire project area of 100,000 ha, including crop diversification and cotton harvest mechanization; (iii) Exemption from the state’s cotton procurement system for the 30,000 ha restored area, and commitment from the government not to expand the area under cotton (currently 36,000 ha); (iv) Training, awareness raising and outreach activities on labor legislation and the regulations on child and/or forced labor; (v) A TPM and FBM, financed through a separate trust fund and focused on child and/or forced labor issues in connection with the project activities or within the project area, to be conducted during the cotton harvesting season; (vi) Additional covenants in the FA that require that local authorities fully collaborate with the TPM and that actions to ensure compliance will be taken promptly; (vii) Technical assistance (TA) to help the government develop a strategy for agricultural diversification and to review arrangements for independent certification that Uzbek cotton complies with child and/or forced labor regulations, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the private sector. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. During preparation of the EAMP, Social Assessment, and RPF and RAP, consultations with affected stakeholders have been held. Affected stakeholders include in particular farmers in the project area, namely land tenants (dekhkan households), leaseholders (farmer households), land users (enterprises, organizations and institutions). Many of these will benefit from the reduced costs of providing water to the project area in a gravity manner, which significantly reduces operating costs. The EAMP/Social Assessment/RAP/RPF have been discussed at a public consultation meeting held in Beruni in February, 2013. The records of the consultation meeting have been enclosed to the EAMP. An updated EAMP was locally disclosed on May 5, 2014 and in Infoshop on May 6, 2014. The Addendum to the EAMP underwent a separate round of public Public Disclosure Copy consultations on March 4, 2014. The Minutes of those public meetings were prepared by MAWR and enclosed to the Addendum to the EAMP. The Bank disclosed this document in the Infoshop on March 11, 2014. The Social Assessment was officially approved in March 2013 and disclosed locally and in the Infoshop on February 6, 2013 and February 10, 2014, respectively. An update related to child and forced labor was disclosed in-country in the Infoshop on May 5, 2014. B. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank 07-Mar-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 07-Mar-2013 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Page 12 of 15 "In country" Disclosure Uzbekistan 06-Feb-2013 Comments: This refers to the disclosure of the main EAMP. The Addendum to the EAMP Public Disclosure Copy addressing the issues of proposed cotton harvest mechanization and application of defoliants underwent a separate round of public consultations in the project area on March 4, 2014, and was also submitted to the Infoshop on March 11, 2014. An update to the EAMP was disclosed locally on May 5, 2014 and in Infoshop on May 6, 2014. The Social Assessment was disclosed in-country and in the Infoshop on February 6 and February 10, 2014, respectively. An update related to child and forced labor was disclosed in-country and in Infoshop on May 5, 2014. Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process Date of receipt by the Bank 13-Feb-2013 Date of submission to InfoShop 11-Mar-2013 "In country" Disclosure Uzbekistan 11-Mar-2013 Comments: Pest Management Plan Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? NA Date of receipt by the Bank NA Date of submission to InfoShop NA "In country" Disclosure Comments: If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the Public Disclosure Copy 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 [ ] 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? Page 13 of 15 If the project would result in significant conversion or Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] degradation of other (non-critical) natural habitats, does the Public Disclosure Copy project include mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank? OP 4.09 - Pest Management Does the EA adequately address the pest management issues? Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Is a separate PMP required? Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] If yes, has the PMP been reviewed and approved by a Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] safeguards specialist or SM? Are PMP requirements included in project design?If yes, does the project team include a Pest Management Specialist? 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? OP/BP 4.37 - Safety of Dams Have dam safety plans been prepared? Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Have the TORs as well as composition for the independent Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Panel of Experts (POE) been reviewed and approved by the Bank? Has an Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) been prepared and Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] arrangements been made for public awareness and training? OP 7.50 - Projects on International Waterways Have the other riparians been notified of the project? Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Public Disclosure Copy If the project falls under one of the exceptions to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] notification requirement, has this been cleared with the Legal Department, and the memo to the RVP prepared and sent? Has the RVP approved such an exception? Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] 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? Page 14 of 15 Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures Public Disclosure Copy related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: IJsbrand Harko de Jong Approved By Regional Safeguards Name: Esma Kreso (RSA) Date: 20-May-2014 Advisor: Sector Manager: Name: Suzy H. Yoon-Yildiz (SM) Date: 20-May-2014 Public Disclosure Copy Page 15 of 15