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Papua New Guinea: Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program – Tranche 1 Environmental and Social Monitoring Report Semi-annual Report February 2021 Papua New Guinea: Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program – Tranche 1 Prepared by Project Management Office (PMO), Department of Works for the Asian Development Bank. This semi-annual environmental and social monitoring report is a document of the Borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Environmental and Social Safeguards Monitoring Report Reporting Period: Semi-annual: July - December 2020 Project Number: 48444-004 Loan/Grant: Loan 3547-PNG, Loan 3548-PNG / Grant 0538-PNG Papua New Guinea: Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program – Tranche 1 Prepared by Project Management Office, Department of Works for Government of Papua New Guinea and Asian Development Bank. Submission date: February 2021 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – Papua New Guinea Kina (PGK) ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank ADB PARD - ADB Pacific Regional Department APs - Affected People/Persons CAP - Corrective Action Plan CEMP - Contractor’s environmental management plan CEPA - Conservation and Environmental Protection Authority CRO - Community Relations Officer CSC - Construction Supervision Consultant CW - Civil Works DDR - Due Diligence Report DFAT - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DOW - Department of Works EA - Executing Agency EMP - Environmental Management Plan ESO - Environmental and Safety Officer ESSB - Environmental and Social Safeguards Branch GAP - Gender Action Plan GCC - General Conditions of Contract GESI - Gender Equality/Equity and Social Inclusion GoPNG - Government of Papua New Guinea GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism HH - Highlands Highway HIV/AIDS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IP - Indigenous Peoples IPPF - Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework IR - Involuntary Resettlement LARF - Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework LARP - Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LLG - Local Level Government MFF - Multi-Tranche Financing Facility MOA - Memorandum of Agreement NTS - National Transport Strategy PCC - Particular Conditions of the Contract PMO - Program Management Office PNG - Papua New Guinea PPE - Personnel Protection Equipment PRO - Public Relations Officer PWM - Provincial Works Manager QMP - Quarry Management Plan RIC - Rehabilitation Investment Contract (Contractor) ROW - Right of Way RWM - Regional Works Manager SCCPP - Stakeholder Communication, Consultation and Participation Plan SHHIP - Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program SIA - Social Impact Assessment SIP - Social Infrastructure Plan STD/Is - Sexually Transmitted Disease(s)/Infection(s) VLD - Voluntary Land Donation NOTES (i) Prepared by the Program Management Office – Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program (PMO-SHHIP)/Department of Works (DOW) with assistance from the Construction Supervision Consultants (CSCs) and Contractors for the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (ii) This Safeguards Monitoring Report is a document of the Borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. (iii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. (iv) In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. The Program ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2. SHHIP - Tranche 1 Overview ...................................................................................... 2 1.3. INSTITUTIONAL Arrangement for Program Implementation: ...................................... 4 1.4. Reporting Period and Methodology ............................................................................. 7 1.5. Civil Works Contracts .................................................................................................. 7 2. SHHIP TRANCHE 1 CONSTRUCTION STATUS ................................................................ 10 2.1. CAMPSITE ESTABLISHMENT .......................................................................................... 10 2.2. QUARRY AREAS ........................................................................................................... 11 2.3. PHYSICAL PROGRESS (CIVIL WORKS) ........................................................................... 13 2.4. PMO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WORKS ...................................................................... 13 3. TRAININGS, MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS .................................................................... 13 3.1. Environmental Trainings and Meetings ...................................................................... 13 3.2. Social Safeguards Trainings and Meetings ................................................................ 15 3.3. SHHIP Review Mission .............................................................................................. 18 4. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS MONITORING ............................................................ 19 4.1. Environmental Safeguards Requirements ................................................................. 19 4.1.1. Procedural Safeguard Requirements ............................................................... 19 4.1.2. Monitoring and reporting requirements ............................................................ 20 4.2. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Compliance ............................................... 21 4.2.1. Monitoring Activities ......................................................................................... 21 4.2.2. Environmental Performance Compliance ......................................................... 23 4.2.3. Environmental Effect Monitoring ...................................................................... 27 5. SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS MONITORING .............................................................................. 29 5.1. Social Safeguard Tools ............................................................................................. 29 5.2. Social Safeguard Compliances .................................................................................. 29 5.2.1 Compliance with Loan Covenants ..................................................................... 29 5.2.2. Involuntary Resettlement Compliance.............................................................. 30 5.2.3. Gender Action Plan Compliance ...................................................................... 31 6. CONSULTATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES............................................................ 34 9. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................... 35 10. SUMMARY OF MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS FINDINGS ... 36 8.1. Key Environmental Challenges Encountered During the Reporting Period ................ 36 8.2. Key Social Challenges Encountered During the Reporting Period ............................. 37 11. FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS .................................................................................................. 39 APPENDIXES .......................................................................................................................... 42 Appendix 1: Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants .................................................. 42 Appendix 2: Main findings and discussion of Review Mission (19-23 OCT 2020) ............. 45 Appendix 3: Environmental Checklist ............................................................................... 47 Appendix 4 – Sampling and Monitoring Results ............................................................... 50 Appendix 5: Gender Action Plan (GAP) Implementation Status ........................................ 57 Appendix 6: SHHIP Grievance Redress Committee Details............................................. 65 Appendix 7: SHHIP Grievance Summary ......................................................................... 66 Appendix 8: Safeguards Implementation Pictures ............................................................ 67 List of Tables Table 1: SHHIP Program – Implementation strategy by tranches .................................................. 2 Table 2: Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Team ..................................................................... 5 Table 3: Social Safeguard Management Team .............................................................................. 6 Table 4: Campsite establishments by CW1 ................................................................................. 10 Table 5: Campsite establishments by CW2 ................................................................................
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