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Environmental and Social Monitoring Report 5th Semi-Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report January - June 2020 December 2020 Lao PDR: Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project – Additional Financing Prepared by the National Project Management Office of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the Government of Lao PDR and the Asian Development Bank. 1 NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This environmental and social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 2 GRANT No. 0534-LAO LAO PDR Safeguards Monitoring Report 5th Semi-Annual Safeguards Monitoring Report January – June 2020 Lao Peoples Democratic Republic: Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project Additional Financing Prepared by the National Project Management Office (NPMO)/ Grant Implementation Consultants (GIC), Department of Planning and Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the Government of Lao PDR and the Asian Development Bank. NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This safeguards monitoring report is a document of the grant recipient. 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. Location Map of Phase I Subproject i Location Map of Phase II Subproject ii Location Map of Phase III Subproject iii Location Map of Phase IV Subproject iv Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project Additional Financing 5th Semi-Annual Safeguards Monitoring Report January – June 2020 Table of Contents I. Project Overview, General Safeguard Matters ............................................... 1 1. Project Overview .................................................................................................... 1 2. Project Progress ..................................................................................................... 1 3. Safeguard Plans Implementation Arrangements....................................................... 2 4. Safeguard Requirements in the Project Contractual Arrangements and the Status of the Safeguard Reports ................................................................................................... 3 4.1. Incorporation of Safeguards Requirements into Contractual Arrangements ............ 3 4.2. Progress of the Environmental Safeguard Reports ................................................ 4 4.3. Progress of the Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard Reports ................................ 4 4.4. Progress of the Ethnic Group Development Plans (EGDPs) .................................. 9 II. Environmental Performance Monitoring ......................................................... 9 1. Phase I Subprojects ................................................................................................ 9 1.1. Implementation Status of the EMP (Mitigation Measures) ...................................... 9 1.2. Impacts from Operation ....................................................................................... 9 2. Phase II Subprojects ............................................................................................. 10 2.1. Implementation Status of the EMP (Mitigation Measures) .................................... 10 2.2. Phase II Pre-construction Phase ........................................................................ 12 3. Environmental Performance Monitoring ................................................................. 12 4. Monitoring Activities during the Reporting Period ................................................... 13 III. Involuntary Resettlement Performance Monitoring .................................... 15 1. Phase I Subprojects .............................................................................................. 15 2. Phase II Subprojects ............................................................................................. 16 2.1. Land Requirements and Impacts ........................................................................ 16 2.2. Change of Compensation Approach ................................................................... 18 2.3. In-kind compensation......................................................................................... 18 2.4. Compliance ....................................................................................................... 19 3. Phase III Subprojects ............................................................................................ 21 IV. Indigenous People Performance Monitoring ................................................ 24 V. Compliance With Safeguards Related Project Covenants ......................... 27 VI. Public Consultation, Information Disclosure, Capacity Building .............. 31 VII. Grievance Redress Mechanism ...................................................................... 35 v VIII. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 36 1. Main Achievements .............................................................................................. 36 1.1. Environment ...................................................................................................... 36 1.2. Involuntary Resettlement ................................................................................... 36 1.3. Others............................................................................................................... 37 2. Key Activities Planned for the Next Reporting Period .............................................. 37 2.1. Environment ...................................................................................................... 37 2.2. Involuntary Resettlement ................................................................................... 37 2.3. Others............................................................................................................... 37 ATTACHMENT: INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING .............................................................................................................. 38 vi Tables Table 1: List of Subprojects by Phase and Status .................................................................. 1 Table 2: Project Overview, Snapshot of Project Progress ........................................................ 2 Table 3: Dates of ECC Acquisition for Phase III Subprojects ................................................... 4 Table 4: Status of the IEE/EMP and Land Acquisition and Compensation Documents of the Phase I, II and III Subprojects ................................................................................................ 6 Table 5: Compliance with EMP Requirements for Phase I subprojects.................................... 9 Table 6: Issues for Further Action for Phase I subprojects ....................................................... 9 Table 7: Compliance with EMP Requirements for Phase II subprojects.................................. 10 Table 8: Issues for Further Action for Phase II subprojects .................................................... 12 Table 9: Environmental Monitoring Plan ............................................................................... 13 Table 10: Water Quality Analysis Results of Phase II Subprojects ......................................... 14 Table 11: Updated Final DED based LAC Requirements of Phase II Subprojects .................. 16 Table 12: Summary of Compliance with LACR and Report Requirements Phase II ................ 20 Table 13: Issues for Further Action Phase II ......................................................................... 21 Table 14: Updated DED based LAC Requirements of Phase III Subprojects .......................... 22 Table 15: Summary of Compliance with LACP and LACDDR Requirements Phase III ............ 23 Table 16: Issues for Further Action Phase III ........................................................................ 24 Table 17: Summary of Compliance with IP Requirements ..................................................... 25 Table 18: Issues for Further Action....................................................................................... 25 Table 19: Summary of the 1st and 2nd Batch FEES Activities ................................................. 26 Table 20: Safeguards Related Project Covenants ................................................................. 27 Table 21: Consultation, Participation and Disclosure for Safeguard Plans for Phase II Subprojects ......................................................................................................................... 31 Table 22: Consultation, Participation and Disclosure for Safeguard Plans for Phase III Subprojects ........................................................................................................................