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MADAGASCAR - CONNECTIVITY FOR RURAL LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized SUMMARY OF SAFEGUARD INSTRUMENTS October 2019 Public Disclosure Authorized 1 CONTENTS CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 2 1 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT ......................................................................................... 3 2 PROJECT COMPONENTS CONCERNED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ........... 3 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD INSTRUMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT 4 4 SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPED FOR COMPONENT 1 OF THE PROJECT ........................................................... 6 4.1 SUMMARY OF THE ESIA FOR COMPONENT 1 .............................................................. 6 4.1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN EACH SUB-PROJECT INFLUENCE ZONES ..................................................................................... 6 4.1.2 INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUB-PROJECTS 9 4.1.3 MAJOR AND MEDIUM IMPACTS .................................................................................... 11 4.1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) ........................................ 12 4.1.5 CONSULTATIONS CARRIED OUT .................................................................................... 21 4.2 SUMMARY OF THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) OF COMPONENT 1 .............. 22 4.2.1 SUMMARY OF THE RAP FOR RNS44 REHABILITATION WORKS ........................................ 22 4.2.2 SUMMARY OF RAP FOR RNS12A REHABILITATION WORKS ............................................ 26 4.3 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPED FOR COMPONENT 2 ................................................................................................. 30 4.3.1 SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PROVINCIAL, COMMUNAL, AND UNCLASSIFIED ROADS ...... 30 4.3.2 SUMMARY OF THE RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF) FOR TERTIARY ROADS MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................. 36 List of tables Table 1: Summary of properties affected in the context of the RNS44 rehabilitation project, priority 1 (KM 20 to KM 133) ........................................................................................................... 23 Table 2: RAP baseline data for the rehabilitation of RNS44 from KM 20 to KM 133. ...................... 26 Table:3 Table summarizing the assets affected in the project under the rehabilitation project of RN 12A, priority 1 (PK 94 to PK 202) ......................................................................................... 27 Table:4 RAP basic data matrix for the rehabilitation of RNS12A PK94 at PK 202. ........................... 30 Table:5 Synthesis the potential impacts of the Provincial, Communal, and Unclassified Roads Rehabilitation with corresponding mitigation measures. .................................................. 32 2 1 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT 1. The purpose of this document is to present the Environmental and social safeguards documents developed in the framework of the Connectivity for Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (CRLIP), mainly for Component 1 (Rehabilitation of secondary roads in Priority Regions) and for Component 2 (Improvement of Provincial, Communal, and Unclassified Roads in priority regions). 2 PROJECT COMPONENTS CONCERNED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS 2. The proposed project will enhance road connectivity in the priority regions of Alaotra Mangoro, Anosy, and Atsimo-Atsinanana through climate-resilient interventions on secondary, provincial, and communal road networks and promote the use of ICT for rural development and transport services. The project will rehabilitate secondary networks in the Alaotra Mangoro Region and in the Anosy/Atsimo Atsinanana Regions, respectively RNS44, from Marovoay to Vohidiala, and from Ambatondrazaka to Vohitraivo and RNS12A, from Taolagnaro to Vangaindrano. In addition to these two secondary roads, it was also decided to improve Provincial, Communal, and Unclassified Roads in certain districts of these three Regions (Alaotra Mangoro, Anosy/Atsimo Atsinanana). The impacts of project activities on the biophysical and human environment may in terms of scope and significance, and in relationship to social acceptance of the project to beneficiary communities. 3. At the current stage of the project, Provincial, Communal, and Unclassified Roads that will be upgraded/rehabilitated have not yet been identified. They will be selected during project implementation. However, - The selected roads will be rural roads in the targeted districts of the priority regions identified by the project (Alaotra Mangoro - RNS44 and RNS12A); - The works will consist in point improvements within the existing road footprint; - The works will also include the reconstruction of drainage structures (scuppers, ditches) to make rural roads more climate resistant. Component 1: Rehabilitation of secondary roads in priority areas (estimated cost of USD 108.0 million). 4. Component 1 focuses mainly on secondary road network, which is key to ensuring continuity and connection of rural roads with the main network, linking rural areas to secondary towns, and includes design studies and supervision of works. It supports the rehabilitation of approximately 148 km of secondary roads as follows: (i) Rehabilitation of a 113 km section of RNS44 from Marovoay to Vohidiala (USD 73 million). RNS44 is the only link between the Ambatondrazaka Rice Basin and the main network in the Alaotra Mangoro region. Interventions will include, inter alias, rehabilitation or reconstruction of hydraulic structures, rehabilitation of the carriageway, periodic maintenance of the carriageway and improvement of road safety facilities; (ii) improvement of a section of approximately 35 km of RNS12A from Masianaka to Manambondro (USD 25 million). RNS12A is the only road that provides access to the poorest districts of the country located in the regions of Anosy and Atsimo- Atsinanana. Interventions will include, inter alias, rehabilitation or reconstruction of hydraulic structures, rehabilitation of roadways and improvement of road safety equipment. 5. Construction of the Manambondro Bridge on RNS12A to replace the existing ferry (USD 10 million). Works will include, inter alias, construction of bridges, rehabilitation or reconstruction of hydraulic structures, rehabilitation of roads and their carriageways and improvement of road safety equipment. 3 Component 2: Improvement of provincial, communal and unclassified roads in priority regions (estimated cost of USD 20.0 million) 6. This component will fund upgrades to provincial, communal and unclassified road sections to improve road accessibility in selected districts of Alaotra Mangoro, Anosy and Atsimo Atsinanana, and includes design studies and works supervision. Roads will be selected using a multi-criteria analysis that refers to agricultural production, access to schools, access to health centers and other factors and that will take into consideration budget limitations and climate vulnerability. The total length of roads that would be supported under this component will be determined according to the standards to which they will be upgraded, the implementation methods, as well as the number of participating districts/communes that have sufficient capacity to implement projects. Plans are to improve Provincial, Communal, and Unclassified Roads in: - Anosy (Taolagnaro District) and Atsimo Atsinanana (Vangaindrano District) - (Estimated cost of USD 10 M): Upgrading approximately 250 km of provincial and communal roads: 25 Km from RP118 - From Fort Dauphin to the North - Contiguous Section; - 55 km of rural roads connecting to the RP118 - 25 km from RP 118; - 170 km connected to the RNS12A and the Alaotra Mangoro region - (Estimated cost of USD 10 M): 250 km of arterial roads connecting to the RNS44 (to be identified during project implementation). Types of interventions include, inter alias, reconstruction or rehabilitation of hydraulic structures, gravel and surface treatment. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD INSTRUMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT 7. In accordance with the World Bank Operational Policies (OP), the project has developed Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) for the sub-projects under Component 1, i.e. the two secondary roads mentioned earlier, RNS44, and RNS12A with their respective Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), two Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) for RNS44, and RNS12A; and one Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and one Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) for Provincial, Communal, and Unclassified Roads to be identified during project implementation. 8. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) consist of scientific and prior analysis of foreseeable potential impacts of a given activity on the environment, and a review of the acceptability of their magnitude and mitigation measures to ensure the integrity of the environment to the extent allowed by the best available technologies at an economically acceptable cost. They provide a description of the proposed sub-project

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