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Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROPOSED Public Disclosure Authorized SOLAR PV PROJECTS UNDER ACCELERATING SUSTAINABLE PRIVATE INVESTMENT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (ASPIRE) PROGRAMME Public Disclosure Authorized 11 April 2014 FINAL VERSION Ministry of Environment and Energy Government of the Republic of Maldives Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared by Ahmed Shaig, PhD ESMF for ASPIRE Project Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... ii List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ v List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................ vi Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... viii 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 STUDY METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................ 2 2 ASPIRE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ............................................................................... 4 2.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 4 2.2 ASPIRE IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH ....................................................................... 5 2.3 OBJECTIVE, OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS ........................................................................ 5 2.4 PROGRAMME COMPONENTS ......................................................................................... 6 2.5 PROGRAMME TARGET AREAS ...................................................................................... 8 3 INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................. 3 3.1 PROJECT INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................. 3 3.1.1 Executing Agencies: ................................................................................................ 4 3.2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, DISBURSEMENT AND PROCUREMENT ................................ 5 3.2.1 Financial Management ............................................................................................ 5 3.2.2 Procurement ............................................................................................................ 6 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (INCLUDING SAFEGUARDS) .......................................... 7 3.4 MONITORING & EVALUATION ...................................................................................... 8 4 NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK............ 9 4.1 CONSTITUTION OF THE MALDIVES ............................................................................... 9 4.2 ENVIRONMENT LAW ................................................................................................... 10 4.3 DECENTRALIZATION ACT ........................................................................................... 12 4.4 GENERAL LAWS ACT – 4/68 (PUBLIC PROPERTY) ...................................................... 12 4.5 LAW ON CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PLACES AND OBJECTS OF THE MALDIVES - 27/7913 4.6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS 2012 .................................... 13 4.7 NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (NSDS) ................................... 14 4.8 ENERGY POLICY ......................................................................................................... 14 4.9 WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY .................................................................................. 16 4.10 WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATION 2013 ................................................................ 17 Prepared by: CDE Consultancy Page| ii ESMF for ASPIRE Project 5 WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ....................... 19 5.1 BANKS OPERATIONAL POLICIES ................................................................................. 20 5.1.1 OP/BP 4.01 Environmental Assessment ................................................................ 20 5.1.2 Public Disclosure .................................................................................................. 21 5.2 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ....................................................................................... 22 5.2.1 Assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts (PS1)22 5.2.2 Labour and working conditions (PS2)................................................................... 22 5.2.3 Resource efficiency and pollution prevention (PS3) ............................................. 23 5.2.4 Community, health, safety and security (PS4) ....................................................... 23 5.2.5 Biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resource management (PS6) . 24 5.2.6 Cultural heritage (PS7) ......................................................................................... 24 5.3 MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ASPIRE TRIGGERED SAFEGUARD POLICIES, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND POLICIES ............................. 25 5.4 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................................ 25 5.5 COMPATIBILITY OF LAWS AND POLICIES .................................................................... 27 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK SCREENING ............................................. 29 6.1 RISK SCREENING PROCESS ......................................................................................... 30 6.2 ASSESSING THE COMPLIANCE OF PROJECT PROPONENTS/DEVELOPERS ....................... 35 7 BIOPHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE .............................................. 36 7.1 POPULATION .............................................................................................................. 36 7.2 HOUSING AND LAND RESOURCES ................................................................................ 36 7.3 BIO-PHYSICAL RESOURCES ......................................................................................... 37 7.4 VILLINGILI ................................................................................................................. 37 7.5 HULHUMALÉ .............................................................................................................. 38 7.6 GULHIFALHU .............................................................................................................. 38 7.7 INCOME AND LIVELIHOODS......................................................................................... 38 7.8 POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES ......................................................................... 39 7.9 CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES ................................................................... 39 7.10 ELECTRICITY USAGE ................................................................................................... 40 7.11 HEALTH ...................................................................................................................... 40 7.12 EDUCATION ................................................................................................................ 41 7.13 HULHULÉ ................................................................................................................... 41 7.14 THILAFUSHI ................................................................................................................ 41 8 PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS .................................................. 42 8.1 STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ............................................................ 42 8.2 KEY FINDINGS OF CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ................................................................ 43 8.2.1 Public acceptance .................................................................................................. 43 Prepared by: CDE Consultancy Page| iii ESMF for ASPIRE Project 8.2.2 Existing solar projects ........................................................................................... 43 8.2.3 Procedures and process......................................................................................... 44 8.2.4 Standards for Solar PV installations ..................................................................... 44 8.2.5 Cutting down of trees and pruning ........................................................................ 44 8.2.6 Cultural, religious and historic sites ..................................................................... 44 8.2.7 Changes to buildings ............................................................................................. 44 8.2.8 Challenges for roof top solar PV success .............................................................. 45 8.2.9 STELCO interested to invest .................................................................................. 45 8.2.10 Access to products locally ..................................................................................... 46 8.2.11 Legal Aspects ........................................................................................................