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UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT (ESSA) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCING TO GENERAL EDUCATION QUALITY Public Disclosure Authorized IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR EQUITY (AF TO GEQIP-E) - P170943 Public Disclosure Authorized July 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................... iii Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background .............................................................................................................................1 1.2 Rationale for ESSA Update .......................................................................................................1 1.3 Purpose and Objectives of ESSA Update ...................................................................................2 1.3.1 Purpose of ESSA ..................................................................................................................2 1.3.2 Objectives of ESSA ..............................................................................................................2 1.4 Scope of ESSA ..........................................................................................................................3 1.5 ESSA Update Methodology .....................................................................................................3 2.1 Proposed Additional Financing Objective .................................................................................4 2.2 AF Program boundaries and Result Areas .................................................................................4 2.3 Results Framework and DLIs changes .......................................................................................7 2.4 Proposed AF Implementation Institutional Arrangement ........................................................7 2.5 Proposed AF Program’s Environmental and Social Management System .................................8 2.6 Environmental Benefits, Risks and Impacts of the Proposed AF.................................................8 2.6.1 Environmental Benefits .......................................................................................................9 2.6.2 Negative Environmental Impacts .........................................................................................9 2.7 Social Benefits, Risks and Impacts of the Proposed AF ............................................................ 11 2.7.1 Social Benefits .................................................................................................................. 11 2.7.2 Key Social Risks ................................................................................................................. 13 3. Assessment of Ethiopia’s Environmental and Social Management System Relevant to the Proposed AF Program ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.1 Relevant and Applicable Environmental and Social Management Systems .............................. 16 3.1.1 National environmental impact assessment and management ........................................... 16 3.1.2 National social management regulations for social impact assessment and management .. 18 3.2 Institutional Roles and Responsibilities for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management ........................................................................................................................ 26 3.3 Analysis of IAs Environmental and Social Management Practice, Performance, and Capacity .... 28 3.3.1 Environmental and Social Management Performance and Capacity ..................................... 28 3.3.2 Gender and Gender Based Violence ................................................................................... 29 3.3.3 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) ................................................................................ 30 3.4 Analysis of Environmental and Social Management Systems against Core Principles of PforR Financing ............................................................................................................................... 31 4. Environmental and Social Risk Rating and Recommended Actions of the Proposed AF Program ... 46 4.1 Environmental and Social Risk Rating ..................................................................................... 46 4.2 Recommended Mitigation Measures and Program Action Plan (PAP) ...................................... 48 5. Stakeholders Consultation and Disclosure .................................................................................. 62 5.1 Consultations ........................................................................................................................ 62 5.2 Disclosure ............................................................................................................................. 62 References and Supporting Annexes ................................................................................................. 63 References ................................................................................................................................... 63 Annexes ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Annex 1: ESSA Update Methodology ......................................................................................... 65 Annex 2: Summary of Stakeholders and Community Consultation ............................................... 66 Annex 3: Gender and Gender Based Violence ............................................................................. 71 Annex 4: Vulnerable and Underserved People ............................................................................. 73 Annex 5: Children with Special Needs ........................................................................................ 74 Annex 6: Program Boundaries ................................................................................................... 78 Annex 7: Detailed budget breakdown for PAP implementation ................................................... 80 Annex 8: Key Informant Interview Checklist ................................................................................ 82 Annex 9: GEQIP –E AF ESSA Update - Public consultation participant list by region ...................... 86 Annex 10: Sample consultation photos from the ESSA update ................................................... 98 List of Tables Table 1: Environmental and Social Risk Rating for Proposed AF Program ................................................. 46 Table 2: Recommended Program Action Plan (PAP) on Environment and Social Management ............... 52 Table 3: Number of Stakeholders and Community Consultation Participants ........................................... 65 Table 4: List of Woredas and Schools Visited ............................................................................................. 66 Table 5: Summary of Student Data by Grade Level, Region and Sex in Visited Regions ............................ 71 Table 6: Summary of Visit Schools Teacher’s Data ..................................................................................... 72 Table 7: Amhara Region’s Data on Students with Special Needs Enrolment by Grade Level in 2012EC ... 74 Table 8: Amhara Region’s Data on Students with Special Needs & Vulnerable Groups (OVC) in 2011EC . 74 Table 9: Benishangul Gumuz Data on Students with Special Needs by Type in 2011EC ............................ 75 Table 10: Monthly and Annual Entitlements for Children with Special Needs in Amhara Region ............. 75 Table 11: Number of Primary Schools with Special Needs Class in Visited Woredas of Amhara Region ... 76 Acronyms AF Additional Finance BoFEC Bureau of Finance and Economic Cooperation CDID Curriculum Development and Implementation Directorate CEDAW Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities CSE Conservation Strategy of Ethiopia DFID Department for International Development – United Kingdom DHS Demographic Health Survey DLI Disbursement-linked indicator DP Development Partners EFCCC Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission EGRA Early Grade Reading Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAPG Environmental Impact Assessment Procedural Guideline EMIS Education Management Information System EOI Ethiopian Ombudsman Institute EPE Environmental Policy of Ethiopia E&S Environmental and Social ESDP Education Sector Development Program ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESMSG Environmental and Social Systems Management Guideline ESMS Environmental and Social Management System ESSA Environment and Social Systems Assessment FDRE Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia FGM Female Genital Mutilation GEQIP-E