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6. Environmental and Social Risk Management REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population Public Disclosure Authorized AZERBAIJAN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized November 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................................2 1.INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................6 1.1. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY FOR PREPARATİON OF ESMF .................................................................... 7 1.2. SCOPE AND OBJECTİVES OF THE ENVİRONMENTAL AND SOCİAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ..................... 7 1.3. PROJECT OVERVİEW ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4. PROJECT COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................................... 8 2. BASELINE DATA ........................................................................................................................................ 11 2.1. LOCATİON AND SİZE ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 GEOGRAPHİCAL POSİTİON OF AZERBAİJAN .................................................................................................. 12 2.3 DESCRİPTİON OF THE PHYSİCAL ENVİRONMENT........................................................................................... 12 2.4. BİOLOGİCAL ENVİRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 19 2.5. PROTECTED AREAS ........................................................................................................................................ 21 2.6. SOCİO-ECONOMİC BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 23 2.7. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR MARKET .............................................................................................................. 31 3. LEGAL, REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 38 3.1. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, LAWS AND REGULATIONS ................................................................. 38 3.2. EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PROTECTION SECTOR POLICIES, LAWS AND REFORMS ...................................... 45 4.RELEVANT WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS ......................................... 50 4.1. ESS 1 – ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVİRONMENTAL AND SOCİAL RİSKS AND IMPACTS .......... 50 4.2. ESS 2 – LABOR AND WORKİNG CONDİTİONS ............................................................................................... 51 4.3. ESS 3 – RESOURCE EFFİCİENCY, POLLUTİON PREVENTİON AND MANAGEMENT ....................................... 51 4.4. ESS 4 – COMMUNİTY HEALTH AND SAFETY ................................................................................................. 52 4.5. ESS 5 – LAND ACQUİSİTİON, RESTRİCTİONS ON LAND USE, AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ............. 52 4.6. ESS 6 – BİODİVERSİTY CONSERVATİON AND SUSTAİNABLE MANAGEMENT OF LİVİNG NATURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 4.7. ESS 7 – INDİGENOUS PEOPLES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRİCAN HİSTORİCALLY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB- SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES .......................................... 53 4.8. ESS 8 – CULTURAL HERİTAGE ..................................................................................................................... 53 4.9. ESS 9 – FİNANCİAL INTERMEDİARİES (FI) .................................................................................................... 53 4.10. ESS 10 – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMAİTON DİSCLOSURE ................................................. 53 5. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS .............................................. 55 5.1. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................ 55 5.2. POSİTİVE IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................................... 55 5.3. NEGATİVE IMPACTS ....................................................................................................................................... 56 5.4. POTENTİAL CUMULATİVE IMPACTS ................................................................................................................ 57 6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 60 7. ESMF IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................... 65 7.1 ESMF PROCESS FLOW AT THE PROJECT .................................................................................................... 65 7.2 ESMF PROCESS FLOW AT THE GRANT LEVEL ............................................................................................. 65 7.2. SCREENİNG OF SUB-PROJECTS FOR ENVİRONMENTAL AND SOCİAL RİSKS AND IMPACTS .......................... 67 7.3. ENVİRONMENTAL AND SOCİAL MONİTORİNG AND REPORTİNG ..................................................................... 72 8. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE .................................................................................... 75 8.1. ESMF DİSCLOSURE AND PUBLİC CONSULTATİON ....................................................................................... 75 8.2. GRİEVANCE REDRESS MECHANİSM .............................................................................................................. 75 9. ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................ 78 ANNEX 1. TYPES OF SUBPROJECTS FOR WHİCH İN-KİND TRANSFER İOF ASSETS WİLL BE PROVİDED UNDER THE PROJECT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ANNEX 2. TYPİCAL ADVERSE ENVİRONMENTAL AND SOCİAL RİSKS AND IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MİTİGATİONS MEASURES ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 ANNEX 3. ENVİRONMENTAL SCREENİNG CHECKLİSTS................................................................................................ 83 ANNEX 4. SOCİAL SCREENİNG CHECKLİST ................................................................................................................. 88 ANNEX 5. RESULTS OF ENVİRONMENTAL AND SOCİAL SCREENİNG ........................................................................... 89 ANNEX 6. RİSK CATEGORİES OF PROPOSED SUBPROJECTS AND RELEVANT ESS INSTRUMENTS ........................... 90 ANNEX 7. ESMP CONTENT AND FORMAT ................................................................................................................... 92 ANNEX 8. SAMPLE ESMPS FOR SUBPROJECTS LİKELY TO BE PROPOSED UNDER THE PROJECT ............................. 95 ANNEX 9. PRİNCİPLES OF IPM, USE AND HANDLİNG PESTİCİDES ............................................................................ 112 ANNEX 10. RECOMMENDED STRUCTURE OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 115 ANNEX 11. RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO CONTROL THE POTENTİAL RİSKS WİTH CHEMİCAL FERTİLİZER USE ..... 117 ANNEX 12. SOCİAL SECURİTY PROVİSİONS IN THE CONSTİTUTİON OF AZERBAİJAN .............................................. 119 ANNEX 13. MİNUTES OF MEETİNGS WİTH FOCUS GROUPS ...................................................................................... 121 Tables Table 2.1. Protected areas of Azerbaijan Republic 22 Table 2.2. Breakdown of Economic Activity by Sector. 26 Table 2.3. Production of agriculture harvests in households in 2018, kg 28 Table 2.4. The population of Azerbaijan Rebublic 30 Table 2.5. Main social-economic indicators of the labour market 33 Table 2.6. Number of employed population by economic activities thsd. persons 34 Table 2.7. Poverty line and poverty level 35 Table 2.8. Azerbaijan’s HDI trends 36 Table 3.1. Relevant Laws, Legislations and Policies in Azerbaijan 40 Table 3.2. Summary of Guidance on the EA Process in Azerbaijan 41 Table 3.3. Summary of International and regional conventions 43 Table 3.4. Azerbaijan Ministries or Agencies with Environmental Responsibilities 44 Table 7.1. List of Non-Eligible Activities for AESP Subprojects 67 Table 7.2. Environmental and Social Instruments Development for in-kind transfer of assets 69 Table 7.3. Roles and Responsibilities in ESMP Review and Implementation 70 Table A.1. Fertilizer Control Strategy 117 Figures Figure 2.1. The Map of Azerbaijan Republic. 11 Figure 2.2.
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