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Public Disclosure Authorized Government of Lebanon1 ________________________________________________________________________________ Update of the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the Lebanon Environmental Public Disclosure Authorized Pollution Abatement Project (LEPAP) Public Disclosure Authorized Beirut, Lebanon – November 2019 Public Disclosure Authorized 1 LEPAP is a joint project of the Ministries of Finance and Environment and Banque du Liban Environmental and Social Management Framework for LEPAP GoL Draft ESMF Report Preliminary Pages Contents List of Tables iii List of Figures iv List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................... iv 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 2. LEPAP Objectives, Components, Eligibility Criteria and Management ........... 2 2.1 LEPAP Objectives and Components ................................................................ 2 2.2 LEPAP Funding Flow and Eligibility Criteria ..................................................... 3 2.3 LEPAP Implementation Arrangements ............................................................. 3 Ministry of Environment (MoE) including Project Management Unit (PMU) .......... 3 Banking Sector ..................................................................................................... 4 Borrowing establishments:.................................................................................... 6 2.4 Application Process .......................................................................................... 7 2.5 Programs Parallel to LEPAP ........................................................................... 13 2.6 LEPAP Parent Project: 2014-2019 ................................................................. 13 3. Institutional Capacity and Legal Framework Assessment ............................. 14 3.1 Institutional Assessment ................................................................................. 14 Ministry of Environment (MoE) including the Project Management Unit (PMU): . 14 Banking Sector: .................................................................................................. 14 Borrowing establishments:.................................................................................. 14 3.2 Assessment of the Legislative Framework ...................................................... 16 3.3 Corrective Actions ........................................................................................... 17 4. Environmental and Social Management Procedures ...................................... 22 4.1 Environmental and Social Management Process ........................................... 22 4.2 Environmental and Social Safeguards ............................................................ 25 4.2.1 Screening ...................................................................................................... 25 4.2.2 ESIA Requirements ...................................................................................... 30 4.2.3 ESMP Requirements .................................................................................... 36 4.2.4 Facility-Wide Environmental Audit ................................................................ 37 4.2.5 Occupational Health and Safety ................................................................... 37 4.2.6 Labor 37 4.2.7 Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................... 38 4.3 Potential Projects to be implemented under LEPAP-AF ................................. 39 - ii - Environmental and Social Management Framework for LEPAP GoL Draft ESMF Report Preliminary Pages 4.4 Negative and Positive Impacts of Potential LEPAP interventions ................... 41 4.5 Typical Impacts and Mitigation for LEPAP Projects ........................................ 45 4.6 Monitoring and Follow-up ................................................................................ 53 4.7 Capacity Building and Trainings ..................................................................... 53 4.8 Budget ............................................................................................................ 54 5. Stakeholders Meeting ........................................................................................ 55 References 60 Appendix A 2014-2019 financed sub-projects by the WB .................................... 63 Appendix B Summary of Relevant Legislation and Standards to LEPAP ...... 73 Appendix C PIF ........................................................................................................ 87 Appendix D Code of Conduct ................................................................................. 88 Appendix E Grievance Redress Mechanism ......................................................... 89 Appendix F Monitoring Form .................................................................................. 90 Appendix G Job Description .................................................................................. 91 Appendix I List of Pre-Qualified National Environmental Consultants (December 2012) ............................................................................ 92 Appendix J General Environmental Baseline Conditions in Lebanon relevant to LEPAP ............................................................................................. 94 Appendix K List of Participants and Stakeholders Meeting (October 25, 2019) .............................................................................................. 102 List of Tables Table 2-1 LEPAP Application Process and Responsibilities ................................................................. 7 Table 3-1 Improvements of the gaps identified in the initial ESA........................................................18 Table 3-2 Identified Gaps for LEPAP-AF ............................................................................................21 Table 4-1 Environmental Assessment Requirements of Potential LEPAP Sub-projects as part of Existing Facilities.................................................................................................................29 Table 4-2 Potential Establishments for LEPAP ...................................................................................40 Table 4-3 Potential Impacts.................................................................................................................44 Table 4-4 Identification of Possible impacts and Generic Mitigation Measures for Potential Sub- projects ................................................................................................................................46 Table 4-5 Generic Monitoring Measures for Potential Sub-projects ...................................................50 Table 4-6 Maximum Allowable Limit Values for Generators < 0.5 MW ..............................................51 Table 4-7 Maximum Allowable Limit Values for Boilers that Burn Oil with a Thermal Capacity between 1 MW and 50 MW ...............................................................................................................52 Table 5-1 Institutions represented in the LEPAP Stakeholders meeting ............................................56 Table 5-2 Questions and concerns raised during the stakeholders meeting ......................................56 - iii - Environmental and Social Management Framework for LEPAP GoL Draft ESMF Report Preliminary Pages List of Figures Figure 1. LEPAP Application Process ....................................................................................................12 Figure 2. Schematic Diagram of the Environmental and Social Assessment Process for LEPAP for new establishment ......................................................................................................................23 Figure 3. Schematic Diagram of the Environmental and Social Assessment Process for LEPAP for Sub- Projects within existing establishment ................................................................................24 Figure 4. Stakeholders meeting .............................................................................................................59 Figure 5. Emissions apportionment for the different pollutants for 2010 (Waked et al., 2012) ..............95 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations AF Additional Financing BAT Best Available Technique BdL Banque du Liban BOD Biological Oxygen Demand CAP Compliance Action Plan CDR Council for Development and Reconstruction COD Chemical Oxygen Demand EA Environmental Audit E&S Environmental and Social EFL Environmental Fund for Lebanon EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ELARD Earth Link and Advanced Resources Development EMP Environment Management Plan ESA Environmental and Social Assessment ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FI Financial Intermediary GBV Gender-Based Violence GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IEE Initial Environmental Examination IFC International Finance Corporation LEPAP Lebanon Pollution Abatement Project MCE Monitoring Compliance and Enforcement MoE Ministry of Environment MoEW Ministry of Energy and Water MoF Ministry of Finance MoI Ministry of Industry MoPH Ministry of Public Health MTR Mid-Term Report OHS Occupational Health and Safety OMP

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