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Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project (BSCMFP) SFG4018 Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh Department of Fisheries Public Disclosure Authorized Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project (BSCMFP) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) JANUARY 2018 Environmental and Social Management Framework Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project ii DoF Environmental and Social Management Framework Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ ix Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Overview ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Environmental and Social Management Framework .................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Rationale for ESMF .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3.2 Objectives of the ESMF ........................................................................................................ 3 1.3.3 Environmental and Social Due Diligence Principles ................................................................ 4 1.3.4 ESMP Preparation Approach ................................................................................................ 4 1.3.5 ESMF Components and Structures ....................................................................................... 5 1.3.6 Composition of Study Team ................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 2: Project Description ............................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Project Context ................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Project Development Objectives (PDO) ............................................................................................ 10 2.3 Project Beneficiaries ......................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Components ...................................................................................................................................... 11 2.5 Broader Project Locations ................................................................................................................. 20 2.6 Project Implementation Arrangement (Phase I) ............................................................................... 22 Chapter 3: Environmental and Social Management Requirements ...................................................... 28 3.1 Review of Environmental Policy and Regulatory Framework ........................................................... 28 3.1.1 National Environmental Law ...................................................................................................... 28 3.1.2 Relevant National Polices, Strategies and Plans in Bangladesh ................................................. 29 3.1.3 Other Relevant Acts, Laws and Rules ......................................................................................... 34 3.1.4 International Treaties Signed by the GoB................................................................................... 38 3.1.5 Implication of GoB Policies, Acts and Rules on BSCMFP and their Classification ...................... 41 3.1.6 World Bank’s Environmental Safeguard Policies ........................................................................ 43 3.2 Review of Social Policies and Regulatory Framework ...................................................................... 47 3.2.1 Social Policies, Laws and Regulations of GoB ............................................................................. 47 3.2.2 Review of World Bank’s Social Safeguards Operational Policies ............................................... 49 3.3 Applicable WB Policies ...................................................................................................................... 50 3.4 National and WB Consultations and Disclosure Procedures ............................................................ 53 3.5 Gap Analysis of World Bank Requirements and National Laws ........................................................ 53 Chapter 4: Environment and Social Baseline Conditions ..................................................................... 57 4.1 Description of Environmental Baseline ............................................................................................. 57 4.1.1 Physical Environment ................................................................................................................. 57 4.1.2 Biological Environment ............................................................................................................... 60 4.2 Description of Social and Economic Environment ............................................................................ 62 4.2.1 Population demographics ........................................................................................................... 62 4.2.2 Access to basic civic facilities ...................................................................................................... 62 4.2.3 Level of Income and Poverty ...................................................................................................... 63 4.2.4 Small Ethnic Communities (SECs) in the Project Area ................................................................ 64 4.2.5 Fishing and fish trade ................................................................................................................. 65 4.2.6 Fisher and fishing communities .................................................................................................. 66 4.2.7 Fish trade and conventional dispute resolution method ........................................................... 67 4.2.8 Local heritage and historical sites .............................................................................................. 68 4.2.9 Gender Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 68 Chapter 5: Environmental and Social Management Framework .......................................................... 71 5.1 Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Processes ............................................... 71 5.1.1 General Principle ........................................................................................................................ 71 5.2 Environmental Assessment and Management Process .................................................................... 71 5.2.1 Environmental Screening ........................................................................................................... 72 DoF iii Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project Environmental and Social Management Framework 5.2.2 Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................................ 73 5.3 Social Assessment and Management Process .................................................................................. 78 5.3.1 Social Screening .......................................................................................................................... 78 5.3.2 Scoping for Social Impact Assessment (SIA) ............................................................................... 78 5.3.3 Social Impact Assessment (SIA) .................................................................................................. 79 5.3.4 Community Engagement and Stakeholders Participation ......................................................... 80 5.3.5 Gender Analysis Procedures and Guidelines .............................................................................. 81 5.4 Impact Assessment and Prediction ................................................................................................... 88 5.4.1 Impact Assessment Methodology .............................................................................................. 88 5.4.2 Potential Key Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................ 90 5.4.3 Potential Key Social Impacts ....................................................................................................... 99 Chapter 6: Tentative Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) ....................................... 103 6.1 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) ....................................................................................... 103 6.1.1 Scope and Objectives of EMP ................................................................................................... 103 6.1.2 Inclusion of Relevant Components of EMP in Contract Documents ........................................ 103 6.1.3 Institutional Arrangements .....................................................................................................
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