Safeguards Monitoring Report Semi-Annual Report (January to June 2020) January 2021 CAMBODIA: RURAL ROADS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT II (RRIP-II) ADB LOAN 3151-CAM/GRANT 0401-CAM/GRANT 0402-CAM Prepared by the Project Management Unit (PMU) of Ministry of Rural Development for the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Asian Development Bank. NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This safeguard monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. i ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AP (Project) Affected Persons BOD biological oxygen demand CBF Cross Border Facility CEMP Contractor Environmental Management Plan COI Corridor of Impact CW Civil Work DBST Double Bituminous Surface Treatment DDIS Detailed Design and Implementation Supervision EA Executive Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan ESO Environment and Social Office GoC Government of Cambodia GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IEE Initial Environmental Examination KCI Korea Consultants International KEXIM Korea Export and Import Bank MCFA Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOE Ministry of Environment MRD Ministry of Rural Development MPWT Ministry of Public Works and Transport MT motorized transport NDF Nordic Development Fund NGO Non-government Organization NR National Road NTFP non-timber forest products PDOE Provincial Department of Environment PDRD Provincial Department of Rural Development PMU Project Management Unit PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPTA Project Preparation Technical Assistance RGC Royal Government of Cambodia ROW Right of Way RP Resettlement Plan SBST Single Bituminous Surface Treatment SPS ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement STD Sexually Transmitted Disease TOR Terms of Reference UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization WB World Bank UXO Unexploded Ordnance ii Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 1 II. Project Overview, General safeguard matters ................................................................ 2 1. Project Overview ............................................................................................................ 2 2. Project Progress ............................................................................................................. 7 3. Safeguard Implementation Arrangements..................................................................... 11 4. Updated EMPs and RPs, .............................................................................................. 13 III. Environmental Performance Monitoring ........................................................................ 13 1. Status of EMP implementation (Mitigation Measures) ................................................... 13 2. Health and Safety ......................................................................................................... 16 3. Environment Effect Monitoring ...................................................................................... 17 IV. Involuntary Resettlement Performance Monitoring ....................................................... 20 V. Indigenous People Performance Monitoring ................................................................. 22 VI. Compliance with safeguards related project covenants ................................................ 23 VII. Public consultation, Information Disclosure, Capability Building ................................... 24 VIII. Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................... 24 IX. Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 25 X. Attachments ................................................................................................................. 26 List of Figures Figure 1: Location Map of Project Roads thirteen .................................................................. 6 Figure 2: Location Map of Mekong Island project ................................................................... 7 List of Tables Table 1: List of Contract Packages of the Rural Road Improvement Projects II ..................... 8 Table 1a: List of Contract Packages of– Additional Works………………………………………..9 Table 2: Project Overview, Snapshot of Project Progress……………………………….………10 Table 3: Implementation Arrangement ................................................................................. 12 Table 4: Compliance with EMP Requirements (Environmental Performance) ...................... 14 Table 5: Issues for Further Action ........................................................................................ 14 Table 6: Health and Safety Issues ....................................................................................... 16 Table 7: Environmental Monitoring Measures....................................................................... 17 Table 8: Environment Effect Monitoring Results in the Reporting Period ............................. 20 Table 9: Summary of Compliance with RP Requirements .................................................... 20 Table 10: Issues for Further Action ...................................................................................... 22 Table 11: Summary of Compliance with IP Requirements ................................................... 22 Table 12: Issues for Further Action ...................................................................................... 22 Table 13: Loan Covenant Compliance Status – Environmental and Safeguards .................. 23 Table 14: Grievance Registry .............................................................................................. 25 iii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Rural Roads Improvement Project II (RRIP II) aims to rehabilitate about 1,200 kilometers (km) of rural roads in nine (9) provinces, namely: Takeo, Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom and Tbuong Khmum to paved condition with double bituminous surface treatment (DBST). This is to provide a safer, cost-effective rural road network with all-year access to markets and other social services of poor rural provinces in Cambodia. 2. This project is classified as Category B for Environment; Category C for Involuntary Resettlement (IR); and Category C for Indigenous Peoples (IPs) as per ADB SPS 2009. An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) has been conducted as part of project preparation in accordance with the Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 (SPS) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). During the Project’s feasibility studies preparation and detailed design stages, there were no identified persons/households (land, assets) that will be affected since the road project will rehabilitate existing rural roads. However, a Resettlement Framework (RF) has been prepared for guidance and/or compliance by the contractor should there be social safeguards- related impacts that may arise during the road construction stage. There are no IPs that will be affected in the Project area. 3. Please add a paragraph on the DDR prepared/disclosed in April 2020 for additional 28 roads equivalence to about 79.29 km.A due diligence on social safeguards for additional twenty-eight (28)1 roads equivalent to 79.29 kilometers was conducted in December 2019. The due diligence report (DDR) was submitted to the ADB with a no objection to disclose on the ADB website in accordance with the procedure for disclosure by the Ministry of Rural Development on May 7, 2020 upon the incorporation of all ADB comments to the report submitted on 14 February 2020. The report presented findings that these additional works has no land acquisition or adverse impacts to the 16 communes within five provinces (Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, and Tboung Khmum) where these will be located. 4. As of this reporting period, thirteen (13) out of a total of thirteen (13) contract packages of the project with a total of 42 rural roads had already been completed. Environmental monitoring during the reporting period was conducted in selected roads implemented across nine (9) provinces of Cambodia in these thirteen (13) contracts packages2 all of which do not have any involuntary resettlement impacts. Also included in the monitoring during this reporting period is the progress of the implementation of the rehabilitation of 15 natural long ponds, and health post construction. 5. Environmental monitoring is conducted regularly by DDIS Resident Engineer’s field staff for all of the sub-projects where Checklist of EMP Implementation are regularly prepared and concurred by Contractors. These are maintained in both the Resident Engineers’ Offices and in the DDIS Offices. The monitoring program and process include checking progress report of individual packages, checklists of EMP implementation, field investigations, discussion and consultations with the remaining