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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 PREPARATION OF ESMF .................................................................... 7 1.2. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ..................... 7 1.3. PROJECT OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4. PROJECT COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................................... 8 2. BASELINE DATA ........................................................................................................................................ 11 2.1. LOCATION AND SIZE ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF AZERBAIJAN .................................................................................................. 12 2.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT........................................................................................... 12 2.4. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 19 2.5. PROTECTED AREAS ........................................................................................................................................ 21 2.6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC 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 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS .......... 50 4.2. ESS 2 – LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 51 4.3. ESS 3 – RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT ....................................... 51 4.4. ESS 4 – COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY ................................................................................................. 52 4.5. ESS 5 – LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE, AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ............. 52 4.6. ESS 6 – BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 4.7. ESS 7 – INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB- SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES .......................................... 53 4.8. ESS 8 – CULTURAL HERITAGE ..................................................................................................................... 53 4.9. ESS 9 – FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES (FI) .................................................................................................... 53 4.10. ESS 10 – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMAITON DISCLOSURE ................................................. 53 5. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS .............................................. 55 5.1. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................ 55 5.2. POSITIVE IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................................... 55 5.3. NEGATIVE IMPACTS ....................................................................................................................................... 56 5.4. POTENTIAL CUMULATIVE 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. SCREENING OF SUB-PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS .......................... 67 7.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING ..................................................................... 72 8. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE .................................................................................... 75 8.1. ESMF DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION ....................................................................................... 75 8.2. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................................................................. 75 9. ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................ 78 ANNEX 1. TYPES OF SUBPROJECTS FOR WHICH IN-KIND TRANSFER IOF ASSETS WILL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE PROJECT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ANNEX 2. TYPICAL ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MITIGATIONS MEASURES ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 ANNEX 3. ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING CHECKLISTS................................................................................................ 83 ANNEX 4. SOCIAL SCREENING CHECKLIST ................................................................................................................. 88 ANNEX 5. RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING ........................................................................... 89 ANNEX 6. RISK CATEGORIES OF PROPOSED SUBPROJECTS AND RELEVANT ESS INSTRUMENTS ........................... 90 ANNEX 7. ESMP CONTENT AND FORMAT ................................................................................................................... 92 ANNEX 8. SAMPLE ESMPS FOR SUBPROJECTS LIKELY TO BE PROPOSED UNDER THE PROJECT ............................. 95 ANNEX 9. PRINCIPLES OF IPM, USE AND HANDLING PESTICIDES ............................................................................ 112 ANNEX 10. RECOMMENDED STRUCTURE OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 115 ANNEX 11. RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO CONTROL THE POTENTIAL RISKS WITH CHEMICAL FERTILIZER USE ..... 117 ANNEX 12. SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS IN THE CONSTITUTION OF AZERBAIJAN .............................................. 119 ANNEX 13. MINUTES OF MEETINGS WITH 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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