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E4728 REV SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Results-based Scaling-up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply Program Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Systems Assessment Public Disclosure Authorized (ESSA) October 9, 2015 Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED BY THE WORLD BANK Public Disclosure Authorized 1 RB-Scaling up Sanitation and Rural Water Supply Program ESSA Contents List of Acronyms ................................................................................................................................4 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................6 Purpose of the Environmental and Social Assessment (ESSA) .............................................................. 6 National Target Program for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation ......................................................... 6 PforR (the Program) .............................................................................................................................. 7 Environmental and Social Effects of the Program .............................................................................. 11 Environmental Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 13 Social Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 15 Program Action Plan Actions ............................................................................................................... 17 Environmental and Social Risk Ratings ................................................................................................ 17 Additional Provinces............................................................................................................................ 17 Program Description ........................................................................................................................ 18 RWSS NTP3 (the “program”) ............................................................................................................... 18 Program for Results - PforR (the “Program”) ...................................................................................... 19 Financing and program costs .............................................................................................................. 22 Purpose of Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) .................................................... 23 Additional Provinces............................................................................................................................ 24 Context ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Sanitation and Water supply in the NM and CH ................................................................................. 33 Description of Program Environmental Management System ............................................................ 39 Program Potential Environmental Impacts and Risks ......................................................................... 39 Environmental benefits ................................................................................................................ 39 Potential Negative Environmental Impacts................................................................................. 40 Mitigation Measures to Reduce Environmental Impacts and Risks .................................................... 43 Environmental Management Systems ................................................................................................ 44 Legal and Regulatory Framework Applicable to Program .......................................................... 46 Program Environmental Capacity and Performance Assessment........................................................ 52 Environmental Management under the RB-SupRSWS Program ......................................................... 52 Environmental Capacity and Performance ......................................................................................... 53 Description of Program Social Management System ......................................................................... 56 Program potential Social Impacts and Risks ....................................................................................... 56 Social Management Systems............................................................................................................... 59 Program Social Capacity and Performance Assessment ..................................................................... 67 Recommendations for the Program Environmental and Social Systems ............................................. 72 Environmental ..................................................................................................................................... 72 Social ................................................................................................................................................... 74 Inputs to the Program Action Plan ...................................................................................................... 77 Environmental and Social Risk Ratings ................................................................................................ 77 Inputs to the Program Implementation Support Plan ........................................................................ 77 Addendum: Desk-based assessment of Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan Provinces .................................. 79 Environmental ..................................................................................................................................... 79 Social ................................................................................................................................................... 79 Annex 1 – Summary of Public Consultations ..................................................................................... 81 Annex 2: List of protected areas in the Program provinces ................................................................ 85 Annex 3: Comparison of EIA requirements of World Bank and Vietnam ............................................. 87 2 RB-Scaling up Sanitation and Rural Water Supply Program ESSA Annex 4: Environmental and Social Assessment and Action Plan Summary ........................................ 92 Annex 5: Environmental Considerations, Mitigation Measures for RWSS developments .................. 105 Annex 6: Ethnic groups in the Northern Mountains and Central Highlands regions .......................... 116 Annex 7: Table showing the social impact of water supply investments in the Red River Delta under the Result-based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation program. .............................................. 120 Annex 8: Baseline data on access to sanitation and water supply in the 19 provinces of the CH and NM ................................................................................................................................................ 121 Annex 9 – Facilities observed during site visits ................................................................................ 122 (existing structures, not necessarily under NTP3) ............................................................................ 122 3 RB-Scaling up Sanitation and Rural Water Supply Program ESSA List of Acronyms AH Affected Households BCC Behavior Change Communication CATS Community Approaches to Total Sanitation CEMA Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs CH Central Highlands CSRC Compensation, Support, and Resettlement Committee () DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DFAT Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DLI Disbursement-Linked Indicator DoET Department of Education and Training DoF Department of Finance DoH Department of Health DoNRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DoST Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism DPC District People’s Committee DPI Department of Planning and Investment ECOP Environmental Code of Practice EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EM Ethnic Minorities EPC Environmental Protection Commitments EPP Environmental Protection Plans ESSA Environmental and Social Systems Assessment GoV Government of Vietnam IDA International Development Association IEC Information, Education and Communication IVA Independent Verification Agent LEP Law on Environmental Protection M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MoET Ministry of Education and Training MoF Ministry of Finance MoH Ministry of Health MOLISA Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs MoNRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MOST Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment NCERWASS National Center for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation NM Northern Mountains NTP National Target Program PAP Program Action Plan PCERWASS Provincial Center for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation PCR Physical Cultural Resources PDO Project Detailed Outline PforR Program for Results PMU Program Management Unit PPC Provincial People’s Committee RB-RB-SupRSWS Results-based Scaling up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply RWSS Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 4 RB-Scaling up Sanitation and Rural Water Supply Program ESSA SAV State Audit of Vietnam SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SO Standing Office