Due Diligence Report on Social Safeguards October 2020 Cambodia: Decentralized Public Service and Financial Management Sector Development Project (Subprogram 2) Sub-National Investment Fund (SNIF) Ten (10) Sub-projects under SNIF’s Funding Cycle 2 Prepared by Sub-National Investment Fund Secretariat for Asian Development Bank (ADB). NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. This due diligence report on social safeguards 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. Contents CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ............................................................................................. 3 ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................. 3 I. BACKGROUND OF PROJECT AND RATIONALE ....................................................................... 4 II. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORKS ......................................................... 5 III. OBJECTIVES OF THE DUE DILIGENCE REPORT ..................................................................... 8 IV. METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................... 8 V. SUBPROJECT CLASSIFICATION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT .............................................. 8 5.1. ADB’s classification system ......................................................................................... 8 5.2. Subproject descriptions, location maps, road width and COI ........................................ 9 5.3. Impact Assessment ....................................................................................................11 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND CONSULTATIONS .......................................................... 11 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................................................................... 15 VIII. MONITORING AND REPORTING .......................................................................................... 16 IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................ 17 Annex-1: Screening checklists completions for nine (9) sub-projects ................................18 Annex-2: Summary of minutes of public meetings: ...........................................................27 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Prey Chhor .......... 27 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings – Ponhea Lueu ...... 30 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Me Sang .............. 39 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Peam Chor .......... 45 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Chantrea .............. 49 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Kampong Rou ..... 53 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Svay Chrum ........ 56 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Svay Teab ........... 61 Summary of Minutes of Public Consultation Meetings- Damnak Chang’Aeur ................................................................................................. 66 Annex-3: Public Information Booklet- PIB .........................................................................73 Annex-4: Sample of Focal Points Assigned (Prey Chhor district) ......................................75 Annex-5: Grievance Redress Mechanism Materials ..........................................................82 Table 1 : 9-subproject screening and categorisation .............................................................. 5 Table 2: 9-subproject description (location maps, proposed RC road width and COIs) .......... 9 Table 3:summary of 9-subproject participants in public consultations ...................................12 Table 4: Summary of consultation minutes ...........................................................................12 Table 5: Concise end notes ..................................................................................................14 2 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1st October 2020) Currency unit – Riel (KR) KR1.00 = $0.0002434 $1.00 = KR4,108 ABBREVIATIONS ADB : Asian Development Bank APA : Annual Performance Assessment AEA : Annual Evaluation and Audit AP : Affected Person COI : Corridor of Impact CRO : Complaints Receiving Officer DL : Design Level DPSFM : Decentralized Public Service and Financial Management EARF : Environment Assessment and Resettlement Framework EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment EL : Existing Level EMP : Environmental Management Plan FGD : Focus Group Discussions GL : Ground Level GRM : Grievance and Redress Mechanism IP3 : 3 Years’ implementation plans MEF : Ministry of Economy and Finance MOE : Ministry of Environment NCDD : National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development PFM : Public Finance Management PMC : Project Management Committee PDEF : Provincial Department of Economy and Finance REA : Rapid Environmental Assessment RGC : Royal Government of Cambodia ROW : Right of Way SPS : Safeguard Policy Statement SNA : Sub-National Administration SNIF : Sub-National Investment Fund WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km -Kilometer lm -Linear Meter m -Meter m² -Square Meter m³ -Cubic Meter 3 I. BACKGROUND OF PROJECT AND RATIONALE 1. The Royal Government of Cambodia’s Framework for decentralization and de- concentration reforms is contained in the National Program for Sub-National Democratic Development (2010–2019), which is implemented through 3-year implementation plans (IP3). Key legal pillars of the reform include the 2008 Organic Law on Capital, Provinces, Municipalities, Districts and Khans, and the 2011 Sub-National Finance Law. The first IP3 2011–2014 already identified the establishment of the Sub-National Investment Fund (SNIF) as a key reform priority and element of the financing system of Sub-National Administrations (SNAs) in Cambodia. Under the Decentralized Public Service and Financial Management (DPSFM), subprogram 1, ADB supported the full technical design of the SNIF. The proposed subprogram-1 aims to assist the SNIF’s full establishment and operations between 2016 and 2019. 2. The Sub-National Investment Fund (SNIF) is a financing instrument, separate but complementary to regular grants for SNAs that aims to achieve two policy objectives: (i) to promote socio-economic development at the subnational level by financing high quality and strategic public investments by subnational administrations; and (ii) to provide subnational administrations (SNAs) with incentives to improve their overall performance and public investment management. To that extent, the SNIF aims to absorb larger, bulkier investment expenditures from SNAs, and thus release the use of regular grants for recurrent expenditure commitments. 3. The SNIF is governed by a Board, Chaired by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). Day to day activities have been led by the SNIF Secretariat, located at the MEF. Through an annual performance assessment, the SNIF has been selected, among the country’s 159 districts, those eligibilities for funding in a given year. In addition to the target districts, some municipalities may be included on pilot basis at later stage of the Project, which will be fully funded by the Government. Selection will be based on the annual performance assessments (APA) of districts to identify eligible SNAs under the SNIF and so project areas may therefore vary from year to year. The ultimate beneficiaries of the projects funded under the SNIF will be the households and individuals in the selected districts. 4. Sub-National Investment Fund (SNIF) Secretariat has been categorized all proposed subprojects. Review and field visits for subprojects confirm that environmental implications are limited to standard small-scale impacts as the expected project value is up to a maximum of US$100,000. 5. The project location has been selected based on the criteria that there will be no private land acquisition and the available public land is not occupied or productively used. Overall implementation of the guidelines will be through the SNIF Secretariat supported by project consultants. 6. For approved subprojects following the subproject selection criteria and categorization as C for all social safeguards, the screening checklists have been completed by the SNIF Secretariat with supports from project consultants and in consultation with the District SNA. The implementing agency with support from project consultants prepared the Social Safeguard Due Diligence Report. 7. The SNIF Secretariat submitted the Due Diligence Report (DDR) to ADB requesting “No Objection” for the proposed implementation of civil works contracts to upgrade existing earthen and/or laterite roads to reinforced concrete (RC) under Category C classification on Social Safeguards. 4 II. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORKS 8. There were 10 proposed subprojects under SNIFs’ funding for circle-2. However, after screening and field assessment based on established project selection criteria for civil works implementation, it was found out that 9 subproject proposals are classified as Involuntary