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Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Nemanjina 22-26, 11000 Belgrade PHASE 1 OF THE MULTI-PHASE PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH SERBIA RAILWAY SECTOR MODERNIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) DRAFT DOCUMENT B E L G R A D E October 2020 SERBIA RAILWAY SECTOR MODERNIZATION - SRSM Environmental and Social Management Framework for Serbia - ESMF Table of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 1. INTRODUCTION 17 1.1. Context 17 1.2. Objectives of the Environmental and Social Management Framework 17 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 18 2.1. Project overview 18 2.2. Project Components 18 2.2.1. Component 1: Infrastructure Investments and Asset Management 18 2.2.2. Component 2: Institutional Strengthening and Project Management 19 2.2.3. Component 3: Railway Modernization Enablers 20 2.3. Project Beneficiaries 26 2.4. Implementation arrangements 26 2.5. Exclusions 27 3. BASELINE DATA 27 3.1. Baseline data for zone of tunnels “Vracar” and “Dedinje” 27 3.2. Baseline data for railway section Pancevacki most - Pancevo glavna 28 3.3. Baseline data for main railway station - Belgrade Centre (Prokop) 29 3.4. Baseline Country and environmental background 30 3.4.1. Soil erosion and contamination 31 3.4.2. Water 31 3.4.3. Air Quality 31 3.4.4. Climate change and Floods 32 3.4.5. Waste 33 3.4.5.1. Internal procedures of the Infrastructure Railway Serbia (IZS) for Hazardous Waste Management 34 3.4.6. Chemicals 34 3.4.7. Biodiversity, flora, fauna 35 3.4.8. Mineral resources extraction 36 3.4.8.1. Fossil fuel/energy resources 36 3.4.8.2. Solid minerals raw materials – metals 37 3.4.8.3. Solid minerals raw materials – non-metals/industrial minerals 37 3.4.8.4. Hydro - geothermal resources 37 3.4.8.5. Petro - geothermal resources 37 3.4.8.6. Production of fossil fuel/energy resources, solid minerals- metals and non- metals 37 3.4.9. Forestry and wood production 37 3.4.10. Noise 38 3.4.11. Social baseline and background 38 3.4.11.1. Socio Economic Trends in the Republic of Serbia 38 3.4.11.2. Education and skills 39 2 SERBIA RAILWAY SECTOR MODERNIZATION - SRSM Environmental and Social Management Framework for Serbia - ESMF 3.4.11.3. Railway network, railway safety and transport patterns 39 3.4.11.4. Gender and gender equality 41 3.4.11.5. Economy and livelihood 42 3.4.11.6. Labor and informal employment 42 3.4.11.7. Population in rural areas 43 4. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 43 4.1. Overview 43 4.2. Reaching environmental standards in Serbia 44 4.3. Relevant Government Policies, Acts, Rules, Strategies and Guidelines 44 4.3.1. The Constitution of Serbia 44 4.3.2. The Law on Public property 44 4.3.3. The Law on foundations of property law relations 44 4.3.4. The National Strategy for Sustainable Development 45 4.3.5. Law on Water 45 4.3.6. Law on Environmental Protection 45 4.3.7. Law on Environmental Impact Assessment 45 4.3.8. The Law on Waste Management 46 4.3.9. Internal procedures of the Infrastructure Railway Serbia (IZS) for Hazardous Waste Management 48 4.3.10. The Law on Chemicals 48 4.3.11. The Law on mining and geological explorations 48 4.3.12. The Law on Cultural property 49 4.3.13. The Law on Protection against Environmental Noise 49 4.3.14. The Law on Occupational Health and Safety 49 4.3.15. Regulation on Labor, Working Conditions and Gender equality 50 4.3.16. Planning and construction law 50 4.3.17. Building legalization law 51 4.3.18. The Law on Extra-Judicial Proceedings 51 4.3.19. The Law on Administrative procedures 51 4.3.20. The Law on State Survey and Cadaster 51 4.3.21. The Law on Expropriation 52 4.3.22. National Legal Framework guiding labor and Working Conditions 52 4.3.23. Law on Special Procedures for the Implementation of the Project of Construction and Reconstruction of line Infrastructure Structures of Particular Importance to The Republic of Serbia 52 4.3.24. Law on safe transport of hazardous materials 53 4.4. Relevant Institutions 53 4.4.1. The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MоEP) 54 4.4.2. The Environmental Protection Agency – SEPA 55 4.4.3. The Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure (MCTI) 55 4.4.4. Republic Geodetic Authority 55 4.4.5. Ministry of Health 55 4.4.6. The network of the institutes of public health 55 3 SERBIA RAILWAY SECTOR MODERNIZATION - SRSM Environmental and Social Management Framework for Serbia - ESMF 4.4.7. The network of institutes responsible for Labor, working conditions and OHS 56 4.4.8. The Ministry of Health - Sanitary Inspection 56 4.4.9. Ministry of Finance - Customs and Tax Administration 56 4.4.10. The Institute for Nature Conservation in Serbia 56 4.4.11. Relevant Institutions on Provincial level 56 4.4.12. Local self-government units – municipalities and cities 57 4.5. EIA procedure in the Republic of Serbia 57 5. WB ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS 59 5.1. Environmental and Social Framework 59 5.2. Overview of Environmental and Social Standards and their relevance for the Project 59 5.2.1. ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts 60 5.2.2. ESS10 Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure 61 5.2.3. ESS2 Labor and Working Conditions 62 5.2.4. ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management 63 5.2.5. ESS4 Community Health and Safety 64 5.2.6. ESS5 Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement 65 5.2.7. ESS6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources 65 5.2.8. ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities 66 5.2.9. ESS8 Cultural Heritage 67 5.2.10. ESS9 Financial Intermediaries 67 5.2.11. OP 7.50 Projects on International Waterways 67 5.3. General Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines 67 5.4. Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Railways 67 5.5. Key ESF objectives compared to national requirements 68 6. TENTATIVE PROJECT SUPORTED ACTIVITIES 74 6.1. Reconstruction of the tracks and rehabilitation of tunnels 74 6.1.1. Reconstruction of the tracks in the Belgrade railway junction (tunnel and overhead sections) and rehabilitation of parts of tunnels "Dedinje", "Stadion" and "Vracar" 75 6.1.2. General description of tunnel rehabilitation works 75 6.2. Construction and reconstruction of railway stations 76 6.2.1. Construction of main railway station - Belgrade Centre (Prokop) 76 6.3. Works on reconstruction and modernization of modern railways 79 6.3.1. Construction of a track connection (Bypass) between the main line Subotica-Bogojevo - state border and the regional line Novi Sad-Odzaci-Bogojevo. 79 6.3.2. Regular maintenance of the left track from Pancevo bridge to Pancevo main railway Belgrade center - Pancevo Main - Vrsac - state border 79 6.4. Restoration of railroad crossings and introduction of automatic safety devices at railroad crossings 81 6.4.1. Raising the level of safety at rail level crossing crossings 81 6.4.2. General description of works related to securing of level crossings 82 6.5. Installation of measurement stations 83 7. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS, IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 83 7.1. Environmental Risk Rating 83 4 SERBIA RAILWAY SECTOR MODERNIZATION - SRSM Environmental and Social Management Framework for Serbia - ESMF 7.2. Social Risk Rating 84 7.3. Environmental and Social Risks in the design phase 85 7.3.1. Risks from Natural Hazards 85 7.4. Environmental and Social Impacts during Project implementation 85 7.4.1. General overview of measures of protection during railway construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation 86 7.4.2. Environmental and social general mitigation measures 88 7.4.2.1. General mitigation measures prescribed by the Law 88 7.4.3. Soil and water pollution 90 7.4.3.1. Soil, ground and surface water protection measures 91 7.4.4. Waste 92 7.4.4.1. Waste management 92 7.4.4.2. Treatment methods for the waste 94 7.4.4.3. Management of waste form the ballast prism 94 7.4.4.4. Management of waste form the railway sleepers 95 7.4.4.5. Collection and disposal of inert non-hazardous waste 96 7.4.5. Air pollution 97 7.4.5.1. Air quality measures 97 7.4.6. Noise pollution and vibrations 97 7.4.6.1. Noise protection measures 97 7.4.7. Risk from radiation 98 7.4.7.1. Radiation protection measures 98 7.4.8. Impacts on nature and biodiversity 98 7.4.8.1. Nature protection measures 98 7.4.9. Impacts to natural and mineral resources 99 7.4.9.1. Resources and materials management 99 7.4.10. Impacts on settlements and population 100 7.4.11. Impacts on cultural and historic heritage 100 7.4.11.1. Immovable cultural goods and goods under previous protection measures 100 7.4.12. Impacts on climate 101 7.4.13. Land acquisition, Restriction on land use and involuntary resettlement 101 7.4.13.1. Measures to manage Land acquisition and involuntary resettlement impacts 102 7.4.14. Risks to vulnerable groups 103 7.4.14.1. Measures to protect vulnerable groups 103 7.4.15. Gender risks 104 7.4.15.1. Measures against Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) 104 7.4.16.