Cambodia: Urban Water Supply Project
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Environmental and Social Monitoring Report September 2020 Report covers period for January to June 2020 Cambodia: Urban Water Supply Project Prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation for the Government of Cambodia and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental and social 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. Classification: PUBLIC Semi-Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Ministry of Industry,Science, Technology & Innovation Project Number: 41403-013 Urban Water Supply Project Reporting Period: January-June 2020 Date: September 2020 SESMR Report Number: 1 This information is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy. Classification: PUBLIC Semi-Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report January-June 2020 Contents 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING ................................................... 1 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS SUMMARY .................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Summary of Project Progress .......................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Summary of EMP Implementation .................................................................................. 4 1.1.3 Summary of EMP Monitoring ......................................................................................... 4 1.2 SAFEGUARDS STAFF, TRAINING AND DOCUMENTATION .............................................. 6 1.2.1 Implementation Arrangements ...................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Training & Capacity Building ........................................................................................... 7 1.2.3 ADB Approvals................................................................................................................. 8 1.2.4 National Approvals ........................................................................................................ 10 1.2.5 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) Approvals ............................. 10 1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ....................................................................................... 10 1.3.1 Status of EMP implementation (Mitigation Measure) .................................................. 10 1.3.2 Health and Safety Performance .................................................................................... 20 1.3.3 Environmental Quality Monitoring ............................................................................... 22 1.3.4 Construction Phase Affected People Consultation ....................................................... 23 2 SOCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING ................................................................... 26 2.1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF MONITORING ................................................................... 26 2.2 INTERNAL MONITORING .................................................................................................... 26 2.3 IR/IP IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ...................................................................................... 26 2.4 RP/IPP IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES PER REPORTING PERIOD ............................... 30 2.5 PLANNING FOR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES .......................................................................... 31 3 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ....................................................................... 33 3.1 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ............................................................................................. 33 3.2 CORRECTIVE ACTION ........................................................................................................ 35 4 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION ...................................................................... 36 4.1 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.1 Environment .................................................................................................................. 36 4.1.2 Social ............................................................................................................................. 36 4.1.3 Project Specific GRM ..................................................................................................... 37 4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................... 37 This information is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy. Classification: PUBLIC Semi-Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report January-June 2020 Tables Table 1 Project Progress Summary- ALL subprojects ............................................................................ 1 Table 2. Status of Environmental Safeguard Roles- ALL subprojects .................................................... 6 Table 3. Environmental and social Safeguards Training Provided and Planned- ALL subprojects ....... 8 Table 4. Status of Environmental Safeguard Documents- ALL subprojects ........................................... 8 Table 5. Status of National Approvals for Environmental Documents- ALL subprojects ...................... 10 Table 6. Status of CEMP Approvals- ALL subprojects ......................................................................... 10 Table 7: Status of EMP Compliance (Kampong Thom, Stoung, Kampong Cham, Pursat, Output 1) .. 11 Table 8. Status of EMP Compliance Stung Treng Water Supply System (Output 2) ........................... 14 Table 9: Status of EMP Compliance (Siem Reap Water Supply sub-project, output 3) ....................... 16 Table 10. EMP– Actions Needed for Compliance Stung Treng Water Supply System (Output 2) ..... 20 Table 11. EMP Compliance Outstanding Issues from Previous Report(s) – Output 1, 2 and 3 .......... 20 Table 12. Status of Health and Safety Compliance - ALL subprojects ................................................. 20 Table 13. Status of Health and Safety Actions Needed for Compliance - ALL subprojects ................. 21 Table 14. EMP Environmental Quality Monitoring Requirements during Construction Stung Treng Water Supply System (Output 2) .......................................................................................................... 22 Table 15. EMP Environmental Quality Monitoring Requirements during Construction Stung Treng Water Supply System ............................................................................................................................ 22 Table 16. Construction Phase Affected People Consultation- ALL subprojects ................................... 23 Table 17: Project/subprojects progress ................................................................................................ 27 Table 18: List of upcoming social safeguard activities to be done from Sept to Dec 2020 .................. 32 Table 19. Information Disclosure- ALL subprojects .............................................................................. 33 Table 20. Project Complaints or Issues- ALL subprojects .................................................................... 34 Table 21. Project Complaints or Issues – Not resolved from previous reports- ALL subprojects ........ 35 Table 22. Corrective Action Issued- ALL subprojects ........................................................................... 35 This information is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy. Classification: PUBLIC Semi-Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report January-June 2020 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS SUMMARY 1. This Semi-annual Environment and Social Monitoring Report (SESMR) covers the period of January to June 2020 for the Urban Water Supply Project, with some additional relevant information for July to September 2020. The SESMR has been prepared to fulfil the safeguard policy requirement of ADB. 2. The SESMR is prepared by the Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist and checked by the PMU for the Project. 3. For detailed information and background to the Project, please see main Project Documents. The issues relevant to Environmental and Social Safeguards are included in this report. 1.1.1 Summary of Project Progress 4. The following table gives a brief summary of the project progress for contract award, construction and key activities in this reporting period: Table 1 Project Progress Summary- ALL subprojects Safeguards Category Environment B Reporting Period: Jan-Jun 2020 Date Last Report Issued: November 2020 Output 1: C1a Urgent WTP Rehabilitation in Provincial Towns, Contract variation No. 4 approved 8 May 2020 and contract completion date 26 January 2021. Output 2: Contracts Awarded to C2 Design and build in Stung Treng, signed 19th December 2019. Date: Output 3: Contract sign date 18 October 2019 As of June 2020 the physical construction progress is as follows: Output 1 C1a : 88.5 % construction completed Construction Progress