SOUTH EAST ASIA DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT (SEA DRM) PROJECT FOR LAO PDR Project ID No: P170945 Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management In Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province Final Environmental and Social Management Plan Volume 1 Main Report Prepared by: DEPARTMENT OF WATERWAYS MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT LANXANG AVENUE, VIENTIANE, LAO PDR 07 August 2020 Lao PDR South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management in Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................ 8 1.2 Objective and Scope of this ESMP......................................................................................... 8 1.3 Project Location ..................................................................................................................... 9 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 11 2.1 Project Works ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 Riverworks................................................................................................................ 14 2.1.2 Riverside Park........................................................................................................... 16 2.1.3 Weirs ......................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.4 Urban Drainage Improvement .................................................................................. 18 2.2 Non-structural Measures ...................................................................................................... 20 2.3 Construction Materials ......................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Construction Plan and Schedule ........................................................................................... 21 3 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTING .................................................................... 23 3.1 National Laws and Regulation Related to Safeguards.......................................................... 23 3.2 Regional and International Regulatory Framework ............................................................. 28 3.3 Applicable Bank Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project ............................................. 30 4 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS ............................................................ 31 4.1 General Environment Profile ................................................................................................ 31 4.2 Provincial Social and Economic Profile ............................................................................... 33 4.3 Ethnic Groups in the Project Areas ....................................................................................... 34 4.4 Historical Flood .................................................................................................................... 36 5 POTENTIAL RISKS, IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES ..... 38 5.1 Overall and Positive Impacts ................................................................................................ 38 5.2 Negative Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures ......................................................... 38 5.3 Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures during Detailed Design and Preconstruction .. 42 5.4 Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures during Construction ........................................ 45 5.5 Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Operations Phase ................................................ 50 5.6 Ethnic Group and Gender Considerations ............................................................................ 51 5.7 Implementation and Management of Contractor .................................................................. 52 5.7.1 Labour Management, Worker Camp and Storage Area ............................................ 56 5.7.2 Preparation of Contractor ESMP (C-ESMP) ............................................................ 57 5.7.3 Non-Compliance Reporting Procedures ................................................................... 58 5.7.4 Community Relations ............................................................................................... 58 5.7.5 Site Management, Monitoring, and Reporting ......................................................... 59 6 CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ............................................. 61 7 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ......................................................................... 67 Environmental and Social Management Plan, July 2020 2 Lao PDR South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management in Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province 8 ESMP IMPLEMENTATION AND BUDGET ................................................................... 69 8.1 ESMP Implementation Arrangement .................................................................................... 69 8.2 Implementation Matrix ......................................................................................................... 71 8.3 Monitoring and Reporting .................................................................................................... 77 8.4 Capacity Building and Training Plan .................................................................................... 78 8.5 ESMP Implementation Budget ............................................................................................. 79 Attachment 1: Details on Project Description Attachment 2: Excavation and Construction Materials Attachment 3: Summary of Historical Floods and the Present Condition, Problems and Needs Attachment 4: Environment and Social Background in ODX Provinces Attachment 5A: Results from Safeguard Screening Attachment 5B: Key Issues and Mitigation Measures for C-ESMP Attachment 6: Project Environmental Code of Practice (ECOP) Attachment 7: Project Code of Conduct (COC) on Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Children (VAC) Attachment 8: Sample Forms of GRM Monitoring and Accident Report Attachment 9: Contingency Planning for Response to COVID-19 Attachment 10: Notes from Consultation Meetings with Provincial Officials and List of Participants List of Tables TABLE 2-1 SCOPE OF WORKS TO ADDRESS FLOODING IN MUANG XAY ...................................................................... 11 TABLE 2-2 SECTION FOR THE DIKE AND RIVERBANK-PROTECTION ........................................................................... 16 TABLE 2-3 DESIGN CONCEPT OF RIVERSIDE PARKS .................................................................................................. 17 TABLE 2-4 INDICATIVE CONSTRUCTION TIME AND SCHEDULE FOR COMPONENT 1 ................................................... 21 TABLE 2-5 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE (PACKAGE 1) .............................................................................. 22 TABLE 4-1 ECONOMIC INDICATOR 2017 .................................................................................................................... 34 TABLE 4-2 BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATORS 2017 ............................................................................................. 34 TABLE 5-1 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE ODX PROJECT ............................. 39 TABLE 5-2 OVERVIEW OF RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS BY PROJECT ACTIVITIES (PACKAGE 1) ...................................... 43 TABLE 7-1 SUMMARY OF CONSULTATION RESULTS ................................................................................................... 63 TABLE 7-2 LOCATIONS AND PARTICIPANTS OF CONSULTATION MEETINGS ................................................................ 64 TABLE 7-3 TABLE RESULTS OF THE MEETING ............................................................................................................ 64 TABLE 7-4 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ...................................................................................................................... 66 TABLE 9-1 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ESMP IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................................. 70 TABLE 9-2 ESMP IMPLEMENTATION MATR IX ........................................................................................................... 72 TABLE 9-3 TRAINING PLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 78 TABLE 9-4 INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR ESMP ......................................................................................... 80 LIST OF FIGURES Environmental and Social Management Plan, July 2020 3 Lao PDR South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project Component 1: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management in Muang Xay, Oudomxay (ODX) Province FIGURE 1-1 PROJECT LOCATIO N ................................................................................................................................ 10 FIGURE 2-1 LOCATION MAP OF THE PACKAGE 1 LOT 1 (9 MILLION US$) .................................................................. 13 FIGURE 2-2 GENERAL