i Environmental and Social Monitoring Report Semi-annual Report January 2020 PNG: Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program (SHHIP) – Tranche 1 Prepared by Project Management Office (PMO), Department of Works for the Asian Development Bank This Semi-annual 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. ii Environmental and Social Safeguards Monitoring Report Reporting Period: Semi-annual: July - December 2019 Project Number: 48444-004 Loan/Grant: Loan 3547-PNG, Loan 3548-PNG / Grant 0538-PNG PNG: Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program (SHHIP) – Tranche 1 Prepared by Project Management Office, Department of Works for the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Asian Development Bank. Submission date: 31 January 2020 iii ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank APs - Affected People/Persons CAP - Corrective Action Plan CEMP - Contractor’s environmental management plan CEPA - Conservation and Environmental Protection Authority CRO - Community Relations Officer CSC - Construction Supervision Consultant CW - Civil Works DDR - Due Diligence Report DFAT - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DOW - Department of Works EA - Executing Agency EMP - Environmental Management Plan ESO - Environmental and Safety Officer ESSB - Environmental and Social Safeguards Branch GAP - Gender Action Plan GCC - General Conditions of Contract GESI - Gender Equality/Equity and Social Inclusion GOPNG - Government of Papua New Guinea GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism HH - Highlands Highway HIV/AIDS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IP - Indigenous Peoples IPPF - Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework IR - Involuntary Resettlement LARF - Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework LARP - Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LLG - Local Level Government MFF - Multi-Tranche Financing Facility MOA - Memorandum of Agreement NTP - Notice to Proceed NTS National Transport Strategy - PARD Pacific Regional Department PCC - Particular Conditions of the Contract PMO - Program Management Office PNG - Papua New Guinea PPE - Personnel Protection Equipment PRO - Public Relations Officer PWM - Provincial Works Manager QMP - Quarry Management Plan RIC - Rehabilitation Investment Contract (Contractor) ROW - Right of Way SCCPP - Stakeholder Communication, Consultation and Participation Plan SHHIP - Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program SIA - Social Impact Assessment SIP - Social Infrastructure Plan STD/Is - Sexually Transmitted Disease(s)/Infection(s) VLD - Voluntary Land Donation iv CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. SHHIP – Program ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2. SHHIP - Tranche 1 Overview ............................................................................................... 2 1.3 Institutional Arrangement for Program Implementation: .............................................. 3 1.4 Civil Works Contracts ........................................................................................................ 6 2.0 SHHIP-TRANCHE 1 CONSTRUCTION STATUS ................................................................ 8 3.0 TRAININGS, MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS .................................................................. 14 3.1. Environmental Trainings and Meetings .............................................................................. 14 3.2. Social Safeguards Trainings / Meetings and Skill Development ......................................... 17 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS MONITORING .......................................................... 18 4.1. Environmental Safeguards Requirements .......................................................................... 18 4.1.1. Procedural Safeguard Requirements .............................................................................. 18 4.1.2. Monitoring and reporting requirements ........................................................................... 20 4.2. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Compliance ....................................................... 21 4.2.1. Monitoring Activities ........................................................................................................ 21 4.2.2. Environmental Performance Compliance during this monitoring period. ......................... 23 4.2.3. Environmental Effect Monitoring ..................................................................................... 36 5.0 SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS MONITORING ............................................................................. 39 5.1 Compliance with Loan Covenants ................................................................................ 39 5.2. Implementation of Due Diligence Report ........................................................................... 39 5.3. Implementation of Gender Action Plan .............................................................................. 40 6.0 CONSULTATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES .......................................................... 42 7.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................. 45 8.0 SUMMARY OF MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS FINDINGS ...... 46 8.1 Key environmental challenges encountered during the reporting period ................. 46 8.2 Key social challenges encountered during the reporting period ............................... 46 9.0 FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS ..................................................................................................... 48 10.0 APPENDIXES .................................................................................................................. 51 Appendix 1: Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants .......................................................... 51 Appendix 2: Quarry Environmental Permits .............................................................................. 53 Appendix 3: Gender Action Plan (GAP) Implementation Status ................................................ 56 Appendix 4: SHHIP Grievance Redress Committee Details ................................................ 64 Appendix 5: SHHIP Grievance Summary .............................................................................. 66 Appendix 6: Some Pictures of SHHIP Activities. ....................................................................... 67 v List of Tables Table 1: SHHIP Program – Implementation strategy by tranches .................................................. 2 Table 2: Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Team ..................................................................... 4 Table 3: Social Safeguard Management Team .............................................................................. 5 Table 4: Campsite establishments by contract packages ............................................................... 8 Table 5: Quarry area managed by the contractors ......................................................................... 8 Table 6: Activities of vegetation control and de-silt side drain ........................................................ 9 Table 7: Activities of road maintenance and emergency work ...................................................... 10 Table 8: Activities of Permanent Works ....................................................................................... 11 Table 9: Summary of environmental trainings and meetings. ....................................................... 15 Table 10: Summary of Capacity Building Activities. ..................................................................... 17 Table 11: Project Compliance on ADB Safeguards ...................................................................... 18 Table 12: Status of safeguards documents submission and clearance ........................................ 21 Table 13: Environmental monitoring undertaken during this period .............................................. 21 Table 14: Non-compliance and issues raised in this monitoring period ........................................ 23 Table 15: Environmental monitoring findings and Corrective Measures ....................................... 25 Table 16: Summary Environmental Monitoring Results ................................................................ 37 Table 17: Local employment generation by contractors ............................................................... 41 Table 18: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Activities .................................................... 42 Table 19: Summary follow-ups on key environmental and social safeguard action items ............. 48 List of Figures Figure 1: Location of SHHIP Highlands Highway Sections ............................................................ 3 Figure 2: SHHIP at Glance ...........................................................................................................