SFG3774 THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC STATE COMMITTEE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND Public Disclosure Authorized COMMUNICATIONS Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Framework Public Disclosure Authorized for Digital CASA - Central Asia - the Kyrgyz Republic Project Public Disclosure Authorized BISHKEK - 2017 CONTENTS Table of content CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. ACRONYMS AND ABRVIATIONS .............................................................................................................. 4 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Digital CASA Regional Program ............................................................................................. 6 1.2. Digital Casa – Central Asia – The Kyrgyz Republic Project .................................................... 8 2. LEGAL, POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC .................................................................................................. 10 2.1. The Applicable Safeguard Policy of the World Bank ........................................................... 14 3. THE ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KR .................................................... 17 3.1. Socio-economic characteristics ........................................................................................... 18 3.2. Ecological characteristics .................................................................................................... 20 3.2.1. Chui Oblast .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.2. Jalal-Abad Oblast ................................................................................................................ 24 3.2.3. Osh oblast ........................................................................................................................... 26 3.2.4. Batken oblast ...................................................................................................................... 29 3.2.5. Talas Oblast ......................................................................................................................... 31 3.2.6. Naryn oblast ........................................................................................................................ 33 3.2.7. Issyk-Kul oblast ................................................................................................................... 36 4. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS AND RISKS OF THE DIGITAL CASA PROJECT 40 4.1. Project Components and Activities that Raise Environmental and Social Concerns ......... 40 4.2. Potential environmental and social impacts and risks of the Digital CASA- the KR project43 5. The Framework for Ensuring Environmental and Social Management in the Project ................ 45 5.1. The process of environment and social impact management implemented by the PMU . 46 5.2. The structure of the process of environment and social impact management .................. 46 5.3. Environmental and Social Screening ................................................................................... 48 5.4. Environmental and Social Scoping ...................................................................................... 49 5.5. Procurement Process .......................................................................................................... 52 5.6. Starting of project, Environmental and Social Compliance Oversight ................................ 52 5.7. Institutional mechanisms for the implementation of the environmental and social management process .............................................................................................................................. 53 S-Center ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK DIGITAL CASA PROJECT - CENTRAL ASIA -THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 2 5.8. Grievance procedure ........................................................................................................... 58 5.9. Budget for the implementation of the environmental and social management process in the Project 61 5.10. Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................................... 61 5.11. Public Disclosure ................................................................................................................. 62 5.11.1. The procedure for informing stakeholders (stakeholders engagement) .................... 62 6. REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................... 64 Appendix 1. ....................................................................................................................................... 67 Existing and proposed fiber-optic cable networks in the Kyrgyz Republic ....................................... 67 Appendix 2. ....................................................................................................................................... 69 Potential negative environmental and social impacts and risks of the DIGITAL CASA- the KR Project ................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Appendix 3. ....................................................................................................................................... 76 Potential positive environmental and social impacts of the DIGITAL CASA-the KR Project .............. 76 Appendix 4. ....................................................................................................................................... 78 Check-list of pre-screening process .................................................................................................. 78 Appendix 5. ....................................................................................................................................... 80 Methodology for the assessment of potential environmental risks and impacts of the project ..... 80 Appendix 6. ESMP Checklist.............................................................................................................. 82 Appendix 7. ....................................................................................................................................... 91 Environmental and Social Management Plan ................................................................................... 91 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan (ESMoP) ....................................................................... 93 Reporting on the ESMoP implementation ........................................................................................ 94 The environmental and social security ............................................................................................. 96 Form 2 ............................................................................................................................................. 109 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .......................................................................................... 109 Form 3. ............................................................................................................................................ 113 PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS ............................................................................... 113 Appendix 8. .................................................................................................................................... 114 The Complaint Registration Form ................................................................................................... 114 Appendix 9. .................................................................................................................................... 116 Report on Environmental and Social Monitoring ........................................................................... 116 Appendix 10. ................................................................................................................................... 122 Report on compliance with requirements LESMP and RAP ........................................................... 122 Appendix 11. ................................................................................................................................... 124 Minutes of public hearings ............................................................................................................. 124 S-Center ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK DIGITAL CASA PROJECT - CENTRAL ASIA -THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 3 ACRONYMS AND ABRVIATIONS CASA Central Asia South Asia CIW Construction and installation works EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement ES Environmental and Social