Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Framework Public Disclosure Authorized Irrigation Development Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IDP) Public Disclosure Authorized January, 2012. CONTROL SHEET Client: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry RS Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Project: Irrigation Development Project, Bosnia and Herzegovina Environmental and Social Assessment Title: Environmental and Social Management Framework Status: Draft Final Accounting Code: D-1091 Registry No.: UP-02-996/11-1 Other Documents Registry No.: Title: Related to the UP-02-996/11-2 Environmental Management Plan and Social Impact Contract: Assessment for the Sub-project Goražde (Federation of BiH) UP-02-996/11-3 Environmental Management Plan and Social Impact Assessment for the Sub-project Mostarsko Blato (Federation of BiH) UP-02-996/11-4 Environmental Management Plan and Social Impact Assessment for the Sub-project Gojkovo polje - Pelagićevo (Republika Srpska) UP-02-996/11-5 Environmental Management Plan and Social Impact Assessment for the Sub-project Novo Selo - Bijeljina (Republika Srpska) UP-02-996/11-6 Environmental Management Plan and Social Impact Assessment for the AL420 – Gradiška&Laktaši (Republika Srpska) Project manager: Internal control: Director: Name and M.Sc Sanda Midžić Dr Irem Silajdžić, Prof. dr. Tarik surname, title Kurtagić, B.Sc.Envtl.Eng. Kupusović, B.Sc. B.Sc.C.E. DATE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE 10.01.2012 iii GENERAL DATA Consultant: Hydro-Engineering Institute of Civil Prism Research Engineering Faculty Sarajevo Marsala Tita 6t Stjepana Tomića 1 71000 Sarajevo 71000 Sarajevo tel: + 387 33 251 230 tel: + 387 33 212 466/7 fax: + 387 33 251 238 fax: + 387 33 207 949 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.prismresearch.ba Web: http://www.heis.com.ba Project M.Sc. Sanda Midžić Kurtagić, B.Sc.C.E. Dino Đipa, MBA, B.Sc. in Psychology team: Jasminka Bjelavac, B.Sc.C.E. Elma Zahirović, B.Sc.P.A. Sabina Hažiahmetović, B.Sc.C.E. Aida Šabanović, B.Sc Psychology Semra Fejzibegović, B.Sc.C.E. Admir Alađuz, B.Sc Biology Željko Lozančić, B.Sc.C.E. v ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BiH – Bosnia and Herzegovina EA – Environmental Assessment EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EIS – Environmental Impact Study EMF – Environmental Management Framework EMP – Environmental Management Plan EPA –USA Environmental Protection Agency ESMF – Environmental and Social Management Framework EU – European Union FBiH – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina FMEandT – Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism IDP – Irrigation Development Project NGO – Nongovernmental Organisation OP – Operational Policy PAD – Project Appraisal Document PID – Project Information Document RS – Republika Srpska SIDA – Swedish International Development Agency USAID – US Agency for International Development USD – American Dollar WB – World Bank vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The World Bank is providing assistance to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Irrigation Development Project (IDP). The objective of the project is to sustainably improve the irrigation systems and the institutional framework to support increased agricultural production for farmers and agricultural producers, across the country. Majority of project funds will be used for targeted investments in rehabilitation, modernization and improvement of existing irrigation schemes in a phased approach. For the investments that will become identified during Project implementation, all of the environmental assessment requirements both of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the World Bank will apply. As such, this Environmental and Social Framework Document will establish an approach to meeting reconciled requirements of both parties and presents a unified policy and procedure to be followed. The Framework document contains: . Description of the environmental assesment procedure for irrigation procjets, . Integration with other procedures, . Irrigation Reconstruction EMP Checklist, . Methodology and guidelines for social assesment, . Ressetlement policy farmework . Integrated pest management plan. The Environmental Assesment Procedure and and integration with other procedures (Section 2 and 3) is based on procedures attributed to law in the following areas: i) the environment, ii) waste management, iii) water management, iv) agriculture, v) concession and vi) construction. The WB Procedures that were subject of the analyses: . OP/BP 4.04, Natural Habitats . OP 4.07, Water resources management . OP 4.09, Pest Management . OP/BP 4.10, Indigenous Peoples . OP/BP 4.11, Physical Cultural Resources . OP/BP 4.12, Involuntary Resettlement . OP 4.36, Forests . OP 4.76, Tobacco . OP 7.50, Projects on International Waterways . OP 7.60, Projects in Disputed Areas The procedure OP 4.76, Tobacco, regulates that Bank not lend directly for, invest in/or guarantee investments or loans for tobacco production, processing, or marketing. A comparative analysis of the regulations in Bosnia and operational procedures of the World Bank, shows that for reconstruction projects in the F BiH is needed to prepare Environmental and Social Management Plan, while for projects in the Republic of Srpska it is needed to prepare a document that corresponds to content and form of Application for Preliminary Assessment, including elaboration of social aspect, as required by procedure OP / BP 4.01. By the analysis of other regulations it was determined that the projects of reconstruction of the irrigation systems need to have water permits, construction permit, to use water as a public good must obtain a concession. Therefore, the necessary steps prior to the commencement of the public procurement of works on the execution of the reconstruction of the F BiH, the following: ix . Step 1. Prepare Environmental Management Plan . Step 2. Organize consultation with stakeholders . Step 3. ObtainPreliminary Water Agreement. Step 4. Obtain Location Permit . Step 5. Obtain a Concession for water resources use . Step 6. Obtain Water Permit. Step 7. Obtain Construction Approval. Step 8. Obtain Use Permit. The necessary steps prior to the commencement of the public procurement of works on the execution of the reconstruction of the RS, are the following: . Step 1. Obtain Location Permit . Step 2. Obtain Preliminary Water Agreement . Step 3. Prepare Environmental Management Plan and Application for Preliminary Environmental Impact Assesment. Step 4. Organize consultation with stakeholders . Step 5. Prepare Environmental Impact Assesment Study . Step 6. Obtain Environmental Permit . Step 7. Obtain Water Agreement. Step 8. Obtain a Concession for water resources use . Step 9. Obtain Construction Approval. Step 10. Obtain Water Permit. Step 11. Obtain Use Permit. To assess the environmental impacts of future projects that are under consideration for financing, and that are involving only the reconstruction of existing irrigation systems the Irrigation Reconstruction EMP Checklist (IR EMP Checklist) which is given in Chapter 4 will be used . Main purpose of the Irrigation Reconstruction EMP Checklist (IR EMP Checklist) is to provide a simple tool for identification of potential environmental impacts related to rehabilitation, modernization or improvement of existing irrigation schemes, and schemes that for a number of years have not been operating (due to war conditions, concessionaire/user gone out of business, etc.). The term irrigation is understood to cover the related drainage facilities (underground drainage pipes, or open channels). The EMP checklist then provides a set of associated environmental mitigation measures as well as monitoring measures that will help assess the implementation of the selected mitigation measures. For any future priority schemes that require significant operations on the environment, more detailed Environmental Management Plan will be required. In doing so, the contents of the EMP for the sub-project sites in the FBiH and the RS will vary due to the need to prepare a unique document that will satisfy the requirements of the World Bank and the Law on Environmental Protection in RS. The EMP checklist-type format attempts to cover typical core mitigation approaches to civil and other reconstruction works with small, localized impacts on existing irrigation systems. It is accepted that this format provides the key elements of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) or Environmental Management Framework (EMF) to meet World Bank Environmental Assessment requirements under OP 4.01. The intention of this checklist is that it would be applicable as guidelines for the rehabilitation works contractors and constitute an integral part of bidding documents and contracts for contractors carrying out said works under Bank- financed projects. x The methodology of social assesment is presented in Chapter 5. The assessment of the social frame is carried out in three phases: . Phase 1. Review of the existing data and preparation of the instruments . Phase 2. Qualitative research . Phase 3. Quantitative research Qualitative research requires data collection by means of the focus group method and detailed interviews. The interviews and discussions in focus groups represent efficient methods to test some of the presented hypotheses. The accomplishment of these methods is the best way to prepare the questionnaires for quantitative research. Focus groups are created with the population of the project locations and the interviews