GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) OF BALOCHISTAN EDUCATION SUPPORT PROJECT (BESP) Public Disclosure Authorized ( April 2019) Project Director Project Management Unit GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION-BALOCHISTAN EDUCATION PROJECT SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Public Disclosure Authorized GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN Tel: +92 81 2864293 Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank AZRI Arid Zone Research Institute BEF Balochistan Education Foundation BEMIS Balochistan Education Management Information System BESP Balochistan Education Sector Plan BHU Basic Health Unit BOQ Bill of Quantity Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management BUITEMS Sciences C&W Communication and Works CA Coordinating Agencies CMR Central Mountains Range CO Carbon Monoxide DEO District Education Officer DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia DFP District Focal Person DPD Deputy Project Director EA Environmental Assessment EDSQA Engineering Design Supervision and Quality Assurance EFA Education For All EFP Environmental Focal Person EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EO Education Officer EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESIA Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan E&SSO Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer EUS European Union Standard FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FGD Focus Group Discussion GBHS Government Boys High School GBPS Government Boys Middle School GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrolment Rate GHG Green House Gases GMS Government Middle School GOB Government of Balochistan GP Gender Policy GPE-BEP Global Partnership for Education-Balochistan Education Project GPS Government Primary School HDI Human Development Index I&P Irrigation and Power Department Balochistan ICT Information Communication Technology IEE Initial Environmental Examination ILO International Labor Organization IPs Implementing Partners IT Information Technology IUCN Internal Union for Conservation of Nature IWMI International Water Management Institute Km Kilometer KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MAF Million Acre Feet MCH Maternal Care Health MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards NGO Non-Governmental Organization NOC No Objection Certificate NGVS No guideline Value Set NRB Nari River Basin NWQMP National Water Quality Monitoring Program O&M Operation and Maintenance OP Operational Policy PAD Project Appraisal Document PC-1 Planning Commission Performa-1 PCC Project Coordination Committee PCRWR Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources PD Project Director PEPA Pakistan Environmental Protection Act PGEBP Promoting Girls Education in Balochistan Project pH Potential of Hydrogen PITE Provincial Institute of Teacher Education PLB Pishin Lora Basin PM Particulate Matter PMU Project Management Unit PPE Personal protective equipment PSC Project Steering Committee PTSMC Parent Teacher School Management Committee SDO Sub-Divisional Officer SDE School Development Engineer SE Site Engineer SED Secondary Education Department SMC Site Monitoring Committee Sq- km Square Kilometer TA Technical Assistance TCU True Color Units TDS Total Dissolved Solids TLM Teaching and Learning Material TPV Third Party Validation TSP Total Suspended Particulate UBC Uniform Building Code UNESCO United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority WB World Bank WHO World Health Organization ZRB Zhob River Basin Table of Contents Acronyms Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... i List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ iv List of Exhibits ............................................................................................................................................... v List of Annexures ........................................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... vi 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objective of Study ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Scope of Study of BESP ................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.4.1 Review of ESIA of GPE-BEP and its partial adaptation in BESP ............................................. 2 1.4.2 Preliminary Screening ........................................................................................................... 4 1.4.3 Baseline Study ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.4 Impact Assessment ............................................................................................................... 5 1.4.5 Documentation ..................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................................ 6 1.6 Overview of the project and its activities ..................................................................................... 6 1.7 Document Structure...................................................................................................................... 7 2 Regulatory and Institutional Framework .............................................................................................. 9 2.1 Regulatory Framework of Governments of Pakistan and Balochistan ......................................... 9 2.2 World Banks’ Operational Policy Framework. ............................................................................ 15 2.3 Environmental Institutional Framework ..................................................................................... 19 2.3.1 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency ........................................................................ 19 2.3.2 Environmental Protection Agency, Balochistan .................................................................. 19 2.3.3 Forest and Wildlife Department, Balochistan ..................................................................... 19 2.3.4 Directorate of Archaeology, Balochistan ............................................................................ 19 2.3.5 Procedure for “Chance Find” Management of Cultural and Archaeological Sites ............. 20 3 Project Description .............................................................................................................................. 21 3.1 Projects’ Development Objective. .............................................................................................. 21 3.1.1 Specific Objectives of the Project ....................................................................................... 21 3.2 Project Beneficiaries ................................................................................................................... 21 3.3 Project Component and associated activities ............................................................................. 21 3.3.1 Advocating education for girls by providing access to existing schools through provision of Transport: ............................................................................................................................................ 22 3.3.2 Classrooms functionalized to increase School Access and support transition to higher levels of Education: ............................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.3 Mobilizing and engaging communities in siting, and supporting Primary schools and Selection of Female teachers through test based recruitment: ......................................................... 22 3.4 Project Financing ......................................................................................................................... 22 3.5 Description of Physical Activities ................................................................................................ 23 3.5.1 Site Selection and Designing ............................................................................................... 23 3.5.2 Construction of Class Rooms and rehabilitation of Existing Class rooms ........................... 23 3.5.3 Procurement of Transport for Girls and Teachers .............................................................. 23 3.5.4 School Operation Stage ......................................................................................................