SFG1374 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK For the Afghanistan Naghlu and Darunta Hydropower Rehabilitation Project Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) February, 2014 Updated November, 2018 1 Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 6 PROJECT OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................................................. 7 PROJECT COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 POTENTIAL NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE NAGHLU AND DARUNTA DAM REHABILITATION . 8 POTENTIAL NEGATIVE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE NAGHLU AND DARUNTA DAM REHABILITATION .................. 9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) ............................................................ 10 LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 10 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ........................................................... 10 PRE-FEASIBILITY SOCIAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ............ 11 APPLICATION OF ‘SAFETY OF DAMS’ POLICY TO THE NAGHLU DAM AND THE DARUNTA DAM ...................... 11 CAPACITY BUILDING ........................................................................................................................................... 11 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESMPS AND H&S PLANS FOR THE NHPP AND DHPP ................................................................................................................................................ 11 MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................. 12 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM) ....................................................................................................... 12 COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................................................ 12 1. BACKGROUND AND PROJECT CONTEXT ........................................................... 14 1.1. THE AFGHANISTAN POWER SECTOR .................................................................................................... 14 I.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................................. 14 I.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 14 1.3.1. Project Main Parts Description for the Naghlu Dam and Darunta Dam .........................................16 Naghlu Dam ......................................................................................................................................................16 1.4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESMPS AND H&S PLANS FOR THE NHPP AND DHPP......................................................................................................................................... 19 1.5. POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS ........................................................................................................... 19 1.5.1. Potential Negative Environmental, health and safety impacts .............................................................19 1.5.2. Potential Negative Social impacts .......................................................................................................20 2. POLICY LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................ 26 2.1. WORLD BANK OPERATION POLICIES TRIGGERED IN NHRP............................................................... 26 2.2. LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ANCHORING THE ESMF .............. 29 2.2.1. Key National Laws and Regulations ..................................................................................................29 2.2.2. Implications of the Environment Law and the EIA Regulation for NHRP project ...............................32 2.2.3. The Constitution of Afghanistan (2004) ...............................................................................................32 2.2.4. The Law on Land Acquisition (2017) .................................................................................................32 2.2.5. The new Land Management Law (2017) ...........................................................................................33 2.2.6. The National Disaster Management Law (2012). ..............................................................................33 2.2.7. An Afghan Land Policy ......................................................................................................................33 2.2.8. Law on Preservation of Afghanistan’s Historical and Cultural Heritages, 2004 ................................33 2.2.9. Mine Risk Management ........................................................................................................................34 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) . 34 3.1. ESMF GENERAL GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................. 34 3.2. LESSONS LEARNED FROM ESMF IMPLEMENTATION IN OTHER WORLD BANK- FUNDED PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.3. STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ............................................. 35 3.4. OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE NHRP ..................................................................................... 38 3.4.1. Pre-Feasibility Social Assessment .......................................................................................................38 3.5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ....................................................................... 38 3.5.1. Environmental impact assessment .......................................................................................................38 3.5.2. Social Impact Assessment ....................................................................................................................39 3.6. APPLICATION OF ‘SAFETY OF DAMS’ POLICY TO NAGHLU DAM ......................................................... 40 3.6.1. Overview ..............................................................................................................................................40 3.6.2. Conditions of the civil works ................................................................................................................40 3.6.3. Measures required to comply with OP4.37 ..........................................................................................41 3.6.4. Essential instrumentation and monitoring ...........................................................................................42 3.6.5. Hydrological safety ..............................................................................................................................42 2 3.6.6. Seismic safety .......................................................................................................................................43 3.6.7. Sediment Management .........................................................................................................................43 3.7. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... 43 3.8. CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................................................................................. 47 3.8.1. Institutional Capacity Building ............................................................................................................47 3.8.2. Capacity Building of DABS staff ..........................................................................................................47 3.8.3. Capacity Building of local government and communities ....................................................................48 3.9. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ........................................................................................................... 48 3.9.1. Internal Monitoring and Reporting ......................................................................................................48 3.9.2. External Monitoring and Evaluation ...................................................................................................49 3.10. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM GRM) .......................................................................................... 50 3.10.1. Grievances related specifically to land acquisition and resettlement .............................................51 3.10.2. Dissemination ..................................................................................................................................51 3.10.3. Recording and processing of grievances .........................................................................................52