Public Disclosure Authorized THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MoA) Ethiopia Emergency Locust Response Project (EELRP) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) (Draft document) Public Disclosure Authorized August 2020 i Acronyms ADLI Agriculture Development Led Industrialization APE Agriculture Policy of Ethiopia BOA Bureau of Agriculture BoARD Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development CRGE Climate Resilient Green Economy CSA Central statistical Agency CSE Conservation Strategy of Ethiopia DA Development Agent DLCIMPDD Desert Locust Control and Impact Management Project Design Document EA Environmental Assessment EELRP Ethiopia Emergency Locust Response Project EFCCC Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPA Environmental Protection Authority EPO Environmental Protection Office E-S Environmental and Social ESCP Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESRC Environmental and Social Risk Classification ESS Environmental and Social Standard FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FDRE Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia GIIP Good International Industry Practice GOE Government of Ethiopia GTP The Growth and Transformation Plan ILO International Labour Organization IPMP Integrated Pest Management Plan EFCCC Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission MOA Ministry of Agriculture MoANR Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources MoLSA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs NGOs Non-Governmental Organization NR Natural Resources OHS Occupational health and safety PAD Project Appraisal Document PIC Prior Informed Consent PIFU Project Implementation Focal Unit PIM Program Implementation Manual PIU Project Implementation Unit PPE Personal protective Equipment PSNP Productive Safety Net Program REPA Regional Environmental Protection Authority SA Social Assessment SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment i SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SEUs Sectoral Environmental Units SNNP Southern Nations, Nationalities and People SSAHUTLC Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities ToR Terms of Reference ToT Training of Trainers UNCEDAW United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women USD United States Dollars WAO The Woreda Agriculture Office WARDOW Woreda Agriculture and Rural Development Office WB The World Bank WLAEPO Woreda Land Administration and Environmental Protection Office ii Table of Contents Acronyms ....................................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 0 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. General Background of the Project .................................................................................................... 5 1.2. Objectives and Scope of the ESMF ................................................................................................... 6 1.2.1. The objectives of the ESMF ........................................................................................................ 6 1.3. Methodology of the ESMF preparation ............................................................................................. 6 2. Description of the Project ......................................................................................................................... 8 2.1. Project Objectives and Scope ............................................................................................................. 8 2.2. Project Components and Result Framework ...................................................................................... 8 2.2.1. Project Components .................................................................................................................... 8 2.3. Program/Project Target Areas and Beneficiaries ............................................................................... 9 2.3.1. Project Target Areas.................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.2. Project Beneficiaries ................................................................................................................. 11 3. Environmental and Social Context and Baseline Conditions of the Project Area .................................. 12 3.1. Environmental and social baseline of EELRP Project intervention areas ....................................... 12 3.2. Project Areas Agro-ecological Features .......................................................................................... 19 3.3. Ecological Feature and Land use of the project area ....................................................................... 19 3.3.1. Ecological Feature of the project area ....................................................................................... 19 3.3.2. Land use pattern of the Project Area ......................................................................................... 20 4. Policy and Legal Context ........................................................................................................................ 21 4.1. Legal, Policy and Administrative Framework ................................................................................. 21 4.1.1. National Policies and Strategies ................................................................................................ 21 4.1.2. Ethiopian Environmental Proclamations and Guidelines ......................................................... 24 4.2. Relevant and Applicable International Conventions Ratified by Ethiopia ...................................... 29 4.3. The World Bank Environmental and Social framework requirement .............................................. 31 4.4. Administrative Structure for Environmental and Social Management ............................................ 37 4.4.1. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) ........................................... 37 iii 4.4.2. Ministry of Agriculture ............................................................................................................. 37 4.4.3. Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy ................................................................................. 37 4.4.4. Woreda Offices ......................................................................................................................... 37 4.4.5. Kebele Administration .............................................................................................................. 37 4.5. Institutional Arrangements ............................................................................................................... 38 5. Environmental and Social Risk Management of EELRP ....................................................................... 39 5.1. General Information on Project’s Pesticide Spraying Activities Impacts and Precautions ............. 39 5.2. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) and Impacts of EELRP ............................. 43 5.2.1. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) ............................................................ 43 5.2.2. EELRP Potential Environmental and Social Impacts ............................................................... 45 5.3. Possible Mitigation Measures .......................................................................................................... 46 6. ESMF Procedure for Subproject/Activities Specific IPMPs, ESMPs Preparation, Review, Approval, Implementation and Reporting of EELRP .................................................................................................. 51 6.1. Project Coordination and Implementation Arrangement ................................................................. 52 6.2. ESMF Processes and Procedures for Subproject Screening ............................................................ 53 6.3. Guideline for Subproject Review and Approval at Woreda level .................................................... 57 6.4. Reporting of ESMF Implementation................................................................................................ 61 7. ESMF Implementation Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 62 7.1. Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 62 7.1.1. The objectives of ESMF monitoring and follow up .................................................................. 62 7.1.2. Types of monitoring .................................................................................................................. 63 7.1.3. Gideline for Monitoring of EELRP Activities .......................................................................... 64 7.1.4. Targeted Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................ 65 7.2. Environmental and Social Auditing