E4132 REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project (ELMARL) Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Public Disclosure Authorized December 2012 Public Disclosure Authorized 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Executive Summary. ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1. Country Context ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 2. Project Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1. Project Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2. Key Results .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3. Scope of the Project ................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.4. Description of the Project Area and Location Requirements. ................................................................................. 10 3. Environmental Assessment Framework ........................................................................................................................ 14 3.1. World Bank Environmental Safeguard Policies ...................................................................................................... 14 3.2. Tajikistan Policy and Environmental Assessment Requirements............................................................................ 16 3.3. Environmental Impacts Assessment and Mitigation Approaches. .......................................................................... 21 3.3.1. General environmental risks............................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.2. Natural Habitats ............................................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.3. Water resources ............................................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.4. Forests ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.5. Pest management ............................................................................................................................................ 22 3.3.6. Rehabilitation of canals and dams ................................................................................................................... 23 3.3.7. Other issues ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.4. Mitigation Measures and Environmental Management Plan. .................................................................................. 23 3.4.1. Trainings. ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.4.2. Contract and Grant Agreement Clauses .......................................................................................................... 24 3.4.3. Existing Officials in the CEP ............................................................................................................................. 24 3.4.4. IG environmental specialist .............................................................................................................................. 24 3.4.5. Subject Specific Measures ............................................................................................................................... 25 3.5. Environmental Assessment and Monitoring Plan.................................................................................................... 25 3.5.1. Procedures for Subproject Environmental Assessment ................................................................................... 25 3.5.2. Manuals for the assessment of environmental risks and impacts, and environmental monitoring of the project results (outputs and outcomes) .................................................................................................................................. 26 3.5.2.1. Environmental indicators ........................................................................................................................... 26 3.5.2.2. Monitoring and Evaluation Procedures. Feedback and Adaptive Management......................................... 27 3.6. Roles and Responsibilities for EMF Implementation............................................................................................... 28 Annex 1. References ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Annex 3. Record of Stakeholder Consultations ................................................................................................................. 32 Annex 4. Standard Environmental Clauses for Works Contracts and Grants.................................................................... 49 Annex 5. Basic Terms of Reference for the IG Environmental Specialist .......................................................................... 50 Annex 6. EMP for Construction and Rehabilitation, On-Farm Irrigation and Pasture Management Activities, .................. 51 EMP Checklist ............................................................................................................................................................... 52 Part 1: Institutional & Administrative .............................................................................................................................. 52 Part 2: Environmental /social screening......................................................................................................................... 53 Part 3. Environmental monitoring plan for activities during project construction and implementation ............................ 56 Annex 7. Guide for assessment potential environmental risks and impacts ...................................................................... 57 Annex 8. Eligible and Ineligible Rural Productivity Investments ........................................................................................ 64 2 Acronyms Bank, WB, IBRD – World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) CAWMP – Community Agriculture and Watershed Development Project CBO - community based organizations CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan CIG – Community Implementing Groups DFID – United Kingdom Department for International Development EA – Environmental Assessment ECA - Europe and Central Asia ELMARL - Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project EMF – Environmental Management Framework EMP – Environmental Management Plan FO – Facilitating Organization GDP – gross domestic production GEF – Global Environmental Facility GEO - Global Environmental Objective GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GOT – Government of Tajikistan IG – Implementing Group (of the project) IPM – Integrated Pest Management IUCN - World Conservation Union JDC – Jamoat Development Committee LRCSP - Land Registration and Cadastral System for Sustainable Agriculture Project M&E – monitoring and Evaluation MIWR – Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources MOA – Ministry of Agriculture NGO – non-governmental organization OP – Operational Policy PDO - Project Development Objective PMP – Pest Management Plan PPCR – Pilot Program for Climate Resilience PUG - Pasture User Group RCEP – Raion Committee for Environmental Protection RT – Republic of Tajikistan SLM – sustainable land management SUDVO - Social Union for the Development of Village Organizations TAAS – Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences WHO – World Health Organization WUA - Water User Association 3 Executive Summary. The continued effects of the global financial and economic crisis, as well as high dependence on imported fuel and cereal, leave Tajikistan in the most vulnerable position among Europe and Central Asia. Despite an improved fiscal position in 2011, the Tajikistan government’s capacity to respond to adverse events remains limited. Some structural reforms have been undertaken in the agriculture, energy, transport and private and financial sectors, but these reforms need to be accelerated. Tajikistan is also rated as the most vulnerable to climate change impacts of the 28 countries in