Republic of Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment Integrated Water Management and Development Project-P163782 Environmental and Social Management Framework-ESMF March 2018 i | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................................................................... II ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................V INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................... 19 1.1 BACKGROUND......................................................................................................................................................... 19 1.2 METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 1.2.1 Stakeholder and Public Consultations......................................................................................................... 21 1.2.2 Public Disclosure ......................................................................................................................................... 21 1.3 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 22 1.3.1 Background................................................................................................................................................. 22 1.3.2 Sectoral and Institutional Context .............................................................................................................. 22 1.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENTS ....................................................................................................... 25 1.5 PROJECT COMPONENTS............................................................................................................................................. 25 1.5.1 Component 1 – Small-town and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation ......................................................... 25 1.5.2 Component 2 –Urban Large Towns Water Supply and Sanitation (estimated cost US$65.0 million)......... 34 1.5.3 Component 3 – Water Resource Management (estimated cost US$25.0 million)...................................... 35 1.5.4 Component 4 – Project Implementation and Sector Support (estimated cost US$10.0 million) ................ 37 1.5.5 Project Cost, Duration, and Financing......................................................................................................... 37 1.5.6 Proposed Investments................................................................................................................................. 37 1.5.7 Sub-project Exclusions................................................................................................................................. 38 PROJECT TARGET AREAS AND BASELINE.............................................................................................................. 39 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................................................................................... 40 2.2 WATER MANAGEMENT ZONES.................................................................................................................................... 42 2.3 LAKE KYOGA WATER MANAGEMENT ZONE................................................................................................................... 43 2.4 LAKE VICTORIA WATER MANAGEMENT ZONE................................................................................................................ 46 2.5 UPPER NILE WATER MANAGEMENT ZONE.................................................................................................................... 50 2.6 ALBERT NILE WATER MANAGEMENT ZONE................................................................................................................... 53 2.6.1 Refugee hosting districts............................................................................................................................. 56 2.6.2 ADJUMANI .................................................................................................................................................. 57 2.6.3 Arua district ................................................................................................................................................ 60 2.6.4 LAMWO DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................................... 62 2.6.5 MOYO DISTRICT .......................................................................................................................................... 63 2.6.6 Yumbe District............................................................................................................................................. 67 2.6.7 KIRYANDONGO ........................................................................................................................................... 71 POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK....................................................................................................................... 75 3.1 POLICY FRAMOWEWORK ......................................................................................................................................... 75 3.1.1 The National Environment Management Policy-NEMP, 1994 .................................................................... 75 3.1.2 National Water Policy, 1999 ....................................................................................................................... 75 3.1.3 The National Land Use Policy...................................................................................................................... 75 3.1.4 National Policy for the Conservation and Management of Wetland Resources, 1995 ............................... 75 3.1.5 The National HIV/AIDS Policy, 2004............................................................................................................ 75 3.1.6 The National Cultural Policy, 2006.............................................................................................................. 76 3.1.7 The Occupational Health and Safety Policy.............................................................................................. 76 3.1.8 The National Sanitation Policy for Uganda, 1997....................................................................................... 76 ii | P a g e 3.2 NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................................. 76 3.2.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 ..................................................................................... 76 3.2.2 The National Environment Act, Cap 153..................................................................................................... 76 3.2.3 The Land Act, Cap 227 ................................................................................................................................ 77 3.2.4 Land Acquisition Act, 1965.......................................................................................................................... 77 3.2.5 The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2006 .......................................................................................... 77 3.2.6 The Employment Act, 2006 ......................................................................................................................... 77 3.2.7 The Penal Code Amendment Act 2007........................................................................................................ 78 3.2.8 National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003........................................................................................... 78 3.2.9 Historical Monument Act, 1967 .................................................................................................................. 78 3.3 WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 78 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES SPECIFIC TO WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECTS ............................ 83 3.5 WORLD BANK POLICY ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 84 3.6 MAINSTREAMING SAFEGUARDS POLICY REQUIREMENTS INTO IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ........................................... 85 3.7 GAP ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE KEY WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES AND GOU’S ENVIRONMENT REGUIREMENTS ...................... 86 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS..................................................................................................................................... 96 4.1 APPROACH TO THE CONSULTATIONS ................................................................................................................. 96 4.2 METHODOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS................................................................................ 96 4.2.1 Summary of Consultation Findings ............................................................................................................. 97