Public Disclosure Authorized Guangxi Rural Poverty Alleviation Pilot Project Environmental and Social Management Framework Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Guangxi Foreign Capital Poverty Reduction Project Management Center May 2016 Public Disclosure Authorized 1 Contents Guangxi Rural Poverty Alleviation Pilot Project ....................................................................... 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5 1. Purpose and Scope of the ESMF ............................................................................................ 7 2. Project Description ................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Project Components ......................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Relevance of Components and Development Objectives .............................................. 10 2.3 Sub-project eligibility ..................................................................................................... 10 3. Legal and Regulatory Framework ........................................................................................ 14 3.1 Applicable National Laws and Regulations ................................................................... 14 3.2 World Bank Policies ....................................................................................................... 14 4 Environmental and Social Baselines ..................................................................................... 16 4.1 Summary of Natural Environment ................................................................................. 16 4.1.1 Location ................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.2 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ............................................................................ 16 4.1.3 Surface Water System .............................................................................................. 17 4.1.4 Biodiversity ............................................................................................................. 22 4.2 Socio-economics ............................................................................................................ 23 4.2.1 Population and Demographics................................................................................. 23 4.2.2 Minority Groups ...................................................................................................... 23 4.2.3 Economic Development .......................................................................................... 23 4.3 County-Specific Environmental and social Baselines ................................................... 24 4.3.1 Du’an County .......................................................................................................... 24 4.3.2 Dahua County .......................................................................................................... 25 4.3.3 Donglan County ...................................................................................................... 26 4.3.4 Bama County ........................................................................................................... 27 4.3.5 Fengshan County ..................................................................................................... 28 4.3.6 Yizhou City .............................................................................................................. 29 4.3.7 Tiandong County ..................................................................................................... 31 4.3.8 Pingguo County ..................................................................................................... 32 4.3.9 Tianlin County ....................................................................................................... 33 4.3.10 Leye County .......................................................................................................... 35 2 4.4 Main Environmental Issues ........................................................................................... 39 4.4.1 Current status of environmental quality .................................................................. 39 4.4.2 Karst Mountain Degradation ................................................................................... 39 5 Potential Environmental and Social Impacts ........................................................................ 43 5.1 Environmental Impacts .................................................................................................. 43 5.1.1 Positive Environmental Impacts .............................................................................. 43 5.1.2 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................ 43 5.1.3 Mitigating Measures for Environmental Impact ..................................................... 46 5.2 Social Impacts ................................................................................................................ 59 5.2.1 Analysis on project impact on the poor group ......................................................... 59 5.2.2 Project impact on women ........................................................................................ 60 5.2.3 Impact on minority groups ...................................................................................... 61 5.2.4 Impact from Land Acquisition and Demolition ...................................................... 61 5.3 Existing Environmental Management Issues and Management .................................... 62 5.4 Analysis on Impact of Project Activities ........................................................................ 62 6 Gap Analyses ......................................................................................................................... 63 7 Procedures to Address Environmental and Social Security Issues ....................................... 67 7.1 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 67 7.2 Screening of sub-projects (step1) ................................................................................... 69 7.3 Preparing Environmental and Social Documents （step2) ............................................ 69 7.4 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure （Step 3） ........................................ 70 7.5 Review and Approval (Step 4) ....................................................................................... 71 7.6 Implementation, Supervision, Monitoring and Reporting (Step 5) ................................ 71 8 Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................................. 72 9. Public Consultation and Information Disclosure ................................................................ 74 9.1 Survey Methods ............................................................................................................ 82 9.2 Survey Patterns and Results ........................................................................................ 82 9.2.1 SA Survey ................................................................................................................ 82 9.2.2 EIA Survey ............................................................................................................. 85 9.3 Conclusions of Public Participation ............................................................................ 88 9.4 Sustainable Public Participation ................................................................................. 88 9.4.1 Preparation of Project Implementation .............................................................. 88 3 9.4.2 Whole Participation in Project Implementation ................................................ 90 9.4.3 Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation ......................................... 90 10 Institutional Arrangements, Responsibility and Capacity Building ............................. 95 10.1 Institutional Arrangement Components and Responsibilities ............................... 95 10.2 Project Management Institution ............................................................................... 97 10.2.1 Organizational Structure .................................................................................... 97 Figure 10 project organization structure diagram .................................................................... 98 10.2.2 Institution Function ............................................................................................. 98 10.3 Project Implementation and Management .............................................................. 99 10.3.1 Project Scheme Management ............................................................................. 99 10.3.2 Project Plan Management .................................................................................. 99 10.3.4 Environmental Management ............................................................................ 100 Annex 1 Screening Form for Environmental & Social Safeguards Issues Annex 2 Generic Environmental Management Plan Annex 3 Resettlement Policy Framework Annex 4 Pest Management Plan Annex 5 Minority