Accelerating Malawi’s Economic Government of Malawi Growth Southern African Trade and Transport Facilitation Programme World Bank Prepared by: Roads Authority Environment Management Unit (EMU) Environmental and Social In coordination with: Management Framework World Bank Safeguard Team September 2014 This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) was developed by the Environment Management Unit (EMU) of the Roads Authority (RA) of Malawi in coordination with the World Bank’s Safeguards Specialists, during the Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Programme (SATTFP) preparation, in order to comply with the Bank’s Environmental Assessment Policy (OP/BP 4.01). This instrument is part of the Project Operation Manual and should be applied during the Programme implementation. September 2014 The Environmental and Social Management Framework was updated in January 2021 ii Table Contents Table Contents ....................................................................................................................................... iii Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................... vi Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ viii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objective of the Framework ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Rationale for Adopting World Bank safeguard Operational Policies for the Additional Financing .................. 2 1.4 Summary of Safeguards Implementation Performance of the SATTFP 2 .......................................................... 3 1.5 Scope of the Framework ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: The Programme .................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 Regional Level ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 The North – South Corridor .................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Programme Description .................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Components ......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Beneficiaries ........................................................................................................................................ 12 2.3 Institutional arrangements .............................................................................................................................. 12 Chapter 3: Law regulatory and instititional Framework................................................................. 14 3.1 Policy Framework ........................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Legal Framework ............................................................................................................................................ 14 h. Provisions of the Gender Equality Act (2012) .................................................................................................... 17 3.3 World Bank Safeguard Policies ........................................................................................................................ 17 3.3.1 Description ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.2 Safeguard Policies triggered by the Programme ................................................................................... 18 Applicable WBG EHS Guidelines .......................................................................................................................... 19 3.4 Institutional Framework .................................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.1 Ministry of Transport and Public Works: Road Sector ......................................................................... 20 3.4.2 Malawi National Roads Agency: Roads Authority ............................................................................... 20 3.4.3 Environment Management Unit ............................................................................................................ 21 3.4.5 Environment Authority .......................................................................................................................... 22 Chapter 4: General Environment and Social Setting ....................................................................... 25 4.1. Environment and Geographical aspects................................................................................................... 25 4.1.1. Location ................................................................................................................................................ 25 4.1.2 Climate ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1.3 Ecologically senstive areas............................................................................................................................. 28 4.1.4 Biodiversity .................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.2. Socioeconomic Characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 29 4.2.1 Demographic aspects...................................................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 5: Environmental and Social Impacts in the Road sector ................................................. 31 5.1 Identification of the environmental and social impacts .................................................................................. 32 5.2 Environmental and Social measures: Environmental and Social Management Plan ..................................... 36 5.2. CESMP and Management Strategy Implementation Plans preparation ................................ 43 Parameters to be monitored ................................................................................................................ 44 Chapter 6: Environmental and Social Management in the Road Authority .................................... 2 6.1 Project Cycle ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 iii 6.1.1 Identification and Preliminary Assessment ........................................................................................... 3 6.1.2 Assessment or Appraisal ....................................................................................................................... 3 6.1.3 Legal Agreement ................................................................................................................................... 3 6.1.4 Construction .......................................................................................................................................... 3 6.1.5 Operation and Maintenance................................................................................................................... 3 6.2 Roles and Responsabilities of the Stakeholders ............................................................................................... 3 6.2.1 The Road Authority ............................................................................................................................... 3 6.2.2 Malawi Environmental Protection Agency (MEPA) ............................................................................ 4 6.3 Methodologies for the environmental and social management ........................................................................ 6 6.3.1 Environmental and Social Preliminary Assessment .............................................................................. 6 6.3.2 Environmental and Social estimated budget ....................................................................................... 10 6.3.3 Environmental and Social Studies ....................................................................................................... 10 6.3.4 Public participation and disclosure mechanism .................................................................................. 11 6.4 Tools for the environmental and social management