Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Malawi Education Reform Program (MERP) - P174329

D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) will be the main implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Malawi; under the overall leadership and coordination of the Directorate of Planning and Directorate of Basic Education. [...] Clearly defining the GBV requirements and expectations in the bid documents, including the requirement for a Code of Conduct (CoC) which addresses GBV; and v. evaluating contractor’s GBV response proposal in the C-ESMP, and confirming prior to finalizing the contract the contractor’s ability to meet the project’s GBV requirements. [...] General Assessment ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Overview of the relevance of the Standard for the Project: The key risks and impacts from this project arise from the construction of learning shelters, gender specific infrastructure and female teacher houses. [...] Given the small scale nature of the proposed activities and the greyfield nature of the expected locations, impacts are expected to be limited and manageable. [...] The proposed construction works are anticipated to be generally of small scale and develop a suite of commonly encountered risks and potential impacts including occupational health and safety, community safety, sustainable sourcing of construction materials, creation of solid waste, noise/air pollution and minor congestion due to the use of vehicles and machinery.