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- Disclosure Date
- 2024/10/03
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Just Transition in Select Coal Regions of BiH (P179990)
- Lending Instrument
- Investment Project Financing
- Pages
- 144
- Product Line
- IBRD/IDA
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- BA-Just Transition In Select Coal Regions Of Bih -- P179990
- TF No/Name
- TF0C0097-Supporting Energy Transition in Coal Regions,TF0C3004-Pilot Approaches To a Just Transition in BiH,TF0C4185-Assessment on Critical Raw Minerals Prospectivity
- Unit Owning
- Infra Energy Extractive Industry (IEEXI)
- Version Type
- Final
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Table of Contents
- October 2024 1
- ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT 1
- FRAMEWORK 1
- ESMF 1
- Just Transition in Select Coal Regions in Bosnia and 1
- Herzegovina 1
- Table of Contents 2
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
- 2. INTRODUCTION 11
- 2.1. Context of the Project 11
- 2.2. Objectives of the Environmental and Social Management Framework 13
- 2.3. Project Description 14
- These costs will be financed by the additional grant that is still to be identified and secured. 14
- 2.4. Project Beneficiaries 17
- 2.5. Implementation Arrangements 17
- 2.6. Basic Information about the country 19
- 3. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT 20
- AREA 20
- 3.1. Energy Sector in BiH 20
- 3.2. Geographic and Topographic Characteristics 23
- 3.3. Climate 24
- 3.4. Climate Change 26
- 3.5. Hydrography 27
- 3.6. Land Use 28
- 3.7. Air quality 35
- 3.8. Biodiversity and Protected Areas 36
- 3.9. Cultural and historical heritage 37
- 4. BASELINE SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT AREA 38
- 4.1. Demography 38
- 4.2. Local Economy 39
- 4.3. Labor Market and Employment 40
- 4.4. Transport Infrastructure 46
- 4.5. Water and Sanitation Infrastructure 47
- 4.6. Information and Communication Technologies 48
- 4.7. Education 49
- 4.8. Social welfare 53
- 4.9. Health care 55
- 4.10. Poverty 56
- 4.12. Gender gender equality and SEASH 56
- 4.13. Vulnerable Groups 59
- 4.14. Summary analysis of social baseline and main social risks of the Project 60
- 5. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 61
- 5.1. The World Bank Requirements 61
- 5.2. Overview of Environmental and Social Requirements in BiH 68
- 6. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 88
- 7. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 92
- 7.1. BiH Level 92
- 7.2. Federation of BiH 93
- 7.3. Republika Srpska 96
- 8. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE 98
- PROJECT 98
- 8.1. ESSs Relevant to the Project 98
- 8.2. Risk classification according to the WB 98
- 8.3. Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment of the Project 101
- 8.4. Summary of Environmental and Social Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures 104
- 9. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 109
- 9.1. Projects Consisting of Multiple Sub-Projects 109
- 9.2. Associated Facilities 109
- 9.3. Environmental and Social Requirements of the Just Transition in Select Coal Regions in BiH 109
- 9.4. Environmental and Social Review Step-by-Step 113
- 9.5. ES Audit for activities already commenced 115
- 9.6. Labor Management 115
- 9.7. Land Use and Livelihood Restoration Framework 117
- 10. ESMF IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 118
- 10.1. Institutional responsibilities 118
- 10.2. Monitoring and Reporting 119
- 10.3. Capacity Building 120
- 10.4. Key elements of a budget for ESMF compliance 120
- 11. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS PROCESS 122
- 12. ANNEXES 123
- ANNEX A Exclusion List 124
- ANNEX B Environmental and Social Screening Questionnaire Tentative 126
- ANNEX C ESMP Checklist 130
- ANNEX D Indicative outline of site-specific ESMP 138
- ANNEX E Indicative outline of ESIA 140
- ANNEX F Indicative outline of a Retrenchment Plan 142
- ANNEX G Public Consultation Report 144
