Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Yemen Emergency Human Capital Project (P176570) (English)

The ESMF was prepared to meet the requirements of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), most particularly the Environmental and Social Standard on the Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks, including the World Bank Group Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines. [...] The ESSOs will screen all subproject proposals prepared by UNOPS and its Implementing Partners to: (i) determine the environmental and social issues that might be triggered by the subproject, (ii) identify the relevant Environmental and Social Standards (ESS); (iii) determine the appropriate Environmental and Social risk rating for the subproject, and; (iv) specify the type of environmental and so [...] The subcomponent will help monitor the quality of water and sanitation services through rehabilitation of public laboratories for water and wastewater quality testing and enhancing and strengthening the operational capacities of the WSLCs and their branches, AUs, branches of NWSA and GARWSP in the target areas in the delivery of safe water and sanitation services (e.g., installing small decentrali [...] It includes a set of ten Environmental and Social Standards that establish the mandatory requirements that the Borrower and the projects must meet through the project life cycle: • Environmental and Social Standard 1. Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts • Environmental and Social Standard 2. Labor and Working Conditions • Environmental and Social Standard 3. Res [...] This classification takes into account relevant issues, such as the type, location, sensitivity, and scale of the project; the nature and magnitude of the potential environmental and social risks and impacts; and the capacity and commitment of the Borrower (including any other entity responsible for the implementation of the project) to manage the environmental and social risks and impacts in a ma