Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project (P173867) (English)

Efforts will be made to address some of the negative externalities expected in the event of a widespread COVID-19 outbreak, particularly among the elderly who are at the greatest risk of the disease, the people with special needs who are institutionalized, orphans in various types of homes, the poor who are at risk of loss of income, and women who are at risk of increased gender based violence. [...] It will support the scaling up of the vaccination drive and to enable the country to meet its target of fully vaccinating 60 percent of the population by the end of December 2021. [...] Therefore, the purpose of this Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) is to outline a framework for environmental and social management for the Project, giving details of potential environmental and social issues, and guidelines on assessing environmental and social sensitivity of sub- projects through appropriate environmental and social screening, followed by an environmental and s [...] With a positive screening decision, the CEA appoints a scoping committee to decide on the level of analysis and prepare the TOR or if the project falls within the jurisdiction of government authority which is an appointed project approving authority to administer the EIA process, the CEA will hand over the process to the said authority. [...] Legislature and laws relating to women and vulnerable groups Constitution of Sri Lanka: Chapter 3 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka enshrines Fundamental Rights, including the right to equality and the right to be free from discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, language, caste, sex, political opinion, and place of birth.