Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - FSM Skills and Employability Enhancement Project - P176965 (English)

The FSM Department of Finance and Administration in the Ministry of Finance and the Centralized Implementation Unit (CIU) is familiar with the preparing and implementing projects under the ESF and the associated project-specific environmental and social risk management instruments. [...] The above approach of the PIU supported by the CIU is considered adequate to support the integration of environmental and social risk management into the Skills and Employability Enhancement Project. [...] SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Moderate Environmental Risk Rating Moderate The environmental risks are low to moderate and primarily relate to the design, construction and operation of the rehabilitation of the Ponepe Agriculture and Trade School (PATS). [...] The ESMP will be finalised during project implementation at or before the concept design stage and the ESMP completed and cleared by the World Bank prior to the finalisation of the bid documents. [...] The PATS ESMP will include the requirement to assess the occupational health and safety risks relating to construction and demolition activities and develop avoidance and mitigation measures, consistent with WBG EHS general guidelines for Occupational Health and Safety and Construction and Decommissioning and other relevant EHS guidelines.