Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Mali Digital Transformation Project - P176174 (English)

The project will conduct an environmental and social risk and impact assessment and relevant environmental and social safeguards instruments will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the relevant ESSs as needed. [...] D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy ; the project implementation unit will be established in the Information and Communication Technologies Agency (AGETIC). [...] General Assessment ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Overview of the relevance of the Standard for the Project: The project will finance construction of some missing links of the national fiber optic backbone and deployment of broadband infrastructure in rural areas, as well as serious types of. [...] To address these risks, the project will prepare an Environmental and social Management Framework (ESMF) and a Resettlement Framework (RF) to assess risks and impact related to the financed activities whose sites are not yet known, and implement the required measures to provide guidance on screening for potential risks and management Oct 15, 2021 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure The World Bank Mali [...] The ESMF will also provide guidance for the eventual preparation of site-specific environmental and social assessments and types of instruments that may need to be prepared (i.e.such as Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP).