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Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Bangladesh Environmental Sustainability and Transformation Project (P172817) (English)

11 Jan 2022

The project will be implemented by the Department of Environment (DoE) of the Ministry of Environment; Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) along with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) of the Ministry of Finance (MoF); Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) of the Ministry of Road Transports and Bridges (MoRTB); and Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) of the ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecom [...] That said, the project has adopted a framework approach in terms of E&S risk assessment and management by preparing and disclosing ESMF prior to appraisal to guide the client in the screening of the subprojects for their final locations and the preparation and disclosure of specific assessments and plans, where so required, when the locations and design details are known. [...] Environmental and Social Management Procedures General Principle The ESMF is prepared based on the following principles that can lead the planning and implementation of the project activities: • The National Project Coordinator, PCMU-BEST/MoEFCC at the national level and Project Directors (PD) of PIUs of the Implementing Agencies (IAs) at the project level are responsible for the compliance with n [...] Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Process • PIU/DoE in coordination of the ES experts of the 4 PIUs will provide technical backstopping and coordination support to the PCMU to perform the ES screening of the BEST project. [...] Description of the project components and their typology are furnished in the Chapter 2. 1.2 Sectoral Background Rapid economic development and population growth in Bangladesh have led to high level of pollution discharges (including GHG) and the degradation of the country’s environmental quality and ecosystems posing high economic costs to the country while threatening its competitiveness for sus
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Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Bangladesh Environmental Sustainability and Transformation Project (P172817)
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SSASO - Social SAR
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BD-Bangladesh Environmental Sustainability And Transformation Proj -- P172817
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SAR ENR PM (SSAEN)
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