Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Maldives Atoll Education Development Project - P177768 (English)

In terms of physical interventions, the Project will provide funds to set up STEM laboratories and vocational skills workshops through the refurbishment of classrooms, the provision of equipment and technology, and the delivery of teaching-learning material including textbooks and supplementary reading material. [...] Potential risks to the communities and environmental hazards related to the disposal of e-waste at the end of the lifetime of the equipment which will be provided to ICT laboratories will be mitigated via risk management measures that will include product specifications and “cradle to grave” provisions in the contracts of suppliers of electronic equipment's such as computers and other accessories [...] 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 is classified to have 'Moderate risks' at the concept stage, after considering, the types of activities the project will support, which are mainly soft interventions such as education curriculum reforms and in terms of physical devel [...] The project also brings a number of positive benefits to the education sector through its design to support the achievement of the ESP’s second goal, to provide youth with the necessary skills for employment and entrepreneurship through the secondary education curriculum. [...] Activities proposed under component 1 under the project include the setting up of STEM laboratories and vocational skills workshops through the refurbishment of classrooms, the provision of equipment and technology, and the delivery of teaching-learning material including textbooks and supplementary reading material.