Additional Financing Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Vinh Long City Urban Development and Enhanced Climate Resilience Project Additional Financing - P177314 (English)

By providing comprehensive improvement to infrastructure in the urban center and increasing the connectivity of these areas to other parts of the city, the project is expected to improve the living conditions of the poor and vulnerable populations and increase their accessibility to jobs and public services. [...] The AF will have positive impacts by maximizing the achievement of the Project Development Objective by scaling up activities that enhance the quality of the management and sustainability outputs delivered under the Component 4 of the parent project. [...] Local residents should be invited to discuss on the proposals for inner city canal embankments (width of site clearance); (iii) layout of the Resettlement Area; (iv) selection of process used for the WWTP and the impacts on the surrounding areas; (v) locations of camps and storage areas; and (vi) timing of the possible additional land acquisition along the Bank financed project roads. [...] The Borrower will require the O&M contractor to develop, implement and maintain the OHSMP to ensure that all applicable health and safety legislation and requirements set out in the ESS2 and relevant sub-sections of the World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines are met during the operation. [...] To prevent Covid-19 exposure and infection to the project personnel and workers For Official Use Only and transmission to the local community the following measures were included in the ESMP: Include Covid-19 prevention and control measures into the civil works and consulting packages; provide adequate hygiene and personal protection equipment to personnel and workers; minimize chance of exposure