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PrefaceThis document is called the Environment and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the Vietnam Irrigated Agriculture Improvement Project (VIAIP, the Project). It is developed as a stand-alone document to satisfy WB’s safeguard requirement on (i) Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01), (ii) Pest Management (OP 4.09), (iii) Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11), (iv) Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.12), (v) Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.10), (vi) Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37), and (vii) Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50). It is also connected to other safeguard policy documents namely the Ethnic Minorities Policy Framework (EMPF), the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), and the Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP), as well as the safeguard action plans for the sub-projects namely the Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), the Ethnic Minority Development Plans (EMDPs), the Environmental Management Plans (EMPs), including the Environmental Code of Practices (ECOPs). This is a Category B project. The ESMF will be applied to all the sub-projects to be financed under the Project. The ESMF together with EMPs/ECOPs/IPMP will be submitted to WB for clearance. The ESMF includes eight (8) sections, as mentioned below: Section 1- Introduction Section 2- Project Description Section 3- Summary of Background and issues Section 4- Legal and Policy Frameworks Section 5- Potential Negative Impacts and Mitigation Measures Section 6- Procedures for Review, Clearance and Disclosure Section 7- Implemenattion Arrangement Section 8- Public Consultation Annexes
SECTION I – INTRODUCTION
Vietnam Irrigated Agricultural Improvement Project (VIAIP) is implemented based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development request for World Bank (WB) assistance for several northern mountainous and central provinces in Vietnam to improve the sustainability of irrigated agricultural production systems to adapt to climate change, improve environmental conditions, livelihoods and living standards. The project is proposed with a total investment of US $210 million (of which US$ 180 million from ODA loan of World Bank, and $ 30 million from counterpart funds of the Government of Vietnam). The project duration is 6 years (2014-2020). The Project area consists of seven (07) provinces, including 03 northern mountainous provinces, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, and 04 central coastal provinces, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and Quang Nam.
Long-term objectives: (i) to ensure an effective and sustainable approach to upgrade irrigation/drainage services for rural areas in the northern mountainous and central provinces in Vietnam, and (ii) to increase competitiveness and maximize the benefits of irrigated agriculture (agriculture production to adapt climate change and reduce emissions causing the greenhouse effect). Short-term objective: to assist upgrading irrigation systems in some northern mountainous and central provinces to provide better irrigation services, and improve the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural production in terms of climate change adaptation. These objectives will be achieved through the following activities:
Environmental Social Management Framework (ESMF) was developed to provide the principles, rules and procedures to guide the assessment of environmental impacts and requirements of basic techniques in preparing reports on environmental protection to ensure the implementation of safeguard policies of the Project, and to meet the regulations on environmental protection of Vietnam and the World Bank. It includes mitigation measures and plans to reduce, limit, and/or compensate for adverse impacts and increase the positive impacts, estimates and funding sources to implement these measures, and provide information about the agencies responsible.
To achieve the above objectives, the approach "smart agriculture for climate change adaptation" in various ecosystems, land use flexibly and more diversely to increase the efficiency of water use and reduce the negative environmental impacts is proposed. The project is designed with components to link and assist concurrent construction and non-construction solutions to ensure projects achieve objectives effectively. The project includes four (4) components1, with contents, activities and resources allocations as below:
To achieve the objectives and the expected results, the four components above have been designed to link closely together, to support each other in a systematic way. The approach is based on the results; the activities of the four components will effectively use the project funds to obtain the goals of the project. The modernization of irrigation systems is approached by using the Rapid Appraisal Procedure (RAP) for irrigation system according to the criteria of 'service' to assess the system comprehensively to create an orientation and modernization plan to improve the service quality, irrigation efficiency, organizational reform, institutional strengthening and capacity management system, and simultaneously mobilize the participation of stakeholders in the management system by using existing management structures, operation, and the capacity of IMCs and WUOs. Therefore, the project will provide support to improve water management, institutional development and training and capacity building of the IMCs, and provide managing facilities in Component A; investment in construction works, irrigation/drainage system such as upgrading and improving canals from the main canal to onfarm canals in Component B; implement integrated sub-projects to improve irrigated agriculture with social and economic development plans in local rural areas as new rural programs, best way to line canal system program, create field model to support smart agricultural practices, reclaimation measurement and conservationin Component C; and improve capacity in management and project implementation, social and environmental management in Component D . Thus, the impact of the components will achieve maximum investment efficiency, especially Component B – to improve irrigation system infrastructure with the other programs to improve additional performance and sustainability of the local systems.
Anticipated starting and closing of the project:
VIAIP project will be implemented in the seven (07) provinces of Ha Giang, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and Quang Nam, in which:
Figure 1: Location of project provinces |