: Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project Environmental and Social MANAGEMENT Framework Introduction The World Bank is providing a loan in an amount of US$25.00 million to the Government of Mongolia for the Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project (MINIS). The project will seek to facilitate investments in infrastructure to support mining and downstream processing activities, regardless of funding source, and to build local capacity to prepare and transact infrastructure projects. The project is a technical assistance activity which finances feasibility studies of proposed infrastructure projects, and relevant capacity building activities. The project will not finance any physical activities or works that pose direct environmental and social impacts. However, when the projects that are transacted under the MINIS are implemented by the Government or under subsequent agreement between the Government of Mongolia and investors, there is the potential for moderate to significant environmental or social impacts. its potential for environmental and social impacts during implementation, the project triggers the World Bank safeguards policies, and is classified as a Category A project, as per World Bank Operational Policy 4.01 Environmental Assessment. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ESMF Because specific projects to be prepared using MINIS funds will only be identified during implementation of the TA, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been developed. The purpose of the ESMF is to ensure that studies carried out under the MINIS to prepare projects, which may subsequently be implemented under separate financing, address and identify measures to avoid and minimize environmental and social impacts, as much as possible, and where they cannot be avoided, the impacts are adequately identified/assessed and necessary mitigation measures designed and implemented following relevant Mongolian environmental and social legislation and the World Bank’s safeguards policies. The future implementation of projects that are prepared with MINIS funding will be subject to the processes defined in this ESMF, regardless of funding source. The ESMF defines how safeguards will be taken into account and managed for all project activities that may have safeguards requirements, including feasibility studies and non-PPP transaction activities. During implementation of the TA, project activities with potential safeguard issues will be screened to determine the scope and types of safeguards instruments that would be required. Depending on the project, a regional, sectoral or strategic environmental assessment, rather than a full environmental assessment, may be required. To ensure that transactions with investors include relevant measures to safeguard the environment and minimize the potential for negative social consequences, the ESMF would be part of contractual documents for implementing transactions for which MINIS funds were used to help prepare.
WB Policy triggered Documents requirement if Yes yes no Are the project impacts likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts that are sensitive, diverse or unprecedented? Please provide brief description: OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment Category A Environmental Impact Assessment Do the impacts affect an area broader than the or facilities subject to physical works and are the significant adverse environmental impacts irreversible? Please provide brief description: OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment Category A EIA Is the proposed project likely to have minimal or no adverse environmental impacts? Please provide brief justification: OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment Category C No action needed Is the project neither a Category A nor Category C as defined above? Please provide brief justification: OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment Category B EIA or EMP Are the project impacts likely to have significant adverse Social impacts that are sensitive, diverse or unprecedented? Please provide brief description: OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment Category A EIA Social Assessment Will the project adversely impact physical cultural resources? Please provide justification: OP 4.11 Physical Cultural Resources Addressed in EIA Will the project involve the conversion or degradation of critical or non-critical natural habitats? Please provide brief justification: OP 4.04 Natural Habitats Addressed in EIA Will the project involve the significant conversion or degradation of critical natural habitats? OP 4.04 Natural Habitats No eligible Does the sub-project construct a new dam or rely on the performance of an existing dam or a dam under construction? OP 4.37 Dam Safety Dam Safety Plan Does the project procure pesticides (either directly through the project, or indirectly through on-lending, co-financing, or government counterpart funding), or may affect pest management in a way that harm could be done, even though the project is not envisaged to procure pesticides? OP4.09 Pest Management Addressed in EIA (Pest Management Plan)