Madagascar - Emergency Economic Recovery Credit Project

24933 THE WORLD BANK GROUP InfoShop Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Initial) Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 10/01/2002 Section I - Basic Information A. Basic Pro ect Data Country: MADAGASCAR Project ID: P080345 Project: Emergency Economic Recovery Credit Task Team Leader: Susanne Holste Authorized to Appraise Date: October 3, 2002 IBRD Amount ($m): Bank Approval: November 7, 2002 IDA Amount ($m): 40.00 Managing Unit: AFTTR Sector: Central government administration (100%) Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan (ERL) Theme: Other economic management (P) Status: Preparation I.A.2. Project Objectives: The EERC would support Madagascar during the critical transition out of crisis and would support the government's short-term economic recovery program. I.A.3. Project Description: The World Bank proposes to make available US$ 30 million for an Emergency Economic Recovery Credit (EERC) to address urgent financing needs until mid-2003 which cannot be provided through the existing Bank portfolio or additional donor financing. The EERC would provide quick-disbursing liquidity to assist Madagascar to rebuild its physical assets and to restore economic and social activities. The EERC would finance imports that the country needs for its short-term recovery program while at the same time ensuring macro-economic stability. Critical imports for reconstruction, economic recovery and the mitigating of the social crisis include petroleum, building materials, medical supplies, and inputs for fertilizers (see positive list of imports). The positive list will not include pesticides. The counterpart funds of the credit (domestic currency equivalent) would provide important budgetary funds to enable Government to implement its priority spending program. The EERC would provide complementary funding for those activities that cannot be financed through the existing Bank portfolio or through planned, new lending. This would for example apply to Government's new and extensive public works scheme to create short-term employment or to the waiver of fees for primary schools. The overall management and coordination of the EERC would be entrusted to a project implementation unit (PIU) set-up within the Ministry of Economy and Plan (MOEP). The PIU would be a lightweight structure including a national Coordinator, an accountant and procurement specialist who has been selected on a competitive basis, in conformity with the  2 ISDS Bank/IDA procurement procedures. Since the PIU is not yet operational, the assessment carried out at this stage of project cycle consists in advising the borrower on: i) the PIU's organizational structure and the responsibility assignments of its key staff; ii) the design of the management system to be implemented, including procurement, budgeting, accounting, financial systems and procedures, staffing, financial reporting and auditing. The objective is to have a fully established and functional unit prior to Board presentation capable of (i) selecting documentation of properly procured imports eligible under the credit; (ii) reliably recording and reporting the financial transactions of the program in a timely manner; and (iii) providing sufficient and relevant financial information for managing and monitoring program activities. Bank and borrower have agreed to an action plan to achieve these objectives. I.A.4. Project Location: (Geographic location, information about the key environmental and social characteristics of the area and population likely to be affected, and proximity to any protected areas, or sites or critical natural habitats, or any other culturally or socially sensitive areas.) Entire country as the credit is supporting the national reconstruction program B. Clheck Environmental Classification: C (Not Required) Comments: The implementation of the economic recovery program is not expected to have any negative environmental impact; therefore the project's environment category is C. C. Safeguard Policies Triggered Policy Applicability Environmental Assessment (OP/BP/GP 4.01) C Yes 0 No C- TBD Forestry (OP/GP 4.36) Cl Yes No .TBD Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) Yes * No TBD Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) J lYes * No C TBD Pest Management (OP 4.09) '- Yes * No ?TBD Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) Yes * No TBD Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.20) Yes * No iTBD Cultural Property (OP 4.11) C Yes 0 No C TBD Projects in Disputed Territories (OP/BP/GP 7.60)* m Yes * No TBD Projects in International Waterways (OP/BP/GP 7.50) Yes * No TBD *By supporting the proposed project, the Bank does not intend to prejudice the final determination of the parties' claims on the disputed areas Section II - Key Safeguard Issues and Their Management D. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues. Please fill in all relevant questions. If information is not available, describe steps to be taken to obtain necessary data. Il.D. la. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. The impact of the EERC will be environmentally neutral, no safeguard issues are this associated with the proposed credit. II.D. I b. Describe any potential cumulative impacts due to application of more than one safeguard policy or due to multiple project component. None  3 ISDS II.D.lc Describe any potential long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. None II.D.2. In light of I, describe the proposed treatment of alternatives (if required) II.D.3. Describe arrangement for the borrower to address safeguard issues II.D.4. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. E. Safeguards Classification. Category is determined by the highest impact in any policy. Or on basis of cumulative impacts from multiple safeguards. Whenever an individual safeguard policy is triggered the provisions of that policy apply. ] S 1. - Significant, cumulative and/or irreversible impacts; or significant technical and institutional risks in management of one or more safeguard areas [ ] S2. - One or more safeguard policies are triggered, but effects are limited in their impact and are technically and institutionally manageable [X] S3. - No safeguard issues SF. - Financial intermediary projects, social development funds, community driven development or similar projects which require a safeguard framework or programmatic approach to address safeguard issues. F. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Analysis/Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of distributing the Exec. Summary of the EA to the ED Not Applicable Not Applicable (For category A projects) Resettlement Action Plan/Framework. Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Indigenous Peoples Development Plan/Framework: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Pest Management Plan: Expected Actual Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable Dam Safety Management Plan: Expected Actual  4 ISDS Date of receipt by the Bank Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of "in-country" disclosure Not Applicable Not Applicable Date of submission to InfoShop Not Applicable Not Applicable If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why. Signed and submitted by Name Date Task Team Leader: Susanne Holste 09/25/02 Project Safeguards Specialists 1: Nina Chee 09/26/02 Project Safeguards Specialists 2: Project Safeguards Specialists 3: Approved by: Name Date Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Charlotte S. Bingham 09/26/02 Sector Manager/Director: Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard 09/26/02 For a list of World Bank news releases on projects and reports, click here SEARCH FEEDBACK SUTE MAP SHOWCASE =