INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 21-Aug-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 04-Sep-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Project ID: P Project Name: Sava Waterway Rehabilitation Project (P108000) Task Team Moustafa Baher El-Hefnawy Leader: Estimated 19-Sep-2013 Appraisal Date: Managing Unit: ECSTR Estimated Board Date: Lending Instrument: Report.: ISDSC Dec-2013 Specific Investment Loan Sector(s): Ports, waterways and shipping (100%) Theme(s): Infrastructure services for private sector development (67%), Regional integration (33%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: Total Bank Financing: Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) Local Sources of Borrowing Country 0.00 Total Environmental A - Full Assessment Category: Is this a Repeater project? B. Project Objectives The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve the operational performance and safety of commercial and leisure vessels on the Sava River, contributing to improved utilization of the river ports. The project proposes to achieve this objective through the following: (i) the rehabilitation of the River Sava to Class IV/Va status (tbc) between Sisak and Belgrade; (ii) targeted investments in a

2 river information and vessel tracking systems; and (iii) necessary implementation assistance and institutional support. C. Project Description THE TASK MANAGER AT THE TIME OF THIS ISDS WAS MR. RICHARD MARTIN HUMPHREYS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PORTAL, THE SYSTEM NOW SHOWS THE CURRENT TASK MANAGER INSTEAD OF THE AUTHOR OF THE ISDS. THE CONCEPT STAGE ISDS WAS DISCLOSED ON MAY 17, The proposed investments include activities related to the enhancement of the navigability of the river/waterway, together with associated potential investments in port infrastructure in the river ports. Specifically, works will involve dredging of the main fairway to increase the water depth, construction of bank protection work, potentially involving land take, groynes and sills, to alleviate erosion and impede sedimentation in the channel, and small bridge rehabilitation/construction. In addition, the waterway has a number of areas along its banks that are protected, or of special scientific or environmental significance. A more detailed description of the provisional components is provided in the following paragraphs: (a) Component 1: The necessary river rehabilitation works. The first component comprises the necessary civil works, involving river dredging and training works, riverbank protection and where necessary land acquisition, site clearance, and the placing of rock or braced blocks, or geotextile material, to return the Sava River to Class Va status between Brcko and the international border with Serbia at the confluence of the Drina River and to Class IV status between Brcko and the confluence with the Una River at the point where the border with Croatia diverts from the Sava River. (b) Component 2: Targeted investments to improve the operational performance of the river ports. The second component has two sub-components: (i) targeted investments to improve the operational performance of the river ports, including, but not restricted to, Brcko port; and (ii) investments to improve road and rail access in Brcko to facilitate plans to concession Brcko port in parallel to the Bank financed project. (i) The first sub-component provisionally includes the following: (i) the completion of works on the reconstruction of the quay wall; (ii) the connection of the main rail track with tracks within the port; (iii) the procurement of forklifts; and (iv) the procurement of new bucket grabs for the gantry cranes. A call to procure consultants to prepare the detailed design and ESIA for the civil works was published on March 7, 2011; and (ii) The second sub-component supports the proposed plans of BD Authorities to reroute the rail tracks away from the city center to avoid the need for freight trains to traverse the city center. In addition, approximately 2.5 km of the road access to the port needs to be asphalted. A call to procure consultants to prepare the detailed design and ESIA for the civil works was published on March 7, (c) Component 3: Implementation Assistance and Institutional Support. This component would provide necessary project management and implementation assistance to the project implementation unit. Provisionally, the following sub-components were identified for potential inclusion in the project: (i) the procurement of a qualified firm to supervise the civil works in the waterway, and for the access rail and road links in Brcko; (ii) the procurement of a qualified firm to supervise the safeguard aspects for the works in the waterway, and for the access rail and road links in Brcko; and (iii) the procurement of consultants to prepare bidding documents to manage and maintain the waterway using an output and performance based approach after the project.

3 The Project also involves the establishment and administration by the Bank of a free standing Recipient-Executed Trust Fund (RETF) to manage the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) Grant Monies. These monies will be used to undertake the necessary preparatory works for the Sava Waterways Rehabilitation Project in BiH including the de-mining of the south bank of the Sava River, between Belgrade and Brcko, and the preparation of a detailed design for the rehabilitation works in the waterway, and the associated Environmental Impact Assessment (ESIA). The RETF includes the following components and related activities: (i) Component 1 - The preparation of the detailed design, tender documents and the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Environmental Social Management Plan (ESIA/ ESMP) for the rehabilitation works to return the Sava River to Class V a status between the port of Brcko and the confluence of the Sava River with the Danube River in Belgrade; (ii) Component 2 - the demining of the south bank of the Sava River in Bosnia and Herzegovina, between the confluence with the Una River and the Drina River, and the removal of any UXO in the waterway; and (iii) Component 3 - the hiring the international demining expert to supervise the component. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The location of the project is the basin of the River Sava in Bosnia and Herzegovina, between the confluence of the River Sava with the River Danube at Belgrade, and the confluence of the River Sava and the River Una in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The broader program extends to the port of Sisak in Croatia. E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies The Borrower is familiar with the Bank safeguard policies triggered by this project given its experience developed during preparation and implementation of similar Bank-financed projects. The environmental and social aspects related to the proposed new investments will be implemented under the supervision of an assigned specialist within the respective PMU. Civil works contracts for specific port rehabilitation investments will include provisions on how to address environmental and social mitigation and monitoring aspects during works. The project environmental and social management plan will recommend the appropriate institutions responsible to implement the related environmental and social aspects. The demining activities and removal of UXO and other related mine debris is the responsibility of the Demining Commission at the state level (as per the BiH Demining Law), which has the BH Mining Action Center (BHMAC) as its technical body. BH MAC will be acting, under the MCT, as the implementing unit for the demining operations to be funded from the IPA grant. All mining operations if BiH are following Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) that are built on the fundamentals of International Standards for Mine Clearance Operations (IMAS). These include adequate guidance on technical and safety measures (as well as training) that are implemented at each site during all stages requested for demining activities (site survey, land release, mine clearance and mine stockpile destruction). F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team I. U. B. Reddy (SASDS) Ruxandra Maria Floroiu (EASER) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY

4 Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ BP 4.01 The project is proposed as category A for environmental assessment purposes given the specific rehabilitation infrastructure works related to Components 1 and 2. All EIA will be undertaken by parties independentof the design or works. The Client is finalizing theapproval process for the project EIA including an EMP related to the specific infrastructure investments proposed on the river sector between Brcko (BiH) and Sisak (Croatia) in BiH This EIA was prepared by Croatian authorities and reviewed by the EU experts/ consultants and was generally approved with some recommendations to be done in the further phases. It also awaits Bank review and approval in line with OP The EIA with EMP for the sector Bel grade-brcko will be prepared as part of the IPA project and will meet the requirements of the national legislation and well as the EU and World Bank environmental and social provisions. Furthermore, an ESA with ESMP will be developed by Client for the targeted investments under Component 2 that will improve specific infrastructure related to river ports operational performance (e.g., reconstruction of a quay wall and rail tracks connection between city and port). For the demining activities funded by the RETF, the IMAS including specific measures for environment protection and safety and occupational health procedures will be attached to the Contractors technical specifications and implemented and monitored at the site. These international standard measures do meet the OP 4.01 requirements. The actual demining operations will be supervised by an International Consultant during the entire duration of works and will provide assessment of activities progress as well as of implementation and application of environmental protection measures at site in line with IMAS provisions. Finally, the draft ToRs for the ESIA funded by the RETF will be disclosed in Infoshop and in-country prior to Appraisal to meet the OP 4.01 document disclosure requirement.

5 Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 The waterway has a number of areas along its banks that are protected, or of special scientific or environmental significance. The policy is triggered since project interventions including dredging, river banks rehabilitation, and possibly land clearing might be located in the proximity of protected areas including Ramsar sites, for which provisions of appropriate conservation and mitigation measures will be necessary during works. Forests OP/BP 4.36 Pest Management OP 4.09 Physical Cultural Resources OP/ BP 4.11 The preliminary EIA (FS stage) has determined the possibility of archeological chance finds in the Sava riverbeds or river banks areas. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 A Social Assessment will be undertaken to determine the social issues and local context within which the project is being implemented. This policy is triggered as the project activities anticipate potential land acquisition in the context of the river correction works, and the works in Brcko town. The team will support the client to prepare Resettlement and /or Land Acquisition Action Plan and Socio-Economic Census/Survey and disclosed in country and in the Infoshop. The policy is triggered since the Sava River is an International waterway, passing through 4 riparian countries, and is linked hydrologically to the Black Sea basin and the Danube subbasin. As a follow-up to consultations with LEGEC and LEGEM, the team requested the Sava River Commission to inform these countries about the project goals (including the de-mining activities) during the 3rd Joint Statement Implementation Meeting that will be held in Vienna in April A copy of the final announcement of this meeting, the agenda, and relevant presentation and the Minutes of the discussions will be sent for Bank's records in order to meet the OP 7.50.

6 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing 1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in-country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to Project Affected People. The final ESIA and the Resettlement Policy Framework would be expected to be commissioned and are expected to be available by the scheduled Appraisal date of September 15, The Bank's policy requires that the specific studies and expected timeline should be specified during the PAD-stage and recorded in the ISDS. IV. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Moustafa Baher El-Hefnawy Approved By: Regional Safeguards Name: Date: Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Juan Gaviria (SM) Date: 04-Sep Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.