- Municipal Committee Jaranwala
ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT
Environmental & Social Management Framework (ESMF)
Punjab Cities Program (PCP) is World Bank funded program which is being executed by LG&CDD. PCP is being implemented in 16 Municipal Committees/Corporations of Punjab. Adoption of ESMF in all Eligible Investments of PCP is one of the performance objectives of the program. This ESMF is prepared by Environmental & Social Management team of PMDFC, to facilitate the cities in understanding & compliance of social and environmental management processes and procedures as per World Bank and Local Perspective.
The major objectives are:
• To ensure that subprojects to be designed and implemented under the program are environmentally and socially acceptable.• Identify and execute practical, feasible, credible and cost-effective measures to offset or reduce adverse environmental and social impacts to acceptable level.Subprojects Cycle:
• Sub-project Design & Preparation: Social & Environmental Screening, Categorization and Public Consultation.• Appraisal: Preparation of Instruments (ESMP/IEE/SAR/SMP/RAP/ARAP)• Implementation: Instrument Implementation cost inclusion in the bidding document & Contracts of contractor• Monitoring & Evaluation: Environmental & Social Monitoring as Instruments.ESMF implementation steps:
1. Environmental & Social Screening of each subproject2. Development of instruments (EIA/IEE/ESMP/RAP/ARAP/SAR)3. Inclusion of instruments & Cost in bid documents/ Contracts.4. Environmental & Social Monitoring to ensure effective Implementation f the mitigation5. Annual Performance Assessments (APAs)| Serial No | Details | Downloads |
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| Regulations | ||
| Environment | ||
| 1 | National Hazardous Waste Management Policy 2022 |
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| 2 | Plastic Regulations 2023 |
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| 3 | Policy on Controlling Smog |
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| 4 | Punjab Environmental Protection Act 2012 |
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| 5 | Punjab Polythene Bag Ordinance |
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| 6 | Reviewe of IEE EIA Regulations 2022 |
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| 7 | SMOG Regulation Compressed |
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| 8 | The Punjab Occupational Safety & Health Act 2019 |
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| 9 | E&S Considerations in Wastewater Reuse and Treatment Options/Technologies 2023 (Training Progress Report) |
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| Social | ||
| 1 | Antiquity Act 1975 |
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| 2 | Land Acqusition Act 1984 |
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| 3 | Restriction on Employment of Children Act 2016 |
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| PCP Documents | ||
| 1 | Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) for PCP |
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| 2 | Enviromental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) |
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| 3 | Notification Environment & Social Management Focal Persons & TOR's |
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| 4 | Notification Grievance Redress Committee on E&SM |
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| 5 | Quality SOPs for health, safety and environment for labours/workers (Including women labours/workers) working in development projects |
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