Environmental and Social Management Framework (esmf)

Screening of Sub-projects for Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts

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   List of Non-Eligible Activities for AESP Subprojects
   

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     The initial screening for the eligibility of the subproject will be based on the list of excluded activities that will be not be permitted by the WB. Therefore, subproject proposals that include these activities will not be considered for financing.
     
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     Non-eligible activities for Component 1& 2 subprojects are listed in Table 7.1. below.
     

Table 13. List of Non-Eligible Activities for AESP Subprojects

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  Have negative environmental or social impacts, and/or cumulative impacts⁴⁶, that are irreversible or immitigable;
  
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  Projects requiring land acquisition, land use restrictions, involuntary resettlement;
  
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  Production or trade in any product or activity deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements, or subject to international bans, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCB, wildlife or products regulated under CITES;
  
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  Production or trade in weapons and munitions;⁴⁷*
  
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  Production or trade in alcoholic beverages;*
  
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  Production or trade in tobacco;*
  
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  Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises;*
  
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  Production or trade in radioactive materials. This does not apply to the purchase of medical equipment, quality control (measurement) equipment and any equipment where WBG considers the radioactive source to be trivial and/or adequately shielded;
  
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  Production or trade in unbounded asbestos fibers;
  
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  Production or trade in wood or other forestry products other than from sustainably managed forests;
  
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  Production, trade, storage, or transport of significant volumes of hazardous chemicals, or commercial scale usage of hazardous chemicals (gasoline, kerosene, and other petroleum products;
  
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  Production and processing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs);
  
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  Use of banned pesticides;
  
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  Use of species provided in Appendix 1 to the Bonn Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora;
  
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  Will cause high negative impact on income/livelihood resources;
  
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  Involve any kind of forceful evictions of people;
  
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  Do not meet the required technical and quality specifications;
  
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  Exclude the poor/marginalized population or otherwise vulnerable groups;
  
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  Do not provide equal pay for equal work for women and men;
  
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  Are financed, or scheduled to be financed, by the government or other development partners;
  
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  Finance the construction of any new dams or the rehabilitation of existing dams including structural and or operational changes;
  
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  Production or activities involving forced labor;⁴⁸
  
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  Involve activities that cause or lead to child abuse, child labor exploitation or human trafficking; No child under the age of 15⁴⁹ should work on the construction, rehabilitation or maintenance of a subproject;
  
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  Entail the purchase or use of illegal/illicit drugs, military equipment or other potentially dangerous materials and equipment, including chain saws, pesticides; insecticides; herbicides; asbestos (including asbestos-containing materials); or other investments detrimental livelihoods including cultural resources; and
  
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  Involve development of new settlements or expansion of existing settlements in critical habitats, protected areas or areas proposed for certain levels of national protection (e.g., reserved forests).
  

Source: The list was derived from The IFC Exclusion List but aligned with the project. IFC’s defines the types of projects that IFC does not finance (http://www.ifc.org/exclusionlist) and local law.

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