Environmental and Social Management Framework (esmf)

7.4.1. Monitoring Plans

327. 
     The implementation of environmental and social mitigation measures is monitored by the local specialists / case officers and supervised by the MLSPP PIU.
     
328. 
     Environmental and social monitoring system starts from the grant preparation and implementation phases of through the operation phase in order to prevent negative impacts of the project and ensure the effectiveness of mitigation measures. This system helps the World Bank and the MLSPP to evaluate the success of mitigation as part of project supervision and allows taking an action when needed. The monitoring system provides technical assistance and supervision when needed, early detection of conditions related to mitigation measures, follows up on mitigation results, and provides information of the project progress.
     
329. 
     Environmental and social monitoring to be implemented by the MLSPP PIU shall provide information about key environmental and social aspects of subprojects, particularly the environmental and social impacts and the effectiveness of mitigation measures specified in respective subproject-specific ESMPs. Such information enables the PIU to evaluate the success of mitigation as part of project supervision and allows for corrective action(s) to be implemented, when needed. In this regard the Monitoring Plan identifies monitoring objectives and specifies the type of monitoring, and their link to impacts and mitigation measures.
     
330. 
     Specifically, the monitoring section of the ESMP provides: (a) a specific description, and technical details, of monitoring measures, including the parameters to be measured, methods to be used, sampling locations, frequency of measurements; and, (b) monitoring and reporting procedures to: (i) ensure early detection of conditions that necessitate particular mitigation measures, and (ii) furnish information on the progress and results of mitigation. A Monitoring Plan Format is presented in the Part C of the ESMP Template (see: Annex 10)