COUNTRYSAFEGUARDSYSTEMSREGIONAL

WORKSHOP:TOWARDSCOMMON
APPROACHESANDBETTERRESULTS
18 19 APRI L 2012
MS PHAKKAVANH PHI SSAMAY AND MR MS. PHAKKAVANH PHI SSAMAY AND MR
PETER GAMMELGAARD J ENSEN
MI NI STRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVI RONMENT LAO PDR
The views in this presentation are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the government they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in
this presentation and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent
with ADB official terms.
OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION OVERVIEWOFPRESENTATION
Donorsupport
programs
Projectlevel
Environmental and programs
MinistryofNatural
Environmentaland
SocialImpact
Assessmenmt (ESIA)
y
Resourcesand
Environment
Assessmenmt(ESIA)
Safeguardsin
(MONRE)sRoleand
Mandate
g
Concession
Agreements g
Legal
framework

framework

Procedural
capacity p y
Technical
capacity
SUPPORTTOCAPACITYBUILDING
Sida Legislation,
I tit ti l
2000
SEM
Institutional
development
2010
Finland:
EMSP
Enforcement,
permitting,
2010
2014
EMSP
technicalcapacity
2014
UNDP,
ADB,
WB
Guidelines,social
safeguards
Project
Developers
WB
PROJECT LEVEL ESIA PROJECTLEVELESIA
STATUS CHALLENGES AND TRENDS STATUS, CHALLENGES AND TRENDS
MONRES MANDATE MONRE SMANDATE
GENERAL
ESIA and CONCESSIONS
GENERAL
Sustainablemanagementof
naturalresourcesand
environment (forest water
ESIAandCONCESSIONS
ManagetheESIAProcess
ApproveESIAsandissue
environment(forest,water,
land,minerals)
Developandenforce
pp
Certificates
Enforcementincluding
li i i
environmentallegislation,
policies,strategiesand
actionplans
complianceinspection
Negotiateenvironmental
and social obligations in
EnvironmentalPromotion
andawarenessraising
Research
andsocialobligationsin
concessionagreements
Research
EIADecree
EnvironmentalStandards
IFCGuidelines
EIAreviewguidelinesandchecklists
EIAreportingguidelines
Biomassremovalguidelines
Inspectionguidelines
EIAReviewtrainingandpractice,
Inspectiontrainingandpractice
Performanceassessment
INSPECTION OF HYDROPOWER INSPECTIONOFHYDROPOWER
INSPECTION OF MINING INSPECTIONOFMINING
SAFEGUARDSINCONCESSION
AGREEMENTS
STATUS CHALLENGES AND TRENDS STATUS, CHALLENGES AND TRENDS
TOWARDSASTANDARDFORENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS ANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS
MONRE(WREA)involvedinnegotiations
i t l d i l bli ti onenvironmentalandsocialobligations
inenergyconcessionssince2007(Sida
support20052010)
MONREhasdevelopedadraftStandard
Environmental and Social Obligations or EnvironmentalandSocialObligationsor
SESO(MinistryForForeignAffairsof
Finlandsince2010)
TheSESOisnowappliedinall
hydropowerprojects(MinistryFor
ForeignAffairsofFinlandsince2010
andProjectDevelopers)
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS
Responsibility for environmental and social impacts Responsibilityforenvironmentalandsocialimpacts
Thedevelopershallberesponsiblefor,andshallfullyandeffectively
implement,allrequirementssetforthintheConcessionAgreements
A E i t l d S i l Obli ti E i t l AnnexonEnvironmentalandSocialObligations,Environmental
ComplianceCertificate,ApplicableLaws,andStandards.
Permits
TheDevelopershallobtainpermits(environmentandsocial)from
MONREfortheConstructionPhaseandfortheOperationalPhase.
TheConstructionPhaseandOperationalPhaseEnvironmentaland p
SocialManagementandMonitoringPlansshallbereviewedand
revisedevery25years
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS (2) ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS(2)
Penalty regime Penaltyregime
Penaltyregimewithclearlystatedrangesofmonetarypenaltiesor
othersanctionsfordifferentkindsofnoncompliancesandaggravating
f t h hi t f li d lib t ti tt t t factorssuchashistoryofnoncompliance,deliberateaction,attemptto
conceal,imminentthreattohumansortheenvironment
EnvironmentalManagementSystem
ObligationtodevelopandimplementanEnvironmentalManagement
SysteminaccordancewithISO14001
Environmental and Social Management Office EnvironmentalandSocialManagementOffice
TheDevelopershallsetupanenvironmentalandsocialmanagement
officeandcarryoutcomprehensiveselfmonitoringandmonthly
reporting to MONRE reportingtoMONRE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS (3) ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS(3)
Funding of Environmental and Social Measures and for WREA FundingofEnvironmentalandSocialMeasuresandforWREA
monitoringandcapacitybuilding
TheDevelopershallprovidesufficientbudgetforimplementationofits
obligationsincludingavoidance,reductionandremediationof
environmentalandsocialimpactscausedbytheProject;
Developerissolelyresponsiblefortheaccuracyandcompletenessofall
estimatesastoanticipatedimpacts,costsandbudgets;
Thedevelopershallprovidesufficientbudgetforenvironmentaland
socialmonitoringbyMONREandothergovernmentorganizations;
ThedevelopershalltoprovidefinancialsupporttoMONREcapacity
building
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS (4) ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS(4)
Disclosure of information Disclosureofinformation
TheGovernmentreservestherightatitssolediscretiontomakepublic
ortosharewithanythirdpartyenvironmentalorsocialdata,
t d i f ti i d f th d l measurementsandinformationreceivedfromthedeveloper
MonitoringandInspectionbyMONRE
TheGovernmentreservestherighttomonitorandmakeinspectionsat g p
anytimeandfromtimetotimeinregardtodevelopersperformanceof
itsobligations
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS (5) ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS(5)
Compensation and Resettlement CompensationandResettlement
Detailedobligationsonresettlement;
Detailedcompensationentitlementmatrixforpeopleaffectedbythe
project;
Detailedobligationsinregardtoincomerestoration(allPAPsshallbe
abovepovertyline2yearsafterstartofproject,allPAPsshallreach
samenetincomelevelasbeforetheproject,averagenetincometarget
is200%ofbaselineaveragenetincome) thisisinadditionto
compensationentitlements;
Grievanceredressprocedures;
Organizationalstructuresandproceduresfordealingwith
compensationandresettlement;
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS (6) ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIALOBLIGATIONS(6)
Standards and Guidelines StandardsandGuidelines
Detailedlistofperformancestandards,guidelinesand
effluent/emissionlimitvalues,andambientenvironmentalquality
t d d standards;
Referencetointernationallyrecognizedstandardsandguidelinessuch
asfrom:IFC,ADB,WHO,ISO,IEC,EquatorPrinciples,International
C il f Mi i d Mi l I t ti l C id M t CouncilforMiningandMinerals,InternationalCyanideManagement
Institute,USEPA,EUCommission;
ONGOING AND FUTURE SUPPORT ONGOINGANDFUTURESUPPORT
Strengthening MONREs capacity in negotiations with StrengtheningMONREscapacityinnegotiationswith
projectdevelopers:EMSP,TAwithonthejobtraining
Strengtehning enforecement inspection and monitoring Strengtehningenforecement,inspectionandmonitoring
Strengtheningadministrativeandmanagement
procedures
Budgetforlegal,financialandtechnicaladvisers
becomingstandardforlargeprojects
EnforcementofobligationsamajorchallengeforMONRE
Gaps:Occupationalhealthandsafety,security,dam
f safety