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REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

Ministry of Youth and Sports

PROMOTING THE INCLUSION OF CONFLICT-AFFECTED IRAQI YOUTH

Environmental Management Framework

(EMF)

March 3, 2017

Appraisal Version

SFG3207

ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms....................................................................................................................iii

Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................... iv

Chapter 1 : Introduction.............................................................................................................................1

1.1 Introduction and Objective of the EMF....................................................................................1

1.2 Project Background.....................................................................................................................1

1.3 Project Description......................................................................................................................2

Component 1 : Youth-led Community Development, Peacebuilding, and Micro-Entrepreneurship....2

Component 2 : Project Management and M&E.....................................................................................4

Chapter 2 : Legal and Institutional Framework.......................................................................................5

Chapter 3 : Geographical Locations - Baghdad........................................................................................6

3.1 Sadr City.............................................................................................................................................6

3.2 Zayona.................................................................................................................................................7

3.3 Al-Amriya...........................................................................................................................................7

Chapter 4 : Potential Environmental Impacts..........................................................................................8

Chapter 5 : Environmental Management Framework.............................................................................9

5.1 Sub-Project Screening.......................................................................................................................9

5.2 Sub-Project Implementation...........................................................................................................10

5.3 Institutional Arrangements.............................................................................................................10

5.4 Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements.....................................................................................11

5.5 Capacity Building and Training.....................................................................................................12

Chapter 6 : Consultations.........................................................................................................................13

Annex 1: Environmental Screening Checklist........................................................................................14

Annex 2: Indicative Good Practices.........................................................................................................16

Annex 3: Environmental Monitoring Checklist......................................................................................20

Annex 4: World Bank Safeguard Policies Primer.................................................................................23

Annex 5: Consultation Documentation....................................................................................................27

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

EA Environmental AssessmentEHS Environmental Health and SafetyEMF Environmental Management FrameworkEMP Environmental Management PlanIDPs Internally Displaced PersonsIFC International Finance CorporationISIS Islamic State of Iraq and SyriaM&E Monitoring and EvaluationMoYS Ministry of Youth and SportsNGOs Non-Governmental OrganizationsOPPIU

Operational PolicyProject Implementation Unit

PMU Project Management UnitPPE Personal Protective Equipment

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التنفيذي الملخص

الشمول تشجيع مشروع تحت والبيئية االجتماعية النشاطات إلدارة عمل إطار بمثابة الوثيقة هذهالياباني ) االجتماعية التنمية صندوق قبل من ممول بالصراعات المتأثر العراقي (.JSDFللشباب

للمشروع ) اإلنمائي (: PDO الهدف

المشروع واالقتصادي هو هدف االجتماعي الشمول بعمر )تشجيع المتضرر العراقي -١٥للشبابمايقارب( ٢٩ المجتمعية ٣٠٠٠سنة التنمية نشاطات و االعمال ريادة في المشاركة خالل من شاب

. الشباب بقيادة

أسفل موضح كما مكونين خالل من تنفذ سوف المشروع نشاطات

االول : بواسطة المكون الصغيرة والمشاريع السالم وبناء المجتمع لتنمية نشاطاتالشبابية ) $( ٢٤٧٥٠٠٠ القيادات

الفرعي النفسي: 1.1 المكون والدعم الشخصية بناء مهارات على التدريبواالجتماعي

بناء لمهارات تدريب وسيوفر المشروع في المشاركين دخول نقطة المكون هذا يكون سوفاألقل على من ٣٠٠٠الشخصية واجتماعي .شاب نفسي دعم وحدات عمل وأيضا المتضررين

مجموعة كل مجاميع الى يقسمون سوف الشباب مقرب 20المستفيدين تفاعل لضمان شخص, . عمليا تدريبا سيشمل اسبوعين لمدة سيستمر الشخصية المهارات تدريب المشاركين جميع بين

( . التأقلم العاطفي التكيف مهارات يتضمن الشخصية بناء مهارات على تدريب نوع ومنظما تفاعليا . بعد( والشخصية االجتماعية العالقات مهارات أيضا و والمزاجية والمشاعر اإلجهاد إدارة النفسي

الشباب بقيادة المجتمع بناء النشطة للتقديم يأهلون سوف المشاركين المكون لهذا الناجح االنتهاء . حكومية\ غير منظمة مع تتعاقد سوف والرياضة الشباب وزارة الصغيرة المشاريع انشطة و او

. المكون هذا تحت االنشطة هذه القامة التنافسية العطاءات تقديم عملية خالل من محلية

الفرعي : 1.2 المكون الشباب: بقيادة السالم وبناء المجتمع لتنمية االنشطة

يشمل الفرعي المكون وزارة . ٢٠٠٠هذا الشباب بقيادة المجتمع لتنمية انشطة في متضرر شابالمكون في المختارة المحلية حكومية الغير المنظمة نفس مع تتعاقد سوف والرياضة 1.1الشباب

. تدعم سوف االنشطة هذه المكونين بين االنشطة طبيعة لقرب المكون هذا تحت االنشطة لدعملغرض الخلفيات جميع من الشباب في- ١جميع المحتاجة االنشطة بخصوص بعض مع التفاوض

. المحددة محلي- ٢المجتمعات مستوى على األنشطة هذه عن للدفاع خطة مبادرات- ٣وضع تنفيذالعامة، لألماكن وتطويرات تصليحات عمل ، العامة لألماكن معدات تقديم مثال صغير نطاق على

المهارات . لبناء انشطة الى إضافة ورياضية، ثقافية نشاطات

الفرعي الصغيرة : 1.3 المكون المشاريع

ل فورية مساعدة سيوفر الفرعي المكون النزاع ١٠٠٠هذا من المتضررين من األقل على شاب . سوف الفرعي المكون لهذا المختارين المستفيدين الشباب مستقلة صغيرة مشاريع إلنشاء

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خطة وإنشاء أفكارهم تطوير على لتساعدهم أسبوعين لمدة االعمال لتطوير تدريب أوال يكملون . الى عملهم مقترحات يقدمون سوف الشباب ، االعمال لتطوير التدريب إنهاء بعد قوية عمل

المنحة اللجنة على من . الموافقة للشباب متاح يكون سوف المال رأس المشروع على للموافقة , . يكون لن لكن المقترح قوة على تعتمد سوف المنحة قيمة تنافسي اساس على صغيرة منح خالل

من تقريبا$. 1000اكثر ربح نسبة انجاز الشباب من مساهمة% 25سيتطلب او المنحة قيمة من , . موجهين مع يجمعون سوف الشباب الى اضافة المستفيدين بين بالملكية اكبر شعور لخلق عينية

سيوفر . فيها المتواجدين البيئة صعوبات عن رغما الصغيرة المشاريع نجاح لضمان ومدربينالمشروع بداية من واحدة لسنة للمستفيدين ودعم لألعمال استشارية الشباب . خدمات وزارة

تحت االنشطة القامة التنافسية العطاءات تقديم عملية خالل من متعهد مع تتعاقد سوف والرياضة. الفرعي المكون هذا

( : للمشروع المعلومات نشر و وتقييم مراقبة اإلدارية، الشؤون إدارة الثاني المكون275000 :)$

: المشروع المشروع ادارة إدارة العام PMUوحدة والتنفيذ التنسيق عن مسؤولة تكون سوف : المشروع. تنسيق تتضمن االساسية المهام (, للمشروع ( المشاركين المستفيدين عملية, توعية

المالية , الشراء غير, , , اإلدارة منظمة على واإلشراف اختيار االتصاالت و المعلومات إدارة الوقايةوالمتابعة, حكومية .ومتعهد المشروع والتقييم إدارة في PMUوحدة متفانيين موظفين من تتكون

االستشاريين من صغير وفريق والرياضة الشباب مع. وزارة تتعاقد سوف المشروع ادارة وحدةالتنمية مهارات على تدريب الفرعية المكونات تحت االنشطة القامة واحدة حكومية غير منظمة , االنشطة القامة معه يتعاقد سوف المتعهد بينما الشباب بقيادة المجتمع تنمية وانشطة الشخصية

. الصغيرة المشاريع الفرعي المكون تحت

بغربلة تقوم سوف التي والرياضة الشباب لوزارة االمتثال وحدة خبرة من سيستفاد المشروعسوف المشاريع ان وضمان الشباب قبل من المقادة المجتمعية للمبادرات الفرعية المشاريع

. البنك قبل من المعلومات لتبادل جلسات تقام سوف والبيئية االجتماعية الحماية مع وتمتثل تتوافق . التحقق kمات وقَاِئ الحماية إجراءات مع للتوافق الدولي

الجغرافي : بهم، الموقع المحيطة والمناطق بغداد في مختلفة مناطق ثالث من يتألف المشروعمناطق . األمني الوضع على اعتمادا الدين وصالح ديالى في مناطق تتضمن سوف وبالتتابع

. للمناطق أعطى خاص اهتمام الخلفيات جميع من العراقي الشباب لتغطي اختارت المشروع. النازحين الشباب من كبيرة إعداد فيها المتواجد

: الفرعية المشاريع الدولي غربلة للبنك التشغيلية السياسة التفعل ان يجب المؤهلة األنشطة . سوف التي الفرعية المشاريع تمويل اليستطيع المشروع ذلك، الى إضافة اإلجباري النزوح على

تتضمن :

. المتاحة الموارد او لألراضي الوصول من الفرد او المجتمع تحرم او تحد التي األنشطة. المجتمع او الفرد تهجير او األراضي حيازة تسبب التي األنشطة. الطبيعي الموطن او المحمية المناطق في األنشطة. األصليين السكان تفيد او سلبا تؤثر قد التي األنشطة. الحشرية المبيدات استخدام في تدخل التي األنشطة. الثقافي التراث على تؤثر التي األنشطة

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الى قليل من خطورتها تتغير الفرعية المشاريع بمختلف المرتبطة المخاطر ذلك من الرغم علىالبيئي التقييم فئة تحت تكون ان يجب جميعهم الخطورة، سوف. Cاو Bمعتدل الغربلة خطوات

. المشروع الفرعية، المشاريع تنفيذ خالل المحددة فرعية المشاريع في الفئة من للتحقق تطبقمطبقة . التزال الغربلة خالل المختارة البيئية الفئة لضمان يتحقق سوف

ان االعتبار بنظر اخذ االقتضاء، حسب تصنيفه يعاد سوف الفرعي المشروع مطبقة تكن لم اذاالفئة تحت يصنف ان يجوز ال الفرعي .Aالمشروع

: المؤسسية استشارة الترتيبات يتضمن الشباب، قبل من يدار ، الفرعية المشاريع تحضيراالحتياجات تلبية ضمان اجل من المنطقة، في المقيمين ضمنهم من المحليين، االعمال أصحاب

. . االستشارات هذه يقودون سوف أنفسهم الشباب تشاركي هو المشروع وتصميم

: استهداف آلية وتتابع تراقب سوف التي الشباب لجنة انشاء المتوقع من المختارة، المناطق فيأنشطة فعالية الشباب، تواصل وجهود الفرعية المشاريع تنفيذ فعالية ، األنشطة لكل المستفيدين

. النهاِئية النتاِئج و الصغيرة، المنح استخدام المهارات، تنمية

المشروع ) إدارة . PMUوحدة المهام( للمشروع الكلي والتنفيذ التنسيق على مسؤولة تكون سوفالتقارير إعداد و اإلشراف التمويل، االختيار، الفرعية، المشاريع غربلة تتضمن سوف األساسية

تحت األنشطة لتنفيذ معها المتعاقد حكومية الغير المنظمة على واإلشراف اختيار الى إضافةالفرعية ١.المكونات ١.و ١ الفرعي ٢ المكون لتنفيذ معه المتعاقد المتعهد ١.و التوازن. ٣ سيكفل

المشروع ) إدارة وحدة في الجنسين من( PMUبين المطلوبة القيم الى الوصول تسهيل اجل من . المتابعة االختيار، الفرعية، المشاريع لغربلة النفقات المشروع هذا في المستفيدات الشابات

. والتقييم والمراقبة المشروع إدارة ، الثاني المكون تحت أدراجهم تم والتقييم

: التقارير وإعداد التقييم الشباب ترتيبات وزارة موظفي من معين والتقييم، المتابعة مسؤول. بالمشروع المرتبطة والتقييم المتابعة لألنشطة اإلشراف عن المسؤول يكون سوف والرياضة،

الفرعية المشاريع كل ان يضمن ، البيئية للحماية المنسق يكون سوف والتقييم المتابعة مسؤولالشباب لوزارة االمتثال وحدة مع بالتنسيق عليها، المتفق البيئية للحماية الفحص قاِئمة الى تمتثلالعمال. البيئي األداء بمعلومات لتزود للمتابعة برنامج تنفذ سوف المشروع إدارة وحدة والرياضة . شخص قبل من تنفذ سوف البيئي الفحص قاِئمة لها المخطط التخفيف تدابير فعالية و المنطقة

لخطة المأخوذة التدابير مع االمتثال من للتأكد الموقع في العمل على اإلشراف عن مسؤول . المعنين لألشخاص االمتثال من والتحقق اإلشراف على أساسي تدريب يوفر سوف البيئية اإلدارة

. الشباب الى إضافة

: القدرات وبناء الشباب التدريب موظفي من معين ، والتقييم المتابعة مسؤول من المتوقع منمتطلبات بخصوص والمتعهد حكومية الغير المنظمة وإرشاد تعليم عن مسؤول يكون ان والرياضة،

كمنسق بيئي، مختص قبل من يدعم سوف والتقييم المتابعة مسؤول الدولي، للبنك البيئية الحمايةمنظمة ) والرياضة، الشباب وزارة العالقة ذات المؤسسات لكل تقني ارشاد يقدم سوف ، للحماية

.) البيئية عنصراالستدامة وتنفيذ تصميم في يساعد سوف الحماية منسق متعهد حكومية، غير . سوف الحماية منسق و والتقييم المتابعة مسؤول كال الشباب تدريب برامج في المتضمنة

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إدارة وحدة لموظفي المستهدف اإلقليمي الصعيد على الدولي للبنك الحماية تدريب في يشاركون . البيئي األثر في مهاراتهم وتحديث بناء اجل من المشروع

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Executive Summary

This document serves as a framework for the management of social and environmental activities under the ‘Promoting the Inclusion of Conflict-Affected Iraqi Youth’ project funded by the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF).

The Project Development Objective is to promote the social and economic inclusion of at least 3,000 conflict-affected Iraqi youth (ages 15-29) through engagement in entrepreneurship and youth-led community development activities.

Project activities will be implemented through two components, as described below.

Component I: Youth-led Community Development, Peacebuilding and Micro-Entrepreneurship (USD 2,475,000)

Sub-component 1.1 : Soft Skills Training and Psychosocial Support

This sub-component will be the entry-point for all participants into the project and will provide soft-skills training for at least 3,000 conflict-affected youth and psychosocial support modules as needed. Beneficiaries will be grouped in class sizes with about 20 youth, so as to ensure close interaction between all participants. The soft skills training will last two weeks and will involve structured, interactive, and practical daily trainings. The type of soft-skills training will include emotional coping skills (managing stress, feelings, and moods) and social/interpersonal skills, as opposed to the more traditional employability focus. Following the successful completion of this sub-component, participants will be eligible to apply to the youth-led community development and/or the micro-entrepreneurship activities. The MoYS will contract a local NGO, through a competitive bidding process, to conduct activities under this sub-component.

Sub-component 1.2 : Youth-Led Community Development and Peacebuilding

This sub-component will engage at least 2,000 conflict-affected youth in youth-led community development activities. The MoYS will contract the same local NGO selected for component 1.1 to support activities under this sub-component, given the natural linkages between both sub-components' activities. These activities will support youth of diverse backgrounds to: (a) negotiate with one another about what activities are needed in specific communities; (b) develop a plan to advocate for these activities at local level; and (c) implement small-scale initiatives, such as provision of equipment for public spaces, small improvements of public spaces, cultural and sports activities, or additional skill-building activities.

Sub-component 1.3: Micro-Entreprenurship

This sub-component will provide immediate assistance to at least 1,000 conflict-affected youth to set up independent micro-businesses. Selected youth beneficiaries for this sub-component will first complete two-weeks of business development training, which will help youth further develop their business idea and create a strong business plan. Upon completion of the business development training, youth will submit their business proposal to a Grant Approval Committee

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(GAC) for approval. Start-up capital would be available to young people through seed grants on a competitive basis. The grant size will depend on the strength of the proposal, but will be no more that $1,000. Youth will also be required to match approximately 25 percent of the grant value with financial or in-kind contribution to create a greater sense of ownership among beneficiaries. In addition, youth will be paired with mentors and coaches to ensure businesses are as successful as possible given the difficulties of the environment. Business advisory service and support will be provided to beneficiaries for one year from business start-up. The MoYS will engage a service provider, which will be contracted under a competitive bidding process, to conduct activities under this sub-component.

Component II: Project Management and Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge Dissemination (USD 275,000)

Project Management and Administration: A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be responsible for overall Project coordination and implementation. Key responsibilities will include project coordination, beneficiary outreach, procurement, financial management, safeguards, communication and knowledge management, selection and oversight of a local NGO and service provider, and monitoring and evaluation. The PMU will include a team of Ministry of Youth and Sports dedicated staff who are seconded to the PMU as well as a small team of consultants. The PMU will contract one NGO to conduct activities under the soft skills training and youth-led community development sub-components, while a Service Provider will be contracted to conduct activities under the micro-entrepreneurshp sub-component.

The Project will benefit from the expertise of the MoYS Compliance Unit which will be screening youth led community development sub-projects and ensure that they are in compliance with environmental and social safeguards. Several knowledge exchange sessions will be ensured with World Bank for harmonization of safeguards procedures and checklists.

Geographical Location: The project will comprise three different areas of Baghdad and their surroundings, and will subsequently include communities in Diyala and Salah Ad-Din, depending on security considerations. The project areas were selected to cover Iraqi youth from different backgrounds. Particular attention was given to districts and sub-districts with large numbers of IDPs.

Sub-Project Screening: The eligible activities will not trigger World Bank Operational Policy (OP) 4.12 on involuntary displacement. Additionally, this project cannot finance sub-projects that would include:

a. Activities that limit or deprive of individual or community’s access to land or available resources

b. Activities that cause land acquisition or displacement of individual or community c. Activities in the protected area or a critical natural habitat d. Activities that may adversely affect or benefit an indigenous people e. Activities that introduce the use of pesticides f. Activities that affect cultural heritage

While risks associated with various subprojects may vary from low to moderate to risk, all of them are expected to fall under EA Category B or C. Screening steps will be applied to ascertain the category of specific subprojects. During sub-project implementation, the project will check to

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ensure that the environmental category selected during screening is still applicable. If it is not, the sub-project will be re-categorized as appropriate, taking care that no subproject is categorized as A.

Institutional Arrangements: Preparation of sub-projects, managed by young people, would include consultations with local stakeholders, including residents of the community, in order to ensure that needs are met and that project design is participatory. Youth themselves will lead these consultations.

In the selected areas, a Youth Committee is expected be set up that will monitor: the beneficiary targeting mechanism for all activities, the effectiveness of the sub-project implementation and of youth communication efforts, the effectiveness of skills development activities, the use of seed grants, and overall results.

A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be responsible for overall coordination and implementation of the project. Key responsibilities will include sub-project screening, selection, funding, supervision, and reporting, as well as the selection and oversight of the NGO contracted to implement activities under sub components 1.1 and 1.2 and the service provider under sub-component 1.3. Gender balance will be ensured within the PMU in order to facilitate the reaching of target values for young female beneficiaries. The expenditures for sub-project screening, selection, monitoring and evaluation are mainstreamed into Component 2, Project Management and M&E.

Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements: An M&E Officer, assigned from the MoYS staff, will be responsible for overseeing M&E activities related to the project. This M&E Officer will also be the focal point for environmental safeguards, ensuring that all sub-projects comply with the agreed safeguard checklist, in close coordination with the MoYS Compliance Unit. The PMU will carry out a monitoring program to provide information on the environmental performance of community works and the effectiveness of planned mitigation measures. An Environmental Monitoring Screening checklist will be completed by the person responsible for supervision of work at the work site to verify compliance with EMP mitigation measures. Basic training on supervision and verification of compliance will also be provided to the designated individuals, including youth.

Capacity Building and Training: It is expected that the M&E officer, assigned by the MoYS staff, will be responsible for educating and guiding the NGO and Service Provider on World Bank environmental safeguards requirements. This M&E officer will be supported by an environmental specialist, as safeguards focal point, who will offer technical guidance to all institutional parties (MYS, NGO, and Service Provider) involved. The safeguards focal point would also assist in the design and implementation of a small environmental sustainability element embedded in youth training programs as needed. Both the M&E officer and the safeguards focal point will participate in a regional World Bank safeguards training targeted to PMU/PIU staff in order to build and refresh their environmental impact skills, respectively.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Introduction and Objective of the EMFThis document serves as a framework for the management of social and environmental activities under the ‘Promoting the Inclusion of Conflict-Affected Iraqi Youth’ project funded by the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF).

The Project Development Objective is to promote the social and economic inclusion of at least 3,000 conflict-affected Iraqi youth (ages 15-29) through engagement in entrepreneurship and youth-led community development activities.

1.2 Project Background

Iraq is a fragile state in the midst of a serious confrontation with ISIS. In mid-2014 ISIS managed to capture and control nearly one-third of Iraq’s territory plunging the country into a deep political and security crisis. In 2015 and 2016, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have made significant progress recapturing towns and cities under ISIS control, such as Tikrit, Ramadi, Fallujah, among others. The loss of territory by ISIS has caused the group to intensify its attacks against civilians, with the intention of re-enforcing sectarian divisions. Current violence in Iraq has created a humanitarian crisis. Over ten million people in Iraqi are currently estimated to be in critical need, including IDPs, refugees, and others affected by conflict. This is causing further strains on service delivery and increased expenditures on security (projected to increase by over US$1.7 billion in 2016 according to the IMF Staff-Monitored Program, 2015).

Youth are disproportionately affected. Youth represent a particularly high percentage among the forcibly displaced, with 49 percent of IDPs being under the age of 18, and more than 20 percent between the ages of 15 and 29. Youth unemployment is also high, and it is estimated by the World Bank to be 34.6%: 57.7% for females and 30.8% for males. Iraqi youth also have limited educational opportunities: illiteracy and semi-literacy among youth aged 15-29 is estimated at 33.4 percent. Youth exclusion (lack of education, employment, trauma, discrimination, and neglect) coupled with mistrust of government authorities has fostered radicalization and facilitated recruitment for extremist groups. In the long-term, young people who are now excluded will also have difficulties supporting a family, and their children will also be more vulnerable to poverty and exclusion. The proposed project aims to address the issue of exclusion at its roots by fostering collaboration between different social groups and by providing young people with the skills and resources to make a sustainable living in the present and the future.

1.3 Project Description

To achieve its objective, the proposed project will pilot a locally based approach to provide soft skills training and psychosocial support, youth-led community development activities, and entrepreneurship training to conflict-affected Iraqi youth in the selected communities. Project activities will be implemented through two components, as described below.

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Component 1: Youth-led Community Development, Peacebuilding, and Micro-Entrepreneurship

Sub-component 1.1: Soft Skills Training and Pyschosocial Support

This sub-component will be the entry-point for all participants into the project and will provide soft-skills training for at least 3,000 conflict-affected youth and psychosocial support modules as needed. Potential beneficiaries will be invited to a boot camp to test their commitment and readiness to participate in project activities. In addition, food and transport will be provided to all project beneficiaries to ensure the most vulnerable youth are able to participate.

Selected participants will be grouped in class sizes with about 20 youth, so as to ensure close interaction between all participants. The soft skills training will involve structured, interactive, and practical daily trainings. The type of soft-skills training will include emotional coping skills and social/interpersonal skills, as opposed to the more traditional employability focus. An NGO will manage these activities and engage specialists to conduct daily group-based support sessions, where youth will have an opportunity to safely express their hopes, fears, and challenges and learn from each other's experiences. Following the successful completion of this sub-component, participants will be eligible to apply to the youth-led community development and/or the micro-entrepreneurship activities.

Sub-component 1.2: Youth-Led Community Development

This sub-component will engage at least 2,000 conflict-affected youth in youth-led community development activities. The MoYS will contract the same local NGO selected for component 1.1 to support activities under this sub-component, given the natural linkages between both sub-components' activities. The contracted NGO will support youth of diverse backgrounds to: (a) negotiate with one another about what activities are needed in specific communities; (b) develop a plan to advocate for these activities at local level; and (c) implement small-scale initiatives, such as provision of equipment for public spaces, small improvements of public spaces, cultural and sports activities, or additional skill-building activities.

The eligibility criteria for young participants will require prior participation in the soft skills training. All youth selected to participate in youth-led community development activities will complete a one-week training on how to design and implement local community projects. Each group of youth will then be expected to complete either a small infrastructure or a non-infrastructure sub-project that serves an identified community need. Non-infrastructure sub-projects can include the provision of equipment for community or youth-focused infrastructure, organization of events, skill-building seminars, clean-up campaigns, or the development of online platforms, activities or seminars. For infrastructure sub-projects, youth will be able to repair small-scale infrastructure or to rehabilitate public spaces, including but not limited to repair of youth centers, parks, classrooms, youth-friendly spaces in health centers, business and innovation centers, and libraries, and sports and cultural facilities. The selection of sub-projects will be done in a way that is participatory and inclusive of all youth participants (not just the leadership groups) and that has demonstrable impacts for other young people or for communities at large.

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Youth group sub-projects must be endorsed by at least one entity in the community to demonstrate community buy-in. This can be a government agency, local organization or a tribal leader. A Grant Approval Committee, chaired by the MoYS and comprised of national youth NGOs, representatives of the business community, local government representatives, and specialized staff from the selected NGO will then review and approve the projects taking into account the community's endorsement and the project's compatibility with the overall program's goals, criteria for this activity, and the WB's procurement and safeguards requirements. Youth participating in this sub-component are not registered legal entities to whom the selected NGO can sub-grant the sums for implementation. Therefore, the contracted NGO will directly manage procurement of items for all youth community development projects based on a simple procurement plan. The selected NGO will set clear controls and guidelines for implementation of this sub-component to ensure good and accountable management of funds.

Sub-component 1.3 : Micro-Entrepreneurship

This sub-component will provide immediate assistance to at least 1,000 conflict-affected youth to set up independent micro-businesses. Micro-entrepreneurship activities will take place in the same locations as the community development activities to maximize the overall impact of the project while reducing implementation costs. The MoYS will engage a service provider, which will be contracted under a competitive bidding process, to conduct activities under this sub-component.

To be eligible for this sub-component, potential youth beneficiaries will first need to submit a basic business idea they intend to pursue. A Grant Approval Committee (GAC), comprised of representatives of the business community, local government representatives, representatives from the MoYS, and specialized staff from the contracted service provider will then select youth based on the feasibility of their proposal. Selected youth beneficiaries for this sub-component will first complete two-weeks of business development training, which will help youth further develop their business idea and create a strong business plan.

Upon completion of the business development training, youth will submit their business proposal to the aforementioned selection committee for approval. Start-up capital would be available to young people through seed grants on a competitive basis. The grant size will depend on the strength of the proposal, but will be no more than $1,000. Youth will also be required to match approximately 25 percent of the grant value with financial or in-kind contribution to create a greater sense of ownership among beneficiaries.

Component 2 : Project Management and M&E

Project Management and Administration

A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be responsible for overall Project coordination and implementation. Key responsibilities will include project coordination, beneficiary outreach, procurement, financial management, safeguards, communication and knowledge management, selection and oversight of a local NGO and service provider, and monitoring and evaluation. The PMU will include a team of Ministry of Youth and Sports dedicated staff who are seconded to the PMU as well as a small team of consultants.

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The PMU will contract NGOs to conduct specific project activities. In particular, one NGO will be contracted to conduct activities under the soft skills training and youth-led community development sub-components, while a Service Provider will be contracted to conduct activities under the micro-entrepreneurshp sub-component. Given the different skills required to provide the different project activities, the MoYS will oversee and manage the process while subcontracting an NGO and Service Provider with relevant thematic expertise.

The Project will benefit from the expertise of the MoYS Compliance Unit which will be screening youth-led community development sub-projects and ensure that they are in compliance with environmental safeguards. Several knowledge exchange sessions will be ensured with World Bank for harmonization of safeguards procedures and checklists.

Monitoring and Evaluation

The PMU will be responsible for day-to-day project monitoring and periodic reporting. Standard monitoring will be complemented with targeted periodic assessments to assess the quality and effectiveness of delivery of the services offered. These assessments will be carried out by independent consultants at critical milestones of project implementation, for example after the first year, at mid-term, or when problems are detected. Students and volunteers, under the supervision of the M&E Officer, will also be engaged to conduct spot checks and phone calls to beneficiaries to obtain their feedback on the different project activities.

Participatory M&E systems will be used to ensure that activities address the needs of the target population. In the selected areas, a Youth M&E Committee will be set up that will monitor the beneficiary targeting mechanism for all activities, the effectiveness of sub-project implementation and of youth communications efforts, the effectiveness of skills development activities, the use of seed grants, and the overall results of component 1. The Youth M&E Committee will be made of a mix of project beneficiaries and young people who have experience as beneficiaries of similar projects. The young people who have previously benefitted from such projects can bring in a more informed perspective about the changes expected in such activities, and can serve as mentors for the rest of committee members.

The project will also fund an Implementation Completion and Results (ICR) Report that will gather lessons learned for future Bank activities within Iraq and in other similar settings. The ICR will be developed by an independent consultant with experience working on youth activities.

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Chapter 2 : Legal and Institutional Framework

This project is subject to the following Iraqi laws and regulations: Law no. 37 for the year 2008: The Ministry of Environment Law no. 27 for the year 2009: Protection and Improvement of Environment Regulations no. 2 for the year 2001: Preservation of Water Resources Law on 17 for the year 2010: Protection of Wild Animals and Birds Law no. 55 for the year 2002: The Law of Antiquities and Heritage

In addition to the Iraqi laws and regulation, the EMF should comply with the safeguards policies and procedures of the World Bank – specifically OP/BP 4.01 on Environmental Assessment is triggered for this Project. See Annex 4 for more details.

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Chapter 3 : Geographical Locations - Baghdad

The project will comprise three different areas of Baghdad and their surroundings, and will subsequently include communities in Diyala and Salah Ad-Din, depending on security considerations. The project areas were selected to cover Iraqi youth from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, and include communities with rising levels of violence. Particular attention was given to Districts and Sub-districts with large numbers of IDPs.

Different criteria for neighborhood selection were discussed, and it was agreed that selected communities would also meet the following criteria:

High concentration of uneducated, unemployed, or underemployed youth High concentrations of IDPs and returnees Safe spaces to conduct training and outreach activities High demand and low supply for youth learning and leisure activates Limited international donor presence.

All 33 youth centers in Baghdad were considered for the project, yet three large areas were selected to ensure greater impact and reduce implementation costs. The three selected areas are: Al-Sadr City, Zayona, and Al-Amriya. Surrounding areas that meet the vulnerability criteria for the project will also be included.

3.1 Sadr CityThe MoYS suggested the project include Sadr City, given the high concentration of uneducated and unemployed youth. Seven youth centers from the MoYS cover the Al-Sadr area.

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3.2 ZayonaThis area was selected for its high concentration of IDPs and for its diversity. The high number of IDPs has increased the pressure on the delivery of already tenuous public services, and increased competition for resources with the host community. Given the project’s social inclusion objective, it was concluded that this area would be a suitable location.

3.3 Al-AmriyaThis project area was selected to include vulnerable youth. The area has seen rising levels of violence and includes a large number of marginalized youth.

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Chapter 4: Potential Environmental Impacts

The table below presents an indicative list of possible environmental impacts, as well as the risk assessment level, for potential types of subprojects eligible for financing under the Youth-Led Community Development sub-component of this project. It should serve as a guide for the PMU, the Grant Approval Committee, as well as youth who will be responsible for execution of the works.

Category B Possible Negative Environmental Impacts

Risk Assessment Level

Cleaning, repair, and/or rehabilitation of streets and public spaces

Use of and exposure to chemicals & solvents,

increased waste creation,improper waste disposal, minor on-the-job injuries

Low - Moderate

Environmental clean-up campaigns

Exposure to medical, industrial, and toxic waste,

improper waste disposal

Low - Moderate

Planting gardens Increased soil erosion, increased demand for water

Low - Moderate

Minor rehabilitation of and/or equipment purchase for classrooms in schools and youth centers

Use of and exposure to chemicals & solvents,

increased waste creation, Improper waste disposal,minor on-the-job injuries,

potential injuries to schoolchildren or youth in case of improper design

Low – Moderate

Category C No Negative Environmental Impacts

No Environmental Risks

Community Social, Cultural, and/or Sports EventsCommunity Awareness Raising Activities/CampaignsCapacity Development or Educational Events

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Chapter 5 : Environmental Management Framework

5.1 Sub-Project Screening

The eligible activities will not trigger World Bank Operational Policy (OP) 4.12 on involuntary displacement. Additionally, this project cannot finance sub-projects that would include:

g. Activities that limit or deprive of individual or community’s access to land or available resources

h. Activities that cause land acquisition or displacement of individual or community i. Activities in the protected area or a critical natural habitat j. Activities that may adversely affect or benefit an indigenous people k. Activities that introduces use of pesticides l. Activities that affects cultural heritage

While risks associated with various subprojects may vary from low to moderate to risk, all of them are expected to fall under EA Category B or C.

The following screening steps are to be applied: The projects are checked against the safeguard policies; if any of the Bank safeguard

policies, other than OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment, are triggered by the project, then it will be rejected. Similarly, if the characteristics of the proposed project are aligned with World Bank category A, it will be rejected (see Annex 1, Environmental Screening Checklist);

If the project is of Category B and is accepted, then the subproject will be required to follow environmental good practices;

If the project is of Category C, it is expected not to have any environmental impacts.

During sub-project implementation, the project will check to ensure that the environmental category selected during screening is still applicable. If it is not, the sub-project will be re-categorized as appropriate.

Again, the types of activities in the EMF are illustrative, as the youth will work in teams to map needs in their communities, identify gaps and design small improvement initiatives. Using their newly acquired teamwork, communication and negotiation skills and their financial literacy, youth will come up with specific projects and manage these projects. These illustrative activities draw on experience with similar programs in other areas of Iraq.

If the youth propose a new set of activities with potential environmental implications, the PMU will update the Operations Manual accordingly, in consultation with the World Bank.

The Environmental Screening Checklist will be used as an Annex to a subproject design document (see Operations Manual), with the form to be signed by 2 people :

Assessed by youth leader, youth officer or youth director; and Approved by PMU staff member and/or M&E Officer.

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5.2 Sub-Project Implementation

Sub-project implementation is to include the following tools/guidance:

Use of the list of the typical environmental risks and mitigation measures for most types of Category B subprojects (Chapter 4);

Review and use of the relevant indicative good practices (Annex 2) to guide sub-project implementation. Note that the IFC Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines are publically available in English (www.ifc.org/ehsguidelines) and in Arabic . The EHS guidelines in Arabic should be followed to prepare good practice guidelines for other types of sub-projects not identified here.

5.3 Institutional Arrangements

Preparation of these small projects, managed by young people, would include consultations with local stakeholders, including residents of the community, in order to ensure that needs are met and that project design is participatory. Youth themselves will lead these consultations.

A Youth M&E Committee will be set up that will monitor: the beneficiary targeting mechanism for all activities, the effectiveness of the sub-project implementation and of youth communication efforts, the effectiveness of skills development activities, the use of seed grants, and the overall results of the Components.

Youth group sub-projects must be endorsed by at least one entity in the community to demonstrate community buy-in. This can be a government agency, local organization or a tribal leader. A Grant Approval Committee, chaired by the MoYS and comprised of national youth NGOs, representatives from the business community, local government representatives, and specialized staff from the selected NGO will then review and approve the projects taking into account the community's endorsement and the project's compatibility with the overall program's goals, criteria for this activity, and the WB's procurement and safeguards requirements. Youth participating in this sub-component are not registered legal entities to whom the selected NGO can sub-grant the sums for implementation. Therefore, the selected NGO will directly manage procurement of items for all youth community development projects based on a simple procurement plan. The selected NGO will set clear controls and guidelines for implementation of this sub-component to ensure good and accountable management of funds.

A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be responsible for overall coordination and implementation of the project. Key responsibilities will include sub-project screening, selection, funding, supervision, and reporting, as well as selection and oversight of the NGO contracted to implement activities under sub components 1.1 and 1.2 and the service provider under sub-component 1.3. Gender balance will be ensured within the PMU in order to facilitate the reaching of target values for young female beneficiaries. The expenditures for sub-project

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http://www.ifc.org/ehsguidelines

screening, selection, monitoring and evaluation are mainstreamed into Component 2, Project Management and M&E.

The PMU Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for keeping the paper copies of all screening checklists, agreement forms, and monitoring checklists once they have been completed and will provide a summary of the information contained in them with regular project reports.

The MoYS Compliance and Auditing Unit is to act as a third party in order to ensure ongoing oversight, they will sample a subset of each of the screening checklists, agreement forms, and monitoring checklists in order to ensure quality.

5.4 Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements

An M&E Officer, assigned from the MoYS staff, will be responsible for overseeing M&E activities related to the project. This M&E Officer will also be the focal point for environmental safeguards, ensuring that all sub-projects comply with the agreed safeguard checklist, in close coordination with the MoYS Compliance Unit. Additionally, a consultant will be hired to develop an M&E online platform for the project to facilitate data collection and evaluation. The M&E Officer will be the point of contact for the M&E System Manager, and responsible for coordinating data collection activities. The M&E Officer, through the community mobilizers, would engage students and volunteers to conduct spot checks and phone calls to beneficiaries to obtain their feedback on the different project activities. In addition, a local World Bank consultant assigned to the Project will conduct frequent spot-checks and liaise regularly with the students groups.

Participatory M&E systems will also be used to ensure that activities address the needs of the target population. In the selected areas, a Youth M&E Committee will be set up to monitor the beneficiary targeting mechanism for all activities, the effectiveness of sub-project implementation and of youth communications efforts, the effectiveness of skills development activities, the use of seed grants, and the overall results of component 1. The Youth M&E Committee will be made of a mix of project beneficiaries and young people who have experience as beneficiaries of similar projects. The young people who have previously benefited from such projects can bring in a more informed perspective about the changes expected in such activities, and can serve as mentors for the rest of committee members.

The PMU will carry out a monitoring program to provide information on the environmental performance of community works and the effectiveness of planned mitigation measures.

Annex 3 is an Environmental Monitoring checklist to be completed by the person responsible for supervision of work at the work site to verify compliance with EMP mitigation measures. Basic training on supervision and verification of compliance will also be provided to the designated individuals, including youth. Participatory M&E systems will be used to ensure that activities address the needs of the target population, including use of independent Youth M&E Committees to monitoring environmental safeguards compliance during construction phase.

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The Environmental Monitoring Checklist (Annex 3) should be completed at least once for the duration of the construction/implementation phase.

The Environmental Safeguards section of Implementation Progress reports will include the following:

Number of Environmental Screening Checklist forms completed, reviewed, approved and audited, with assurace that there is at least one completed checklist per sub-project;

Number of sub-projects needing to prepare a new category of good practice guidelines; Any issues identified in the Monitoring reports which require remediation or additional

attention and/or follow-up; Titles, dates, trainers, agendas, names, signatures, and titles of participants for each

workshop which includes any environmental safeguards training; Any identified training or capacity needs to be addressed by the World Bank; and A section on Compliance and Auditing findings and recommendations.

5.5 Capacity Building and Training

It is expected that the M&E officer, assigned by the MoYS staff, will be responsible for educating and guiding the NGO and Service Provider on World Bank environmental safeguards requirements. This M&E officer will be supported by an environmental specialist, as safeguards focal point, who will offer technical guidance to all institutional parties (MoYS, NGO, Service Provider) involved. The safeguards focal point would also assist in the design and implementation of a small environmental sustainability element embedded in youth training programs as needed. Both the M&E officer and the safeguards focal point will participate in a regional World Bank safeguards training targeted to PMU/PIU staff in order to build and refresh their environmental impact skilss, respectively.

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Chapter 6 : Consultations

The MoYS conducted project consultations from March 07 to March 09, 2017 in Abu-Ghraib Youth and Sports Forum, Al-Qudis Youth and Sports Forum, and Al-Nasr Youth Center, covering the three districts selected by the Promoting the Inclusion of Conflict-Affected Iraqi Youth Project. MoYS staff, with support from local youth center staff, invited potential youth beneficiaries, community members, and local NGOs and CBOs to provide feedback on the overall project design and activities. The consultations also discussed potential safeguard risks and the proposed mitigation measures described in the EMF. The MoYS delivered a presentation to all participants, which was followed by group discussions allowing participants to ask more detailed questions. Individual interviews were also conducted to provide a more private setting for potential beneficiaries to raise concerns. A total of 97 youth participated in the consultations, most of which were school dropouts, unemployed, or underemployed. The full list of consultation participants is presented in the Annex.

Overall, participants voiced strong support and interest in the project and the proposed activities. The soft-skills training and psychosocial support component was considered appropriate, as some participants expressed the need for guidance given their exposure to personal and adverse community conditions. Youth were particularly motivated by the youth-led community development activities, and identified a list of potential sub-projects that respond to community needs. These sub-projects included: cleaning of public spaces, buying waste containers and cleaning neighborhood wastelands, painting and repair of local schools, reparation of IDP homes, and creation of simple playgrounds. Youth also expressed interest in micro-entrepreneurship activities as a means to increase their income and improve their livelihoods. Micro-entrepreneurship ideas included barbershops, metalwork shops, food cars, and plumbing and construction supply shops. Youth noted that while they had useful skills related to their business ideas, they would require business training and access to capital to materialize their proposals. Some youth also noted that funds might not be sufficient to adequately grow their business.

Youth raised additional questions and concerns, which were addressed by the MoYS staff and are reflected in the project design. Mainly, some young women were concerned with mixed trainings and requested women trainers be responsible for women only groups. The MoYS explained that women only trainings would be provided as needed throughout the project. In addition, participants raised concerns over potential legal liabilities associated with grants and favoritism in beneficiary selection. Regarding legal liabilities, the MoYS explained that a grant agreement would be signed with each beneficiary to ensure the adequate use of funds in line with project objective. The MoYS also explained the Grant Approval Committee would select beneficiaries based on clear and transparent criteria made available to all applicants. Lastly, participants expressed support for the EMF and noted their commitment to mitigate and monitor the environmental impact of sub-projects.

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Annex 1: Environmental Screening Checklist

Sub-project Name:Sub-project Number:Sub-project Site:Sub-project Objective:

Estimated Budget:Start Date of Works:Estimated Duration of Works:Names of Youth and/or Youth Group:

Part A. Exclusions

Does this proposed sub-project? Yes/NoLimit a person or group’s access to land or available resources?Involve buying or trading land or displacing a person or group?Involve land clearing or land levelling?Involve reclaiming land or creating new land ?Work in or near a protected area or a critical natural habitat?Include purchase of and/or use of any pesticides or hazardous materials?Affect any physical or cultural heritage sites?Involve any dams and reservoirs?Involve forestry production?Take place in industrial plants or industrial estates?Involve irrigation, drainage, and flood control (large-scale)?Involve river basin, port or harbor development?Involve digging a new well or rehabilitating a well or water pipe ?Involve mineral development (including oil and gas) ?Involve thermal and hydropower development ?

If the answer to any of the above question is “yes”, then the sub-project cannot be financed by this grant.

Part B. Category B Subproject Screening

Does the subproject involve … Y/N If Yes Then …

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Cleaning, repair, and/or rehabilitation of streets and public spaces ?

Category B -- apply good practice guidelines

Environmental clean-up campaigns ?


Planting gardens ? Category B -- apply good practice guidelinesMinor rehabilitation of and/or equipment purchase for classrooms in schools and youth centers ?


Minor expansion or construction of infrastructure, including schools, public spaces, health centers, or markets/shops ?

Category B -- Design and apply a site-specific EMP

If the answer to all of these questions in Parts A and B is “no”, then the sub-project is categorized as category C and no further environmental screening is needed. Although the Environmental Monitoring Checklist (Annex 3) does not need to be applied, category C sub-projects should continue to be monitored to see if they include elements to cause them to be reclassified as category B.

Step 1: Assessed/prepared by:

Printed Name: ___________________

Signature : ______________________

Title : _________________________

Date: ______________________

Step 2: Approved by :

Printed Name:______________________

Signature : _______________________

Title : _________________________

Date: ______________________

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Annex 2: Indicative Good Practices

Good Practices for Cleaning, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Streets and Public Spaces

Possible Issues Selected Mitigation Measures

Applicable IFC ESH Guidelines

Emission of dust and/or odors, including exposure to paint, paint thinner, cleaning solvents, trash

Accidents that could lead to a fire or injuries

Include technologies for controlling odor and dust in project design

Use correct tools, as well as protective clothing and masks for all workers

2.4 Chemical Hazards

2.7 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

4.2 Occupational Health and Safety

4.1 EnvironmentChanges to the soil (erosion/fertility/salinity/pollution)

Increase in water use

Erosion control during work

Use water efficiently and only as needed

2.1 General Facility Design and Operation

4.1 Environment

Disruption/congestion of transport and traffic

Increase in traffic-related threats to motorists and pedestrians

Inform the affected communities of possible disruptions

Create diversion signage and use flags to divert walkers and cars if needed

3.4 Traffic Safety

Production of excessive solid waste

Proper disposal of waste 1.6 Waste Management

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Good Practices for Environmental Clean-Up Campaigns



Worker injury due to trash collection tools, receptacles, and unknown / unsafe trash elements (e.g. medical waste, chemical waste, hazardous waste)





4.1 EnvironmentStirring up and/or exposing soil/dust

Soil dampening 4.1 Environment

Disruption/congestion of transport and traffic

Increase in traffic-related threats to motorists and pedestrians

Inform the affected communities of possible disruptions

Create diversion signage and use flags to divert walkers and cars if needed

3.4 Traffic Safety

Production of excessive solid waste

Sustainability of trash collection activity to diminish future volumes of trash

Proper water storage, transportation, treatment and disposal during activity

Complementary activity on waste prevention, recycling and reuse, and proper disposal

1.6 Waste Management

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Good Practices for Planting Gardens



Worker injury due to trash collection tools, receptacles, and unknown / unsafe trash elements (e.g. medical waste, chemical waste, hazardous waste)





4.1 EnvironmentStirring up and/or exposing soil/dust

Soil dampening 4.1 Environment

Increased water demand for sustaining plantings

Correct garden design and planting so as to minimize runoff and maxmize water efficiency

Proper selection of water-efficient species of plants

1.4 Water Conservation

3.1 Water Availability

Cutting of trees or the destruction of green spaces

Ensure that implementation plan avoids cutting trees and destroying green spaces and, if necessary, revegetation should be planned and included in the subproject

Gardens as public spaces become place to dump trash

Waste management planning, including proper waste receptacles, plan for waste pick-up, etc.


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Good Practices for Painting and Minor Rehabilitation of Classrooms in Schools and Youth Centers



Unsafe or structurally unsound rehabilitation design

Review of rehabilitation plan by engineer according to Iraqi building code for public facilities

3.2 Structural Safety of Project Infrastructure

3.3 Life and Fire Safety

Emission of dust and/or odors, including exposure to paint, paint thinner, cleaning solvents, trash

Accidents that could lead to a fire or injuries

Include technologies for controlling odor and dust in project design

Use correct tools, as wll as protective clothing and masks for all workers




4.1 EnvironmentProduction of excessive solid waste

Proper water storage, transportation, treatment and disposal during activity


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Annex 3: Environmental Monitoring Checklist

Sub-project Name:Sub-project Number:Technical Category:Sub-project Site:Sub-project Objective:

Estimated Cost:Date of this Site Visit:Youth and/or Beneficiaries met (names and titles):

Criteria

Yes No Comments (if this has been done very well or very poorly, please explain)

Pre-Implementation ConsultationsDid the young people seek the professional opinion of technical experts in the design, implementation, and sustainability of this activity?Did the young people visit with, inform, and take information into account from the local community (ward, neighborhood, school) representatives ?Dust and noiseDid the young people take steps to reduce the production of dust and particles at all times in order to avoid affecting surrounding families and businesses, and in particular vulnerable individuals (children, the elderly)?

Did the young people apply the appropriate measures to minimize disruptions due to noise caused by the activities?

Waste managementDo the waste management measures established by the young people comply with

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Criteria


all national and local laws and regulations?

Did the young people take steps to reduce the production of waste requiring treatment or disposal?

Did the young people take steps to identify and demarcate the disposal areas, clearly indicating the specific materials that may be deposited in each?

Did the young people ensure the placement of all waste at the approved disposal sites?

Work site securityDid the young people take the necessary steps to control vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the work site to avoid accidents involving workers?

Did the young people used the appropriate protective equipment and clothing for the situation and ensure their proper use?

Did the young people suspend work during all emergency situations?

Did the project manager(s) keep first aid equipment at the work site as well as personnel trained in its use?

In the event of an accident at the work site, did the person involved receive immediate and appropriate care?

Relationship with the communityDid the young people inform the neighboring population of the hours of work and any diversion of traffic in the vicinity of the work site?

(For Garden Planting) Selection of the planting sitesDid the young people apply the appropriate

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measures for selecting a planting site not to disruptions the existing green areas?

Did the young people plant the selected planting sites in an appropriate way and well-designed?

(for Trash Collection and Garden Planting) SustainabilityIs there a sustainability plan in place to ensure that trash collected does not accumulate in the future or that the gardens planted stay watered, weeded, and healthy ?

Monitoring Report completed by (print name):

_____________________________________________________

Monitoring Report completed by (signature):

_____________________________________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________

Completed on (date):

_____________________________________________________________

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Annex 4: World Bank Safeguard Policies Primer

World Bank classifies projects into EA categories, depending on the type, location, sensitivity, and scale of the project and the nature and magnitude of its potential environmental impacts. It uses the following three categories to signal the appropriate level of EA for any given project:

Category A: A full EA is needed in accordance with the specific requirements of the Bank’s EA policy and procedure for Category A projects, including in areas such as public disclosure, public consultation, and the timing for submitting the EA report to the Bank.

Category B: An ESIA and/or EMP may be required, but its scope corresponds to the limited environmental impacts of the project; the Bank’s EA policy and procedure provide specific guidance. For the case of very minor and/or limited impact projects, sectoral, indicate good practice guidance may be developed and applied;

Category C: No EA is required.

The selection of the category is based on professional judgment and information available at the time of project identification. If the project is modified or new information becomes available, Bank EA policy permits to reclassify a project. For example, a Category B project might become Category A if new information reveals that it may have diverse and significant environmental impacts when they were originally thought to be limited to one aspect of the environment. Conversely, a Category A project might be reclassified as B if a component with significant impacts is dropped or altered.

Projects are classified into Category A if they are “likely to have significant adverse impacts that are sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented, or that affect an area broader than the sites or facilities subject to physical works.”

The impacts of Category B projects are “site-specific in nature and do not significantly affect human populations or alter environmentally important areas, including wetlands, native forests, grasslands, and other major natural habitats. Few if any of the impacts are irreversible, and in most cases mitigatory measures can be designed more readily than for Category A projects.”

In order for a project to be classified as Category C, it must be considered likely to have no adverse impacts at all, or the impacts would be negligible. In practice, the significance of impacts, and the selection of screening category accordingly, depends on the type and scale of the project, the location and sensitivity of environmental issues, and the nature and magnitude of the potential impacts.

Projects under category C are known to have no adverse environmental impacts, and accordingly will not require any environmental assessment or follow-up. Training, institutional capacity building, awareness, minor rehabilitation and furnishing/equipping of schools and training centers are examples of subprojects falling under Category C. Most of the service delivery type of projects falls under this category.

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This project is not to finance any project classified under EA Category A and is only concerned with projects under EA categories B and C.

Under the World Bank’s operational policies, there are ten environmental and social policies referred to as the Bank’s “safeguard policies”. The Bank’s environmental assessment policy and procedures in light of these ten safeguard policies are described in OP/BP (Operational Policy/Bank Procedures).

The examination and assessment of the proposed projects shall be conducted in light of the World Bank’s environmental assessment policy and procedures OP/BP and consideration of Iraqi national laws. Based on the information collected of the project, the assessment shall be addressed through:

Review of the ten safeguard policies and determining the OP 4.01 Environmental assessment is triggered by the project. Mitigating measures have been identified accordingly.

Description of the safeguard issues and impacts associated with the project. Identification and description of any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts.

Description of the potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area.

Description of the measures taken to address safeguard policy issues and assessment of project proponent capacity to plan and implement the measures described.

Identification of the key stakeholders and description of mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people.

The Table below outlines the core requirements under each of the World Bank policy and lists the conclusion of applying these to this project. Based on the array of information that was available in context of this EMF, it is anticipated that only OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment will be applicable to the youth sub-projects. In all cases, World Bank requirements and policies will prevail, in case of any discrepancy with the national legislation and requirements.

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World Bank Safeguard Policies and Core Requirements under each Policy

Policy Summary of Core Requirements Public Consultation

OP/BP 4.01 Environmental Assessment

Screen early for potential impacts and select appropriate instrument to assess, minimize, and mitigate potentially adverse impacts.

This policy is applicable to youth sub-projects.

OP/BP 4.04 Natural Habitats

Do not finance projects that degrade or convert critical habitats. Support projects that affect non-critical habitats only if no alternatives are available and if acceptable mitigation measures are in place.

Youth sub-projects will be located in urban areas, without critical habitats.

OP 4.09 Pest Management

Support integrated approaches to pest management Identify pesticides that may be financed under the project and develop appropriate pest management plan to address risks.

Youth sub-projects will not make use of herbicides, pesticides, etc.

OP/BP 4.10 Indigenous Peoples

Screen to determine presence of Indigenous Peoples in project area. Policy triggered whether potential impacts are positive or negative. Design mitigation measures and benefits that reflect Indigenous People cultural preferences.

There is no officially recognized Indigenous People in the project area; thus this policy will not be triggered.

OP/BP 4.11 Physical Cultural Resources

Investigate and inventory cultural resources potentially affected, include mitigation measures when there are adverse impacts on physical cultural resources.

Youth sub-projects will be rehabilitating existing public lands without excavation.

OP/BP 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement

Assist displaced persons in their effort to improve or at least restore their standards of living. Avoid resettlement where feasible or minimize. Displaced persons should share in project benefits.

Involuntary resettlement provisions are screened for and projects which involve applicability of this OP will be rejected.

OP/BP 4.36 Forests

Support sustainable and conservation oriented forestry. Do not finance projects that involve significant conversion or degradation of critical forest areas.

No forests exist in the project area.

OP/BP 4.37 Safety of Dams

For large dams, technical review and periodic safety inspections by independent dam safety professionals.

No large dams exist in the project area.

OP/BP 7.50 Ascertain whether riparian agreements are No international waterways

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Projects on International Waterways

in place, and ensure that riparian states informed of and do not object to project interventions

exist in the project area.

OP/BP 7.60 Projects in Disputed Areas

Ensure that claimants to disputed areas have no objection to proposed projects

Youth sub-projects are not being funded in any disputed areas.

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Annex 5: Consultation DocumentationList of Participants

MoYS

Ms. Daad Saad Dawood , Environmental Engineer, Project Assistant Ms. Luma Hamed, Information Technology Engineer, M&E officer Ms. Rana Qahtan Hussien, Petroleum EngineerMs. Marwa Abdel Amir, Programmer AssistantMrs. Suzan Haibet, Psychology Specialist, Researcher Mr. Ali Habeeb, Physicist, Lecturer Mrs. Hadeel majeed, Translator, English majorMr. Ahmed Safaa, Information Technology Engineer Mr. Auday jwayer Abbas, Media Specialist\Photographer Mr. Raheem Al-Sudany, Director of Youth and Sports Directorate of Al-Karkh sideMr. Thaeer Mohsen, Director of Youth and Sports Directorate of Al-Rusafa side.

Community Participants

# Name AgeEducation

LevelLocation Gender

1 Hamed Mutsher 25middle school

Al-sader Male

2Ahmed Abd-Al

Ameer21 primary Al-sader Male

3 Mustafa Waleed 20 Primary Al-sader Male

4 Ahmed Abbas 22 primary Al-sader Male

5 Hassen Wadi 20 illiterate Al-sader Male

6 Ahmed Hameed 20 illiterate Al-sader Male

7 Amar Mushtaq 19 illiterate Al-sader Male

8 Yousif Ahmed 31 primary Al-sader Male

9 Husam Jasim 23 primary Al-sader Male

10 Haider Yaser 21 primary Al-sader Male

11Ahmed

Mohamed25 secondary Al-sader Male

12 Alla Hameed 21 primary Al-sader Male

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13 Wisam Auda 22 middle Al-sader Male

14 Hasen Ali 22 primary Al-sader Male

15 Rasull Salman 23 primary Al-Sader Male

16 Ali Abd-Alzahra 27 Illiterate Al-sader Male

17 Muhaned Fadhil 25 middle Al-sader Male

18 Karar Sinad 17 student Al-sader Male

19Malik Abd-

Alzahra18 primary Al-Sader Male

21 Ali Sami 17 student Al-Sader Male

22 Nazar Tawfiq 20 student Al-Sader Male

23NoorAl-Deen

Juma17 student Al-Sader Male

24DihaAl-Deen

Mohsen29 secondary Al-Sader Male

25Ameer

Mohamed20 primary Al-Sader Male

26 Ali Abd Hussien 20 primary Al-Sader Male

27 Baha Fadhil 27 middle Al-Sader Male

28 Fatima Ibrahim 16 student Al-Sader Female

29MayesAl-Reem

Hasen29 primary Al-Sader Female

30 Muna Naheem 30 middle Al-Sader Female

31Raghid

Mohamed25 middle Al-Sader Female

32Hawraa Abd-

Alzahra29 primary Al-Sader Female

33 Hamed abbas 19 Middle Abu-ghraib Male

34 Baraa mohsen 29 middle Abu-ghraib Male

35 Hussien khatan 20 primary Abu-ghraib Male

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36Wisam

mohamed20 primary Abu-ghraib Male

37 Mohamed ali 20 primary Abu-ghraib Male

38 Mustafa ibrahim 19 middle Abu-ghraib Male

39 Mohamed riad 19 middle Abu-ghraib Male

40 Raad rasheed 18 primary Abu-ghraib Male

41Abd-allah

younis20 primary Abu-ghraib Male

42 Omer adil 20 middle Abu-ghraib Male

43 Waseem ali 21 middle Abu-ghraib Male

44 Karar ayad 20 Drop out Abu-ghraib Male

45 Falih hirad 45 secondary Abu-ghraib Male

46 Abbas fadil 30 secondary Abu-ghraib Male

47 Hamaza hasen 21 secondary Abu-ghraib Male

48 Ahmed Khalid 19 student Abu-ghraib Male

49 Bakir hamed 18 student Abu-ghraib Male

50 Harith monem 18 student Abu-ghraib Male

51 Mohemd qasim 18 student Abu-ghraib Male

52 Ahmed sadwoon 19 student Abu-ghraib Male

53Abd al-rahman

salah18 student Abu-ghraib Male

54 Khatan yarib 18 student Abu-ghraib Male

55 Ishaiq mohamed 17 student Abu-ghraib Male

56 Musa ali salman 22 illiterate Al-nasr Male

57 Kamal gahlib ali 19 primary Al-nasr Male

58 Ridah mahdi ridah

21 Primary Al-nasr Female59

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60Ahmed abdul-

kareem22

Bachler IT engineering

Al-nasr Male

61 Ahmed satar 27 primary Al-nasr Male

62 Aymen satar 21An IT student

Al-nasr Male

63 Ali falah 20An IT student

Al-nasr Male

64 Kadim qasim 28Bachler in

mathAl-nasr Male

65 Ameer younis 16 primary Al-nasr Male

66 Younis taha 25 primary Al-nasr Male

67 Shaymaa khalil 19High

school student

Al-nasr Female

68 Zaynab salem 15High

school student

Al-nasr Female

69 Fatima khalil 21 secondary Al-nasr Female

70 Sanaa jabar Middle school

Al-nasr Female

71 Fatima ghazy 27Middle school

Al-nasr Female

72 Mohesin latif 24Bachler in

mathAl-nasr Male

73 Haider jiwad 22Middle school

Al-nasr Male

74 Karar ahmed 22 primary Al-nasr Male

75 Fatima majed 18 primary Al-nasr Female

76 Esraa jabar 26 primary Al-nasr Female

77 Ehab Hussein 23Bachler in

mathAl-nasr Male

78 Sajad sadwoon 22 Bachler in civil

Al-nasr Male

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engineering

79 Adil hadi 26 primary Al-nasr Male

80 Swhad fadilh 21 secondary Al-nasr Female

81 Sarab fadilh 18 primary Al-nasr Male

82Ibrahim

mohamed27 primary Al-nasr Male

83 Akeel majeed 23 primary Al-nasr Male

84 Malek dahik 25 primary Al-nasr Male

85Mustafa

mohemed24 primary Al-nasr Male

86 Amer shihab 22 primary Al-nasr Male

87Hussein mohmed

22 student Al-nasr Male

88 Kadim mahdi 20 Primary Al-nasr Male

89Hussein ali

salamn18

Middle shcool

Al-nasr Male

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