Sustainable Infrastructure Assistance Program - Supporting Sustainable and Universal Electricity Access

Project Details

Country: Vietnam

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project:

Using various tools for system assessment as desk reviews, meetings, consultations, and field visits, the international specialist, assisted by a national specialist, will:

(i) assess the current Government of Indonesia (GOI)'s resettlement and indigenous people (social) safeguards system for managing social impacts and risks;

(ii) prepare Program Safeguards System Assessment (PSSA); and

(iii) give social safeguards related inputs to PAPs for RBL program. The assessment analysis will build on past and existing studies carried out by ADB for country safeguards system (CSS) for PLN (TA 8548) and assessment on safeguards from previous energy RBL programs. The PSSA exercise will include; (a) diagnostic assessment of applicable and relevant laws, regulations, rules, and procedures for managing and mitigating the social safeguards impacts of RBL program;(b) an assessment of PLN's implementation practice, capacity and commitment to plan, implement, monitor and report on the safeguards measures for RBL program;(c) the RBL programs' inconsistency with the applicable ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 principles (as relevance), the significance of these gaps, and PLN's commitment to address critical gaps; and; (d) social safeguards related program actions to be included in the overall PAPs for RBL program to address the identified weaknesses. The PAPs will follow the SPS objectives and principles, but the policy delivery process and operational procedures will refer to the country system.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by SAMES:

The specialists shall ensure that all works, and outputs are fully compliant with relevant ADB, GOI, and PLN policies and guidelines. The specialists' work shall include, but not limited to, the following tasks:

(i) Review equivalence and acceptability assessments reports for PLN's use of country safeguards system (CSS) carried out by ADB in collaboration with PLN and BAPPENAS and existing PSSA reports for Indonesia: Sustainable Energy Access in Eastern Indonesia-Electricity Grid Development Program

(ii) Propose an initial categorization for RBL program's potential social impacts and draft ADB categorization forms for involuntary resettlement and indigenous peoples. The categorization will be determined by the most sensitive activity in program, not by the aggregation of impacts of all program activities. The level of comprehensiveness and details of assessments and measures will be commensurate with the results of this categorization.

(iii) Prepare inception report that includes:

-scope of PSSA work

-approach, methods, and timeframe of assessment,

-plan for consultation (based on the stakeholder mapping and program scope) and disclosure of PSSA reports and PAPs on ADB and Executing Agency.

(iv) Review documents on applicable and relevant government laws, regulations, rules, and procedures for managing and mitigating the social safeguards impacts of the RBL program.

(v) Assess key inconsistencies/gaps between the Indonesian law and regulations and PLN's Decrees with ADB SPS principles and whether the written system (law, regulations, procedure) addresses safeguards principles set forth in ADB SPS. Identify what incremental improvements are needed.

(vi) Assess the implementation of written system and capacity of the EA, implementing agencies and other key agencies in handling social safeguards. Identify what incremental improvements are needed. Capitalize the gap analysis and capacity assessment in handling social safeguards under equivalence and acceptability assessment for PLN, PSSA reports and relevant ADB financed projects framework for energy with PLN for the assessment and action plans.

(vii) Select the most social -sensitive programs (including geographic area, potential impacts on resettlement and indigenous peoples, and communities acceptance) to be financed under the RBL program (completed, ongoing, or planned activities), and conduct field visits to assess compliance with ADB/GOI- PLN social safeguards policies.

(viii) In collaboration with PLN, organize consultation meetings with the communities and local leaders including customary leaders and village offices, relevant local government agencies (Regional Land Office (KATR/BPN), Provincial and District Government handling social welfare and indigenous people), civil society organization (CSO), PLN regional offices (PLN Wilayahs and the units below), and other stakeholders in the at regional level where selected program are located.

(ix) Assess the adequacy of how EA/IA has implemented its own projects as well as ADB/IFI projects on a macro level. Assess the commitments of EA/IA at national and regional level in addressing the gaps.

(x) Based on the legal review and capacity assessment, prepare social safeguards related actions to be included in the overall PAPs to address the identified gaps/weaknesses in framework and capacity both for involuntary resettlement and indigenous peoples. The actions that may include

-specific mitigation measures to address particular impacts;

-institutional arrangement, cost estimates, budget, and time frame for implementing the actions; and

-measures for information disclosure, consultation, and grievance redress during implementation

-The action will focus for the key priority actions and be selective in its coverage. The type and content of agreed actions are determined by reference to the PSSAs findings and should be commensurate with the significance of social safeguards issues associated with the RBL programs. The actions may include measures for monitoring social safeguards systems performance.

(xi) Prepare draft PSSA reports for RBL program containing assessment and social safeguards related program actions and be made available for the key stakeholders prior to the consultations. Use outline of ADB PSSA for the report preparation.

(xii) In collaboration with the PLN HQ and PLN Wilayah and other consultants under the RBL programs, organize consultations with key stakeholders on the draft PSSAs and PAPs and get participants view and suggestions/recommendations for the draft. The stakeholders include representatives affected persons and community leaders, Ministry of Energy and Mineral resources (MEMR), Land Office (KATR/BPN), local government agencies, PLN, CSOs, and other relevant agencies at regional level where program are located. Give [social safeguards related inputs to minutes of consultations and recommendations.

(xiii) Finalize the PSSA reports in collaboration with social safeguards specialists and give social safeguards related inputs to PAPs. Secure the agreement from ADB and EAs.

(xiv) Undertake additional tasks to be assigned by the Team Leader or Social Safeguards Specialist, ADB

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