Phase 2 - Project Preparation and Assessment.

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Provides advice on ESIA requirements to meet policies. Assists with TOR for consultants to help prepare the project (pre-feasibility, feasibility, design, etc.). Reviews feasibility study documentation, review, clearance and disclosure of environmental and social documentation. Undertakes field mission and site visits to validate findings. Approves project.

Prepares and implements SEP. Develops scoping and pre-feasibility documentation (including environmental and social documentation requirements) with assistance from consultants if required. Designs project administration and management arrangements (including for conducting ESIA, land access/acquisition process, Indigenous Peoples, and consultation and disclosure for environmental and social documents). Makes arrangements for third-party monitoring.

Confirms that implementation of the project complies with all commitments. Enters into loan negotiations with development partner on behalf of government. Discloses environmental and social documents.

Commencement of project management activities (including coverage of environmental and social management activities). Preparation of pre-feasibility, including initial project preparation and assessment.

Risk assessment for worker health and safety and community health and safety impacts.

Identification of stakeholders, land tenure, land access/acquisition arrangements/ options, SEP. Identification of options, costs, access procedures. Report on land access/acquisition process prepared.

Consultation and participation requirements and needs identified and integrated into project design, SEP and GRM. Identification of Indigenous Peoples’ issues with regard to presence of any special interest, minority groups or specific vulnerabilities within the majority Indigenous Peoples; if present, development as measures tracked through to ESMP. Identification of culturally appropriate benefits.

Identification of GRM and incorporation into consultation (and draft ESIA and report on land access process). Clear that GRM requires feedback loop to project implementation to resolve recurring issues/concerns.

Preparation of stakeholder/ community engagement plan (SEP). Consultations and engagement during ESIA and land access/acquisition process. Community/ stakeholders contribution to design process, key environmental and social risks. Draft ESIA and report on land access/ acquisition process publicly disclosed.