Report No: I074726 <--Please check for duplicates! Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Initial) Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 04/10/2002 Section I - Basic Information Report No. 24013 A. Basic Project Data Country: COLOMBIA Project ID: P074726 Project: Colombia Bogota Urban Services Task Team Leader: Thakoor Persaud Authorized to Appraise Date: May 15, 2002 IBRD Amount ($m): 100.00 Bank Approval: August 15, 2002 IDA Amount ($m): Managing Unit: LCSFU Sector: UU - Urban Development Adjustment Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan (SIL) Status: Lending I.A.2. Project Objectives: The objective of the proposed program is to assist the Municipality of Bogota in implementing a strategic portion of its comprehensive and integrated development plan, in which it seeks to: (i) improve urban livability by increasing access, coverage, quality, reliability and inter-agency coordination in the provision of water, sanitation, transport and related basic services, particularly for residents in low-income areas; (ii) improve mobility in terms of access to the public transport system, security, coverage and level of service; and (iii) strengthen and improve the sustainability of the system under which such services are provided. I.A.3. Project Description: The components in the proposed project are: a) Upgrading. Upgrading of approximately fourteen Unidades de Planificaci6n Zonal (UPZs or planning units) which have been prioritized according to poverty indices and occurrence of service deficiencies. Works include land titling, new or improved access roads, bikepaths, sidewalks, storm water drainage systems, water and sewerage systems, solid waste review, parks and open spaces, along with participatory planning and activities promoting community identity and development. b) Improved Mobility in Bogota. Construction of trunk lines, improving feeder routes to the Transmilenio system from selected UPZs and other key locales, traffic management actions, preparing and implementing street maintenance programs via "maintenance zones" under private sector contractors, expansion of the bikepath network in the city, consolidation of institutional reform measures and implementation of studies and related works initiated by the Urban Development Institute-IDU, the Transit and Transport Secretariat-STT and Transmilenio under the Bogota Transport project. c) TA, Studies and Institutional Development. TA and policy reform analyses and studies to assist the SecretarUa de Hacienda de Bogota-SHB, the City Planning Department-DAPD, IDU, STT, the Environmental Management Agency of Bogota-DAMA, Transmilenio and the Caja de Vivienda Popular-CVP
(in charge of low-income housing) to improve operations and address various development and planning issues raised in the nine-year spatial plan (POT) and the current administration's development plan (PD). I.A.4. Project Location: (Geographic location, information about the key environmental and social characteristics of the area and population likely to be affected, and proximity to any protected areas, or sites or critical natural habitats, or any other culturally or socially sensitive areas.) Bogota. Under Component A, urban upgrading will be carried out in 14 of the city's poorest UPZs (Lucero, Ismael Perdomo, Gran Yomasa, La Flora, Patio Bonito, Tibabuyes, San Isidro-Patios, El Tesoro, Lourdes, Bosa Occidental, Verbenal, San Blas, Diana Turbay and Jerusalen). B. Check Environmental Classification: B (Partial Assessment) Comments: Under the upgrading component, the project's investments will construct/improve basic urban infrastructure in approximately fourteen UPZs. This will basically include laying pipes for water supply and sewer collection, and construction of access roads, parks and open spaces. Appropriate and low-cost technical alternatives will be used. As such, no significant environmental impacts are expected. Most impacts will be associated with construction nuisances in populated areas. The resettlement component will be designed to provide a safe and healthy housing solution, within the same improved UPZs, for vulnerable groups living in high risk areas. In this respect the resettlement component is integral to the overall objective of improving the living conditions in these low-income neighborhoods. To ensure compliance with the Bank's environmental and resettlement safeguards policies, environmental specifications for contractors will be included in the bidding documents and work-specific environmental management plans, subject to the implementing agency's approval before works begin, will be prepared by the contractors (as is the current practice by the implementing agencies involved), and a Resettlement Framework will be prepared for Bank clearance prior to appraisal. Under the mobility component, one to two trunk lines may be constructed. A screening of the potential impacts will be carried out prior to appraisal to ensure adequate mitigation of potential impacts is taken into account. A plan to manage potential risks will be included in the borrower's Environmental Management Plan, as well as Operational Manual, for the project. For these types of activities, a Category B environmental rating is considered appropriate. C. Safeguard Policies Triggered Policy Applicability Environmental Assessment (OP/BP/GP 4.01) Yes Forestry (OP/GP 4.36) No Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) No Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) No Pest Management (OP 4.09) No Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) No Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.20) Yes Cultural Property (OP 4.11) No Projects in Disputed Territories (OP/BP/GP 7.60)* No Projects in International Waterways (OP/BP/GP 7.50) No -2 -
*By supporting the proposed project, the Bank does not intend to prejudice the final determination of the parties' claims on the disputed areas Section II - Key Safeguard Issues and Their Management D. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues. Please fill in all relevant questions. If information is not available, describe steps to be taken to obtain necessary data. II.D.la. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. The project triggers OP 4.01. The impacts, as described above, are not expected to be significant, or irreversible. Cumulative and site-specific impacts will be analyzed prior to appraisal. The project intervention triggers OP 4.12, the Resettlement Policy. An appropriate resettlement framework will be prepared for Bank review and clearance. The resettlement component aims to provide safe housing solutions for families living in risk-prone areas. II.D.lb. Describe any potential cumulative impacts due to application of more than one safeguard policy or due to multiple project component. No significant adverse environmental impacts are expected. The cumulative impacts from the interventions in the UPZs are expected to be wholly positive. II.D.lc Describe any potential long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. No significant adverse environmental impacts are expected. The long-term impacts from the interventions in the UPZs are expected to be wholly positive. II.D.2. In light of 1, describe the proposed treatment of alternatives (if required) Recommendations for mitigation measures for the identified impacts will be included in an Environmental Management Plan, to be incorporated in the project's Operational Manual. Resettlement, carried out in accordance with the Bank's Resettlement Policy, will be an opportunity for improving the living conditions of families living in the UPZs, since they can not afford the costs of building a safe and titled house. II.D.3. Describe arrangement for the borrower to address safeguard issues The project's key stakeholders responsible for overseeing the implementation of the project's works (such as IDU) have environmental management guidelines and include provisions in their bidding documents, that require the contractor to prepare an environmental management plan as well as call for periodic audits to ensure the plan is carried out. The preparation of the resettlement framework, as well as resettlement planning and implementation, will be overseen by the Caja de Vivienda Popular (CVP), which has more than ten-years experience in this area. - 3 -
II.D.4. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The key stakeholders are municipal government institutions (including IDU, CVP and DAMA), as well as community leaders and existent community based associations. The UPZ communities will be consulted, in a timely and appropriate manner, on the project planning and execution plans. The preparation of the resettlement plans include a sound consultation process involving families living in risky areas. E. Safeguards Classification. Category is determined by the highest impact in any policy. Or on basis of cumulative impacts from multiple safeguards. Whenever an individual safeguard policy is triggered the provisions of that policy apply. I S1. - Significant, cumulative and/or irreversible impacts; or significant technical and institutional risks in management of one or more safeguard areas [XI S2. - One or more safeguard policies are triggered, but effects are limited in their impact and are technically and institutionally manageable 1 S3. - No safeguard issues I SF. - Financial intermediary projects, social development funds, community driven development or similar projects which require a safeguard framework or programmatic approach to address safeguard issues. F. Disclosure Requirements Environmental Assessment/Analysis/Management Plan: Expected Actual 5/8/2002 5/10/2002 Date of distributing the Exec. Summary of the EA to the ED (For category A projects) Resettlement Action Plan/Framework: Expected Actual 4/30/2002 5/10/2002 Indigenous Peoples Development Plan/Framework: Expected Actual Pest Management Plan: Expected Actual Dam Safety Management Plan: Expected Actual If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why. Signed and submitted by Name Date Task Team Leader: Thakoor Persaud April 5, 2002 Project Safeguards Specialists 1: Angela Armstrong April 5, 2002 Project Safeguards Specialists 2: -4-
Project Safeguards Specialists 3: Approved by: Name Date Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Juan David Quintero April 10, 2002 Sector Manager/Director: Danny Leipziger April 10, 2002 For a list of World Bank news releases on projects and reports, click here - 5 -