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1.
Report No.: AB5193
Emergency Additional Financing Community Livelihoods in
Conflict Affected Areas Project
SOUTH ASIA
General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (40%);Other social
services (30%);Irrigation and drainage (20%);Agricultural
marketing and trade (10%)
P119152
Community Livelihoods in Conflict Affected Areas Project ( Yali
Pibedemu Viyapruthiya) (Maru Eluchchithittum)
P086747
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Nation Building and Estates Infrastructure
Development
[ ] A [X] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined)
December 1, 2009
October 22, 2009
December 17, 2009
Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement
1.1
The long-lasting armed conflict in Sri Lanka which ended on May, 2009 has destroyed
assets, possessions and livelihoods of the people. The country faces the enormous and deeply
complex challenges of reconstructing damaged or destroyed physical infrastructure while making
progress on social reconciliation and building a political consensus. The greatest immediate
challenge is the situation of those families who have been displaced. The Northern Province has
been the worst affected area especially during the final six months of the armed conflict, when an
estimated 270,000 individuals fled the war zone and became Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
in all districts of the Province.
1.2
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has committed to return a large portion of the
IDPs in their places of origin by end-January. As of early November 2009, the Government had
released an estimated total approximately 140,000 people from the camps according to the
UNHCR. A total of 135,000 IDPs still remains in camps and progress in their return will depend
upon progress in land de-mining activities, and in the rehabilitation and/or setting up of basic
infrastructure in return areas.
1.3
Responding to GOSL’s request for rapid return of the IDPs in the Northern Province,
IDA has developed an emergency response package that consists of this proposed Emergency
Additional Financing, a proposed Emergency Northern Recovery Operation (US$65 million) for
infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction as well as a cash for work program, and a special
allocation of US$20 million within the proposed Credit of US$105 million for Provincial Roads
Project to rehabilitate provincial roads in the North. This package is in addition to the financing
already available for the North under on-going World Bank-supported Projects (amounting to
US$56 million).
1.4
This Additional Financing and the Emergency Northern Recovery Operation (ENREP)
are implemented in the same areas and are complementary to one another. ENREP will support
the rehabilitation of essential public and economic infrastructure damaged by the war. It will also
provide emergency assistance to the returned IDPs to restart their agricultural activities, and
immediate access to cash through a workfare program. This Additional Financing will further
support IDPs to restore their sustainable livelihoods, through micro-credit activities, skills
development and youth employment programs; and to rebuild their social capital. More
importantly, this Additional Financing will provide for the delivery of small scale, village level
infrastructure that is delivered through a Community Driven Development (CDD) approach, with
communities assuming responsibility to plan, design and implement small-scale infrastructure
and livelihood activities. This community based consultation mechanism brought in by
Additional Financing can be used as a vehicle to conduct consultation for infrastructure
investments delivered under ENREP as those two projects will cover same villages. IDPs that
have returned to their places of origin will thus feel in charge of the development of their own
communities as they formulate and implement their own Village Development Plans and build
and strengthen community institutions.
This Additional Financing will extend the project activities into additional 135 villages where
IDPs will return under ENREP. There will be no distinction between ‘returnees’ and ‘stayees’
and equitable support will be provided to the needy. In addition, the Additional Financing will
also rehabilitate additional 8000 hectares of recently cleared/being cleared major irrigation lands
benefitting another 9000 farmers. In total, about 27,000 households will directly benefit from the
expanded activities.
2.
Proposed objective(s)
2.1. The objective of this Additional Financing is to help conflict-affected communities in the
Northern Province to restore livelihoods; enhance agricultural and other production and incomes;
and build capacity for sustainable social and economic integration.
3.
Preliminary description
3.1.
No changes in the four components of the Original Project are envisaged. The project
components remain as follows: A. Village Rehabilitation and Development; B. Rehabilitation of
Major Irrigation; C. Schemes Farmer Organization and Cluster Development; and D. Project
Implementation Support.
3.2. Activities to be financed under this Additional Financing will: (i) help IDPs restore their
social and economic life by promoting community-based institutions and facilitating access to
self-employment and job opportunities; (ii) promote reconciliation and co-existence by
strengthening community institutions around micro-credit activities, which promote mutual trust,
and by linking them with local government structures; and (iii) enhance the project focus on
youth and ex-combatants by supporting their reintegration under the Government’s National
Framework to increase their employability and to effectively involve them into the
reconstruction efforts.
4.
Safeguard policies that might apply
Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project
Yes
No
Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01)
Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04)
Pest Management (OP 4.09)
Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11)
Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12)
Indigenous Peoples ( OP/BP 4.10)
Forests (OP/BP 4.36)
Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37)
Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60)*
Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50)
Piloting the Use of Borrower Systems
to Address Environmental and Social
Issues in Bank-Supported Projects (OP/BP 4.00)
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4.1. The Additional Financing is expected to have limited negative impact and a very positive
social impact as it will help IDPs return into their original places to restart their life and benefit
from sustainable livelihoods. The Additional Financing will fund community subprojects similar
in scale and scope to those implemented under the Original Project, which has a Category B
environmental classification, with no significant environmental impacts on the human population
or ecologically important areas. The Environmental Safeguards Management Framework
(ESMF) will continue to be applicable. No subprojects are approved or funds transferred until
the environmental viability of the investments is determined, and subproject agreement between
the project and the community organizations contain environmental compliance clauses, as
detailed in the Environmental Manual.
5.
Tentative financing
Source:
BORROWER/RECIPIENT
International Development Association (IDA)
Total
($m.)
0
12
12
6.
Implementation
6.1. The implementation arrangements under the Additional Financing will be the same as
those for the Original Project. Overall project management will continue to be the responsibility
of the existing Executing Agency, under the Ministry of Nation Building and Estates
Infrastructure Development (MNBEID). The same Ministry is implementing the 180-day
Reconstruction and Resettlement Plan. This will ensure streamlined and effective coordination in
the return process.
6.2. The fiduciary tasks of procurement and financial management are currently detailed in
the Project Implementation Plan and Community Operational Manual for the Original Project,
which have been approved by IDA. Audit reports and reviews during supervision missions attest
to their effectiveness, and these arrangements will be continued under the proposed Additional
Financing.
7.
Sustainability
7.1. This Additional Financing has a long-term vision of strengthening people’s institutions to
ensure their existence even beyond the lifespan of the project. Community-based institutions are
federated at higher levels and linked to local government structures. The project also aims at
ensuring the economic sustainability of the livelihood activities initiated under the project by
upgrading skills, providing seed capital, and improving access to credit. In so doing, it will also
promote a self-help culture to avoid of the “dependency syndrome” that often accompanies
prolonged exposure to camp life.
8.
Lessons Learned from Past Operations in the Country/Sector
8.1. The immediate context of IDP and refugee return in which the project will be working is
a particularly complex one. There have been multiple waves of displacement in the conflictaffected areas of the North and some districts are likely to be returned faster than others. All
agencies, including the project staff, will face practical constraints on the degree to which
returnees and non-displaced villagers can be consulted on where they want to go and what help
they need.
8.2. To mitigate the risks, the project team is liaising closely with government and UN
agencies to ensure that local communities are assisted in ways that are most supportive of their
livelihoods and sustainable reintegration. Close attention is being paid to the lessons of other
crises whereby complementary relief, rehabilitation, reintegration and development activities
need to be implemented in parallel, but tailored to the variables that exist in the operating
environment.
9.
List of Factual Technical Documents
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10.
Project Implementation Plan and Operational Guidelines
Community Operational Manual
Environmental Safeguards Management Framework
World Bank, Country Assistance Strategy, 2008.
Contact point
Contact:
Barbara Verardo
Title:
Tel:
Email:
Location:
Senior Rural Development Specialist
44-208-3513680
bverardo@worldbank.org
London, United Kingdom (IBRD)
Contact:
Title:
Tel:
Email:
Location:
S. Manoharan
Senior Rural Development Specialist
94-11-5561322
smanoharan@worldbank.org
Colombo, Sri Lanka
11.
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