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Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan AzRIP AF Azerbaijan Second Rural Investment Project Additional Financing ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK Baku, February 2014 Table of Contents Background……………… 3 Para.A. IBRD Safeguards Policy 3 Para.B. Azerbaijan Environmental Legislation and Procedures 3 Para.C. Project Description 4 Para.D. Potential Environmental Impacts of AzRIP 2 AF Community Projects 5 Para.E. Institutional Arrangements 7 Para.F. Environmental Assessment Implementation Steps 7 Para.G. Public Consultations…….….….……….…….…….…………………………………….9 Annex 1: ENV: Screening Checklist 11 Annex 2: Environmental Review (ER) Checklist 13 Annex 3: Limited Environmental Assessment (LEA) Sample Form (Drinking Water) 17 Annex 4: Environmental Management Plan Format (Mitigation Plan) 20 Annex 4A: Environmental Management Plan Format (Monitoring Plan) 21 Annex 5: Community Project Check Lists 22 Annex 5.1: Water Supply 25 Annex 5.2: Rural and Suburban Roads 31 Annex 5.3: Small Road Bridges and Footbridges 35 Annex 5.4: Wastewater, Drainage and Sewerage 39 Annex 5.5: Small-scale Irrigation 44 Annex 5.6: Educational Facilities/Community Centers/School/Kindergartens 48 Annex 5.7: Health Facilities 50 Annex 5.8 : Checklist: Livelihoods……………………………………………………………………………………53 Annex 5.9: Security of Agdam and Fuzuli regions’ villages close to frontline ………………60 Appendix 1: Sample Voluntary Agreement 63 Annex 6: Minutes of Public Consultations 64 Background AzRIP 2 AF has been assigned environmental category B since it is not expected to raise major environmental issues, and would instead likely contribute to improved environmental conditions in the project communities. Given that specific activities will only be identified in the course of project implementation, a framework mechanism for screening for environmental impacts, developing mitigation plans and monitoring environmental progress is needed. This Environmental Management Pla