Environmental, Social and Economic Review Note (ESERN)
I. Project Overview
Identification | 9762 |
Project Title | Promoting Protected Areas Management through Integrated Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Protection in Coastal Area of Montenegro |
Managing Division | Ecosystems Division |
Type/Location | National |
Region | Europe |
List Countries | Montenegro |
Project Description | This proposed GEF project aims to ensure effective management and ecosystem representation of the C / MPA subsystem through addressing its institutional and financial sustainability in order to fill in the gaps presented in the baseline scenario that are prohibiting the establishment of the first marine PAs and securing the efficient management of existing coastal PAs and perspective C / MPAs. |
Estimated duration of project: | 2017- 2020 |
Estimated cost of the project : | GEF Grant: 1,602,940 Co-finance: 12,453,675 |
| Funding Source: | GEF |
II. Environmental Social and Economic Screening Determination
Summary of the Safeguard Risks Triggered
Safeguard Standard Triggered by the Project | Impact of Risk (1-5) | Probability of Risk (1-5) | Significance of Risk (L, M, H)* |
SS 1: Biodiversity, natural habitat and Sustainable Management of Living Resources | 3 | 2 | M |
SS 2: Resource Efficiency, Pollution Prevention and Management of Chemicals and Wastes | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 3: Safety of Dams | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 4: Involuntary resettlement | 2 | 2 | L |
SS 5: Indigenous peoples | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 6: Labor and working conditions | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 7: Cultural Heritage | 2 | 1 | L |
SS 8: Gender equity | 2 | 2 | L |
SS 9: Economic Sustainability | 3 | 3 | M |
Additional Safeguard questions for projects seeking GCF-funding (Section IV) | NA | NA | NA |
*Refer to the UNEP ESES Framework (Chapter 2) and the UNEP’s ESES Guidelines
ESE Screening Decision
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Development of ESE Review Note and Screening Decision
| ESERN Prepared by: | Name: Ersin Esen | Date: 19 January 2017 |
| Conforms to ESES Framework | Name: Yunae Yi | Date: |
| Accepted by Project Manager: | Name: | Date: |
Recommended further action from the Safeguard Advisor
As the project mentioned, the management of protected areas bring up number of challenges, especially on socio-economic issues of the affected communities. Look into their sources of livelihood, dynamics of different economic or social groups, including gender as early as possible.
Ecosystem-related policies and capacity building should build on the lasted science. Scientific knowledge on the proposed designated areas is mentioned to be weak and critical for the conservation efforts. Therefore, the project should take the precautionary approach toward the conservation zoning and management of the protected areas while applying the latest scientific understanding. Science here includes social science and impacts of climate change, as well.
Based on the above assessment, this project is categorized as a moderate risk project. Please carry out consultations with local community leaders, government officials of related ministries and business people of diverse socio-economic background together with the government officials to identify impacts to their livelihood and get buy-in for the integrated and sustainable conservation of the protected areas.
Please i) engage relevant stakeholders, ii) monitor the above issues throughout the project implementation and iii) report regularly on the challenges and related management approaches taken.