Environmental, Social and Economic Review Note (ESERN)
I. Project Overview
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Project Title | Global best practices on emerging chemical policy issues of concern under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) (EDCs, EPPPs, and HHPs) |
Managing Division | Economy |
Type/Location | Global |
Region | Africa, Latin America and the Caribbeans |
List Countries | Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Uruguay |
Project Description | Exposure to chemicals can cause or contribute to a broad range of negative environmental and health outcomes, including irreversible environmental degradation and death. Chemicals released to air can act as local air pollutants, greenhouse gases, or ozone depleters and contribute to acid or toxic rain. Others can act as water pollutants with adverse effects on ecosystems, wildlife and aquatic organisms, and on the availability of water resources for drinking, bathing, and other activities. Soil contamination impacts include loss of agricultural productivity, contamination of food crops, toxicity to soil microorganisms and land degradation. In all cases, humans are exposed to this contamination through air, water or food intake, or through physical contact with contaminated air, water, soil or dust. Global contaminants such as POPs or mercury are regulated by Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), namely the Stockholm and Minamata Conventions respectively. A number of additional ‘Emerging Policy Issues’ (EPIs) have been nominated for voluntary, cooperative risk reduction actions by countries through the Strategic Approach for International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Through contamination of global water bodies and globalised value chains, the environmental problems are globally distributed. SAICM stakeholders have collectively identified these global priority issues, but gaps remain in generating the political will to address them. There is a need to accelerate the adoption of regulatory and scientific research measures to reduce the presence and risks of these chemicals. This proposed alternative scenario is focused on risk reduction (nationally and sub-regionally) and information sharing (globally). Information sharing will be closely associated to a parallel SAICM GEF Full Size Project which is developing a Knowledge Management platform (GEFID 9771). GEF resources are needed to take a coherent approach to the EPIs, take stock and plan actions up to and beyond 2020. Without such funding the proposed activities are unlikely to be achieved in the critical period to 2020. |
Estimated duration of project: | 24 Months |
Estimated cost of the project : | USD 2,000,000.00 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | L |
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 | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 5: Indigenous peoples | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 6: Labor and working conditions | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 7: Cultural Heritage | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 8: Gender equity | 1 | 1 | L |
SS 9: Economic Sustainability | 1 | 1 | L |
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
ESE Review Note Prepared by: Name: Eloise Touni Date:
Conforms to ESES Framework: Name: Yunae Yi Date:
Accepted by Project Manager: Name: ______________________ Date: ________
Recommended further action from the Safeguard Advisor
The project is likely to be in the low safeguard risk category. However, this will be the basis for the future policy and health risk assessments. Considering the potential cumulative effects that this project may influence down the line, please incorporate relevant and latest science, market research and policy implication analysis throughout the project management cycle.