ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN
- The Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter "the Recipient") will implement the DRC Enhancing Collection of Revenue and Expenditure Management Project (ENCORE) under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance. The International Development Association (hereinafter "the Association") has agreed to provide the original and additional financing of the DRC Enhancing Collection of Revenue and Expenditure Management Project (hereinafter the "Project"). This ESCP supersedes previous versions of the ESCP for the Project and shall apply both to the original and the additional financing for the Project referred to above
- The Recipient shall implement the material measures and actions necessary to ensure that the project is implemented in accordance with the World Bank's Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Association.
- The Recipient shall comply with the provisions of all other environmental and social documents required under the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and referencing this ESF. These include the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), Labor Management Procedures (LMP), Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA), as well as the timelines specified in these E&S documents.
- The agency or unit referred to in paragraph 1 above. 4. The Recipient is responsible for ensuring compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is the responsibility of the ministry, agency or unit referred to in paragraph 1 above.
- Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP shall be monitored and reported by the Recipient to the Association in accordance with the provisions of this ESCP and the legal agreement. In addition, the Association will monitor and evaluate the progress of such material measures and actions throughout Project implementation.
- As agreed between the Association and the Recipient, this ESCP may be revised from time to time during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to an assessment of Project performance conducted as part of the ESCP itself. In such circumstances, the Beneficiary must agree with the Association to such changes and revise the ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP is to be documented through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient, through the Ministry of Finance. The recipient will promptly disclose the updated ESCP.
- Where project performance, circumstances, or unforeseen changes during project implementation result in changes in risks and impacts, the Recipient will provide additional funds, as appropriate, for the implementation of actions and measures to address such risks and impacts.
- Table 1 below summarizes the material measures and actions required, the responsibilities of the actors involved, and the timeline for implementation of the selected measures and actions.
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