Kano State APPEALS Project Road Intervention Environmental and Social Management Plan(ESMP)

The purpose of the ESMP study is to identify and address the possible direct, indirect and cumulative significant adverse environmental and social impacts that are likely to arise from the proposed road intervention for acceptability and sustainability. The primary objective of the ESMP is to facilitate effective decision-making and to ensure that the implementation processes during the execution of the proposed project activities are sustainable. Some of the activities to be carried out during the ESMP preparation include: ensuring that the road intervention project activities are environmentally sound, encouraging community consultation and participation and enhancing social wellbeing. Specifically, the Kano…

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Sensitization Meeting on GRM and GBV for Rice, Wheat and Tomato farmers in Kano State.

Effectively addressing grievances from people impacted by World Bank projects is a core component of managing operational risk. Grievance redress mechanisms (GRMs) can be an effective tool for early identification, assessment, and resolution of complaints on projects. Understanding when and how a GRM may improve project outcomes and this can help both project teams and beneficiaries improve results. Project-level GRM is a problem-solving mechanism of World Bank supported projects established and managed by Borrower Project staff that facilitates the resolution of grievance raised by people directly affected by environmental and social impacts under World Bank financed projects. It provides a…

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