F4J III Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)

To address the potential impact of Finance for Jobs III (F4J III) Project, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been developed. The ESMF will facilitate compliance with Palestinian policies and the World Bank’s environmental and social standards (ESSs) of the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). The ESMF is intended to be used as a practical instrument during the formulation, design, implementation, and monitoring of project components of the F4JIII to ensure that the environmental and social issues are integrated into project-supported activities.

The document describes in a non-technical manner the proposed project and presents major findings of the Environmental and Social risk analysis of the proposed F4J III Project. The document provides a summary of environmental and socioeconomic conditions and the how the proposed project and its sub-projects’ activities could affect the environment and people. In addition, the ESMF describes what actions must be taken to reduce the effects on the environment or people. This ESMF will ensure that the implementation of individual sub-projects will be carried out in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.