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Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/strong>
\nTABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
\nLIST OF TABLES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
\nFigure 2.Populations with no Access to Electricity in Cameroon ……………………………………………. 5
\nLIST OF ACRONYMS …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9
\nSECTION I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………….. 26
\nI.1. Background and Program Description ……………………………………………………………………… 26
\nI.2 Purpose of the ESSA ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 27
\nI.3. ESSA Methodology ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
\nI.4. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ……………………………………………………….. 29
\nI.5 Environmental and Social Risks of the Program ………………………………………………………… 29
\nI.6 Key Findings of the assessment ………………………………………………………………………………. 31
\nI.7. Proposed E&S Program Action Plan ……………………………………………………………………….. 31
\nI.9 Stakeholder consultations ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 33
\nESSA draft report was shared with participant prior to the meeting as per PfoR guidelines.
\nSECTION II. STRATEGIC CONTEXT ……………………………………………………………………………. 34
\nII.1 Country\u2019s Energy Context ……………………………………………………………………………………… 34
\nII.2 Institutional Context ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 35
\nII.3 Sectorial Context ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38
\nII.4 Poverty, chronic fragility and electricity access and social issues ……………………………….. 39
\nII.5 Tariffs …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 43
\nSECTION III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ……………………………………………………………………… 44
\nIII.1 Previous reforms in the electricity sector. ……………………………………………………………….. 44
\nIII.2 Program Development Objectives (PDOs) and Key Results ……………………………………… 46
\nSECTION IV. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE
\nPROGRAM FOR RESULTS …………………………………………………………………………………………… 53
\nIV.1 Environmental and social benefits and risks ……………………………………………………………. 53
\nSECTION V. OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND
\nSOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS …………………………………………………………………………….. 59
\nV.1 National Legal Framework …………………………………………………………………………………….. 59
\nV.2 Regulatory and Institutional framework …………………………………………………………………… 60
\nV.2.4 Environmental Management systems: Policy and Regulatory Framework …………….. 64
\nV.2.5 Social Management system: Policy and Regulatory Framework …………………………… 67
\n5.3. Institutional Management System Framework ………………………………………………………….. 69
\nSECTION VI. SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS ………………….. 72
\nVI.1 Environmental and Social System Assessment ………………………………………………………… 73
\nAssessment Core Principle 1: General Principle of Environmental and Social Management
\n…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 73
\nCore Principle 2: Natural Habitats and Physical Cultural Resources ………………………….. 75
\nCore Principle 3: Public and Worker Safety ………………………………………………………………. 75
\nCore Principle 4: Land Acquisition ……………………………………………………………………………. 77
\nCore Principle 5: Social Considerations – Indigenous Peoples and Vulnerable Groups … 78
\nCore Principle 6: Social Conflict ………………………………………………………………………………… 79
\nSECTION VII. POVERTY AND SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS (PSIA) ……………………………. 81
\nSECTION VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ………………………………………. 82
\nVIII.1 Environmental and Social Summary and Recommendations ………………………………….. 82
\nSECTION IX. PROGRAM ACTION PLAN (PAP) ……………………………………………………………. 85
\nSECTION X. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ………………………………………………………… 91<\/p>\n

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