• Environmental and Social Safeguards
  • Environmental and Social Safeguards

Environmental and Social Safeguards

Connected specializes in the preparation, implementation, supervision, and monitoring of Environmental and Social (E&S) instruments for public and private projects across Lao PDR.

Key Instruments and Frameworks:

  • Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP).
  • Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF).
  • Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF).
  • Ethnic Group Engagement Framework (EGEF).

Site-Specific Plans:

  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA).
  • Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP).
  • Resettlement Action Plan (RAP).
  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP).
  • Ethnic Group Engagement Plan (EGEP).
  • Gender Action Plan (GAP).
  • Emergency Action Plan (EAP) — for hydropower and dam safety readiness.
  • Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP).
  • Codes of Conduct (CoC) and Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOPs).

All instruments are fully aligned with:

  • The World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs).
  • The Asian Development Bank Safeguard Policy Statement (ADB SPS).
  • The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), European Investment Bank (EIB).
  • Lao PDR’s national regulatory framework on environmental and social protection