Building Resilience for Inclusive Food and Nutrition Security in Lesotho: Financing Agreement

The document is an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) that is annexed to the Financing Agreement for the Building Resilience for Inclusive Food and Nutrition Security Project in Lesotho. It sets out the binding environmental and social commitments that the Government of Lesotho must implement as part of the financing conditions agreed with the Bank.

The ESMP translates the Bank’s environmental and social safeguard requirements and national legal obligations into specific, time-bound actions. It defines roles, responsibilities, performance indicators, reporting timelines and compliance measures to ensure that environmental, social, labour, health and safety risks are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle. Key requirements include recruitment of environmental and social specialists, establishment of grievance redress mechanisms, integration of safeguards into procurement processes, implementation of the pest management plan, emergency preparedness measures, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and incident reporting procedures.