Managing Environmental and Social Risks in Resilient Housing Projects
Resilient Housing (RH) initiatives are a crucial means of improving access to safe and sanitary housing in urban areas of high vulnerability. These projects make residents safer, healthier, and more secure, and increase the economic inclusion of th...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099754103302213799/IDU0da9daff70171c045720a2cc00e01bc3fd3ca http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37255 |
| Summary: | Resilient Housing (RH) initiatives
are a crucial means of improving access to safe and sanitary
housing in urban areas of high vulnerability. These projects
make residents safer, healthier, and more secure, and
increase the economic inclusion of the world’s poorest
populations. They upgrade homes, improve neighborhoods, and
change lives. Like all investment projects, RH initiatives
carry with them some risks and may impact the lives of
community members in the project area. The note briefly
introduces RH initiatives, describes their unique approach
to project design, and touches on the possible risks
occasioned by RH projects. It then explores the many ways in
which RH initiatives closely align with the objectives and
technical requirements embedded in the World Bank’s
Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), which went into
effect on October 1, 2018. The ESF lays out a comprehensive
approach to identifying and managing environmental and
social risks and minimizing potential impacts. The goals and
requirements of RH initiatives and the ESF complement one
another, and this note will describe how this mutually
supportive relationship creates desirable outcomes that
achieve the objectives of both, despite occasional
trade-offs. Using recent operational experience as a guide
to best practices, the note’s final section provides
recommendations for Task Team Leaders responsible for
managing RH projects on how to apply the ESF to their
projects to minimize risk and maximize project impact. |
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