Introduction

The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has received
financial support from the World Bank under the Somali Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP3 P177816).
Interventions expand in all the five federal member states of Puntland, Galmudug and Southwest State
Hirshabelle, and Jubaland with an objective to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve
the resilience of food systems in targeted project areas of Somalia. The project intends to benefit an
estimated 350,000 small farmers, agro-pastoralists, and nomadic pastoralists, of which at least 30 percent
will be female.
The project has four components:
Component 1: Agriculture and Livestock public goods and services for food security: This component is
focused on strengthening the foundation for resilient production capacity and productivity in agriculture and
livestock sector by rejuvenating Somalia’s Agri-livestock research institutions and seed systems and building
capacity for improved extension and advisory service delivery to small-holders at scale.
Component 2: Sustainable landscapes for resilient food systems: This component will be implemented in
close coordination with other ongoing Bank-funded projects aimed at strengthening the availability of water
and improvement of rangelands management for resilient agriculture and livestock production.
Component 3: Regional and domestic markets for food security: This component will build on the
agriculture productivity and farmer institutions development investments made under components 1 and 2
to strengthen the orientation of the production systems to domestic and regional markets, with appropriate
investments in food safety and value addition.
Component 4: Institutions, policies, and knowledge for regional food security: This component will focus on
establishing an enabling policy and institutional framework at sub-national, national, and regional level
capable of supporting food systems resilience for Somalia.
Component 5: Project coordination and knowledge management: This component will ensure effective
implementation and coordination of the project at all levels.
The Project is financing the construction of office building for the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
headquarters in Mogadishu

Purpose of the ESMP

In line with the Project’s overall Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), the objective of
this ESMP is to provide management actions to mitigate adverse site-specific risks and impacts in
consistence with national frameworks and relevant WB Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) included
in the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), and the world Bank Group’s Environmental, Health and
Safety Guidelines (EHSGs) as well as General International Industry Practices (GIIP). The implementation of
this sub-project will basically be based on World Bank’s ESF and relevant provisions of the EHSGs, as being
most stringent framework.
This ESMP also identifies potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the Subproject and details
the mitigation, management, monitoring, capacity building, and reporting measures to be taken during the
construction and operation phases. It serves as a practical tool for the Contractor and the supervising
agency, the National Project Coordination Unit (NPCU) to guide the management of E&S issues. The plan is a
live document and will be reviewed and updated as necessary throughout the Subproject lifecycle after the
annual Environmental and Social Audits