Template of the ESMP mandatorily annexed to the Financing Agreement (FA) for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme.

General considerations

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria is planning to implement the Special Agro-industrial
   Processing Zones (SAPZ) Phase II Project (the Project) in Nigeria. The Bank has agreed
   to provide financing, implementation support and monitoring for the Project.
2. The Federal Government of Nigeria will implement measures and actions of this
   Environmental and Social Management Plan1
   (ESMP) so that the Project meets all the
   requirements of the Bank Environmental and Social Operational Safeguards (OS) and the
   National Environmental and Social policy and legal requirements.
3. Where the ESMP refers to specific plans, whether they have already been prepared or are
   to be developed, the ESMP requires compliance with all mandatory provisions of such
   plans.
4. The table below summarizes the material measures and actions that are required, the basis
   of the requirement, the timing of the measure or action, and the criteria to be used for
   determining whether the required measure or action has been successfully achieved. The
   Federal Government of Nigeria is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the
   ESMP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by an
   entity different from the Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
5. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESMP will be
   monitored and reported to the Bank by The Federal Government of Nigeria as required by
   the ESMP and the conditions of the legal agreement, and the Bank will monitor and assess
   progress and completion of the measures and actions throughout implementation of the
   Project.
6. As agreed by the Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria, this ESMP may be revised
   from time to time during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive risk management of
   project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to assessment of project
   performance conducted under the ESMP itself. In such circumstances, the Federal
   Government of Nigeria will propose and agree changes with the Bank and then update the
   ESMP to reflect such changes.

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