Health emergency preparedness, response and resilience (HEPRR) project: Environmental & social management framework (ESMF)

Abstract

Ethiopia is Africa’s second-most populous country with a population of more than 115 million in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic, civil conflict and climate shocks including drought have severely impacted the wellbeing of Ethiopia’s people. The shocks have exposed the continuous weaknesses of the health system to adjust itself in responding to the shock while continuing the delivery of essential health services. This project will support impact full interventions at national and sub-national levels that could strongly leads to enhanced coordination among sectors at different level of government for improved HEPRR capacity and supports cross border collaboration with neighboring countries such as Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Kenya, and Eritrea. The HEPRR Project is allocated with a total budget of 195 million USD which will be financed by the IDA. This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) is designed to address the environmental and social risks management aspects of the HEPRR project