Garowe Shelter

 Due to the nature and relatively moderate scale of the civil works in urban environment, the adverse environmental impacts from such physical works will be minor, temporary, and confined to the area immediately surrounding the construction. However, the overall environmental and social risks are high given the overall insecurity in Somalia, the high levels of GBV risk and the displacement of IDPs. The client’s capacity to manage environmental and social risks in complex political, legal and security circumstances is also limited. Project activities may also cause physical and economic displacement of several households and structures, including those of established roadside vendors, encroaching on the roadways. The civil work will entail risks related to labor and working conditions, such as occupational and community health and safety risks and child labor. The project might also exacerbate risks related to persistent social tensions and incidence of violence (for example, dispute over physical/economic displacement or dissatisfaction of districts that have not been chosen for subproject locations). Mitigation measures will include the implementation of resettlement action plans and labor management procedures, inclusive and transparent stakeholder engagement, and effective grievance redress mechanisms, and measures to minimize security risks (such as protection of project workers by security authorities).