Förderung der ländlichen Entwicklung und Ernährungssicherheit im nördlichen Uganda, Phase I

Ziel der FZ-Maßnahme ist es, durch die Rehabilitierung geeigneter Transport- und Vermarktungskapazitäten die Erreichbarkeit landwirtschaftlicher Produktionsgebiete zu verbessern, Transportkosten zu senken und dadurch landwirtschaftliche Produktionspotentiale besser zu nutzen und Einkommen der landwirtschaftlich tätigen Bevölkerung zu erhöhen.

Mit 70 % der Erwerbstätigen und 22 % der volkswirtschaftlichen Wertschöpfung stellt der Landwirtschaftssektor eine zentrale Säule der ugandischen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft dar. Die Marktanbindung der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe ist jedoch durch insgesamt unzureichende Investitionen in die Vermarktungs- und Transportinfrastruktur beschränkt. Das Vorhaben soll daher Investitionen in die Rehabilitierung von ländlichen Straßen und Märkten finanzieren.
Eine verbesserte Transport- und Vermarktungsinfrastruktur, die eine ganzjährige Befahrbarkeit der Produktionsgebiete zu niedrigeren Kosten und eine effizientere Vermarktung ermöglicht, schafft neue Produktions- und Handelsanreize, gesteigerte Erlöse und erhöhte landwirtschaftliche Einkommen. Zudem wird durch Investitionen in das Straßennetz auch der Zugang zu sozialen Dienstleistungen (Bildung, Gesundheit, etc.) verbessert. Die Projektregion würde insgesamt vermehrt an der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung des Landes teilhaben und langfristig und nachhaltig zusätzliche landwirtschaftliche und alternative Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten bieten.

Umwelt- und Sozialverträglichkeit

Pursuant to the KfW Sustainability Guideline the Program was, to its environmental and social risk and potential negative impacts on the environment and on socio-economic conditions, attributed an Environmental and Social Impact Category "B+" status (= single substantial environmental and social risks and potential impacts). For the Program an Environmental and Social Management Framework has to be be prepared to guide the preparation of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP) as appropriate for the different components. The ESMF will comprise appropriate E&S risk screening and categorization guidance and -tools and all components will also be screened against the Exclusion List of KfW Development Bank. In addition, Land Acquisition and Compensation Plans - as appropriate - will be prepared for those sub-projects which will result in involuntary displacement of population. Corresponding to the nature and the scope of the proposed sub-components, namely the rehabilitation and upgrade of roads sections relevant for agricultural production and the rehabilitation of selected markets, the respective environmental and social risks and potential impacts of these interventions/investments are expected to be of mainly moderate nature, limited to the project footprint and to be mitigated to acceptable levels through standard- and good practice measures. However, individual sub projects, depending on their scope and on site specific environmental and social baseline conditions, may have single substantial adverse environmental and social impacts and risks (see risk categorization above as B+). Such single substantial adverse impacts could occur in the context of land take for project components and the resulting involuntary displacement (if displacement would occur, such displacement is expected to be economic displacement, physical displacement is not expected). In the context of road upgrade, economic displacement could for example affect owners of informal structures which were established in the road reserve or small patches of agricultural land, which has been extended to the road reserve. Other single substantial risks would be related to construction activities during project implementation and could result in adverse impacts for local communities, i.e. through sexual harassment and gender based violence from construction workforce. These risk areas will be comprehensively addressed by specific plans and management/mitigation measures. The ESMF will comprise guidance for the establishment of an accessible, transparent and culturally appropriate grievance mechanism, to be operated and accessible for all sub-components of the Program. An Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) was developed for the Program.