We are pleased to announce that the May 2025 Monthly Safeguard Progress Report for the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) –
Phase II has been successfully submitted to the World Bank,
in accordance with the Agreed Actions from the last World
Bank Mission (April 1–10, 2025).
This comprehensive report outlines key updates on
environmental and social safeguard compliance and monitoring efforts across the
project’s implementation areas. It reaffirms our continued commitment to: Sustainable
irrigation infrastructure development, Livelihood protection, Stakeholder
engagement, Biodiversity conservation and Effective grievance redress
mechanisms
Key
highlights of the report include:
- Summary
of progress against the 2025 Annual Budget and Work Plan
- Cumulative update on the implementation of
solar-powered, movable, seasonal paddy field protected electric fences
- Distribution of seed packages to farmers
affected by artificial water drawdown
- Implementation of the Tree Planting
Programme
- Progress on the rehabilitation of 179 tanks
and associated Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) activities
- Updates on ESMP and Grievance Redress
Mechanism (GRM) implementation
- GRM Operations
- Progress on Agreed Actions from the recent
World Bank Mission
- Identification of safeguard issues and
corresponding mitigation measures
- Publication and media outreach efforts
The
report also includes lessons learned,
good practices, and province-wise
monitoring summaries from the CSIAP’s target areas, offering
valuable insights into the evolving safeguard landscape of the project.
"Please go to the Publications section
of the CSIAP website: http://www.csiap.lk/, then navigate to
the Safeguard Documents > Other Safeguard Documents, and look for the report
listed there."
Written
by Ms. Sharmila Shanmuganthan, Social Safeguard and Gender Development Officer,
PMU, CSIAP
Posted by CSIAP Sri Lanka Read full article Published Date : 2025-06-11
