Country SEP
Risk
classification
Persons with
disabilities
LGBTQI
individuals
Elderly
Children
Women
Ethnic
minorities
Religious
minorities
People with
disadvantaged
social status
People with
disadvantaged
health status³
Indigenous
Peoples⁵
Those living in
remote or rural
areas
Migrants⁶
Refugees⁷
Those who are
economically
disadvantaged9
Those who
depend
on natural
resources
Table 1: Groups listed as “Disadvantaged or Vulnerable” for each Examined SEP’s Project*
Burkina
Faso
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
Yes¹
Yes²
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Liberia
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes²
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes⁸
No
No
The Gambia Moderate
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes²
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Uganda
Substantial
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes¹
Yes²
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Bangladesh
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Nepal
Substantial
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Sri Lanka
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Cambodia
Substantial
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Philippines
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
El Salvador
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes³
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Guatemala
Substantial
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes⁴
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total Yes
11
3
11
5
10
7
4
2
7
6
7
1
3
7
0
Total No
0
8
0
6
1
4
7
9
4
5
4
10
8
4
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*As explained in Annex 4, groups are referenced as being those that might be vulnerable in various definitions of vulnerability that are included in each SEP. A group has only been counted in this table if a SEP included it in a
list of groups that are potentially vulnerable “within [a] project” and/or within a list that “may include but not limited to” a set of groups.
¹Does not list “children” but list “child-headed households”
²Does not list “women” but lists “female-headed households”
³Specifically lists “Indigenous Peoples”
⁴Specifically lists “Afro-descendent populations”
⁵”Yes” in this column indicates that the SEP either listed the term “Indigenous Peoples” or listed the specific names of Indigenous Peoples. For projects where the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan indicated that
ESS7 applies but the SEP did not mention the term “Indigenous Peoples” or specific Indigenous groups, a “No” has been placed in this column.
⁶”Migrant status” is not listed as a factor that can make a person or group vulnerable per the Directive, but “civic status” is
⁷”Refugee status” is not listed as a factor that can make a person or group vulnerable per the Directive, but “civic status” is
⁸Lists “internally displaced people” rather than “refugees”
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Includes SEPs that list people who are unemployed
See “Definitions of “vulnerability” in the examined SEPs” and “Groups identified as ‘disadvantaged and vulnerable’” in Annex 4 for complete definitions of “vulnerability”
used in the SEPs and a full list of which SEPs included each marginalized group.
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