The Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) is implementing the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) with funding from the World Bank Group (WBG). The DVRP aims to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Lucia through several activities related to risk reduction and adaptation, technical assistance, financing for climate adaptation, and the Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC). The CERC is a provisional component to finance emergency recovery and reconstruction subprojects under an agreed action plan of activities. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CERC was triggered and efforts are underway in Saint Lucia to acquire emergency equipment and supplies, and to enhance health emergency and disaster response efforts through small civil works such as rehabilitation of hospitals and clinics. The environmental and social risks for this activity (proposed works at Victoria Hospital) are addressed under the Environmental Assessment / Environmental Management Framework (EA/EMF) for the DVRP 1 as amended to include additional safety measures for the pandemic under the Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC).2 Together these form the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for all works under the CERC.