Revised Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report

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Revised Final Environmental Impact Assessment

Report

March 2009

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................................................................................I.......

LIST OF ACRONYMS............................................................................................................................V....

E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y ..................................................................................................V.II

1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................1.....

1.1 BACKGROUND......................................................................................................................................1

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .....................................................................................................1......

1.3 METHODOLOGY...............................................................................................................................1...

1.3.1 FIELD VISIT..................................................................................................................................1......

1.3.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION .............................................................................................................2..

1.3.3 CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL ADMINISTRATION .............................................................2..

1.3.4 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT....................................................................................................2..

2. PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................3....

2.1 PROJECLTOCATIO.N.............................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 PROJECTOBJECTIVEAND JUSTIFICATI..O...N......................................................................................... 3 2.3 PROJECDT ESCRIPTIO...N........................................................................................................................ 4 2.4 PROJECBTENEFICIAR.I..E..S................................................................................................................... 4 2.5 BRIEFDESCRIPTIOONF THE ROADNETWOR.K....................................................................................... 5 2.6 TRAFFICLEVEL...................................................................................................................................... 5 2.7 T o w s AND VILLAGEASLONG THE EXISTINRGOUTE........................................................................... 5 2.8 DESCRIPTIOONF THE BIO-PHYSICAELNVIRONME..N...T........................................................................ 6

2.8.1 Topography of the Project Area ....................................................................................................6 2.8.2 Climatic Data ...........................................................................................................................7..... 2.8.3 Geology and Geomorphology of the Area ...............................................................................8...... 2.8.4 Land Use & land Cover............... . . ........................................................................................9. 2.8.5 Water Resources ........................................................................................................................9.... 2.8.6 Flora (Forests/ Vegetation) ......................................................................................................1..0. 2.8.7 Fauna.....................................................................................................................................1..0.... 2.9. D E ~ C R I P TOI OF TNHE SOC10-ECONOMEICNVIRONME..N...T................................................................ 26

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2.9.1. Socio-Economic Environment ........................................................................................ 26

2.9.2 Demography, Ethnicity and Religion .....................................................................................2..7... 2.9.2. Major Economic activities ..............................................................................................2..8..

2.9.3. 2.9.4.

Agriculture ...................................................................................................................2..9..... Household income.........................................................................................................3..0....

2.10. PHYSICACLULTURARLESOURCE(SPCR) .................................................................................... 33

3. POLICIES. LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK .......................................3.7

3.1 NATIONAPLOLICIEASND STRATEGIE...S............................................................................................. 37 3.1.I Conservation Strategy of Ethiopia (CSE)................................................................................3..7.. 3.1.2 Environmental Policy of Ethiopia .........................................................................................3..7... 3.1.3 Sectoral Poll.cl.es ...................................................................................................................3..8..... 3. 1.4 World Bank Policies .............................................................................................................4.2...... 3.1.5. The Bank's Policy on Disclosure ..........................................................................................4..5.... 3.1.6. Comparison betn~eennational law on land use and Bank OP 4.12...........................................4.5

3.2 ENVIRONMENTFARLAMEWORLKEGISLATIO..N.................................................................................. 46 3.2.1 The Constitution of the FDRE ...............................................................................................4...6... 3.2.2 Proclamation on Establishment of Environmental Protection Organs, Proclanlation No .

295/2002 .......................................................................................................................................4..7...... 3.2.3. Procla?nation on Environmental Impact Assessment, Proclamation No . 299/2002 ...................48 3.2.4 Proclamation on Environmental Pollution Control, Proclamation no. 300/2002......................5. 0 3.2.5 Proclamation to provide for the Expropriation of Land Holdings for Public Purposes and Payment of Compensation, Proclamation No. 455/2005..................................................................5..0.. 3.2.6Proclamation on Conservation, Development and Utilisation of Forests .................................5..3 3.2.7 Proclamation on Rural Land Administration and Land Use.....................................................5..3 3.2.8 Proclamation on Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage .........................................5.3. 3.2.9Proclamation on Ethiopian Water Resources Management ................. . ................................5. 4 3.2.10 Multilateral Agreements and Conventions .............................................................................5.5.. 3.3 EIA GUIDELIN.E...S.............................................................................................................................. 56 3.3.1 EPA EIA Guidelines ................................................................................................................5..6 3.3.2 ERA Standard Environmental Procedures Manual and Resettlement /Rehabilitation Policy Framework ...................................................................................................................................5.7.......

3.4 INSTITUTIONAANLD ADMINISTRATFIVREAMEWOR..K........................................................................57 3.4.1 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Administration Regions ...................................5..7 3.4.2. Environmental Protection Authority ......................................................................................5..7... 3.4.3 Regional Governments ...........................................................................................................5..8... 3.4.4 Ethiopian Roads Authority .........................................................................................................5. 8 3.4.5 Regional and Local Government Bodies .................................................................................6..0..

4. POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ROUTE .................................................6.1

5. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ..........................................................................................................6..1.

6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES............................................6.5

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6.1 IMPACTOSN THE SOCIOECONOMENICVIRONME..N...T......................................................................... 65 6.1.I Posz.tz.ve Impacts...................................................................................................................6..5...... 6.1.2 Negative Impacts ...................................................................................................................6..7....

6.2 ADVERSIEMPACTOSN THE BIOPHYSICEANLVIRONME..N...T.............................................................. 69 6.2.1 Impact on Vegetation..............................................................................................................6..9... 6.2.2 Impacts on the Wildlfe..............................................................................................................6..9 6.2.3 Soil Erosion and Contamination ............................................................................................7..0... 6.2.4 Air Pollution and Fugitive Dust ................................................................................................7..1 6.2.5 Slope Instabiliv .....................................................................................................................7..1.... 6.2.6 Construction Workforces Campsites and other worksite areas...............................................7..1

6.2.7. Impacts ofMateria1 Sites Establishment .........................................................................7..2.

6.2.8. Spoil disposal areas...............................................................................................................7..6... 6.2.9. Impacts Associated with Construction Trdffic.....................................................................7..6 6.2.10. Pollution from Sanitary and other Wastes and Spillages ......................................................7..7. 6.2.11. Competitionfor Water Resources ................ . . ..................................................................7..8. 6.2.12. Disruption to Public Se~vices..................................................................................................7.9 6.2.13. Adverse Impact on Women and Child...................................................................................8..0..

6.2.14 Physical Cultural Resources (PCR) ....................... . .........................................................8.1.

7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.................................................................................82

7.1 GENERACLONSIDERATIO..N...S........................................................................................................... 82 7.2 ENVIRONMENTMAALNAGEMEDNUTRING PRE-CONSTRUCTPIOHNASE..............................................83 7.3 ENVIRONMENMTAALNAGEMEDNUTRING CONSTRUCT[OPNHASE......................................................83 7.4 ENVIRONMENTMAAI-NAGEMENDUTRING OPERATIONPHASE............................................................ 84 7.5 SPECIFIACCTIVITIEASND RESPONSIBILIT...I.E...S................................................................................84

8. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME................................................................9..7.

9. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING INDICATORS...................................................................103 10. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE EIA........................................................................................1..0..5 11. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..........................................................................1.06

12. CLAUSES PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN CONTRACT DOCUMENT ............................108

12.1 CAMPESTABLISHMEANNTD DEMOLISHIN...G................................................................................. 108 12.2 AIRPOLLUTIO..N............................................................................................................................. 109 12.3DISRUPTIOONF SERVICE..S.............................................................................................................1.09

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12.4 ARCHEOLOGICAANLD CULTURAHLERITAGSEITES........................................................................ 110 12.5 SOIL AND WATERPOLLUTIO..N....................................................................................................... 110 12.6EROSIOANND GULLYCONTRO.L..................................................................................................... 110 12.7 OCCUPAT~ONAANLD TRAFFICSAFETY...........................................................................................1. 11 12.8 HEALTH........................................................................................................................................... 112 12.9USEOF CHILDLABOU.R................................................................................................................... 113 12.10TREE PLANTIN.G............................................................................................................................ 113 12.11GRASSING...................................................................................................................................... 114 12.12 SPOILDISPOSA..L........................................................................................................................... 114 12.13PREPARATIOFNSITEEMP .......................................................................................................... 115 12.14.IMPACFTROM QUARRYSITES, BORROWAREASAND DETOUROADS......................................... 116 12.15. IMPACOTN WATERRESOURCEASND WETLAND..S................................................................ 117 12.16IMPACOTN FAUNA......................................................................................................................... 11s

13.REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................1..1.9

ANNEXES.............................................................................................................................................1..2..1.

ANNEX .1 LIST OF CONTACTED PERSONS ................................................................................1..2..2

ANNEX .2 LIST OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED ON CONSULTATION ...............................123

ANNEX 3: LIST OF CONTACTED OFFICIALS...............................................................................1..24

ANNEX 4: PROJECT ROAD SITE PHOTOS .....................................................................................1.26

ANNEX 5: COMMUNITY CONSULTATION...................................................................................1..2.9

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