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PRC: Hunan Technical and Vocational Education and Training Demonstration Project: Initial Environmental Examination Initial Environmental Examination February 2013 PRC: Hunan Technical and Vocational Education and Training Demonstration Project Prepared by the Hunan Education Department for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 5 February 2013) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1605 $1.00 = CNY6.2324 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AP – affected person ASL – above sea level CAPEX – capital expenditure CIEE – consolidated initial environmental examination DFR – draft final report DMF – design and monitoring framework EHS – environmental health and safety EIA – environmental impact assessment EMC – environmental monitoring center EMP – environmental management plan EPB – environmental protection bureau FSR – feasibility study report FYP – Five-Year Plan GHG – greenhouse gas GRM – grievance redress mechanism HH – household IA – implementing agency IFC – International Finance Corporation MEP – Ministry of Environmental Protection NDRC – National Development and Reform Commission HDRC – Hunan Development and Reform Commission HED – Hunan Education Department HFD – Hunan Finance Department NGO – non-governmental organization O&M – operation and maintenance OPEX – operational expenditure PAH – project affected households PAP – project affected persons PMO – project management office PPMS – project performance management system PPTA – project preparatory technical assistance PRC – People's Republic of China RP – resettlement plan RRP – report and recommendation of the President TA – technical assistance TOR – terms of reference WWTP – wastewater treatment plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km2 – square kilometer m2 – square meter m3/day – cubic meter per day Chinese unit of measurement mu – (15 mu = 666.67m2) NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of of the People’s Republic of China ends on. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2011 ends on 31 December 2011. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the ―terms of use‖ section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 1 A. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 B. PROJECT IMPACT, OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS ................................................................................... 3 C. ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE ................................................................................................... 5 D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................. 5 E. MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND ASSURANCES .............................................................................. 6 F. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 7 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 8 A. PRC LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK...................................................................................................... 8 B. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS........................................................................................................ 9 C. PRC AND ADB ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES .................................................................................. 10 D. SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION STANDARDS FOR SUBPROJECTS................................... 10 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 13 A. JUSTIFICATION AND RATIONALE FOR THE PROJECT........................................................................ 13 B. PROJECT IMPACT, OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS ................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT—BASELINE .......................................................... 22 A. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................. 22 B. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 24 C. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ............................................................................................ 25 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................ 27 A. SCOPING OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS, SENSITIVE RECEPTORS ............................................................ 27 B. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE .................................... 28 1. IMPACTS TO PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................ 28 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS .......................................................................................................... 31 C. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING OPERATION ..................................... 32 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ........................... 35 A. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................ 35 B. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .......................................................................................................... 35 C. PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................... 36 D. FUTURE PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .................................................. 38 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................................... 39 A. CURRENT PRACTICE IN THE PRC ................................................................................................. 39 B. PROPOSED MECHANISM .............................................................................................................. 39 C. TYPES OF GRIEVANCES EXPECTED AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT ................................................. 40 D. GRM PROCEDURE AND TIMEFRAME ............................................................................................. 40 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................................. 42 IX. CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 43 A. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 43 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS ..................................................................................... 43 C. RISKS AND ASSURANCES ............................................................................................................. 44 D. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 45 APPENDIX 1 – ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) .......................................... EMP-3-1 APPENDIX 2 – ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INSPECTION CHECKLIST ...................................... EMP-18 APPENDIX 3 - SUMMARY OF CAMPUS GREENING STRATEGY………………………………….A3-1 iii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction 1. This Project Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) report was prepared for the proposed Hunan Technical and Vocational Education Demonstration Project (the Project) in Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC). The project IEE is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS 2009) on the basis of a domestic Tabular Environmental Impact Assessment Report (TEIAR), a Feasibility Study Report (FSR), the PPTA's social and economic assessments, and project policy dialogue discussions. 2. The proposed Project will help improve the quality and relevance of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by improving TVET institutional capacity, training of instructors, and curriculum development; fostering innovation through industry-TVET collaboration; and supporting sustainable TVET campuses. The proposed project is the first ADB-financed investment project for education and training in the PRC and is expected to play a demonstration role for TVET in the other provinces of the PRC. 3. The PRC is one of the fastest growing economies with an average annual growth rate of over 9.0% in the past 3 decades. The government’s 12th Five-Year Plan targets annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.5% during 2011–2015. Despite impressive growth, the PRC is facing a number of urgent development challenges. The government’s key priorities include rebalancing the economy from export- to consumption-oriented growth, from low to higher value-added industries, supporting rapid
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