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REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT “IDENTIFICATION, DESIGN OR PRIORITIZED MEASURES TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS AND PREVENT LOSS OF HERITAGE STRUCTURES IN THE CASTLE OF GJIROKASTRA” Category (Pursuant to Annex II of Albanian Law No. 10440, dated 07.07.2011 and Directive 2011/92/EU on EIA): 10. Infrastructure Projects. b) Urban development projects, including the construction of shopping centres and car parks. Developer: Albanian Development Fund (ADF) Prepared by: Dr. Gazmend Zeneli License No. LN-9639-05-2015 "Expertize and/or professional service linked to Environmental Impact Assessment”. DECEMBER 2020 Page | 1 TABLE OF CONTENT I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 10 1.1. PROJECT PURPOSE .................................................................... 10 1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASESSMENT PURPOSE 11 II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES ........................ 13 2.1. ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN ALBANIA ............................. 13 2.2. SOCIAL LEGISLATION ................................................................. 16 2.2.1. Legislation on territory planning and cultural heritage .... 16 2.2.2. Labour related legislation ................................................ 18 2.2.3. Legislation on Private Property and Expropriation ........... 19 2.2.4. Legislation on the Access to Information .......................... 21 2.3. WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD POLICIES .................................................................................... 22 III. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS ...................... 25 3.1. SOCIAL BASELINE ...................................................................... 25 3.1.1. Location ............................................................................ 25 3.1.2. Population ......................................................................... 26 3.1.3. Infrastructure .................................................................... 26 3.1.4. Economic Development and Employment .......................... 27 3.1.5. Culture and Religion .......................................................... 27 3.1.6. Tourism in Gjirokastra ...................................................... 29 3.1.7. Castle of Gjirokastra .......................................................... 33 3.2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT .......................................................... 35 3.2.1. Climate .............................................................................. 35 3.2.2. Geological Overview of Gjirokasta area ............................... 40 3.2.3. Hydrogeology ..................................................................... 43 3.2.4. Air Quality ......................................................................... 44 3.2.5. Noise (Acoustic pollution) ................................................... 45 3.2.6. Seizmic Hazardous in Gjirokastra ...................................... 46 Page | 2 3.3. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................... 51 3.3.1. Protected Areas ................................................................. 51 3.3.2. Endemic and endangered species ...................................... 53 3.3.3. Vegetation at the project site .............................................. 54 3.3.4. Bats Colonies .................................................................... 59 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .......................................................... 60 4.1 PROJECT SITE LAYOUT .............................................................. 61 4.2. ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING SITUATION ............................. 64 4.2.1. Assesment philosophy ....................................................... 64 4.2.2. Assessment Methodology ................................................... 66 4.2.3. Schedule of conservation plan. .......................................... 68 4.2.4. Structural, Geological and Hydrological Analysis ............... 71 4.2.5. Structural, Geological and Hydrological Analysis ............... 76 4.3. DESCRIPTION OF CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES ........................ 82 4.3.1. Prioritized long list of interentions ..................................... 85 4.3.2. Needs for interventions in Tower A ..................................... 90 4.3.3. Structural Interventions Criteria ........................................ 92 4.3.4. Short –term intervention on the project area ...................... 94 4.3.5. Schedule of medium term .................................................. 98 4.3.6. Schedule of long term ...................................................... 100 V. METHODOLOGY FOR IMPACT IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS ......... 102 5.1. METHODOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT . 102 5.1.1. Impact Significance ......................................................... 102 5.1.2. Impact Description .......................................................... 103 5.1.3. Impact Evaluation ........................................................... 103 5.2. METHODOLOGY FOR SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .............. 105 VI. IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................. 109 6.1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ...................................................... 109 6.1.1. Impact on vegetation and fauna ....................................... 109 6.1.2. Impacts on Bat colonies ................................................... 109 6.1.3. Impact on Geology ........................................................... 110 Page | 3 6.1.4. Impact on Hydrology and Hydrogeology ........................... 110 6.1.5. Soil and Erosion .............................................................. 111 6.1.6. Increase in waste amounts .............................................. 111 6.1.7. Impact on air quality ....................................................... 112 6.1.8. Impact on the acoustic environment - Vibrations ............. 113 6.2. SOCIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................... 116 6.2.1. Income to material suppliers and contractors: ................. 116 6.2.2. Employment .................................................................... 116 6.2.3. Contract mobilization ...................................................... 117 6.2.4. Access to Facilities, Controls and Utilities ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.2.5. Vehicular Access and Parking .......................................... 118 6.2.6. Impact on Cultural Heritage ............................................ 119 6.2.7. Visual Impacts and Aesthetics ......................................... 120 6.2.8. Occupational health and safety (OHS) .............................. 120 6.2.9. Community health and safety (CHS) ................................ 121 6.2.10. Accidents ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.3. POSSIBLE IMPACT ON TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENT ....... 125 6.4. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ASSESSMENT ..................................... 125 VII. MITIGATION MEASUREMENTS ............................................................ 128 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT .................................. 146 8.1. THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....... 146 8.2. SIGNIFICANCE OF ESMP .......................................................... 146 8.3. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM ............... Error! Bookmark not defined. 8.3.1. Grievance Administration by the Project ... Error! Bookmark not defined. IX. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................... 175 ANNEX........................................................................................................ 176 ANNEX 1: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ........................................... 176 LITERATURE .............................................................................................. 199 Page | 4 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Map of Gjirokastra region ............................................................... 25 Figure 2. Köppen-Geiger climate classification map for Albania . ................... 35 Figure 3. Average Annual Temperature for Gjirokastra .................................. 36 Figure 4. Monthly rainfall for Gjirokastra. ..................................................... 37 Figure 5. Geological Map of Gjirokastra and Geological Cross section ........... 41 Figure 6. Gjeomorphology and Stratigraphy of Gjirokastra Castle .................. 42 Figure 7. Map of geological risk of project area .............................................. 42 Figure 8. Hydrogeological map of the project area ......................................... 44 Figure 9. Noise monitoring in the city of Gjirokastra ...................................... 46 Figure 10. Active faults in the Gjirokastra site area and its vicinity ................ 47 Figure 11. Seismic macrozonation in Gjirokastra .......................................... 48 Figure 12. Map of Sa (0.2) and the Map of Seismic Hazard in Albania . .......... 50 Figure 13. Map of Protected area-Municipality of Gjirokastra ......................... 52 Figure 14. Vegetation in the project area (Sorbus domestica L.) ...................... 55 Figure 15. Vegetation in the project area (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) ................ 55 Figure 16. Vegetation in the project area (Querqus spp) ................................. 56 Figure 17. Vegetation in the project area