ESIA) for the Construction of the Transmission and Distribution Lines Along the Laminkoto-Diabugu Corridor
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Public Disclosure Authorized National Water and Electricity Company Government of The Gambia THE GAMBIA ELECTRICITY RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION PROJECT (GERMP) Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Construction of the Transmission and Distribution Lines along the Laminkoto-Diabugu Corridor Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized March 2021 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................................ 6 LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... 4 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ................................................................... 34 1.1 Project Background ......................................................................... 34 1.2 Project Development Objective ............................................................ 34 1.3 Rationale for the ESIA ...................................................................... 34 1.4 Methodological Approach .................................................................. 35 CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF THE GERMP.................................................................................. 36 2.1 Components of GERMP..................................................................... 36 2.2 Sub-Project Description and Location ..................................................... 36 2.3 Technical Components of the Project...................................................... 37 2.4 Project Activities ............................................................................ 38 2.5 Assessment of Project Alternatives ........................................................ 38 CHAPTER 3: RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS .............. 40 3.1 Relevant National Policies .................................................................. 40 3.2 Legal Framework Relevant to the Project ................................................. 42 3.3 Relevant International Conventions and Agreements .................................... 44 3.4 Institutional Framework .................................................................... 45 3.5 Relevant Bank Policies............................................................................. 46 3.6 Analysis of Gaps between Gambian legislation and Policies of the Banks ..................... 48 CHAPTER 4: DESCRIPTION OF THE BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROJECT CORRIDOR ............................................................................................................ 49 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................ 49 Climate ...................................................................................................................... 49 Rainfall ...................................................................................................................... 49 Temperature .............................................................................................................. 50 Hydrology .................................................................................................................. 51 Physical Structures: Compounds, Buildings, Schools and Other Infrastructure ....................... 52 THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................... 59 Forest Cover of the Project area..................................................................................... 59 Fruit trees and other Vegetation .................................................................................... 60 The Mammalian Fauna ................................................................................................ 61 THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT .............................................................. 64 Demography and Population Along the Line Corridor ........................................................ 64 Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Groups ........................................................................... 66 Gender and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)....................................................................... 66 Access of the Population to Education and Security Services............................................... 68 2 Access of the Population to Health ................................................................................. 68 Access of the Population to Electricity, Telephone Sevices .................................................. 68 Chance Finds and Cultural Heritage and Archaeology ....................................................... 68 LOCATION-SPECIFIC BASELINE CONDITIONS ......................................................... 74 CHAPTER 5: CONSULTAIONS AND AND PBLIC PARTICIPATION.................................................... 84 5.1 Objectives of the Stakeholder Consultations .............................................. 84 5.2 List of Persons Consulted and Views Expressed ........................................... 86 CHAPTER 6: ANALYSES OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS........................... 87 6.1 Principles Used in Evaluating Significance of Potential Impacts .......................... 87 6.2 Potential Positive Impacts......................................................................... 92 6.3 Potential Negative Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................... 93 6.3.1The Physical Environment: Potential Negative Impacts and Mitigation measures ................................................................................................................................. 93 6.3.2The Biological Environment: Potential Negative Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................................. 99 6.3.3The Socio-economic Environment: Potential Negative Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................................... 101 6.4 The Potential Cumulative Impacts ...............................................................108 CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN............................................ 110 7.1 Matrix on Mitigation of the Identified Potential Impacts ................................110 CHAPTER 8: ESMP IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS .............................. 132 8.1 Roles and Responsibilities for ESMP Implementation ....................................132 8.2 Specific Roles and Responsibilities ........................................................134 8.3 Institutional Training and Sensitization .........................................................135 8.4 Monitoring .................................................................................136 8.5 Reporting .........................................................................................142 8.6 Environmental Auditing ..........................................................................142 8.7 Budget for Implementation of ESMP ............................................................142 CHAPTER 9: GRIEVANCE MECHANISM.................................................................................. 144 9.1 Grievance and Conflict Resolution ........................................................144 9.2 The Grievance Resolution Committee (GRC) ....................................................144 9.3 Modalities for Conflict Prevention and Resolution to Address Grievances ............145 9.4 The Grievance Process.....................................................................145 CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................... 147 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................. 148 Annex1: List of Persons and Institutions Met......................................................................... 150 Annex 2: Summary of comments and views expressed during the consultations with stakeholders along the proposed line corridor ......................................................................................... 152 Annex 3: Chance Find Procedures ...................................................................156 Annex 4: Modalities of the Proposed Grievance Mechanism ......................................157 Annex 5: Flow Chart of Grievance Process..........................................................158 3 Annex 6: Contract Clauses to be Included in Contractor’s Agreements............................159 Annex 7: Codes of Conduct and Action Plan For Implementing ESHS and OHS Standards, and Preventing Gender Based Violence and Violence Against Children ................................163 LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1 Relevant National Polices Table 3.2 Legal Framework Relevant to the Project Table 3.3 Relevant Regional/International Signed/Ratified by The Gambia Table 3.4 Institutional Framework Table 3.5 World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards relevant to the Project Table 3.6 EIB Environmental and Social Standards