Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation and Improvement of Liguron Access Road in Talakag, Bukidnon
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Initial Environmental Examination January 2018 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation and Improvement of Liguron Access Road in Talakag, Bukidnon Prepared by Municipality of Talakag, Province of Bukidnon for the Asian Development Bank. i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 November 2017 Year) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.01986 $1.00 = PhP 50.34 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BDC Barangay Development Council BUB Bottom-Up Budgeting CDORB Cagayan De Oro River Basin CNC Certificate of Non-Coverage CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSO Civil Society Organization DED Detail Engineering Design DENR Department of Environment And Natural Resources DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECA Environmentally Critical Area ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECP Environmentally Critical Project EHSM Environmental Health and Safety Manager EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMB Environmental Management Bureau ESS Environmental Safeguards Specialist GAD Gender and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IROW Infrastructure Right of Way LIDASAFA Liguron-Dagundalahon-Sagaran Farmers Association LGU Local Government Unit LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team MKaRNP Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park MKRNP Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park MDC Municipal Development Council MPN Most Probable Number NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines NCB National Competitive Bidding NECA Non-Environmental Critical Area NECP Non-Environmental Critical Project NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NRIMP National Road Improvement And Management Program ii NRM Natural Resources Management OMC Overhead, Contingencies And Miscellaneous And Contractor’s PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PDR Project Description Report PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPCO Provincial Project Management Offices PMO Project Management Office PMU Project Management Unit POs Peoples’ Organizations PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons with Disability RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Offices REA Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW Right of Way SB Sangguniang Bayan SBD Standard Bidding Document SEMS Social and Environmental Management Systems SPMU Subproject Management Unit SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SSS Social Safeguards Specialist TA Technical Assistance TDS Total Dissolved Solids TOR Terms Of Reference TSP Total Suspended Particulates WMA Watershed Management Area WMC Watershed Management Council WMPCO Watershed Management And Project Coordination Offices iii WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ˚C – degree centigrade ha – hectare km – kilometer m – meter m asl – meter above sea level mm – millimeter mg/L – milligram per liter mg/Nm3 – milligram per normal cubic meter ppt – parts per thousand μg/Nm3 – microgram per normal cubic meter µS/cm – microSiemens/cm % – percent NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. 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. 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. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 1 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................................ 2 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements ............................................................................. 2 1. Government Environmental Laws, Regulations and Guidelines ....................................... 2 2. ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements .............................................................. 5 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................... 6 A. Overview ............................................................................................................................. 6 B. Project Location .................................................................................................................. 6 C. Project Rationale ................................................................................................................. 7 D. Project Development Plan ................................................................................................... 8 1. Project Components ........................................................................................................ 8 2. Description of the Project Phases ...................................................................................10 E. Manpower Requirements ...................................................................................................11 F. Project Cost .......................................................................................................................11 G. Project Duration and Schedule ...........................................................................................12 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ..........................................................................13 A. Elevation and Slope ...........................................................................................................13 B. Geology .............................................................................................................................13 C. Soils ...................................................................................................................................15 D. Land Classification .............................................................................................................16 E. Land Cover and Land Use .................................................................................................17 F. Climate ..............................................................................................................................19 1. Baseline Climate ............................................................................................................19 2. Climate scenario for Bukidnon Province in 2020 and 2050 .............................................20 G. Hydrology...........................................................................................................................21 H. Water Quality .....................................................................................................................22 I. Natural Hazards .................................................................................................................23 J. Biological Environment .......................................................................................................23 K. Socio-Economic Conditions ...............................................................................................24 1. Population ......................................................................................................................24 2. Population Density .........................................................................................................25 3. People’s Organization ....................................................................................................26 4. Education .......................................................................................................................26 5. Livelihood and Income ....................................................................................................27 6. Agriculture ......................................................................................................................28 7. Agroforestry and Plantation Areas ..................................................................................28 8. Fisheries .........................................................................................................................29 9. Health and Sanitation .....................................................................................................29 10. Tourism and Recreation ..............................................................................................30 11. Access to Safer Water and Electricity .........................................................................31 12. Communication ...........................................................................................................31 13. Road Access and Transportation ................................................................................32 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................32 A. Pre-Construction ................................................................................................................34 v 1. Confirmation of no required resettlement, relocations, and compensation ......................34 2. Identification