DECEMBER 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Republic of Uganda Uganda National Roads Authority NORTH EASTERN CORRIDOR ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized (NECRAMP) - TORORO-MBALE- SOROTI-LIRA- KAMDINI ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ADDRESS C O WI A /S P arallelvej 2 2800 Kongens Lyngby Denmark TEL +4 5 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 FAX +4 5 5 6 4 0 9 9 9 9 WWW c owi.c om DECEMBER 2013 UGANDA NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY NORTH EASTERN CORRIDOR ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NECRAMP) - TORORO-MBALE- SOROTI-LIRA-KAMDINI ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PROJECT NO. A 0 1 3 6 9 3 DOCUMENT NO. 13693/ESMF VERSION 6 DATE OF ISSUE 3 Dec ember 2013 PREPARED RE M E /P A AO CHECKED DRS APPROVED MVJ i E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) BASIC INFORMATION Basic Project Information Country: Uganda Project ID: P125590 Project Name: North Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project (NECRAMP) Task Team Negede Lewi Leader: Estimated 13-Jan-2014 Estimated 10-Jun-2014 Appraisal Board Date: ManagingDate: AFTTR Lending Specific Investment Loan Unit: Instrument: Sector(s): Rural and Inter-Urban Roads and Highways (80%), Public administration- Transportation (10%), General transportation sector Theme(s): Infrastructure(10%) services for private sector development (50%), Regional integration (20%), Rural services and infrastructure (20%), Administrative and civil service reform (10%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 380.00 Total Bank 245.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing: Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 135.00 International Development Association (IDA) 245.00 Total 380.00 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a Repeater No project? ii E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) CONTENTS ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS viii GLOSSARY OF TERMS xi Executive Summary xiii Introduction xiii 1 Introduction and Background 1 1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Construction and Treatment History 5 1.3 Background 12 1.4 Route Description 15 1.5 Existing Alignment 27 2 Purpose and Scope of the Framework 29 2.1 Objectives of the Environmental and Social Management Framework 30 3 Legal and Institutional Framework 33 3.1 National Policy/Legislation Framework 33 3.2 Legal Framework 37 3.3 International Conventions 46 3.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies that are likely to apply 48 3.5 Institutional Framework 50 iii E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) 4 Institutional Capacity for implementation of the ESMF 55 4.1 The UNRA Safeguards Unit 55 4.2 Capacity of the UNRA Safeguards Unit 58 4.3 Involvement of Other Key Stakeholders in Enhancing UNRA’s F Capacity 60 5 Application/Use of ESMF in ESIA Process in Uganda under NECRAMP 62 5.1 Environmental Assessment 62 5.2 Carrying out the Environmental and Social Impact Study 69 6 Environmental and Social Baseline 76 6.1 Socio-Economic Characteristics 76 6.2 Environmental Characteristics 81 6.3 Biological Environment 84 7 Stakeholder Consultations 94 7.1 Introduction 94 7.2 The Consultation Process 94 7.3 Key Issues Arising from the Stakeholder Consultation 98 8 Potential Environmental and Social Impacts and Mitigations 100 9 NECRAMP Environmental Planning & Implementation 108 9.1 Incorporating Environmental and Social Assessment into the Project Cycle 108 9.2 Possible Impacts Levels and their Nature 115 9.3 The Resettlement Policy Framework 123 10 Handling of PCR and Chance Finds Procedure 124 10.1 Archaeological Chance Find Procedures 124 10.2 Protection of Archaeological and Historical Sites’ 124 11 Grievance Redress Mechanism 126 12 Conclusions and Recommendations for ESMF 128 List of Persons Consulted 169 iv E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) v E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) APPENDICES Annex 1: Environmental Screening Form 129 Annex 2: Format of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) 133 Annex 3: Monitoring Form 135 Annex 4: Reporting Form 139 Annex 5: ToR for Site Specific EA of Road Works 144 Annex 6: ToR for Stone Quarries 149 Annex 7: Guidelines for Acquisition and Operation of Borrow Pits and Dump Sites 154 Annex 8: Guidelines for establishment of equipment storage yards, workers camp, etc 157 Annex 9: Outcome of Stakeholder concerns and persons consulted 161 vi E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) List of Tables Table 1-1: Sections completed with SBST on Tororo-Mbale–Soroti by middle of July 2013 6 Table 1-2: Overview of Construction and Treatment History 7 Table 1-3: Type of Terrain Traversed by the Project Road 15 Table 1-4: Length of Wetland Crossings 23 Table 1-5: List of Swamp Sections, Lot 2 24 Table 1-6: List of Towns, Trading Centres and Major Villages along the Project Road 25 Table 4-1: UNRA Safeguards Unit Capacity Issues and Recommendations for Redress 58 Table 4-2: UNRA Safeguards Unit proposed Capacity Interventions and Budget Estimate 60 Table 5-1: Main EIA/ESIA approval and licensing requirements 75 Table 6-1: Population of Districts through which the Road Corridor passes 77 Table 6-2: Major Rural Growth centres and Towns along the corridor (Lots 1 -3) 79 Table 6-3: Ethinicity of people within the Districts through which the Road Corridor passes 80 Table 6-4: Rivers along the project route 84 Table 7-1: List of Stakeholders Consulted 95 Table 7-2: Consultation dates with description of stakeholders 97 Table 8-1 Anticipated environmental and social impacts and mitigations for the road project; 100 Table 9-1: A summary of possible Impacts Levels and their Nature 116 vii E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) List of Figures Figure 1-1: Project Location Plan 1 Figure 1-2: Start of Project Road 4 Figure 1-3: Limit between Lot 1 and 2 in Soroti 4 Figure 1-4: Limit between Lot 2 and 3 at end of Lira Bypass (see Photo 1-4 below) 5 Figure 1-5: Geology of Uganda with project road marked in white. Lilac area where the road passes through is Gneissic- Granolithic complexes. 17 Figure 1-6: Geological map showing the base materials from Tororo to Mbale 18 Figure 1-7: Geological map showing the base materials from Mbale to Kumi 20 Figure 1-8: Geological map showing the base materials along the road from Kumi to Soroti. 21 Figure 1-9: Geological map showing the base materials from Soroti to Lira 22 Figure 1-10: Mean Annual Rainfall 23 Figure 3-1: Illustration of Smoking Prohibition 46 Figure 3-2: Implementation Matrix for the North Eastern Road Asset Management Project Illustration of Smoking Prohibition 54 Figure 4-1: Current Structure of the Safeguards Unit of UNRA 56 Figure 5-1: The EIA process in Uganda 63 Figure 9-1: Flow chart highlighting the main steps in the Environmental & Social Management Framework (ESMF) 109 viii E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS AC Asphalt Concrete ACAO Assistant Chief Administrative Officer AfDB African Development Bank Ag. CAO Acting Chief Administrative Officer Ag. DE Acting District Engineer AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome CAO Chief Administrative officer CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCCC China Communications Construction Company Ltd CEA Certificate of Approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment CEMP Contractor Environmental Management Plan CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals CRBC China Road & Bridge Corporation CSC Construction Supervision Consultant DAO District Agricultural Officer DBOMT Design Build Operate Maintain and Transfer DBST Double Bitumen Surface Treatment DCAO Deputy Chief Administrative Officer DCDO District Community Development Officer DE District Engineer DEO District Environment Officer DPO District Population Officer DWO District Wetlands Officer DWRM Directorate of Water Resources Management EA Environmental Assessment EFP Environmental Focal Person ELU Environmental Liaison Unit EMS Environmental Management System EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIR Environmental Impact Review EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMP Environmental Management Plan ESCL Environmental and Social Check List ESIA Environmental Social Impact Assessment ESIS Environmental Social Impact Statement ESMF Environmental Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental Social Management Plan ESS Environmental and Social specialists ESSF Environmental and Social Screening Form GDP Gross Domestic Product ix E nvironment and Soc ial Management Framework for T ororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini Road (340 km) GNP Gross National Product GKMA Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area GoU Government of Uganda HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus kV Kilo Volt ICCM International Conference on Chemicals Management IEA Impact Environmental Assessment IPC Interim Payment Certificate IRPF Involuntary Resettlement Policy Framework LDLG Lira District Local Government LG Local Government MoEMD Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development MoWT Ministry of Works and Transport MP Member of Parliament NEMA National Environment Management Authority NECRAMP North Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project NFA National Forestry Authority NGOs Non Governmental Organizations NORAD Norwegian