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World Bank Document Draft Environmental Assessment & Management Framework - SCDP Final Environmental Public Disclosure Authorized Management & Assessment Framework Strategic Cities Development Project (SCDP) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Defense and Urban Development January 2014 January, 2014 Page 1 Draft Environmental Assessment & Management Framework - SCDP Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Project Description 1.1 Project Concept and objective . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1.2 Project Description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Chapter 2 – Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework 2.1 Overview of Environmental Legislation.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 2.2. Detail Review of Key Environmental and Urban Services Related Legislation. .. .. 4 2.3 World Bank Safeguard Policies.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Chapter 3 – Description of the Project Area 3.1 Kandy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 3.1.1 Urban Morphology.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 3.1.2 Physical Environment.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 3.1.2.1 Topography.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 3.1.2.2 Climate.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 3.1.2.3 Main Water bodies and flow regimes.. .. .. .. .. .. 18 3.1.3Ecologically Important/Sensitive Habitats.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 3.1.3.1 UdawatteKelle Sanctuary.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 3.1.3.2 Dulumadalawa Forest Reserve and the Hantana Range.. .. .. .. 22 3.1.3.3 Kandy Lake and Surrounding Catchment.. .. .. .. .. .. 22 3.1.4 Built Environment.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 3.1.5 Historical and Cultural Importance of Kandy.. .. .. .. .. .. 23 3.1.6 Other Areas of Environmental Concern.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 3.1.6.1 Solid Waste Management.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 3.1.6.2 Traffic Congestion.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 3.2 Galle.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 3.2.1 Urban Morphology.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 3.2.2 Physical Environment.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 3.2.2.1 Topography.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 3.2.2.2 Climate.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 3.2.2.3 Main Water bodies and flow regimes.. .. .. .. .. .. 24 3.2.3 Biological Environment.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 3.2.3.1 Ecologically Important/Sensitive Habitats.. .. .. .. .. 26 3.2.4 Built Environment.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 3.2.5 Historical and Cultural Importance of Galle.. .. .. .. .. .. 28 3.2.6 Other Areas of Environmental Concern.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Chapter 4 : Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Impact Management Framework 4.1 Preliminary assessment of environmental impacts of SCDP.. .. .. .. .. 29 4.1.2 General construction related impacts.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 4.1.3 Potential issues that require specific guidelines.. .. .. .. .. .. 40 4.13.1 Dredging and dredged material disposal.. .. .. .. .. .. 40 4.1.3.2 Construction in landslide hazard zone.. .. .. .. .. .. 40 4.1.3.3 Impacts on physical cultural resources.. .. .. .. .. .. 41 4.2 Impact management framework.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 4.2.1 Environmental screening of sub-projects.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 4.2.2 Sub-project criteria for screening.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 4.3 Mitigation of potential environmental impacts.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 January, 2014 Page 1 Draft Environmental Assessment & Management Framework - SCDP 4.3.2 Health and Safety Guidelines.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 4.3.4 Mitigation of environmental impacts caused by the disposal of dredge material.. .. 54 4.4 Landslide hazard mitigation.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 4.5 Guidelines for mitigating and minimizing anticipated adverse impacts on Physical Cultural Resources.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Chapter 5 : Institutional Framework for Safeguards Management 5.1 Overall project implementation arrangements.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 5.2 Implementation arrangements for environmental safeguards.. .. .. .. .. 61 5.3 Illustration of the environmental safeguards due diligence process.. ... .. .. 62 5.4 Key roles and responsibilities of various parties involved in environmental management safeguards.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 5.5 Environmental Monitoring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 5.6 Progress Reporting.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 5.7 Capacity Development Requirements.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 5.7.1 Short–term training and awareness programs.. .. .. .. .. .. 66 5.7.2 Technical assistance.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 5.7.3 Long-term capacity building.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 5.8 Operating requirements - Legislative/Regulatory Considerations .. .. .. .. 66 5.9 Timeframe for planning and carrying out safeguards assessment.. .. .. .. 67 5.10Estimation of Environmental Safeguards implementation cost.. .. .. .. .. 68 Chapter 6 : Strategic Environmental Planning 6.1 Water quality improvement and monitoring in the Kandy lake.. .. .. .. 70 6.2 Strategic Kandy/Galle City Development Strategy and Subsequent Integrated Master .. 70 6.3 Conservation of urban forest and wetland areas in the cities.. .. .. .. .. 70 Chapter 7 – Stakeholder Consultation and Information Disclosure 6.1 Objectives of stakeholder consultations.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 6.2 The Elements of Effective Stakeholder Consultations.. .. .. .. .. .. 71 6.3 Suggested Methods 6.3.1Participatory workshops.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 6.3.2 Focus groups.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 72 6.3.3 Individual - face to face interviews.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Chapter 8 Sample Terms of References 7.1 Terms of Reference for an Environmental Management Plan for a typical sub-project.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..73 7.2 Terms of Reference for theDevelopment of Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan for Galle.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 7.3 Terms of Reference for the Annual Environmental Audit.. .. .. .. .. .. 75 ANNEXES Annex 1 – Summary of Environmental and Urban Development Legislation in Sri Lanka Annex 2 – EIA/IEE Process in Sri Lanka Annex3 -Guidelines for Preparing EMPs Annex 4 - Descriptions of Major Sites of Physical Cultural Importance Annex 4 - Descriptions of Major Sites of Physical Cultural Importance Annex 5 -Format for the questionnaire to be filled for screening sub-projects January, 2014 Page 2 Draft Environmental Assessment & Management Framework - SCDP Annex 6 – Summary description of safeguards instruments that will be used in the project Annex 7 – Projects requiring Archaeological Impact Assessment under the Antiquities Act Annex 8 : Environmental Monitoring Checklist for Construction Activities Annex 9 - Construction Safety Checklist January, 2014 Page 3 Draft Environmental Assessment & Management Framework - SCDP Abbreviations and Acronyms AIA Archaeological Impact Assessment CCD Coast Conservation Department CDF Confined Disposal Facility CEA Central Environmental Authority DMDP Dredge Material Disposal Plan DoA Department of Archaeology DWLC Department of Wildlife and Conservation EA Environmental Assessment EAMF Environmental Assessment &Management Framework EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plans EPL Environmental Protection License GoSL Government of Sri Lanka GMC Galle Municipal Council GSMB Geological Survey and Mines Bureau ICTAD Institute for Construction Training and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination KMC Kandy Municipal Council LA Local Authorities MCUDP Metro Colombo Urban Development Project MPPA Marine Pollution Prevention Authority NEA National Environmental Act NWPC North Western Provincial Council PCR Physical Cultural Resources PEA Project Executing Agency PMU Project Management Unit PID Provincial Irrigation Department SAP Sediment Analysis Plan SCDP Strategic Cities Development Project SLLRDC Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Cooperation ToR Terms of Reference UDA Urban Development Authority January, 2014 Page 4 Draft Environmental Assessment & Management Framework - SCDP The Strategic Cities Development Project Chapter 1 : Project Description 1.1 Project concept & objective In keeping with Sri Lanka’s urban vision to develop as a system of competitive, environmentally sustainable and well-linked cities, the Government has justly turned its attention to the development of its secondary cities in a bid to foster economic growth and prosperity in major urban centers outside of Colombo. It is intended that this process will help produce a more spatially balanced distribution of economic opportunities, which is currently concentrated in the Colombo Metropolitan Region, reduce congestion in the capital city and bolster overall national economic growth. In order to achieve its urban vision and national development objective, the Government of Sri Lanka has set out the Sri Lanka Strategic Cities Program as a common platform where the Government and its development partners could undertake strategic investments in selected cities either in parallel or in phases. The World Bank will embark on the first phase of this program by investing in selected strategic interventions in the cities of Kandy and Galle where it will address a number of issues that are preventing these cities from realizing their full economic potential. The project development objective (PDO) is to contribute to the improvement of urban services and livability in selected strategic cities of Sri Lanka. This would be achieved through shaping city transformations based on the cities’ cultural and economic assets with strategic investments. 1.2 Project Description The project comprises of three components. Component 1 encompasses interventions for Kandy City Region while Component 2 focuses on the interventions for Galle City Region. Component 3 provides implementation support.
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