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Environmental and Social Assessment SFG3236 GOVERNMENT OF GHANA Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF ROADS & HIGHWAYS GHANA HIGHWAY AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN ROADS DEPARTMENT OF FEEDER ROADS Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P151026) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized MARCH 2017 1 List of Acronyms AER Annual Environmental Report AIT Agency Implementation Team ARIs Acute Respiratory Infections 3 BA Beneficiary Agency BECE Basic Education Certificate Examination BOST Bulk Oil Storage & Transportation Company BP Bank Policy BRT Bus Rapid Transit CERSGIS Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System CI Conservation International CIA Cumulative Impact Assessment CPESDP Coordinated Program of Economic and Social Development Policies CWSA Community Water and Sanitation Agency DBOMT Design-Build-Operate-Maintain-Transfer DFR Department of Feeder Roads DUR Department of Urban Roads DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority EA Environmental Assessment EAR Environmental Assessment Regulations ECG Electricity Company of Ghana ECOP Environmental Code of Practice ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMP Environmental Management Plan EMU Environmental Monitoring Unit EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPAA Environmental Protection Agency Act ESA Environmental and Social Assessment ESAs Environmentally Sensitive Areas ESAP Environmental and Social Action Plan ESM Environmental and Social Management ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMS Environmental and Social Management System ESMU Environmental and Social Management Unit FC Forestry Commission FSD Forest Services Division GAMA Greater Accra Metropolitan Area GASIP Ghana Agriculture Sector Improvement Program GDHS Ghana Demographic and Health Survey GDP Gross Domestic Product GHA Ghana Highway Authority GLSS Ghana Living Standards Survey GoG Government of Ghana GPRS I Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GPRSII Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy GRFS Ghana Road Fund Secretariat i GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GRS Grievance Redress Service GSGDA I Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda I GSGDA II Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II GPRTU Ghana Private Road Transport Union (of the TUC) GUTP Ghana Urban Transport Project GWCL Ghana Water Company Limited HIV/AIDS Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome IA Implementing Agencies ICT Information and Communication Technology IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development IFR Interim Financial Report ILO International Labour Organisation IRI International Roughness Index ITP Integrated Transport Plan KTC Koforidua Training Centre LAC Limits of Acceptable Change LGU Local Government Unit LI Legislative Instrument LVD Land Valuation Division MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies MESTI Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation MLGRD Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development MMDAs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture MoH Ministry of Health MoT Ministry of Transport MP Management Plan MRH Ministry of Road and Highways MSLC Middle School Leaving Certificate MTDP Medium Term Development Plan MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTTU Motor Transport and Traffic Unit NCCP National Climate Change Policy NDPC National Development Planning Commission NEAP National Environmental Action Plan NGO Non-Governmental Organization NMMTMP National Multi Modal Transportation Management Plan NMT Non-Motorised Transport NMTDP National Medium Term Development Plan NRSC National Road Safety Commission NSDF National Spatial Development Framework NTP National Transport Policy O&M Operation and Management OPRC Output and Performance-based Contracting OPD Out Patient’s Department OSH Occupational Safety and Health PEA Preliminary Environmental Assessment PEIR Public Expenditure Institutional Review ii PER Preliminary Environmental Report PIT Project Implementation Team PIU Project Implementation Unit PLWAs People Living with AIDS PLWD People Living with Disability PMMR Performance Management and Maintenance of Roads PMU Project Management Unit PNDC Provisional National Defence Council PPP Public-Private Partnership PSS Project Specific Standards PROTOA Progressive Transport Owners’ Association PSC Project Steering Committee PWD Public Works Department RSDP Road Sector Development Programme RTI Respiratory Tract Infections RTTFP Road Transport and Transit Facilitation Program SADA Savanna Accelerated Development Authority SDG Sustainable Development Goal SEA Strategic/Sectoral Environmental Assessment SMTDPs Sectoral Medium Term Development Plans SHS/SSS Senior High School/Senior Secondary School STDs Sexually Transmitted Diseases SVP Southern Voltaian Plateau TCPA Town and Country Planning Authority TOR Terms of Reference TSDP Transport Sector Development Program TSIP Transport Sector Improvement Program TSP Transport Sector Project UEMOA West African Economic and Monetary Union UNEP United Nations Environment Programme URTI Upper Respiratory Tract Infection UTP Urban Transport Project VEC Valued Ecosystem Component VSB Voltaian Sandstone Basin WB The World Bank WD Wildlife Division WHO World Health Organisation WRC Water Resources Commission iii Table of Content EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. viii 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ................................................................................................. 2 1.2. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ESA ..................................................................................... 3 1.3. METHODOLOGY FOR THE ESA PREPARATION ............................................................................. 3 2.0 EXISTING POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS ................... 6 2.1. THE CONSTITUTION AND RELEVANT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS .................. 6 2.2. GHANA’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ........................................................................................... 6 2.3. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACT ..................................................................... 7 2.4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES ............................................. 7 2.5. LAND TENURE AND ACQUISITION ............................................................................................... 8 2.6. THE WORLD BANK’S SAFEGUARD POLICIES ............................................................................... 9 2.6.1. Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) ......................................................................... 9 2.6.2. Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) ....................................................................................... 10 2.6.3. Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) .................................................................... 10 2.6.4. Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) .......................................................................... 11 2.6.5. Forests (OP/BP 4.36) ...................................................................................................... 11 2.6.6. Policies on Public Consultation and Disclosure ............................................................. 12 2.6.7. Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) ............................................................................. 12 2.6.8. Disadvantaged or Vulnerable Status ............................................................................... 14 2.7. THE GHANA SHARED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 2 (2014 – 2017) ........................ 14 2.8. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY (2008) ............................................................................. 15 2.9. THE ROAD SECTOR MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014 - 2017) .................................. 15 2.10. INSTITUTIONAL AND STAKEHOLDER CONTEXT ......................................................................... 16 2.10.1. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) ................................................................................... 16 2.10.2. The Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRH) ................................................................. 17 2.10.3. Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) ................................................................................... 18 2.10.4. The Department of Feeder Roads (DFR) ........................................................................ 19 2.10.5. The Department of Urban Roads (DUR) ......................................................................... 19 2.10.6. Koforidua Training Centre (KTC) .................................................................................. 19 2.10.7. The Ghana Road Fund Secretariat (GRFS) .................................................................... 19 2.10.8. Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................................... 19 2.10.9. Resource Management Institutions ................................................................................. 20 2.10.10. Utility Service Providing Institutions .............................................................................. 20 3.0 ROAD CLASSIFICATION AND NETWORK COVERAGE
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