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Government of the Republic of Malawi El 338 Public Disclosure Authorized GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PROJECT (ISP) Public Disclosure Authorized Project ID Number: P057761 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Public Disclosure Authorized FINAL DRAFT REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized February, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PROJECT (ISP) Project ID Number: P057761 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FINAL DRAFT REPORT Consultant: Water Waste and Environment P.O. Box 31271 Capital City Lilongwe 3. Malawi. Mobile: (265) 8 831 595 e-mail: [email protected] February, 2006 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Environmental and Social Management Framework has been prepared with the support and consultations of many people to whom the authors are very grateful. The people consulted included workers and communities in the proposed project distrcts and development corridors of Bangula-Tengani-Nsanje-Makoko; Zomba - Phalombe - Mulanje; Rumphi - Nyika - Chitipa; Mangochi - Cape Maclear; and Ntcheu - Tsangano - Mwanza. District officials such as District Commissioners, members of District Executive Committees and Area Development Committees, Environmental District Officers, Chiefs and the general public provided valuable input to this study. In addition, a number of senior officers in the Environmental Affairs Department, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development and other stakeholder ministries of Pubic Works and Transport, Energy, and Information and Tourism provided considerable administrative and logistical support during the assignment. The author wishes to sincerely acknowledge their support. i TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................. II LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED INTHE FRAMEWORK ............................................... V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................. VI CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND ON THE ISP AND THIS STUDY . .........................................I 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT IMPLEMENTING AGENCY ........................................................ 3 1.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................... 3 1.3.1 Roads ........................................................ 3 1.3.2 Electrification ......................................................... 4 1.3.3 Water supply and sanitation ........................................................ 5 1.3.4 Telecom munication ....................................................... 5 1.4 PROPOSED PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ................................................. 5 1.4.1 Ministry of Economic Planning and Development .6 1.4.2 The multi-sectoral Steering Committee .6 1.4.3 The Technical Commitee .6 1.4.4 The Project Management Unit (PMU) .6 1.4.5 The National Roads Authority (NRA) .6 1.4.6 The Ministry of Water Development (MWD) .6 1.4.7 The Regional Water Boards (RWB's) .6 1.4.8 Ministry of Mines, Natural Resources and Environment .6 1.4.9 Electricity Supply Commission, (ESCOM) .7 1.4.10 Ministry of Information and Toursm .7 1.4.11 Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development .7 1.4.12 Private Sector Operators.7 1.5 PROJECT COST ESTIMATES .7 1.6 ISP DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES .8 1.7 JUSTIFICATION AND RATIONALE FOR THE ISP .8 1.8 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMNT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) . 8 1.9 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK . 9 1.10 POTENTIAL USERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK . 9 1.11 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY TO THE PREPARATION OF THE ESMF .10 1.12 INFORMATION GATHERING FOR THE ESMF .10 1.12.1 Field Investigations and Public Consultations .10 1.12.2 Questionnaire.12 1.12.3 Literature review.12 11 1.13 CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITATIONS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FRAMEWORK ..................................... 12 1.14 ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT ..................................................................... 13 CHAPTER TWO: BIOPHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING . 15 2.1 RUMPHI - NYIKA - CHITIPA CORRIDOR .15 2.2 NTCHEU - TSANGANO - MWANZA CORRIDOR .16 2.3 MANGOCHI - CAPE MCLEAR CORRIDOR .17 2.4 ZOMBA - PHALOMBE - MULANJE CORRIDOR .18 2.5 BANGULA -TENGANI-NSANJE- MAKOKO CORRIDOR .20 CHAPTER THREE: RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND THE WORLD BANK POLICIES ... 22 3.1 MALAWI LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO ISP IMPLEMANTATION ................................................................. 22 3.2 RELEVANT WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ........................................ ............................. 25 3.3 GAPS BETWEEN WORLD BANK POLICIES AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION ..................... .......................... 26 CHAPTER FOUR: DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS . 28 4.1 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT PHASES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .......................................... 28 4.2 SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ..................................................................... 31 CHAPTER FIVE: THE SCREENING PROCESS FOR PROJECT SITES AND ACTIVITIES ... 36 5.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCREENING PROCESS ..................................................................... 36 5.2 STEP 1: SCREENING OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND SITES ..................................................................... 36 5.3 STEP 2: ASSIGNING THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIES ............................................... 37 5.4 STEP 3: CARRYING OUT ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ..................................................................... 37 5.4.1 Environmental and Social Checklist: ........................................................................ 38 5.4.2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ......... 38 5.5 STEP 4: REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE SCREENING ACTIVITIES ........................................................ 38 5.5.1 Review .........................................................................38 5.5.2 Recommendation for Approval/Disapproval ... 39 5.5.3 Approval/Disapproval ... ..... 39 5.5.4 Endorsement ...... 39 5.6 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE ..................................................................... 39 CHAPTER SIX: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANS . 41 6.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................................................... 41 6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTRACTOR ..................................................................... 41 iii 6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING .................................................................. 45 6.2.1 Rehabilitation of Existing Infrastructure and Construction of New Infrastructure and other Project Activities.. 45 6.3 MONITORING INDICATORS .................................................................. 45 CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ESMF . 47 7.1 DEFINITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................. 47 7.2 SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ....................................... 48 CHAPTER EIGHT: CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ........................................................ 49 8.1 CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ESMF .......................... 49 8.1.1 The National Roads Authority .. 49 8.1.2 The Ministry of Water Development .. .. 49 8.1.3 The Regional Water Boards .... 49 8.1.4 Electrcity Supply Commission (ESCOM) .... ....... 50 8.1.5 Ministry of Information and Toufism ... 50 8.1.6 Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development ......... 50 8.2 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED TRAINING ACTIVITIES ................................................................... 52 8.3 PROPOSED APPROACH IN EXECUTING THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES ......................................................... 52 8.4 PROJECT EQUIPMENT FOR STAKEHOLDERS DURING PROJECT PERIOD ............................................... 53 CHAPTER NINE: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................... 54 APPENDICES ............................................................ 56 APPENDIX 1: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING FORM .................................................................. 57 APPENDIX 2 FLOW CHART FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING PROCESS .......................................... 63 APPENDIX 3: PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF INFRASTUCTURE SERVICES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ....................................................................... 64 APPENDIX 4: THE GENERAL EIA PROCESS INMALAWI (ADAPTED FROM THE EIA GUIDELINES 1997, EAD) 65 APPENDIX 5 GENERIC TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EIA FOR THE ISP .66 APPENDIX 6: SUMMARY OF THE WORLD BANK'S SAFEGUARD POLICIES .67 APPENDIX 7: ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR CONTRACTORS .71 APPENDIX 8: CORRIDOR MAPS .73 APPENDIX: 9: LIST OF PEOPLE CONSULTED IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARATION THE ESMF .78 APPENDIX 10: REFERENCES.83 IV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED INTHE FRAMEWORK DC District Commissioner DEA Director of Environmental Affairs DEAP District Environmental Action Plan DEMM Decentralised Environmental Management Manual EAD Environmental Affairs Department EDO Environmental District Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMA Environment Management Act EMP Environmental Management Plan EPA Extension Planning Area ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework GDP Gross Domestic Product
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