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Climate Change and Disaster-Resilient Water Resources Sector Project (RRP KGZ 51081-001) Draft Initial Environmental Examination August 2018 KGZ: Climate Change and Disaster-Resilient Water Resources Sector Project Pravaya-Vetka Subproject Prepared by the Department of Water Resources and Melioration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry, and Melioration for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 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, aЧН maв bО prОХТmТЧarв ТЧ ЧaturО. ВШur attОЧtТШЧ Тs НТrОМtОН tШ tСО “tОrms ШП usО” sОМtТШЧ ШЧ ADB’s аОbsТtО. 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. Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 11 A. OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 11 B. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENTS ...................................................... 11 C. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT ................................................................................................................ 12 D. PROCEDURE OF THE SUBPROJECT SELECTION................................................................................. 12 E. BOUNDARIES OF THE IEE ................................................................................................................ 14 F. SCOPE OF THE IEE ........................................................................................................................... 14 G. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ........................................................................................................... 15 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................. 16 A. NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................... 16 B. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS RELEVANT TO THE PROJECT ......................................................... 23 C. ADB REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 24 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT.......................................................................................... 26 A. OVERALL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................... 26 B. THE PRAVAYA-VETKA SUBPROJECT ............................................................................................... 27 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) ......................................... 43 A. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................ 43 B. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................ 52 C. HUMAN ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................... 63 D. FOCUS ON THE PROJECT COMPONENTS ............................................................................................ 67 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............. 76 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 76 B. MUDFLOW CROSSING STRUCTURE N°1 ........................................................................................... 76 C. MUDFLOW CROSSING STRUCTURE N°2 ........................................................................................... 84 D. MUDFLOW CROSSING STRUCTURE N°3 ........................................................................................... 89 E. PRAVAYA-VETKA CANAL N°4 ........................................................................................................ 94 F. PRAVAYA-VETKA CANAL N°5 ........................................................................................................ 99 G. WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................... 104 H. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS.................................................................................................................. 109 VI. ALTERNATIVES TO THE SELECTED SUBPROJECT ..................................................... 110 TA 51081-002 KGZ - IEE August 2018 Page 1 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ................ 111 A. PROCESS UNDERTAKEN DURING THE PROJECT PREPARATION FOR ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS 111 B. SUMMARY OF THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS RECEIVED FROM AFFECTED PEOPLE AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ..................................................................................................................................... 112 C. PLANNED INFORMATION DISCLOSURE MEASURES ....................................................................... 114 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................ 116 A. OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................... 116 B. GRIEVANCE REDRESS GROUPS...................................................................................................... 116 C. GRIEVANCE RESOLUTION PROCESS .............................................................................................. 117 D. ADDITIONAL MECHANISMS ........................................................................................................... 118 E. COMPLAINT DOCUMENTATION ..................................................................................................... 118 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN ................................. 119 A. PURPOSE AND CONTENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN ..... 119 B. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................................................... 119 C. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .......................................................................................... 136 D. SITE-SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS (SEMP) ................................................ 136 E. EMMP COST ................................................................................................................................. 142 X. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................. 143 XI. MAIN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ........................................................................ 145 APPENDICES Appendix 1 – Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist of the Pravaya-Vetka Subproject Appendix 2 - List of People Met During the Field Visit Appendix 3 – Minutes of the Public Hearing Appendix 4 – List of Participants of the Public Hearing TA 51081-002 KGZ - IEE August 2018 Page 2 List of Figures Figure 1: Central Office of the State Agency of Environmental Protection and Forestry22 Figure 2: Location of the Nooken district ..................................................................... 27 Figure 3: Irrigation system of the Pravaya-Vetka canal and location of the subproject components ............................................................................................................... 28 Figure 4: The PV canal major issues .......................................................................... 29 Figure 5: Problem Tree for the Irrigated Agriculture Subsector ................................... 30 Figure 6: Site of the future mudflow crossing structure over the Pravaya-Vetka canal on km 15+25 – Aerial view ............................................................................................................... 33 Figure 7: Site of the future mudflow crossing structure over the Pravaya-Vetka canal on km 15+25 – View from the ground ............................................................................................... 33 Figure 8: Horizontal alignment of the future mudflow crossing structure over the Pravaya-Vetka canal on km 15+25 ..................................................................................................... 34 Figure 9: The mudflow crossing structure over the Masy secondary canal – View from the ground ............................................................................................................... 35 Figure 10: Horizontal alignment of the future mudflow crossing structure over the Masy secondary canal ............................................................................................................... 36 Figure 11: The mudflow crossing structure over the Pravaya-Vetka canal .................. 37 Figure 12: Horizontal alignment of the future mudflow crossing structure over the Pravaya-Vetka canal ............................................................................................................... 38 Figure 13: The Pravaya-Vetka canal between km 124+50 and 138+50 ...................... 39 Figure 14: