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Ministry of Health SFG2187 V2 Government of the Republic of Malawi Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Health EBOLA PREPAREDNESS PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Plan for the proposed Construction of an Ebola Virus Diseases Quarantine Centre at Dedza District Hospital Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 05 May 2016 Page | 1 Contents LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... iv LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................... v LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ vii EXECTUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... viii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1. PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................ 1 1.2. NATURE OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 4 1.3. OBJECTIVE OF THE ESMP ........................................................................................... 5 1.4. SCOPE OF THE ESMP STUDY ...................................................................................... 5 1.5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR THE ESMP ........................................................ 5 CHAPTER 2 POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROJECT ........................................ 7 2.1 POLICIES ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Malawi (1995) ............................................. 7 2.1.2 Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (2011 – 2016) ................................. 7 2.1.3 The National Environmental Policy (2004) ........................................................... 8 2.1.4 The National Environmental Action Plan (2002) .................................................. 8 2.1.5 The National Water Policy (2005) ......................................................................... 8 2.1.6 Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), 1997 ........................... 9 2.1.7 National Construction Industry Policy, 2015 ........................................................ 9 2.1.8 Infection Prevention and Control Policy (2006) ................................................... 9 2.1.9 National Sanitation Policy (2007) ......................................................................... 9 2.1.10 Decentralization Policy 1998 .......................................................................... 10 2.1.11 Revised Decentralized Environmental Management Guidelines, 2012 ........ 10 2.1.12 Malawi Standards (MS) 615: 2005: Waste within health-care facilities, handling and disposal (code of practice) ........................................................................ 10 2.2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 10 2.2.1. The Environment Management Act (1996) .................................................... 10 2.2.2. Public Health Act 1966 .................................................................................... 11 2.2.3. The Water Resources Act (2013) .................................................................... 12 2.2.4. Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare Act, 1997 ..................................... 12 2.2.5. National Construction Industry Act, 1996 ...................................................... 12 2.2.6. The Local Government Act (1998) .................................................................. 12 2.3 ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 13 Page | i 2.4 THE WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES .............................................................. 14 2.4.1. Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) ...................................................... 14 CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND COMPONENTS ....................................... 15 3.1 THE EVD QUARANTINE CENTRE FOR DEDZA .......................................................... 15 3.2 WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS .................................................................................... 17 3.2.1. Liquid Waste Disposal ..................................................................................... 17 3.2.2. Solid Waste Disposal ....................................................................................... 19 3.3 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ................................................................................... 20 3.4 CONSTRUCTION WORKS ......................................................................................... 20 3.5 LABOUR FOR CONSTRUCTION ................................................................................ 21 CHAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SETTING OF DEDZA EVD CENTRE .................. 22 4.1 BIO-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT AREA ..................................... 22 4.1.1. Project Location ............................................................................................... 22 4.1.2. Accessibility and Site Selection ....................................................................... 23 4.1.3. Topography and Drainage of Dedza District and the Project Site ................. 24 4.1.4. Biodiversity ...................................................................................................... 25 4.1.5. Water Resources and Supply .......................................................................... 25 4.1.6. Temperature and Rainfall ............................................................................... 26 4.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS .................................................................................... 26 4.2.1. Population ....................................................................................................... 26 4.2.2. Migration Pattern ............................................................................................ 27 4.2.3. Economy .......................................................................................................... 27 4.3 HEALTH SERVICES .................................................................................................... 28 4.3.1 Health Services and Challenges .......................................................................... 28 4.3.2 Dedza District Hospital Existing Infrastructure .................................................. 29 4.3.3 Waste Management Services ............................................................................. 30 CHAPTER 5 IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT AND SIGNIFICANCE RATING ................................. 34 5.1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ...................................................... 34 5.1.1. Literature review ............................................................................................. 34 5.1.2. Site Investigations ........................................................................................... 34 5.1.3. Stakeholder Consultations .............................................................................. 34 5.1.4. Study of satellite images ................................................................................. 34 5.2 DESCRIPTION OF POSITIVE IMPACTS ...................................................................... 35 5.2.1. Positive impacts during planning phase ......................................................... 35 5.2.2. Positive impacts during construction phase .................................................. 35 Page | ii 5.2.3. Positive Impacts during the Operation and Maintenance Phase .................. 36 5.3 DESCRIPTION OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS .................................................................... 37 5.3.1. Impacts during the planning and design ........................................................ 37 5.3.2. Impacts during construction ........................................................................... 37 5.3.3. Impacts during Operation and Maintenance ................................................. 40 5.3.4. Impacts during Decommissioning................................................................... 43 5.4. SIGNIFICANCE RATING OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS ..................................................... 44 CHAPTER 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN .... 46 6.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................... 46 6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING PLAN ............................................. 54 6.3 INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESMP ............. 65 6.4 COSTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 66 CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................... 67 7.1 CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................... 67 7.2 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................. Error! Bookmark not
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