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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized SFG2009 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FOR THE FBH ROAD SECTOR MODERNIZATION PROJECT (ESMF) CLIENT: Public Company Roads of FBH Terezija 54, 71 000 Sarajevo Tel/fax: +387 33 250-370; 250-400 web site: www.jpcfbih.ba CONSULTANT: Ecoplan Ltd. Mostar Dr. Ante Starčevića, b.b. 88 000 Mostar Tel/fax: +387 36 397-400; 397-410 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.ecoplan.ba EXPERT TEAM: Borislav Puljić, Ph.D., graduate architect Murat Prašo, Ph.D., graduate economist Mirela Šetka Prlić, graduate civil engineer Danijela Mandić, graduate civil engineer Sanja Bekavac, graduate civil engineer Monika Raspudić, graduate civil engineer Marko Puljić, graduate economist Renata Pehar, graduate economist Draženka Puljić, graduate economist PROJECT NO.: 368/15 CONTRACT NO.: I – 442 – 368/15 CEO: Borislav Puljić, Ph.D., graduate architect „Ecoplan“ Ltd. MOSTAR Mostar, March 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 6 1.2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 6 1.2.1. Project development objectives ...................................................................... 8 1.3. OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE OF THE ESMF ....................................................................... 8 1.4. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 8 2.1. OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT WORLD BANK SAFEGUARDS POLICIES .............................. 10 2.1.1. Operational Policy OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment (EA) ........................ 10 2.1.2. Operational Policy OP 4.04 Natural Habitats ................................................. 11 2.1.3. Operational policy OP 4.11 Physical Cultural Resources ............................... 11 2.1.4. Operational Policy OP 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement .................................. 11 2.2. OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THE FBH ............ 12 2.2.1. National Legal and Institutional Frameworks of the Environmental Policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina ................................................................................. 12 2.2.2. Legal Regulations............................................................................................ 13 2.2.3. Multilateral Agreements in the Area of Environment ................................... 16 2.2.4. Environmental Impact Study and the Procedure for Obtaining Environmental Permit in the FBH ........................................................................................... 17 2.2.4.1. Federal EP ......................................................................................... 17 2.2.4.2. Cantonal EP ....................................................................................... 18 2.2.4.3. Minimum EIA Study Content ............................................................ 20 2.3. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WB OPERATIONAL POLICIES AND FBH LEGISLATION .. 21 3. HARMONIZED PROCESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT .......................... 26 3.1. CATEGORY OF PROPOSED SUB-PROJECTS ................................................................... 26 3.2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED ........................................ 27 3.2.1. General Responsibilities of PC Roads FBH ..................................................... 27 3.2.2. Process of Obtaining Permits ......................................................................... 28 3.2.3. Process of Environmental Instruments’ Application...................................... 28 4. GENERAL BASIC CONDITIONS OF THE FBH AREA ................................................................... 31 4.1. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................... 31 4.1.1. Geographic Location and Size ........................................................................ 31 4.1.2. Climate Characteristics ................................................................................... 31 4.1.3. Geology .......................................................................................................... 32 4.1.4. Relief ............................................................................................................... 33 4.1.5. Soil and Land .................................................................................................. 34 4.1.6. Water .............................................................................................................. 35 4.1.7. Water Quality ................................................................................................. 36 4.1.8. Air Quality ....................................................................................................... 37 4.2. BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................... 37 4.2.1. Flora and Fauna .............................................................................................. 37 4.2.2. Rare or Endangered Species .......................................................................... 38 4.2.3. Sensitive Habitats ........................................................................................... 38 4.2.4. Cultural and Historical and Natural Heritage ................................................. 38 4.3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................... 39 4.3.1. Historical and Political Context ...................................................................... 39 4.3.2. Demographic Characteristics ......................................................................... 40 4.3.3. Economic Characteristics ............................................................................... 42 5. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................. 45 5.1. GENERAL IMPACTS ........................................................................................................ 45 5.1.1. Methodology for Determining Impacts ......................................................... 45 5.1.2. Strategy of Proposed Mitigation Measures ................................................... 46 5.2. POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS ................................................................................... 47 5.2.1. Evaluation of Negative Impacts ..................................................................... 50 5.3. MITIGATION MEASURES FOR NEGATIVE IMPACTS...................................................... 51 5.3.1. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Pre-construction Phase ......... 51 5.3.2. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction Phase ...................... 52 5.3.1. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Operational phase ....................... 54 5.4. EXPECTED POSITIVE IMPACTS ....................................................................................... 55 6. MONITORING ........................................................................................................................... 56 6.1.1. Monitoring during Construction phase .......................................................... 57 6.1.2. Monitoring during Operational phase ........................................................... 57 6.2. MONITORING OF IMPACTS ON LOCAL POPULATION AND ROAD USERS ................... 58 6.3. MONITORING OF CONSTRUCTION POLLUTION ACCORDING TO THE ACTS OF FBH . 61 6.3.1. Introduction.................................................................................................... 61 6.3.2. Air ................................................................................................................... 61 6.3.3. Noise ............................................................................................................... 62 6.3.4. Waters ............................................................................................................ 63 6.3.5. Waste ............................................................................................................. 64 7. REPORTING PROCESS ............................................................................................................... 66 7.1. THE CONTRACTOR TO PC ROADS FBH .......................................................................... 66 7.2. SUPERVISION ENGINEER TO PC ROADS FBH ................................................................ 66 7.3. PC ROADS FBH TO FMoET AND WB .............................................................................. 66 8. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, GRIEVANCE PROCESSES ......... 67 8.1. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .............................................................................................. 67 8.2. DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................... 67 8.3. GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS ............................................................................................ 67 9. APPENDICES

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