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Initial Environmental Examination May 2019 Lao PDR: Second Greater Mekong Sub-Region Corridor Towns Development Project Prepared by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the draft originally posted in August 2015 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/46443-003/main#project-documents. 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, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. 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. Lao People’s Democratic Republic Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity Ministry of Public Works and Transport Department of Housing and Urban Department of Public Works and Transport, Bokeo Province Second Greater Mekong Sub-Region Corridor Towns Development Project ADB Loan Nos. 3315/8296-LAO INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION HOUAYXAY MARCH 2019 ADB Loan no. 3315/8296 – LAO: Second Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project (CTDP) / IEE Report CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of Feb 2019) Currency Unit – Kip K K1.00 = $ 0.00012 USD $1.00 = K8,000 ABBREVIATIONS DAF Department of Agriculture, Forestry, And Fisheries DEWAT Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems DONRE Department of Natural Recourses and Environment DBST Double Bitumen Surface Treatment EA Executing Agency ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMP Environment Monitoring Plan ESIA Environment And Social Impact Assessment GMS Greater Mekong Subregion IA Implementing Agency IBA Important Bird and Biodiversity Area IEE Initial Environmental Examination IUCN International Union For Conservation Of Nature Lao PDR Lao People’s Democratic Republic MAF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources And Environment MPWT Ministry of Public Works And Transport NPA National Protected Area O&M Operation And Maintenance PIU Project Implementation Unit PMIS Project Management Implementation Support Consultant PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Consultant TSS Total Suspended Solids UXO Unexploded Ordnance VSB Vegetated submerged bed WREA Water Resources And Environment Agency WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC – degree Celsius km – kilometer m – meter NOTE In this report, “$” refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. 2 ADB Loan no. 3315/8296 – LAO: Second Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project (CTDP) / IEE Report TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 5 A. THE PROJECT INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ................................................................. 5 B. THE SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS IEE ..................................................................... 5 C. PROJECT SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 5 D. POTENTIAL IMPACTS....................................................................................................... 6 E. CONCLUSION................................................................................................................ 10 II. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 11 A. PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................... 11 B. THE SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS IEE ................................................................... 12 C. ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIZATION .............................................................................. 13 D. PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE ..................................................................................... 14 E. STRUCTURE OF THIS IEE REPORT ................................................................................ 14 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................................... 15 A. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, STRATEGIES, AND POLICIES ................................... 15 B. NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT TYPES ..................................................................... 17 C. URBAN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 18 D. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE & DIRECTIVES ......................... 18 E. ADB SAFEGUARD POLICY ............................................................................................ 19 IV. DESCRIPTION OF SUBPROJECTS ......................................................................................... 20 A. HXY A1 - RIVER PORT REHABILITATION AND RIVERBANK UPGRADING AND PROTECTION ................................................................................................................ 20 B. HXY A2 - ECOLOGICAL PARK RECREATIONAL AREA .................................................... 24 C. HXY B1 - ROADS AND DRAINAGE ................................................................................. 28 D. HXY B2 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 31 E. HXY B3 – WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 39 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................. 47 A. SUBPROJECT’S AREA .................................................................................................... 47 B. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY ................................................................. 52 C. METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE ...................................................................................... 52 D. HYDROLOGY, WATER RESOURCES AND QUALITY ......................................................... 53 E. CLIMATE CHANGE ........................................................................................................ 55 F. NATURAL DISASTERS ................................................................................................... 56 G. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................ 59 H. PHYSICAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................... 63 VI. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ......................................................................... 63 AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................................................ 63 A. PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE ..................................................................................... 63 B. POSITIVE IMPACT AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ....................................................... 64 3 ADB Loan no. 3315/8296 – LAO: Second Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project (CTDP) / IEE Report C. IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT LOCATION .......................................................... 65 D. MITIGATION MEASURES AND ACTIONS DURING PRE-CONSTRUCTION ............................ 70 E. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES AND ACTIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION .............. 71 F. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING OPERATION........................................... 78 G. INDUCED AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ............................................................................ 82 H. CLIMATE CHANGE ........................................................................................................ 82 VII. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................... 83 A. WITH AND WITHOUT PROJECT ALTERNATIVES .............................................................. 83 B. CONSIDERED SUB-PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................. 83 VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION ......................................................................................................... 83 A. APPROACH ................................................................................................................... 83 B. IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS ............................................................................. 84 C. DISCUSSION GUIDE ...................................................................................................... 84 D. SUMMARY OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION .......................................................................... 85 E. FUTURE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROGRAMME ............................................................. 87 IX. PUBLIC GRIEVANCE MECHANISM AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ........................................ 87 A. RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS ......................................................................................... 87 B. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE .................................................................................................... 91 X. CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................... 91 A. MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ..............................................................................