Construction of 84 Subprojects Initial

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Project Number: 47136-003 Loan 3427-CAM (COL) June 2020 Kingdom of Cambodia: Upper Secondary Education Sector Development Program Updated the Construction of 84 sub-projects: 14 new Secondary Resource Centers (SRCs) in 14 provinces, 5 Lower Secondary School (LSSs) upgrading to Upper Secondary School (USSs) in four provinces and 10 overcrowded USSs in six provinces), 44 Teacher Housing Units or Teacher Quarters (TQs) in 21 provinces and the rehabilitation of 11 existing USSs. 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. 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 (ADB) does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Prepared by Ministry of Education Youth and Sport for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the version originally posted in May 2016 available on http://www.adb.org/projects/47136-003/documents. ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AP – Affected people ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations CCCA – Cambodia Climate Change Alliance CMAC – Cambodian Mine Action Centre CMDG – Cambodia Millennuum Development Goals CLO – Community Liaison Officer EA – Executing Agency EARF – Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EHS – Environmental and Health and Safety EHSO – Environmental and Health and Safety Officer EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMIS – Education Management Information System EMP – Environmental Management Plan EO – Environment and Social Safeguard Officer ERC – Education Research Council ESP – Education Strategic Plan Fig. – Figure GRC – Grievance Redress Committee GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism ICT – Information and communication technology IEE – Initial Environmental Examination IEIA – Initial Environmental Impact Assessment LSS – Lower Secondary School MLVT – Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training MOE – Ministry of Environment MoEYS – Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport MOH – Ministry of Health MRC – Mekong River Commission NESS – National Environment and Safeguard Specialist NSDP – National Strategic Development Plan PAM – Project Administration Manual PCP – Public Communications Policy PCU – Project Coordination Unit PIC – Project Implementation Consultant POE/DOE – Provincial Office of Education/ District Office of Education QPR – Quarterly Progress Report REA – Rapid Environmental Assessment RF – Resettlement framework RGC – Royal Government of Cambodia RR – Repair or Rehabiliation 2 SA – School Authorities SD – School Director SIF – School Improvement Funds SPS – ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) SRC – Secondary Resource Centers SRS – Secondary Resource Schools TGL – (subject) Technical Group Leader TQ – Teacher Quarter or Teacher Housing Unit USE – Upper Secondary Education USESDP – Upper Secondary Education Sector Development Project USS – Upper Secondary School UXO – Unexploded ordance WASH – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WHO – World Health Organization 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ____________________________________________________________ 7 I. INTRODUCTION ______________________________________________________ 12 A. PROJECT CONCEPT AND RATIONAL _________________________________________ 12 B. METHODOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT _____________________________ 12 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ___________________ 13 A. ADB’S ENVIRONMENT SAFEGUARDS POLICIES _________________________________ 13 B. CAMBODIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND GUIDELINES _____________________________ 15 C. CAMBODIA HEALTH AND GUIDELINES OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 FROM MOH _____ 20 D. GUIDELINES FROM WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) FOR RESPONDING TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 ___________________________________________________ 21 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ______________________________________ 23 A. DESIGN FEATURES OF SCHOOLS ___________________________________________ 26 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT _________________________________ 48 A. PHYSICAL RESOURCES: __________________________________________________ 49 1. TOPOGRAPHY _________________________________________________________ 49 2. CLIMATE. _____________________________________________________________ 50 3. AIR QUALITY __________________________________________________________ 51 4. NOISE 51 B. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES _________________________________________________ 51 C. SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ___________________________________________ 52 1. POPULATION __________________________________________________________ 52 2. WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HEALTH ____________________________________ 52 D. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES _____________________________________ 53 E. PRESENCE OF ASBESTOS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ____________________ 53 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 53 A. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FROM THE PROJECT ___________________________________ 53 B. PRE-CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS AND MITIAGATION _______________________________ 53 1. LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ______________________________________ 53 2. ENCROACHMENT ON ECOLOGICALLY AND CULTURALLY PROTECTED AREAS ___________ 54 3. TECHNICAL DESIGN STANDARDS ____________________________________________ 54 4. HEALTH, SANITATION, AND SECURITY ________________________________________ 54 C. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION _______ 54 D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING SCHOOL OPERATION ____ 55 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ____ 55 A. FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS __________ 60 4 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ___________________________________ 60 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ________________________________ 63 A. OBJECTIVES ___________________________________________________________ 63 B. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES _____________________________________ 63 C. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND REPORTING ________________________________ 63 D. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES___________________________ 66 IX. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS _______________________________ 66 X. APPENDIXES _________________________________________________________ 67 Appendix 1. Enviromental Management Plan and Monitoring Matrix for USESD ________________________ 68 Appendix 2. List of Infrastructure projects that required an IEIA or EIA_________________________________ 78 Appendix 3A. Master Plans of the 62 Schools ______________________________________________________ 79 Appendix 3B. School Maps of the 84 sub-projects: 14 SRCs, 5 LSSs upgrading to USSs, 10 overcrowded USSs, and 44 TQs _________________________________________________________________ 110 Appendix 4A. Attendance Sheets ________________________________________________________________ 127 Appendix 4B. Photo documentation of the consultation meetings ____________________________________ 144 Appendix 4C. Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Checklist ____________________________________ 147 Appendix 4D. A Checklist for Preliminary Climate Risk Screening ____________________________________ 150 Appendix 4E. School Site Screening Report _______________________________________________________ 151 Appendix 4F. Site Safeguard Report _____________________________________________________________ 154 Appendix 4G. Questionnaires (Mental Map) for the SRS Field Work Visits ____________________________ 156 Appendix 4H. Minutes of the Public Conultation Meeting ____________________________________________ 159 Appendix 5. Templates of Safe Guard Monitoring Report in Monthly, Quarterly, And Semi-Anuual Report 167 5 LISTS OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table No. Page TABLE 1.ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD POLICY PRINCIPLES OF ADB'S SPS (2009) ...................................................... 14 TABLE 2.IDENTIFIED SCHOOL SITES FOR CIVIL WORKS BASED ON SCHOOL NETWORK MAPPING .................................. 25 TABLE 3.LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL SITES ..................................................................................................................... 48 TABLE 4.PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS .................................................................................................................. 56 TABLE 5.CONSTRUCTION PHASE MONITORING PLAN .................................................................................................... 64 TABLE 6.OPERATION PHASE MONITORING PLAN ............................................................................................................ 64 TABLE 7.SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/ MONITORING REQUIREMENTS .............................................. 64 Figure No. Page FIGURE 1.PLAN FOR UXO CLEARANCE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITES .................................................................. 10 FIGURE 2.LOCATION OF SCHOOLS/TQS TO BE BUILT OR REHABILITATED............................................................... 13 FIGURE 3.PLAN OF PROPOSED NEW SRC ........................................................................................................... 27 FIGURE 4.FRONT AND REAR VIEWS OF THE PROPOSED SRC ............................................................................... 28 FIGURE 5.CROSS-SECTION VIEW OF THE SRC ...................................................................................................

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