REPORT 2.6 Report on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
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Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through Operational Program for Technical Assistance 2007-2013 REPORT 2.6 Report on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) October 2015 This report relates to the deliverable “Output 2.6 – Report on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)” under the Agreement for Technical Assistance with regard to the Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy between the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration of Romania (MRDPA) and the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development, concluded on 4 September 2013. ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DANUBE DELTA INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (2030) WORLD BANK GROUP CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 9 2. PRESENTATION OF THE DDISDS (2030) AND ITS OBJECTIVES, AND RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS ON THE RELATION WITH OTHER PPS RELEVANT TO THE DDISDS.................................. 10 3. RELEVANT ASPECTS CONCERNING THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT CONDITION AND ITS PROBABLE DEVELOPMENT IF DDISDS IS NOT IMPLEMENTED ........................................................... 22 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA LIKELY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY DDISDS (2030) IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................ 107 5. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RELEVANT TO DDISDS (2030) .................................................. 107 6. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OBJECTIVES SET AT NATIONAL, COMUNITARY OR INTERNATIONAL LEVEL RELEVANT TO THE DDISDS (2030) .............................................................. 113 7. POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT ..................................................... 115 8. POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH IN A TRANSBOUNDARY CONTEXT .................................................................................................................... 181 9. MEASURES PROPOSED TO PREVENT, REDUCE AND COMPENSATE ANY POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF DDISDS (2030) ... 181 10. REASONS THAT LED TO SELECTING THE DDISDS ALTERNATIVES ............................................ 187 11. MEASURES FOR MONITORING THE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OF DDISDS (2030) IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................................................... 188 12. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 192 13. SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................ 207 14. ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................... 208 INDEX OF TABLES Table no. 1 List of territorial-administrative units covered by the Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy ...................................................................................................... 14 Table no. 2 List of Natura 2000 sites in the study area ................................................................... 17 Table no. 3 Analysed environmental aspects .................................................................................... 22 Table no. 4 Endangered or vulnerable superior plants in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve . 35 Table no. 5 Endangered (EN) and critically endangered (CR) species in the Danube Delta Region according to the IUCN classification ...................................................................................... 37 Table no. 6 Conservation status or natural habitats of community interest .............................. 42 Table no. 7 Conservation status of bird species in PNMM area .................................................... 42 Table no. 8 School dropout rate (%) in pre-university education, NIS data................................ 52 Table no. 9 Evolution of the state of environment if DDISDS (2030) is not implemented .... 105 Table no. 10 Relevant environmental problems for the DDISDS (2030) ................................... 108 Table no. 11 Environmental objectives relevant to DDISDS assessment .................................. 113 Table no. 12 Matrix for assessment of the potential effects significance of DDISDS implementation ...................................................................................................................................... 117 Table no. 13 The assessment matrix of the compatibility between the DDISDS sectoral objectives and the relevant environmental objectives (SEA objectives) ................................... 123 Table no. 14 The assessment matrix of the compatibility between the DDISDS sectoral objectives................................................................................................................................................. 131 Table no. 15 Assessment matrix of the potential effects on the environment generated by the implementation of the proposed types of interventions/ projects within the ITI proposal for Danube Delta region ....................................................................................................................... 140 Table no. 16 Types of interventions/ projects of DDISDS contributing to climate change mitigation, respectively to climate change adaptation ................................................................. 167 Table no. 17 Measures to address potential significant negative effects generated by the implementation of DDISDS types of interventions/ projects ....................................................... 182 Table no. 18 Indicators proposed for monitoring the effects of DDISDS (2030) ..................... 189 INDEX OF FIGURES Figure no. 1 Structure of DDISDS .......................................................................................................... 13 Figure no. 2 Territorial – administrative units covered by the Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Strategy ................................................................................................................................ 15 Figure no. 3 Location of the study area, Danube Delta Region-in relationship with biogeographical regions ......................................................................................................................... 25 Figure no. 4 Location of the protected natural areas in the study area ...................................... 28 Figure no. 5 Location of sites of community importance (SCI) in the study area ...................... 29 Figure no. 6 Location of the special protection areas (SPA) in the study area ........................... 30 Figure no. 7 Strictly protected areas inside the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve ................... 31 Figure no. 8 Zoning of Măcin Mountains National Park .................................................................. 32 Figure no. 9 Location of bird colonies from the DDBR area (source: DDBRA portal) ............... 34 Figure no. 10 Numerical distribution of community interest species and habitats in the Danube Delta Region (http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Reporting/Article_17/reference_portal) .................... 39 Figure no. 11 Numerical distribution of community interest species in Danube Delta Region (http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Reporting/Article_17/reference_portal and /Article_12/reference portal) ............................................................................................................... 40 Figure no. 12 Population by domicile in the researched area during 1998 – 2015 .................. 43 Figure no. 13 Population density in the research area, NIS data processing ............................. 44 Figure no. 14 Structure of population by age in the research area, processed NIS data ........ 45 Figure no. 15 Percentage occupied by the Romanian population and other ethnic groups in the research area ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Figure no. 16 Stable population in the researched area by ethnicity .......................................... 46 Figure no. 17 Natural population movement in the researched area ......................................... 47 Figure no. 18 Population migration (including abroad) in the researched area ........................ 48 Figure no. 19 Emigration rate in the researched area, NIS data processing ............................. 49 Figure no. 20 Immigration rate in the researched area, NIS data processing ............................ 49 Figure no. 21 Migration balance in the researched area, NIS data processing .......................... 50 Figure no. 22 Relative poverty rate at the level of development regions, NIS processed data ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Figure no. 23 Rate of poverty risk or social exclusion (AROPE) at the development regions level, NIS processed data ....................................................................................................................... 51 Figure no. 24 Deceases caused by infectious and parasitic diseases ........................................... 53 Figure no. 25 Soil classes