Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan
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Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Rural Electrification Agency ENERGY FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION PHASE III GRID INTENSIFICATION SCHEMES PACKAGED UNDER UMEME BATCH 2 Public Disclosure Authorized MAY, 2019 i | P a g e LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BDL Buikwe District Local Government CDO Community Development Officer CFP Chance Finds Procedure DEO District Environment Officer EO Environment Officer ESMP Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan ESMF Environmental Social Management Framework ERT III Energy for Rural Transformation (Phase 3) EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESMMP Environmental and Social Mitigation and Management Plan GPS Global Positioning System GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism MEMD Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development NEMA National Environment Management Authority OPD Out Patient Department OSH Occupational Safety and Health PCR Physical Cultural Resources PCU Project Coordination Unit PPE Personal Protective Equipment REA Rural Electrification Agency RoW Right of Way ii | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................................... vi 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Background Information ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives of developing an ESMP ............................................................................................................................ 1 Scope of the ESMP .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Materials and methods (Technical consideration) ................................................................................................. 3 Overhead Power Lines Route ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Voltage Levels ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Three-Phase Versus Single-Phase .................................................................................................................................. 3 Conductors ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Poles .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Insulators ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Line Construction ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Transformers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3 POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THIS ESMP .................................................................... 6 National Environmental and social management Policies ................................................................................... 6 National Legislation and Regulations ........................................................................................................................ 6 World Bank Safeguard Policies .................................................................................................................................... 7 4 GENERAL BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT AREAS ......................................................... 8 Topography ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Relief and Climate ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Vegetation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 The Demographic Characteristics .............................................................................................................................. 10 HIV/AIDS.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Education sector ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Health Care Services ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Housing Types ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Source of cooking Fuel ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 LUWERO DISTRICT ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Topography .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Climate ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Economy .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Major Food and Cash Crops Grown ....................................................................................................................... 14 Population ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Administrative Structure .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Housing Types ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Source of Cooking Fuel ................................................................................................................................................ 15 iii | P a g e Education ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Health Care Facilities .................................................................................................................................................... 15 ENTEBBE MUNICIPALITY .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Climate ............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 WAKISO DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Land tenure system ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Topography ...................................................................................................................................................................