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Initial Environmental Examination Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 48358-001 July 2019 PRC: Shanxi Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain Development Project Prepared by: Shanxi Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) For Wei’erfu and Shilou 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 does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Addendum to Initial Environmental Examination Project number: 48358-001 June 2019 People’s Republic of China: Shanxi Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain Development Project Prepared by the Shanxi Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 9 June 2019) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1446 $1.00 = CNY6.9146 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank GDP gross domestic product AVC agricultural value chain GHG greenhouse gas BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand GRM grievance redress mechanism CNY Chinese yuan IA implementing agency COD chemical oxygen demand MOE Ministry of Environment DO dissolved oxygen PMO project management office EA executing agency PAC project agribusiness company or cooperative EIA environmental impact assessment RP resettlement plan EIR environmental impact report SPG Shanxi Provincial Government EIT environmental impact table SOE state-owned enterprise EMP environmental management plan SPS Safeguard Policy Statement EPB environmental protection bureau WHO World Health Organization ESS environment safeguard specialist WRB water resources bureau FSR feasibility study report WRS water resources specialist FYP five-year plan WWTP wastewater treatment plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC degree centigrade m2 square meter dB decibel m3/a cubic meter per annum km kilometer m3/d cubic meter per day km2 square kilometer mg/kg milligram per kilogram kW kilowatt mg/l milligram per liter 3 L liter mg/m milligram per cubic meter m meter t metric ton t/a ton per annum NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This is an addendum to the IEE originally posted in June 2017 available on https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/48358/48358-001-iee-en.pdf The IEE addendum 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 of this 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. i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 4 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 B. THE PROJECT AND ITS SCOPE CHANGE .................................................................................................... 4 C. PROJECT BENEFITS .............................................................................................................................. 7 D. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT...................................................................................................................... 7 E. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................................................... 8 F. CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................................................................... 9 G. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................. 10 H. ASSURANCES .................................................................................................................................... 10 I. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN................................................................................................. 10 J. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................... 10 II. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 11 III. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................. 12 A. POLICY FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................................... 12 B. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE PRC .......................................... 12 C. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 14 D. APPLICABLE PRC AND ADB POLICIES AND ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES .......................................................... 15 E. ASSESSMENT STANDARDS ................................................................................................................... 15 F. EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 17 G. OTHERS .......................................................................................................................................... 19 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT .................................................................. 20 A. OUTPUTS ........................................................................................................................................ 20 B. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT SCOPE CHANGES............................................................................................ 20 C. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ...................................................................................................... 24 D. CAPACITY BUILDING .......................................................................................................................... 26 E. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS ............................................................................. 26 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) ............................................. 28 A. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING – SHANXI PROVINCE ...................................................................................... 28 B. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE AT PROJECT COUNTIES AND SITES .................................................................. 29 VI. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................... 32 A. PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE ................................................................................................................ 32 B. CONSTRUCTION PHASE ...................................................................................................................... 33 C. OPERATIONAL PHASE ......................................................................................................................... 39 D. CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ............................................................................. 43 E. LINKED FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES ....................................................................................... 44 F. INDIRECT, INDUCED AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ..................................................................................... 45 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION .......................... 47 A. FIRST ROUND OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION ..................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. B. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .................................................................................................................... 48 C. FUTURE PLANS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............................................................................................ 49 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................................. 50 IX. PROJECT ASSURANCES ..................................................................................................... 51 X. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................... 53 XI. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX 1: BASELINE DATA FOR AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT .............................................. 56 APPENDIX 2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................ 59 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 60 B. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION ..................................... 60 C. SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................... 62 D. MONITORING AND REPORTING ...........................................................................................................