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INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION Project number: 40238-023 July 2016 LOAN 3032-VIE: PRODUCTIVE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Subproject: Repairing, Upgrading Di Linh Western and Eastern Reservoirs, Flood Bypass of Ka La Reservoir and Productive Rural Infrastructure in Di Linh District, Lam Dong Province Prepared by Central Project Management Unit – Agriculture Project Management Board - Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development for the Asian Development Bank i Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) CURENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of May 01, 2016) Currency unit – Vietnamese Dong (VND) VND 1.00 = $0.0000472 $1.00 = VND 22,250 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected persons CEP Commitment on Environmental Protection CPC Communal People’s committee CPMU Central Project Management Unit DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DPC District People’s Committee EIAR Environmental Impact Assessment Report EMDF Ethnic Minority Development Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development HH Household IMA Independent monitoring agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IPM Integrated Pest Management LIC Loan Implementation Consultant MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment PC People’s Committee PPC Provincial People’s Committee PPMU Provincial Project Management Unit RF Resettlement Framework SIR Subproject Investment Report TPC Town People’s Committee UXO Unexploded Ordnance Page i Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km – kilometer kg – kilogram ha – hectare m – meter NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 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 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. Page ii Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 5 II. POLICY FRAME, LEGISLATION AND MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 6 2.1 ADB policy .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Environment regulations of Vietnam government .................................................................. 6 III. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 8 IV. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT................................................................... 17 V. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SCREENING ............................................................................ 25 5.1 Positive impacts ........................................................................................................................ 25 5.2 Negative impacts ...................................................................................................................... 25 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................................................... 42 6.1 Environmental impacts and mitigation measures .................................................................. 42 6.2 Environmental monitoring ....................................................................................................... 59 6.2.1 Environmental effect monitoring ................................................................................. 59 6.2.2 Environmental compliance monitoring ........................................................................ 60 6.3 Building capacity for EMP implementation ............................................................................... 64 6.4 Budget for EMP implementation .............................................................................................. 65 VII. IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTING ............................................ 66 7.1 Implementation responsibility ................................................................................................... 66 7.2 Report system ........................................................................................................................ 68 VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ...................................... 69 8.1 Public consultation in the subproject preparation phase ......................................................... 69 8.1.1 Description of activities to date ................................................................................... 69 8.1.2 Outcomes of the public consultation to date ............................................................... 69 8.2 Consultation in future ............................................................................................................... 70 8.3 EMP disclosure ......................................................................................................................... 70 IX. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................................. 71 9.1 Purpose of the mechanism ....................................................................................................... 71 9.2 Grievance redress mechanism ................................................................................................ 71 X. CONCLUSION, COMMITMENT AND RECOMMENDATION ................................................ 72 10.1 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 72 10.2 Commitment ........................................................................................................................... 72 10.3 Recommendations.................................................................................................................. 72 XI. ANNEX .................................................................................................................................... 73 ANNEX 1: PUBLIC CONSULTATION IMAGES AND AT THE SUBPROJECT SITE ................... 73 ANNEX 2: MINUTES OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION .................................................................... 74 ANNEX 3: MINUTES AND DIAGRAM OF DISPOSAL YARDS .................................................... 80 ANNEX 4: MONITORED RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS .............................. 82 ANNEX 5: ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENT ........................ 89 Page iii Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) LIST OF TABLES Table 1: General information of the subproject ....................................................................... 8 Table 2: Baseline Environment ............................................................................................ 19 Table 3: Environmental impact screening ............................................................................ 25 Table 4: Environmental mitigation plan ................................................................................ 42 Table 5: Environmental effect monitoring ............................................................................. 59 Table 6: Environmental compliance monitoring .................................................................... 60 Table 7: Schedule of training on capacity building ............................................................... 64 Table 8: Budget for EMP implementation ............................................................................. 65 Table 9: Responsibility of stakeholders ................................................................................ 66 Table 10: Monitoring and reporting system .......................................................................... 68 Table 11: Public consultation description ............................................................................. 69 Table 12: Results of public consultation ............................................................................... 69 Table 13: Expected public consultation activities ................................................................. 70 Page iv Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) I. INTRODUCTION The Productive Rural Infrastructure Development Project in the Central Highlands (The Project) is funded by loan from ADB, and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is the project owner. This project will be implemented within 05 years (2014 – 2019) and taken place in the 05 provinces (Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Kon Tum) of the Central Highlands. The long-term purpose of Project is contributing to hungry alleviation and poverty reduction programs of the Government through sustainable development of the society, ecology and environment at community levels by developing infrastructures for production, improving socio- economic conditions and living standards of people in the area. The short-term objectives of the project are (i) to rehabilitate and upgrade deteriorated or damaged irrigation systems and