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Environment and Social Management Framework Sri Lanka Integrated Watershed and Water Public Disclosure Authorized Resources Management Project Environment and Social Management Framework Sri Lanka Integrated Watershed and Water Public Disclosure Authorized Resources Management Project Ministry of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development April 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms CEA Central Environmental Authority CCD Coast Conservation Department CEB Ceylon Electricity Board CKD Chronic Kidney Disease CPF Country Partnership Framework CPS Country Partnership Strategy DMC Disaster Management Center DSRP Dam Safety Review Panel DSWRPP Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning DWLC Department of Wildlife Conservation EA Environmental Analyses ECoP Environmental Codes of Practice EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plans EPL Environmental Protection License EPP Emergency Preparedness Plan ERR Economic Rate of Return ESMF Environmental and Social Framework FD Forest Department FFPO Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance FO Farmer Organization GCF Green Climate Fund GIS Geographic Information System GOSL Government of Sri Lanka GSMB Geological Survey and Mines Bureau HMIS Hydrometeorological Information Systems IAs Implementing Agencies ICOLD International Committee of Large Dams ICR Implementation Completion Report ID Department of Irrigation IEE Initial Environmental Examination ISCs International Support Consultancies ISR Implementation Status and Results Report IWWRMP Integrated Watershed and Water Resources Management Project LSA Livelihood Support Assistance M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MASL Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka MIWRDM Ministry of Irrigation, Water Resources and Disaster Management MMDE Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment MPCLG Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government MRRP Mahaweli Restructuring and Rehabilitation Project NCDS National Center for Dam Safety NEA National Environmental Act NPC Northern Provincial Council NPV Net Present Value NWSDB National Water Supply and Drainage Board 2 NWUP National Water Use Plan O&M Operation and Monitoring OP Operational Policy PDO Project Development Objective PID Provincial Irrigation Department PIM Project Implementation Manual PMU Project Management Unit RDA Road Development Authority RAP Resettlement Action Plan REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SALT Sloping Agricultural Land technology SDR Special Drawing Rights SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SOP Seasonal Operation Plan SWAT Soil Water Assessment Tool WBG World Bank Group WMS Water Management Secretariat WRB Water Resource Board WRM Water Resources Management 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Project Description ........................................................................................................................ 10 1.1 Project Concept and Objective .......................................................................................................... 10 1.2 The Project Development Objective ................................................................................................. 11 1.3 Project Description ............................................................................................................................ 11 1.3.1 Component 1: Watershed and Water Resources Planning ....................................................... 11 1.3.2 Component 2: Infrastructure Improvements) ........................................................................... 12 1.3.3 Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response ...................................................................... 13 1.3.4 Component 4: Project Management ......................................................................................... 13 1.4 Objective of the Environmental and Social Management Framework ............................................. 13 1.5 Due Diligence Principles .................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 2: Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework .................................................................................. 16 2.1. Overview of Environmental Legislation .................................................................................................. 16 2.2 Detail Review of Key Environmental and Water Resources Related Legislation .............................. 16 2.2.1 The Constitution of Sri Lanka & the 13th Amendment. ............................................................ 16 2.2.2 Environmental Policy of Sri Lanka ............................................................................................. 17 2.2.3 The National Environmental Act. No. 47 of 1980 & its amendments ....................................... 18 2.2.4 The North Western Provincial Environmental Statute No. 12 of 1990 ..................................... 19 2.2.5 State Land Ordinance Act No 13 of 1949 .................................................................................. 19 2.2.6 The Coast Conservation Act No. 57 of 1981 amended by Act No. 64 of 1988 .......................... 19 2.2.7 The Flood Protection Ordinance Act No. 22 of 1955................................................................. 20 2.2.8 The Fauna & Flora Protection Ordinance Act No. 49 of 1993 & its amendments ................ 20 2.2.9 Forest Ordinance 1907 (No. 16 of 1907) as amended up to 2009 ............................................ 20 2.2.10 Irrigation Ordinance (Chapter 453) ........................................................................................... 21 2.2.11 National Wetland Policy ............................................................................................................ 21 2.2.12 Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka Act (Act No.23 of 1979) ......................................................... 21 2.2.13 Soil Conservation Act 1951 (No. 25 of 1951) ............................................................................ 22 2.2.14 Mines and Mineral Act No. 33 of 1992 ..................................................................................... 22 2.2.15 Local Authorities acts The Municipal Council (MC) Act No. 19 of 1987 & Urban Council (UC). 23 2.2.16 Urban Development Authority Act No. 41 of 1978 .................................................................. 23 2.2.17 Antiquities Ordinance ............................................................................................................... 23 2.2.18 Occupational Health and Safety ............................................................................................... 24 2.2.19 Institutional and legal framework for land acquisition and involuntary resettlement ............. 24 2.3 Summary of Institutions directly involved in IWWRMP and their Mandates ................................... 24 2.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies .......................................................................................................... 28 4 2.4.1 Environmental Assessment OP 4.01 .......................................................................................... 28 2.4.2 Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 ..................................................................................................... 31 2.4.3 Forests OP/BP 4.36 .................................................................................................................... 31 2.4.4 Physical Cultural Resources (PCR) OP/BP 4.11 ......................................................................... 32 2.4.5 Indigenous People OP/BP 4.10 .................................................................................................. 32 2.4.6 Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 ...................................................................................... 32 2.4.7 Safety on Dams OP/BP 4.37 ....................................................................................................... 33 2.4.8. Consultations and Disclosure Requirements ............................................................................. 33 2.5 Applicability of the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework to the IWWRMP ................ 34 2.6 World Bank Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines ......................................................... 34 Chapter 3. Description of the Project Area ....................................................................................................... 36 3.1 Component 1: Watershed and Water Resources Planning ..................................................................... 36 3.1.1 Physical environment and climate ............................................................................................ 37 3.1.2 Topography and Geology .......................................................................................................... 38 3.1.3 Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 40 3.1.4 Main Water bodies and flow regimes within the project area ................................................. 42 3.1.5 Built Environment ...................................................................................................................... 43 3.1.6 Historically and Culturally Important Areas .............................................................................. 43 3.1.7 Ecologically Important/Sensitive Habitats................................................................................
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