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Republic of Iraq Ministry of Construction And REPUBLIC OF IRAQ Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY (ESIA) OF Public Disclosure Authorized THE REHABILITATION OF EXPRESSWAY NO. 1 IN IRAQ (ERRP.CON.SSS.ESIA EW-1) Public Disclosure Authorized DRAFT FINAL REPORT August 19, 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Partners in building an emerging world ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EXPRESSWAY NO.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION S-1 2. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK S-1 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION S-2 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS S-4 5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION S-5 6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS S-6 7. MITIGATION MEASURES S-7 8. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) S-8 9. MONITORING AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING S-9 Final ESIA Report S-i Consolidated Consultants ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EXPRESSWAY NO.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION This executive summary aims at presenting the main findings of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) conducted for the Rehabilitation of the Expressway no.1. The objective of the environmental and social assessment is to examine the environmental, and social impacts of the project (both construction and maintenance phase), and to propose mitigation measures, as well as providing the management plan of the proposed project. This specific project activity is mandated by Iraqi Environmental Law and its guidelines for ESIA preparation. The Transport Corridors Project is categorized as an A, requiring an environmental and social assessment in accordance with the World Bank's Operational Policy on Environmental Assessment (OP 4.01) and Involuntary Resettlement Policy (OP4.12). The document consists of the following chapters: legal and administrative framework, project description, environmental and social baseline conditions, public consultation, environmental and social impact analysis, mitigation measures, monitoring, and environmental and social management plan. 2. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK A desk study was carried out by the study team to assess and prepare the most applicable legal and administrative framework to the proposed project. The assessment has taken into consideration, both the potential Iraqi environmental laws and those policies and procedures of the World Bank related to the subject project. Iraqi Environmental Laws Regulations no. 2 for the year 2001: Preservation of Water Resources Law no. 27 for the year 2009: Protection and Improvement of Environment Law no. 37 for the year 2008: The Ministry of Environment Law no. 55 for the year 2002: The Law of Antiquities and Heritage World Bank's Policies and Procedures The World Bank has 10 current Operational Policies and Procedures: - Pest Management (OP/BP 4.09) - Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) - Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) - Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) - Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) - Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) - Forests (OP/BP 4.36) - Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) Final Revised ESIA Report S-1 Consolidated Consultants ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EXPRESSWAY NO.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) - Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) The policies that apply and are triggered for this project are: - Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01). - Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12). 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION One of the Components proposed under the Iraq Transport Corridors Project is the rehabilitation of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of Expressway No. 1 (See Table 1). The investments under this Component will cover the installation of guardrails, signage, road marking, chain link fence and patching and paving as needed along the 3 sections. However, it was agreed that the World Bank Safeguard Policies will apply to all other sections to be rehabilitated in parallel irrespective of the source of funding; therefore they are included in this ESIA. Table I gives the details of all sections of Expressway I to be rehabilitated. All the project activities are within the right of way of existing road alignments and there is no land acquisition involved of any kind. Table I: Expressway 1 Sections Section Part Length [km] R4: Baghdad West – Hilla Southern 105 R5: Hilla – Diwaniya Southern 77 R6: Diwaniya-Nasiria Southern 145 R7: Nasiria – Rumaila Southern 145 R8A: Rumaila – Basra Southern 31 R8B: Rumaila – Safwan Southern 81 R9A: Baghdad West – Habbaniya Western 63 R9B: Habbaniya – Hit Western 61 R10: Hit – Tullaha Western 134 R11: Tullaha – Rutba Western 137 R12: Rutba - Jordanian border Western 129 R13: Jordanian junction-Syrian border Western 76 The Expressway is more than twenty years old. The length of the Southern Part of the road (from Baghdad to Safwan-Basra interchange) is about 510 km of 3x3 lanes with standing lane (15.5m width), then the road splits into a 51 km 2X2 lane heading to Basra, and 64 km 2X2 lane heading to Safwan. The southern part includes a section from Diwaniya to Nasiriya (R6) that is 145 km long and under construction with funding from the Government of Iraq. There is no ESIA and ESMP done for this section, it has been in construction on and off for several years. The Government of Iraq has committed to applying the World Bank Safeguards Policies to the entire Expressway 1. This includes the segments of Expressway 1 that are not supported by the World Bank and under rehabilitation or construction. As such the environmental and social due Final Revised ESIA Report S-2 Consolidated Consultants ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EXPRESSWAY NO.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY diligence of these road segments will include the preparation of environmental audits and resettlement audits prior to the end of the appraisal period of the World Bank funded road segments. These environmental and social audits will assess the non-Bank funded road segments compliance with the safeguards policies, identify any gaps in terms of environmental and social management and develop corrective action plans, if needed. Whereas, the Western Part of the road starting from Bagdad to Rutbah is a 455 km 3X3 lane with standing lane (15.5m width), splitting into two 2X2 lane roads, from Rutbah to Tribel ( Jordanian Border), and Rutbah to Al Walid ( Syrian Border). Figure A below shows the Expressway path (both western and southern). The expressway passes through several governorates of Iraq such as Al Anbar, Baghdad, Babel, Al Qadisiya, Al Muthanna, Dhi Qar and Basra. The existing features of Expressway No. 1 include: Length (including interchanges length): 1250 km 6-lane sections: 800 km (except for the Diwaniya – Nasiriya section that is currently under construction) 4-lane sections: 450 km Number of interchanges: 25 Number of expressway branches: 3 80 expressway bridges with total length: 9230 m 117 road overpasses with total length: 6820 m Number of rest areas with fuel station: 18 Number of parking areas: 200 Final Revised ESIA Report S-3 Consolidated Consultants ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EXPRESSWAY NO.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Figure A: Map of Iraq showing the path of Expressway No. 1 The proposed Project works will include the following road maintenance/rehabilitation type of activities: Road marking Installation of guardrails between both sides and on sides where necessary Installation of signs and road furniture Installation of a chain link fence on both sides of the road Rehabilitation of the asphalt as needed Other rehabilitation works as determined necessary by the technical assessment 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS The expressway spans most of the western, central and southern territories of Iraq. It crosses flat land, primarily desert and semi-desert. The western section of the road crosses sparsely populated area; the central and southern part crosses more densely populated agricultural land. Most of the expressway passes through agricultural land within 6 governorates and 17 population centres. The total population of the urban centres affected by the project is approximately 5.6 million inhabitants. The present road conditions ranges from good to moderate. There is effectively no road signage and road furniture. Lighting is available on very limited stretches. There is no currently fence on either side or in the middle of the expressway as major parts of the fences have been demolished by the Final Revised ESIA Report S-4 Consolidated Consultants ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EXPRESSWAY NO.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY occupation forces and others by inhabitants. The western section of the expressway crosses Mesopotamian shrub desert, while the southern section crosses the Arabian Desert and shrublands. The most southern section of the road runs parallel to the Tigris-Euphrates Alluvial Salt Marshes. The road is occasionally crossed by wild mammals as there is currently no fencing. The road passes 2km from the boundary of the Important Bird Area (IBA) of Habbaniya. The land use along expressway consists of sparsely populated or exploited plains, agricultural lands, and some urbanized areas. The predominant land use is agriculture. Some sections of the expressway are close to protected ecosystems, in particular areas designated as IBAs by the World Wildlife Fund and Birdlife International. Prominent among these IBAs in terms of birds and diversity of species is the Haur Al-Hammar critical wetlands. Industrial land use is rare or almost non-existent. The establishments are mainly public administration (governorate offices, formal army and police posts); farms; shops and services; licensed retail including small kiosks and restaurants; and small and informal businesses and vendors that sometimes encroach on the ROW (tire shops, car washers etc.). Considerable encroachment on the Expressway ROW has occurred over the years. An inventory of the encroaching entities was undertaken in August 2012 and was augmented in June, 2013. These inventories informed the Baseline Census conducted for the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) which identifies PAPs adversely affected by the project and details mitigation and compensation measures.
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