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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Public Disclosure Authorized Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP) Public Disclosure Authorized Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Contents ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 8 Background ............................................................................................................................ 8 The Project: Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP) ............ 8 Components of the Project ..................................................................................................... 9 Environmental Management Framework (EMF) ..................................................................... 9 Environmental Baseline .......................................................................................................... 9 Regulatory Review ............................................................................................................... 10 Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................... 11 Stakeholder Consultations .................................................................................................... 12 Institutional Arrangement and Environmental Assessment of KWSSIP ................................. 12 Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................................ 13 Budget .................................................................................................................................. 13 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 14 1.1 Background................................................................................................................ 14 1.2 The Proponent: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) ................................... 17 1.3 The Project: Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP) 17 1.3.1 Components of the Project .................................................................................. 18 1.4 Environmental Management Framework (EMF) ......................................................... 18 1.4.1 Objective and Scope of EMF .............................................................................. 19 1.4.2 Structure of EMF ................................................................................................. 19 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 21 2.1 Project’s Development Objective (PDO) .................................................................... 21 2.2 Description of Project Components ............................................................................ 21 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ..................................................................................... 26 3.1 Physical Environment ................................................................................................ 26 3.1.1 Climate ............................................................................................................... 26 3.1.2 Temperature ........................................................................................................... 26 3.1.3 Rainfall ................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.4 Humidity ................................................................................................................. 28 3.1.5 Wind ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.1.6 Topography ........................................................................................................ 31 3.1.7 Water Resources ................................................................................................ 32 3.1.8 Sewerage System ............................................................................................... 35 3.1.9 Flooding .............................................................................................................. 37 2 | P a g e 3.1.10 Seismology ......................................................................................................... 38 3.1.11 Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................. 38 3.2 Biological Environment .............................................................................................. 38 3.2.1 Flora ................................................................................................................... 38 3.2.2 Fauna ................................................................................................................. 39 4.0 REGULATORY REVIEW ............................................................................................... 41 4.1 National Laws, Policies and Strategies ...................................................................... 41 4.1.1 Climate Change Policy of Pakistan 2012 ............................................................ 41 4.1.2 Pakistan Climate Change Act 2016 ..................................................................... 42 4.1.3 The Canal and Drainage Act 1873 ........................................................................... 42 4.1.4 Pakistan Penal Code ................................................................................................ 42 4.2 Provincial Policies and Strategies, and Laws ............................................................. 44 4.2.1 Sindh Strategy for Sustainable Development, 2007 ............................................ 44 4.2.2 Sindh Sanitation Policy 2017 .............................................................................. 45 4.2.3 Sindh Drinking Water Policy 2017 ....................................................................... 45 4.2.4 Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020 .......................................................... 46 4.2.5 The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Act, 1996 (KWSB Act) ........................ 47 4.2.6 Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014 (SEPA 2014) ..................................... 47 4.2.7 The Sindh Local Government Act 2013............................................................... 48 4.2.8 The Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972 ................................................... 49 4.3 World Bank Safeguard Policies .................................................................................. 49 4.3.1 Environmental Assessment OP 4.01 ................................................................... 49 4.3.2 Physical Cultural Resources OP 4.11 ................................................................. 50 5.0 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES ..................... 53 5.1 Project Activities ........................................................................................................ 53 5.2 Potential Environmental Impacts ................................................................................ 54 5.3 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................... 58 5.3.1 Construction Phase Mitigation Measures ............................................................ 58 5.3.2 Operational Phase Mitigation Measures .............................................................. 64 6.0 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ............................................................................... 67 6.1 Requirement of Stakeholder Consultation .................................................................. 67 6.2 Process of Stakeholder Consultation ......................................................................... 67 6.3 Identification of Stakeholders ..................................................................................... 68 6.4 Environmental Management Framework (EMF) Consultation and Disclosure ............ 68 6.5 Proceedings of the Stakeholder Consultations ........................................................... 69 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ..................................................... 70 7.1 Institutional Arrangement ........................................................................................... 70 3 | P a g e 7.2 World Bank Environmental Review Project Cycle ...................................................... 70 7.3 Environmental Screening ........................................................................................... 71 7.4 Environmental Assessment (EA) ................................................................................ 73 7.5 Environmental Assessment Requirement of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) ................................................................................................................................. 74 7.6 Categorization of KWSSIP Subprojects ..................................................................... 77 7.7 Generic Mitigation Plan .............................................................................................. 77 7.8 Monitoring Framework ..............................................................................................