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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MARD) PROJECT PREPARATION UNIT (PPU) E1102 Public Disclosure Authorized v1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized FOR NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECT (WB4) WWWOOORRRLLLDDD BBBAAANNNKKK PPPRRROOOJJJEEECCCTTT Public Disclosure Authorized VOLUME 1 FFFIIINNNAAALLL OOOVVVEEERRRAAALLLLLL RRREEEPPPOOORRRTTT Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER June 01, 2005 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MARD) PROJECT PREPARATION UNIT (PPU) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECT (WB4) WWWOOORRRLLLDDD BBBAAANNNKKK PPPRRROOOJJJEEECCCTTT VOLUME 1 FINAL OVERALL REPORT Investor EIA Consulting Agency Project Preparation Unit Environmental Research Center Director Dr. Duong Hong Son June 01, 2005 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PREPARATION UNIT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a final EIA for the whole Natural Disaster Mitigation Project (Wb4), hereafter refer as the Project. The report was prepared with the configurations of the Project as conceived, designed and described in documents provided by the design-consultants HQI up to 30/12/2004 as well as the obtained study results from environmental consultants of the Environmental Research Center, hereafter refer as CENRE. Accumulated and studied documents, data, reports as well as site investigations focus on environmental resources, environment quality, socio-economic, living standard, opinions of local authorities and affected local people in the Project area. This EIA report has been performed in accordance with the national legal, policies, regulatory requirements for environmental management and protection in Vietnam as well as the various relevant WB operational safeguard policies. Scope and Objectives of the Project The Project will support the implementation of the stated government policies of saving lives and protecting property in case of natural disasters. The objectives of the proposed Project are to: (i) save lives and protect the economic assets of communities living in hazard prone areas; and (ii) improve the efficiency of medium-term reconstruction and recovery efforts. This would be achieved through support for: (a) Provision of structural and non-structural measures to prevent and mitigate the impact of natural disasters; (b) Restoring infrastructure damaged and providing assistance to poor communities affected to quickly restore their livelihood and income; and (c) Strengthening national and local institutions in natural disaster preparedness, response, and medium term recovery. The Project is comprised of four separated but integrated components that proposed to implement broadly in 17 provinces namely Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế, Quảng Nam, Quãng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, Khánh Hòa, Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận, Long An, Đồng Tháp, An Giang and Bến Tre. Component 1: Structural and Non-Structural Measures The component 1 encompasses structural and non-structural subprojects in order to mitigate natural disaster. Subprojects of the component 1 being implemented in years 1-5 are list in the following table. NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECT i MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PREPARATION UNIT Table i: Subprojects of component 1 No. Project area (Province) Name of subprojects/River basin 1 Thanh Hoa Cau Khai drainage pumping station Rehabilitation and upgrade of Bang river Dyke Ninh Phu Sea Dyke 2 Nghệ An Rehabilitation of Vuc Mau reservoir in Hoang Mai river 3 Hà Tĩnh Rac & Tri river irrigation system Or: Left & right Nghen river dike 4 Quảng Bình Canh Duong and S.Don sea bank protection Gianh river bank protection Natural disaster warning and management system 5 Quảng Trị Hydraulic works for flood prevention in Hai Lang and S. Nhung Or: Da Mai-Tan Kim reservoir cluster in Cam Lo river Natural disaster warning and management system 6 Thừa Thiên Huế Thuan An sea dyke training and Hai Duong, Hao Duan sea bank protection Or: Tu Hien seaport training and Vinh Hai-Vinh Hien sea bank protection Training for both sides of embankment of O Lau river basin Flood warning system for Huong river basin Equipment for rescue 7 Quảng Nam Developing erosion prevention embankment in Thu Bon, Vu Gia rivers and coastal areas. Or: Development of resettlement areas for villagers living in flooded areas (4 areas) 8 Quãng Ngãi Ve river bank Or: Rehabilitation and upgrade dam and reservoir cluster in downstream watershed of Tra Bong River Natural disaster warning and management system 9 Bình Định An Du estuary training in Lai Giang river Or: Dong dike completion Kon river bank protection 10 Phú Yên Sea bank protection Or: My Lam Reservoir 11 Khánh Hòa Channel training of the downstream Dinh river Or: Tien Du reservoir 12 Ninh Thuận Flood control on the South Dinh river 13 Bình Thuận Outer dike and Vo Xu pumping station Or: Doi Duong – Thuong Chanh bank protection 14 Long An Tan Hung Canal Canal number 28 Song Trang cannel Cai Sach cannel 15 Đồng Tháp Hong Ngu outer-dyke Strengthening of Sa Rai outer dyke My An outer-dyke 16 An Giang Tinh Bien and Tri ton reservoirs cluster Long Xuyen city outer dyke 17 Bến Tre Ba Tri sea dyke Binh Dai sea dyke 18 Hanoi – HCM city Rehabilitation of drainage system along the railway line of Ha Noi - HCM City NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECT ii MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PREPARATION UNIT No. Project area (Province) Name of subprojects/River basin Or bridge reinforcement in railway line of Hanoi - HCM City 19 Cuu Long Delta River Revetment and planting for wave break in Cuu Long Delta River 20 Mekong Delta River Warning and monitoring system in Mekong Delta River 21 North Middle country Capacity strengthening for flood forecast and observation in North Central area (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh). 22 South Central area Capacity strengthening for flood forecast and observation in South Central area. 23 Red River Delta Flood warning and monitoring system in Red River Delta 24 Thanh Hóa, Hà Tĩnh, Sea port for boat protection Quảng Bình Component 2: Disaster Community-Based Management The component 2 will be implemented at 100 communes. In the first year, it was planed to put into practice in 10 provinces. This component will provide a wide range of small-scale Natural Disaster Mitigation measures with both structural and non-structural subprojects such as rehabilitate/construction of rural roads, sanitation facilities, water wells, small-scale earth reservoirs, stabilization of river banks, local flood control, local flood plain and hazard mapping, community early warning systems, land use planning, etc. Component 3: Contingency Fund The component 3 is a contingency fund that will be used to finance reconstruction of natural disasters damaged priority infrastructure such as bridges and roads, irrigation systems, schools, health clinics, etc. The funding could also be used to help restore economic and social livelihood of poor communities affected by natural disasters. Component 4: Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building In the large scale of the component 4, it can ensure better coordination among the various government agencies and levels responsible for actual disaster prevention, preparedness, relief and recovery, provide training courses in mitigation and preparedness measures to provincial Committees for Flood and Storm Control and to communities most vulnerable to natural disaster hazards. Main Conclusions: Among the first – year – subprojects, Ba Tri sea dyke construction subproject will affect Binh Dai and Ba Tri IBAs. However, these adverse impacts are mitigable. The completion of Ba Tri sea dyke subproject will bound the aquacultural areas of Ba Tri District also posed a potential threat to the wildlife within the Ba Tri IBA and the rich-biodiversity areas nearby due to an increased in access if any, creation of a barrier preventing the movement of the wild animal, especially the aquatic species (fish, shrimp, etc.) and also bird species etc.. In order to mitigate the adverse impacts, every effort should be made to ensure the infrastructure development that accompanies it, such as new roads or settlement, does not put more pressure on the remaining natural habitats. There should be mitigation measure such as (i) Shorten the construction duration. Most intensive period should be designed to avoid the wintering season (September to April); (ii) Agreement with the construction company on the NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECT iii MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PREPARATION UNIT forest protection. The Company has to prove their source of timber and fuel (no fuel wood collection in the construction area); (iii) Agreement with the construction company on hunting; (iv) Increase control by District FPD, strictly fine to any violation, awareness arising for the decision-makers and the company's workers as well as local people on wildlife protection; (v) Commitment by the Provincial and District People Committees and their planning sectors on the introduction of new settlements along the new dyke if any. Complying with the proposed mitigation measures will mostly mitigate the impacts of the subproject on the IBAs. The NDMP is environmentally feasible. Besides the economic benefits, the Project will induce valuable socio-economic values in the respect of: • Preventing and mitigating natural disasters, as a result, lives and economic assets of communities living in hazard prone areas could be