THE ABAYA GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT The Great Eye – Divine Rulers (2018) by Ms. Katrin Fridriks STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN VERSION 01 July 2019 RG SEP–01: 2019 Contents LIST OF TABLES 5 LIST OF FIGURES 5 REPORT REVIEW & VERIFICATION 6 ACRONMYS 7 1 INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 Overview 8 1.2 Objectives of Stakeholder Engagement 8 1.3 Scope of Application 9 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 10 2.1 Project Location 10 2.2 Project Settings 10 2.3 Project Description 11 2.3.1 Abaya Prospect & RG Concession 11 2.3.2 Project /Study Area 12 2.3.3 Drilling Area 13 2.4 Impacts, Benefits 13 2.4.1 Geothermal Project Impacts 13 2.4.2 Geothermal Project Benefits 14 2.5 Project Area of Influence 14 3 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 16 3.1 Overview 16 3.2 Policies 16 3.2.1 Environmental Policy and Strategy, 1997 16 3.2.2 Ethiopian National Policy on Women, 1993 16 3.2.3 IFC PSs on Environment and Social Sustainability (2012) 17 3.2.4 IFC Good Practice Handbook on Stakeholder Engagement 18 3.2.5 Other Relevant International Policies and Conventions 19 3.3 National Laws 20 3.3.1 The Constitution 20 3.3.2 Environmental Protection Organs, Proclamation No. 295 /2002 20 3.3.3 Environmental Impact Assessment, Proclamation No. 299 /2002 21 3.3.4 Geothermal Resource Development Proclamation No. 981 /2016 21 4 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION /MAPPING 22 4.1 Introduction 22 4.1.1 Primary Stakeholder 22 4.1.2 Secondary Stakeholder 22 4.1.3 Tertiary Stakeholder 22 4.2 Stakeholders Identification 22 2 RG SEP–01: 2019 4.2.1 Government Officials 23 4.2.2 Project Proponent 23 4.2.3 Project Affected Persons 23 4.2.4 Vulnerable Groups 24 4.2.5 CSOs, NGOs and Conservation Organizations 25 4.2.6 Development Partners 26 4.2.7 Media 26 4.3 List of Stakeholders 26 4.4 Project Phases & Stakeholders Engagement 27 4.4.1 Pre-feasibility & Feasibility Study Phase 27 4.4.2 Operation Phases 29 4.4.3 Decommissioning Phases 30 4.5 Applicability of IFC PS7 30 5 STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS 32 5.1 General Information 32 5.1.1 Stakeholder Analysis 32 5.1.2 Conceptual Framework and Proposed Structure 35 5.2 Stakeholder Methods 36 5.2.1 General Information 36 5.2.2 Activities and Methods 36 6 SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 39 6.1 Background 39 6.2 Information Disclosure Consultations 39 6.3 Household Survey 43 6.4 Identified Impacts & Mitigation Measures Disclosed 45 6.5 Disclosure of SEP & RPF /RAP, Grievance Redress Mechanism 45 7 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN 46 7.1 Plan Overview 46 7.2 ESIA Implementation 46 7.3 Final ESIA Disclosure & Consultation 49 7.4 Indicative Timeframes 49 8 RESOURCES FOR SEP IMPLIMENTATION 51 8.1 Resources & Responsibilities 51 8.1.1 Management Resources 51 8.2 Resources and Responsibilities 52 8.2.1 Environmental & Social Manager 52 8.2.2 Environmental & Social Unit 53 8.2.3 Stakeholder Engagement Materials 54 9 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 55 3 RG SEP–01: 2019 9.1 Introduction 55 9.1.1 Objectives 55 9.2 RG’s Roles & Responsibilities 55 9.3 Procedure for Grievance /Comment Response 55 9.4 Record Keeping 57 9.5 Appeal & Disclosure 58 9.5.1 Appeal 58 9.5.2 Disclosure 58 10 MONITORING & EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED SEP 59 10.1 Definition & Purpose 59 10.2 Monitoring the SEP Implementation Inputs 59 10.3 Monitoring the SEP Implementation Process 59 10.4 Methods of Monitoring the Efficiency of the SEP Implementation Process 59 10.4.1 Monitoring the Overall Efficiency of SEP Implementation 59 10.4.2 Developing Summary Indicators 60 10.4.3 Indicators of the Efficiency of Individual SEP Activities 60 10.4.4 Studying Community Level Organizations 60 10.5 Impact Evaluation 60 10.5.1 Estimation of Net Impacts 61 10.5.2 Comparison of ‘Effectiveness’ of 2 or More Alternative Strategies 61 10.6 Tools for Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation 61 10.6.1 Quantitative Surveys 61 10.6.2 Focus Group Discussions 61 10.7 Reports and Deliverables 61 10.7.1 Weekly CLOs Reports 62 10.7.2 Monthly Reports 62 10.7.3 Quarterly Reports 62 10.7.4 Annual Reports 62 11 LIST OF APPENDICES 63 Appendix 1: Stakeholder Engagement Forms 64 Appendix 1.1: Grievance & Concerns Logging Form 64 Appendix 1.2: Feedback Logging Form 65 Appendix 1.3: Simple Grievance & Concerns Logging Database 66 Appendix 1.4: Simple Commitment Register 66 Appendix 2: Project Disclosure & Information Dissemination 67 Appendix 2.1: Hobicha Digiso 68 Appendix 2.2: Hobicha Bongota 70 Appendix 2.3: Abala Longana 72 Appendix 2.4: Abala Qolshobo 74 Appendix 2.5: Abala Gafata 76 Appendix 2.6: Abala Maraka 78 Appendix 2.7: Abaya Chawkare & Abaya Gurucho 80 Appendix 2.8: Abaya Bilate 83 Appendix 2.9: Abaya Bisare 85 Appendix 3: Disclosure of ESIA & ESMP Impacts and Mitigation Measures 89 4 RG SEP–01: 2019 LIST OF TABLES Table Description Page Table 1: Project /study area coordinates ................................................................................................ 13 Table 2: Population of local communities (kebeles) included in the AoI (Project area) ............................ 24 Table 4: Source of livelihood of households ........................................................................................... 25 Table 6: CSOs and NGOs actively working in the Project AoI ................................................................... 26 Table 7: Stakeholders bodies and their relevance to the Project ............................................................ 26 Table 8: Stakeholder analysis ................................................................................................................. 33 Table 10: ESIA implementation – Project disclosure and consultation .................................................... 47 Table 11: ESIA implementation – Interim /preliminary results ................................................................ 47 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Description Page Figure 1: Location of the Abaya geothermal concession (orange polygon) .............................................. 10 Figure 2: Zones of SNNP Regional State .................................................................................................. 11 Figure 3: The Abaya geothermal prospect (approx. the red box) ............................................................ 12 Figure 4: Kebeles in the Project /Study area for baseline and geoscience studies (marked in blue) ......... 12 Figure 5: Drilling area map with three possible water plans and two tentatively located well-pads ........ 13 Figure 10: Stakeholder analysis matrix ................................................................................................... 32 Figure 11: Expected communication flow through stakeholder engagements ........................................ 35 Figure 6: Stakeholder participants in Abala Longana kebele ................................................................... 41 Figure 7: Stakeholder participants in Abala Qolshobo kebele ................................................................. 41 Figure 8: Stakeholder participants in Abaya Bilate kebele....................................................................... 41 Figure 9: Key Informant Interview at Abala Gafata kebele ...................................................................... 43 Figure 12: Possible structure for the E&S system.................................................................................... 51 Figure 13: Grievance Redress Mechanism .............................................................................................. 57 5 RG SEP–01: 2019 REPORT REVIEW & VERIFICATION Prepared for/client: Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, GRMF Project name: Ethiopia – Abaya RG report number: 17004-17 Project manager: ESIA: Loftur R. Gissurarson Author(s): Reykjavik Geothermal Distribution of all Reykjavik Geothermal reports is restricted as the general rule, unless otherwise stated. Report review and verification: Description Date Responsible (signature not necessary) Internal draft prepared February 2017 Loftur Reimar @RG Internal draft completed September 2017 Loftur Reimar @RG External draft reviewed September 2017 African Union Commission /RGMF External draft updated October, 2017 Loftur Reimar @RG External draft updated August, 2018 Loftur Reimar @RG External draft approved July, 2019 Jon Örn @RG 1st version published July, 2019 Reykjavik Geothermal 6 RG SEP–01: 2019 ACRONMYS AfDB Africa Development Bank AoI Area of Influence CBO Community Based Organizations CDP Community Development Plan /Program CLO Community Liaison Officer CSOs Civil Society Organizations CSA Central Statistics Agency CSR Community and Stakeholder Relations CSR Corporate Social Responsibility EE Environmental Experts EEPO Ethiopian Electric Power Office EHS Environment and Social Sustainability EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIB Europe International Bank EPA Environmental Protection Authority EPs Equator Principles E&S Environmental and Social ESAP Environmental and Social Action Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESMS Environmental and Social Management System FDRE Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia FGDs Focus Group Discussions FPIC Free, Prior, and Informed Consent HIV /AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome H&S Health and Safety ICP Informed Consultation and Participation IFC International Finance Corporation IPP Independent Power Producer IPP Indigenous Peoples Plan ISS Integrated Safeguards System KII Key Informant Interview KPI Key Performance Indicator masl Meters above sea level M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MFI Micro