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7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 7-1 7.1 Positive Environmental Impacts 7-1 7.2 Negative Environmental Impacts 7-2 7.3 Main Environmental Issues Affecting Irrigation 7-4 Republic of Albania Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Water Resources and Irrigation Project Project ID P121186 Consultancy Services: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Photo: Murriz Thana Reservoir ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT (ESFD) Public Disclosure Authorized CEIA Republic of Albania Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Water Resources and Irrigation Project Project ID P121186 Consultancy Services: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT (ESFD) Date of issue September 2012 Updated October 2017 Version: H Prepared DAH/ Checked RSS/SPS Approved BAE Water Resources and Irrigation Project i Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys Environmental and Social Framework Document Table of Contents Page No 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1-1 1.1 Legal and Institutional Framework 1-1 1.2 The ESIA process 1-3 1.3 The Project 1-3 1.4 Baseline 1-4 1.5 Environmental Impacts 1-6 1.6 Alternatives 1-7 1.7 Environmental and Social Management Plan 1-7 1.8 Timing and ESMP 1-8 1.9 Public Consultation 1-8 2 INTRODUCTION 2-1 2.1 Preamble 2-1 2.2 Layout and Structure of this Report 2-1 3 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 3-1 3.1 Policy and Legal Framework 3-1 3.2 Regulations and other provisions concerning EIA in Albania 3-5 3.3 Institutional Framework 3-9 4 PROCEDURES FOR ESIA 4-1 4.1 Proposed Screening Process 4-1 4.2 Public Consultation 4-3 5 THE PROPOSED PROJECT 5-1 5.1 Project Objectives 5-1 5.2 Project Components 5-1 5.3 The Project Area 5-4 6 BASELINE DATA 6-1 6.1 Location and General Description 6-1 The Physical Environment 6-1 6.2 Climate 6-2 6.3 Geology 6-4 6.4 Seismic Conditions 6-5 6.5 Topography and Geomorphology 6-6 6.6 Soil Characteristics 6-7 CEIA Water Resources and Irrigation Project ii Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys Environmental and Social Framework Document 6.7 Surface Hydrology and Groundwater 6-8 6.8 Water Quality 6-13 The Biological Environment 6-16 6.9 Protected Areas 6-16 6.10 Flora 6-18 6.11 Fauna 6-19 6.12 Threatened flora and fauna in the Project Area 6-19 The Socio Economic Environment 6-20 6.13 Demography 6-20 6.14 Unemployment and employment 6-23 6.15 Ethnicity, Religion, Education, Health and Currency 6-24 6.16 Land Tenure and Land Use 6-25 6.17 Agricultural Production 6-26 6.18 Livestock 6-31 6.20 Roads 6-31 7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 7-1 7.1 Positive Environmental Impacts 7-1 7.2 Negative Environmental impacts 7-2 7.3 Main environmental issues affecting irrigation 7-4 8 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS 8-1 8.1 Positive Socio-Economic Impacts 8-1 8.2 Negative Socio-Economic Impacts 8-2 8.3 Main socio economic issues affecting irrigation 8-3 9 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 9-1 9.1 The Zero Option 9-1 9.2 The Delayed Project Option 9-1 9.3 Alternative Site-Relocation Option 9-1 9.4 Other Alternatives 9-2 10 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 10-1 10.1 Environmental Mitigation Plan 10-1 10.2 Measures to Improve ESMP 10-2 10.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan 10-23 10.4 Organisation of Monitoring 10-26 11 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - CAPACITY BUILDING 11-1 11.1 Training 11-1 CEIA Water Resources and Irrigation Project iii Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys Environmental and Social Framework Document 12 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - REPORTING PROCEDURES 12-1 12.1 Implementation Schedule 12-1 12.2 Reporting procedures 12-1 13 COST ESTIMATES AND SOURCE OF FUNDS 13-1 13.1 Cost Estimates 13-1 13.2 Source of Funds 13-2 14 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 14-1 14.1 Identifying Stakeholders 14-1 14.2 Consultation Strategy 14-1 14.3 Level of Engagement 14-2 14.4 Points Raised from Public Consultation meetings 14-2 14.5 Resettlement Policy Framework 14-3 15 ANNEXES 15-1 15.1 Annex A1 – Questionnaire for EU Candidature – Point 54 For PPP 15-1 15.2 Annex A2 – List of Pesticides permitted- not permitted for import into Albania 15-8 15.3 Annex B - Environmental Screening Procedures 15-10 15.4 Annex C - Details of Public Consultation and Questionnaires 15-15 15.5 Annex D - Further details on Protected Areas 15-32 CEIA Water Resources and Irrigation Project iv Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys Environmental and Social Framework Document List of Figures Page No Figure 5-1: Location of the Project Area .............................................................................................. 5-5 Figure 5-2 Aerial View of Tregtan 2 Reservoir ................................................................................... 5-9 Figure 5-3 Aerial View of Tregtan 3 Reservoir ................................................................................. 5-10 Figure 5-4 Aerial View of Vranisht 2 Reservoir ................................................................................ 5-11 Figure 5-5 Aerial View of T’Plan Reservoir ...................................................................................... 5-12 Figure 5-6 Aerial View of Leminot Reservoir ................................................................................... 5-13 Figure 5-7 Aerial View of Koshnica 1 Reservoir ............................................................................... 5-14 Figure 5-8 Aerial View of Staravecke Reservoir ............................................................................... 5-15 Figure 5-9 Aerial View of Strum and Kurjan Reservoir .................................................................... 5-16 Figure 5-10 Aerial View of Slanica Reservoir ................................................................................... 5-17 Figure 5-11 Aerial View of Duhanas Reservoir ................................................................................. 5-18 Figure 5-12 Aerial View of Belesova Reservoir ................................................................................ 5-20 Figure 5-13 Aerial View of Murriz Thana Reservoir ......................................................................... 5-21 Figure 5-14 Aerial View of Zharrez Reservoir .................................................................................. 5-23 Figure 6-1: Location of dam and I&D sites in relation to seismic hazard probability ......................... 6-6 Figure 6-2: Location of dam and I&D sites in relation to river basins ................................................. 6-9 Figure 6-3: Location of the Project sites in relation to protected areas .............................................. 6-17 Figure 12-1: Construction Schedule from I&D Project (months taken from Feasibility Studies) ..... 12-2 Figure 14-1: Spectrum of Engagement............................................................................................... 14-2 CEIA Water Resources and Irrigation Project v Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy and Baseline Surveys Environmental and Social Framework Document List of Tables Page No Table 4-1: Proposed Screening Criteria for World Bank and Albanian EA Procedures ...................... 4-1 Table 5-1: Details on the Location and Statistics of Dams and proposed I&D areas .......................... 5-6 Table 5-2: Summarised Data on Irrigation and Drainage Schemes ..................................................... 5-7 Table 5-3: Tabulated data on Group 1 reservoirs and I&D schemes ................................................... 5-8 Table 5-4: Tabulated data on Group 2 reservoirs and I&D schemes ................................................. 5-12 Table 5-5: Tabulated data on Group 3 reservoirs and I&D schemes ................................................. 5-14 Table 5-6: Details on the current condition of dams and reservoirs ................................................... 5-25 Table 5-7: Details on the main rehabilitation works proposed on dams and reservoirs ..................... 5-27 Table 6-1: General Data on Climate for Dam and Reservoir I&D Schemes Sites ............................... 6-3 Table 6-2: Calculated Seismic Parameters for dams ............................................................................ 6-5 Table 6-3: Soil Erosion in River Basins in Albania ............................................................................. 6-8 Table 6-4: General Hydrological Characteristics of the Drini and Buna Rivers ................................ 6-10 Table 6-5: Gauging Stations within Drin and Seman catchments and major flood events ................ 6-11 Table 6-6: Average Monthly Discharge on the Drini and Seman Rivers ........................................... 6-11 Table 6-7: Water Quality Results from Drini River 2007-2010 ......................................................... 6-14 Table 6-8: Water Quality from the Seman River ............................................................................... 6-14 Table 6-9: Water Quality Results from Seman River 2007-2010 ...................................................... 6-15 Table 6-10: Details of Protected areas in Albania .............................................................................. 6-16 Table 6-11: Details of Protected areas in Districts containing reservoirs under the study ................. 6-18 Table 6-12: Natural demographic structure of the Districts ............................................................... 6-21
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