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Intended for Huaxin Cement Jizzakh LLC Date November 2019 HUAXIN CEMENT JIZZAKH PLANT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ii Issue 18 Date November 2019 Prepared by Ramboll CIS Reviewed by Ivan Senchenya Approved by Ivan Senchenya Ref This report has been prepared by Ramboll with all reasonable skill, care and diligence, and taking account of the Services and the Terms agreed between Ramboll and the Client. This report is confidential to the Client, and Ramboll accepts no responsibility whatsoever to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known, unless formally agreed by Ramboll beforehand. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. Ramboll disclaims any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the agreed scope of the Services. Version Control Record Reviewer Author(s) Initials Issue Description of Status Date Initials 1 Draft for internal discussion 20.08.2019 IS GC, NN, SC, OT, AI, AR, IS, EZ, IG 2 First Draft issued to the Client 22.08.2019 IS GC, NN, SC, OT, AI, AR, IS, EZ, IG 3 Draft for discussion with the Client 22.08.2019 IS GC, IS 4-10 Draft with some Client’s questions 30.08.2019 IS SC, IS addressed 11 Pre-Final draft version issued to 19.09.2019 IS SC, IS the Client 12-17 Pre-Final version issued to the 2- IS, LJ, WZ IS, OT, IG, SC, GC, AI Client 28.10.2019 18 Final version issued to the Client 26.11.2019 IS, LJ, WZ IS, OT, IG, SC, GC, AI Environmental and Social Impact Assessment iii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY XVIII 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 Project Location 1-1 1.2 Objectives and Limitations on the Current ESIA 1-1 1.3 Project Proponent 1-3 1.4 Need for the Project 1-3 1.5 Proposed Project E&S Categorization and Rationale 1-5 1.6 Structure of the ESIA Report 1-5 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS 2-1 2.1 Introduction 2-1 2.2 International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Requirements 2-1 2.2.1 IFC Performance Standards (2012) 2-1 2.2.2 Applicable IFC Guidelines 2-3 2.2.3 Identified Applicable IFC Performance Standards 2-4 2.3 International Agreements and Conventions Signed by Uzbekistan2-5 2.4 Legal and Policy Requirements of the Republic of Uzbekistan 2-6 2.4.1 Uzbekistan Administrative and Legislative Organisations -Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan 2-6 2.5 Uzbekistan Legal Framework for Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance and Protection 2-9 2.5.1 Protection of Nature 2-9 2.5.2 Sectoral Legislation 2-9 2.5.3 Other Applicable Legislation 2-10 2.5.4 Regulations 2-10 2.5.5 State Committee for Nature Protection (SCNP) 2-10 2.5.6 List of Major Environmental Laws 2-11 2.5.7 Regulatory Acts Subordinate to Environmental Laws 2-11 2.5.8 List of Health and Safety Laws 2-12 2.5.9 Normative Acts Subordinate to Health and Safety Laws 2-12 2.5.10 Social (gender, labour, governance, security, cultural heritage, indigenous people, macroeconomics) 2-13 2.6 Environmental and Social Regulators 2-14 2.6.1 Environmental Regulators 2-14 2.6.2 Social Regulators 2-15 2.7 Environmental Protection through Economic Instruments 2-15 2.8 Climate Change 2-15 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment iv 2.9 Specific Environmental Standards Applicable to Huaxin Cement Project for the Air Quality 2-16 2.10 Standards / Guidelines Related to Dust Emissions 2-17 2.11 Specific Environmental Standards for Noise 2-18 2.12 Specific Standards Applicable During the Soil Impact Assessment2-20 2.13 Specific Standards Applicable for Surface Water 2-20 2.14 Wastewater Effluent and Stormwater (IFC, 2007) 2-22 2.15 Water Supply and Resources (IFC, 2007) 2-22 2.16 Specific Standards Applicable to the Waste Management 2-22 2.16.1 Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Nature Protection (No. 754-XII, December 9, 1992) 2-23 2.16.2 Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Wastes (No. 362-II, April 5, 2002) 2-23 2.16.3 Other Waste Legislation 2-26 2.16.4 International Finance Corporation (IFC) Standards 2-26 2.17 Uzbek National Requirements on Environmental Impact Assessment 2-27 2.18 Uzbek National Requirements During Stakeholder Consultation 2-28 2.19 International Consultation Requirements 2-29 2.20 Specific Standards Applicable for the Cultural Heritage 2-29 2.21 Specific Standards Applicable During the Visual Impact Assessment2-30 3. ESIA METHODOLOGY 3-1 3.1 ESIA Approach 3-1 3.2 ESIA Process 3-1 3.3 ESIA Scoping 3-3 3.4 Baseline Studies 3-3 3.5 Impact Identification and Evaluation of Significance 3-3 3.5.1 Identification of Impacts 3-3 3.5.2 Project Implementation Phases 3-4 3.5.3 General Approach to Impact Assessment 3-4 3.5.4 Prediction 3-5 3.5.5 Impact Types 3-5 3.5.6 Evaluation of Significance: Planned Events 3-6 3.5.7 Risks and Unplanned Events 3-9 3.6 Impact Mitigation 3-10 3.7 Cumulative Impacts 3-11 3.7.1 Definition and Applicable Guidelines 3-11 3.7.2 CIA goals 3-11 3.7.3 CIA Methodology 3-11 3.8 Presentation of ESIA Results 3-15 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment v 4. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 4-1 4.1 Overview 4-1 4.2 Principles of Consultation 4-1 4.3 Consultation Requirements 4-1 4.4 Identification of Key Stakeholders 4-2 4.5 Completed Project Consultation Activities and Outcomes 4-3 4.5.1 Overview of Huaxin Jizzakh Consultation Activities and Outcomes4-3 4.5.2 ESIA Consultation 4-4 4.6 Planned Consultation and Disclosure 4-4 4.6.1 Public Consultation Meetings 4-4 4.6.2 Disclosure of the ESIA Materials 4-5 4.7 Grievance Mechanism 4-5 4.7.1 Submission for examination and decision making 4-6 4.7.2 Review and decision making, and feedback with proposed solution4-6 4.7.3 Appeal 4-6 4.7.4 Grievance closing out 4-6 4.7.5 Grievance monitoring and reporting 4-6 4.8 Confidentiality and Anonymity 4-7 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 5-1 5.1 Project History and Timeline 5-1 5.2 Raw Materials Base and Material Balance of the Project 5-3 5.3 Technologies and Design of the Project 5-4 5.4 Rail and Motor Roads 5-10 5.5 Co-product Storage and Handling 5-12 5.6 Fuel Type and Source 5-12 5.7 Water Supply. Wastewater Treatment and Discharge 5-12 5.8 Power Supply 5-13 5.9 Communication Networks 5-13 5.10 Process Controls and Laboratory 5-13 5.11 Hazardous Materials and Explosives 5-13 5.12 Fire Fighting and Emergency Systems 5-14 5.13 Ancillary Structures 5-14 5.14 Accommodation Camp 5-14 5.15 Associated Facilities and Activities 5-14 5.16 Construction Details 5-16 6. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 6-1 6.1 Introduction 6-1 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment vi 6.2 No-Project Alternative 6-1 6.3 Project Site Alternatives 6-1 6.4 Project Layout Alternatives 6-2 6.5 Quarrying Method Alternatives 6-2 6.6 Plant’s Technology Alternatives 6-2 6.7 Resource Provision Alternatives 6-3 7. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 7-4 7.1 Area of Influence 7-4 7.2 Physical Environment 7-4 7.3 Climate, Meteorological Conditions and Air Quality 7-5 7.3.1 General information 7-5 7.3.2 Meteorological study 7-5 7.3.3 Temperature regime 7-6 7.3.4 Precipitation and humidity 7-7 7.3.5 Wind regime 7-9 7.3.6 Atmospheric pressure 7-12 7.3.7 Weather events 7-12 7.3.8 Construction and climatic characteristics of the Project Site 7-13 7.3.9 Air quality 7-14 7.4 Harmful Physical Impacts 7-16 7.5 Geology 7-17 7.5.1 Terrain and Bedrock Geology 7-17 7.5.2 Surface Geology and Groundwater of the Project Site 7-18 7.5.3 Aquifers 7-21 7.5.4 Geological and geomorphic hazards 7-22 7.6 Soils 7-23 7.7 Landscapes 7-30 7.8 Surface Water Bodies 7-33 7.8.1 Background 7-33 7.8.2 Rivers 7-35 7.8.3 Lakes 7-36 7.8.4 Artificial water bodies 7-36 7.9 Biodiversity 7-39 7.9.1 Vegetation 7-39 7.9.2 Terrestrial vertebrates 7-47 7.9.3 Hydrobiota 7-56 8. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BASELINE CONDITIONS 8-1 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment vii 8.1 Introduction 8-1 8.1.1 Data limitations 8-2 8.2 Project Country Baseline Information 8-2 8.3 Project Region and Districts 8-3 8.3.1 Jizzakh region 8-4 8.3.2 Zafarobod district, Forish district and Sharof-Rashidov district 8-4 8.4 Project Area Overview 8-5 8.5 Community Profiling 8-8 8.5.1 Communities that in the vicinity of the Project site and associated facilities in Zafarobod district 8-8 8.5.2 Communities along the Project associated facilities in other districts8-11 8.5.3 Social Area of Influence 8-13 8.6 Vulnerable Groups 8-14 8.6.1 Children and elderly 8-14 8.6.2 Low income individuals and families 8-15 8.6.3 Disabled or chronically ill 8-15 8.7 Land Use 8-15 8.7.1 Land use at the Project site, accommodation camp and access motor road 8-15 8.7.2 Land use in the vicinity of the Project site 8-17 8.7.3 Land use associated with the Project associated facilities 8-20 8.8 Transport 8-21 8.9 Cultural Heritage 8-22 8.9.1 Tangible cultural heritage 8-22 8.9.2 Intangible cultural heritage 8-23 8.10 Crime and Security 8-24 9.