Morava Corridor Motorway Project Appendix-1: Gap Assessment for Scoping Report in April 2019 APPENDIX - 1 Gap Assesment for Scoping Report in April 2019 ESIA Final Report November 2020 SE102-000-ES-REP-00002 1 / 132 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study April 2019 ANKARA Morova Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study n n o o i e i t s s i a Prepared by Checked by Approved by r v D e e V R Yasemin Dragan Elçin Kaya Celal Denizli Zeynep Çelikler Vojislav Filipovic D. Emre Kaya Günal Özenirler Celikel Kovacevic 9 1 0 l 2 Environmental a 0 , International Social Impact Environmental Environmental . n i 5 Sociologist Ecologist Archaeologist C l F Ecologist Specialist Engineer Engineer Engineer, M.S. i r p A Revision Codes: A: Draft, B: Final Draft, C: Final Project No: 19/003 April 2019 Client: Client: Consultant: international Balmumcu Mah., 11 Pilgrim Street 2U1K INTERNATIONAL LTD. Zincirlikuyu Yolu No: 10, 34349, London PS 6 - 3rd Floor, The Meydan Office Beşiktaş Istanbul, Turkey England Tower Phone: +90 (212) 376 10 00 EC4V 6RN Meydan Road, P.O. Box 450676 Fax: +90 (212) 376 19 80 UnitedKingdom Dubai – UAE Tel: +44 20 7651 7777 : +90 (533) 283-6569 Fax: +44 20 7651 7972 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Annexes ...................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables and Figures ..................................................................................................... iv List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................... v 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 2. GAP ASSESSMENT PROCESS ................................................................................... 3 2.1 Aim of the Gap Assessment Document ................................................................... 3 2.2 Methodology of Gap Analysis .................................................................................. 3 2.2.1 Desktop Review .......................................................................................... 3 2.2.2 Reference Documents ................................................................................. 4 2.2.3 Field Visit ..................................................................................................... 4 2.2.4 Reporting ..................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Expert Team ........................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Limitations ............................................................................................................... 6 2.5 Preliminary Impact Assessment Methodology ......................................................... 6 3. PROJECT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Project Location ...................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Area of Influence ....................................................................................................10 4. RELATED PLANS OF RELEVANCE .......................................................................... 12 5. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 13 5.1 National Legislative Requirements .........................................................................13 5.1.1 Environmental Impact Assessment .............................................................13 5.1.2 Nature Conservation ..................................................................................16 5.1.3 Environment ...............................................................................................16 5.1.4 Labour and Working Conditions .................................................................19 5.1.5 Occupational Health and Safety .................................................................19 5.1.6 Public Disclosure ........................................................................................20 5.1.7 Land Acquisition .........................................................................................20 5.1.8 Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................21 5.2 International Standards and Guidelines ..................................................................21 5.2.1 UK Export Finance (UKEF) ........................................................................21 5.2.2 Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) ......................................22 5.2.3 IFC Performance Standards .......................................................................22 5.2.4 Equator Principles ......................................................................................23 5.3 Gap Assessment between International ESIA and National EIA Processes ...........24 5.4 International Conventions and Agreements ............................................................25 Final April 2019 Project No: 19.003 Page: i / v Morava Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study 6. SUMMARY OF INITIAL STAKEHOLDER STUDIES ................................................... 27 6.1 Natural Reservation Institution ...............................................................................28 6.2 CIP .........................................................................................................................29 6.3 Highway Institute ....................................................................................................30 6.4 Roads of Serbia .....................................................................................................31 6.5 Jaroslav Cherni ......................................................................................................32 6.6 Summary of Catch interviews .................................................................................34 7. PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS ...................................................................................... 41 8. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES ................ 44 9. SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS .................................................................................. 51 10. PRELIMINARY IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT .............................. 67 11. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................... 85 Final April 2019 Project No: 19.003 Page: ii / v Morava Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1 Photo log for the Ecological Field study Details Concerning the Communal Waste Disposal Sites to be Potentially Used Annex 2 Within The Scope of the Project Annex 3 Maps Annex 4 ESIA Content Annex 5 Tentative Schedule for ESIA Works Final April 2019 Project No: 19.003 Page: iii / v Morava Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Page Table 1-1. Project Phases ..................................................................................................... 1 Table 2-1. List of Experts ....................................................................................................... 4 Table 2-2. List of Experts ....................................................................................................... 6 Table 2-3. Impact Significance .............................................................................................. 7 Table 3-1. Project Location .................................................................................................... 9 Table 4-1. Related Plans of Relevance ............................................................................... 12 Figure 5-1. EIA Procedure ................................................................................................... 15 Table 5-1. Serbian Legal Framework on Habitats and Species ........................................... 16 Table 5-2. Gap Assessment of National EIA and International ESIA Processes .................. 24 Table 5-3. International Conventions and Agreements ratified by Serbia ............................. 25 Table 6-1. Summary of Key Informant Interviews ................................................................ 27 Table 6-2. Summary of Catch Interviews ............................................................................. 34 Table 7-1. List of Stakeholders ............................................................................................ 41 Table 8-1. Summary of Environmental and Ecological Field Studies ................................... 44 Table 9-1. Environmental and Social Appraisal: Compliance Summary ............................... 51 Table 10-1. Preliminary Impacts of Construction Phase of the Project ................................. 67 Table 10-2. Preliminary Impacts of Operation Phase of the Project ..................................... 81 Final April 2019 Project No: 19.003 Page: iv / v Morava Corridor Motorway Project Gap Assessment for Scoping Study LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AoI Area of Influence ECA Export Credit Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EP Equator Principles ESHR Environmental and Social Human Rights