PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE IOM TEMPORARY RELOCATION PROGRAM IN HAITI 29 December 2010 Prepared by Sun Mountain Prepared for International Financed by USAID/Haiti International Organization for Migration - Haiti Contacts: IOM/CCCM, Program Manager - Operations Coordinator [email protected] SMTN, PEA Team Leader Scott Solberg [email protected] SMTN, Technical Coordinator Charles Kelly [email protected] SMTN, Project Coordinator Malory Hendrickson [email protected] PEA Team Position and Name Responsibilities Disaster Management Specialist Provide technical assistance and leadership in the PEA, field and Technical Coordinator information collection and analysis of findings Charles Kelly Lead development, analysis, quality control and draft final PEA Environmental and Risk Provide overall program and technical management Management Specialist and Team Provide oversight for environmental and risk analysis Leader: Economic- Anthropology Principal liaison with IOM/Haiti and USAID Scott Solberg Natural Resources Management Provide disaster risk management and environmental sustainability and Field Data Collection expertise Specialists Collect and document disaster risk field data and make Samuel Claude recommendations regarding site alternatives Sustainable Agriculture and Consolidate and analyze field findings, research of best practice in Environmental Specialist relation to resettlement and environmental/social issues, writing Hans Eysenbach Environmental Technology Provide leadership in centralizing information collection and oversee Transfer and Training Specialist project direction Malory Hendrickson Synthesize results and best practice for Program´s environmental management support Lead analysis of environmental ethics and gender issues Environmental, Debris, and Consolidate and analyze field findings Community Management Research best practice in relation to relocation and Specialist environmental/social issues, writing Mike Seager Civil Engineers and Hydrologists Provide technical guidance and expertise on civil engineering factors Roland Poncelet/Harold and environmental considerations in facility and intervention Florentino Latortue designs Assist in problem identification, data collection & analysis Environmental, Ag. and Risk Provide critical insight and TA throughout PEA process Management Specialist Hold key informant interviews and analyze data Raoul Pierre Louis Provide technical guidance and expertise on Haitian national environmental regulations; serve as liaison with GoH officials Field Analysts and Data Write-up Contribute environmental impact observation and overview Elisa Arteaga/Géto Sainristil Conduct field interviews and public consultations Centralize data gathered and write-up results 1 IOM Haiti Temporary Relocation Program PEA December 29, 2010 Table of Contents List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... 6 Sommaire Exécutif ........................................................................................................................... 7 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 9 1.1. Background and Justification of the Programmatic Environmental Assessment ........ 9 1.2. Regulatory Considerations ......................................................................................... 10 1.3. Scope of PEA .............................................................................................................. 11 1.4. Content of the PEA ..................................................................................................... 11 1.5. Execution of the PEA .................................................................................................. 12 1.6. Relationship of this PEA to Other Environmental Documentation ............................ 13 1.7. PEA Principles and Methodology ............................................................................... 14 1.8. Gender, Age, Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses.................................... 15 2. PROPOSED ACTION ................................................................................................................ 16 2.1. Project Purpose .......................................................................................................... 16 2.2. Need for Legal Site Permission and GoH Involvement .............................................. 16 2.3. Environmental Overview............................................................................................ 17 2.4. Graphic Design Plan for Corail Sector 4 ..................................................................... 20 2.5. Roles and Responsibilities of Implementing Entities ................................................. 21 2.6. Organizational Mapping and Financing ..................................................................... 25 2.7. Narrative Site Plan ..................................................................................................... 25 3. SCOPING RESULTS AND ISSUES .............................................................................................. 32 3.1. PEA Scoping Results ................................................................................................... 32 3.2. Issues Related to the PEA Scoping Review................................................................. 33 4. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 34 4.1. Overview .................................................................................................................... 34 4.2. General Characteristics .............................................................................................. 34 4.3. Physical Characteristics .............................................................................................. 35 4.4. Protected Land Areas ................................................................................................. 37 4.5. Biodiversity................................................................................................................. 37 4.6. Forest Resources and Vegetative Cover .................................................................... 38 2 IOM Haiti Temporary Relocation Program PEA December 29, 2010 4.7. Human Environment .................................................................................................. 38 4.8. Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 39 4.9. Political Environment ................................................................................................. 39 4.10. Land Tenure ............................................................................................................... 40 5. ALTERNATIVES TO PROPOSED ACTION .................................................................................. 40 5.1. No Action.................................................................................................................... 40 5.2. Alternatives Table ...................................................................................................... 41 5.3. Alternative A .............................................................................................................. 49 6. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED ACTION, NO ACTION AND ALTERNATIVE A ...... 70 6.1. Environmental Analysis of Proposed Action ................................................................... 70 6.2. Environmental Analysis of No Action .............................................................................. 82 6.3. Environmental Analysis of Alternative A ........................................................................ 82 6.4. Cumulative Impacts ........................................................................................................ 85 6.5. Environmental Options Table – Non-optimal Temporary Relocation Sites .................... 86 6.6. Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) ............................................... 93 7. PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AND JUSTIFICATION ................................................................... 106 8. TEMPORARY RELOCATION SITES BECOME PERMANENT ..................................................... 106 9. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 108 9.1. Conclusions .............................................................................................................. 108 9.2. Recommendations ................................................................................................... 109 10. ANNEXES .............................................................................................................................. 110 3 IOM Haiti Temporary Relocation Program PEA December 29, 2010 List of Acronyms ARC American Refugee Committee BEO Bureau Environmental Officer CHF Community Housing Foundation CCCM Camp Coordination and Camp Management