PMO‐RALG Songo Songo Village Jetty Rehabilitation and Extension, Kilwa District, Tanzania ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR Public Disclosure Authorized Rehabilitation and Extension of Songo Songo Village Jetty, Kilwa, Tanzania Proponent Permanent Secretary Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) Dar es Salaam Contact person Engineer Eline Kayanda (Head of Transport) Public Disclosure Authorized Email [email protected] Tel: + 255 713 448835 Submitted for approval to National Environment Management Council Migombani Street Plot 29/30 Regent Estate, Mikocheni P.O. Box 63154 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255 22 2134603 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Public Disclosure Authorized Compiled by SAMAKI Consultants Ltd., 681 Mikoroshini St., Namanga, P.O. Box 106042, DSM Tel/Fax: +255 22 2667804; Mob: 0754 807931 and JSB‐Envidep Ltd., Ubungo Plaza, Second Flr., Morogoro Rd., P.O. Box 32312, DSM Tel: +255 22 2461261; Mob: 0716 498750 Email: [email protected]; www.jsbenvidep.com 28 April2011 Public Disclosure Authorized Rev Date By Description Checked Approved 4 28/04/2011 MR Draft for PMO‐RALG & MEM review and submit to NEMC April 2011 Environmental Impact Statement PMO‐RALG Songo Songo Village Jetty Rehabilitation and Extension, Kilwa District, Tanzania ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR Rehabilitation of Songo Songo Village Jetty, Kilwa, Tanzania Proponent: Permanent Secretary Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO‐RALG) Dar es Salaam Submitted for approval to: National Environment Management Council Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Compiled by: SAMAKI Consultants Ltd., P.O. Box 106042 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 28 April 2011 April 2011 Environmental Impact Statement 2 PMO‐RALG Songo Songo Village Jetty Rehabilitation and Extension, Kilwa District, Tanzania Table of Contents List of Tables .............................................................................................................................6 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................6 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................7 Residual emissions from construction equipment...................................................................... 12 Operation Phase.......................................................................................................................... 12 Decommissioning Phase.............................................................................................................. 12 List of Acronyms......................................................................................................................15 Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................15 1.0 General Introduction...................................................................................................16 1.1 Background......................................................................................................................16 1.2 Scoping ............................................................................................................................ 17 1.3 Objectives of the ESIA Study ........................................................................................... 17 1.4 Assessment Criteria......................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Compiling the EIS............................................................................................................. 19 1.6 Field Assessment Methodologies.................................................................................... 19 1.6.1 Natural environment...................................................................................................... 19 1.6.2 The social and economic situation................................................................................. 19 1.7 Mitigation and Management of Impacts ........................................................................ 21 1.8 Report Structure.............................................................................................................. 21 2.0 Project Background and Description............................................................................22 2.1 Project History.................................................................................................................22 2.2 Project Proponent ........................................................................................................... 22 2.3 Project Location and Accessibility................................................................................... 23 2.4 Project Scope...................................................................................................................23 2.4.1 Jetty design..................................................................................................................... 23 2.4.2 Size, capacities and placement of main components .................................................... 24 2.4.3 Infrastructure support services...................................................................................... 24 2.4.4 Timing and duration of activities................................................................................... 24 2.5 Project Activities..............................................................................................................26 2.5.1 Site selection .................................................................................................................. 26 2.5.2 Mobilization phase......................................................................................................... 26 2.5.3 Construction phase ........................................................................................................26 2.5.4 Decommissioning phase................................................................................................. 26 2.6 Project Alternatives......................................................................................................... 26 2.6.1 Site selection .................................................................................................................. 26 2.6.2 Design, technologies and materials ............................................................................... 27 2.7 Project and ESIA Boundaries ........................................................................................... 29 2.7.1 Project core area ............................................................................................................ 29 2.7.2 Project area of influence ................................................................................................ 29 April 2011 Environmental Impact Statement 3 PMO‐RALG Songo Songo Village Jetty Rehabilitation and Extension, Kilwa District, Tanzania 3.0 Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework ...............................................................31 3.1 National Environment ..................................................................................................... 31 3.1.1 Institutional situation..................................................................................................... 31 3.1.2 National legislation......................................................................................................... 31 3.2 Relevant Policies & Legislation........................................................................................ 32 3.3 International Treaties And Conventions ......................................................................... 33 3.3.1 Regional Agreements ..................................................................................................... 33 3.3.2 International Treaties and Conventions......................................................................... 33 3.4 Regional Agreements ...................................................................................................... 34 4.0 Environmental and Socio‐economic Baseline Conditions .............................................35 4.1 Topography of the area................................................................................................... 35 4.2 Physical and Biological Environment............................................................................... 35 4.2.1 General description........................................................................................................ 35 4.2.2 Terrestrial environment ................................................................................................. 35 4.2.3 The wider marine environment ..................................................................................... 35 4.2.4 Jetty extension influence area in the marine environment........................................... 36 4.2.5 Rare or endangered species........................................................................................... 39 4.2.6 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 39 4.3 Cultural and Economic Environment............................................................................... 39 4.3.1 Administration...............................................................................................................