YOBE STATE MULTISECTORAL CRISIS RECOVERY PROJECT (MCRP) Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) For Rehabilitation of 40km Gujba-Ngalda Road INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDER COMPONENT 2 OF MCRP DRAFT REPORT MARCH, 2020 Yobe MCRP – Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for 40km Gujba-Ngalda Road Table of Contents List of Figures .................................................................................................. v List of Tables .................................................................................................. vi Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................ vii Executive Summary ......................................................................................... ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 2 1.1 Background ........................................................................................ 2 1.1.1 Technical Approach and Methodology to the ESIA ................................. 3 1.1.2 Desktop Research ......................................................................... 3 1.1.3 Reconnaissance Survey and Field Visits ........................................... 3 1.2 Applicable Laws and International Regulatory Framework ........................ 4 1.3 International Treaties and Conventions on Environment ........................... 6 1.5 Gender-Based Violence ........................................................................ 7 1.5.1 International Treaties Relevant to GBV ........................................... 8 1.5.2 Regional Treaties Relevant to GBV ................................................. 8 1.5.3 National Polices Relevant to GBV ................................................... 8 1.6 International Treaties Relevant to Social Protection ................................. 8 CHAPTER TWO: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................ 11 2.0 Project Description ............................................................................ 11 2.1 Description of the MCRP 40km Gujba-Ngalda road rehabilitation activities 11 2.1.1. Design Standards .......................................................................... 12 2.2 Description of MCRP Intervention Activities............................................ 13 2.3. Scope of Civil Works ......................................................................... 15 2.4.1 Process Inputs ............................................................................... 19 2.4.2 Sources of Energy Available to the Project ........................................ 19 2.5 Labour, Manpower and Human Resource ............................................... 19 2.6 Campsite & Staging Areas ................................................................... 19 2.7 Sourcing of water & other materials ..................................................... 20 CHAPTER THREE: PROJECT ALTERNATIVES AND OPTIONS .................................. 22 3.0 Introduction ...................................................................................... 22 3.1 Analysis of Alternatives ....................................................................... 22 3.2.1 No-Action Project Alternative ........................................................... 22 3.2.2 Using Alternative Travel Modes ........................................................ 22 3.2.3 Alternative Alignments ................................................................... 23 3.2.4 Construction of new Road ............................................................... 23 3.3 Development Options ......................................................................... 24 3.3.1 No Project Development .................................................................. 24 3.3.2 Delayed Project Development ....................................................... 24 3.3.3 Road Surfacing Alternative ........................................................... 25 3.3.4 Immediate Project Development ................................................... 25 CHAPTER FOUR: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT ......................... 26 4.1 Overview of the Project Environment ................................................... 26 4.1.1. Gujba LGA .................................................................................... 27 4.2.1. Climate ......................................................................................... 27 4.2.2. Rainfall ......................................................................................... 27 4.2.3. Temperature .................................................................................. 27 4.2.4 Geology.................................................................................... 28 4.2.5 Drainage .................................................................................. 28 4.2.6 Agriculture ................................................................................ 28 3.2.7 Vegetation ................................................................................ 28 Yobe MCRP ii Yobe MCRP – Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for 40km Gujba-Ngalda Road 4.2.8 Ecological Problems ................................................................... 29 4.3 Analysis of Environmental Media in Project Area ................................... 29 4.3.1 Air Quality ..................................................................................... 29 4.3.2. Noise ........................................................................................... 30 4.3.3. Water Quality ................................................................................ 31 4.3.3.1Total dissolved solids (TDS) ............................................................... 34 4.3.3.2Dissolved Oxygen ............................................................................. 34 4.3.3.3Exchangeable Cations ........................................................................ 34 4.3.3.4Heavy metals ................................................................................... 35 4.3.3.5Hydrocarbons ................................................................................... 35 4.3.3.6Microbiology of Water ........................................................................ 35 4.3.4 Soil Quality .................................................................................... 35 4.3.4.1Textural composition ......................................................................... 35 4.3.4.1 Soil Properties ............................................................................... 36 4.4 Site Specific Environmental & Social Conditions ..................................... 38 4.5 Description of The Socio-economic Environment ................................... 42 4.5.1 Population ................................................................................ 46 4.5.2 Land Use .................................................................................. 46 4.5.3 Land Tenure ............................................................................. 46 4.5.4 Transportation .......................................................................... 47 4.5.3 Infrastructure ........................................................................... 48 4.6 Gender and Gender-Based Violence Information ................................... 48 CHAPTER SIX: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN .... 57 6.1 Background ...................................................................................... 57 6.2 Additional Mitigation for Gender Based Violence (GBV)/ Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). ....................................................................................... 95 6.3 Institutional Arrangements ................................................................. 97 6.4 Contractual Measures ........................................................................ 99 6.5 Capacity Building for Implementation of ESMP and Permit Conditions .... 100 6.7 Estimated Budget for ESMP Implementation ....................................... 104 5.8 ESIA Disclosures ............................................................................. 104 CHAPTER SEVEN: GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................... 106 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 106 7.2 Grievance Redress Committee ........................................................... 106 7.3 Grievance Redress Process ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.4 Expectation when Grievances arise .................................................... 109 7.5 Grievance Log .................................................................................. 110 7.6 Financing the Grievance Redress Mechanism and Cost of Remediation ... 111 CHAPTER EIGHT: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS .......................................... 112 8.1 Introduction ................................................................................... 112 8.2 Objectives of Consultation ................................................................ 112 8.3 Stakeholder Consultation Strategy and Plan ....................................... 112 8.4 Stakeholders Consulted ................................................................... 116 8.5 Outcome of Stakeholder Consultations carried out during ESIA Preparation 116 CHAPTER NINE: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION .............................