TANAP Project’s Executive Summary of ESIA and Supporting Environmental and Social Safeguard Documents 22 July 2016 TANAP DOĞALGAZ İLETİM A.Ş. TANAP Project’s Executive Summary of ESIA and Supporting Environmental and Social Safeguard Documents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 4 2. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS ...................................................................... 7 2.1. KEY LEGAL, POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ESIA ...................... 7 2.2. POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR LAND ACQUISITION ............................ 8 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND ESMS ............................... 11 3.1. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT, ROUTE SELECTION .............................................. 11 3.2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS ............................ 15 3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ESMS) ............................... 21 3.3.1. Environmental and Social Management Guidelines for Contractors ............................. 28 3.3.2. Alignment of Environmental and Social Management System Documentation with other Engineering documentation ................................................................................................. 30 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................... 35 4.1. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................... 35 4.2. IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................... 35 4.3. BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN ............................................................................................ 44 4.4. TRANSBOUNDARY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................................. 52 4.4.1. Transboundary impact assessment .................................................................................. 52 4.4.2. Cumulative Impact Assessment ........................................................................................ 55 5. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT .................................. 60 5.1. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM .................................................................................................. 60 5.2. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 60 5.2.1. Stakeholder Engagement During ESIA Phase .................................................................. 60 5.2.2. Stakeholder Engagement During Construction ............................................................... 61 6. CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................. 62 7. LAND ACQUISITION AND RAP ........................................................................................... 65 8. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS ......................................... 66 ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................ 68 Annex 1. Terrestrial Critical Habitat Assessment ....................................................................... 69 Annex 2. Freshwater Critical Habitat Assessment ................................................................... 102 Annex 3. Assessment of the natural habitat types which intersect with the TANAP Project route ........................................................................................................................................ 109 Annex 4. Assessment of the protected and conservation areas which intersects with the TANAP Project route ..................................................................................................................... 114 Annex 5. Impact Assessment Methodology .............................................................................. 115 Page 1 of 125 TANAP DOĞALGAZ İLETİM A.Ş. TANAP Project’s Executive Summary of ESIA and Supporting Environmental and Social Safeguard Documents LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Dates of Route Revisions ......................................................................................................... 13 Table 2 Environmental and Social Components in AoI ......................................................................... 17 Table 3 Roles and Responsibilities of TANAP, EPCM Contractor, Construction Contractors and Third Party ESIA Monitoring Consultant ......................................................................................................... 23 Table 4 Communication among TANAP disciplines .............................................................................. 33 Table 5 Communication with Contractors and Consultants .................................................................. 34 Table 6 Impacts on Physical Components during Construction and Operation .................................... 37 Table 7 Impacts on Biological Components during Construction and Operation .................................. 38 Table 8 Impacts on Social Components during Construction and Operation ....................................... 41 Table 9 Key mitigation measures for terrestrial habitats and species ................................................... 49 Table 10 Key mitigation measures for freshwater habitats and species ............................................... 50 Table 11 The detailed definition of the river crossings for each type are as given below; .................... 53 Table 12 Interaction of Projects ............................................................................................................. 58 Table 13 Action status follow-up table in unavoidable archaeological sites ......................................... 63 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. The site location map showing the southern gas corridor the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), TANAP and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) ............................................................................ 4 Figure 2. TANAP Project Route .............................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3. TANAP Project Route ............................................................................................................ 11 Figure 4 Route Selection Process Workflow ......................................................................................... 12 Figure 5 ESIA Process Chart ................................................................................................................ 16 Figure 6 Organization Chart for Environmental Teams of TANAP, EPCM Contractor and Construction Contractors ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Figure 7 Organization Chart for Social Teams of TANAP, EPCM Contractor and Construction Contractors ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Figure 8 The overall algorithm of the ESMS of TANAP Project ............................................................ 27 Figure 9 General view of River Crossings (RVX1, RVX2 and RVX3a) ................................................. 52 Figure 10 Posof River Impact Assessment Map ................................................................................... 54 LIST OF PHOTOS Photo 1 Kızılırmak-Kırıkkale- Surface water sampling & Photo 2 Sakarya Haymana- surface water sampling ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Photo 3 Tipula n. sp.1 & Photo 4 Hilara n. sp. 1 .................................................................................. 19 Photo 5 Focus Group Meeting with Young People ............................................................................... 20 Photo 6 Focus Group Meeting with Women .......................................................................................... 20 Photo 7 Questionnaire surveys ............................................................................................................. 21 Photo 8 Intersection with Manyas Lake Wetland & Photo 9 Intersection with Sarıkamış Forest .......... 40 Page 2 of 125 TANAP DOĞALGAZ İLETİM A.Ş. TANAP Project’s Executive Summary of ESIA and Supporting Environmental and Social Safeguard Documents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF ESIA AND SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DOCUMENTS FOR SUBMISSION TO WORLD BANK’S BOARD AS PER PELOSI REQUIREMENT This document is the Executive Summary (ES) of TANAP ESIA and supporting environmental and social safeguard documents. The ES is disclosed on TANAP’s website together with all the supporting documents, which are listed as follows: i) Existing ESIA (as disclosed on TANAP’s website, dated 22 June 2015, cleared by MoEU on 24 July 2014); ii) Resettlement Action Plan (RAP, as disclosed on TANAP’s website, dated 23 April 2015); iii) Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP, latest revision dated 12 July 2016) iv) Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP, latest revision dated 21 July 2016). ESMP also covers the following: - Environmental and Social Action Plans (ESAP, including the EPCM Contractor’s ESMP