FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Public Disclosure Authorized ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNMENT RURAL ACCESS & MOBILITY PROJECT (RAMP II) DETAILED ENGINEERING, SAFEGUARDS STUDIES AND PREPARATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS FOR PRIORITIZED ROADS IN ADAMAWA STATE (RAMP II) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED BY YAROSON PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, NIGERIA CLIENT CONSULTANTS National Coordinator YAROSON PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Federal Project Management Unit Halford Pavey House Rural Access & Mobility Project (RAMP) IB Aliyu Turaki Road, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural P. O. Box 843, Kaduna, Nigeria. Public Disclosure Authorized Email: [email protected] Development NAIC House, Plot 590, Zone AO AND Along Airport Road, Central Area Plot 576 Mobolaji Crescent Abuja - Nigeria. Gudu - Abuja, Nigeria. JUNE, 2012 Yaroson Partnership Ltd. TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Table of contents i List of Tables iv List of Figures and Plates v List of Appendices vi List of Acronyms vi Executive Summary vii 1.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Project Background 1 1.3 Project objective 1 1.4 Existing Condition of the Roads 1 1.5 The Scope of Work (ToR) 4 1.6 The Study Approach and Methodology 4 1.7 Interactive Discussions and Consultations 9 2.0 POLICY, LEGAL ADMINSTRATIVE & INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 12 2.1 Introduction 12 2.2 Relevant Regulatory Instruments 12 2.2.1 World Bank Operational Policies 12 2.2.2 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Acts 13 2.3 Safeguard Policies that Apply to the RAMPII Adamawa Project 14 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT 15 3.1 Project activities 16 3.1.1 Project Design 16 3.1.2 Design Criteria and Standards 17 3.1.3 Geometric Design Standards 17 3.1.4 Pavement Structure 17 3.1.5 Culvert Types 17 3.1.6 Construction Materials 17 3.2 Safeguard Sustainability Issues 19 Rural Access and Mobility Project/Federal Project Management Unit (RAMP-FPMU) i Detailed Engineering, Safeguards Studies and Preparation of Bidding Documents for Prioritized Roads in Adamawa State (RAMP II) Enviromental and Social Impact Assessment Report Yaroson Partnership Ltd. Content Page 4.0 BASELINE CONDITIONS 21 4.1 Physical Conditions 21 4.2 Biodiversity 21 4.2.1 Species Diversities 21 4.3 Settlement pattern 21 4.4 Population and Demographic characteristics 21 4.5 Ethnic Composition 22 4.6 Soil Types 23 26 4.7 Air Quality 26 4.8 Noise Pollution 5.0 SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS 27 5.1 Impact Identification and Analyses 27 5.2 Nature of impacts 27 5.3 Analyses of project alternatives 34 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS MITIGATION 36 MEASURES 6.1 Summary of Negative Impacts and Mitigation Measures by Activity 36 6.2 Integrating Impact Mitigation into Bidding and Contract Document 37 6.2.1 General Clauses 38 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT 42 FRAMEWORK 7.1 Introduction 42 7.2 Key Stakeholders 42 7.3 Key Actions and Responsibilities 42 7.4 Monitoring 42 7.4.1 Environmental and Socio-Economic Compliance Monitoring 42 7.5 Waste /Environmental Management 46 7.6 Measures for Strengthing Institutional and Organisational Capacity 54 7.7 Capacity of CBOs and local institutions 55 7.8 Perception of the proposed road project 8.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 56 8.1 Summary 57 8.2 Conclusion 58 Rural Access and Mobility Project/Federal Project Management Unit (RAMP-FPMU) ii Detailed Engineering, Safeguards Studies and Preparation of Bidding Documents for Prioritized Roads in Adamawa State (RAMP II) Enviromental and Social Impact Assessment Report Yaroson Partnership Ltd. LIST OF TABLES Content Page Summary of Roads Selected for Upgrading in Adamawa State, Table1.1 2 RAMP Table 1.2 Consultations at Various Critical Communities along the Road 9 Routes. 14 Table 2.1 Triggered safeguard policies Table 3.1 Summary of the Road Project Activities 15 Table 3.2 Road Construction Materials and their Sources 18 Table 3.3 Sustainability of Roads 20 Census Population Figures for Adamawa State RAPM Communities Table 4.1 23 (2006) Table 4.2 Soil Fertility Tests Results from Project Area 24 Table 4.3 Summary of Baseline Environmental Conditions for Adamawa State 25 Table 5.1 Summary of potential negative impacts and mitigations 28 Table 5.2 Site - specific negative environmental impacts with mitigation 29 Table 5.3 Site - specific negative socio-economic impacts with mitigation 30 Table 5.4 (a) Some Regulatory Standards for Air Quality 32 Table 5.4 (b) Guidelines Governing Exposures to Noise 33 Table 5.4 (c) Water Quality Standards (National Waters) Table 5.4 (d) Noise Levels Construction Equipment are likely to Generate during Construction Table 6.1 Potential Negative Impacts of the RAMPII Adamawa Project and 36 Mitigations Table 6.2 Summary of Mitigation Implementation by Road Cluster 39 Table 7.1 Responsibilities of Key Stakeholders 43 Table 7.2 Project Monitoring Indicators 47 Environmental/ Socioeconomic Management Plan (ESMP), Table 7.3 49 Mitigation Measures with Responsibilities and Cost Rural Access and Mobility Project/Federal Project Management Unit (RAMP-FPMU) iii Detailed Engineering, Safeguards Studies and Preparation of Bidding Documents for Prioritized Roads in Adamawa State (RAMP II) Enviromental and Social Impact Assessment Report Yaroson Partnership Ltd. LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES Content Page Fig. 2.1 Adamawa State Showing the 21 LGAs 3 Plate 1 Exsisting road ravaged by erosion in Zah area, Michika LGA 2 Plate 2 Consultations with community women (Kebali) 8 Plate 3 Consultations with community members (Kebali) 8 Plate 4 Consultations with community women (Yanga) 8 Plate 5 Consultations with community members (Yanga) 8 Plate 5 PAP at Dubwangun along the road 10 Plate 6 Cross section of Consultees at Dubwangun 10 Plate 7 Consulation at the chief’s palaces at Bille 10 Plate 8 Consultation at village square in Bille 10 Plate 9 Proposed new alignment at Kodomun 10 Plate 10 Cross-Section of consultees at kodomun (Chief in the background) 10 Plate 11 Some chiefs at palace in Borrong during consultation 11 Plate 12 Consultees outside the palace at Borrong 11 Plate 13 Road route terminating at palace in Borrong.(proposed by the chiefs) 11 Rural Access and Mobility Project/Federal Project Management Unit (RAMP-FPMU) iv Detailed Engineering, Safeguards Studies and Preparation of Bidding Documents for Prioritized Roads in Adamawa State (RAMP II) Enviromental and Social Impact Assessment Report Yaroson Partnership Ltd. LIST OF APPENDICES Content Appendix 1: Photographs of Adamawa RAMP Roads Conditions Appendix 2: List of Economic and Medicinal Plant in Project Areas Appendix 3: List of Community Members Consulted Along the Roads Appendix 4: List of Women Groups Consulted in the Communities Appendix 5: Minutes of Meetings for the Discussion of ARAP in project area LIST OF ACRONYMS Content EIA- Environmental Impact Assessment PPP- Public- Private-Partnership EMP- Environmental Monitoring Plan ES- Environmental Setting LFN- Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria FGN- Federal Government of Nigeria FMWHUD- Federal Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban development FEPA- Federal Environmental Protection Agency SEPA- State Environmental Protection Authority UNCED- United Nations Conference on Environmental Developments WSSD- Water Supply and Sanitation Development MDG- Millennium Development Goals HIV- Human Immuno-deficiency Virus AIDS- Acquired Immuno- Deficiency Syndrome LGA- Local Government Area LGC- Local Government Council Rural Access and Mobility Project/Federal Project Management Unit (RAMP-FPMU) v Detailed Engineering, Safeguards Studies and Preparation of Bidding Documents for Prioritized Roads in Adamawa State (RAMP II) Enviromental and Social Impact Assessment Report Yaroson Partnership Ltd. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The World Bank requires that an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) be carried out on projects proposed for Bank financing. The exercise ensures that projects are both socially and environmentally feasible and sustainable. The ESIA enables sound decision making. This executive summary presents the key findings of the assessment together with the recommended actions. Section One describes the background of the project paying particular attention to the road conditions, locations and lengths In section two, the Policy, Legal, Administrative and Institutional Framework of the World Bank and the Federal Republic of Nigeria for development projectsare reviewed; while section three is a summary of project description together with the design concept and envisaged project activities. Section four describes the baseline conditions of the entire project area detailing both environmental and scio-economic conditions. In section five, a summary of the project potential impacts are listed together with a discussion of project alternatives. Environmental and Socio-economic mitigation measures are in section six and section seven contains the environmental and socio-economic monitoring framework (ESMF). A. Environmental Issues 1. Positive Environmental Impacts a) Improvement in Visual Impact of the Road: The road improvement would bring about an increase in passing and stopping sight distance. There would be an overall improvement in the visual quality and aesthetics of the roads. This impact would have local appeal, long term in duration is irreversible in nature and would be spread across the entire project area. b) Aquatic Ecosystem Modification: The construction of the roads would increase sediment loads and transportation into streams and rivers. Also, the volumes of surface run off