PA)Q"bP Q9d9T rlPhGllPC LT.CIILh THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Ph,$F&,P f1~77Pq ).rlnPQnlI (*) ETHIOPIAN ROADS AUTHORITY w Port Otflce Box 1770 Addlr Ababa Ethlopla ra* ~3 ~TC1770 nRn nnrl rtms Cable Addreu Hlghways Addlr Ababa P.BL'ICP ill~~1ill,& aa~t+mn nnrl Public Disclosure Authorized Telex 21issO Tel. No. 551-71-70/79 t&hl 211860 PlOh *'PC 551-71-70179 4hb 251-11-5514865 Fax 251-11-551 866 %'PC Ref. No. MI 123 9 A 3 - By- " - Ato Negede Lewi Senior Transport Specialist World Bank Country Office Addis Ababa Ethiopia Public Disclosure Authorized Subject: APL 111 - Submission of ElA Reports Dear Ato Negede, As per the provisions of the timeframe set for the pre - appraisal and appraisal of the APL Ill Projects, namely: Public Disclosure Authorized 1. Aposto - Wendo - Negelle, 2. Gedo - Nekemte, 3. Gondar - Debark, and 4. Yalo - Dallol, we are hereby submitting, in both hard and soft copies, the final EIA Reports of the Projects, for your information and consumption, addressing / incorporating the comments received at different stages from the Bank. Public Disclosure Authorized SincP ly, zAhWOLDE GEBRIEl, @' Elh ,pion Roods Authority LJirecror General FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIAN ROADS AUTHORITY E1546 v 4 N Y# Dalol W E Y# Kuneba Y# CONSULTANCYBerahile SERVICES S F OR FOR Ab-Ala Y# FEASIBILITY STUDY Y# ENVIRONMENTALAfdera IMPACT ASSESSMENT Megale Y# Y# Didigsala AND DETAILEDYalo ENGINEERING DESIGN Y# Y# Manda Y# Sulula Y# Awra AND Y# Serdo Y# TENDEREwa DOCUMENT PREPARATIONY# Y# Y# Loqiya Hayu Deday Y# Y# Chifra Y# Dubti Y# FORTendaho YALO-DALOLY# ROAD Y# Mile Kasamander Telalak Y# Y# Hamalefan Y# Wedera Y# Dalifagi Dehabo Debel Y# Y# Y# FINAL EIAY# Gewane REPORT Kumame LEGEND Y# Project Road Dulecha TCDE Surveyed Road Y# Y# Boundary.shp Melka W erer Y# Roadfin1.shp Y# Y# Afartown.shp Awash Y# Contfin.shp IN ASSOCIATION WITHLake.shp J & W AND FEBRUARY 2007 FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIAN ROADS AUTHORITY CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN AND TENDER DOCUMENT PREPARATION FOR YALO-DALOL ROAD FINAL EIA REPORT IN ASSOCIATION WITH J & W AND June 2002 Yalo-Dalol Road Project – Final EIA Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND............................................................................................ 1 1.1. THE YALO - DALOL ROAD PROJECT ............................................................................................. 1 1.2. PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT............................................................................................................. 1 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................... 3 2.1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF ETHIOPIA ....................................................................................... 3 2.2. EIA LEGISLATION AND GUIDELINES............................................................................................. 3 2.3. ORGANIZATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1. Ethiopian Roads Authority............................................................................................... 7 2.3.2. Rural Roads Authority ..................................................................................................... 8 2.3.3. Environmental Protection Authority................................................................................ 9 2.4. SIGNIFICANT NON-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES.......................................................................... 10 2.4.1. Resettlement/Rehabilitation Policy Framework............................................................. 10 2.4.2. Interim Poverty Eradication Strategy ............................................................................ 11 2.4.3. HIV/AIDS Policy............................................................................................................ 12 2.5 WORLD BANK OPERIONAL DIRECTIVE (OD) 4.30...................................................................... 13 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................... 15 3.1. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND OF THE ROAD PROJECT................................................................ 15 3.2 ROUTE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................... 15 3.3. TYPE AND EXTENT OF THE ROAD PROJECT ................................................................................ 16 4. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY................................................................................................ 19 4.1. GENERAL..................................................................................................................................... 19 4.2. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY............................................................................................................ 19 4.3. HUMAN AND SOCIAL STUDY....................................................................................................... 20 5. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS.................................................................................. 22 5.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................... 22 5.1.1 Topography and Relief................................................................................................... 22 5.1.2 Drainage and River Basins ............................................................................................ 23 5.1.3 Climate........................................................................................................................... 23 5.1.4 Geology .......................................................................................................................... 25 5.1.5 Hydrogeology................................................................................................................. 26 5.1.6 Soils and Erosion ........................................................................................................... 27 5.2. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................... 28 5.2.1 Vegetation and Flora ..................................................................................................... 28 5.2.2 Fauna ............................................................................................................................. 35 5.3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES............................................................ 39 5.4. HUMAN AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.......................................................................................... 39 Finnroad in association with J&W and SABA Engineering FEB 07 Yalo-Dalol Road Project – Final EIA Report 5.4.1. Demographic characteristics......................................................................................... 39 5.4.2 Population size, density and settlement patterns along the road alignments ................ 40 5.4.3 Ethnic composition......................................................................................................... 45 5.4.4 Language........................................................................................................................ 45 5.4.5 Religion .......................................................................................................................... 46 5.4.6 Household size ............................................................................................................... 46 5.4.7 Heads of households ...................................................................................................... 46 5.4.8 Type of residence ........................................................................................................... 47 5.4.9 Age distribution.............................................................................................................. 47 5.4.10 Dependency ratio ........................................................................................................... 47 5.4.11 Sex composition.............................................................................................................. 48 5.4.12 Marital status ................................................................................................................. 48 5.5 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS.................................................................... 48 5.5.1 Afar National Regional State ......................................................................................... 48 5.5.2 Tigray National Regional State...................................................................................... 53 5.6 ACCESS TO SERVICES .................................................................................................................. 54 5.6.1 Access to education........................................................................................................ 54 5.7 TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND TRAVEL PATTERNS ............................................................................ 58 5.7.1 Mobility and settlement pattern of Afar pastorialists..................................................... 58 5.7.2 Availability, type and conditions of social services in Afar