Islamic Republic of Iran Department of Environment The Project on Development and Implementation of a Master Plan for Environmental Conservation and Management of Southern Coastal Areas of the I.R. Iran (Case Study Hormozgan) Final Report September 2020 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ides Inc. Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. GE IDEA Consultants, Inc. JR 20-069 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BACKGROUND ········································································· 1 1.1 Background of the Project ·························································································· 1 1.2 Goals and outputs of the Project ··················································································· 1 1.3 Implementation organizations of the Project ····································································· 2 1.4 Project period ········································································································· 2 2. ACTIVITIES OF OUTPUT 1 ···························································· 3 2.1 Establishment of organizational structure for M/P formulation ················································ 3 2.2 Establishment of organizational structure for M/P implementation ··········································· 4 3. ACTIVITIES OF OUTPUT 2 ···························································· 5 3.1 Objective of the M/P ································································································· 5 3.2 Target area of the M/P ······························································································· 5 3.3 Target year of the M/P ······························································································ 7 3.4 Basic approach of M/P formulation ··············································································· 7 3.5 Basic process of M/P formulation ················································································· 7 3.6 Policies and plans relevant to the M/P ············································································ 8 3.7 Legislations and government organizations relevant to the M/P ··············································· 9 3.8 Organizational structure for M/P formulation ···································································· 9 3.9 Selection of main study area ························································································ 9 3.10 Analysis of current status and future developments ···························································· 11 3.10.1 Natural conditions ···························································································· 11 3.10.2 Protected area ································································································· 11 3.10.3 Ecosystem ····································································································· 13 3.10.4 Pollution ······································································································· 54 3.10.5 Socioeconomic ································································································ 63 3.11 Risk assessment on coastal ecosystem ··········································································· 88 3.11.1 Method of risk assessment ·················································································· 88 3.11.2 Results of risk assessment ··················································································· 94 3.12 Zoning plan ········································································································ 105 3.12.1 Zoning categories and regulations ········································································ 105 3.12.2 Zoning plan of IEAs························································································ 107 3.13 Strategies and action plans for the conservation and management of the coastal environment ········· 113 3.13.1 Basic framework ···························································································· 113 3.13.2 Vision and goal ····························································································· 113 3.13.3 Issue analysis ································································································ 114 3.13.4 Strategies and action plan ················································································· 115 3.14 Implementation framework ······················································································ 119 3.14.1 Implementation structure ·················································································· 119 3.14.2 Implementation process ···················································································· 120 3.14.3 Implementation structure of DOE ········································································ 121 3.15 Implementation schedule and cost ·············································································· 123 3.15.1 Implementation schedule ·················································································· 123 3.15.2 Implementation cost ························································································ 127 3.16 Supporting of M/P approval ····················································································· 129 3.17 Other activities ···································································································· 129 3.17.1 Formulation of ecosystem monitoring plan ····························································· 129 3.17.2 Formulation of pollution monitoring plan ······························································· 130 3.17.3 Review of environmental standards ······································································ 135 3.17.4 Emergency contingency plans ············································································ 135 3.17.5 Side-scan sonar survey ····················································································· 136 4. ACTIVITIES OF OUTPUT 3 ························································· 137 4.1 Master Plan formulation guideline ·············································································· 137 4.2 Knowledge sharing plan ························································································· 137 4.2.1 Objective ···································································································· 137 4.2.2 Knowledge sharing plan and implementation structure ··············································· 137 4.3 Knowledge sharing seminar ····················································································· 139 4.4 Dissemination at international conferences ···································································· 139 5. ACTIVITIES OF OUTPUT 4 ························································· 140 5.1 Iran’s legal system ································································································ 140 5.2 Environmental legislations and institutions ···································································· 140 5.2.1 Evolvement of Iranian environmental policy ··························································· 140 5.2.2 Legislative framework ····················································································· 140 5.2.3 Institutional framework ···················································································· 146 5.3 Gap analysis and recommendations ············································································ 150 5.3.1 Legislations·································································································· 150 5.3.2 Institutions ··································································································· 153 6. COMMON ACTIVITIES ······························································ 154 6.1 Database ············································································································ 154 6.2 Promotion activities······························································································· 158 6.3 Training in Japan ·································································································· 158 6.4 Technical transfer (apart from training in Japan) ····························································· 158 6.5 Seminar ············································································································· 158 7. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ·········································· 159 List of Tables Table 2.1.1 Main responsibilities and members of each organizational units ........................................... 4 Table 3.5.1 Main topics discussed in the WG meetings ............................................................................ 8 Table 3.6.1 Outline of national/regional policies and plans relevant to the M/P ....................................... 8 Table 3.9.1 Definition of EBSA criteria .................................................................................................... 9 Table 3.9.2 Rationale behind the selection of IEAs ................................................................................ 10 Table 3.10.1 Outline of the ecology survey ............................................................................................