Environmental and Social Management Framework Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project (ARSDP) Draft Report December 2013 P a g e | i Acronyms ARSDP: Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project BTVET Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training CDO Community Development Officer ESIA Environmental & Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework GDP Gross Domestic Product GoU Government of Uganda HIV/AIDS Human Immuno Virus/ Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome HLG Higher Local Governments LLG Lower Local Governments MLHUD Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development MoES Ministry of Education and Sports MoFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MoLG Ministry of Local Government NEMA National Environment Management Authority PEPD: Petroleum Exploration and Production Department RAP: Resettlement Action Plan RPF: Resettlement Policy Framework UPIK: Uganda Petroleum Institute, Kigumba UNRA: Uganda National Roads Authority USMID: Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development UTC: Uganda Technical College WB World Bank P a g e | ii Contents ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... I LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................................................................. V LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................................... V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................. VI 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 THE PROPOSED ARSDP PROJECT ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF KYENJOJO-KABWOYA ROAD ......................................................................................... 1 1.3 OVERVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS TO MARKET ACCESS IN THE BULIISA, AND HOIMA DISTRICTS ........................ 2 1.4 OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS, TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN UGANDA ................................................. 3 1.5 OVERVIEW OF OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES IN UGANDA‘S ALBERTINE REGION ............................................................................ 4 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 3 BASELINE CONDITIONS IN PROJECT DISTRICTS ............................................................................................................ 9 3.1 LOCATION AND RELATIVE POPULATION DENSITY ................................................................................................. 9 3.2 HOIMA DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.1 Geology and Topography ...................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.2 Climate ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.3 Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.4 Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2.5 Socio-economic Baseline ....................................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 BULIISA DISTRICT ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.1 Geology, Hydrology and Topography ..................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.2 Climate .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.3 Administrative Divisions .......................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.4 Ethnicity .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.5 Population and Demography .................................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.6 Land Tenure System .............................................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.7 Employment, Livelihoods and Resource Use ......................................................................................................... 18 3.3.8 Education and Literacy ........................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.8 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.9 Tourism ................................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.4 MASINDI DISTRICT .................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.1 Geographical location ............................................................................................................................................. 20 3.4.2 Geology and Topography ....................................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.3 Climate .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.4 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 3.4.5 Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.4.6 Socio-Economic Baseline ....................................................................................................................................... 21 3.5 KIRYANDONGO DISTRICT ........................................................................................................................................ 24 3.6 KYENJOJO DISTRICT ................................................................................................................................................ 24 3.6.1 Geographical Location ............................................................................................................................................ 24 3.6.2 Geology and Topography ....................................................................................................................................... 24 3.6.3 Climate .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 P a g e | iii 3.6.4 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................................................ 24 3.6.5 Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 24 3.6.6 Socio-economic Baseline ....................................................................................................................................... 25 3.7 KIBAALE DISTRICT .................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.7.1 Geographical Orientation ........................................................................................................................................ 26 3.7.2 Geology and Topography ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.7.3 Climate .................................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.7.4 Hydrology ...............................................................................................................................................................