Environmental Assessment Report Project Number: 48192 June 2014 Tonga: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project Initial Environmental Examination – Disaster Relief Funding - School Reconstruction Projects The initial environmental examination report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the ADB’s Board of Directors, management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Project 48192: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 10 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction and Background ........................................................................................................ 12 Description of Projects .................................................................................................................. 16 Lifuka Government Primary Schools ......................................................................................... 19 Koulo Government Primary School ............................................................................................ 19 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 19 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 19 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 20 Pangai Government Primary School .......................................................................................... 21 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 21 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 21 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 21 Tongoleleka Government Primary School ................................................................................. 23 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 23 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 23 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 23 Foa Government Primary Schools ............................................................................................. 24 Faleloa Government Primary School ......................................................................................... 24 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 24 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 24 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 25 Fotua Government Primary School ............................................................................................ 26 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 26 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 26 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 27 Outer Island Government Primary Schools ................................................................................ 28 Fakakai Government Primary School ........................................................................................ 28 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 28 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 28 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 29 Ha’ano Government Primary School ......................................................................................... 30 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 30 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 30 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 31 Lofanga Government Primary School ........................................................................................ 32 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 32 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 32 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 33 2 Project 48192: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project Mata’aho Government Primary School ...................................................................................... 34 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 34 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 34 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 34 Mo’unga’one Government Primary School ................................................................................ 36 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 36 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 36 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 36 Lifuka Government Secondary Schools ..................................................................................... 37 Ha’apai High School .................................................................................................................. 37 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 37 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 37 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 38 Lifuka Church Secondary Schools ............................................................................................. 39 Ofamo’oni Primary and Secondary School ................................................................................ 39 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 39 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 39 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 40 Petani Bilingual Free Wesley Church School ............................................................................. 41 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 41 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 41 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 41 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church School ............................................................................. 42 School Attributes .................................................................................................................... 42 Condition of Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 42 Proposed Works .................................................................................................................... 43 Tailulu College Free Church of Tonga School ........................................................................... 44 School Attributes ...................................................................................................................