FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) FOR THE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON MALARIA ELIMINATION AND NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN ONDO STATE FINAL ESIA/ESMP REPORT SUBMITTED TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (PIU) MALARIA ELIMINATION AND NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ONDO STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SEPTEMBER 2019 Prepared by Ecosphere Consulting Limited Suite DC5, Apo Sparklight Mall, Durumi Abuja Email: [email protected] Tel: 08068974351, 08029740541 ESIA & ESMP for the support to National Program on Malaria Elimination and Nutritional Improvement in Ondo State September 2019 DOCUMENT VERSION CONTROL Version Version Status Date Author Submitted to No DRAFT for review Ecosphere PIU Ondo State Ministry of 0 28 August 2019 and comments Consulting Health African Development Bank via the DRAFT for review Ecosphere 0.1 31 August 2019 PIU Ondo State Ministry of and comments Consulting Health 29 September Ecosphere PIU Ondo State Ministry of 1 FINAL 2019 Consulting Health Page ii of 94 ESIA & ESMP for the support to National Program on Malaria Elimination and Nutritional Improvement in Ondo State September 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS DOCUMENT VERSION CONTROL......................................................................................................................... II LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................... V LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................. V ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................... VI ESIA AND ESMP PREPARATION TEAM ............................................................................................................... VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. VIII 1 CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION .................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 PROJECT PROPONENT ................................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE ESIA/ESMP .................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................... 4 1.5.1 Nigerian Administrative Framework ................................................................................................. 4 1.5.2 Federal Ministry of Environment ...................................................................................................... 4 1.5.3 National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency ...................................... 4 1.5.4 Ondo State Ministry of Environment ................................................................................................ 4 1.5.5 Local Government Areas (LGA) ......................................................................................................... 5 1.5.6 Relevant Nigerian Guidelines, Policies and Legal Provisions............................................................. 5 1.5.6.1 National Policy on the Environment (Revised 1999) ................................................................................ 5 1.5.6.2 EIA Act Cap E12 LFN 2004 ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.6.3 National Environmental Protection (Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes) Regulations, 1991 . 6 1.5.6.4 National Environmental (Sanitation and Wastes Control) Regulations, 2009 .......................................... 6 1.5.6.5 National Environmental (Noise Standards and Control) Regulations, 2009............................................. 7 1.5.6.6 National Environmental (Surface & Groundwater Quality Control) Regulations 2011 ............................ 7 1.5.6.7 Harmful Wastes (Special Criminal Provisions etc.) Act CAP HI LFN 2004. ................................................ 7 1.5.6.8 National Environmental Protection (Pollution Abatement in Industries and Facilities Generating Wastes) Regulations, 1991 .......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.5.6.9 Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria, 1991 .................................... 8 1.5.6.10 National Environmental Protection (Effluent Limitation) Régulations, 1991 ........................................... 8 1.5.6.11 Land Use Act CAP L5 LFN 2004 ................................................................................................................. 8 1.5.6.12 Public Health Law Cap 103 LFN 1990 ....................................................................................................... 9 1.5.6.13 Employee's Compensation Act, 2010 ....................................................................................................... 9 1.6 INTERNATIONAL POLICIES, GUIDELINES AND CONVENTIONS ................................................................................ 9 1.6.1 The African Development Bank (AfDB) Integrated Safeguards System (ISS) .................................... 9 Figure 1.4. Structure of the AfDB ISS ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.6.2 The Integrated Safeguards Policy Statement .................................................................................. 10 1.6.3 Operational Safeguards (OSs) ......................................................................................................... 10 1.7 EIA REPORT STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................... 11 2 CHAPTER TWO: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ............................................................................................... 13 2.1 PURPOSE AND NEED OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................... 13 2.2 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 13 2.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................ 14 2.4 PROJECT DESIGN AND ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ......................................................................................... 14 3 CHAPTER THREE PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 16 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 16 3.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.3 PROJECT COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................................. 16 Page iii of 94 ESIA & ESMP for the support to National Program on Malaria Elimination and Nutritional Improvement in Ondo State September 2019 3.4 PROJECT COMPONENTS WITH POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ................................................ 18 3.5 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................... 18 4 CHAPTER FOUR. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT AND CONSULTATION ........................ 22 4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 22 4.2 DATA ACQUISITION APPROACH AND METHODS ............................................................................................. 22 4.3 PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE ..................................................................................................................... 22 4.3.1 Direct Area of Influence .................................................................................................................. 22 4.4 DESKTOP STUDIES/LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 27 4.5 SITE RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY AND FIELD DATA GATHERING............................................................................ 28 4.6 DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................... 29 4.6.1 Climate and Meteorology ..............................................................................................................