Public Disclosure Authorized Republic of Lebanon - Council for Development and Reconstruction Road and Employment Project (REP) Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Final Report LOT 1: Caza of Jbeil February 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Road and Employment Project (REP) ESMP Report Republic of Lebanon - Council for Development and Reconstruction Jbeil Caza Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & Partners Table of Contents List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... 4 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................. 5 Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 7 13 .............................................................................................................................. ملخص تنفيذي 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 18 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................... 18 1.2 Project Rationale ....................................................................................................... 19 1.3 Report Objectives ...................................................................................................... 20 1.4 Methodology ............................................................................................................... 21 1.4.1 Collection of Environmental and Social Baseline information .......................................................... 21 1.4.2 Methodlogy for Stakeholders Engagement ........................................................................................ 22 2. Existing Policies, Legal and Administrative Framework ................................................. 24 2.1 Applicable Legal and Regulatory Framework ....................................................... 24 2.2 Institutional Framework ........................................................................................... 30 2.3 Environmental Standards ......................................................................................... 31 2.4 World Bank Policies and Guidelines ....................................................................... 32 2.4.1 Safeguard Policies .............................................................................................................................. 32 2.4.2 Consultations and Disclosure Policy .................................................................................................. 33 2.4.3 Useful Guidelines and Manuals ......................................................................................................... 33 2.5 Gap Analysis .............................................................................................................. 34 2.6 International treaties and conventions .................................................................... 36 3. Description of the Proposed Project .................................................................................. 38 3.1 Roads Location and Classification ........................................................................... 40 3.1.1 Jbeil R3: (Edde - Kfar-Mashoune et Dmalsa – Bintael - El-Kafr et El-Harf – Behdaidate - El-Kfoune) 40 3.1.2 Jbeil R4: (El-Rihane – Hisrail – Gharzouze – Chikhane – El-Mouncef - Baachta – El-Berbara - Bakhaase) ........................................................................................................................................................ 42 3.2 Project Activities ........................................................................................................ 44 3.2.1 Jbeil R3 .............................................................................................................................................. 44 3.2.2 Jbeil R4 .............................................................................................................................................. 47 3.3 Contractor’s Equipment and Materials .................................................................. 51 3.4 Site Rehabilitation Staffing ....................................................................................... 51 3.5 Site Facilities & Infrastructure ................................................................................ 52 4. Description of the Environment and Social Context ........................................................ 53 4.1 Physical Environment ............................................................................................... 53 4.1.1 Topography ........................................................................................................................................ 53 4.1.2 Geology .............................................................................................................................................. 54 4.1.3 Hydrogeology ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Geoflint s.a.r.l, Lebanon - P-1 - Road and Employment Project (REP) ESMP Report Republic of Lebanon - Council for Development and Reconstruction Jbeil Caza Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & Partners 4.1.4 Climate and Meteorology ................................................................................................................... 58 4.1.5 Air quality and Noise ......................................................................................................................... 60 4.2 Biological Environment and Land use/Land Cover ............................................... 62 4.2.1 Field Survey ....................................................................................................................................... 62 4.2.2 Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................................................. 62 4.2.3 Results ................................................................................................................................................ 63 4.2.4 Summary of Results ........................................................................................................................... 70 4.3 Socio-Economic Condition ........................................................................................ 71 4.3.1 Relevant Caza Background ................................................................................................................ 71 4.3.2 Road Sensitive Receptors ................................................................................................................... 73 4.3.3 Traffic Survey .................................................................................................................................... 74 5. Potential Environmental and Social Impacts ................................................................... 76 5.1 Assessment Methodology .......................................................................................... 76 5.2 Positive Impacts during Rehabilitation ................................................................... 78 5.2.1 Positive Social Impacts ...................................................................................................................... 78 5.3 Potential Negative Impacts during Rehabilitation ................................................. 79 5.3.1 Potential Negative Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................ 79 5.3.2 Potential Negative Social Impacts during Rehabilitation ................................................................... 88 5.4 Potential Positive Impacts during Operation .......................................................... 91 5.4.1 Potential Positive Environmental Impacts.......................................................................................... 91 5.4.2 Potential Positive Social Impacts ....................................................................................................... 91 5.5 Potential Negative Impacts during Operation ........................................................ 91 5.5.1 Potential Negative Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................ 91 5.6 Summary of Potential Environmental Impacts ...................................................... 94 5.7 Summary of Potential Social Impacts ...................................................................... 96 6. Mitigation of Environmental and Social Impacts ............................................................ 97 6.1 Mitigation Measures during Rehabilitation ............................................................ 97 6.1.1 Water and Soil Quality ....................................................................................................................... 97 6.1.2 Air quality .......................................................................................................................................... 98 6.1.3 Acoustic Environment