Initial Environmental Examination Project No: 41220-013 November 2020 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation of Pongod Bawbao Bacog Communal Irrigation System, Upper Lubo, Tanudan, Kalinga Prepared by the Municipality of Tanudan, Kalinga for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Asian Development Bank. ii This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of 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. ii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 13 November 2020) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit = peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.02071 $1.00 = PhP 48.2656 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BDC Barangay Development Council BUB bottom-up budgeting CIS communal irrigation system COVID corona virus disease CNC certificate of non-coverage CSC construction supervision consultant CSO Civil Society Organization DA Department of Agriculture DED detailed engineering design DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DOLE Department of Labor and Employment DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECA environmentally critical area ECC environmental compliance certificate ECP environmentally critical project EIA environmental impact assessment EMB environmental management bureau ESS environmental safeguards specialist GAD gender and development IATF Inter-Agency Task Force IEE initial environmental examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP indigenous people IROW infrastructure right of way LGU Local Government Unit LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team MDC Municipal Development Council NECA non-environmental critical area NECP non-environmental critical project NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NRIMP National Road Improvement And Management Program NRM natural resources management OCM Overhead, Contingencies and Miscellaneous PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PDR project description report PMIC project management implementation consultant PPMO Provincial Project Management Office PMO Project Management Office PMU Project Management Unit POs peoples’ organizations PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD persons with disability RC reinforced concrete iii RCPC reinforced concrete pipe culvert RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Offices REA rapid environmental assessment ROW right of way SB sangguniang bayan SBD standard bidding document SEMS social and environmental management systems SPMU Sub-Project Management Unit SPS safeguard policy statement SSS social safeguard specialist TA technical assistance TDS total dissolved solids ToR terms of reference TSP total suspended particulates WMA Watershed Management Area WMC Watershed Management Council WMPCO Watershed Management and Project Coordination Offices iv WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ˚C – degree centigrade ha – Hectare km – kilometer m – meter m asl – meter above sea level mm – Millimetre mg/L – milligram per liter mg/Nm3 – milligram per normal cubic meter ppt – parts per thousand μg/Nm3 – microgram per normal cubic meter µS/cm – microSiemens/cm % – Percent NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. v TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................. 1 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................. 2 A. ADB Safeguard Policy ................................................................................................ 2 B. National Laws ............................................................................................................. 3 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 5 A. Project Overview......................................................................................................... 5 B. Project Description...................................................................................................... 7 C. Design and Specification........................................................................................... 10 D. Project Cost .............................................................................................................. 11 E. Project Duration and Schedule.................................................................................. 12 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ................................................... 12 A. Project Location........................................................................................................ 12 B. Physical Environmental Conditions ........................................................................... 13 1. Air quality.............................................................................................................. 13 2. Noise and vibration............................................................................................... 13 3. Climate ................................................................................................................. 13 4. Topography and soils............................................................................................ 14 5. Water bodies......................................................................................................... 16 6. Underground water............................................................................................... 17 7. Water quality......................................................................................................... 17 8. Flooding................................................................................................................ 18 9. Terrestrial flora and fauna..................................................................................... 18 10. Aquatic flora and fauna ..................................................................................... 18 11. Protected areas................................................................................................. 19 C. Social Environmental Conditions................................................................................. 19 1. Land use............................................................................................................... 19 2. Nearest residential land ........................................................................................ 20 3. Infrastructure......................................................................................................... 20 4. Agriculture and aquaculture .................................................................................. 20 5. Population............................................................................................................. 21 6. Ethnic minorities ................................................................................................... 22 7. Livelihoods............................................................................................................ 23 8. Physical and cultural heritage ............................................................................... 23 9. Public health ......................................................................................................... 23 10. Traffic and transport characteristics................................................................... 23 V. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SCREENING ................................................................... 24 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN................................................................... 27 A. Implementation Arrangement.................................................................................... 27 B. Environmental Mitigation Plan .................................................................................... 28 C. Environmental Monitoring Plan .................................................................................. 30 D. Environmental Compliance Monitoring........................................................................ 31 E. Monitoring and Reporting ............................................................................................ 32 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE ACTIVITIES........................................ 33 A. Stakeholder Consultations ........................................................................................ 33 B. Information Disclosure................................................................................................ 35 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM........................................................................ 35 1. Grievance Among IPs........................................................................................... 37 VII.HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN ...................................................................................... 37 A. Health and Safety Plan During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis ..........................