Republic of Lebanon - Council for Development and Reconstruction Road and Employment Project (REP) Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Final Report LOT 1: Caza of Kesrouane February 2020 Road and Employment Project (REP) ESMP Report Republic of Lebanon - Council for Development and Reconstruction Kesrouane Caza Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & Partners Table of Contents Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... 1 List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... 4 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................. 5 Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 8 15 .............................................................................................................................. ملخص تنفيذي 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 21 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................... 21 1.2 Project Rationale ....................................................................................................... 22 1.3 Report Objectives ...................................................................................................... 23 1.4 Methodology ............................................................................................................... 24 1.4.1 Collection of Environmental and Social Baseline information .......................................................... 24 1.4.2 Methodology for Stakeholders Engagement ...................................................................................... 25 2. Existing Policies, Legal and Administrative Framework ................................................. 27 2.1 Applicable Legal and Regulatory Framework ....................................................... 27 2.2 Institutional Framework ........................................................................................... 32 2.3 Environmental Standards ......................................................................................... 33 2.4 World Bank Policies and Guidelines ....................................................................... 34 2.4.1 Safeguard Policies .............................................................................................................................. 34 2.4.2 Consultations and Disclosure Policy .................................................................................................. 35 2.4.3 Useful Guidelines and Manuals ......................................................................................................... 35 2.5 Gap Analysis .............................................................................................................. 36 2.6 International treaties and conventions .................................................................... 39 3. Description of the Proposed Project .................................................................................. 41 3.1 Roads Location and Classification ........................................................................... 43 3.1.1 Kesrouane R2a (Boukak El-Dine – El-Ekaibe – Nammoura et Kfar Jerif – Ghodrace – El-Kfour – Fatka – Edma et Defne – Kferyacine) ............................................................................................................. 43 3.1.2 Kesrouane R2b (Ghosta – Maarab) .................................................................................................... 45 3.1.3 Kesrouane R2c (El-Kfour – Herhraya et Kattine) .............................................................................. 46 3.1.4 Kesrouane R7 (Mazraet Kfardebiane – Bekaatouta – Bekaatet Kenaan) ........................................... 47 3.2 Project Activities ........................................................................................................ 47 3.2.1 Kesrouane R2a ................................................................................................................................... 47 3.2.2 Kesrouane R2b ................................................................................................................................... 52 3.2.3 Kesrouane R2c ................................................................................................................................... 55 3.2.4 Kesrouane R7 ..................................................................................................................................... 58 3.3 Contractor’s Equipment and Materials .................................................................. 61 3.4 Site Rehabilitation Staffing ....................................................................................... 61 3.5 Site Facilities & Infrastructure ................................................................................ 62 4. Description of the Environment and Social Context ........................................................ 63 Geoflint s.a.r.l, Lebanon - P-1 - Road and Employment Project (REP) ESMP Report Republic of Lebanon - Council for Development and Reconstruction Kesrouane Caza Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & Partners 4.1 Physical Environment ............................................................................................... 63 4.1.1 Topography ........................................................................................................................................ 63 4.1.2 Geology .............................................................................................................................................. 64 4.1.3 Hydrogeology ..................................................................................................................................... 67 4.1.4 Climate and Meteorology ................................................................................................................... 70 4.1.5 Air quality and Noise ......................................................................................................................... 72 4.2 Biological Environment and Land use/Land Cover ............................................... 75 4.2.1 Field Survey ....................................................................................................................................... 75 4.2.2 Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................................................. 76 4.2.3 Results ................................................................................................................................................ 76 4.2.4 Summary of Results ........................................................................................................................... 88 4.3 Socio-Economic Condition ........................................................................................ 90 4.3.1 Summary of Relevant Caza Background ........................................................................................... 90 4.3.2 Road Sensitive Receptors ................................................................................................................... 93 4.3.3 Traffic Survey .................................................................................................................................... 94 5. Potential Environmental and Social Impacts ................................................................... 96 5.1 Assessment Methodology .......................................................................................... 96 5.2 Potential Positive Impacts during Rehabilitation ................................................... 98 5.2.1 Potential Positive Social Impacts ....................................................................................................... 98 5.3 Potential Negative Impacts during Rehabilitation ................................................. 99 5.3.1 Potential Negative Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................ 99 5.3.2 Potential Negative Social Impacts during Rehabilitation ................................................................. 108 5.4 Potential Positive Impacts during Operation ........................................................ 110 5.4.1 Potential Positive Environmental Impacts........................................................................................ 110 5.4.2 Potential Positive Social Impacts ..................................................................................................... 111 5.5 Potential Negative Impacts during Operation ...................................................... 111 5.5.1 Potential Negative Environmental Impacts ...................................................................................... 111 5.6 Summary of Potential Environmental Impacts .................................................... 114 5.7 Summary of Potential Social Impacts ...................................................................