E1546 v 1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Ethiopian Roads Authority Aposto - Wendo - Negele Road Upgrading Project Detailed Engineering Design and Tender Documents Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report – October, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................1 1.2 Objectives of the EIA study...............................................................................................1 1.3 Methodology of the EIA study ..........................................................................................1 1.4 Environmental Scoping:....................................................................................................1 1.5 Project Description and Justification ..................................................................................2 1.6 Description of the Project Environment..............................................................................2 1.7 Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework .....................................................................3 1.8 Public Consultation ..........................................................................................................4 1.9 Gender Equity ..................................................................................................................4 1.10Potential Environmental Impacts and Benefit Enhancement /Mitigation Measures................5 1.10.1 Beneficial Impacts.......................................................................................................... 5 1.10.2 Adverse Impacts............................................................................................................. 5 1.11Analyses of Project Alternatives........................................................................................6 1.12Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan ..............................................................6 1.13Costs of Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan...................................................12 1.14Base Map Preparation.....................................................................................................14 1.15Conclusion ....................................................................................................................14 2.0: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................16 2.1 Background ....................................................................................................................16 2.2 Objectives of the Environmental Impact Assessment.........................................................17 2.3 Scope of the EIA Study ...................................................................................................17 2. 4 Methodology .................................................................................................................17 2.5 Report Structure..............................................................................................................18 3.0: ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING:...............................................................................................................19 3.1 Limits of the study area ...................................................................................................20 3.2 Valued Ecosystem Components with in the study area.......................................................20 4.0:POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................20 4.1 Policy Issues...................................................................................................................21 4.1.1 The Constitution of FDRE ............................................................................................. 21 4.1.2 Conservation Strategy of Ethiopia (CSE)....................................................................... 21 4.1.3 Environmental policy of Ethiopia .................................................................................. 22 4.1.4 Road sector policies and guidelines ............................................................................... 25 4.1.5 World Bank policies....................................................................................................... 25 4.1.6 Multilateral Agreement .................................................................................................. 28 4.2 Legal Framework..................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 Institutional and Administrative Framework .....................................................................33 4.3.1 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Administrative Regions ........................ 34 4.3.2 Regional Governments ................................................................................................... 34 4.3.3 The Environmental Protection Authority ....................................................................... 34 4.3.4 Regional Environmental Protection Authorities............................................................. 35 5.0:PROJECT DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................................................36 BKS - BEZA Consultants i Ethiopian Roads Authority Aposto - Wendo - Negele Road Upgrading Project Detailed Engineering Design and Tender Documents Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report – October, 2006 5.1 Background to the project ...............................................................................................36 5.1.1 Location .......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.1.2 Project rationale.............................................................................................................................. 37 5.2 Existing Road Condition..................................................................................................38 5.3 Description of the Proposed Road Improvements / Nature and scope of the project/ ............38 5.3.1 Principal construction works .......................................................................................................... 38 5.3.2 Ancillary works .............................................................................................................................. 39 5.3.3 Construction arrangements ............................................................................................................. 40 5.4 Project Right – Of - Way condition and influence areas ...................................................41 5.5 Construction Material Production Site Condition ..............................................................42 6.0:BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE PROJECT AREA.....................................49 6.1 Physical environment ......................................................................................................50 6.1.1 Topography..................................................................................................................................... 50 6.1.2 Geology and soils ........................................................................................................................... 50 6.1.3 Climate............................................................................................................................................ 52 6.1.4 Air quality....................................................................................................................................... 53 6.1.5 Land resource and soil erosion ....................................................................................................... 54 6.1.6 Water resources .............................................................................................................................. 55 6.2 Biological Environment / Flora and Fauna Resources/ .......................................................57 6.2.1 Vegetation....................................................................................................................................... 57 6.2.2 Wildlife........................................................................................................................................... 59 6.2.3 National Parks and Protected Areas................................................................................................ 59 6.3 Socio- Economic Environment.......................................................................................60 6.3.1 Population and Settlement pattern .................................................................................................. 60 6.3.2 Land Use/Land cover...................................................................................................................... 63 6.3.3 Agriculture...................................................................................................................................... 64 6.3.4 Livestock .......................................................................................................................................