Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 43141-044 July 2017 – Updated PNG: Multi-tranche Financing Facility-Civil Aviation Development Investment Program (Tranche 3) - Wewak Airport. Prepared by National Airports Corporation for the Asian Development Bank. This updated 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 5 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 7 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................. 8 III. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................ 14 IV. SCREENING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .............. 21 I. PRECONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................. 21 A. Establishment of Contractors Site and Facilities ................................................. 22 B. Construction Workers Accommodation ............................................................... 22 C. Stockpiling of Construction Material .................................................................... 22 II. CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................................................ 23 D. Construction Activity ............................................................................................ 23 E. Storage and Handling of Fuel, Oil and Other Chemicals ..................................... 24 F. Health and Safety ............................................................................................... 24 G. Noise Impacts and Air Quality ............................................................................. 25 H. Traffic Impacts .................................................................................................... 25 I. Social Impacts during Construction ..................................................................... 25 J. Land Clearance ................................................................................................... 26 III. OPERATIONAL .......................................................................................................... 26 K. Operation Stage Issues ....................................................................................... 26 V. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION..................... 27 VI. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ......................................................................... 28 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................. 29 a. Institutional Arrangements ................................................................................... 30 B. TASK OF IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES ...................................................................... 30 i. NAC – PIU .......................................................................................................... 30 ii. ADB .................................................................................................................... 31 iii. Contractor ........................................................................................................... 31 c. Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................... 40 VIII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................................................................. 43 ANNEX A: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .......................................................... 44 ANNEX B: PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................................................... 46 ANNEX C: Meeting minutes ................................................................................................ 50 ANNEX D: Letter of commitment from east sepik provincial administration ......................... 54 ANNEX E: survey plan. creek & perigo road diversion ........................................................ 56 ANNEX F: cadastral map of wewak township ..................................................................... 57 ANNEX G: NATIONAL GAzettal notice 21st sept 1989 FOR WEWAK airport ...................... 58 ANNEX H: weararu (pukpuk) creek water samples laboratory analysis report, wewak airport ............................................................................................................................ 59 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: SCOPE OF WORK FOR WEWAK AIRPORT ..................................................... 10 TABLE 2: PUBIC CONSULTATION FROM 2010 TO 2016 ................................................. 27 TABLE 3: CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONAL EMP. ................................................... 32 TABLE 4: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING SAFEGUARDS ..... 38 TABLE 5. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ........................................................... 41 TABLE 6: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...... 42 TABLE 7: MATRIX OF EMP FOR WEWAK AIRPORT ........................................................ 44 TABLE 8: SUMMARY OF COSTS FOR THE PROPOSED WORKS ................................... 45 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: MAP OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND LOCATION OF WEWAK AIRPORT ........ 9 FIGURE 2: GENERAL LAYOUT PLAN AND PROPOSED WORKS AREA ...................... 10 FIGURE 3: AERIAL VIEW OF THE EXISTING WEWAK AIRPORT .................................... 11 FIGURE 4: AERIAL VIEW OF THE RUNWAY EXTENSION AREA .................................... 13 FIGURE 5 : MAP OF WEWAK PROVINCE ......................................................................... 14 FIGURE 6 : SOIL PROFILE OF THE PUKPUK CREEK ...................................................... 16 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS Photo 1: Apron Area with Air Niugini Terminal...................................................................................... 46 Photo 2: Apron Area with the Defence Force Hanger .......................................................................... 46 Photo 3: Existing Runway Looking North-West to Boram Creek .......................................................... 46 Photo 4: Consultative Meeting with East Sepik Provincial Administration (ESPA). .............................. 47 Photo 5: Consultative Meeting with ESPA & Private and Government Stakeholders.. ........................ 47 Photo 6: Consultation with ESPA & Wewak Storm Water Drainage Project (SWDP) Team ............... 48 Photo 7: Consultative Meeting With ESPA Executives, ADB & NAC - CADIP Representatives. ......... 48 Photo 8: Project Safeguard Awareness & Community Consultation with Settlers, DCA Compound ... 48 Photo 9: Focus Group Discussion For Elders And Menfolk’s, DCA Compound ................................... 48 Photo 10: Focus Group Discussion For Women, DCA Compound ..................................................... 48 Photo 11: Focus Group Discussion For Elders & Menfolks, Yirimoni Settlement ................................ 49 Photo 12: Focus Group Discussion For Women, Yirimoni Settlement ................................................. 49 Photo 13: Project Awarenes with local Vendors at the Airport Market.. ............................................... 49 Photo 14: Feedback Participatory Meeting with Boram Community members at DCA Compound.. ... 49 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome CADIP Civil Aviation Development Investment Program CEMP Contractor’s Environment Management Plan CEPA Conservation and Environment Protection Authority CSC Construction Supervisory Consultant CSO Community Service Obligation DDC Detailed Design Consultants DIAC Design Implementation and Advisory Consultants EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EM Environmental Management EMP Environmental Management Plan EO Environment Officer ESP East Sepik Province ESPA East Sepik Provincial Administration GoPNG Government of Papua New Guinea GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IEE Initial Environment Examination IES International Environment Specialist LLG Local Level Government MFF Multi-tranche Financing Facility NAC National Airports Corporation PCMC Provincial Coordination and Monitoring Committee PCR Project Completion Report PMU Project Management Unit PNG Papua New Guinea PPE Personal Protective Equipment QPR Quarterly Progressive Report REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RESA Runway End Safety Area RRP Report and Recommendations to the President SIEE Summary Initial Environmental Examination SR Sensitive Receiver TA Technical Assistance UXO Unexploded Ordinances WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dB(A) Decibel (A-weighted) asl above sea