Republic of Burundi Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Equipment Burundian Roads Office Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Bujumbura – Rutunga – Rumonge Road (78km) Section in Bujumbura City, Bujumbura Rural, and Rumonge Provinces Name of the Project: Multinational: Tanzania/ Burundi: Nyakanazi – Kasulu – Manyovu/ Rumonge – Rutunga – Bujumbura Road - Consultancy Services for Review of the Feasibility Studies and Detailed Designs Project Location: Bujumbura City, Bujumbura Rural, and Rumonge Provinces Submitted to: Minister for Water, Environment, and Urban Planning (Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Urbanisme - MEEATU) Date of submission: 24th April 2018 i ACKNOWLEDGMENT The ESIA review team wishes to extend their appreciation to different institutions, statuary bodies, and individuals whose assistance made this assignment possible. We appreciate the assistance given to us by the project proponent, Office des Routes, in particular Eng. Pasteur BISEKERE by providing us with useful take off guidance and availing us with technicians to guide us during our field works. Special thanks also should go to Mr Gerard MANIRAMBONA; a technician whose tireless guidance made our fieldwork and consultation with statuary bodies in Bujumbura as well as communal offices successful. The team also wishes to thank the administration of Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA), Burundian Office for Environment Protection (OBPE), Municipal Technical Services (SETEMU), The Board of Production and Distribution of Water and Electricity - Water Production and Distribution, The Board of Production and Distribution of Water and Electricity - Electricity Supply and Distribution, The Burundian Office of Mines and Quarries (OBM), and Burundi Backbone System (BBS) for their readiness and useful contribution during our consultation. We are thankful to the commune leaders for their tireless assistance, especially in organizing consultative meetings. Lastly, the consultant would like to thank all those who, in a way or another contributed their efforts to make this work successful. i TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................................................ I LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ XIII LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................... XIV LIST OF PHOTOS .............................................................................................................................. XV LIST ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... XVII SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 19 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 19 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ...................................................................................................... 19 1.3 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. 20 1.3.1 Approach ............................................................................................................... 20 1.3.2 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 20 1.4 REPORT STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................. 22 SECTION 2: POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................... 23 2.1 POLICIES ...................................................................................................................................... 23 2.1.1 National Water Policy of 2009 ............................................................................... 23 2.1.2 Economic Policy .................................................................................................... 23 2.1.3 Legal and Institutional Policy of Affairs .................................................................. 23 2.1.4 Trade Policy .......................................................................................................... 24 2.1.5 Privatization Policy ................................................................................................ 24 2.1.6 Child Labour Policy................................................................................................ 24 2.1.7 Education Policy .................................................................................................... 25 2.1.8 African Development Bank Groups Policy on the Environment Policy, 2004 ........ 26 2.1.9 African Development Banks Involuntary Resettlement, 2003 ................................ 27 ii Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Bujumbura – Rumonge Road (78km) Section 2.2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK - ACTS ....................................................................................................... 27 2.2.1 Law No 1/010 of 30th June 20000 on the Code of Environment ............................. 27 2.2.2 Law No 1/02 of 26 March 2012 on Water Code ..................................................... 30 2.2.3 Law No 1/07 of 15 July 2016 on Revision of the Forest Code ............................... 32 2.2.4 Law No 1/10 of 30 May 2011 on Establishment and Management of Protected Areas .............................................................................................................................. 33 2.2.5 Law No 1/21 of 15 October 2013 on Mining Code .................................................. 34 2.2.6 Law No 1/13 of 9 August 2011 Revising the Burundi Land Code .......................... 36 2.2.8 Decree-Law No 1/037 of 7th July 1993 on Labour Code ........................................ 39 2.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK - REGULATIONS ....................................................................................... 40 2.3.1 Decree No 100/22 of 7th October 2010 on the Procedure for Environmental Impact Assessment .................................................................................................................... 40 2.3.2 Ministerial Decision No. 770/083 of 9th January 2013 on the Procedure for Conducting Scoping .................................................................................................... 41 2.5 CONVENTION, TREATIES, AND PROTOCOLS ............................................................................. 42 2.5.1 East African Community Treaty, 1999 ................................................................... 42 2.5.2 East African Protocol on Environmental and Natural Resource Management, 2005 ....................................................................................................................................... 42 2.5.3 Convention on Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika .............................. 44 2.5.4 East African Community Treaty, 1999 ................................................................... 45 2.5.5 Protocol on Environmental and Natural Resource Management, 2005 ................. 46 2.5.6 International Convention on Biological Diversity .................................................... 47 2.5.7 United Nations Convention on Climate Change .................................................... 48 2.6 INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .............................................................. 48 2.6.1 Government Agencies Responsible for Environmental Issues .............................. 48 iii Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Bujumbura – Rumonge Road (78km) Section SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND JUSTIFICATION ...................................................... 50 3.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................ 50 3.1.1 Project Justification................................................................................................ 50 3.1. 2 Project Location .................................................................................................... 51 3.2 DESIGN CONCEPT ....................................................................................................................... 54 3.4 PROJECT ACTIVITIES, MATERIALS, WASTES, AND EQUIPMENT ............................................. 55 3.4.1 Mobilization Phase ................................................................................................ 55 3.4.2 Construction Phase ............................................................................................... 58 3.4.3 Demobilization Phase ............................................................................................ 64 3.4.4 Operation and Maintenance Phase ....................................................................... 65 3.4.5 Project activities from Mobilization to decommissioning phase ............................. 66 3.4.6 Potential Sources of Natural Construction Materials ............................................. 67 3.4.7 Materials that will be imported ..............................................................................