This Project is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BY-LAW ON STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Contract N0 TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 MONITORING REPORT for INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PLAN -FİNAL- November, 2020 Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 This report was produced with the financial support of the European Union and the Republic of Turkey. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Eptisa Mühendislik. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Republic of Turkey and European Union. Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan ii Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, General Directorate of European Contracting Authority Union and Foreign Relations Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Directorate of EIA, Permit and Beneficiary Inspection Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Project Assessment (SEA) EuropeAid No TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 Title Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan Submission 12.11.2020 (Draft) 01.12.2020 (Final) Michal MUSIL – Senior International SEA Expert Prepared by Pınar YILMAZ – Senior Local SEA Expert Buse Nur Hayta – Backstopper / Environmental Engineer Reviewed by C. Serdar HAKKAÇIRMAZ – Project Director Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan iii Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS IV LIST OF TABLES V TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS VI 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 7 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE MONITORING REPORT 7 1.2 SEA OF ICZM 7 2. MAIN EFFECTS IDENTIFIED 8 3. MONITORING PROGRAMME 9 3.1. MAIN PRINCIPLES OF THE MONITORING PROGRAMME 9 3.2. MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS DURING ICZM IMPLEMENTATION 10 3.3. MONITORING OF SEA RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION 12 ANNEX 1 – BASELINE VALUES FOR THE LANDUSE AT SUB-REGIONS 18 ANNEX 2 – BASELINE VALUES FOR THE POPULATION OF SUB-REGIONS 19 ANNEX 3 – BASELINE VALUES FOR SWIMMING WATER QUALITY 19 Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan iv Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Environmental Monitoring Matrix – Part 1 ................................................................................................ 11 Table 2: Environmental Monitoring Matrix –Part 2 ................................................................................................. 11 Table 4 : Implementation monitoring matrix template ............................................................................................ 13 Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan v Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EU European Union GHGs Greenhouse Gas Emissions ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management ICZM-ETK Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan for Edirne, Tekirdağ and Kırklareli MoEU Ministry of Environment and Urbanization MoEU/ GD EIA General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection within the P&I Ministry of Environment and Urbanization MoEU/ GD SP General Directorate of Spatial Planning within the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization PAs Priority Areas RoPSP Regulation on Preparation of Spatial Plans SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment TUBITAK The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan vi Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE MONITORING REPORT This Monitoring Report is prepared as a part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZM) for Edirne, Tekirdağ, Kırklareli (ICZM-ETK) to outline an environmental monitoring programme to be established and operated during implementation of the ICZM-ETK. The ICZM-ETK has been prepared by the Competent Authority, Ministry of Environmental Urbanisation (MoEU) Spatial Planning General Directorate (SP GD), in line with the requirements of Regulation on Preparation of Spatial Plans1 (RoPSP), in order i) to outline coastal development strategy in the planning area; and ii) to serve a guide during conformity assessment of the investment proposals for the coastal structures in the future. ICZM-ETK defines zoning of Priority Areas (PAs) for any future investment proposals that might be put forth by the investors. In addition to the delineating (zoning) the PAs, each of the two alternative zoning plans presented in the ICZM-ETK also contain several already proposed coastal structures for the identified PAs in all seven Sub- Regions. According to Turkish by-law on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a detailed location selection and EIA process will be also conducted at that stage. ICZMs are prepared for all coastal zones in Turkey and are subject to SEA procedure. According the Article 14 (2) of the by-law on SEA, the Competent Authority, MoEU – SP GD, shall prepare the monitoring programme in order to detect significant adverse environmental effects that might occur during the implementation of the plan/programme and to elaborate solutions to eliminate these effects as soon as possible. In other words, the primary purpose of monitoring is to cross-check significant environmental effects which arise during the implementation stage against those predicted during the plan preparation stage and to verify whether recommended mitigation measures are effective and/or to decide on additional mitigation measures if any unforeseen negative environmental effects occur. 1.2 SEA OF ICZM The SEA process took place in parallel with preparation of the ICZM document between October 2019 and October 2020 and entailed iterative consultation between the SEA and planning team of MoEU - SP GD and Consultant of MoEU – SP GD (Utta Planning Company), which also resulted in some revisions of the analytical background of the ICZM-ETK Alternative Plans in response to the questions of the SEA Team. The SEA of the ICZM-ETK has been carried out as follows: First, a baseline situation, key existing problems and trends were analysed for the key environmental issues relevant for the ICZM-ETK and the concerned territory, as established during the Scoping phase of the SEA. Elaboration of a hypothetical “do-nothing” scenario provided further estimation how would current situation evolve if the ICZM-ETK was not implemented. Second, an overview of existing relevant environmental objectives and commitments for each issue (environmental theme such as biodiversity, water, health) identified as relevant during the scoping was prepared to establish a further benchmark for the ICZM-ETK evaluation. Subsequently, the impact assessments has focused on the potential effects of the envisaged coastal developments on the key environmental issues, namely on ecosystems and biodiversity protection and coastal water quality, as well as other issues suggested during the SEA Scoping Phase (i.e. air quality, climate, public health etc.). The assessment dwelt on comparison of the two ICZM zoning alternatives and identified number of potential negative environmental effects and risks, while acknowledging that a “do nothing” alternative (i.e. if the ICZM is not implemented) would probably entail even larger risks due to lack of coordination and transparent 1 Official Gazette No. 29030 dated 14.06.2014 Monitoring Report for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan 7 Supporting the Implementation of By law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) TR2018 ESOP MI A3 12/CNP/03 rules for the coastal development. The SEA made use of outputs of analytical works underpinning the ICZM preparation as well as own desk research to establish the environmental baseline and identify key existing environmental assets and pressures relevant in the context of ICZM planning. The key information presented together with the proposed ICZM zoning in the form of simple synthesis maps provided visual illustration of the environmental concerns considered in the SEA evaluation. In line with the requirements of By-Law on SEA, a Public Consultation Meeting were organised in October 2020. SEA results and recommendations were discussed at the meeting with the different stakeholders from Thrace Region e.g. TÜRÇEV, İğneada Seaport Directorate etc. 2. MAIN EFFECTS IDENTIFIED As indicated above, ICZM-ETK has been designed in order to outline coastal development strategy in the planning area; and to serve a guide during conformity assessment of the investment proposals for the coastal structures in future. ICZM-ETK zoning defines Priority Areas (PAs) for any future investment proposals that might be put forth by the investors. In addition to the delineating (zoning) the Priority Areas, each alternative plan also contain few already proposed coastal structures for the identified PAs in all seven Sub-Regions. Namely following effects are expected as a result of the ICZM implementation: Water Quality Direct environmental effects (impacts related with the proposed coastal structures), construction