Environmental Management Plan for the Construction and Operation of Seaplan platforms at Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi, Lhaviyani Atoll 7788758 Ahmed Shaig 31.12.2020 EIA P02/2015 3315201 Transmaldivian Airways Pvt Limited ✔ 3 1 1 19 2 99 30 101 34 48 90 108 98 i - 11.6.2019 Transmaldivian Airways Pvt Limited TRANS MALDIVIAN AIRWAYS Trans Maldivian Airways Pvt. Ltd PO. Box: 2023 Velana International Airport, Republic of Maldives Tel: +960 331 5201, Fax: +960 331 5203 www.transmaldivian.com 11th June 2019 Mr. Ibrahim Naeem Director General, Environmental Protection Agency, Male’, Republic of Maldives. Dear Sir, Sub: Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Construction and Operation of Seaplane Platforms at Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi, Lhaviyani Atoll Please find attached the EMP report for the above titled project. Yours sincerely, Suraj Panda Quality, Safety & Security Manager Email: [email protected] Mobile: +9607781996 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF SEAPLANE PLATFORMS AT FAIRMONT MALDIVES SIRRU FEN FUSHI, SHAVIYANI ATOLL 9 June 2019 Prepared for Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) Male’, Maldives Consultant CDE Consulting, Maldives Lead Consultant’s Declaration I certify that statements made in this Environmental and Social Management Plan (EMP) are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and available information at time of writing this report. Dr Ahmed Shaig i Letter of Commitment Trans Maldivian Airways has provided the commitment letter. (Please refer to Appendix A) ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Lead Consultant’s Declaration ......................................................................................................... i Letter of Commitment .................................................................................................................... ii 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE EMP ............................................................. 1 1.2 TITLE .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 PROPONENT .................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 RATIONALE AND NEED ............................................................................................. 2 1.5 SCOPE ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.6 LOCATION ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.7 CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS .................................................................... 3 1.8 PROJECT FINANCING ................................................................................................. 3 1.9 STRUCTURE OF EMP .................................................................................................. 3 1.10 DOCUMENT CONTROL ............................................................................................... 4 1.11 REVIEW AND UPDATES ............................................................................................. 4 2 POLICY AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE ................................................................................ 5 2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT ................................................... 5 2.2 AVIATION ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION PREVENTION .................................. 8 iii 2.4 LAND ACQUISITION ................................................................................................. 10 2.5 CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PLACES AND OBJECTS ACT ........................... 11 2.6 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ........................................................................... 11 2.7 GHG EMISSIONS AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY ................................................. 12 2.8 LABOUR AND WORKING CONDITIONS ............................................................... 13 2.9 HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY ........................................................................ 17 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 19 3.1 PROJECT COMPONENTS .......................................................................................... 19 3.2 GENERAL SITE CONDITIONS .................................................................................. 19 3.3 DETAILED PROJECT OUTLINE ............................................................................... 21 3.4 PROJECT SCHEDULE AND LIFE SPAN .................................................................. 23 3.5 LABOUR REQUIREMENT AND SERVICES ........................................................... 24 3.6 WASTE MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS AND SAFETY MEASURES ..................... 26 3.7 HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES ....................................................................... 27 3.8 SUMMARY OF PROJECT INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ............................................... 27 4 BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 30 4.1 SENSITIVE AREAS ..................................................................................................... 30 4.2 CLIMATE AND METEOROLOGY ............................................................................ 30 4.3 MARINE ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................... 31 iv 4.4 NATURAL HAZARDS AND RISKS .......................................................................... 32 4.5 CULTURAL AND HERITAGE VALUES .................................................................. 33 5 IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS AND IMPACTS ................................................................. 34 5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 34 5.2 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION .................................................. 34 5.3 EVALUATION OF CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ......................................................... 35 6 IMPACT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ........................................................................... 48 6.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN .................. 48 7 ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY AND COMPETENCY ................................................. 54 7.1 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................... 54 7.2 COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING ...................................................................... 61 7.3 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................. 62 8 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ........................................................ 63 8.1 OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................. 63 8.2 KEY FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 63 8.3 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY SCENARIO MAPPING .......... 64 8.4 ACCIDENT CATEGORIES ......................................................................................... 64 8.5 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT ....................................... 65 8.6 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAININGS ................................................................... 66 v 8.7 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................. 66 8.8 COMMUNICATION .................................................................................................... 67 8.9 POST- ACCIDENT / EMERGENCY ........................................................................... 67 8.10 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................. 68 9 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ..................................................................................... 69 9.1 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION ......................................................................... 69 9.2 Stakeholder Engagement Plan ....................................................................................... 74 10 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................ 84 10.1 OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................. 84 10.2 KEY FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 84 10.3 PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION DURING AN EMERGENCY ......... 85 10.4 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................. 87 11 GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS ........................................................................................ 88 11.1 OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................. 88 11.2 KEY FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 88 11.3 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................