FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA Public Disclosure Authorized FEDERAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FRDP) NIGERIA Public Disclosure Authorized IN COLLABRATION WITH FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA) FINAL REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) FOR THE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE OF KURFI – CHARANCHI ROAD Public Disclosure Authorized OCTOBER, 2010 EMP of Kurfi - Charanchi Road (Katsina State) TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................................. 7 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................ 8 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................................... 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 14 CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................................................... 19 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 19 1.2 NIGERIA ............................................................................................................................................ 20 1.3 THE APPLICANT .............................................................................................................................. 21 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) ........... 22 1.5 EMP TERMS OF REFERENCE ......................................................................................................... 22 1.5.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTATION: .......................................................................................... 22 1.5.2 SCOPE OF WORK: ............................................................................................................................ 23 1.6 REVIEW OF ESMF FOR FEDERAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ................................... 23 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE ESIA REPORT .............................................................................................. 24 1.8 POLICY FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................................... 25 1.8.1 THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA .................................... 25 1.8.2 THE NATIONAL POLICY ON ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 25 1.8.3 ECONOMIC POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 26 1.8.4 NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY ..................................................................................................... 26 1.9 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................................... 27 1.9.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS ............................................................................................................... 27 1.9.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES ................................................................................. 27 1.9.3 NIGERIAN EMP PROCEDURE ......................................................................................................... 29 1.9.4 OTHER NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS ................................................................................................ 30 1.9.5 STATE LEGISLATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 32 1.10 WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ..................................................................................... 34 1.11 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS .............................................. 35 CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................................................. 37 2.0 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 37 2.1 NEED FOR THE PROJECT................................................................................................................ 37 2.1.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................... 37 2.1.2 BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................... 37 2.2 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................. 37 2.2.1 USING OTHER TRAVEL MODES OPTION ................................................................................. 38 2.2.2 ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS OPTION ...................................................................................... 38 2.2.3 DESIGN VARIATIONS OF ALIGNMENT AND GRADE OPTION ............................................... 38 FERMA 2 EMP of Kurfi - Charanchi Road (Katsina State) 2.2.4 NO DEVELOPMENT/ PROJECT OPTION .................................................................................. 39 2.2.5 PREFFERED ALTERNATIVE: REHABILITATING THE EXISTING ROADS ............................ 39 2.3 VALUE OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 39 2.3 ENVISAGED SUSTAINABILITY .......................................................................................................... 40 CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................................................. 41 3.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 41 3.1.1 PROJECT LOCATION ........................................................................................................................ 41 3.2 DESIGN STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 41 3.3 LAYOUT AND EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD ............................................................... 42 3.3.1: CARRIAGEWAY AND SHOULDERS .................................................................................................. 42 3.3.2: PAVEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 42 3.3.3: EXISTING ALIGNMENT ..................................................................................................................... 42 3.3.4 DRAINAGE .......................................................................................................................................... 43 3.3.5 ROAD FURNITURE ................................................................................................................................... 43 3.4 SCOPE OF WORKS / PROJECT OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 43 3.5 INPUT AND OUTPUT OF RAW MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS ................................................... 44 3.6 STAFFING AND SUPPORT .............................................................................................................. 44 3.7 PROJECT SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................................... 45 CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................................................ 46 4.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 46 4.1 GENERAL .......................................................................................................................................... 46 4.2 FIELD METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES............................................................ 46 4. 2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................. 46 4.2.2 CLIMATIC AND METEOROLOGICAL STUDIES ........................................................................... 46 4. 2.3 AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT ....................................................................................................... 46 4. 2.4 NOISE LEVEL MEASUREMENTS ...................................................................................................... 47 4. 2.5 VEGETATION STUDIES & BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT ............................................................. 47 4.2.5.1 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES ................................................................................................................. 47 4.2.5.2 BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................... 48 4.2.5.3 HERBARIUM STUDIES .....................................................................................................................