Lagos State Ministry of Commercial Agriculture The World Bank, NIGERIA Agriculture & Cooperatives Development Project Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) Public Disclosure Authorized For the Commercial Agriculture Development Projects at the ARAGA FARM SETTLEMENT, Poka, Epe, Lagos State (Final Report) APRIL 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... 8 LIST OF PLATES ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................... 10 LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................. 12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 14 CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................... 181 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 18 1.0 Background ................................................................................................................................. 18 1.1 Tasks of the Consultant ............................................................................................................. 192 1.2 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................................................... 20 1.3 Scope of the Study ...................................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................... 225 LAGOS STATE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE PROJECT .......................................... 22 2.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 225 2.2 Development Objective and Approach in Lagos ........................................................................ 23 2.3 Project Justification and Design Principles ................................................................................. 23 2.3.1 Key Performance Indicators ................................................................................................ 23 2.3.2 Project Components ............................................................................................................ 23 2.3.2.1 Agricultural Production and Commercialization ................................................................ 24 2.3.2.1 Rural Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 24 CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................... 25 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK............................................ 25 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2 Federal and Lagos State Environmental Regulatory Bodies ....................................................... 26 3.3 Sectoral EIA Guidelines.............................................................................................................. 26 3.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies .................................................................................................. 30 2 3.4.1 Environmental Assessment (OP 4.0.1) ............................................................................... 30 3.4.2 OP 4.04 - Natural Habitats .................................................................................................. 32 3.4.3 OP 4.09 - Pest Management ................................................................................................ 33 3.4.4 OP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement .................................................................................... 34 3.5 International Guidelines and Conventions .................................................................................. 35 CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 35 GENERAL METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................. 36 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 36 4.2 ESIA Requirements .................................................................................................................... 37 4.2.1 Screening ............................................................................................................................. 37 4.2.2 Scoping ............................................................................................................................... 37 4.3 ESIA Process .............................................................................................................................. 38 4.4 Baseline Study Methodology ...................................................................................................... 38 4.8 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 40 4.5 Mapping of the Project Area ....................................................................................................... 39 4.6 Socio-economic Survey .............................................................................................................. 39 4.6.1 Impact Significance Assessment ........................................................................................ 40 4.6.2 Method for Determining Event Magnitude ......................................................................... 40 4.6.3 Method for Determining Receptor Sensitivity .................................................................... 41 4.7 Trans-boundary and Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................... 42 4.8 Mitigation and Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 42 CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 43 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITION .......................................... 43 5.1 Description of Environmental Setting ......................................................................................... 43 5.2 Physical Environment ................................................................................................................. 44 5.2.1 Climate and Meteorology .................................................................................................... 44 5.2.1.1 General Climate and Meteorology ...................................................................................... 45 5.2.1.2 Precipitation and Humidity ................................................................................................. 46 5.2.1.3 Temperature ........................................................................................................................ 46 5.2.1.4 Wind Speed and Direction .................................................................................................. 46 5.2.2 Air Quality and Noise Level .............................................................................................. 47 5.2.3 Ambient Noise Level .......................................................................................................... 50 5.2.4 Topography ......................................................................................................................... 48 3 5.2.5 Regional Hydrogeology ...................................................................................................... 49 5.2.5.1 Surface Hydrogeology of the Study Area ........................................................................... 50 5.2.5.2 Subsurface Hydrogeology of the Study Area ...................................................................... 50 5.2.6 Water Quality ...................................................................................................................... 50 5.2.7 Soil Quality ......................................................................................................................... 52 5.2.7.1 Soil Texture ......................................................................................................................... 54 5.2.8 Geology ............................................................................................................................... 54 5.2.8.1 Regional Geology ............................................................................................................... 54 5.2.8.2 Stratigraphy ........................................................................................................................ 55 5.2.8.3 Local Geology of the Project Site ......................................................................................