AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP PROJECT: ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION ON THE BAMAKO- Zantiébougou-Boundiali-SAN PEDRO CORRIDOR COUNTRY: COTE D'IVOIRE AND MALI SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) Leader A. Karanga, Chief Economist of Transport OITC.1 J.P.M KALALA, Chief Socio-Economist OITC.1 A.M TANDINA, Transport Engineer OITC.1 L. M. KINANE, Senior Environmentalist ONEC.3 E. NYINRIKWAYA, Procurement Specialist ORFS.1 M. A. DIALLO, Financial Management ORPF.2 / Team Members Specialist MLFO S. DAH-APIOU, Procurement Specialist ORPF.1 ORPF.1 / M. E. C. ANASSIDE, Procurement Specialist Project Team MLFO P. H. SANON, Social development ONEC-3 specialist Head of Division Mr. Jean Kizito KABANGUKA OITC1 Sector Director Amadou Oumarou OITC Regional Director Mr. Abdellatif BERNOUSSI ORWA Regional Integration Ms. Moono Mupotola ONRI Manager SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT o Project Title: Road Development and Transport Facilitation Project Project N :P-Z1-DB0-152 for on the Bamako Zantiébougou-Boundiali-San Pedro corridor Country : Côte d'Ivoire/Mali Department : OITC Division: OITC-1 1. Introduction Côte d'Ivoire (CI) and Mali concur with converging strategies as evidenced by the programs for development and facilitation of transport and inter-state road transit initiated under the aegis of WAEMU and ECOWAS. These strategies are aimed, inter alia at: (i) structuring the productive activities to improve competitiveness by reducing input costs, including transports; (ii) harmonizing the legal and regulatory framework for road transport through the adoption of common standards in terms of procedures, monitoring and documents. At the regional level, the community roads Cu21 and Cu6 were identified as major trunk roads of which quality improvement will enable to promote trade and exchanges between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire but also provide direct access to the port of San Pedro to some areas of Côte d'Ivoire with high agricultural potential but difficult to access particularly Boundiali, Kani etc. The development and asphalting of these sections based on the existing comprehensive technical studies will enable to fill the missing links in both countries and ensure an alternative and shorter route to opening up Mali and part of the western region of Burkina Faso towards CI. The opening of this alternative corridor leading to the port of San Pedro and takes into account the comparative benefits of the corridor in terms of linear travel and economic and social impact as well as the need to promote trade between the two countries and hence regional integration. This document is a summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the project. It was prepared based on the ESIA conducted for the two sections in Côte d'Ivoire and Mali. It was devised in accordance with the guidelines and procedures for environmental and social assessment of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Category 1 projects and existing policies in Côte d'Ivoire and Mali. 2. Project description and rationale The Zantiébougou CI-border sections (140 km) in Mali and Boundiali Kani-section (135 km) in CI under this project are the only remaining land sections of the Bamako-San-Pedro corridor. Their development and asphalting will enable to fill the missing links and provide a sustainable and shorter alternative route from Mali to CI. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to a greater sub-regional integration within the WAEMU and increased trade between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire. The specific objective of the project is to contribute to improving traffic flow and reducing time and cost of transport on the Bamako-San Pedro Corridor. Table 1 below shows the components of the project. 2 Table 1: Main components Components Cost Component description (MUA) Côte d’Ivoire : Asphalting of the Boundiali Kani-section (135 km), including Road reservations for the optical fibre; (ii) PGES + Information - Education - Communication development & 122,51 (IEC) Campaigns of populations on road safety, STD-HIV/AIDS, protection of environmental vulnerable populations, and environmental protection (iii) control/monitoring works; measures and (iv) audit of road safety, (v) technical audit of works - Mali:(I) Asphalting of the Zantiébougou-CI border section (140 km), including reservations for the optical fibre; (ii) awareness of populations on road safety, HIV/AIDS and other pandemics (MST, Ebola...), environment protection and girls education (iii) monitoring/oversight; and (iv) audit of road safety, (v) technical audit of works. Côte d’Ivoire & Mali: (i) Development of 4 multifunctional centres for women, youth and children; (ii) Development of 6 multifunctional platforms for women; (iii) Provision Arrangements 8,06 of 2 ambulances & 10 tricycle vehicles to convey the sick especially pregnant women & related towards 10 health facilities; (iv) Supply of 10 kits of agricultural processing tools for measures women's associations; (v) Development of 5 local markets with nurseries; (i) Construction of 20 boreholes; (Vii) Rehabilitation and equipment of 5 health centres and centres for 5 schools, including building of fences (10000 ml); (viii) Installation of 10 solar public lighting systems in 10 localities, (ix) construction of bus stations 2; (X) Opening of 300 km of rural tracks; (Xi) monitoring and oversight. Côte d’Ivoire & Mali: (i) Construction and equipment of PCUF, including weighing/toll station; (ii) support the interconnection of customs computer systems Transport 7,78 between both countries; (iii) introduction of a goods monitoring system; (iv) Monitoring facilitation and supervision of the construction of PCUF and implementation of the goods tracking system; (v) awareness of road users and border officers on inter-state road transport facilitation measures. Côte d’Ivoire :(i) Study on the policy and intervention strategy in the sub-sector of road Studies & transport; (ii) Study & implementation of a single window at the Port of San Pedro; (iii) transport 4,82 Study on the performance of PASP and development of a port charter; (iv) Feasibility sector support study of an advanced port on the corridor (v) Update on the studies focused on the Odiénné-Mali border section; vi) Study of the Tieningoué- Mankano-Séguéla section. Mali (i) Sectoral study for the development of river transport; (iv) Comprehensive Technical studies of roads (a) Kadiana-Zegoua; (B) Dioïla-Massigui-Koualé and (c) Manankoro-CI border section. Côte d’Ivoire & Mali :(I) Study and implementation of a cargo tracking and security system for cargo; (ii) Study of the functionality of PCUF Côte d’Ivoire & Mali : Support for creation of jobs for the youth in the road construction sector Côte d’Ivoire: (i) Operating costs of the Delegate Project Management of the project. Mali :Support for the National Directorate of Roads (DNR) Project 4,80 Côte d’Ivoire & Mali: (i) Monitoring and evaluation of the socio-economic impact of Management the project; (ii) Financial and accounting audit; (iii) Technical audit of the project. Côte d'Ivoire/ Mali /WAEMU:Operation of the Joint Technical Committee Contingencies/ 18,96 unforeseen events Source: Project Concept Note (PCN, May 2015) The total project cost, estimated unit of account 166 930 000 will be co-financed by ADF, WAEMU and the two countries. The contribution of the Bank amounts to 140.77 MUC, or 84.32% of the total project cost and will serve to fund all activities except those related to expropriations which are supported by the two governments. The map below shows the sections involved in the project throughout the corridor. 3 Source: PCN (May 2015) 4 3. Political, legal and administrative framework 3.1 For Mali At the regulatory and political level, many texts were designed and adopted by the Government of Mali to better govern the protection of the environment. The main legislations applicable to this project are (while not exhaustive): (i) Act No. 01-020/AN-RM of 30 May 2001 on pollution and nuisance and its implementing decrees including Decree Nº 08-346/P-RM of 26 June 2008, amended by Decree Nº 09-318/P-RM of 26 June 2009 that sets forth the rules and procedures for the EIA of the major works; (ii) the Act Nº 95-031/AN-RM of 20 March 1995 laying down the conditions for the management of wildlife and its habitat and Nº 95-032/AN-RM of 20 March 1995 laying down the conditions for management of fishing and fish farming; (iii) Decree Nº 01-394/P-RM of 06 September 2001, Nº 01- 97/P-RM of 06 September 2001 and Nº 01-396/P-RM of 06 September 2001 laying down respectively the management of solid waste, air and noise pollution. At the Institutional level, several ministries are involved in the environmental sector through their technical departments including: (I) the Ministry of Environment and Sanitation firstly through the National Directorate for Sanitation and Pollution and Nuisance Control (DNACPN) whose mission is to develop the components of the national policy on sanitation and control of pollution and nuisance as well as to ensure its enforcement and the National Directorate of Water and Forests (DNEF) responsible for the development of forest and wildlife policy elements and secondly the Permanent Technical Secretariat of the institutional framework for managing environmental issues (STP/CIGQE) aimed at coordinating all environmental protection policies; (ii) other key players include: the Ministry of Equipment and Transport; the Ministry of Energy and Water, the