/on EGYPT NATIONAL RAILWAY MODERNIZATION PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESEMENT Installation of Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System Cairo – Beni Suef Benha – Port Said Alexandria – Cairo Prepared by Beni Suef – Asyut www.be-masader.com Asyut – Nagh HammadiTable of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... viii E.1 Project Background ................................................................................................................................. viii E.2 ESIA Scope, Boundaries and Objectives ............................................................................................. ix E.3 Legal Framework.......................................................................................................................................... x E.4 Environmental and Social Baseline ................................................................................................... xii Noise ....................................................................................................................................................................... xii Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................................ xii Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................................... xii Waste Management ............................................................................................................................................ xii The Socio-Economic Setting............................................................................................................................ xii Poverty .................................................................................................................................................................. xiii E.5 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ............................................................................ xiii E.6 Environmental and Social Management Plan .............................................................................. xvii ESMP approach ................................................................................................................................................ xvii Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................. xvii List of required plans and procedures ....................................................................................................... xix Budget estimate for ESMP implementation ............................................................................................ xix Grievance Mechanism ....................................................................................................................................... xx Contractor’s Grievance Mechanism ........................................................................................................... xxii Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plans .................................................... xxii E.7 Public Consultations............................................................................................................................... xxii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 ESIA Scope, Boundaries and Objectives .............................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER TWO: LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 5 2.1 AfDB Environmental and Social Safeguards System ...................................................................... 5 2.2 Egyptian Legal Framework ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Environmental Assessment ............................................................................................................. 6 2.2.2 Solid and Hazardous Wastes ........................................................................................................... 7 2.2.3 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.4 Water Quality ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.5 Noise .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.6 Occupational Health and Safety .................................................................................................. 10 2.2.7 Labour Conditions ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.2.8 Equal opportunity and women ................................................................................................... 11 ii 2.2.9 Natural habitats ................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.10 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.3 Ratified Conventions ................................................................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER THREE: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 13 3.1 Project Rationale ....................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Objectives of the Project ......................................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Project Description ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.1 Overview of ENR Signalling Modernization Project ........................................................... 15 3.3.2 Current status of Corridor 2 ......................................................................................................... 16 3.3.3 Current status of Corridor 4 ......................................................................................................... 17 3.4 Expected amount of resources and waste ....................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER FOUR: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE ....................................................... 21 4.1 Geographical Scope ................................................................................................................................... 21 A. Benha – Port Said (Corridor 4) ................................................................................................... 21 B. Cairo – Beni Suef (Corridor 2) ..................................................................................................... 22 4.2 The Physical and Biological Setting ................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Governorates overview ........................................................................................................................... 26 4.4 Climate ........................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.5 Noise ............................................................................................................................................................... 33 4.5 Air Quality..................................................................................................................................................... 35 4.7 Biodiversity .................................................................................................................................................. 37 4.8 Waste Management .................................................................................................................................. 37 4.9 The Socio-Economic Setting .................................................................................................................. 38 4.10 Socioeconomic profile of the project area .................................................................................... 38 4.11 Poverty ........................................................................................................................................................ 39 CHAPTER FIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................... 41 5.1 Scope of Study ............................................................................................................................................. 41 5.2 Impact Assessment Approach and Methodology ........................................................................