Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 41435-013 January 2020 (Loan 3570/8331 and Grant 0542) CAM: Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project - Additional Financing Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report July – December 2019 Prepared by: Project Implementation Consultant – PIC of NCDD and MAFF for the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Nation Religion King ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ADB Loan: 3570, ADB Grant 0542 and IFAD Loan 8331 CAMBODIA: TONLE SAP POVERTY REDUCTION AND SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – ADDITIONAL FINANCING (TSSD-AF) THIRD SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT – EMR.03 Phnom Penh, January 2020 2 NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This safeguards monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ABBREVIATION ADB Asian Development Bank AF Additional Financing COC Environmental Code of Conduct CCOC Construction Environmental Code of Conduct CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CARD Council for Agriculture and Rural Development CMAW Commune Mobile Access Worker D&S Consultant Design and Supervision Infrastructure Consultant EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan ESO Environment Safeguard Officer ESCC Environmental Safeguards and Climate Change Specialist (of PIC) FDERP Flood Damage Emergency Reconstruction Project GoC Government of Cambodia GPS Global Positioning System IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance 3 MoE Ministry of Environment NCS National Climate Change Specialist NES National Environment Specialist NR National Road NCDDS National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat PDOE Provincial Department of Environment PDWRAM Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology PDAFF Provincial Department of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry PST Provincial Support Team PIC Project Implementation Consultant PIU Project Implementation Unit PPTA Project Preparation Technical Assistance REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RP Resettlement Plan SPS ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) 4 CONTENT Abbreviation ............................................................................................................................ 3 Content ................................................................................................................................... 5 List of Tables ........................................................................................................................... 5 List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... 5 List of attachments .................................................................................................................. 6 I. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 7 II. Project Overview, General safeguard matters ................................................................. 8 1. Project Overview .......................................................................................................... 8 2. Project Progress ......................................................................................................... 11 A. Chbar Ampov Village Road Rehabilitation in Batheay District, Kampong Cham Province ......................................................................................................................... 12 B. Lvea Irrigation System Rehabilitation in Preah Sdach District, Prey Veng Province . 13 3. Safeguards Plans Implementation Arrangements ...................................................... 16 4. Updated EMPs/COC Incorporation of Safeguards Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements ................................................................................................ 20 III. Environmental Performance Monitoring ..................................................................... 22 IV. Public consultation, Information Disclosure, Capability Building ................................ 22 V. Grievance Redress Mechanism ..................................................................................... 25 VI. Conclusion and next activity plan ............................................................................... 28 Attachments .......................................................................................................................... 29 Attachment 1: Photographs of Environmental Screening and Public Consultation ........... 30 Attachment 2: Consultation / Interview Form .................................................................... 32 Attachment 3: GRM – Complaint Recording Form ............................................................ 35 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Agreed Action Plan ................................................................................................... 8 Table 2: Project Overview, Snapshot of Project Progress .................................................... 11 Table 3: List of Structures ..................................................................................................... 15 Table 4: Institutional Arrangements and Responsible .......................................................... 16 Table 5: EMP/COC Incorporated in Bidding Document ........................................................ 20 Table 6: Environmental screening and environmental impact categories ............................. 22 Table 7: List of Participants ................................................................................................... 23 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Project Location Maps ........................................................................................... 10 Figure 2: Project Location ..................................................................................................... 13 Figure 3: Location of Lvea Commune Irrigation Subproject Components (red) (From Google Earth) .................................................................................................................................... 14 5 Figure 4: Layout of Lvea Commune Irrigation Subproject .................................................... 15 Figure 5: Typical Cross Section of Canals ............................................................................ 16 Figure 6: GRM System ......................................................................................................... 27 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: Photographs of Environmental Screening and Public Consultation............... 30 Attachment 2: Consultation / Interview Form ........................................................................ 32 Attachment 3: GRM – Complaint Recording Form ............................................................... 35 6 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Project in Brief. The Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development – Additional Financing Project (TSSD-AF) was approved by ADB on 25 September 2017 and declared effective on 4 April 2018 with a loan amount of $45.73 million and a grant of $4.37 million, and a closing date of 31 July 2023. The project is co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with a loan of $10 million. The project outcome will be increased agricultural productivity and improved access to markets in 271 communes1 in seven provinces in the Tonle Sap Basin2. The outputs will be: (i) rural productive infrastructure and livelihood improved with capacity in disaster risk management enhanced; (ii) enabling environment for increased agricultural productivity, diversification, and climate resilience created; and (iii) project management strengthened. 2. Purpose of Report and Report Preparation. This Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report (EMR) was prepared for the period, July to December 2019, in compliance with the Project Loan Agreement stipulating the need for an EMR to be prepared and submitted to ADB every six months. The report presents the findings of the monitoring of environmental protection and environmental supervision activities conducted during project implementation. In particular, it determines whether or not the EMP/COC and environmental protection measures recommended in the approved by ADB for each contract as part of the bidding document 3 have been implemented effectively to avoid, minimize, or mitigate environmental