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| Document Date:
| 2009/08/14 |
| Document Type:
| Environmental Assessment |
| Report Number:
| E2231 |
| Volume No:
| 2 of 5 (See all volumes) |
| Country:
| Africa ; |
| Disclosure Date:
| 2009/08/07 |
| Doc Name:
| Strategy for addressing environmental and social safeguards under the proposed Nile Basin Initiative institutional strengthening project |
| Keywords:
| ACTION PLAN, Action Plans, Air quality, best practice, budget allocations, capabilities, capability, capacity building, communities, community groups, decision making, development goals, development impact, development process, development programs, development projects, E-mail, economic conditions, economic development, economic issues, ENVIRONMENTAL, environmental guidelines, environmental impacts, environmental issues, environmental management, harmonization, Impact Assessment, Impact Assessments, indigenous peoples, information sharing, infrastructure development, institution, institutional capacity, interventions, ISP, legislation, livelihoods, national plans, priorities, private sector, Programs, project management, public participation, Resettlement, resource management, resources development, resources management, result, results, SAP, SAPs, Social Assessment, Social Development, social issues, Strategic Planning, sustainability, targeting, technical assistance, Waste disposal, Wetlands
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| Language:
| English |
| Major Sector:
| Energy and mining |
| Rel. Proj ID:
| 3A-Svp-Additional Grant Financing Regional Power Trade - II -- P116745 ; |
| Region:
| Africa ; |
| Rep Title:
| Africa - Nile Basin Initiative Shared Vision Program Additional Grant Financing for the Regional Power Trade Project : environmental assessment |
| Sector:
| Power |
| Topics:
| Environment ; Private Sector Development ; Macroeconomics and Economic Growth ; Poverty Reduction ; Communities and Human Settlements |
| SubTopics:
| Environmental Economics & Policies ; Poverty Monitoring & Analysis ; Housing & Human Habitats ; E-Business ; Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness |
| Unit Owning:
| AFT: Water Resource Management (AFTWR) |
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Abstract
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| The Regional Power Trade Project (RPTP) for Africa aims to establish the institutional means to coordinate the development of regional power trade and markets among the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) countries. Negative impacts of the project include: degradation of ambient air quality, increase of ambient noise, contamination of surface and underground water, disturbance of water runoff and drainage, change in surface water flow causing indirect impacts on water uses and fish habitat, increased sedimentation in waterways, wastewater discharge in the environment, soil erosion, encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas, loss of vegetation and forest products, damages to trees, disturbance of wildlife, fragmentation and degradation of wildlife habitat productive lands and natural resources and, income sources, and change in land ownership rights and uses along access roads and rights-of-way, which can lead to social conflicts. Mitigation measures include: 1) near residential areas, avoid noisy works after regular working hours; 2) maintain the vehicles and machinery in good condition in order to minimize gas, noise and dust emissions; 3) use appropriate means to avoid dust dispersion during construction; 4) maintain vehicles, machinery and equipment in good condition in order to avoid leaks and discharge of hazardous materials; 5) take all precautions during the refueling of vehicles, machinery and pumps, and forbid the refueling near water bodies; 6) ensure a safe management of hazardous materials; 7) avoid crossing permanent waterways; 8) stabilize the soil in order to reduce potential erosion; 9) establish a protection perimeter around ecologically sensitive areas such as water bodies, wildlife habitat, drinking water sources, slopes prone to erosion and wetlands; 10) protect the trees from machinery and carry out the operations in such a way as to prevent the trees to fall outside of the logging areas; 11) plan works outside of the reproduction period of wildlife present in the project area; 12) take into account the various land uses while designing the project in order to minimize the loss of land, particularly productive land; and 13) explore all alternatives to avert or minimize resettlements. |
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