The development objective of the hejiang Qiandao Lake and Xin’an River Basin Water Resources and Ecological Environment Protection Project for China is to develop demonstrative integrated watershed management practices and to reduce pollution and improve forest ecological environment in priority areas of the Qiandao Lake catchment in Zhejiang.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are includes : (i)vegetation will be removed in the process of construction site clearing, leveling, embankment construction, road construction and pipeline construction; (ii) soil erosion will occur and soil will directly enter the river in the process of watercourse excavation and lead to high turbidity of river water and deteriorated water quality, if construction is not under good management; (iii) land acquisition and resettlement will inevitably affect daily life of residents in the project area in certain period of time; (iv) open excavation for laying road-crossing pipelines will interrupt road traffic and cause significant traffic impact; (v) temporary hoardings and traffic instruction and warning signs should be posted on construction site to ensure traffic safety; (vi) wastewater collection ditches should be built on construction equipment maintenance site to collect oily wastewater from cleaning and maintenance; (vii) drilling debris should be hauled to designated site for disposal, and drilling slurry should be pumped to sedimentation tank for treatment and then transported to designated site for disposal; (viii) transportation vehicle and construction equipment should be properly maintained to keep normal operation and avoid more exhaust emission caused by improper maintenance; (ix) emergency responses to unstable water amount caused by various factors shall be fully considered in the design to alleviate the unfavorable situations.
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The development objective of the Zhejiang Qiandao Lake and Xin'an River Basin Water Resources and Ecological Environment Protection Project for China is to develop integrated landscape watershed management practices aimed at reducing pollution and improving forest ecological environment in priority areas of the Qiandao Lake catchment in Zhejiang Province.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measure are includes : (i) cost-effective deodorization process should be selected to minimize exhaust gas emission; (ii) excavation scope should be strictly controlled during pipeline construction to avoid uncontrolled increase of excavation area and reduce soil erosion; (iii) low-noise construction plants and technologies should be selected where possible and fixed mechanical equipment with strong vibration should be installed with a vibration damping pedestal and maintenance and servicing should be strengthened for the various construction equipment; (iv) water spraying during excavation and demolition helps to keep a certain moisture; (v) transportation vehicles should be covered up and washed at the loading and unloading sites before operation to reduce spillage from wheels and chassis; (vi) roads and vegetation on sites occupied for the construction works should be restored in time; (vii) wastewater will be collected and treated in sedimentation tank with chemical dosing and effluent will be reused for concrete making, vehicle cleaning and site watering for dust control; (viii) wastewater collection ditches should be built on construction equipment maintenance site to collect oily wastewater from cleaning and maintenance; (ix) containment structure should be built around temporary cofferdam to prevent water pollution by suspended solids; (x) drilling debris should be hauled to designated site for disposal, and drilling slurry should be pumped to sedimentation tank for treatment and then transported to designated site for disposal.
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The objective of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) is to facilitate cooperative water resource management and development in the Nile Basin.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: loss of crop land adjacent to the reservoir; loss of bananas and woodlots on the roadside; loss of a number of settlements; the dam site could take up a community road that passes through the site connecting the north-south villages; possible inundation of a highway road (depending on eventual dam/reservoir size); restriction of access to land being restored (due to deforestation/high rates of erosion); at each affected land/plot, the valuer will take careful count of all crops and trees. In addition, the valuer will count and measure all the affected buildings and structures in the presence of the affected person and a local leader. A compensation assessment Form will be filled to record all the properties affected. The licensees or sharecropper’s crops will also be noted and recorded on a separate compensation form bearing the names of the licensee or sharecropper. The property of the sharecropper/licensee will be recorded in the presence of the landowner, the licensee/sharecropper and the area leader. All the participating parties will verify the contents of the compensation assessment form and will thereafter append their signatures to this form. The affected persons will take a copy of the compensation assessment while the original will be retained by the valuer; laws and regulations relating to the agencies responsible for implementing resettlement activities in the sub-projects; gaps, if any, between local laws covering resettlement and the Bank’s resettlement policy, and the mechanisms for addressing such gaps; and legal steps necessary to ensure the effective implementation of RAP activities in the sub-projects, including, as appropriate, a process for recognizing claims to legal rights to land, including claims that derive from customary and traditional usage, etc. and which are specific to the sub-projects.
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The objective of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) is to facilitate cooperative water resource management and development in the Nile Basin.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: loss of crop land adjacent to the reservoir; loss of bananas and woodlots on the roadside; loss of a number of settlements; the dam site could take up a community road that passes through the site connecting the north-south villages; possible inundation of a highway road (depending on eventual dam/reservoir size); restriction of access to land being restored (due to deforestation/high rates of erosion); at each affected land/plot, the valuer will take careful count of all crops and trees. In addition, the valuer will count and measure all the affected buildings and structures in the presence of the affected person and a local leader. A compensation assessment Form will be filled to record all the properties affected. The licensees or sharecropper’s crops will also be noted and recorded on a separate compensation form bearing the names of the licensee or sharecropper. The property of the sharecropper/licensee will be recorded in the presence of the landowner, the licensee/sharecropper and the area leader. All the participating parties will verify the contents of the compensation assessment form and will thereafter append their signatures to this form. The affected persons will take a copy of the compensation assessment while the original will be retained by the valuer; laws and regulations relating to the agencies responsible for implementing resettlement activities in the sub-projects; gaps, if any, between local laws covering resettlement and the Bank’s resettlement policy, and the mechanisms for addressing such gaps; and legal steps necessary to ensure the effective implementation of RAP activities in the sub-projects, including, as appropriate, a process for recognizing claims to legal rights to land, including claims that derive from customary and traditional usage, etc. and which are specific to the sub-projects.
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The development objectives of Matanza-Riachuelo (M-R) Basin Sustainable Development Project for Argentina are: (i) improving sewerage services in the M-R River Basin and other parts of the Province and City of Buenos Aires by expanding transport and treatment capacity; (ii) supporting a reduction of industrial discharges to the M-R River, through the provision of industrial conversion grants to small and medium enterprises; (iii) promoting improved decision-making for environmentally-sustainable land use and drainage planning, and piloting urban drainage and land use investments, in the M-R River Basin; and (iv) strengthening Autoridad de Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo's (ACUMAR) institutional framework for ongoing and sustainable clean-up of the M-R River Basin.
... See More + This restructuring requires the following changes to the Project: (a) Extension of the loan Closing Date from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2022, to allow for completion of all main activities and achievement of the project development objective; (b) increase from 80 percent to 100 percent of Bank financing for expenditure categories 1, 4, and 9 to allow for more agile implementation; (c) change of the description of Component 2 – Part 2 (f) to incorporate the financing of the Asociación de Curtidores de Buenos Aires (ACUBA) Tanneries Industrial Park (TIP) and specialized technical assistance for the supervision of the construction of the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWWTP); and said industrial park; and, (d) reallocation of loan proceeds to increase the allocation of category 1 for 22.6 million US dollars from categories 3, 4, 5, and 9; and (e) revision of the Results Framework to reflect the new closing date for the end targets, and to adjust some indicators based on the government’s priorities.
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The development objectives of Poyang Lake Basin Town Water Environment Management Project for China are to reduce the pollutant discharge into selected waterways, and improve management of water quality in selected counties in the Poyang lake basin within Jiangxi province.
... See More + The project comprises of four components. The first component, institutional strengthening for water management includes following key activities: (i) establishment of the lake management platform (LMP) designed to strengthen the Poyang lake basin’s management, institutional, and knowledge sharing architecture; (ii) establishment of water environment monitoring systems; (iii) preparation of studies related to ecological protection of Poyang lake; (iv) preparation of sensitivity assessment of Poyang lake; and (v) enhancement of participatory sustainable lake basin management. The second component, lake and river restoration and improvement of wastewater management will restore river and lake environment for Yugan, Poyang, and Duchang counties and improve domestic wastewater system in Duchang, Jing’an, Fengxin, and Jishui counties. The third component, improvements in solid waste management will improve solid waste collection and transportation systems in the rural and urban areas of Duchang, Yugan, Jing’an, and Shangli counties, to reduce solid waste disposal to the lake and river systems of the Poyang lake basin. The fourth component, project implementation support will support the overall capacity of the project implementing entity to coordinate, manage, and supervise the implementation of the project.
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The development objective of the Ayeyarwady Integrated River Basin Management Project for Myanmar is to contribute to the development of integrated river basin management on the Ayeyarwady river, and, in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) during dredging operations warning signs and flags will be visible to ships and boats so they can avoid the project area; (2) the dredge master will ensure that all the dredged materials are disposed at the specific site so that water flows can bring those to the downstream concave bank in quickly; and (3) the monitoring program will include community consultation for Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) to better understand the impacts on possible erosion caused by the groyne.
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The development objective of the Ma'anshan Cihu River Basin Improvement Project for China is to assist the government in their efforts to promote environmentally and socially sustainable abandoned mine closing options and reduce urban inundation by improving storm drainage management.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) cash compensation, if preferred by house owner, will be made at the appraisal price of the demolished house; (ii) the displaced households who choose property swap will be supplied with new houses, which are built to accommodate the displaced households; (iii) if the demolished house is decorated, compensation for decoration shall be made at the rate of 193 Yuan per square meter based on the effective area of the demolished house, or at another rate agreed by the house owner and the Land and House Expropriation Management Bureau; (iv) the compensation money for private properties will be sent to the hands of the property owners and won't be retained or embezzled by any other person or entity; and (v) full amount of resettlement subsidy and 70 percent of land compensation are given to the farmers.
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In 1997-1999, the Province of Buenos Aires, with the support of the World Bank, elaborated the Comprehensive Master Plan of the Salado River Basin (PMI – Plan Maestro Integral de la Cuenca del Río Salado) in response to the higher flood and drought risks of the River Basin.
... See More + PMI implementation started in 2000 and progress has been made since then in particular in the execution of structural measures. The works object of this environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) are part of the Comprehensive Management of the Salado River Basin Project, to be financed by the World Bank (hereinafter ‘Project’). The purpose of the project is to contribute to the implementation of the PMI components that are still valid. In particular, the primary targets of the project are: i) to strengthen the capacities of the competent organisms in the basin (eg. Provincial Water Authority (Autoridad del Agua, ADA); Provincial Hydraulic Works Department (Dirección Provincial de Obras Hidráulicas, DPOH)); ii) to support and improve the implementation of a comprehensive management approach for the basin; and iii) to improve the drainage capacity of the Salado River by means of canalization works of a specific section 34 km in length (section four, stage 1B; hereinafter ‘project works’). The ESIA summarized in this document has been carried out to identify and predict environmental and social impacts of such works of the upper Salado River in its section four, stage 1B (component two of the project). Additionally, this ESIA makes reference to the environmental and social implications that other project components could have. In particular, component one focuses on the comprehensive management of the Salado River water resource and includes the elaboration of an environmental management and natural resources plan at the basin level, for which the ESIA offers general environmental and social guidelines.
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