The development objective of Sustainable Energy Development and Access Project for Micronesia, Federated States of are: (i) to improve the reliability of electricity supply; (ii) expand access to electricity; and (iii) scale-up renewable energy generation in the project areas.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts are as follows: (i) permanent loss of productive land (garden land, forest land, aquaculture land); (ii) loss of residential land; (iii) totally affected houses or shops and secondary structures or partially affected but no longer viable; (iv) partially affected houses, shops and secondary structures but remaining part is viable; (v) loss of business income during relocation or during dismantling and repair of affected portion; (vi) loss of crops and trees; (vii) permanent loss of physical cultural resources, public structures, village or collective ownership; and (viii) graves located in the affected area. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) cash compensation at replacement cost which is equivalent to the current market value of land with the community, of similar type, category and productive capacity, free from transaction costs(Taxes, administration fees); (ii) cash compensation at replacement cost which is equivalent to the current market value of land of similar type and category, free from transaction costs (taxes and admin fees) plus allowance for levelling and registering land; (iii) cash compensation but should not be less than the unrealized income and revenue that could be generated by the property during the period of temporary use of the land; (iv) cash compensation at replacement cost using current market values for new house or shops, structure with no deduction for depreciation or salvageable materials; (v) cash compensation at replacement cost for the affected part and cost for repairing the remaining part; (vi) cash compensation equivalent to the average daily income rate multiplied by the number of days of business disruption; (vii) if standing annual crops are ripening and cannot be harvested, cash compensation at market price equivalent to the highest production of crop over the last three years multiplied by the current market value of crops; (viii) compensation at replacement cost for present or existing physical structures based on its present value; and (ix) compensation for removal of graves will be paid directly to Affected Persons (AP’s), including cost of excavation, relocation, reburial, purchasing or obtaining land for relocation of graves and all other reasonable costs in accordance with local rituals.
See Less -
The development objective of the Sustainable Energy Development and Access Project for Micronesia is to improve reliability of electricity supply, expand access to electricity and scale up renewable energy generation.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts are include: (i) Risk of site, soil and water contamination from spillage of used oil when extracted from decommissioned gensets; and when transferred to storage facilities; (ii) reduced amount of hazardous solid waste with the removal of old/decommissioned gensets; (iii) nuisance of noise, dust and vibration to neighbouring families; (iv) possible land issues arising from network line extension outside road reserve; (v) reduced risk of site, soil and water contamination from accidental spills and potential leaks from old storage tanks; (vi) possible loss of productive trees, mature indigenous trees, crops and other non-land assets; (vii) health and safety of workers and bystanders during construction or installation activities; (viii) problems associated with waste accumulation during construction - collection, storage and disposal; (ix) health hazard from exhaust fumes emitted by generator sets which contain poisonous gases like carbon monoxide that can be life threatening and result in death; (x) loss of productive trees and crops especially on distribution cable network route; (xi) less back-breaking work for women and children with increased use of electrical appliances for boiling water and cooking; (xii) potential for employment opportunities for locals during and after construction; Some of the mitigation measures are include: (i) apply for and secure permits to install gensets and battery storage, under the Air Pollution Control Standards and Regulations of Pohnpei State and similar regulations in Yap and Kosrae; (ii) ensure generator exhaust systems are properly installed with adequate ventilation provided to ensure unobstructed flow of cooling and ventilating air, and emissions is directed away from inhabited areas; (iii) ensure design specifications for new PUC waste oil storage tank complies with requirements of the Pohnpei EPA Hazardous= Waste Management Plan; (iv) waste oil will be reused or recycled using local service providers, otherwise stored in sealed under roof containers for future offshore disposal in a licensed facility; (v) collect and store all hazardous waste in leak-proof containers prior to disposal as per requirements of the approved Solid Waste Management Plan;(vi) contain and store all removed parts in a water tight container to prevent leaching of residual oils or fuel; (vii) ensure effective containment of spilled or leaked oil from generators within the footprint of the building, prior to collection and removal to an authorized site otherwise as per EPA approved Solid Waste Management Plan; (viii) all construction workers will have site inductions by the State Utility on health and safety; (ix) all workers will be provided with hard hats, hearing protection, high visibility jackets and covered boots; (x) operate and maintain level of air emissions consistent with IFC or World Bank Environment, health and Safety Guidelines for Air Emissions and Ambient Air Quality and state permit requirements as appropriate; (xi) all run-off from the project area shall be collected and diverted to facilities for removal of sediments; (xii) register or record all complaints received and initiate followed up actions through the Grievance Redress Mechanism.
See Less -
The World Bank Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia partnered with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for an End Poverty Campaign event on November 8, 2016.
... See More + Around 100 policy makers, development practitioners, civil society organizations and members of the media attended the half-day session, which addressed poverty, shared prosperity, and inequality issues at the global and community levels. This was the first joint World Bank-UNDP event in Malaysia and represents a first step toward future collaboration. The main part of the event consisted of two panel sessions, one highlighting grassroots civil society organizations working to reduce poverty in Malaysia and the other featuring public policy makers. These sessions sparked a lively exchange of ideas, drawing from respective best practices and challenges in translating research into policy and policy into results on the ground.
See Less -
