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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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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The objective of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project for Vietnam is to sustain the efficiency of environment investment and strengthen the utility reform agenda concerning sanitation sector in the project cities.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: loss of shelter leading to relocation, loss of assets or access to assets, loss of income sources or means of livelihood (whether or not the affected persons must move to another location) due to involuntary taking of land, and involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas that result in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of affected persons. Mitigation measures include: as for the displaced households affected with shelter (displaced from existing residential land because the remaining land area is not feasible for building house or entire land acquisition), the local resettlement board needs to conduct consultations and makes agreed solutions to assist for new shelter for affected households; the displaced households affected with shelter that capable of building house on the remaining land (not subject to displacement) will be applied general policies of the project in accordance with the agreed entitlement matrix; the PAPs will be provided with full assistance (including a transportation allowance) for transportation of personal belongings and assets, in addition to the compensation at replacement cost of their houses, lands and other properties; and compensation and rehabilitation assistance must be provided to each PAP at least 30 days prior to the taking of the assets for those who are not to be relocated and 60 days for those who will have to be relocated. Exceptions should be made in the case of vulnerable groups who may need more time.
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The objective of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project for Vietnam is to sustain the efficiency of environment investment and strengthen the utility reform agenda concerning sanitation sector in the project cities.
... See More + Negative impacts include: wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, water pollution, impacts on living creatures and aquatic species, impacts on urban beauty and landscape, flooding, erosion and sedimentation, subsidence, traffic safety issues, infrastructural works and existing services. Mitigation measures include: to ensure that all sources of pollution arising from the Project activities during the preparation stage and the construction stage as well as in the operation period will not cause any negative impacts on the environment and public health, it is compulsory that the management, monitoring and supervision of environmental quality be executed in a scientific, systematic and regular manner; and the locations are considered to propose mitigation measures for controlling pollution during operation phase such as Nhon Binh WWTP, A-4 cell in Long My landfill. Those mitigation measures include: waste sludge treatment, discharge incident, leaking chemical, odor treatment, and firefighting. For the other works, mitigation measures mainly are: checking and periodic maintenance and periodic dredging for culvert system.
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The objective of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project for Vietnam is to sustain the efficiency of environment investment and strengthen the utility reform agenda concerning sanitation sector in the project cities.
... See More + Negative impacts include: wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, water pollution, impacts on living creatures and aquatic species, impacts on urban beauty and landscape, flooding, erosion and sedimentation, subsidence, traffic safety issues, infrastructural works and existing services. Mitigation measures include: to ensure that all sources of pollution arising from the Project activities during the preparation stage and the construction stage as well as in the operation period will not cause any negative impacts on the environment and public health, it is compulsory that the management, monitoring and supervision of environmental quality be executed in a scientific, systematic and regular manner; and the locations are considered to propose mitigation measures for controlling pollution during operation phase such as Nhon Binh WWTP, A-4 cell in Long My landfill. Those mitigation measures include: waste sludge treatment, discharge incident, leaking chemical, odor treatment, and firefighting. For the other works, mitigation measures mainly are: checking and periodic maintenance and periodic dredging for culvert system.
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The objective of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project for Vietnam is to sustain the efficiency of environment investment and strengthen the utility reform agenda concerning sanitation sector in the project cities.
... See More + Negative impacts include: wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, water pollution, impacts on living creatures and aquatic species, impacts on urban beauty and landscape, flooding, erosion and sedimentation, subsidence, traffic safety issues, infrastructural works and existing services. Mitigation measures include: to ensure that all sources of pollution arising from the Project activities during the preparation stage and the construction stage as well as in the operation period will not cause any negative impacts on the environment and public health, it is compulsory that the management, monitoring and supervision of environmental quality be executed in a scientific, systematic and regular manner; and the locations are considered to propose mitigation measures for controlling pollution during operation phase such as Nhon Binh WWTP, A-4 cell in Long My landfill. Those mitigation measures include: waste sludge treatment, discharge incident, leaking chemical, odor treatment, and firefighting. For the other works, mitigation measures mainly are: checking and periodic maintenance and periodic dredging for culvert system.
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The development objective of the Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Project for Fiji, is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) services to support social and economic development on Vanua Levu.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (a) disturbance of marine and terrestrial organisms and habitats; (b) disturbance of marine organisms and habitats in ‘no take' areas; (c) destruction of coral assemblages; (d) disturbance of marine cetaceans and turtles; and (e) failure of contractors to do trenching work with minimal damage and access restrictions to property. Some of the mitigation measures include: (a) prepare routing report based on detailed design demonstrating avoidance of significant habitat areas; (b) cable alignment to avoid ‘no take’ areas; (c) in contract specifications instruct cable survey team to survey cable alignment for coral outcrops, and design alignment to avoid. Coral assemblages to be marked on design drawings; (d) contract specifications to include best practice for operating vessels in proximity to marine mammals as included in the Code of Environmental Practice (COEP) document; and (e) contract specifications to include instruction concerning full rehabilitation immediately after trenching completed in one area.
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The development objective of the First South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth, Aquaculture and Climate Change Projects is to improve community management of selected priority fisheries.
... See More + This restructuring includes works as an eligible expenditure. In the initial Administrative Agreement between the Nordic Development Fund and the World Bank, works were not an eligible expenditure and this was also reflected in the project Grant Agreement. The project design envisages works to build or rehabilitate small infrastructure in some of the six pilot sites that will support fisheries co-management (e.g. small markets, storage facilities, fisheries co-management headquarters). This restructuring is to authorize the works necessary to build small infrastructure in some of the six pilot sites. These small infrastructure were included in the project design, and were agreed upon between the World Bank, the Government of Mozambique, and the donor, the Nordic Development Fund. The previous version of the Administrative Agreement however did not list works as an eligible expenditure. It was amended on April 4, 2016 to include works, and the project Grant Agreement needs to be amended accordingly.
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Ratings for the Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project; and Global Environment Fund (GEF)-Coastal Cities Project for Vietnam were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was moderate, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: for public sewerage systems, Household (HH) connections are essential components to ensure that most of the organic loading is conveyed to the treatment facility and sufficient flow is maintained for the system to function properly. Connection to the HH was an issue in the past because tertiary lines were not extended close to the HHs, thereby imposing heavy financial burden on HHs if they attempted to connect. All coastal cities in Vietnam had weak soil formation and hence, construction methods are critical to minimize the damages to existing structures located near deep excavation sites. Damages could be reduced if the scope of land acquisition at the start of work is determined taking into account the soil foundation factor. Related to this, as the land management system in Vietnam is still weak, identification of land ownership and land use history should be more accurate to avoid ongoing complaints from the affected people. Vietnam has quite a number of medium-sized cities that are growing fast and looking for an intervention on environmental sanitation. The rational question to raise here would be whether a programmatic approach for this situation will fit better rather than the traditional single investment lending for each city. Urban environmental sanitation intervention is highly contextual and varies widely from city to city (characteristic of waste, differences in urban economy, land, sources of waste, and others). Both approaches have their own pros and cons and opening up wider consultation and debate will help arrive at a more informed and sustainable instrument.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3346 MAY 30, 2015
The objective of the Marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation Project for Belize is to implement priority ecosystem-based marine conservation and climate adaptation measures to strengthen the climate resilience of the Belize Barrier Reef System.
... See More + Specifically, the project will support: (i) improvement of the coral reef protection regime including an expansion and enforcement of the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and replenishment (no-take) zones in strategic locations to build climate resilience, (ii) promotion of sustainable alternative livelihoods and income diversification for affected users of the reef, and (iii) building local capacity and raising awareness regarding the importance of the overall health of the reef ecosystem to its climate resilience and, consequently to community welfare as well as the growth prospect of the countrys economy. The project consists of four components. Component one is aimed at supporting the conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in the territory of the Recipient. Component two is aimed at promoting economically viable and sustainable alternative livelihoods for communities adversely impacted by climate change and by the expansion and consolidation of Marine Protected Areas and replenishment zones under the Project. Component three is aimed at raising awareness of the impacts of climate change and the value of marine conservation and building local capacity for the adoption of climate resilient practices by, among others, carrying out a climate change knowledge, attitude, and behavioral practice survey, disseminating information about the Project, designing and implementing a coordinated behavior change communication strategy, and supporting inter-community learning and dialogue. Component four is aimed at supporting: (a) Project management and implementation support including technical, administrative and fiduciary support and compliance with 9 environmental and social safeguards; and (b) monitoring and evaluation, data collection, and stakeholder involvement and coordination.
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