Table of Contents ii
List of Tables iv
List of Figures iv
Abbreviations and Acronyms v
Executive Summary vi
Chapter 1 : Introduction 1
1.1 Project Background 1
1.2 Rationale of the Environmental Management Framework (EMF) 2
1.3 Approach and Methodology for Developing the EMF 2
1.4 Structure of the Report 4
Chapter 2 : Description of the Proposed Project 5
2.1 Proposed CEIP project 5
2.2 Description of Project Component 5
2.3 Proposed Interventions of CEIP with Possible Environmental Concern 8
Chapter 3 : Environmental Policies, Legal and Administrative Framework 10
3.1 Relevant Government Policies, Acts, Rules and Strategy 10
3.2 Implication of GoB Polices, Acts and Rules on CEIP & Classification 20
3.3 Detailed Steps of In Country Environmental Clearance Procedure 21
3.4 World Bank's Environmental Safeguards Policy 22
3.5 Implications of the World Bank Policies on CEIP & Environmental Category 24
3.6 ‘Public consultation and disclosure’ requirements by World Bank 25
Chapter 4 : Environmental and Social Baseline 26
4.1 Introduction 26
4.2 Physical Settings of the Coastal Regions 27
4.3 State of the Environment 29
4.4 Socio economic conditions 44
4.5 Assessment of Intervention Requirement from Baseline Survey 45
Chapter 5 : Analysis of Alternatives 47
5.1 Introduction 47
5.2 No Action Alternative 47
5.3 Alternatives Analysis to Be Assessed During Design and Implementation Phase 50
Chapter 6 : Possible Environmental Issues with Mitigation Measures & Benefit of the Project 53
6.1 Introduction 53
6.2 Environmental Impacts due to Rehabilitation and Improvement of Polders System 53
6.3 Environmental Impacts due to Afforestation 65
6.4 Potential cumulative impacts in the CEIP polder area 67
6.5 Socio-Economic Enhancement 68
Chapter 7 Environmental Management System 69
7.1 Introduction 69
7.2 General Principles of the CEIP 70
7.3 Environmental Assessment & Management Process of CEIP 71
7.4 Classification of Environmental Assessment 73
7.5 Environmental Assessment Process 74
7.6 Selection of Important Environmental and social Components (IESCs), scoping and bounding 80
7.7 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) 85
7.8 Methods for estimating costs and benefits of the impacts and mitigation/enhancement measures 101
7.9 Cost of implementing EMP and source of funds 102
7.10 Grievance Redress Mechanism 103
Chapter 8 Institutional Arrangements and Capacity Building 106
8.1 Environment, Social and Communication (ESC) Unit 106
8.2 Project Construction Supervision Consultant (CS) 108
8.3 Contractor 109
8.4 Monitoring 109
8.5 Capacity Building & Training 109
Chapter 9 Public Consultation and Disclosure 111
9.1 Introduction 111
9.2 Objectives of public consultation and disclosure 111
9.3 Approach and Methodology of Public Consultation 111
9.4 Issues discussed in the Public Consultation Meetings 113
9.5 Findings of the Public Consultation Meetings 113
9.6 Modes of Future Consultations during Implementation 114
9.7 Plan for Consultations 115
9.8 Public Disclosure Requirement 115
References 117
Appendix 1: List of Coastal Polders 118
Appendix 2: Common Capture Fisheries Species in Whole Coastal Area of Bangladesh 121
Appendix 3: Protected areas in the in Whole Coastal Area of Bangladesh 122
Appendix 4: Common flora and fauna habituating in Whole coastal region of Bangladesh 123
Appendix 5: List Of Polders Likely To Be Overtopped In Baseline And Climate Change Scenario 126
Appendix 6: Environmental Screening Format for Rehabilitation and Construction of Coastal Polder 127
Appendix 7 Environmental Screening Format for Foreshore Afforestation 130
Appendix 8 Terms of Reference for Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) of Sub-Projects under CEIP 132
Appendix 9 Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Sub-Projects under CEIP 134
Appendix 10: Example Good Environmental Construction Guideline (To be attached with the Bid Document) 139
Appendix 11: Participants & Photographs of meeting, workshop and baseline survey 143
Appendix 12: Pest Management Plan 153
Appendix 13: Generic Polder Safety Management Plan 155