Federal Republic of Nigeria Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Staple Crop Processing Zones Support Project (scpz)

There is need to carry out an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), which will have to comply with the environmental procedures of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and with the environmental guidelines of the financing institutions, World Bank.

The objectives of the ESIA are to:

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  Thoroughly document baseline conditions of the study area and the socio-economic conditions of the affected communities.
  
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  Place the ecological baseline conditions of the concession area in the context of the surrounding region.
  
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  Inform, obtain and address contributions from stakeholders including relevant authorities and the public.
  
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  Assess in detail, the environmental and social impact that would result from the project
  
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  Identify mitigation measures that would reduce the significance of predicted negative impacts or enhanced predicted benefits of the proposed mining projects.
  
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  Develop an appropriate Monitoring Plan for the proposed (Name of Ancillary Infrastructure) in SCPZ/ABIR projects Area
  
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  Meet the requirements of the National environmental regulatory agencies in Nigeria as well as international best practice for project of this nature.
  

The ESIA will identify the potential environmental and social impacts associated with the development and then provide the measures that will be required to manage those impacts, which will be incorporated into an Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan. A multi-disciplinary team of experts will conduct the ESIA with the stages identified as follows:

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  Screening/Scoping- Identification of key issues and concern that are to be addressed by the specialist studies
  
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  Stakeholders engagement
  
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  Baseline -Characterize current broadly defined environmental and social conditions on and near the site to serve as a basis against which impacts can be measured and monitored.
  
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  Assessment and Mitigation - Identification of positive and negative impacts; The potential spatial extent, severity, duration and probability of impacts are described along with mitigation actions.
  
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  Integration - Collation of specialist studies and assessments and the compilation of the ESIA Report.
  
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  Review - The ESIA Report is reviewed by the Federal Ministry of Environment, sector agencies and stakeholders.
  

The ESIA process will be guided by the Federal Guidelines for EIA process as stipulated in Annex 6 and international best practice guidelines for projects of this nature such as the World Bank.

The EMP, based on the Environmental and Social assessment, should identify those E&S issues that require a more detailed management plan in order to manage potential impacts and mitigation. In the conduct of the ESIA the consultant team will undertake the following tasks:

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  Assemble relevant baseline information on the project area including its geology, soils, hydrology, climate,
  

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  Collect Information on the socio-economic background of the project area;
  
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  Provide a detailed description of the projects;
  

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  Identify the relevant laws, guidelines, regulations and standards that would define the operating framework of the project;
  
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  Identify, as far as is possible, and assess the physical, biological, socio-economic as well as cumulative impacts of the project which will include the transport and processing components of the project;
  
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  Describe alternatives examined in developing the project, and identify other alternatives that would achieve the same objectives;
  
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  Stakeholders engagement
  
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  Prepare an Environmental Management Plan that recommends measures to address those adverse impacts that can be avoided, or reduced to acceptable levels including a plan for monitoring during project implementation. The Management Plan will include a Mitigation Plan, Emergency Response Plan, Monitoring Plan and provisions for Environmental Auditing.
  

The consultant team will address the full range of issues as it pertains to the proposed project. The EMP, based on the Environmental and Social assessment, should identify those E&S issues that require a more detailed management plan in order to manage potential impacts and mitigation.

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  A detailed description of the project areas including maps showing the boundaries of the project areas, layout of current land uses of the surrounding areas and network of drainage systems;
  
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  Current water quality data from surrounding streams, rivers and ground waterand the establishment of fixed stations for continuous monitoring ;
  
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  Dust and noise management in particular from haul roads, crushing plant;
  
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  Impacts to aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna;
  
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  Water Use and effluent management;
  
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  Waste management;
  
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  Land use;
  
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  Cultural and archaeological resources;
  
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  Occupational Health and Safety;
  
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  Social and economic impacts to the local communities including direct benefits such as jobs;
  
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  Cumulative impacts of the project;
  
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  Presentation of the proposed (Name of Ancillary Infrastructure) inSCPZ/ABIR plan with all relevant information concerning potential impacts on the environment and develop mitigation strategies to reduce the identified impacts;
  
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  A Monitoring Plan with focus on reclamation efforts and on discharge and receiving water quality limits with provisions for effluent discharge monitoring. This will be based on the results of the ESIA and the management plan;
  
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  A Detailed Emergency Response Plan to respond to environmental emergencies and issues with respect to worker’s safety as well as residents. The plan will consider identification of emergencies, response mechanisms, personnel responsibilities and equipment and training requirements.
  

The ESIA consultant will cover the cost of site visits associated with the conduct of the ESIA, public notices and other costs associated with the ESIA.

An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process should not exclusively be perceived as a matter of preparing a report and obtaining approval only, instead the use of the ESIA should help ensure that the environmental and social concerns of local communities and other stakeholders are taken into account throughout the life of the (Name of Ancillary Infrastructure) in SCPZ/ABIR Project Area. The ESIA should be tailored to the specific sub-project and to the legal requirements, environmental and social conditions where it is situated. The coverage of the ESIA report itself will therefore depend on local circumstances.

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  Executive summary / non-technical summary - The summary should be written in non-technical language, be translated to the major indigenous language, Yoruba and be accessible and understandable to the relevant stakeholders and/or affected communities.
  
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  Methods and Key issues – This provides the opportunity to clarify some basic information about the ESIA including what difficulties have been encountered and the limitation of the assessment.
  
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  Legislative Framework – The legislative framework should include the relevant legislation and requirements of the country and region where the project is situated. It is also important to include a statement that commits the project to compliance.
  
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  Consultation Process – Should contain the step by step approach and views expressed. If clear recommendations resulting from the consultation process were not followed, the reasons for those decisions should be provided.
  
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  Description of the existing Social and Environmental Baseline – should describe information collected on the past, present and future context for the (Name of Ancillary Infrastructure) in SCPZ/ABIR Project Area in order to provide a picture of existing trends resulting from natural events or human activities, the current state of the environment, the current socio-economic conditions in the region, and any potential future changes which may occur as a result of planned developments.
  
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  Consideration of Alternatives – this section should present the results of a well thought-out process that has ensured that reasonable alternatives of different types have been considered.
  
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  Description of the proposed development – this section should cover the objectives and scope of the sub-projects, an overview of the sub-project and its location, a detailed description and layout, the site preparation and construction, and the nature of the process, as well as resources and technologies to be used.
  
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  Prediction and Evaluation of significant social and environmental impacts – this should emphasize the most important impacts, who or what these will affect, and how significant the effect will be.
  
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  Mitigation / offset measures – this section should provide an assessment of the hierarchy of impacts and whether mitigation measures proposed to alleviate the impacts and residual and/or cumulative effects. Proposed methodology to reduce negative impacts should also be included.
  
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  Environmental and Social management and monitoring plans – This section should provide a framework for managing and monitoring impacts (implementation costs inclusive) for the duration of the sub-projects and also ascertain the necessity of introducing corrective measures. It should be designed to ensure that the commitments made in the ESIA, and in any subsequent assessment reports, together with any license approval or similar conditions are implemented.
  
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  Bibliography – A list of all references cited should be included in the report.
  

In undertaking an ESIA, it is important that the roles, responsibilities, rights and involvements of all stakeholders in the process are clearly defined and agreed before commencement.

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  Location of the sub-projects;
  
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  Legislation;
  
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  Source for financing of the sub-project;
  
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  Public profile of the sub-project.
  

The consultant will manage the overall ESIA process and will be responsible for the compilation and presentation of the ESIA Report. The consultant will plan, coordinate and execute all activities of the ESIA process as well as in the planning and execution of the public scoping meeting and public hearing if required. The consultant will provide updates to all relevant agencies on the ESIA process.

The duration for the preparation of ESIA will be one year from the date of contract signing.

This will be discussed with the SCPZA.