| Description of Actual Services Provided by Staff of this Firm in the Assignment:
Scope of Services included Initial Environmental Examination and Social and Resettlement Survey are shown below-
Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) including EMP:
Collection and review of all available relevant data and reports.
▪ Collection of primary and secondary environmental and socio-economic data.
▪ Establish the environmental and social baseline conditions of the project.
▪ Assessment of the baseline environmental and social condition through field surveys and investigation (sampling & testing).
▪ Conduct socio-economic field surveys through Semi-structured Questionnaire, Key Informant Interviews and/or Public Consultation through Focused Group Discussions.
▪ Conduct environmental quality monitoring sampling and testing for air quality, surface & groundwater quality, soil quality, and noise & vibration level.
▪ Conduct ambient air quality monitoring for 8 hours duration each at three locations and carry out testing of defined parameters, such as, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5).
. LATA Envirotech APM 250 with Combined PM10/PM2.5 Sampler was used for the measurement and monitoring of particulate matters and for gaseous pollutants.
▪ Collection of surface water samples from two locations and carry out testing of defined parameters, such as, pH, Total Suspended Solid (TSS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Total Phosphate (PO4), and Oil& Grease.
▪ The surface water samples were tested at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Dhaka University (DU) laboratories.
▪ Collection of groundwater samples from two locations and carry out testing of defined parameters, such as, pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Alkalinity, Chloride (Cl-), Arsenic (As), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), and Sulfate (SO4).
▪ The groundwater samples were tested at BUET laboratory.
▪ Carry out ambient noise monitoring to determine the ambient noise levels at six locations (both day and nighttime).
▪ The sound level was recorded using a calibrated HTC Sound Level Meter, set to A-weighting, slow response and statistical analysis settings.
▪ Carry out vibration assessment to determine the vibration levels at two locations using HTC VB-8205 vibration meter.
▪ Collection of soil samples from two locations and carry out soil quality testing of defined parameters, such as Organic Matter, Lead (Pb), Iron (Fe), Cadmium (Cd), and Zinc (Zn).
▪ The soil samples were tested at BUET and DU laboratory.
▪ Assess the existing physical environment, biological environment, and socio-economic environment.
▪ Physical environment covered different physical natural features and included major parameters & factors, such as, climate (temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, & cloud coverage), ambient air quality, noise level, physiography, topography, geology & hydrology, water resources (surface & ground water), soil quality, agro-ecological zones (soil condition, & floodplain/Coastal Plain), seismicity, etc.
▪ Biological environment covered factors related to life and included major features, such as, bio-ecological zones (major rivers), terrestrial ecosystem, flora & fauna, protected areas & red book species, etc.
▪ Socio-economic environment covered anthropological factors, such as, demography, age, sex/gender, household, nutrition, religion, ethnicity, land use ownership, cropping pattern, occupational pattern, livelihood, income, infrastructure, settlement plan & housing, transport & communication, education, sources of drinking water, sanitation facility, poverty, health, recreational activities, archaeological & cultural heritage, climate change & natural disaster, environmental & social hotspot, etc.
▪ Analysis of the data to identity the potential environmental impacts.
▪ Preparation of an IEE Report, including the EMP and the environmental monitoring plan, in compliance with the requirements of the Department of Environment of the Government of Bangladesh and ADB SPS 2009.
▪ Liaison with DOE to obtain Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the projects.
▪ Organization of three stakeholder / public consultation meetings within the Project site.
▪ Preparation of invitation letter and banner for the public consultation.
▪ Conduct Public Consultation Meeting.
▪ As part of the IEE Report, preparation of Public Consultation Meeting Report with photographs, attendance list and summary of the meeting discussion and consultation.
Social and Resettlement Survey
· Household Survey and Inventory of Losses
· Focused Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interview (KII)
The social study for Emergency Assistance Project is undertaken with the objective to understand the socio-economic condition and livelihood status by carrying out socio-economic survey, as well as the possible project influences on the mainland. The study scope covers carrying out various activities, such as, questionnaire survey, community consultations with all level stakeholders, focused group discussions with various occupational groups, and key informant interviews with local Experts and Government Officials, Non-Government Organizations, Civil Society Members to assess the livelihoods scope and income generation opportunities.
The social study is undertaken with the objective to understand the socio-economic and livelihood status as well the probable project influences on the mainland. The study includes questionnaire survey, community consultations with all level stakeholders, focused group discussions with various occupational groups and key informant’s interviews with local experts/officials, non-government organizations, civil society members for assessment of scope of livelihoods and income generation opportunities and further requirements for enhancement or restoration or upgrading the livelihood conditions and standards.
Describe the socio-economic impacts of construction and operation of the Project, including:
a) impacts related to:
i) local training, employment, and business opportunities.
ii) regional and provincial economic benefits.
iii) housing.
iv) recreational activities.
v) hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and trafficking; and
vi) impacts to traditional land use and social and cultural implications.
b) impacts of the Project on the availability of affordable housing and the quality of health care services. Provide a summary of any discussions that have taken place with the local municipalities and the local environmental public health office concerning housing availability and health care services respectively.
c) Identify any impacts expected on primary and secondary highway systems and other regional roads caused by anticipated traffic changes.
d) the impact on local and regional infrastructure and community services, including consideration of municipal “hard services”, education/training services, social services, urban and regional recreation services, law enforcement and emergency services; and
e) Describe municipal growth pressures as they relate to the Project and the need for additional Crown land to meet these needs |
