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5 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE
5.1 INTRODUCTION
This section provides information on the social and socio-economic baseline
conditions in the proposed Project area. The baseline provides a critical
contextual component to benchmark existing conditions and to help identify
and assess potential impacts of the proposed development.
The information presented has been obtained during a desktop study and
through the results of primary data collected through a census, natural
resource assessments, socio-economic surveys and consultations undertaken
in July 2011. Further details of the data collection are included in the
Stakeholder Engagement Plan (Annex A).
5.1.1 The Study Area
The proposed Project will be situated in Edo State, located in south central
Nigeria. It is bordered in the north and east by Kogi State, to the south by
Delta State and to the west by Ondo State (Figure 5.1).
Figure 5.1
Map of Edo State, Nigeria
Source: First Bank of Nigeria, 2011
Edo State is divided into 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), and the
proposed Project will be located in the central LGA of Uhunmwode.
The study area and geographic scope of the social baseline includes the
communities of Orior-Osemwende, Ihovbor-Evboeka and Idunmwowina-
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