Temperature - European Investment Bank

WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL (WAPP) PÖYRY ENERGY LTD.
Mount Coffee HPP ESIA and RAP 2012-09-18
ESIA Report Page 146
Issue Project component Impact Mitigation measures Related Sub Monitoring and
Management Plans (S-MMP)
Human Environment
Human
population
Reservoir,
construction area,
work force and
construction
activities, and
operation
Negative Impacts:
Land expropriation and
resettlement.
Restricted fishing in the
construction area and near the dam
during operation.
Loss of forest area for NTFP
collection, charcoal production and
hunting.
Hunting will be restricted in the
vicinity of the dam to keep the dam
site secure.
Increased noise due to construction
activities
Possibility of increased traffic
accidents.
Positive impacts
Generation of jobs, although limited
to construction period
Possible improvement of
commercial activities.
Provision of light and improvement
of operation of some social
infrastructure by connecting to
electricity, e.g. schools, clinics, etc.
Possibility of starting other
economic activities than faming.
Improvement of security in the area
due to lighting.
Eventual improvement of domestic
water with possibility of people
now getting piped water.
The PAPs (those losing their crops and houses) be relocated and
compensated first before the land is taken into use.
For noise:
Ensure that the use of heavy machinery during normal working
hours, especially if a quarry is to be set up near any of the
settlements. Excavation of stones, rocks and other construction
materials during the night hours should not take place and during the
day this should start when the surrounding population normally start
their daily chores.
Ensure that use of heavy machinery at the site is also during normal
working hours so as not to disturb the population unnecessarily.
For health:
Ensure screening of new workers arriving from other areas so as to
contain spread of any contaminable diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDs,
etc. and provide preventative medicine.
Ensure general hygiene standards are kept and this might be learnt by
the surrounding population.
Improve the medical facility existing to cater for immediate accidents
and other medical issues as hospitals are far from the area and they
are also ill-equipped.
During dry season, wet dirt roads to cut down on dust that would
irritate neighbouring settlements and population.
For surrounding populations and PAPs:
Give first priority to people in the project area when employing
labourers and other unskilled workers, e.g. vegetation clearance,
stone crashing in quarries, guards, etc. Should additional skilled
workers also be required, take on workers from the area should they
have the skills.
Carry out some information dissemination and teaching of local
population on traffic safety, especially among young people, to
curtail traffic accidents.
Resettlement Action Plan