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WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL (WAPP) PÖYRY ENERGY LTD.
Mount Coffee HPP ESIA and RAP 2012-09-18
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Table 29-1: Project compliance Analysis
Strategic Priority Guideline Comments
Strategic Priority 1: Gaining Public Acceptance
Public acceptance of key decisions is essential for equitable
and sustainable water and energy resources development.
Acceptance emerges from recognising rights, addressing
risks, and safeguarding the entitlements of all groups of
affected people, particularly indigenous and tribal peoples,
women and other vulnerable groups. Decision making
processes and mechanisms are used that enable informed
participation by all groups of people, and result in the
demonstrable acceptance of key decisions. Where projects
affect indigenous and tribal peoples, such processes are
guided by their free, prior and informed consent.
Strategic Priority 2: Comprehensive Options Assessment
Alternatives to dams do often exist. To explore these
alternatives, needs for water, food and energy are assessed
and objectives clearly defined. The appropriate development
response is identified from a range of possible options. The
selection is based on a comprehensive and participatory
assessment of the full range of policy, institutional and
technical options. In the assessment process social and
environmental aspects have the same significance as
economic and financial factors. The options assessment
process continues through all stages of planning, project
development and operations
1. Stakeholder Analysis The main stakeholders (other than those directly involved in HPP
development) have been identified as the local inhabitants and NGOs active
in the area. A social survey was performed and the inhabitants of the project
area were informed. Household and village questionnaires as well as focus
group discussions were used. Meeting with the NGOs (FAO, Bureau of
Fisheries etc.) concerning the environmental issues were held and the
2. Negotiated Decision-Making
Process
3. Free, Prior and Informed
Consent
Conclusions:
4. Strategic Impact Assessment for
Environmental, Social, Health and
Cultural Heritage Issues
5. Project Level Impact
Assessment for Environmental,
Social, Health and Cultural
Heritage Issues
problems discussed.
The stakeholders have not participated in any decision on the Project.
Structures as suggested by the guidelines are not in place. Stakeholders had
the opportunity to formulate their concerns and expectations, however, these
cannot yet be considered as firm parts of the project.
The affected population cannot be qualified as an indigenous, tribal or ethnic
minority population as defined in WB OP 4.10. They have indicated their
consent with the project and listed their expectations. Agreements will have
to be reached.
Stakeholder Analysis was carried out (to a sufficient extent for this stage). It
is now important that the process which has started successfully is being
maintained and will continue. Firm agreements on requests made must be
reached before a final decision on the project.
A SEA for regional development cannot be made as part of an EIA for a
specific project. However, based on available information a preliminary CIA
of the planned cascade on the St Paul river has been carried out.
These aspects are all being taken into consideration. An ESIA including a
Social Survey were carried out for the Project with regard to the main
points. While social and environmental aspects are of some concern, cultural
heritage is not an issue in this case.
6. Multi Criteria Analysis Such analyses are under way, however, so far without participation of
stakeholders. Namely, an economic analysis for the project was carried out
as part of the present study, which shows the benefits of the project and its
advantages over possible alternatives.
7. Life Cycle Assessment Is, at least to some extent, being carried out.
8. Greenhouse Gas Emission Given the situation (small reservoir, high turnover of water, low risk of
eutrophication) it can be said that the Project rates favourable in this respect.