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WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL (WAPP) PÖYRY ENERGY LTD.
Mount Coffee HPP ESIA and RAP 2012-09-18
ESIA Report Page 238
The Consultant shall take into consideration lessons learnt from similar ESIA’s done on
similar projects and shall reflect such in the ESMP. It is hoped that the information
gained from a well-designed monitoring programme will be useful in refining future
designs to be more cost-effective and have fewer, and less serious, environmental and
social impacts.
4.1.5. Public Consultations and Information
The Consultant shall be required to undertake consultations with a number of relevant
agencies including NGO’s and the public, regarding the proposed project. The
Consultant shall be required to make public consultations after the preparation of the
draft Scoping Report (including a consultation on the draft Terms of Reference for the
ESIA), after the preparation of the draft ESIA report and during the preparation of the
ESMP.
The EIS shall include the attendants, dates, discussion/minutes and other records of such
consultations.
The Consultant shall be required to prepare a non-technical summary report of the
impact assessments in the local languages in the areas involved as mandated by the
World Bank guidelines. The Consultant shall also be required to organise informative
meetings with the communities impacted by the project after the Impact Assessment
Study Final Report has been adopted.
4.1.6. Environmental & Social Management Plan
The Consultant shall develop an Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP) for
the Mount Coffee Hydropower project.
The ESMP to be developed shall include the following:
a. Composition and job description of project environmental and social
management unit of the Project Implementation Team (PIT), which should
include an environmental and resettlement/social development specialist
b. Structure of reporting for project environmental and social management unit; this
should be linked with operational and administrative activities
c. Training and development for capability building in LEC and institutions in
charge of environmental protection
d. Institutional aspects on responsibility and timing for all relevant issues during the
implementation of the ESMP
e. Parameters to be monitored, e.g., water quality, noise, electromagnetic force, etc.
and definition of responsibilities
f. Sampling sites
g. Frequency of measurements
h. Method of sampling and analysis
i. Monitoring programme
j. Proper and adequate record keeping
k. Places to be restricted to unauthorized persons