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Environmental and Social Management Frameworknext to the road formation (e.g. accident risks, roadside vegetation clearing,encroachment) to few and dozens of kilometres (e.g. water pollution, effects bymigrant workers and land values).a) for IEE Studies:(1) Baseline Information CollectionBaseline information on bio-physical, social, socio-economic and culturalenvironment is collected from secondary sources and field investigations. Theinformation is required for collected for two main purposes:• to provide a description of the status and trends of environmental factorsagainst which predicted changes can be compared and evaluated in terms ofimportance; and• to provide a means of detecting changes by monitoring once a project hasbeen initiated.(2) Identification and Analysis of Potential ImpactsA checklist, as the one provided by the GoN Public Works Department in theirProcedural Directives Part II, Chapter 3 Environmental Assessment, January2002, shall serve for the EA Team as basis to identify potential impacts that arelinked to the proposed project activities, and that shows the different natural andhuman sectors being potentially affected.(3) Outline of Major/Relevant Mitigation MeasuresMitigation measures should be designed to maximize project benefits andminimize or even set-off undesirable impacts. A wide range of mitigationmeasures may be proposed, but the following are relevant to most ruralinfrastructure development projects. Such measures may include:• project alternatives in terms of scale, technology used, location, alignment,design and time schedule to minimize impacts;• preventive and corrective measures;• compensatory measures to restore, rehabilitate or replace damagedresources.(4) Preparation of a Monitoring PlanSupervision and monitoring are essential means to ensure that the project iscarried out in the way the environmental and social management plan prescribes.Monitoring will also refer to effect monitoring, i.e. to identify whether the proposedmitigation measures are sufficient to alleviate or set off the anticipated negativeimpacts and to enhance beneficial impacts. The monitoring will also providefeedback to improve the infrastructure quality and/or to modify some mitigationmeasures.(5) IEE-Report Preparation and ApprovalThe IEE Report follows a standard format provided by the ministerial guidelinesand the EPR 1997, including proponent, project description, basic informationabout the bio-physical and socio-economic conditions and the likely nature andscale of impacts that could be expected with the proposed project. Accordingly,the report shall also identify the management options (personnel, type ifmeasures, required technologies, implementation, supervision monitoring andmonitoring responsibilities) for a set of feasible and credible mitigation measures.The environmental and social management options shall be documented withsufficient data, maps and other sources of verification. Table 2.5 belowsummaries the content of an IEE Report, as prescribed in Schedule 5 related toRule 7 of the EPR.April 2007 Chapter 2-9