Republic of Ethiopia (2009) EPA general guideline for the preparation of environmental management plan

Republic of Ethiopia (2009) EPA general guideline for the preparation of environmental management plan


THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
ENVIRONMENTL PROTECTION AUTHORITY

GUIDELINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN

NOT FOR CITATION

This guidelines is still under development and shall be binding
after consensus is reached between the Environmental
Protection Authority and the Environmental Units of
Competent Sectoral Agencies


General Guideline for the precaution of Environmental management explanation

Scope of EMP

EMP is a document which sets forth those practice which will be implemented to prevent,

control and mitigate significant negative environmental impacts arising as a

consequences of a proposed socio-economic activity.

Under such a definition, the environmental management practice consist of four

categories of activities, namely.

a environmental management aimed at avoiding or preventing negative impacts

through the selection of an alternative site layout and project design.

b environmental management directed at mitigating minimizing or controlling

negative impacts whether arising during the operation phase, or after completion

(for example, project site rehabilitation)

c environmental management in terms of enhancing the positive impacts so that the

activity may yield greater benefits both to the proponent and others, particularly

the public which shares in the benefits of those positive impacts


d environmental management in terms of providing an environmental economic

basis for compensation (whether socio-economic or ecological) for irrecoverable,

lost or damaged resources resulting from the project or activity.

Depth of the EMP

In view of the fact that the EMP documents form part of the feasibility study, the EMP

document shall only provide the basic direction, principles or requirements for the

prevention/ mitigation / control of impacts. whenever deemed necessary, it may specify

the extent to which the projects or activity is considered reasonable or feasible to

undertake, viewed form the technical, economic and ecological aspects before more

investment, energy and time are spent. The limitation of data or information will certainly

influence the type of management activities to be described in the EMP document.

The basic direction, principles or requirements for environmental management, as stated

in the EMP document, will subsequently be integrated with or become considerations for

the nearer to painters or researches or consultants in compiling the detailed design of the

activity.

In addition, it is also important to remember that the EMP must be rated to the

environmental impact statement, in the sense that the environmental components to be

managed are only those which may experience fundamental changed as determined in the

environmental impact statement document.

Environmental Management plan (EMP) The EMP may take the form of prevention and

mitigation of negative impacts as well as the enhancement of positive impacts. In EMP

must be presented clearly and systematically, and contain those primary features as

follows:


a The EMP shall set forth the basic direction, principles and guidelines or

requirements to prevent, mitigate, control or enhance the significant impacts,

whether positive or negative. Wherever needed, it shall include references

prefacing to the design of mitigation of the relevant impacts.

b The EMP must be formulated in such a way that it may function as a

consideration in the preparation of the detailed design or road-map and as the

basis for implementing environmental management.

c The EMP must also include those practices which will increase the knowledge

and capability in environmental management by the employees of the proponent

of those who actually get on the implementation process.

d The EMP shall also include the establishment of a unit in the organization or

association responsible for environment, which would implement the EMP those

aspects necessary for specification in this regard include the organizational

structure, scope of tasks and authority of the unit, as well as the number and

qualifications of its personnel.

Environmental Management approach

To deal with the significant impacts predicted in the environmental impact statement, one

or more environmental approach may be used, whether technological, socio-economic or

institutional

a.1 in terms of controlling waste, methods which may be used include:

a.1.1 limitation or isolation of the wastes

a.1.2 recycling of the wastes

a.1.3 rendering wastes harmless to people and other living organisms


a.2 In terms of preventing, reducing or rehabilitating damaged natural resources,

method can include

a.2.1 building terrace or planting land covers to prevent erosion,

a.2.2 reclaiming land formerly mined, by redistributing the top soil and

planning land covers;

a.3 Enhancement of the positive impacts through increasing their value can be

achieved through the improvement of the positive impacts and increasing their

efficiency.

b Socio-economic Approach

This approach can include those steps to be taken by the proponent to control the

significant impacts through socially and economically motivated actions for

Example:

b.1 involving the community in the vicinity of the proposed activity in active

participation on environmental management activities.

b.2 requesting assistance from the government in mitigating the significant

environmental impacts, in cases of limited capabilities of the proponent.

b.3 application for elimination of import during for pollution control equipment

b.4 giving propriety in employment to local workers, in accordance with their skills

and capabilities.

b.5 paying compensation for public land needed for the proposed activity under the

principle of mutual benefits.


b.6 providing general support facilities to the community in the vicinity of the

proposed business or activity, in accordance with the capabilities of the

proponent.

b.7 building harmonious social interactions with the surrounding community in

order to prevent social jealousy.


c Institutional Approach

This approach includes the institutional mechanisms to be adopted by the

proponent in controlling significant environmental impacts for example:

c.1 cooperating with competent and relevant agencies for environmental

management.

c.2 supervising the environmental management performance of the authorities.


c.3 periodic reporting to relevant parties on the results of environmental management

Format of the Document

Since EMP document is prepared in conjunction with the environmental impact statement

and environmental monitoring plan, and all three will be evaluated together, the EMP

document format shall directly correspond to the four main principle of environmental

management.

II Composition of the EMP document

II. 1 Environmental management background.


1.a statement regarding the background of the need to undertake environmental

management viewed from the interest of the proponent, from relevant parties as

well as the wider interest within the framework of supporting development

programme.

1.b Systematic, brief and clear description of the objectives of the environmental

management to be undertaken by the proponent relating to the proposed actively.

1.c description of the benefits of undertaking good environmental management, for

the proponent, for relevant parties as well as for the public also large

1.d brief description of the area, community groups or ecosystem in the vicinity of the

proposed activity which are sensitive to change arising from the existence of the

activity based on the result of the environmental impact statement report.

1.e maps which clearly indicate information per taking to:

1.e.a geographical location of the activity

1.e.b river, lakes, swamps

1.e.c road network and settlements

1.e.d administrative boundaries of the local government

1.e.e the areas, community groups or ecosystems in and around the site of

proposed activity which are sensitive to change

II .2 Environmental Management Plan

I brief bub clear description of each type of impact caused by one or more activities,

under the following order of discussion.

a brief and cleare0 explanation of the environmental components or parameters predicted

to experience fundamental change, pursuant to the EIS results. It must be stressed that the


description should only involve those environmental components or parameters which are

affected by significant impacts. A brief explanation should be proved the extent of

development of the proposed activity at the time EA is being compiled (feasibility

study, detailed design or operation phase)

environmental components or parameters, which may experience fundamental changes as

predicted by the EIA would need to be examined. For that purpose, some of the strategic

points for management should be based on the following considerations.

a.1 The significant impacts which we to be particularly concern those environmental

components that, according to the scoping process (within the framework for

preparation of the TOR of the EIS), form the main issue for the proposed activity.

a.2 The significant impacts to be managed are those classified as producing many

indirect significant impacts secondary, tertiary, etc.)

a.3 The significant impacts to be managed shall be those impacts when prevented or

mitigated will dead to subsequent effects on the indirect significant impacts. In

addition, state those indirect significant impacts which will be affected as a

consequence of the management of the strategically significant impacts

B Impact source

State briefly the source of the significant impacts.

b.1 If the significant impacts arises as a direct result of the activity, describe briefly

the type of activity which causes the significant impact

b.2 If the significant impact apercus as a result of the change in other environmental

component, describe briefly those environmental components which cause the

important impact


2. Impact criteria

Describe the impact criteria that will be used to measure the environmental component =s

affected by the proposed activity, in high of the quality standard (as stipulated by law)

and scientifically acceptable expect opinion, which are commonly practiced and/ or

stipulated by the responsible government agencies. The criteria stated shall be those used

in the EIS document.

3. Objective of the EMP

Specify and describe the objective of managing the strategically significant impacts as

well as the indirect impacts which will be consequently prevent mitigated/controlled for

example, the strategic impact to be managed in proposed pulp and paper plant is the

quality of wastewater, and the specific objectives of the environmental management

practices are “To control the quality of the wastewater discharged into the WXYZ River,

particularly Bods, COD, total suspended solid and ph, to ensure that they do not exceed

the wastewater quality standards as stipulated in ISO standards regarding wastewater

quality standards for existing operations.

4. Environmental Management

Describe in detail those environmental management practices which can be carried out

through the technological, socio-economic and /or institutional approaches as explained

in section x party here in (general explanation)

5 Environmental sit management

state the planned location of any environmental management activities with due attention

to the distribution of the significant impacts to be managed. As far as possible, provide

maps/sketcher/ drawings.


6. Duration of Environmental Management

Briefly describe when and how long the environmental management activities will be

carried out, with due attention to the nature of the significant impacts to be managed

(duration, cumulative nature, reversibility or irreversibility) and the capability of the

proponent (in terms of personnel fund equipment).

7 Environmental Management finding

The finding for the implementation of the EMP shall be the task and responsibility of the

proponent can carried. the finding will, among others, include.

7.a investment costs such as the cost for the purchases of environmental management

equipment and the cost of other technical activities

7.b personnel and operating costs.

7.c Costs for education and operational skill training

8 Environmental Management institutions

For every proposed environmental management practice, list the agency or institution

tasked with, involved in and related to that environmental management activity pursuant

to the prevailing laws, national or regional.

The environmental management institutions to be listed include.

8.1 Excluding agencies for environmental management Name those excluding

agencies which are responsible for implementing and paying for the

environmental management activity. If in implementing the environmental

management activities the proponent will delegate to or cooperate with any other

party, name that party.


8.2 Environmental Management supervisory Bode, list those which will serve in a

supervisory role in the implantation of the EMP. There may be one or more

agencies involved in supervision, depending on the scope of authority and

responsibility and also the prevailing laws.

8.3 Environmental Management Reporting

List agencies to be periodically reported to regarding the result of the

environmental management activities, in accordance with the scope of the

prevailing laws and the responsibilities of the agencies concerned.

III Bibliography

In the section list the source of data and information used in the preparation of the EMP,

whether in the form of books, magazines, essays or survey reports: The literature is to be

listed in accordance with standard bibliographic procedure.

IV Appendices

This section should include

a. A summary of the document in the form of a table with the following column

titles: Type of environmental impact, objective of environmental management,

Duration of Environmental Management and Environmental Management

Agencies.

b Important data and information supporting the EMP document which results from

the EIS document, such as maps (of activity locations, environmental monitoring

sits ,etc) as well as primary data concerning the proposed environmental

management practices


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