Service Contract No 2007 / 147-446 Strategic ... - Swaziland

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The consultant will review the environmental impact of the whole strategy and furtherconsider those actions that have been agreed upon between the GoS and the EC inparticular. Some of the key elements to be assessed are the availability of water resources,land for irrigation expansion (social issues), alternative use of land, value-addition products(vinasse/Condensed Molasses Solids (CMS) 63 , ethanol, etc.), co-generation (fuel-switch,CHP concept, cane trash) and social services (health, education, water & sanitation, etc.).Identify constraints that will need to be taken into account in proposing mitigation measuresand other changes to the NAS actions. They will assess whether the alternatives alreadyproposed are worth studying, or whether they should come up with different alternatives.2.4.2. Legal, institutional and planning frameworkA description must be made of the institutional and legal framework relevant for SEApreparation, including an indication of the key applicable laws (national law on the SEA), theplanning processes in the framework of which the NAS was identified (e.g. in relation to landuse planning, water resources, infrastructure development, etc.), the standards and normsthat will have to be taken into account in the SEA study, and the role of competentinstitutions that should be involved. Reference should be made to existing SEA studies fromother countries (if any), as well as to the programming documents for EC cooperation(including the Country Environmental Profile).The outcome of the SEA study should influence the decisions and processes to facilitate theformulation and implementation of the following key strategies as articulated in the NASDocument;• Improving the competitiveness of the sugar industry;• Trade policy and pursuit of premium markets;• Promoting productivity and the efficiency in the small-holder cane growing;• Diversification within and outside the sugar industry;• Social Services, welfare and labour issues;• Mitigating impact on Government fiscal position;• Enhancing a sustainable socioeconomic environment and cross-cutting issues;• Institutional structures for implementation.An overview description of the country’s NAS wider policy framework must be given in orderto identify other planning or policy documents which will need to be explored in the SEAstudy.2.4.3. Description of the key stakeholders and their concernsThe consultants should identify the stakeholders (key groups and institutions, number ofusers and affected persons, environmental agencies, decentralised authorities andinstitutions, NGOs, representatives of the public and others – including women andtraditional authorities, with a specific focus on those groups potentially affected by thepotential environmental impacts of the project). These will include the sugar industry (millgroups and the cane growers), affected communities, target beneficiaries, and other relatedinstitutions to identify the socio-economic impact of the implementation of the NAS actions.The consultant will also review records of any national public consultation processes thatmight have taken place in the formulation stage of the NAS and that of other relevantinitiatives within the sugar sector such as work undertaken within the Lower Usuthu IrrigationProject (LUSIP). Based on these reviews and other additional consultations, the consultantsshould identify key stakeholders’ concerns and values with respect to the NAS programme63 The Consolidated Molasses Solids (CMS) is used as an organic fertilizer to alleviate the problem of highinput costs.RDMU (Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Adaptation Strategy) - Page 192
under consideration. The consultants will need to agree prior with the clients (GoS, and theEC) on the stakeholder engagement strategy to be employed to avoid unnecessary conflictsor raising unrealistic expectations. The consultative processes should provide thestakeholders an opportunity to influence decisions. An education component in thestakeholder engagement processes (for those stakeholders not familiar with engagementprocesses) should be employed to ensure that the participating stakeholders fully understandand contribute to the process, even at the strategic level.This assignment should focus on the key stakeholders particularly targeting directly affectedand vulnerable groups as well as the key stakeholders that may not have been adequatelyrepresented in the preparation of the NAS. Records must be kept of all consultations andcomments received.2.4.4. Description of Key environmental aspects major project-environmentinteractionsWithin this study, key environmental aspects and project-environment interactions thatshould be addressed in the SEA study need to be outlined. Particular attention should bepaid to the (direct or indirect) impacts that are likely to be the most significant, consideringthe sensitivity of the environment, the pressures resulting from the actions (in the preparationas well as the implementation of the NAS) and the expectations of the stakeholders. Forinstance, the expansion of the irrigation development will hinge on the availability of suitablesoils & additional land (land tenure issues, flora & fauna, social issues) and water resources(water hydrology, water rights). On the basis of the key environmental issues the consultantswill judge whether or not an SEA study should be conducted and in which scope. Dependingon the likely impact on the society, the consultants will need to determine to which extentthese social impacts (these be disaggregated according to sex, age, priority or other relevantsocial criteria) will need to be assessed.2.4.5. Description of the scope of the environmental baseline studyOn the basis of the information obtained above, the consultants must provide indications onthe scope of the environmental baseline needed for the SEA study, taking account of thepotential area of influence of the NAS actions (including its indirect effects). Distinctgeographical units can be proposed according to the type of expected impact (includingindirect impacts). All geographical units identified must be clearly outlined and justified in linewith the key strategy areas indicated in the NAS. For instance, the baseline study will includethe new irrigation development expansion (land-use planning, flora & fauna, water quality &hydrology) mill expansion (increased cane production, socio-economic aspects), improvedproduction efficiency (farm input use, farmer association structures, waterresources/availability) and trade policy & premium markets (socio-economic aspects).2.4.6. Recommendations on specific impact identification and evaluationmethodologies to be used in the SEA studyThe consultants should provide an indication of the impact identification and evaluationmethodologies that should be applied in the SEA study. Special attention should be given toestablishing a distinction between those environmental interactions that may requirequantitative analysis and those for which qualitative analysis is sufficient.2.4.7. Indication of time frame, costs and resources needed to carry out the SEA studyThe consultant must assess the time that need to be allowed for the completion of the SEAstudy, which should include a definition of the environmental baseline, a review of possiblealternatives, impact identification, impact evaluation and preparation of recommendations(including definition of mitigation / optimisation measures and the EnvironmentalManagement Plan – in Swaziland this is usually referred to as the Comprehensive MitigationPlan (CMP)).RDMU (Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Adaptation Strategy) - Page 193
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSwaziland has be
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2 BACKGROUND2.1 The EU sugar reform
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for implementation. For future StrE
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operating in Swaziland, one in Simu
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4.2 Climate and climate changeSwazi
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4.4 Land and land tenureLand tenure
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Most of the water in Swaziland (96%
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−−−Decline in biodiversity (m
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Figure 6: Cause-effect relationship
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Figure 8:Cause-effect relationships
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economic and social welfare in an e
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5.2.1.3 Water usage and demand in S
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Table 8: Industry area (ha) by irri
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ipening period. Presence of pests a
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As was noted in the scoping report,
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contribute to poverty alleviation.
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which revealed that 66% of the popu
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funds, and they then have to mark u
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contracts; in practical terms there
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The United Nations Conference on Tr
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safety net would alleviate fears ar
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mostly on paper, are not cross-sect
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particularly true where mitigation
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Enforcement of legislation is key t
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In general, however, the HIV preval
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The HAPAC Programme applied two imp
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improving co-ordination; to have a
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measures of the NAS, the RDMU indic
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sustainable business. Based on ISO
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Considering an approximate total of
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Many factors intervene in determini
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The legal responsibilities for the
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5.8 Key aspect 7: Regulation of eff
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effluent standards. Otherwise there
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5.9.4 Options to address the key as
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Table 17:NAS logframe indicators ne
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IndicatorObjective 1a: Positive and
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IndicatorObjective 1a: Positive and
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H. REGULATION OF ATMOSPHERIC EMISSI
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