Environmental and Social Impact Assessment - Gibe III

Gibe III – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 300 ENV R CS 002 C - A9003099
• Establish Cooperation with the Regional Government: From experience, we know that the
history of wildlife conservation of the SNNP State is relatively among the best in the country. This
fact can be witnessed by: i) Strong protection measure implemented to protect the formerly
established protected areas like Omo and Mago National Parks. These parks are better protected than
other national park in the country; ii) the establishment of additional national parks such as Mazie
and Chabera – Chorchora. Therefore, the project should capitalize on the above fact and strengthen
its cooperation with the region to protect the wildlife in the project area.
In addition to the above, the following mitigation measures are recommended to offset the adverse impacts
posed by the construction of the project:-.
• Prepare a rescue plan to take the necessary action before the reservoir filling takes place;
• Make camps in areas away from wildlife sites and reduce the number of camp-sites if possible by
constructing in a single area;
• Implement special and strong regulation and enforcement measures against hunting wildlife that
move in search of alternative shelters;
• Make the contractor responsible for the conduct of his workforce in relation to environmental
protection matters and to specifically prohibit unnecessary felling of trees, killing of any wildlife,
etc.
• Periodic monitoring of habitat integrity of the Gibe III River area to check that these wildlife and
birds are safe and secure; and
• Provisions of waste disposal facilities (for both human and construction wastes) to prevent
transmission of disease to wildlife.
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