Environmental and Social Impact Assessment - Gibe III

Gibe III – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 300 ENV R CS 002 C - A9003099
Mitigating measures:
• Bridges or appropriate accesses that link communities one another should continue doing so ;
• Hadya farmers who cross to the other side for grazing should be given the opportunity for settlement
in Omonada or other places across Gibe River;
• Improved varieties of breeds should be introduced to improve the production and productivity of
livestock; and
• Irrigation should be promoted to farmers who reside relatively nearer to the river.
Place/Venue of the PCM: Wereda Aministration Office Date: 10/03/08
Wereda: Omo Sheleko (Tembaro) PCM composition: Wereda Officials and represent.MDI
Number of participants: 07
The PCM members are composed of Officials of the wereda who are serving under various capacities and
MDI representatives and the following were the main points of the consultative meeting:
• Harmful effects that could result from the project/reservoir; and Measures to mitigate the adverse
effects.
The outcomes of the consultation are summarised below.
The consultation team has learnt that there were no people that could lose their private plots or assets as a
result of inundation. However access to market, facilities and communal resources will be impeded by the
emerging reservoir and these are:
• Hot springs that have healing effects for human;
• Trees that produce incense and Arabic gum;
• Crossing points that serve as a route for trading with other communities will be curtailed;
• Wildlife are going to decimate as a good part of their habitat is going to be claimed by the emerging
reservoir;
• Communally owned trees that are vital to construct houses and to make farm implements will be
submerged; and
• Important herbs and different spice plants that are naturally grown will be destroyed.
Finally the participants recommended that bridges or other better access opportunities should be put in place
in order to reverse the project adverse conditions that might have been resulting from the flooding of the
reservoir.
Place/Venue of the FG: In thePremises of Gocho Kebele Date: 26/02/08
Wereda: Kindo Didaye FGD composition: Farming families of Gocho Kebele
Kebele Gocho Number of participants: 40
All FGD members are resident of small scale farmers of Gocho Kebele and the following were the main
items of agenda for discussion.
• Benefit that the project would bring to the community;
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