Azerbaijan republik

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REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
Agricultural Development and Credit Project-III


Environmental Management Plan

and

Environmental Guidelines

for

Project Activities

November 2012TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 2

1. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND 4

2. POLICY CONTEXT 11

2.1 General 11

2.2 The WB safeguards policies that might be triggered 11

Table 2.1. World Bank’s Safeguard Policies and their relevance to the project 11

2.3 Environmental Assessment 13

2.4 Project Environmental Category 14

2.5 Azerbaijan Environmental Legislation and Procedures 15

2.5.1 International Cooperation 15

2.5.2 EIA Procedures 16

2.6 Public Involvement 17

Table 2.2: Level of Significance of Potential Impact 18

3. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 20

3.1 General 20

Table 3.1. Important Environmental and Social Components 20

Table 3.2: Project Benefits 21

Broad Category 21

Table 3.3 Socioeconomic Benefits 22

Table 3.4: Summary of Potential Major Environmental Impacts – broad project categories 24

Table 3.5. Summary of Potential Major Environmental Impacts – likely subprojects 24

3.5 Potential Cumulative Impacts 26

3.7 Mitigation 27

4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES 29

4.1 General 29

4.2 Management 29

4.3 Mitigation 29

4.3.1. Recommended Preventive Actions or Mitigation Measures for Laboratory 30

4.4 Monitoring 30

Table 4.1: Preliminary Selection of Monitoring Indicators 31

4.4.1 Monitoring plan 32

4.4.2 Environmental monitoring of long term issues 33

5. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURE GUIDELINES 34

5.1 Overview 34

5.2. Environmental screening for credit applications 34

5.3 Environmental screening for grant proposals 35

5.4 Sub-project Categories 35

5.5 Secondary Screening 36

5.5. Rejection of sub-project 36

5.6. Environmental Monitoring 36

5.7. Reporting by the VCDS, PFIs and the PMU 37

ANNEX 1. ENVİRONMENTAL CATEGORİES ACCORDING TO WORLD BANK OP 4.01 38

ANNEX 2. ENVİRONMENTAL SCREENING CHECKLIST FORMS. 42

Table A-2.1 Farm Inputs Screening Checklist 43

Table A -2.2: Agricultural Enterprise Screening Checklist 43

Table A- 2.3: Environmental Mitigation Plan 44

ANNEX 3. ENVİRONMENTAL MİTİGATİON 48

Table A-3.1: Some Agricultural and Laboratory Good Practices – Towards a Protected Environment and Sustainable Agriculture 49

Table A-3.2: Some Good Practices for Rural Enterprises – Towards a Protected Environment and Sustainable Rural Development 51

ANNEX 4. ACCEPT/REJECT DECİSİON MAKİNG 52

Table A-4.1: Guideline for screening cumulative environmental impacts 53

ANNEX 5. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORIMNG 55

Table A-5.1: Environmental Monitoring Plan 55

ANNEX 6. PUBLİC CONSULTATİON FOR SUB-PROJECTS 57

ANNEX 7. IMPACTS, CONSEQUENCES AND MİTİGATİON MEASURES 58

Table A7-1. Laboratory Testing 58

Table A7-2. Veterinary services 59

Table A7-3. Seed testing 60

Table A7-4. Fertilizer 62

Table A7-5. Pest Management/Pesticides 64

Table A7-6. Plant production technologies 67

Table A7-7. Livestock production technologies 69

Table A7-8. Slaughter houses 70

Table A7-9. Primary processing 71

ANNEX 8. INTERNATİONAL BEST PRACTİCE İN SAFETY OF RESEARCH LABORATORİES 78

ANNEX 9. SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON EMP 85

Magnesium phosphide 96

TABLES
Table 2.1. World Bank’s Safeguard Policies and their relevance to sub-project 11

Table 2.2: Level of Significance of Potential Impact 18

Table 3.1. Important Environmental Components 20

Table 3.2: Project Benefits 21

Table 3.3 Socioeconomic Benefits 22

Table 3.4: Summary of Potential Major Environmental Impacts – broad project categories 24

Table 3.5. Summary of Potential Major Environmental Impacts - subprojects 24

Table 3.6. Summary of Probable Residual Effects – subprojects Error: Reference source not found

Table 4.1: Preliminary Selection of Monitoring Indicators 31

Table A-2.1 Farm Inputs Screening Checklist 43

Table A -2.2: Agricultural Enterprise Screening Checklist 43

Table A- 2.3: Environmental Mitigation Plan 44

Table A-3.1: Some Agricultural and Laboratory Good Practices – Towards a Protected Environment and Sustainable Agriculture 49

Table A-3.2: Some Good Practices for Rural Enterprises – Towards a Protected Environment and Sustainable Rural Development 50

Table A-4.1: Guideline for screening cumulative environmental impacts 53

Table A-5.1: Environmental Monitoring Plan 55

Table A7-1. Laboratory Testing 58

Table A7-2. Veterinary services 59

Table A7-3. Seed testing 60

Table A7-4. Fertilizer 62

Table A7-5. Pest Management/Pesticides 64

Table A7-6. Plant production technologies 67

Table A7-7. Livestock production technologies 69

Table A7-8. Slaughter houses 70

Table A7-9. Primary processing 71