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ESIA Document. Azerbaijani part of BTC pipeline project. Report. May, 2002.
ESIA Document. Azerbaijani part of BTC pipeline project. 2
nd
volume. Maps
reflecting Ecological and Social information along the pipeline route. May, 2002.
Reports on the SCP’s sensitive construction area
After acquaintance with these documents the audit group made sure that they needed
additional documents to review and asked to get the following documents:
Environmental and Social Management System manual (ESMS) №010/C
Audit reports of “Oxford Archaeology ” for Cultural Heritage management of the
BTC in 08.10.2004;
Final report of NGO’s on audit of the BTC in 2005;
The relevant parts of the contract signed between the BTC and the IAE (№c-03-
BTC-55942);
Related to different KPs (Ashagi- Ayibli: 361; 358-357.5, Tovuzchay: 378, Poylu:
409.2, 409.1, 408, 406) Written plan of Archeological excavation researches;
“Ethnography, Folklore, Archaeology of Caucasus" conference materials about
the Cultural Heritage Management sponsored by the BTC in 14-17.12.2005;
Cultural Heritage Management Plan for Phase 5 (report of activity Article 5,
C.03.BTC-55942 Contract);
Last archeological findings procedure and protocol documents (03.06.03,
АGТ001);
Report of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography in 19.07.2002, 52-22-
125;
KP 378 re-route alignment for minimizing the impact on Cultural Heritage in
03.08.2004, №DCR-ЕН-00013 SCP001-МS10-PL-АLS-05379SCP and BTC001-
B110-PL-АLC-05379BTC.
2.6. Review of Documents and Preparation of Checklists
After getting acquainted with the documents the following checklists were developed:
Checklist for Audit of the SCP in meeting commitments to the Cultural Heritage
protection sphere;
Checklist for Audit of the SCP’s contractor -CCIC in meeting commitments to the
Cultural Heritage protection sphere;
Checklist for Audit of commitments of the SCP’s National Partners – the IAE to
the Cultural Heritage protection sphere;
Checklist for Audit of commitments of the SCP’s National Partners- The Ministry
of Culture of the Azerbaijan to the Cultural Heritage protection sphere;
Audit of protection, presentation, cataloging and presenting to the public of the
report of archeological findings
Detailed information about the Checklists is given in Appendix 3.
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III. Observations, Findings and Analysis
Archeological researches strategy on project was based on two principles: modern and
advanced assessment and reduce influence of pipeline construction. This strategy
includes five phases:
Phase 1. Baseline Surveys including desktop studies, walk through surveys and
examination of aerial photographs leading to the development of a Cultural Heritage
Management Plan.
Phase 2. Intrusive work-trial pits and preliminary investigation.
Phase 3. Full investigation of threatened sites.
Phase 4. Activities during construction, watching brief and excavation of newly
discovered sites.
Phase 5. Post construction work, analysis of findings, archiving and reporting,
dissemination of the results of the work by various means.
Evaluation of appropriateness of the documents submitted for audit to the taken
commitments proved that the submitted documents are appropriate to:
▪National legislation, including “Historical and Cultural Monuments Protection” law of the
Azerbaijan Republic adopted on 10.04.1998, №470-IQ;
▪ Modern Cultural Heritage Protection standards
Along with this according to audit report developed by “Oxford Archaeology ” on
08.10.2004 the documents are appropriate to:
Requirements of International Legislation;
The principles of Creditors, International Financial Corporations;
International Standards and Commitments of the Organization;
3.1. Audit Performance of SCP Requirements of
Cultural Heritage Management Plan
As a part of the ESIA Cultural Heritage Management Plan aims to minimize negative
impacts of SCP to the cultural heritage and to strengthen positive impacts, including:
Protection of cultural heritage, and communities close to the construction area
during the pipeline construction;
If it is possible moving pipeline in pre-construction period;
It is purposeful to implement archeological works during the pipeline
construction.
It is intended to pay special attention to the following points in this plan:
Training of executor’s employee;
Protection of construction fields with special barriers;
Ensuring safe roads;
Respectful attitude toward cultural heritage in the regions close to pipeline;
Preparing mechanism of elaborating works in the potential archeological fields
during the construction period;
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Agreement mechanism of small movements of the pipeline in the places where it
is possible;
Agreement mechanism on leaving the field.
After reviewing documents group members reviewed documents in the Gobustan
Reservation, Shamkir, and Goranboy museums.
3.1.1. Commitment:
According to the Environmental and social management system manual (ESMS) (The
contractor’s training (Point 6.3.2.2.)):
“The construction Contractor provided considered 2 days training course for the staff”.
Observation:
There is no commitment of Contractor in Cultural Heritage Management Plan, but in
Ecological and Social Management System (ESMS) it is emphasized that contractor
must develop training course. The Contractor developed 50 pages training material.
Only 2 of the pages were about archaeology and they did not encircle this area totally.
Analysis:
The insufficiency of information delivered to the staff lead to less efficiency of
employees in finding archeological monuments. The damage to the grave in Girag
Kesemenli community of Agstafa region can be example. This fact brought about
contradictory consideration in the mass media about BTC/SCP.
Recommendation:
Contractor has to take into consideration this matter in its future activities and should
expand information about archeological findings.
3.1.2. Commitment:
“According to environmental and social management system manual (ESMS) the
Contractor has to develop self provision. The activities that took part during construction
period of the project are monitoring Plans of Contractor. The plans were developed by
the BTC Co Company to understand and deliver of all commitments in ground
documents. (Efficient monitoring of Contractors` activities. document №010/c) (Point
6.3.6.1.)
Observation:
Self-provision documents were not presented to contractor.
Analysis:
Contractor Control Plan reflected in Ecological and Social Management System
(ESMS) manual was missed.
Recommendation:
It is advisable to take into consideration this issue in the future activities and prepare
Contractor Control Plan.
3.1.3. Commitment:
According to ESIA manual, the audit program consists of 3 activities:
▪Contractor’s self provision;
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