Annex 1: Subproject Eligibility Screening Checklist for KDC members at Kebele Level

Subproject Name: ____________________

Region; ____________; Zone: _______________; Woreda: ___________; Kebele: ____________

.Will the sub-project: Yes No

Is in, or adjacent to, an internationally disputed area
May involve the physical relocation of residents
Incorporates a Dam of more than 15 meters in height
Is located in a priority Area/ critical natural habitats or involves land-use
change such as drainage of wetland and cultivation
Adversely affects vulnerable groups
Affect important physical and cultural resources (historical, religious,
archaeological, sites and monuments)

Recommendations:
Sub-project is not eligible and rejected:
Sub-project is eligible and approved:

Name and signature of KDC members who did the eligibility check:
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 Annex 2: Subproject Screening Checklist for Woreda AGP-II Implementing Agencies
1. For sub-projects needing special attention
Feature of Concern Yes No
Subproject likely to use pesticides or other agro-chemicals
Subproject involves land acquisition, or loss of assets, or access to assets on the
land

Recommendations
Sub-project needs special attention:
Sub-project does not need special attention:

2. For subprojects of environmental and social concern

Will the sub-project: Yes No
Located within National and or regional Park or other designated wildlife area or
buffer zone
Located in forest priority areas and cause destruction of habitats
Involves draining of or disturbance to a wetland and other ecologically sensitive
areas
Located close to cultural heritage, historical and religious sites
Subproject that incorporates a dam construction
Subproject that involves use of hazardous laboratory chemicals
Subproject involves abstraction of significant volume of water from international
waterways

3. Checklist for environmental and social impact rating

Subproject types Rate of Impacts
None Low Medium High Unknown
Rural Feeder Road Construction Subprojects
Soil erosion and initiation of flooding, gully erosion, farm land
degradation
Loss of biodiversity through cut and fill activities
Destruction of natural habitats
Sedimentation to water sources and reservoirs
Disturbance to and loss of ecologically sensitive habitats
Damage to cultural, religious and historical sites
Cause opening of quarry/borrow sites and result in water
pollution and vector borne diseases
Cause land acquisition and property losses
Others (specify)
Small Scale & micro-irrigation subprojects
Significant deforestation
competing claims for water and social tension between the
upstream and downstream community
Disturbance to wildlife habitats or populations
Disrupt ecologically sensitive areas
Land clearing and biodiversity loss
Disturbance to cultural or religious sites
Cause land acquisition and property losses
Water logging and increased soil salinity due to inefficient
water application, saline irrigation water, and soil salinity

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 Subproject types Rate of Impacts
None Low Medium High Unknown
Risk of vector borne diseases due to standing water at quarry
site, water storage structures, and canals
Soil acidity due to increased and improper application of
inorganic fertilizer
Increased used of pesticide and other agrochemicals
Deterioration of river water quality below irrigation project and
contamination of local ground water (higher salinity, nutrients,
agrochemicals) affecting fisheries and downstream users
Poor land use practices in catchment areas above the reservoir
resulting in increased siltation and loss of storage capacity
Others (specify)
Market center development subprojects
Soil erosion and initiation of flooding
Sedimentation to water sources and reservoirs
Cause flooding and erosion
Disturbance to and loss of ecologically sensitive habitats
Damage to cultural, religious and historical sites
Cause opening of quarry/borrow sites and result in water
pollution and vector borne diseases
Cause land acquisition and property losses
Contamination of soil and water from sewage/toilet and solid
waste
Improper site selection, design and construction of toilet which
later on cause for health problem
Generation of solid and liquid waste from the market center
that contaminate the environment and cause the health problem
Absence or poor management of appropriate waste (both solid
and liquid) management facilities
Others (specify)
Watershed management subprojects including Gully Rehabilitation
Restriction of human and livestock mobility
Restriction of access to communal lands
Risk of introduction of invasive exotic species
Compromise to local biodiversity
Cause land acquisition and property losses
Flooding and erosion due to breach of the physical structures
Others (specify)
Pest management
Destruction of crop pollinators leading to poor crop yield
Elimination of natural enemies of crop pests and consequent
loss of natural pest control that keeps the populations of crop
pest low
Development of pest resistance to pesticides, encouraging
further increases in the use of chemical pesticides
Contamination of the soil and water bodies which results
toxicity to fishes and birds
Pesticide poisoning of farmers and deleterious effects on
human health:
 During storage
 During use

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 Subproject types Rate of Impacts
None Low Medium High Unknown
 Due to obsolete pesticide and management of
pesticide containers
Unacceptable levels pesticide residues in harvested produce
and in the food chain
Loss of biodiversity in the environment, particularly of the
aquatic non-target species
Other (specify):
Laboratory chemicals/Reagents (for soil testing
laboratories, and animal health clinics/posts and
laboratories)
Water and soil contamination due to poor management of
laboratory chemicals and contaminated wastes (solid and liquid
wastes)
Health hazards to the laboratory community during handling,
storage, use of chemicals, and disposal
Other (specify):
Health risk to the surrounding community due unsafe disposal
of the chemicals
Lime production subprojects
Produce areas of bare soil which cause erosion, siltation,
Health problem from quarry sites
Health problem due to blasting of quarry site
Wash-off from the limestone dumps will lead to the adjoining surface water
body which increase water alkalinity, and increase in suspended solids
Spread of vector-borne diseases when stagnant water accumulates in active or
abandoned quarries or borrow pits and breeds insect vectors
Contamination of soil and water from sewage and solid waste, and health
impact from the sanitary problem at the quarry site
Health problem during production (high noise, dust, safety problem for the
problem )
Disturbance to and loss of ecologically sensitive habitats
Damage to cultural, religious and historical sites
Others (specify)
Livestock Bread Improvement
Introduction of exotic breed which result loss of livestock
biodiversity
Introduction of new pathology
Others (specify)

Note on Impact identification and classification

When considering the location of a subproject, rate the sensitivity of the proposed site in the following
table according to the given criteria. Higher ratings do not necessarily mean that a site is unsuitable.
They do indicate a real risk of causing undesirable adverse environmental and social effects, and that
more substantial environmental and/or social planning may be required to adequately avoid, mitigate or
manage potential effects. The following table should be used as a reference.
Issues Site Sensitivity
Low Medium High
Natural habitats No natural habitats present of No critical natural Critical natural habitats
any kind habitats; other natural present

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 Issues Site Sensitivity
Low Medium High
habitats occur
Water quality and Water flows exceed any Medium intensity of Intensive water use;
water resource existing demand; low water use; multiple water multiple water users;
availability and use intensity of water use; users; water quality issues potential for conflicts is
potential water use conflicts are important high; water quality issues
expected to be low; no are important
potential water quality issues
Natural hazards Flat terrain; no potential Medium slopes; some Mountainous terrain; steep
vulnerability, floods, stability/erosion problems; no erosion potential; medium slopes; unstable soils; high
soil stability/ erosion known volcanic/seismic/ risks from erosion potential; volcanic,
flood risks volcanic/seismic/ flood/ seismic or flood risks
hurricanes
Physical Cultural No known or suspected Suspected cultural Known heritage sites in
Resources cultural heritage sites heritage sites; known project area
heritage sites in broader
area of influence
Involuntary Low population density; Medium population High population density;
resettlement dispersed population; legal density; mixed ownership major towns and villages;
tenure is well-defined; well- and land tenure; well- low-income families and/or
defined water rights defined water rights illegal ownership of land;
communal properties;
unclear water rights
Indigenous peoples No indigenous population Dispersed and mixed Indigenous territories,
indigenous populations; reserves and/or lands;
highly acculturated vulnerable indigenous
indigenous populations populations

Recommendation
Approved without condition Full ESIA required

Special plans should be prepared independently – mark [] in the box below

ESMP RAP PMP Others (specify):

If the recommendation is to prepare ESMP or RAP or PMP or others, environmental and

social assessment (initial environmental and social examination) is required by the
implementing agency/proponent, and reviewed by the regulatory body (EPLAUA).

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