Tanzania - Water sector development programme project
/ 2006

This Environmental and ad social management framework aims to ensure that the project activities of the Tanzania Water Sector Development Programme Project are carried out in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. This report is organized in seven chapters. Chapter 1 provides background information. Chapter 2 provides the relevant Tanzanian environmental policies and legislation applicable to the project and the relevant operating safeguards and policies as well as gaps that exist. Chapter 3 describes likely social and environmental impacts during each of the project phases. Chapter four gives a step-by step presentation of the screening process for sites of future activities. Chapter 5 gives the environmental monitoring plan. Chapter 6 gives the capacity building and training requirements for implementing the ESMF. Chapter 7 gives the recommendations of the study. The project's civil works are expected to affect forests, animals, and other natural resources, as well as affect communities physically ( air and water pollution, nuisance, and contamination, etc.); and socio-economically (land use, income generation, mobility, and community association). Water supply services will require more water abstraction, resulting in ground and surface water regimes; and will increase waste water generation, water stagnation and sanitation problems. Rehabilitation works will require demolition of the existing infrastructure and will generate rubble and waste needing disposal. The increased numbers of people on the project site will deplete natural resources, pollute public waters and lead to soil degradation. Increased interactions among people will result in social and health problems stemming from increased disease transmission, and added pressures on social and health (medical) services