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ETESP and Environmental Impact Assessment

The ADB and GoI are committed to implementing the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in an environmentally sustainable manner, and undertaking environmental assessments of proposed subprojects is one important way to ensure this. During the early planning stage ETESP was designated Category B, and an overall project Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) report was prepared. Due to the emergency situation and changing priorities, at the time of initial ETESP design subprojects in many sectors had not yet been identified. To ensure that subprojects identified in the future were properly assessed for potential impacts, an Environmental Assessment Review Procedure (EARP) was developed under which all subprojects proposed for ETESP support must first undergo a Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) to determine the appropriate environmental category, and then undergo an environmental assessment in compliance with ADB and GoI requirements.

The ADB has its own internal environmental assessment procedures, and the Aceh-Nias AMDAL Decree No. 308 (2005) defines the GoI’s requirements, as managed in Aceh by BAPEDALDA NAD and in Nias by BAPEDALDA SUMUT. These parallel environmental assessment procedures have been harmonized such that ADB-format subproject environmental assessment reports, submitted simultaneously to both ADB and the relevant BAPEDALDA, form the basis of the environmental review process, thereby avoiding time-consuming duplicate reporting processes and reducing approval delays. As of 21 November 2007 over 160 environmental assessments have been prepared covering over 240 ETESP subprojects. The analysis indicates that most subprojects are expected to result in moderate to significant environmental benefits.

The links below provide further information on ETESP and environmental assessment, including the overall ETESP environmental assessment undertaken during the ETESP planning stage; the EARP that is currently being applied; a practitioners guide to undertaking environmental assessments of ETESP subprojects; and summary and detailed lists of ETESP subproject environmental assessments undertaken to date.

Related Links:

• ETESP Environmental Assessment Review Procedure (EARP) [ PDF: 98kb | 2 pages ]
• ETESP SIEE [ PDF: 38kb | 8 pages ]
• ETESP Guide to Environmental Assessment – Volume 1 [ PDF: 179kb | 34 pages] | Volume 2 [ PDF: 2,502kb | 243 pages]
• Environmental Assessment and the ETESP Project Cycle
• List of ETESP IEEs:
• Table 1: Summary Status of ESG Approvals of SPARs and IEEs produced by ETESP Sector (21 November 2007) [ PDF: 8kb | 1 page ]
• Table 2: Detailed Status of ESG Approvals of SPARs and IEEs produced by ETESP Sectors (21 November 2007) [ PDF: 38kb | 10 pages]