Final Acecor Esia - Revised 10.01.2022

ENVIRONEMNTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT (ESIS) AND
ACQUISITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT FROM

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
In Respect Of
CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO AID THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE

WORLD BANK AFRICA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN COASTAL
RESILIENCE (ACECoR) MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING COMPLEX AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
Submitted by:
Environ Engineering & Management Consult (EEMC LTD)
To:
The Procurement Section
University of Cape Coast
PMB University Post Office
Cape-Coast
EEMC LTD.
Environ Engineering & Management Consult
6th Floor, Premier Towers, Ministries Area, Accra
P.O. Box CO298, Tema, Ghana
Tel: +233 244-649873

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
www.eemcgh.com
November 2021
Issue and revision record
Revision Date Originator Checker Approver Description Standard
A November 24, 2021 D. Jumpah K. Agbogah D. Jumpah Draft ESIS

K. Agbogah
A. Addai-Yeboah
V. Sepeneu
B January 06, 2022 D. Jumpah K. Agbogah D. Jumpah Final ESIS
ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AAU Association of African Universities
ACE Africa Centre of Excellence
ACECoR Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience
AER Annual Environmental Report
BP Bank Procedures
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CCMA Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CITES Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
CMS Convention on Migratory Species
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CSO Civil Society Organisations
EA Environmental Assessment
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EHS Environmental Health and Safety
EHSGs Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EM Environmental Manager
EMP Environmental Management Plan
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan
ESS Environmental and Social Standards
FC Forestry Commission
FI Financial Intermediary
GBV Gender Based Violence
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GMMB Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
GPS Global Positioning System
GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism
GWCL Ghana Water Company Limited
HSE Health, Safety and Environment
ICT Information and Communications Technology
IDA International Development Association
IE Inclusive Education
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
MOE Ministry of Education
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NCC National Commission on Culture
NCCP National Climate Change Policy
NCR Non-Conformance Report
NCTE National Council for Tertiary Education
NEP National Environmental Policy
NF Non-forest
NGO Non-governmental Organizations
NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide
NOx Nitrogen Oxides
NPLD Non-Pioneer Light Demander
O3 Ozone/Trioxygen
OHS Occupational Health and Safety
OP Operational Policies
PBL Problem-Based Learning
PDS Power Distribution Services
PEA Preliminary Environmental Assessment
PER Preliminary Environmental Report

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PPE Personal Protective Equipment
RAP Resettlement Action Plan
RBF Results-Based Financing
RFU Regional Facilitation Unit
SB Shade Bearer
SO2 Sulphur Dioxide
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
SSSI Sites of Special Scientific Interest
TBD To Be Determined
TCP Town and Country Planning
UCC University of Cape Coast
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
VAWG Against Women and Girls
WHO World Health Organization
WRC Water Resource Commission
WRC Water Resources Commission

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ I
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................................................ VI
LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................ VII
1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT .............................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 Project Components ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE ESIA .............................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 SCOPE OF THE ESIA .............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.4.1 Registration of the Project with EPA ............................................................................................................ 3
1.4.2 Scoping Study of the Project ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.4.3 Data Analysis and Reporting ........................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................ 5

2.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 PROPOSED ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT ........................................................................................................... 5
2.2.1 Expected Results of ACECoR’s Activities ..................................................................................................... 6
2.3 PROJECT LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.4 ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT DESIGN COMPONENTS ........................................................................................ 8
2.4.1 Car Parking Facility ..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.2 Utilities ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ....................................................... 11

3.1 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 ACECoR Building Project Registration and Screening .............................................................................. 11
3.1.2 Literature Review ........................................................................................................................................ 11
3.1.3 Field Visit, Observation Assessment and Biodiversity Survey .................................................................... 11
3.1.4 Data Analysis and Evaluation of Alternatives ............................................................................................ 12
3.1.5 Public Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement ..................................................................................... 12
4.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................... 13

4.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
4.2 NATIONAL LEGISLATION..................................................................................................................................... 13

4.3 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK............................................................................................................................. 22
4.4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES ........................................................................................ 24
4.5 INTERNTIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS ............................................................................ 24
4.6 WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS ...................................................... 26
5.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS ........................................................... 29

5.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................... 29
5.1.1 Topography ................................................................................................................................................. 29
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5.1.2 Soils and Geology ....................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1.3 Climate ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
5.1.4 Ambient Air ................................................................................................................................................. 29
5.1.5 Noise Levels ................................................................................................................................................ 29
5.1.6 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.7 Vegetation and Floral Survey ..................................................................................................................... 31
5.1.8 Fauna Survey .............................................................................................................................................. 34
5.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................... 36
5.2.1 Population ................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.2 The Local Economy..................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.2.1 Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cape Coast Metropolis .......................................................................................... 36
5.2.3 Social Amenities .......................................................................................................................................... 38
6.0 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERATION ....................................................................................................... 40

6.1 NO ACTION SCENARIO ........................................................................................................................................ 40
6.2 REFURBISHMENT OF THE EXISTING FORT ST. JAGO ELIMINA .......................................................................... 40
6.3 ALTERNATIVE SITES ............................................................................................................................................ 42
6.4 ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................... 43
6.5 ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS....................................................................................................................................... 44
7.0 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ......................................................................................................... 46

7.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................... 46
7.2 UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 46
7.3 EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................................................................ 46
7.4 FRINGE COMMUNITIES ................................................................................................................................ 46
8.0 IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................ 48

8.1 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................... 48
8.1.1 Positive Impacts .......................................................................................................................................... 49
8.1.1.1 Design Phase .......................................................................................................................................... 50
8.1.1.2 Construction Phase ................................................................................................................................. 50
8.1.1.3 Operational Phase................................................................................................................................... 51
8.1.1.4 Decommissioning Phase ........................................................................................................................ 51
8.1.2 Negative Impacts......................................................................................................................................... 52
8.1.2.1 Construction Phase ................................................................................................................................................... 52
8.1.2.2 Operational Phase .................................................................................................................................................... 56
8.1.2.3 Decommissioning Phase .......................................................................................................................................... 57
8.1.3 Social Impacts ............................................................................................................................................. 58
8.2 RISK ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................................... 59
8.2.1 Risk Duration and Reversibility for Construction and Operational Phase................................................. 59
8.2.2 Risk Severity and Probaility for Construction and Operational Phase ...................................................... 60
9.0 IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................................................................... 61

9.1 PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................................................... 61
9.2 CHANCE FIND PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................... 63
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10.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................ 64
10.1 LABOUR MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 64
10.1.1 Working Conditions and Management of Worker Relationship.................................................................. 64
10.1.2 Protecting the Work Force .......................................................................................................................... 65
10.1.3 Occupational Health and Safety ................................................................................................................. 65
10.1.4 Workers Engaged by Third Parties ............................................................................................................. 65
11.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) .................................................. 66

11.1 ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................................... 66
11.1.1 Environmental Policy.................................................................................................................................. 66
11.1.2 Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Risk ............................................................................................ 67
11.1.2.1 Environmental Policy Statement ......................................................................................................................... 68
11.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE ESMP................................................................................................................................. 68
11.3 APPLICABILITY TO OTHER DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................................... 68
11.4 MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................................................. 68
11.4.1 ACECoR Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................ 68
11.4.2 World Bank Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................... 70
11.4.3 Responsibilities of the Consulting Engineer (Surpervision Consultant) ..................................................... 70
11.4.4 Responsibilities of the Contracting Entity ................................................................................................... 71
11.4.5 Responsibilities of the Environmental Manager (EM) ................................................................................ 71
11.5 RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING ................................................................................................................... 72
11.6 ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT CONTROL ........................................................................................................... 73
11.7 ENVIRONMENTAL , HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING AND AWARENESS ........................................................... 73
11.8 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE .................................................................................................... 74
11.9 INCEDENT REPORTING AND REMEDY ................................................................................................................. 75
11.10 CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION ............................................................................................................... 75
11.11 REMEDIAL ACTION .............................................................................................................................................. 75
11.12 GRIEVANCE REDRESS .......................................................................................................................................... 76
11.13 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN ............................................................ 76
12.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................... 89

13.0 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 90
14.0 ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................................................... 92
14.1 ANNEX 1: ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT SITE PLAN ............................................................................................. 92
14.2 ANNEX 2: ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT BLOCK PLAN ......................................................................................... 93
14.3 ANNEX 3: EPA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES ............................................................... 94
14.4 ANNEX 4: SUMMARY OF WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD FRAMEWORK (ESSF) ....... 97
14.5 ANNEX 5: GEOTECHNICAL REPORT ................................................................................................................... 100
14.6 ANNEX 6: LETTER FROM THE ESTATE DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST ................................... 101

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 4-1: Relevant Policy and legal Framework ............................................................................................................... 18

Table 4-2: Institutional Framework .................................................................................................................................... 22
Table 4-3: International Treaties, Conventions and Protocols Applicable to Project ......................................................... 24
Table 4-4: Safeguard Policies Triggered by Project Actions .............................................................................................. 26
Table 5-1: Ambient Noise Level Guidelines of the Ghana EPA ........................................................................................ 30
Table 5-2: Plant species of the study area ........................................................................................................................... 31
Table 5-3: Family, number of plant species and relative diversity ..................................................................................... 33
Table 5-4: Distribution of the plant species among various life forms ............................................................................... 33
Table 5-5: Star rating of plant species of the study area ..................................................................................................... 34
Table 5-6: Ecological guild of plant species of the study area............................................................................................ 34
Table 5-7: Mammals of the study area and their conservation status ............................................................................... 34
Table 5-8: Major Tree Crops in the Cape Coast Metropolis ............................................................................................... 36
Table 5-9: Major Staple Crops in the Cape Coast Metropolis ............................................................................................ 37
Table 5-10: Livestock Production in the Cape Coast Metropolis ....................................................................................... 37
Table 5-11: Livestock Production in the Cape Coast Metropolis ....................................................................................... 37
Table 6-1: Preferred Site Evaluation Criteria ..................................................................................................................... 43
Table 6-2: Qualitative scoring matrix of project alternative ............................................................................................... 45
Table 8-1: Checklist of Project's Likely Impacts ................................................................................................................ 49
Table 8-2: Operational Phase Air Pollutants, their Sources and Risks ............................................................................... 53
Table 8-3:: Noise Levels of Some Construction Equipment............................................................................................... 54
Table 8-4: Construction Phase OHS Risks ......................................................................................................................... 55
Table 8-5: Operational Phase Air Pollutants, their Sources and Risks ............................................................................... 56
Table 8-6: Operational Phase Wastes ................................................................................................................................. 57
Table 9-1: Proposed Mitigation Measures .......................................................................................................................... 61
Table 11-1: Project Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (ESMMP) .............................................. 77

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2-1: Photo Gallery: ACECoR Building Project Site .................................................................................................. 7

Figure 2-2: Photo Gallery: Adjacent Land uses of ACECoR Building Project Site ............................................................. 8
Figure 2-3: Architectural Impression of the Proposed ACECoR Building Project ............................................................... 9
Figure 2-4: North Wing of the Proposed Multipurpose Educational Complex (Phase 1) ................................................... 10
Figure 5-1: Map of Cape Coast showing the Fosu Lagoon and some settlements .............................................................. 30
Figure 5-2: Photo of some animal species identified on the proposed project site ............................................................. 35
Figure 5-3: Social Amenities within the University of Cape Coast .................................................................................... 39
Figure 6-1: Location of Fort Jago in Elmina in the Central region of Ghana ..................................................................... 41
Figure 6-2: Aerial Photograph of the alternate sites 1 & 2 for ACECoR ........................................................................... 42
Figure 6-3: Aerial Photograph of the preferred proposed site for ACECoR ....................................................................... 43
Figure 6-4: Alternative Design for the ACECoR multi-purpose educational building ....................................................... 44
Figure 6-5: Preferred Alternative Design for the ACECoR multi-purpose educational building ....................................... 45
Figure 8-1: Flow Chart of Project Impact Assessment Methodology ................................................................................. 48
Figure 11-1: Organogram of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) ...................................... 70

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NON-TECHNICAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
The World Bank in conjunction with the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU), of the Africa Centres of
Excellence (ACE) Project (ACE 1) recognized the need to scale up the success of the Phase 1 of the African
Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) project and expand the benefits accrued to the Centres and
their Countries.
As part of the Africa Center of Excellence Impact Project (ACEII), the World Bank and the Government of
Ghana (GoG) is supporting a five-year capacity building program at the University of Cape Coast to promote
coastal resilience within the West and Central African sub-regions. The objective of the Africa Centre of
Excellence in Coastal Resileince (ACECoR) Project is to support the development of technical and scientific
capacity of young African professionals to develop integrated solutions to address coastal degradation in the
countries of intervention through short to long-term professional and academic postgraduate training (PhD and
MPhil) programmes
OBJECTIVES OF THE ACECoR PROJECT
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality, quantity and development impact of
postgraduate education to address the challenges of coastal and marine degradation in selected African
countries primarily is West and Central Africa through regional specialization and collaboration.
The expected impact of the Centre therefore, is that the coastal and marine sectors of West Africa contributes
to the promotion of sustainable economic development through sustainable coastal resource utilisation in the
partner countries.
To achieve this, the ACECoR project therefore aims to build regional capacity to deliver high quality
postgraduate courses and to conduct and disseminate international caliber applied scientific research focused
on addressing development challenges within the region. Given the limited resources available to support
postgraduate training and applied research in SSA, the ACECoRproject is designed to increase specialization
and excellence in higher education. Furthermore, the University of Cape Coast will be placed in a strategic
position to enhance regional collaboration through other university, governmenat and private sectornetworks.
This will build regional platform for capacity development essential to Africa’s growth within the Blue
Economy. To further these objectives, the World Bank approved for the University of Cape Coast to build a
befitting Multipurpose infrastructure, for ACECoR, equipped with the appropriate facilities for the trainings.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
As part of the ACECoR project, the University of Cape Coast proposes to construct a multipurpose
educational complex to accommodate research laboratories, offices and lecture rooms. The proposed
ACECoR Buiding is expected to provide the needed academic infrastructure and research facilities that can
enable ACECoR to among others achieve the following:
▪ Train 120 students at the postgraduate (PhD and Masters) levels in addition to 570 professionals (in
short courses) across Africa in the areas already described.
▪ In terms of academic programmes, the Centre will admit and train 120 postgraduate students made up
of thirty (30) PhD and ninety (90) masters students.
▪ ACECoR to introduce short courses to train 570 African Professionals and students amidst other
policy interventions i.e. conferences, webinars and expert meetings
The proposed site for the ACECoR Building is located on a plot of land near the UCC West Gate (See Figure
6-3, page 43) towards the Duakor Road at UCC Old Site.

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OBJECTIVE OF THE ESIA ASSIGNMENT
The objective of the assignment is to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and
produce an Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS), which is a requirement for the issuance of an
Environmental Permit by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cover the ACECoR building project.
It is anticipated that the ACECoR Building Project will have some environmental and social impacts and thus
categorised by the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Risk Classification as a Category B project. The
World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard Policy OP 4.01 has been triggered. In view of this, it was
considered appropriate to undertake an Environment and Social Impact Assessment Studies to identify the
potential impacts, assess the impact significance, proposed mitigations measures and develop an ESMP.
RELEVANT POLICES, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS
The proposed ACECoR Building project is required to comply with the following key legislations and policies
relevant to the ESIA Study:
National Policy
▪ The National Environment Policy (2013);

▪ The National Environmental Sanitation Policy dated April 2010;
▪ National Health Policy (2007);
▪ National Climate Policy, (2012);
The relevant national laws and legislations particularly to guide the preparation of the ESIA for the proposed
project include the following:
▪ The Constitution of Ghana, 1992

▪ The State Lands Act, 1962
▪ Lands Commission Act 2008, Act 767
▪ Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994, Act 490
▪ Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999, LI 1652
▪ Fees and Charges (Amendment) Instrument 2015 (LI 2228)
▪ Local Government Act 2016, Act 936
▪ Lands (Statutory Wayleaves) Act, 1963 (Act 186)
▪ The State Lands Act, 1963 (Act 125)
▪ The Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651)
▪ Workmen’s Compensation Law, 1987, PNDCL 187
▪ Wetlands Management (RAMSAR Sites) Regulations, 199
▪ Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 Act 925
▪ World Bank Environmental and Social Policies and Standards
ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Decision making is mainly supported by the EIA tool so if there is no choice among options, there is no
reason for a decision. The consideration of alternatives is central to sound decision-making; it increases public
participation and improves transparency thus ensuring better accountability of the decision. Therefore,
alternatives are very important for better governance and sustainability.
Consistent with the above and in order to enable the proposed ACECoR Building project seek different
ways of minimizing its impacts on the environment and at the same time achieve its objectives, several
alternatives were assessed through its architectural and engineering designs and environmental planning
through this EIA. The alternatives considered as part of the conception of this project are:
i. No action scenario;
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ii. Project implementation scenario - Alternative Sites 1&2
iii. Project implementation scenario – Alternative sites 3 & 4
iv. Refurbishment of the existing Fort St. Jago, Elmina in the Central Region
v. Alternative Schedule
vi. Alternative Design
BASELINE INFORMATION
The project will be located within the University of Cape Coast (UCC) which is in the Cape Coast
Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) in the Central Region of Ghana. CCMA is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea
to the south, Komenda- Edina- Eguafo- Abirem Municipal Assembly to the west, Abura- Asebu-
Kwamankese District to the east and Twifo-Heman- Lower Denkyira District to the north. The Municipality
covers a total land area of approximately 122 sq. km and lies within latitude 5o. 071 to 5o.071 north of the
Equator and between longitudes 1o. 111 to 1o.411 west of the Greenwich Meridian. A comprehensive relevant
baseline information covering the natural environmental conditions and socio-economic characteristics have
been defined.
STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
Stakeholder Engagement under ACECoR began early from the project identification to allow stakeholders’
views and concerns to be considered in the project design, and to provide inputs to the project environmental
and social assessment and mitigation plan. The engagement also sought to disseminate and disclose project
related information and to plan project implementation, monitoring and evaluation arrangements.
Engagements included both formal and several informal methods. Stakeholders span government institutions,
Development Partners, private sector, CSO/ NGOs, academia, adjoining community and across the
geographic spread of the country.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION
The potential positive and adverse impacts of the project covering the design, construction, operation and
decommissioning phases have been identified, evaluated and significance determined.
The Positive Impacts at the design phase are:

▪ Creation of employment and business opportunities;
▪ Generation of income and source of government revenue; and
▪ Environmental opportunities.
The positive impacts of the construction phase are:
▪ Creation of employment;
▪ Market for goods and services;
▪ Creation of market for the local community; and
▪ Increased economic activities and revenue.
The positive impacts of the operational phase are:
▪ Improved infrastructure for research and learning;
▪ Improved workers’ wellbeing and working efficiency;
▪ Creation of employment opportunities.
▪ Enhanced coastal environmental management opportunities
At the decommissioning phase, the following are the potential positive impacts:
▪ Creation of employment and business opportunities;
▪ Income generation;
▪ Provision of cheaper building materials; and
▪ Environmental conservation and restoration.
Adverse Impacts:
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The potential moderate and significant adverse impacts covering the construction and operational phases are:
• Loss of Flora and Faunal Habitats
• Emission of Air pollutants
• Generation of Noise
• Dust pollution/ air quality deterioration
• Increased Pressure on Utilities
• Increased Heavy Traffic
• Generation of Construction Waste
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Risks
MITIGATION AND MONITORING MEASURES
The project’s significant impacts are analysed, reviewed further and mitigation measures are proposed in
Table 9-1, that will enable the impacts to be managed, reduced or avoided where possible. The impacts are
rated HIGH, MODERATE or LOW.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Environmental and Social Management Plan covers labour management plan, including working
conditions and management of worker relationships, protection of the work force, operational health and
safety, and workers engaged by third parties.
The ESMP has also been developed with an aim to outline actions necessary to prevent, mitigate
and control possible negative impacts or disadvantages during the different phases of the project onto
the environment and to analyse steps that could be taken in respect to this.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
An Institutional arrangement and management structure with defined roles and responsibilities for the
following key actors have been presented:
▪ ACECoR Responsibilities;
▪ World Bank Responsibilities
▪ Responsibilities of the Consulting Engineer
▪ Responsibilities of the contracting entity (i.e. University of Cape Coast) and
▪ Environmental Manager
CONCLUSION
In conclusion the proposed project will have several positive economic and educational impacts. The project
will play an important role in enhancing the capacity of the University of Cape Coast to deliver high quality
postgraduate programmes and enable the institution to conduct and disseminate international caliber applied
research focused on addressing development challenges in West and Central Africa in the area of coastal
resilience. However, the project will present environmental and social risks similar to most building and
infrastructure projects, which include: generation of wastes (municipal, construction and demolition wastes;
changes in soil characteristics; emission of air pollutants amongst others. These risks can be adequately
managed and monitored through the proposed mitigation measures, that includes frameworks for developing
waste management plans, OHS plans and hazardous materials safety plans.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
The coastal zone of West Africa, just like any other coastal zone in the world is confronted with a myriad of
problems. These problems have resulted from rapid population growth and urbanization, as well as the impact
of climate change and poor land use practices. Currently about 68% of sandy beaches of West Africa are
being eroded at an average rate of two (2) meters per annum with low lying areas perennially inundated. This
is further compounded by poor sanitation and rapid encroachment of coastal wetlands leading to the
destruction of natural habitats and biodiversity. Indeed, the challenge of coastal degradation is multi-faceted
and resolving it will require multi-faceted and synergistic approaches built on reliable data and human
expertise. There is however a lack of scientific data on coastal degradation at national and regional levels.
Currently there is limited knowledge on the extent of coastal degradation facing the West African sub-region.
What is also missing are the types of degradation and where they are occurring along the coast. Again,
information is needed on the impact of the coastal degradation on human society and biodiversity. Under the
influence of both climatic and anthropogenic stressors, effective management of coastal degradation is also
affected by limited historical time-series data as well as expertise in technical areas to resolve the problem of
coastal degradation in developing countries. The degradation is characterized among others by the erosion of
shoreline, pollution of coastal and marine ecosystems and the apparent lack of technical and scientific
capacity to effectively utilize and manage coastal and marine assets.
Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE)
The World Bank in conjunction with the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU), of the Africa Centres of
Excellence (ACE) Project (ACE 1) recognized the need to scale up the success of the Phase 1 of the African
Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) project and expand the benefits accrued to the Centres and
their Countries.
As part of the Africa Center of Excellence Impact Project (ACEII), the World Bank and the Governemnt of
Ghana (GoG) is supporting a five-year (2019-2023) capacity building program at the University of Cape
Coast to promote coastal resilience within the West and Central African sub-regions. The objective of the
Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resileince (ACECoR) Project is to support the development of
technical and scientific capacity of young African professionals to develop integrated solutions to address
coastal degradation in the countries of intervention through short to long-term professional and academic
training programmes. It will deliver high quality post graduate courses, international caliber research focused
on addressing coastal development challenges. In this context, University of Cape Coast is leading the World
Bank (ACEII) Impact project on Capacity Building sub-component. This will be achieved through
partnerships and collaboration with academia, research institutions and industry, locally and internationally.
It is anticipated that the ACECoR Building Project will have some environmental and social impacts, hence
according to the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Risk Classification is a Category B project. The
World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard Policy OP 4.01 has been triggered. In view of this, it was
considered appropriate to undertake an Environment and Social Impact Assessment Studies to identify the
potential impacts, assess the impact significance and proposed mitigations measures and develop an ESMP.
The preparation of an environmental and social impact assessment or environmental and social management
framework is a requirement for the Project Funding Proposal as per the World Bank Safeguards Policy
Conditionalities.
This Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS) has been prepared as part of the Ghana EPA
regulatory requirement for Environmental Permitting and decision making by the World Bank and other
relevant government agencies and assessment of the ACECoR Project. This ESIS includes a Prelimianry
Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) which will be used in the preparation of bid documents
for the selection of a Contractor for the execution of the project. Based on the Concept Design the Contractor
to be selected will prepare a detailed ESMP at the detailed design stage.
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1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality, quantity and development impact of
postgraduate education in selected universities through regional specialization and collaboration.
The ACE projects aim to build regional capacity to deliver high quality postgraduate courses and to conduct
and disseminate international caliber applied research focused on addressing development challenges in SSA.
Given the limited resources available to support postgraduate training and applied research in SSA, the ACE
projects are designed to increase specialization and excellence of higher education. Further, universities will
enhance regional collaboration through university networks. This will build regional capacity essential to
Africa’s development. The ACE project leverages institutional and national strengths to serve regional needs.
To achieve results, the ACE projects use a regional model with the following elements: transparent and
competitive selection of centers; a strong focus on regional collaboration and student recruitment; strong
government and institutional ownership; results-based financing (RBF) with independent verification of
results; a robust monitoring and evaluation.
The need to scale up the success and expand the benefits accrued to the Centres and their respective countries
gave birth to ACE III. ACE III will focus on increasing the quality and relevance of post-graduate education
in selected universities through regional specialization, applied research, upfront University-Industry linkage
and better Regional and International coordination. ACE III is not an absolute replacement for ACE I, but
rather seeks to build on the success achieved and expand the reach of the benefits from ACE I. It further aims
at upscaling performing Centers hence, only performing ACE I Centers have been upgraded to ACE III. The
Regional Facilitation Unit for the ACE III is the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Secretariat. Regional services such as Monitoring, and Evaluation, Verification and Logistics will be provided
by the Association of African Universities (AAU) on consultancy basis.
1.2.1 Project Components
The project has three components:
▪ Component 1 aims to build and strengthen the capacity of competitively selected ACE Impact centers
based in higher education institutions across West and Central Africa.
▪ Component 2 seeks to expand the regional scope of impact of the ACEs funded under Component 1 by
providing demand-side funding for partnering institutions and regional students to buy the training and
services from the ACEs.
▪ Component 3 will fund, through a Regional IDA grant of US$10 million to the Association of African
Universities (AAU), the facilitation of the ACE Impact project’s regional activities and support to centers
under the project.
1.3 KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE ESIA
The objective of the assignment is to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and
produce an Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS), which is a requirement for the issuance of an
Environmental Permit by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cover the ACECoR building
project. The Constitution mandates that appropriate measures be taken to protect and safeguard the national
environment. Similarly, LI 1652 mandates that no undertaking which is likely to adversely impact on the
environment or public health commences without the conduct of an EIA and prior approval of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The ESIA is also needed because the Project is financed by The World Bank, as such, the Project is
required to meet or satisfy The World Bank’s Environmental and Social policies and Standards. The Project
has been classified as a Category B Project per The World Bank criteria for categorizing projects based on
environmental significance, type, location, sensitivity, and scale. Category B Projects refer to projects that
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sensitive, diverse, unprecedented and are mostly reversible. Though they generally do not significantly
alter natural systems and resources or consume much natural resources (e.g. ground water), the conduct of
an ESIA is a requirement.
The World Bank is committed to its safeguard policies and Environmental and Social Standards (ESS)
which are targeted at preventing and mitigating undue harm to people and their environment in development
initiatives or projects supported by the Bank through Investment Project Financing. This ESIA therefore
evaluated several issues which relate to the physical and biological environment of the Project area, as well
as socio-economic, cultural, health and safety issues. The ESIA identified potential impacts (positive and
negative) that may result from the Project and recommended applicable mitigation measures for negative
impacts and enhancement measures for positive impacts.
Specifically, the objective of the ESIA report is therefore to present the following:
▪ A comprehensive description of the Project and relevant Project alternatives assessment;
▪ The ESIA process and a review of legislation, standards and guidelines pertinent to the Project and
associated ESIA;
▪ Description of stakeholder engagement activities;
▪ A comprehensive baseline study and review of the physical, biological and socio-economic
characteristics of the Project area;
▪ Assessment of potential impacts to the physical, biological and socio-economic environments within
the Project’s area of influence;
▪ Mitigation measures and associated management plans targeted at avoiding, reducing or managing the
severity of identified impacts; and
▪ Assessment of potential cumulative impacts associated with other planned, existing or project-
related developments in the Project area.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE ESIA
Emanating from the purpose and objectives of the ESIA studies, the following is the scope of the
assignment:
▪ Provide technical expertise for the conduct of environmental and social impact assessment(ESIA) on
the ACECoR building project.
▪ Prepare an ESIA Management Plan for the ACECoR building Project
▪ Provide the requisite technical and administrative assistance including the provision of all required
documentation in securing an Environmental permit for the ACECoR Building.
▪ Educate the surrounding Community on the Project
The ESIA shall be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment
Regulations 1999 (LI 1652) and the Ghana EIA Procedures as well as the World Bank Group’s Environmental
Health and Safety Guidelines (EHSG) will also be observed. The key stages in Ghana’s EIA procedures are
presented below and these will inform the scope of works for the consultancy:
• Registration of the project with EPA;
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the project and preparation of
Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS), and
• Issuance of Environmental permit by EPA.
1.4.1 Registration of the Project with EPA
In collaboration with the University of Cape Coast Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) ACECoR Building
Project was registered with the EPA. The EPA Environmental Assessment Registration Form (Form EA1)
was procured, completed and submitted to the EPA Regional office in Cape Coast on 26th November 2021.
The completed Environmental Registration was accompanied with the Land Use letter from the Estate
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administrative processes are ongoing as part of the Environmental Permitting processes for the ACECoR
Building Project by EPA.
1.4.2 Scoping Study of the Project
The first stage in the ESIA process involved a scoping study. The scoping study provided an overall
understanding of the biophysical and socioeconomic baseline situation and provide an overview of the range,
depth and trend of issues subsequently studied in detail during the main ESIA. The scoping exercise set the
focus for ESIA studies, data collected and other resources used for the conduct of the ESIA.
Specifically, the consultant did the following:

1) Collected baseline information on bio-physical and socio-economic conditions and developments in
the subproject area which aided the prediction of impacts;
2) Facilitated the consultation and participation of relevant stakeholder government Ministries,
Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Metropolitan/Municipal Assemblies and all affected persons or
groups of persons as well as businesses by the subproject in the process of identifying and assessing
the environmental and social impacts of the subproject;
3) Identified the most relevant and significant environmental and social issues of concern out of a myriad
of issues and focused on them in the ESIA; and
4) Prepared a draft ESIA and presented same to the EPA for its review and issuance of permit.
In addition to the above, the consultant paid attention to the identification of health and safety issues related
to the construction of the ACECoR Building Project.
1.4.3 Data Analysis and Reporting
In a manner consistent with the relative significance of impacts associated with the ACECoR Project, this
Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS) has evaluated the relevant environmental and social issues
associated with the proposed ACECoR Building Project. Ghana’s Environmental Assessment Procedures,
Environmental and Social Standards and the Safeguard Policies of the World Bank has been complied with
and the content of the ESIS is according to the following outline:
▪ Non-Technical Executive Summary
▪ Introduction
▪ Project Description
▪ Brief Description of Approach and Methodology for the study
▪ Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework
▪ Alternatives Consideration
▪ Baseline Environmental and Social Conditions
▪ Stakeholder Consultation
▪ Potential Environmental and Social Impacts Identification and Evaluation
▪ Impact Mitigation Measures
▪ Environmental and Social Management Plan
▪ Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan
▪ Institutional Arrangement
▪ Conclusions and Recommendations
▪ Annexes
▪ List of Figures, List of Tables, Photographs, References

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.5 PROJECT OVERVIEW
In September 2018, the University of Cape Coast was competitively selected by the World Bank from among
solicited proposals received from across universities in West and Central Africa to establish the Africa Centre
of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) on its campus. The selection brings the ACECoR into a
network of 44 Centres of Excellence (ACEs) in Africa approved by the World Bank to host a Regional Centre
of Excellence. The University of Cape Coast will receive a counterpart funding to the tune of US$ 6.5 from
the World Bank and Government of Ghana to implement the project. The call for proposals was rolled out by
the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) of the Africa Centres
of Excellence (ACE) Project, with support from the World Bank, under the ACE for Development Impact
Project.
ACECoR will carry out education, research and outreach programmes. These programmes will be
implemented in collaboration with other academic institutions and industries within the country, sub-region
and at the global level to ensure a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to addressing coastal degradation
across the sub-region.
The Centre aims at achieving excellence in training both students and professionals in selected areas as a way
of enhancing coastal resilience and promoting policies through:
i. Enhancing old academic programmes and developing new programmes to train professionals in the
coastal issues
ii. Improve teaching and learning environment and resources for training and research
iii. Enhance human resource capacity for teaching and research in the thematic areas of the project
iv. Establish strategic academic and industry sector partnerships for outreach through students/faculty
exchange, networking, conferences and workshops
1.6 PROPOSED ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT
As part of the ACECoR program, the University of Cape Coast proposes to construct a multipurpose
educational complex to accommodate research laboratories, offices and lecture rooms. The proposed
ACECoR Buiding Project is expected to provide the needed academic infrastructure and facilities that can
enable ACECoR to do the following:
• Train 120 graduates at the postgraduate (PhD and Masters) levels in addition to 570 professionals (in
short courses) across Africa in the areas already described. In addition to existing programmes of
Disaster Risk Management and Migration, Fisheries Science, Oceanography and Limnology and
Integrated Coastal Zone Management, new programmes in Physical Oceanography, Coastal and
Marine Engineering, Forestry Engineering and Marine Meteorology will be developed and mount for
the training of postgraduate students.
• Among others ACECoR will:

▪ establish new and relevant post-graduate programs to address the challenges of coastal
degradation within the sub-region;
▪ provide support for the development and delivery of short courses in the areas mentioned,
accredited to relevant international bodies;
▪ develop mentoring support systems for faculty for effective administration and management, as
well as course delivery;
▪ provide incentives for lecturers to teach, guide research and provide in-service training to
professionals in delivery of short courses;

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▪ provide Smart Classrooms with state-of the art facilities including science laboratories with ICT
equipment to promote research and deliver the trainings;
▪ supply computer hardware and software to deliver the course to the expected standards; and
▪ provide placements in industry for selected students and support lecturers to attend conferences,
workshops to upgrade their skills, with fees paid through scholarships and living expenses funded
by this Project
▪ initiate a scheme for five (5) post-doctoral fellows to be selected from within the región
• In terms of academic programmes, the Centre will admit and train 120 postgraduate students made up
of thirty (30) PhD and ninety (90) masters students. The Centre will ensure strong industry linkages,
encourage female participation and will facilitate an estimated 40% of total student intake into the
program from within the African sub-region. ACECoR will work towards developing and securing
local and international accreditation for modular academic programmes.These academic programs
shall be grounded on five (5) thematic and applied research areas as follows:
▪ Coastal Geomorphology and Engineering;
▪ Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation;
▪ Disaster Risk Management and Migration ;
▪ Ecosystems and Biodiversity Science; and
▪ Blue Economy, Governance and Social resilience
• ACECoR to introduce short courses to train 570 African Professionals and students in the following
areas of emphasis:
▪ Integrated Coastal Zone Management
▪ Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Coastal Areas
▪ Fisheries Resources Management
1.6.1 Expected Results of ACECoR’s Activities
Expected results of ACECoR’s activities will include:

i. Enhanced capacity of staff of the University to deliver high-quality training to increase the number of
postgraduate students and supply of highly skilled graduates (30 PhDs, 90 masters, 570 short courses
participants)
ii. Enhanced research capacity to publish 50 scientific articles in both international and local journals
and communicate applied research at regional and international conferences and workshops during the
project period.
iii. Strong collaboration with academic partners established for joint research and training,
iv. Partnership between UCC and sector industry established to enhance faculty and student internships,
training of practitioners and research into industry problems to influence national and regional
policies,
1.7 PROJECT LOCATION
The proposed site for the ACECoR Building is a plot of land near the UCC West Gate towards the Duakor
Road at UCC Old Site. The GPS Location of the site is 50 6’ 8” N, 10 17’5” W. The proposed site is currently
undeveloped and overgrown with vegetation and various tree species (See photos in Figure 5-1 below).
The following are the adjacent land uses:
▪ On the northern end is the UCC Enterprise water production facility, which is about 100m from the
site.
▪ On the southern end is the Takoradi-Cape-Accra main road which is about 300m away from the site.

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▪ On the South-Western end is the Duakor community and on the western end is an undeveloped land
overgrown with vegetation interspersed with trees and shrubs
▪ On the eastern end is the Duakor Road from the UCC West Gate entrance to UCC. Beyound the
Duakor Road and opposite to the site on the Eastern side is the U.C.C. Sports Complex building,
(basketball courts, thesports stadium and other academic building facilities.
The proposed site has adequate road access both from the eastern and northern sides. However, future
vehicular access to the site during the contruction and operational satges may preferably be through the
northern side in order to minimise potential traffic impact. The site is also readily accessible to utilities such as
water and electricity from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and Electricity Company Ghana
Limited (ECG) respectively.
ACECoR Building Project Site-18.11.2021 ACECoR Building Project Site-18.11.2021
Northern end of ACECoR Project Site: UCC Enterprise Project Building- Southern End of ACECoR Project Site: UCC Enterprise Project Building-
18.11.2021 18.11.2021
Figure 1-1: Photo Gallery: ACECoR Building Project Site

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Western End of the ACECoR Buiilding Porject Site: The Western Gate Western End of the ACECoR Buiilding Porject Site: The Western Gate
Entrance Road To UCC-18.11.2021 Entrance Road To UCC-18.11.2021
UCC Enterprise Building Sign board-18.11.2021

UCC Enterprise Building-18.11.2021
Figure 1-2: Photo Gallery: Adjacent Land uses of ACECoR Building Project Site
1.8 ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT DESIGN COMPONENTS
The proposed ACECoR Building Project, which is intended to serve as a Multi-purpose Educational Complex
(Figure 2-4), is five storey building with each floor having a unique design and layout to serve specific
purposes. The Block layout and components of the various floors are as follows:
❖ Ground Floor: Conference room, offices for academic, research and administration, reception and
entrance hall, lobby, entrance terrace
❖ First Floor: Mini auditorium, syndicate meeting rooms, ICT lab, offices
❖ Second Floor: Library, offices, study booths, research commons, incubation centre
❖ Third Floor: Library, office, labs
❖ Fourth Floor: Outdoor sitting area, restaurant, rooms, roof below
❖ Fifth Floor: Rooms and offices

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1.8.1 Car Parking Facility
The proposed ACECoR Building Project is supported with a car parking facility adjacent to the proposed site
for the building and it is located on the southern end of the site. The facility is planned to accommodate a
minimum of 50 cars.
1.8.2 Utilities
ACECoR through collaboration with the Directorate of Physical Development and Estate Management
(DPDEM), UCC, Ghana Water Company Limited, ElectricityCompany of Ghana (ECG) and the Cape-Coast
Regional Fire Service will supply the needed utilities such as Water, Electricity, Sewerage, Drainage Systems,
Transport and Traffic needs and Fire requirements.
It is anticipated that the water supply and utilization at the project site will fall under two (2) categories:
consumptive and no-consumptive uses. The major consumptive uses are for human sustenance, with the
main non-consumptive uses being fire-fighting, sanitation and hygiene and for aesthetics beautification
purposes. The estimated total demand for potable water for the development will range between 50 to
100 cubic metres per day.
The source of the water supply will be from the Ghana Water Company Limited through the Brimso
Waterworks that provides water for the Cape Coast Metropolis. Historically, the supply of water to UCC
has been from Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) operations. Cape Coast used to experience
perennial water shortage with its attendant problems. Therefore, Ghana Water Company Limited
(GWCL) instituted some measures including dredging of the Brimsu dam and construction of a new
water treatment plant at Sekyere Hemang to improve water supply situation in the Region
Figure 1-3: Architectural Impression of the Proposed ACECoR Building Project

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Figure 1-4: North Wing of the Proposed Multipurpose Educational Complex (Phase 1)

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2.0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
2.1 METHODOLOGY
Consistent with the Ghana EIA Procedures for gaining environmental approval and procuring environmental
permit from Environmental Protection Agency, the methodology began with the registration of the Project
with EPA.
2.1.1 ACECoR Building Project Registration and Screening
The EPA Environmental Assessment Registration Form (Form EA1) was completed and submitted to the
EPA following a site inspection/project screening jointly conducted with the EPA, UCC and Messrs Environ
Engineering and Management Consult (EEMC). The completed Environmental Registration was accompanied
with the Land Use letter from the Directorate of Physical Development and Estate Management of the
University of Cape Coast, Site Plan and Block for the ACECoR Building Project.
2.1.2 Literature Review
Key team members reviewed and assessed all information referred to in the TOR for its relevance and
suitability to support the assessment process. Key data gaps / baseline assessment requirements were
identified. The literature review facilitated the following:
▪ A detailed description of the project with respect to spatial coverage, preliminary design layout,
magnitude, implementation schedules and costs as well as human resources.
▪ Acquisition of information on the general and project site specific baseline information
▪ Sufficient understanding the project design (site plan and architectural drawings), land use, local
environmental conditions, development strategies and plans (local and national) as well as the policy
and legal documents among others.
▪ Area maps, relevant legislations, regulations and guidelines and standards were also sourced and
reviewed.
2.1.3 Field Visit, Observation Assessment and Biodiversity Survey
Field visit was organized by UCC and the Consultant to enable the consultant familiarize itself with the
ACECoR Building Poject site and the following:
▪ Proposed ACECoR Building Project site and zoning issues.

▪ Phases and components of the project:
- Site clearing and site preparation
- Foundation works as part of Phase 1 activities
- Access to utilities such as water and electricity
- Road access to the site
Detailed field observation assessment was undertaken to enable determination of the exact socio- economic
activities within the proximity of the project site. Checklists were used along with observations to check on
possible environmental impacts of the project would have on the environment during both construction and
operational phases. The use of the checklists enable the Consultant to:
▪ identify potential environmental impacts;
▪ provide a means of comparing the predicted environmental impacts;
▪ indicate the magnitude of both positive and negative environmental impacts;
▪ indicate possible adverse environmental impacts that are potentially significant but about which
sufficient information can be obtained to make a reliable prediction; and
▪ indicate negative potential environmental impacts in the project area, which merit mitigation measures
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Field survey adopted various techniques for baseline data collection on the existing environmental
conditions, namely:
• Field observations and recordings including taking photos of the project site and its vicinity.
• Use of checklists for determining potential environmental impacts of the proposed project.
• Consultations and public participation within the neighbourhood of the project site.
Flora survey was carried out at the study site as well as its environs to have a complete assessment of the flora
of the area. The systematic sampling method was mainly used to collect data on the flora. Both area- based
and non-area-based techniques were used to sample the flora. For the flora survey, direct/opportunistic
observation, identification of animal spoors and setting of traps were used.
Water and sediment quality assessment was carried out on the storm drain that runs westwards along the
southern reaches of the project site. This drain empties into the Iture wetlands 8 km west of the project site.
Water and sediment sampling and assessment followed internationally accepted protocols.
Ambient noise levels and assessment of risk perception of residents in each community were also determined.
The Garmin Etrex hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS) and Precision-grade sound level meter -RION
NL-22 (Higashimotomachi, Tokyo, Japan) were used to obtain the coordinates of locations and measure of
noise levels to be generated from the locations respectively.
2.1.4 Data Analysis and Evaluation of Alternatives
Checklists and the threshold limits were used in data analysis; while the proposed site location,
technologies to be employed, product mix, scale of construction, potential environmental impacts, capital
and operating costs, suitability under local conditions, and institutional, training, and monitoring
requirements were considered in the evaluation of alternatives. The proposed project’s impacts were
identified using a developed checklist, public consultation information, literature and professional
knowledge. Impacts were first distinguished as either positive or negative. The proposed project’s
negative impacts were analysed to denote their significance based on their characteristics and this was
also impacts per project phase. Significance was judged based on their capacity to change baseline
conditions beyond acceptable standards or legislative provisions. A qualitative scoring matrix was used to
give a value/score of each impact on the environment.
2.1.5 Public Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder engagements were undertaken of the proposed project to capture the views and concerns of
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3.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK
3.1 OVERVIEW
Key regulatory framework, policies and standards are presented to meet Ghana and international
requirements.
3.2 NATIONAL LEGISLATION
The Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994 (Act 490) is the main legislation for ESIA studies. The Act
grants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement and standards-setting powers, and the power
to ensure compliance with the Ghana environmental assessment requirements/procedures. Additionally, the
EPA is required to create environmental awareness and build environmental capacity among all sectors. The
EPA, including its Regional and District Offices, is also vested with the power to determine what constitutes
an ‘adverse effect on the environment’ or an activity posing ‘a serious threat to the environment or public
health’, to require environmental assessments and environmental management plans of an undertaking, and to
regulate and serve enforcement notices for any offending or non-complying undertaking. The EPA is required
to conduct monitoring to verify compliance with given approval/permit conditions, required environmental
standards and mitigation commitments.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) Regulations,1999 combine both assessment and environmental
management systems. The regulations prohibit commencing an undertaking/activity without prior registration
and environmental permit (EP). Undertakings are grouped into schedules for ease of screening and registration
and EP. The schedules include undertakings requiring registration and EP (Schedule 1), EIA mandatory
undertakings (Schedule 2), as well as Schedule 5-relevant undertakings (located in Environmentally Sensitive
Areas).
The Regulations also define the relevant stages and actions, including registration, screening, preliminary
environmental assessment, scoping and terms of reference (ToR), environmental impact assessment, review of
EA reports, public notices and hearings, environmental permitting and certification, fee payments,
environmental management plan, suspension/revocation of permit and complaints/appeals.
Under the EA Procedures it is required that an Environmental Impact Statement is prepared by the proponent
to clearly present an assessment of the impacts of the proposed project on the environment based on the terms
of reference as stipulated in the scoping report. The EA Procedures requires that potential direct and indirect
impacts of the project on the environment covering the pre-construction, construction, operation,
decommissioning and post decommissioning stages are addressed.
Additionally, the proposed ACECoR Building project is required to comply with the following key
legislations and policies relevant to the ESIA Study:
National Policy
▪ The National Environment Policy (2013);
▪ The National Environmental Sanitation Policy dated April 2010;
▪ National Health Policy (2007);
▪ National Climate Policy, (2012);
The relevant national laws and legislation particularly to guide the preparation of the ESIA for the proposed
project include the following:
▪ The Constitution of Ghana, 1992
▪ The State Lands Act, 1962
▪ Lands Commission Act 2008, Act 767
▪ Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994, Act 490
▪ Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999, LI 1652

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▪ Fees and Charges (Amendment) Instrument 2015 (LI 2228)
▪ Local Government Act 2016, Act 936
▪ Lands (Statutory Wayleaves) Act, 1963 (Act 186)
▪ The State Lands Act, 1963 (Act 125)
▪ The Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651)
▪ Workmen’s Compensation Law, 1987, PNDCL 187
▪ Wetlands Management (RAMSAR Sites) Regulations, 199
▪ Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 Act 925

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Table 3-1: Relevant Policy and legal Framework
No. Legal Framework and Key Compliance Requirements Applicability to Proposed Project
1. The National Environmental Policy (2010) –

The 2010 National Environmental Policy1 (NEP) sets out a new vision for environmental management in The NEP is to serve as the roadmap for the UCC ACECoR Programme and the
Ghana and is based on an integrated and holistic management system for the environment. It is aimed at ACECoR Building Project towards the protection, management and promoting
sustainable development now and in the future. The policy seeks to unite Ghanaians in working toward a sustainability of environmental objects.
society where all residents of the country have access to sufficient and wholesome food, clean air and water,
decent housing and other necessities of life that will further enable them to live in a fulfilling spiritual,
cultural and physical harmony with their natural surroundings.
The NEP is defined under key operational principles of accountability, equity, environmental justice,
inclusivity and open information, precautionary and polluter pays principles. Within the NEP are sector
specific environmental protection policies. The NEP is intended to serve as the roadmap for Ghana
towards protection, management and promoting sustainability of environmental objects.
2. Environmental Sanitation Policy (Revised, 2010) –

This revised Environmental Sanitation Policy lays the basis for developing a systematic approach and The UCC ACECoR Program needs take cognizance of this Environmental
framework for identifying and harnessing resources for value-for-money services to all. It is the outcome of Sanitation Policy by placing the appropriate emphasis on the need to ensure
reviews to address limitations of the old policy published in 1999 and a result of nation-wide consultation systematic collection of data on wastes from all sectors of the economy to support
among sector stakeholders. The Policy has been revised to update its scope to meet current development relevant research and development to meet the challenges of managing wastes
objectives and address aspirations of sector actors. The revision also takes on board the changing context of associated with the growing economy and rapidly changing lifestyles.
national and international development priorities. Emphasis is placed on the need to ensure systematic
collection of data on wastes from all sectors of the economy to support relevant research and development
to meet the challenges of managing wastes associated with the growing economy and rapidly changing
lifestyles.
3. National Climate Change Policy (2012) – The UCC ACECoR Program must see Climate Change as the center of everything
The main purpose of the NCCP is to help policy makers think about the national policy actions and and consider the NCCP in thinking about the national policy actions and
programmes needed to contribute to the fight against climate change and how such needs can be articulated programmes needed to contribute to the fight against climate change and how
in order to seek or leverage internal and external resources from public, private and international such needs can be articulated in order to seek or leverage internal and external
organisations. resources from public, private and international organisations.
4. National Inclusive Education Policy –

The Inclusive Education Policy defines the strategic path of the government for the education. The Policy The UCC ACECoR Program must be consistent with The Inclusive Education
builds upon sections in the 1992 Constitution, the National Development Agenda, the Education Strategic Policy which provides opportunity for all stakeholders in the education sector to
Plan and International Commitments to achieve national as well international goals for creating an address the diverse learning needs of various categories of citizens in the
environment for addressing the diverse education needs of Ghanaians. The Inclusive Education Policy Ghanaian education system under the universal design for learning and within a
provides an opportunity for all stakeholders in the education sector to address the diverse learning needs of learner friendly environment for all.
various categories of citizens in the Ghanaian education system under the universal design for learning and
within a learner friendly environment for all. IE is based on the value system which holds that all persons
who attend an educational institution are entitled to equitable access to quality teaching and learning, and
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National Environmental Policy (Revised) 2010 comes in to replace the 1992 National Environmental Policy broad vision founded on and directed by respect for all relevant principles and
themes of environment and sustainable development. The policy describes major environmental challenges in Ghana and recommends operational policies, sector strategic goals and sector
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which transcends the idea of physical location but incorporate the basic values that promote participation,
friendship and interaction.
5. The Education Strategic Plan (2010-2020) – The UCC/ACECoR Program must be consistent with the Education Strategic Plan
The Education Strategic Plan stipulates that, the Ministry of Education shall ―provide education for those of the Minstry of Education.
with physical and mental impairments, orphans, and those who are slow or fast learners, by including them,
wherever possible, within the mainstream formal system or, only when considered necessary, within special
units or schools.
6. The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992

The 1992 Constitution2 of Ghana sets out the first source of environmental protection requirements in The University of Cape-Coast(UCC)/ACECoR Project, being a public entity, will
Ghana. Article 36 (9) of the Constitution states that “the State shall take appropriate measures needed to ensure that the project complies with relevant constitutional provisions. Potential
protect and safeguard the national environment for posterity; and shall seek co-operation with other states Environmental and Social Impacts of the ACECoR Project will be
and bodies for purposes of protecting the wider international environment for mankind”. In addition, Article comprehensively identified, evaluated, significance of impacts determined and
41 (k) requires that all citizens protect and safeguard the natural environment of the Republic of Ghana. appropriate mitigation and enhancement measures developed and implemented to
ensure a sustainable development in line with the constitution.
Article 25 (1) states that all persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities and
with a view to achieving the full realization of that right. The following sections of Article 25 (1) are
referenced: (c) higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every
appropriate means, and in particular, by progressive introduction of free education; (d) functional literacy
shall be encouraged or intensified as far as possible; (e) the development of a system of schools with
adequate facilities at all levels shall be actively
7. The Education 2008 (Act 778) - The objective of Act 778 enacted in 2008, is to provide for the UCC/ACECoR must provide an education system intended to produce well
establishment of an educational system intended to produce well-balanced individuals with the requisite balanced individuals with the requisite knowledge, skills, values, aptitudes and
knowledge, skills, values, aptitudes and attitudes. Lift deleted to implementation strategies. attitudes are produced.
8. University of Cape Coast Law, 1992 [PNDC Law 278] - The University was established with an original The ACECoR Program needs to take cognizance of the UCC Act as the
mandate to train graduate professional teachers for Ghana's second cycle institutions and the Ministry of University is expanding and diversifying its programmes in response to changing
Education to meet the manpower needs of the country's accelerated education programme at the time. This needs.
original mandate was revised in the mid-1990s, and led to the University expanding and diversifying its
programmes in response to changing needs.
The University of Cape Coast was established in October, 1962 as a University College affiliated to the
University of Ghana, Legon. On 1st October, 1971, the University College became an autonomous
institution with the authority to confer its own degrees, diplomas and certificates by an Act of Parliament -
The University of Cape Coast Act, 1971 [Act 390]. The first Act was subsequently replaced with the
University of Cape Coast Law, 1992 [PNDC Law 278]. The existing Law (P.N.D.C.L. 278) is under review
after being in force for 25 years.
9. The State Lands Act 1963, Act 125

The Act 125 vests the authority to acquire land for the public interest in the President of the Republic. It also The University of Cape-Coast/ACECoR Project has the required rights without
gives responsibility for registering a claim on the affected person or group of persons, and provides details incumberances to the parcel of land on which the ACECoR Project under the
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The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana sets out the Rights, Freedom, Duties and Obligation of every citizen of Ghana. These are these are the constitutional rights of
Ghanaians. The constitution also defines specific requirements for the protection of the Environment such as provided under: Article 37(3); Article 39(6); Article 41(k); Article 268 and
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of the procedure to do this. The State Lands Act, 1962 provides some details to be taken into consideration University of Cape Coast is being implement.
when calculating compensation such as definitions for (1) cost of disturbance, (2) market value, (3)
replacement value, and so on.
10. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 1994, Act 490 The process of gaining environmental approval and procuring environmental
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 1994 (Act 490) gives mandate to the Agency to ensure permit from Environmental Protection Agency begins with the registration of the
compliance of all investments and undertakings with laid down Environmental Assessment (EA) procedures Project with EPA. The implementation of proposed project will be in compliance
in the planning and execution of development projects, including compliance in respect of existing ones. with the Environmental Assessment (EA) procedures for approval of the EPA. An
The EPA is the responsible for issuing environmental permits for operations such as this project subject to EPA permit will be obtained and the permitted conditions complied with during
EPA review. project implementation.
11. Lands Commission Act 767 The proposed project has implications for landuse. With the collaboration of the
The Lands Commission Act 2008 re-establishes the Lands Commission to integrate the operations of public Estate Department of the University of Cape-Coast, the management of the
service land institutions in order to secure effective and efficient land administration to provide for related landuse issues will be undertaken in line with the requirements of the Lands
matters. The objectives of the Commission include among others to: Commission Act 767
▪ Promote the judicious use of land by the society and ensure that land use is in accordance with sustainable
management principles and the maintenance of a sound eco-system; and
▪ Ensure that land development is effected in conformity with the nation’s development goals.
12. Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999, LI 1652 The development of the proposed project is being guided by LI 1652 including
The Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999 (LI 1652) enjoins any proponent or person to register an registering with the EPA and obtaining an environmental permit.
undertaking with the Agency and obtain an Environmental Permit prior to commencement of the project.
This regulation allows the EPA to place proposed undertakings at the appropriate level of environmental
assessment.
13. The Fees and Charges (Amendment Instrument), 2015 (LI 2228) UCC/ACECoR, in obtaining an environmental permit from the EPA, will pay all
The Fees and Charges (Amendment) Instrument 2015 (L.I. 2228) provides comprehensive rates, fees and necessary fees and charges as prescribed by LI 2228
charges collectable by Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), such as the Environmental Protection
Agency, for goods and services delivered to the public.
14. Forestry Commission Act, 1999 (Act 571) UCC/ACECoR to ensure the protection of mangroves and wetlands within the
This Act relates to the Protection and management of wetland sites of special scientific interest (SSSI). It Project area.
requires the protection of vital ecosystems and valuable environmental components
15. Wild Animals Preservation Act, 1961 UCC/ACECoR to ensure the protection and management of terrestrial wildlife
Protection of wild animals, birds and fish. Protection of critical species and habitats
16. Rivers Act, 1903 Protection of water resources during the construction and operation of the facility
Protection and sustainable use of rivers and related matters. Section 3 of the Act prohibits a person from will be ensured.
dredging a river or extracting the water for construction purposes unless a license is obtained
17. Local Governance Act 2016 (Act 936) The proposed multi-purpose educational complex at the University of Cape Coast
The Local Governance Act 2016 (Act 936) seeks to give a fresh expression to government’s commitment to in Cape Coast requires approval from the Cape Coast Municipal Assembly
the concept of decentralization. It is a practical demonstration of a bold attempt to bring the process of (Building Permit) prior to the commencement of works.
governance to the doorstep of the populace at the regional and more importantly, the district level. The Act
establishes metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies as the highest decision-making authority at the
local level with powers to enforce zoning and building regulation as well as responsibility of waste
management.
18. The Labour Act 2003, Act 651 This Act requires MWH and the contractors to ensure the welfare of workers and
The purpose of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) is to amend and consolidate existing laws relating to ensuring the safety and health of workers by providing a safe working
employers, trade unions and industrial relations. The Act provides for the rights and duties of employers and environment and providing the required apparatus and measures to mitigate
workers; legal or illegal strike; guarantees trade unions the freedom of associations and establishes Labour impacts.
Commission to mediate and act in respect of all labour issues. Under Part XV (Occupational Health Safety
and Environment), the Act explicitly indicates that it is the duty of an employer to ensure the worker works
under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions.
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It is to provide for the payment of compensation to workmen for personal injuries caused by accidents the safety of workers and ensure appropriate compensation is paid to workers for
arising out and in the course of their employment. The tenets of the law places a large share of the burden of injuries arising in the course of work
supporting workers injured at the workplace on the shoulders of the employers.
20. Land Use and Spatial Planning Act (Act 924), 2016 This gives a clearer direction to UCC/ACECoR to ensure compliance and
The Act consolidates the laws on land use and spatial planning. It provides sustainable development of land enforcement of development regulations by the Ghanaian society. It will also
and human settlements through a decentralized planning system and ensures judicious use of land to contribute to a more sustainable and well-functioning land administration system
improve the quality of life, promote health and safety in respect of human settlements. that is fair, efficient, cost effective and decentralized and will enhance land tenure
security in the country.
21. Factories Offices and Shops (Amendment) Act (No. 275 of 1991) Welfare facilities and adequate provision for occupational health and safety must
Deals with registration of factories (including indication of the numbers of male and female employees and be ensured by UCC/ACECoR
of the welfare facilities provided), notification of occupational accidents and illnesses, health and welfare
standards (lighting, ventilation, dust, noise, etc.), safety measures, complaints in relation to dangerous
conditions and practices, offences and legal proceedings, administration of the Act, duties of persons
employed and prohibition on deductions from wages.
22. National Building Regulations 1996, (LI 1630) UCC/ACECoR must ensure that Building Permit is acquired before the
National Building Regulations 1996, (LI 1630) is a legislative instrument mandated by the Local commencement of the ACECoR Building Project
Government Act. The core principle of the National Building Regulations like most National Codes is the
provision of guidelines for safety, health and governance is a legislative instrument mandated by the Local
Government Act. The core principle of the National Building Regulations like most National Codes is the
provision of guidelines for safety, health and governance.
23. Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) –

The Public Health Act, 2012, Act 851 revises and consolidates all the laws and regulations pertaining to the UCC/ACECoR are enjoined to the provision of sanitary stations and facilities,
prevention of disease, promote, safeguard and maintain and protect the health of human and animals, and to destruction of vectors including mosquitoes, protection of water receptacles and
provide for related matters. The law has merged all provisions in the criminal code, ordinances, legislative the promotion of environmental sanitation.
and executive instruments, acts, bye-laws of the District Assemblies etc.
24. Ghana Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715) –
Ghana’s Disability Law was passed in 2006, aimed at ending the discrimination that faces people with UCC/ACECoR must ensure the provision of relevant facilities that will ensure the
disabilities. The Act offers a legal framework to protect the rights of physically and mentally disabled safe use by persons with disabilities and promote the creation of an environment
persons in all areas of life, from education, training and employment to physical access and health care. It is that will advance the economic well-being of disabled people and enable them to
also intended to promote the creation of an environment that will advance the economic well-being of function better in society.
disabled people and enable them to function better in society.
25. National Museum Decree 1969 (NLCD 387)

Identification, assessment and removal of archaeological artefacts identified
This law relates to the Custodian and preservation of Ghana’s material cultural heritage (movable and during construction works where excavation occurs
immovable). Section 8 (1) specified that “no person shall by means of excavation or similar operation
search for any antiquity unless authorised by a permit”.
Section 9 of the Decree provides requirements for the removal of antiquity.
Section 10 (1) behoves responsibility for any person who discovers an antiquity and the owner or occupier
or any land upon which an antiquity is discovered on becoming aware of the discovery to without delay
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3.3 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
The ACECoR Project is a multi-institutional and sectoral project. The following are the relevant ministries and sector agencies with various roles and
responsibilities under the project:
Table 3-2: Institutional Framework
No. Institutional Framework and Key Compliance Requirements Applicability to Proposed Project
1. The Ministry of Education (MOE) - established under the Civil Service Law 1993 and Its vision is to prepare and equip all Ghanaians with relevant education and skills to
the PNDC Law 327, the MOE is mandated to provide relevant education to all Ghanaians promote socio-economic development and national orientation. Its mission is to
as a vehicle for human growth and national development. The goal of the MOE is to provide relevant education with emphasis on science, information, communication and
formulate and implement policies that would ensure quality and accessible education to all technology to equip individuals for self-actualization and peaceful coexistence as well
Ghanaians to meet the needs of the labour market; and accelerate the acquisition of as skills for the workplace for national development
requisite skills to achieve human development, good health, poverty reduction, national
integration and international recognition and to create an honest, creative and responsible
citizenship.
2. National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) - At the tertiary level, the NCTE The Tertiary Education sector is expected to produce cadres of highly qualified
which is facilitating the implementation of the ACE Impact project in Ghana is the key individuals to support economic and social development in Ghana
coordinating agency. The Tertiary Education sector is expected to produce cadres of
highly qualified individuals to support economic and social development in Ghana. Ghana
has eight state and at least 11 private universities.
3. Environmental Protection Agency - The principal institution established for environmental The EPA has an important role in the Project implementation as the lead
protection in Ghana is the EPA, created under the Environmental Protection Agency Act, environmental regulator, which oversees compliance with environmental assessment
1994 (Act 490). The EPA's policy direction is articulated by the Environmental Assessment requirements, facilitate public participation and disclosure, and issue
Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652). These two pieces of legislation mandate the EPA to environmental permits for the project. The EPA has the mandate to decide on project
manage, control and monitor compliance of environmental regulations by specific screening, guide the conduct of the environmental assessment studies and to grant
industries. environmental approval for the project to commence. Its mandate also covers
monitoring of implementation phase of the project to confirm compliance with
approval conditions, mitigation measures, and other environmental commitments and
quality standards.
4. Town and Country Planning (TCP) - The Town and Country Planning is responsible for With regards to the Proposal, TCP will ensure that the architectural designs or drawings,
planning and management of growth and development of cities, towns and villages in the structural designs, mechanical and electrical systems design, geotechnical designs of the
country. It therefore seeks to promote sustainable human settlements development based on buildings and facilities are in conformance with national and local regulatory
principles of efficiency, orderliness, safety and healthy growth of communities. requirements.
5. Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG): With regards to the Proposal, ECG will ensure that the required power output could be
is responsible for the provision of quality, reliable and safe electricity services to support the provided from the national grid.
socio-economic growth and development of Ghana.
6. Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) - As a public utility company, GWCL functions as With regards to the Proposal, GWCL will ensure that water supply to the project could be
the country's bulk water supplier and oversees the urban water sector. It undertakes capacity provided through dedicated pipelines to the site.
building in Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance in Ghana.
7. Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) - The construction activities of the ACECoR With regards to the proposed construction, CCMA will ensure that the development falls
Project falls under the jurisdiction of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly. The CCMA is within the zonal laws and regulations of the municipality. Moreover, CCMA will be
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No. Institutional Framework and Key Compliance Requirements Applicability to Proposed Project
8. Forestry Commission (FC) - The FC of Ghana is responsible for the regulation of utilization of With regards to the Proposal, FC will ensure that any tree which requires to be cut is done
forest and wildlife resources, the conservation and management of those resources. The Timber under FC Tree Felling Guidelines.
Validation Department of the Forestry Commission of Ghana is responsible for verifying the
legal origins of timber products harvested in Ghana for local utilization and for export.
9. National Commission on Culture (NCC) – The NCC is in charge of implementing the cultural Under the policy, the NCC - in collaboration with the EPA - is required to identify
policy on physical cultural resources, which requires the preservation of monuments, all forts and heritage sites of Ghana and collect, collate and store indigenous beliefs and practices
castles, designated shrines, mosques, church buildings, old city walls and gates, cultural sites, associated with them.
palaces, public and private buildings of historical significance and monumental sculptures. These
are required to be protected from neglect, desecration and/or destruction.
10. Civil society and the media play a strong role in environmental awareness, and in influencing to NGOs have been increasingly involved in project implementation, in public debate, in
the extent possible, the decision making process related to environmental issues. Ghana has Non- hearings/consultations on EA, and also in monitoring compliance with environmental
governmental organizations (NGOs) actively participating in the environmental arena, on issues laws. The media will continue to contribute to increased awareness and to changes in
ranging from public awareness and environmental education to waste collection and community behavior.
self-help programs. NGOs have been increasingly involved in project implementation, in public
debate, in hearings/consultations on EA, and also in monitoring compliance with environmental
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3.4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES
The guidelines provide for permissible levels for ambient air quality, noise levels and effluent quality
guidelines for discharge into natural water bodies. The environmental guidelines being adopted for this project
include;
▪ National Ambient Noise Level Guidelines (NANLG); and
▪ National Effluent Quality Discharge Guidelines (NEQDG).
▪ World Bank Group Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines
The above guidelines are presented in Annex 3
3.5 INTERNTIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS
Table 4-3 below summarises the international and regional treaties, conventions and protocols to which the
Government of Ghana is a signatory and identifies those aspects of the Project where they may be relevant.
Table 3-3: International Treaties, Conventions and Protocols Applicable to Project
Treaty/Convention/Protocol Objective Relevance to the Project

Convention on Biological Preserving and sustaining Biodiversity studies and
Diversity (CBD) (1992) biological diversity. management/preservation
Convention on Migratory Species An international regime for the Biodiversity studies and
(CMS) of Wild Animals (1983) protection of migratory animals and management of migratory species
their habitats, and the prevention, of wild animals.
reduction and control of factors that
endanger them.
The Basal Convention on the The Convention directs for the Plant and material selection for
Control of Trans-boundary control and transport of hazardous construction and demolition.
Movements of Hazardous Wastes waste and their disposal. It sets in Management of hazardous waste
and their Disposal (1989) light the proximity principle for and health protection.
managing waste.
Convention on Wetlands of To conserve and protect the wise Construction works and operations
International Importance use of wetlands through local,
especially as Waterfowl Habitat regional and national actions and
(Ramsar Convention) (1993) international cooperation.
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Compliance with standards and
Protection of the Ozone Layer protocols
Convention on International To enforce that international trade Biodiversity studies and
Trade in Endangered Species of in specimens of wild animals and management
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) plants does not threaten their
(1973) survival
United Nations Framework The reduction of negative changes Manage GHG emissions associated
Convention on Climate Change to the earth’s climate, with focus on with the Project.
(1992) greenhouse gases. Places focus on
industrialised countries to reduce
emissions. Developing countries
like Ghana are currently exempt
from the reduction requirement;
however, this may change
Convention Concerning the International Convention to Protection of natural heritage and
Protection of the World Cultural identify and conserve the world’s zones of cultural influence within
and Natural Heritage (World cultural and natural heritage the Project area
Heritage Convention), Paris
(1975)
Convention Concerning the The Convention encourages that Project occupational health and
Protection of Workers Against employers in consultation with safety
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Working Environment due to Air hazards related to air pollution,
Pollution, Noise, and Vibration noise pollution, and vibrations
(ILO No. 148)
Bamako Convention on the Ban The Convention, affirming a Plant and material selection for
and Import to Africa and the commitment to address the problem construction and demolition.
Control of Transboundary of hazardous wastes in Africa, bans Hazardous waste management and
Movement and Management of the import into Africa and the health protection.
Hazardous Waste (1991) control of transboundary movement
and management of hazardous
wastes within Africa
African Convention on the The objectives of this Convention Biodiversity studies and
Conservation of Nature and are: to enhance environmental management of wetlands
Natural Resources protection; to foster the
conservation and sustainable use of
natural resources; and to harmonize
and coordinate policies in these
fields with a view to achieving
ecologically rational, economically
sound and socially acceptable
development policies and program
Universal Declaration on Human The law provides for the promotion Employment or labour issues and
Rights of respect for rights and freedoms protection of worker welfare
and for progressive national and
international measures to secure the
effective recognition and
observance among people of
signatories themselves and among
the territories under their
jurisdiction. Key provisions
include:
Article19: Everyone has the right
to freedom of opinion and
expression.
Article 20: (1) Everyone has the
right to freedom of peaceful
assembly and association. (2) No
one may be compelled to belong to
an association.
Article 24: Everyone has the right
to rest and leisure, including
reasonable limitation of working
hours and holidays with pay
Arhaus Convention on Public Protection of the right of present Enhance Project information
Access to Information and and future generations to live in an disclosure, public consultation and
Participation in Decision Making environment adequate to their stakeholder engagement for the
and Access to Justice in health and well-being. Each party Project
Environmental Matters (1998) would promote the rights of access
to information, public participation
in decision-making and access to
justice in environmental matters in
accordance with the provision of
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3.6 WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS
The ESIA will be undertaken in reference to the following WB environmental and social safeguard policies:
▪ Operational Policy 4.01 – Environmental Assessment
▪ Operational Policy 4.04 – Natural Habitats
Other World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (See Annex 4) and Environmental Health and Safety
Guidelines are applicable to this Project. Identified project actions triggering safeguard policies and objectives
have been presented below in Table 4-4: Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project.
Table 3-4: Safeguard Policies Triggered by Project Actions
OP/BP Safeguard Policy objectives Project Actions triggering Safeguard

4.01 Environmental Help ensure the environmental and ACECoR Project– CATEGORY B.
Assessment social soundness and sustainability of National Environmental Legislation and
nvestment projects. Support integration Regualtory procedures will be followed
of environmental and social aspects of to ensure compliance with relevant
projects in the decision-making process. environmental permitting requirements
and construction of the project.
4.04 Natural Promote environmentally sustainable • Site clearing, site preparation and
Habitats development by supporting the digging of foundations
protection, conservation, maintenance,
and rehabilitation of natural habitats
and their functions.
4.11 Physical Assist in preserving PCR and in • There are no physical cultural
Cultural avoiding their destruction or damage. resources (PCR) at the proposed site
Resources PCR includes resources of that will be affected
(PCR)* archaeological, paleontological,
historical, architectural, religious
(including graveyards and burial sites),
aesthetic, or other cultural significance.
4.12 Involuntary Avoid or minimize involuntary • There is no potential for
Resettlement* resettlement and, where this is not Resettlement/displacement of farmers
feasible, assist displaced persons in
improving or at least restoring their
livelihoods and standards of living in
real terms relative to pre-displacement
levels or to levels prevailing prior to the
beginning of project implementation,
whichever is higher.
4.36 Forests* Realize the potential of forests to Considering that the project area is
reduce poverty in a sustainable manner, within the University of Cape Coast
integrate forests effectively into compound, OP 4.36 is not
sustainable economic development, and triggered.The ACECoR Building
protect the vital local and global Project area is considered as area that
environmental services and values of will loss vegetative cover. From
forests. preliminary site visits, there are
identifieable tree species in the area
that may be affected. It will be
recommended a development strategy
that will avoid an indiscriminate
destruction of the trees will be adopted.
The foot of the building and other
facilities will be carefully selected to
prevent the destruction of the trees.
IFC Performance Standards
ESS 1 Assessment and Management of •Is there an E&S Policy/ESMF/RFP in
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Impacts implementation; review ESMP where
applicable
•Who is in charge? Discuss training
and reporting lines, KPIs
•Who are the key stakeholders and how
are they engaged? How are grievances
addressed? Review records where
available
•Is there an Emergency Response Plan?
Review it
ESS 2 Labour and Working Conditions •Is there a comprehensive HR Manual?
Review the polices related to salaries,
benefits, leave, disciplinary action,
grievance mechanism, non-
discrimination
•Review information on employee
contracts –permanent vs temporary
•Unions –yes/no; why? Strikes?
•Harmful child labor/forced labor?
(sector-specific)
•Occupational health and safety –review
procedures, training information,
incident logs; look out for unsafe
practices on site and safety signage
ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution •Types of wastes – options for

Prevention recycling/disposal?
•Air emissions –what are major sources
and the pollutants? Are pollutants
monitored? Check local standards and
IFC EHS Guidelines for Construction
and Decommissioning
•Hazardous materials –storage and
handling; spill management plan
•Loss of containment bunds for diesel
and chemical storage tanks
ESS 4 Community Health, Safety, and •Safety –design of buildings and

Security infrastructure; verify standards
(local/international); life and fire safety
standards; traffic management;
transportation of hazardous materials
•Health –risk of diseases (from migrant
workers; activities on the site)
•Security –screening and training of
personnel; rules of engagement
ESS 5 Land Acquisition and Involuntary •There are no land acquisition and
Resettlement involuntary resettlement issues since the
land belongs to the University of Cape
Coast and still remains with the UCC’s
acquisition area. (See Letter from the
Estate Department of the University of
Cape Coast)
•There are no impacted persons -no loss

of physical property or loss of
livelihood? Or access to resources?
•Review resettlement and
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grievances
•Review process for government-led
resettlement
PS 6 Biodiversity Conservation and •Identification of impacts on

Sustainable Management of Living biodiversity –habitats of high
Natural Resources biodiversity value, legally protected
areas, critical habitats, natural
habitats etc.
•Impacts on services provided by the
ecosystem–resources, protection from
natural disasters, natural cycles
ESS8 Cultural Heritage •No impacts on designated heritage
sites
•No impacts on cultural aspects such as
graves, shrines, places of worship,
sacred features
•No area of archeological importance?
•Is there a chance-find procedure?
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4.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The project will be located within the University of Cape Coast (UCC) which is in the Cape Coast
Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) in the Central Region of Ghana. CCMA is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea
to the south, Komenda- Edina- Eguafo- Abirem Municipal Assembly to the west, Abura- Asebu-
Kwamankese District to the east and Twifo-Heman- Lower Denkyira District to the north. The Municipality
covers a total land area of approximately 122 sq. km and lies within latitude 5o. 071 to 5o.071 north of the
Equator and between longitudes 1o. 111 to 1o.411 west of the Greenwich Meridian.
4.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
4.1.1 Topography
The land in the Metropolis is generally hilly with valleys in between the hills. The site is relatively flat and
approximately 30 feet above sea level.
4.1.2 Soils and Geology
The rock type of the metropolis is of the Birimian formation and consists of schist and introduce granites and
pegmatite. The types of soil series found in the Municipality include Chichiwere- Kakum, Ayensu-
Chichiwere and Achenfu- Kuntu- Suprudu. The project site is underlain by rocks of the Sekondian formation
which consists ofsandstones, grits, shales and mudstones, nodules of limestone and siderite. The superficial
soils are silty sands and clays.
4.1.3 Climate
Temperature: The temperature in the Metropolis varies between 24oc and 32oc. The hottest months are
February and March, just before the main rainy season, while the coolest months are June, July and August.
Humidity: The relative humidity is between 60% and 80%.
Precipitation: There are two seasons of rainfall with peak in May- June and October with annual rainfall total
volume ranging between 750mm and 1,000mm. The variability in climate in the metropolis is influenced more
by rainfall than temperature.
4.1.4 Ambient Air
Ambient air quality is satisfactory at the site. There are no activities within the UCC and immediate environs
that generate excessive dust and emissions. The only source of emission is from moving vehicles. During the
hamattan/dry season dust levels may be elevated due to the influence of the north east trade winds.
4.1.5 Noise Levels
The range of ambient noise level measurements recorded inside the University of Cape Coast are within the
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Table 4-1: Ambient Noise Level Guidelines of the Ghana EPA
MAXIMUM RECORDED NOISE PERMISSIBLE NOISE

LEVEL dB (A) LEVEL dB (A)
DESCRIPTION OF AREA
OF NOISE RECEPTION DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT
0600 – 2200 2200 – 0600 0600 – 2200 2200 – 0600
Faculty areas 40 10 55 50
Area with some commercial 50 30 60 55
activities
Areas with entertainment or 60 78 65 60
public assembly and place of
worship such as churches
and mosques
Areas of residence - Halls at 30 45 55 48
the University of Cape
Coast
4.1.6 Hydrology
The major stream and river in the Metropolis are Siwere and Kakum respectively. Lagoons include the Fosu.
Rivers and streams end up in wetlands and finally drain into the Fosu Lagoon at Bakaano and the sea at
Abakam. Figure 5-1 shows the map of Cape Coast, Fosu lagoon, and some of its settlements.
Figure 4-1: Map of Cape Coast showing the Fosu Lagoon and some settlements (Source: Nature Today, 2019)
Quality analysis carried on water samples from the channel that traverses the site indicated that the pH ranged
from 5.95 to 6.8, making the water slightly acidic. Turbidity ranged from 3.5 NTU to 67 NTU with the
electrical conductivity ranging from 840 μS/cm to 1430 μS/cm. Iron in the samples ranged from 1.5 mg/L to
16.88 mg/L. Other metals recorded included Cd (0.025 – 0.035 mg/L), Mn (0.52 – 1.17 mg/L), Ni (0.083 –
0.14 mg/L), Pb (0.17 – 0.47 mg/L) and Zn (0.17 – 0.85 mg/L). With the exception of Pb, which was elevated,
all other metals recorded levels that met the permissible limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) of Ghana. The nutrient levels were variable. The concentration of NO3 ranged from 0.44 mg/L to 4.30

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mg/L, which was less than the set limit of 50 mg/L. On the other hand, PO4-P levels ranged from 0.32 mg/L
to 4.75 mg/L. The concentration of oil and grease ranged from 6.3 mg/L to 15 mg/L.
4.1.7 Vegetation and Floral Survey
The coastal area falls under two main vegetation zones, forest and savanna. The vegetation of the Metropolis
is mainly secondary forest with thickets and shrubs growing to a mean height of 4.5 m.
The original vegetation of the project site within the University of Cape Coast has been degraded primarily
due to the previous clearance of the vegetation on site for the establishment of various infrastructure found in
the surroundings of the proposed project site. Most of the plant families contain very low numbers (Table 5-
2). The physiognomy of the original vegetation has been destroyed leading to the preponderance of early
stages secondary succession species. The star rating of the flora revealed that most of the species are of low
conservation status or have not been star rated. It is recommended that conscious effort should be made to
plant trees in unused spaces after the construction of the proposed project.
Table 4-2: Plant species of the study area
Species name Family Life form Star Ecological

rating guild
Acacia mangium Willd. Mimosaceae Tree NA NA
sapling
Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Herb NA Pioneer
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn) Euphorbiaceae Shrub Green Pioneer
Muell.Arg
Andropogon gayanus Kunth. Poaceae Herb NA NA
Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D.Adams Asteraceae Climber NA Pioneer
Azadirachta indica A.Juss. Meliaceae Tree NA NA
Baphia nitida Lodd. Papilionaceae Tree Green SB
sapling
Bidens pilosa L. Asteraceae Herb NA Pioneer
Boerhavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Bracharia deflexa (Schum.) C.E.Hubbard ex Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Robyns
Bryophylum pinnatum (Lam) Kuntz. Crassulaceae Herb NA NA
Caesalpina pulcherrima (Linn.) SW. Caesalpinaceae Shrub NA NA
Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. Papilionaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Cassia occidentalis L. Caesalpiniaceae Shrub NA Pioneer
Ceiba pentandra Gaertn. Bombaceae Tree Green Pioneer
Centrosema pubescens Benth. Papilionaceae Climber Green Pioneer
Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson Asteraceae Shrub Green Pioneer
Coix lacryma-jobi L Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Combretum racemosum P. Beauv. Combretaceae Climber Green Pioneer
Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae Herb Green Pioneer
Crotalaria retusa L. Papilionaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae Herb NA NA
Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae Herb NA NA
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. Papilionaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Digitaria horizontalis Willd. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana Melastomataceae Herb Green Pioneer
Echinochloa cruspavonis (Kunth) Schult. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Palmaceae Tree Pink Pioneer
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer

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Emilia coccinea (Sims) G.Don. Asteraceae Herb NA Pioneer
Euphorbia heterophylla L. Euphorbiaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbiaceae Herb Green Pioneer
Euphorbia prostrata L. Euphorbiaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Fluerya aestuans (L.) ex Miq. Urticaceae Herb NA NA
Hewittia sublobata L Convolvulaceae Climber NA Pioneer
Hibiscus esculentus L. Malvaceae Herb NA NA
Hilleria latifolia (Lam) H. Walt Phytolaccaceae Herb NA NA
Hyptis suaveolens Poir Lamiaceae Herb NA NA
Ipomoea involucrata L. Convolvulaceae Climber NA Pioneer
Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Leptochloa caerulescens Steud. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Lycopersicum esculentum Mill. Solanaceae Herb NA NA
Mallotus oppositifolius (Geisel.) Muell.Arg. Euphorbiaceae Tree Green SB
Mangifera indica L Anacardiaceae Tree NA Non forest
seedling
Manihot esculenta Crantz. Euphorbiaceae Shrub NA NA
Maniophyton fulvrum Mull. Arg. Euphorbiaceae Liana Green NPLD
Melanthera scandens (Schum. & Thonn.) Asteraceae Climber NA Pioneer
Roberty
Melochia corchorifolia L. Sterculiaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Mimosa nigra L. Mimosaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Mimosa pudica L. Mimosaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Mollugo verticillata L. Molluginaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Momordica charantia L. Cucurbitaceae Climber NA Pioneer
Morinda lucida Benth. Rubiaceae Tree Green Pioneer
sapling
Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae Herb NA NA
Mussaenda elegans Schum. & Thonn. Rubiaceae Climber Green Pioneer
Panicum laxum Jacq.Sw. PR.Br. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Panicum maximum Jacq. Poaceae Herb Green Pioneer
Paspalum conjugatum Berg. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Pauzolzia guineensis Benth Urticaceae Herb NA NA
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Phyllantus amarus Schum. et. Thonn. Solanaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Physalis angulata L. Solanaceae Herb NA NA
Physalis micrantha Link Solanaceae Herb NA NA
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.Clayton Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Schrankia leptocarpus DC. Mimosaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Schwenckia americana L. Solanaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Setaria barbata (Lam) Kunth. Poaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Sida acuta Burn. F. Malvaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Sida cordifolia L. Malvaceae Shrub NA NA
Sida rhombifolia L. Malvaceae Shrub NA Pioneer
Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Solanum torvum Sw. Solanaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Spigelia anthelmia l. Loganiaceae Shrub NA Pioneer
Starchytarpheta indica (L.) Vahl. Verbenaceae Shrub NA Pioneer
Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. Portulacaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Tridax procumbens L. Asteraceae Herb NA Pioneer
Urena lobata L. Malvaceae Herb NA Pioneer
Vernonia cinerrea (L.) Less. Asteraceae Herb NA Pioneer
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schoott Araceae Herb NA NA
Zea mays L. Poaceae Herb NA NA
Bambusia vulgaris Schrad ex Mendel Graminae Tree Green Swamp
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) De Wit Mimosaceae Shrub NA Pioneer
Khaya ivorensis A. Chev. Meliaceae Tree Scarlet NPLD

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Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf. Fabaceae Tree NA NA
Tectonia grandis L. Lamiaceae Tree NA Non -Forest
Peltophorum ptericarpum (DC.) Backer ex K. Fabaceae Tree NA NA
Heyne
Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. Lamiaceae Tree NA Non -Forest
Table 4-3: Family, number of plant species and relative diversity
Family Number of species Relative diversity

Poaceae 18 21.69
Asteraceae 8 9.64
Solanaceae 8 9.64
Euphorbiaceae 7 8.43
Malvaceae 5 6.02
Papilionaceae 5 6.02
Mimosaceae 4 4.82
Caesalpinaceae 2 2.41
Convolvulaceae 2 2.41
Rubiaceae 2 2.41
Urticaceae 2 2.41
Araceae 1 1.21
Bombaceae 1 1.21
Combretaceae 1 1.21
Commelinaceae 1 1.21
Crassulaceae 1 1.21
Cucurbitaceae 1 1.21
Cyperaceae 1 1.21
Lamiaceae 1 1.21
Loganiaceae 1 1.21
Meliaceae 1 1.21
Molluginaceae 1 1.21
Musaceae 1 1.21
Nyctaginaceae 1 1.21
Palmaceae 1 1.21
Phytolaccaceae 1 1.21
Portulacaceae 1 1.21
Sterculiaceae 1 1.21
Verbenaceae 1 1.21
Anacardiaceae 1 1.21
Melastomataceae 1 1.21
Table 4-4: Distribution of the plant species among various life forms
Life form Number of species Proportion of species (%)

Herbs 57 63.33
Shrubs 10 11.11
Trees 14 15.56
Climbers 8 8.89
Liane 1 1.11
Total 90 100

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Table 4-5: Star rating of plant species of the study area
Star rating Number of species Proportion of species (%)

Green 15 16.67
Pink 1 1.11
Scarlet 1 1.11
Not Available 73 81.11
Total 90 100
Table 4-6: Ecological guild of plant species of the study area
Guild Number of species Proportion of species (%)

Pioneer 60 66.67
SB 2 2.22
NPLD 2 2.22
Non Forest 4 4.45
Not Available 21 23.33
Swamp 1 1.11
Total 90 100
4.1.8 Fauna Survey
Four species of small mammals distributed in four different families were recorded in this study. The species
were Arvicanthis niloticus, Cricetomys gambianus, Euxerus erythropus and Thyronomys swinderianus of the
Muridae, Nesomyidae, Sciuridae and Thryonomyidae families respectively (Table 5-7). The IUCN
classification of the mammalian species in this study shows that all the species are of least concern. The lack
of vegetation on the site and the activities of the nearby community members have contributed to the near
absence of fauna in the proposed project site. The study has revealed that the mammalian species obtained in
this study are of no threat globally and nationally.
Table 4-7: Mammals of the study area and their conservation status
Family Species Name IUCN Conservation

Status
Muridae Arvicanthis niloticus (African grass rat) – Least concern
sighting
Nesomyidae Cricetomys gambians (Giant gambian rat) – Least concern
hole, sighting, trapped
Sciuridae Euxerus erythropus (Squirrel) sighting Least concern
Thyronomyidae Thyronomys swinderianus (Grass cutter) – Least concern
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Thryonomys swinderianus trapped in a thicket Gambian rat trapped by a farmer in nearby
near the site cassava farm.
Faeces of Thyronomis swinderianus Hole of entrance of Cricetomys gambianus
Figure 4-2: Photo of some animal species identified on the proposed project site
5.1.9 Herpetofauna Survey
The herpetofauna survey recorded 5 species consisting of 2 reptiles distributed in 2 families and 3 anurans in
two families (Table 5-8). The conservation status of the herpetofauna species obtained in this study revealed
no conservation concern as three species forming 60% of the herpetofauna were categorized as least concern
and two representing 40% of the herpetofauna species have not been categorized.
Table 5-8: Herpetofauna of the study area and their conservation status
Family Species IUCN Conservation Status
Amphibian
Bufonidae Bufo regularis (Common toad) Not categorized
Bufonidae Nectophryne afra (African tree toad) Least concern
Ranidae Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (African Least concern
Groove-crowned frog)
Reptile
Agamidae Agama agama Least concern
Boidae Thelotornis kirtlandii (Twig snake) Not categorized

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4.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
4.2.1 Population
The population of the Central Region is 2,521,118. Out of this, 1,202,371 (47.7%) are males and 1,318,747
(52.3%) are females. The population of the Metropolis according to 2010 population and housing census
stands at 169,894 with 82,810 male and 87,084 females. The Metropolis is resident to a large floating
students’ population because of the existence of many educational institutions and a seasonal influx of
tourists. The number of regular students at the University of Cape Coast is estimated at 21,864.
4.2.2 The Local Economy
About 54.7 percent of the population aged 15 years and older in the central region are economically active
while 45.3 per cent are economically not active. Of the economically active population, 90.7 percent are
employed while 9.3 percent are unemployed. Of the employed population, about 32.5 percent are into sales
and services. Apart from this, there are artisans (23.6 percent), professionals (13.2 percent) and those in
agriculture and related employment (6.8 percent).
4.2.2.1 Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cape Coast Metropolis
Farmers and fishermen as well as those into agricultural-related activities form about 60% of the population
(Statistical Services, 2000 population census).
Active agricultural population is approximately 28,000. Commercial farmers are approximately 0.3% and
peasants (majority) approximately 99.7%. The available land for agriculture is about 8,000 Ha. This implies
that higher levels of production could be achieved for crops to meet both domestic and export market. About
3,500 Ha currently under cultivation, with more available for expansion or development. Land holding,
however, is less than 1ha for most farmers. Major tree crops in the Metropolis are oil palm, citrus and coconut
(Table 5-8) and the major staple crops are cassava, plantain and maize (Table 5-9). Poultry is the major
livestock production in the Metropolis (Table 5-10)
Marine fishing is another major activity along the coast. Mainly canoes and few motorized vessels do this.
The commonest marine fish catch is the Anchovy, followed by Round sardinella (Table 5-11). The
commonest fish catch in the lagoon is the blackchin tilapia constituting about 90% of total fish catch in terms
of weight (Baffour-Awuah, 2012).
Table 4-8: Major Tree Crops in the Cape Coast Metropolis
CROP AREA (HA) AVERAGE YIELD MT/HA ANNUAL PRODUCTION (MT)

UNDER PRODUCTION
Oil Palm 90 7.5 675
Citrus 738.64 11.47 8,474.65
Coconut 22 5 110
Source: Ministry of Food and Agriculture (http://mofa.gov.gh/site/?page_id=1453)

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Table 4-9: Major Staple Crops in the Cape Coast Metropolis
CROP AREA (HA) AVERAGE YIELD MT/HA ANNUAL PRODUCTION MT/HA

Maize 678 1.83 1,240.7
Cassava 736 14.12 10,392.32
Sweet potato 55 10.2 561
Plantain 134 8.95 868.15
Groundnut 10 0.60 6.0
Tomato 45 0.16 7
Pepper 91 0.088 8
Egg Plants 52 0.09 5
Cabbage 10 0.60 6
Lettuce 5 0.17 0.85
Carrot 4 0.57 2.3
Table 4-10: Livestock Production in the Cape Coast Metropolis
TYPE OF LIVESTOCK NUMBERS

Cattle 110
Sheep 18,000
Goat 24,000
Pig 400
Poultry (improved) 45,000
Grasscutter 54
Local birds 63,000
Ducks 115
Rabbit 50
Table 4-11: Livestock Production in the Cape Coast Metropolis
TYPE OF FISH ANNUAL TOTAL (kg)

Anchovy 7,582.56
Barracuda 6.07
Bumper 453.10
Burrito 44.00
Burro 233.93
Cassava/ croaker 74.97
Decapterus (pamplo) 694.67
Frigate mackerel 736.28
Horse mackerel 493.45
King fish 9.44
Long- finned herring 135.54
Meagre 176.12
Moonfish 280.68
Pampano 324.40
Ribbon fish 504.38
Rancador 23.64
Round sardinella 1,836.14
Scald mackerel 67.31
Chub mackerel 74.51
Sharks 2.23
Shrimps 189.12
Threadfin 24.78
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4.2.3 Social Amenities
The Metropolis is home to nine senior high schools, one technical institute, one teacher training college, two
nursing training colleges and two universities. Also, there are two large castles that mirror the historical
development of this country and which are classified by UNESCO as world heritage monuments.
The University of Cape Coast is home to several infrastructure which serve as social facilities to enhance
teaching and learning. These include hospitals, clinics, churches, mosques and schools, police stations and fire
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Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Catholic Church University Interdenominational Church
This church seats 500 people and is located about 2 km away from the proposed site for ACECoR. The University Interdenominational Church (UIC) is adjacent the Catholic Church which has a seating
capacity of about 500 people. UIC is distanced about 2 km from the proposed site.
Mosque. The Mosque on UCC campus is located about 1. 9 km from the proposed site. This is the only place Students’ Clinic located about 1.8 km from the proposed ACECoR site.
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UCC Hospital. It is located about 300 m from the proposed location. UCC Primary School. The primary school is located at 350 m from the proposed site.
Community School at Kwaprow. This is about 4 km m from the site. UCC stadium. The Stadium is located behind the University Hospital and lies adjacent the UCC
primary School. It is distanced about 250 m from the proposed site.

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Students Residence. University Alumni Hall approximately 1.8 km from the site
Figure 4-3: Social Amenities within the University of Cape Coast

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5.0 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERATION
Decision making is mainly supported by the EIA tool so if there is no choice among options, there is no
reason for a decision. The consideration of alternatives is central to sound decision-making; it increases public
participation and improves transparency thus ensuring better accountability of the decision. Therefore,
alternatives are very important for better governance and sustainability.
The International Principles of EIA Best Practice (IAIA/IEA, 1999) states as a basic principle that ‘EIA
should be systematice” and that “the process should result in full consideration of all relevant information on
the affected environment, of proposed alternatives and their impacts, and that as an operational principle,
“specifically the EIA process should provide for the examination of alterantives to establish the preferred or
most environmentally sound and benign option for achieving the objectives of the ACECoR Project
objectives”.
Consistent with the above and in order to enable the proposed ACECoR Building project seek different
ways of minimizing its impacts on the environment and at the same time achieve its objectives, several
alternatives were assessed through the architectural and engineering designs and environmental planning
through this EIA. The alternatives considered as part of the conception of this project are:
vii. No action scenario;
viii. Project implementation scenario - Alternative Sites 1&2
ix. Project implementation scenario – Alternative site 3
x. Refurbishment of the existing Fort St. Jago, Elmina in the Central Region
xi. Alternative Schedule
xii. Alternative Design
5.1 NO ACTION SCENARIO
The “No Action Scenario” assumes that the proposed project will not be implemented. This implies that there
will be no construction of the ACECoR multi-purpose educational complex. This implies that ACECoR will
have to make do with the small office space allocated to them within the College of Education Studies Lecture
Theatre Building (C.A Ackah Lecture Theatre) University of Cape Coast. Obviously, this will not lead to the
project achieving its overall developmental objective. If the status quo prevails, there will be no adverse
environmental and social impacts such as noise and waste generation as well as accidents and occupational
health and safety risks associated with the construction phase.
From an environmental perspective, not carrying out this development may be the best option. Without the
development, the area would remain a relatively undisturbed area providing a habitat for the varied flora and
fauna presently observed. This area will continue to be impacted, although minimally, by anthropogenic and
natural factors. From the educational and socio-economic perspective, the “no action” alternative may not be
the best alternative as the numerous benefits to be gained from the development both locally and nationally
would not be realised and the educational and other resources within the University of Cape Coast will be
underutilized.
5.2 REFURBISHMENT OF THE EXISTING FORT ST. JAGO ELIMINA
The University of Cape Coast is desirous of establishing a cooperative agreement with the Ghana Museums
and Monuments Board (GMMB) to create and expand opportunities for outstanding educational and outreach
programmes in coastal conservation in Ghana. This proposal is made by the University of Cape Coast to
partner the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board for the joint use and maintenance of Fort St. Jago to
pursue common goals. The partnership will reinforce the commitment of both institutions to serve the
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tourism, encourage fisheries management, conserve biodiversity and work with stakeholders towards
alleviating poverty in coastal areas. Given the strategic locations of the University and the Fort (Figure 6-1),
the University invited the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board for partnership to promote these goals for
mutual gains.
Figure 5-1: Location of Fort Jago in Elmina in the Central region of Ghana
Over the years, the Fort has been put to various uses such as a prison, hospital, and rest house. It is currently
in fairly poor condition and not being put to any formal use. Its utility as Ghana’s cultural heritage and its
symbolism in human history is gradually being lost, dwindling its potential for tourism and income
generation. There is therefore the urgent need to salvage the situation. To do so will require rehabilitation and
redefinition of the use of the facility within the context of history, culture, socio-economic activities and
environmental needs of the local people as described in this proposal.
Unfortunately, after several months of perusing this option, GMMB has not shown interest in the project and
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support this proposal. Therefore, this alternative cannot be further considered since availability of the Fort
cannot be guaranteed.
5.3 ALTERNATIVE SITES
Alternative Sites 1&2: This option involves pursuing the proposal but on two parcels of land situated
between the Sandwich Lecture Theatre and the Institute of Education (New Building) at the North campus of
the university. During this assessment it was observed that the area is flood-prone as it lies in a waterway.
Undertaking the project there will be economically and environmentally costly as lots of excavations and
filling will need to be done for the land to support the kind of building proposed. Again, there is the tendency
of increased flooding within the area as surface drainage will be impaired by the building. Hence, the
environmental impacts of choosing this site will be enormous.
Figure 5-2: Aerial Photograph of the alternate sites 1 & 2 for ACECoR
Alternative Site 3: The third alternative site which was proposed by the university had less disturbed natural
environment, vegetation and soil. This implies that it will be more disruptive and has the potential to lead to
significant loss of flora and fauna. This alternative is not seen as a sustainable option.
Alternative Site 4 (Preferred Site): The fourth alternative site (See figure 6-3 below) is a parcel of land near
the UCC West Gate towards the Duakro at the UCC Old Site within the UCC which has been evaluated
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Table 5-1: Preferred Site Evaluation Criteria
Criteria Description
Land size, shape and adjoinging 4.23 Acres (1.72 Hec), North: UCC Enterprise Water Production Facility, East:
land uses Duakor Road, West: Undeveloped, South: UCC West Gate
Topography Gently sloping
Geotechnical considerations Geotechnical assessment duely undertaken. Report attached as Appendix 7
Availability The land is free from any incumberances as it is fully owned by the University
and has been officially ceded to ACECoR as per allocation letter in Appendix 6
Ecology and Environment The ecology and environment is not a critical habitat but a natural habitat which
will require that development is undertaken in a manner to minimize impact on
the natural habitat.
Social and Safety The project design, construction, operation and decommission will be in
accordance with Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), taking into
consideration safety risks to third parties.
Public Services Satisfactory public services and access is available
Public Acceptance No objection from any of the stakeholders, including the closest community, has
been raised.
Utility Power and water will be sourced from the national distribution systems (ECG and
GWCL)
Legal Matters The project has the legal backing of the University. No legal issues have been
raised on any aspect of the project, and none is envisaged for the duration of the
project.
Figure 5-3: Aerial Photograph of the preferred proposed site for ACECoR
5.4 ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE
This option entails carrying out the proposal at a later time thereby offsetting its impacts to that time. The
benefit will be that, there may be improvements in baseline conditions and technologies that may be involved
with the proposal. However, these are not guaranteed, and it may only lead delays in development, therefore
carrying out the proposed project with mitigation would be a preferred option due to this uncertainty. In
addition, carrying out the proposed project at later time may lead to more operational and logistic costs due to
increasing inflation and standards of living. More importantly, the project may not be completed at the
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5.5 ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS
This option entails undertaking the project but with different infrastructural designs that encompass buildings
materials, and utilities.
Option 1: The architectural and engineering designs of this alternative design option makes the project
prohibitively expensive and will require more space and will lead to loss of flora and fauna. This would mean
the project would use more energy and resources as compared to the preferred project option. The positive
environmental impact of this option is that it offers balance with nature that will create ambience.
Figure 5-4: Alternative Design for the ACECoR multi-purpose educational building

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Option 2: This project design and site option, which was achieved by considering the options available that
would ensure cost-effectiveness and avoid or reduce environmental and social impacts as much as possible.
Figure 5-5: Preferred Alternative Design for the ACECoR multi-purpose educational building
Table 5-2: Qualitative scoring matrix of project alternative

Project Alternatives Severity of Negative Environmental Impact
No action scenario No impact
Project implementation scenario - Alternative Sites Moderate
1&2
Project implementation scenario – Alternative site 3 Very High
Project implementation scenario – Alternative site 4 TBD

Refurbishment of the existing Fort St. Jago, Elmina In Minor
the Central Region
Alternative Schedule Moderate
Alternative Design – Option 1 High

Alternative Design – Option 2 (preferred) Moderate
On the basis of the above qualitative scoring the Alternative design option 2 is the preferred option for this
project. The Refurbishment of the existing Fort St. Jago, Elmina in the Central Region is not the preferred
option because it can have significant impact on the cultural asset and the availability of the Fort cannot be
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6.0 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
6.1 OVERVIEW
The importance of promoting public participation is to make the Environmental and Social Assessment
Processes open, transparent and robust. Communication between the assessment team and the public (project
users) is the key to public participation.
Stakeholder consultations are crucial component in the preparation and implementation of ESIA. Specifically,
it aims to achieve the following objectives:
▪ To provide information about the project and its potential impacts to those interested in or
beneficiaries or those affected by the project, and solicit their opinion in that regard
▪ To educate and solicit views from all stakeholders to enhance the implementation mechanisms and
processes
▪ To manage expectations and streamline misconceptions regarding the project
▪ To ensure participation and acceptance of the project by all relevant stakeholders
Stakeholder Engagement under ACECoR began early from the project identification to allow stakeholders’
views and concerns to be considered in the project design, and to provide inputs to the project environmental
and social assessment and mitigation plan. The engagement also sought to disseminate and disclose project
related information and to plan project implementation, monitoring and evaluation arrangements.
Engagements included both formal and several informal methods. Stakeholders span government institutions,
Development Partners, private sector, CSO/ NGOs, academia and across the geographic spread of the country.
6.2 UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The project has consulted and engaged different stakeholders within the university community in designing
the project. The project has engaged with the leadership of the university (office of the Vice Chancellor),
different colleges and departments, the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC-UCC)
faculty members and students.
6.3 EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
The project has also engaged with external stakeholders such as the private sector, the World Bank, the
Ministry of Education, National Council for Tertiary Education, Environmental Protection Agency, Other
universities and ACE Centres in Ghana, universities in the United States of America, USAID, DANIDA, the
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the World Bank.
During the consultation and engagement, the following suggestions were made on potential environmental
and social impacts that could be associated with the ACECoR:
▪ Provision of appropriate PPEs for workers and ensuring that all standards relating the work on site are
complies with by contractors and artisans
▪ The need to put measures in place to allow students authorities expresses their views on work the
project without victimization
▪ Acquisition of building permits and other regulatory permits
▪ Increase women’s participation
▪ Avoiding GBV (sexual harassment against students)
▪ Include construction strategies for green building
6.4 FRINGE COMMUNITIES
Consultations were held with the leadership of the immediate adjourning community – the Duakor community
– to brief them on the project and receive their concerns or objections if any. On behalf of the community
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that they are settlers / squatters on the University land, they have been given prior notice by the University of
possible future use of the land, so are aware of their obligations to the University. Once the project is not
going to directly interfere with their activities and especially livelihoods, they have no issues. They only ask to
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7.0 IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE
This option is the preferred option for the construction of the multi-purpose building and it entails carrying out
the proposal with mitigation measures to prevent, offset or avoid its negative impacts thereby maximizing it
gains. This option would therefore lead to achieving the project’s objectives sustainably. As compared to the
other options this option uses the strengths of the other options thereby creating synergy and increasing the
project’s cost-effectiveness. This option also involves using the best available building materials and process
to minimize risks to environmental and social systems in the area.
7.1 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS
To assess the significance of the proposed project’s impacts, the impacts were first identified from their source
which are the project’s activities/equipment/processes/materials and then the impact receptor which are the
baseline environmental and social conditions. This was carried out through the use of the Impact Checklist
(Table 8-1). This was also informed by the public participation exercise. The impacts were then classified as
either positive or negative for each construction project phase. The impacts were lastly analysed in terms of
their characteristics on the aforementioned baselines to define their significance by using a matrix and this
was also informed by the public participation exercise to identify the acceptable risks. Lastly through
literature reviews, professional knowledge, engagements with the proponent and engagements with
stakeholders, mitigation measures were developed commensurate to the significance of impacts. This
facilitated the development of the Environmental and Social Management Plan in this report. This entire
process is illustrated through Figure 8-1.
Figure 7-1: Flow Chart of Project Impact Assessment Methodology

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Table 7-1: Checklist of Project's Likely Impacts
Environment Design Constructio Operational Decommissioning

al aspect Phase n Phase Phase Phase
Water
Pollution ✓ ✓ ✓
Surface flow ✓ ✓ ✓
Water Balance ✓ ✓
Air
Pollution ✓ ✓ ✓
Noise ✓ ✓ ✓
Soil
Soil loss ✓ ✓
Contamination ✓ ✓ ✓
Compaction ✓
Bio-Diversity
Loss of Flora ✓
Loss of Fauna ✓
Extinction of
species
Habitat Alteration ✓ ✓
Population and Social Dynamics
Population size ✓ ✓
Diseases ✓ ✓ ✓
Quality of Life ✓ ✓
Employment ✓ ✓ ✓
Utilities ✓ ✓ ✓
Land uses ✓ ✓ ✓
Others
Environme ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ntal
Opportunit
Economy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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Landscape Design ✓ ✓
KEY ✓ Denotes an Impact
7.1.1 Positive Impacts
The development of this project will have several significant positive impacts both locally and nationally. The
many positive impacts would be sustained over the long term. In general, it will help fight poverty and boost
shared prosperity, as well as encourage investment in knowledge and skills in all sub-sectors of education.
The project will produce highly qualified human resources for priority growth sectors. More specifically, the
project will promote awareness among all national stakeholders about the environmental and social issues of
Project activities and respect for the environment and will promote key principles of sustainable development.
Build Capacity: The project will build and strengthen capacity in higher education. It will enhance skills
development and knowledge generation (through applied research) to address development challenges.
ACECoR will train 120 graduates at the postgraduate (PhD and Masters) levels in addition to 260
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programmes of Disaster Risk Management and Migration, Fisheries Science, Oceanography and Limnology
and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, new programmes in Physical Oceanography, Coastal and Marine
Engineering, Forestry Engineering and Marine Meteorology will be developed and mounted for the training of
postgraduate students.
Strengthening and Regionalizing Higher Education: ACECoR will recruit a high-quality regional student
body and work towards a highly trained workforce with skills tailored to the needs of the sector; partnering
with industry and sector stakeholders to identify regional needs; and disseminating research results both in
international publications and through appropriate regional channels.
Specifically, the following positive impacts will be achieved under the construction of the multi-purpose
educational complex:
7.1.1.1 Design Phase
Creation of Employment and Business Opportunities: The design phase of the project will create
employment and business opportunities for various professionals/consultants who will be involved in the
planning stages of the project. They will include: project managers, engineers, architects, building economists,
land surveyors, environmentalists, economists, urban planners among others. These professionals may be
employed directly in the project or be consultants whose services will be procured.
Generation of Income and Source for Government Revenue: Income generated from the consultancies and
services undertaken will provide income which will be taxed and generate revenue for the state. In addition,
fees levied for the submission of plans to the local authorities and state agencies for approval and application
for services will generate revenue that is used to meet the various governmental goals and objectives.
Environmental Opportunities: The design phase of the project will also present opportunities for
green/sustainable designing of the project, which support the minimization of environmental impacts whilst
fortifying the project to achieve its intended objectives. It’s at this stage that the opportunities which will
enable the project to achieve a sustainable development are discovered, explored and integrated into the
project.
7.1.1.2 Construction Phase
Short-term employment opportunities will be generated for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labour in the
construction sector, ranging from masons, carpenters to building technicians to architects during the
construction phase of the project. This will lead to improved income profile for workers on the project. In
addition, local food and other vendors and itinerant traders will provide food and other services for the site
workers. Although both direct and indirect employment opportunities created by the project will generate
income for beneficiaries, employment generated during the construction phase will be insignificant but short
term.
Creation of Employment: The construction activities will generate employment i.e. employees involved in
the production, sale and transportation of the building materials, construction of the building, maintenance of
the building and management. Security services, cleaning and waste collection are also some of the services
that will benefit indirectly. Other employment opportunities that will be created will include for workers
involved in the civil and interior works of construction such as engineers, masons, foremen, bricklayers,
machine operators, interior designers, electricians, masons etc.
Market for Goods and Services: To facilitate the construction activities goods and services including raw
materials, plumbing services, electrical fittings, transport landscaping and finishing. It therefore offers a
market for these goods and services promoting the primary and secondary sectors involved in their
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gardening; tarmac, asphalt and bitumen; chemicals; building contractors; electric fittings; plumbing fittings
and water infrastructure etc.
Create Market for local Communities: The influx of labour into the area and subsequent people/workers to
service them or provide them with goods such as food will be another positive impact of the proposed project.
This is taken as positive since the population increase if sustainable will create additional market for goods
and services offered in the area, increase the amount of mobilized capital and also increase the social capital in
the area.
Increased Economic Activities and Revenue: The construction phase of the project will also increase the
economic activities in the region, and revenue for the central government through taxes, through businesses
that will be formed to service the increased population. These services include health, food and nutrition,
transport and recreation that the workers taking part in the construction will require from time to time.
7.1.1.3 Operational Phase
Improved Infrastructure for Research and Learning: Buildings, classrooms, laboratories, and equipment-
education infrastructure - are crucial elements of learning environments in universities. There is strong
evidence that high-quality infrastructure facilitates better instruction, improves student outcomes, and reduces
dropout rates, among other benefits. The quality of university facilities is linked to education outcomes for
students and teachers. Infrastructure helps deliver positive outcomes for both students and teachers. So, the
quality of training facilities plays a significant role.
Improved Workers Wellbeing and Working Efficiency: The project will provide well planned, good value
infrastructure that meets the needs of users and contribute to better workers well-being and comfort. It will
reduce or remove overcrowding in office spaces due to inadequate provision of highly spacious and very
comfortable infrastructure; improve the total number of worker spaces availability and space including
adequate seating and waiting places. The provision of additional working space will enhance the efficiency
delivery of services.
Creation of Employment Opportunities: The proposed project will create employment in three tiers, with
the first being the staff that will be primarily involved in its implementation, supervision and maintenance.
The second tier will be lecturers and researchers that the university may employ to provide services. The third
tier of employment creation will be for the people who will take the opportunities presented to service the
increased population and the population’s amenities.
7.1.1.4 Decommissioning Phase
Creation of Employment and Business Opportunities: The decommissioning phase and its activities will
create business for the contracting company that will be charged with pulling down the structure and
transporting the resultant materials/debris. All these income streams will be taxed and generate income for the
central government. Additionally, the decommissioning activities will create employment and job
opportunities for the different professionals involved in them. These include: engineers, demolition experts,
landscaper and garners, foremen, supervisors, masons and truck drivers amongst others.
Income Generation: Decommissioning the project will create recyclable materials and equipment such as:
stones, bricks, metals, furniture, switchboards, pumps etc. may be sold for income albeit cheaper than new
ones they will generate taxable income for the proponent.
Provision of Cheaper Building Materials: The decommission phase of the project will create recyclable
building materials such as bricks, stones, metals, glass, wiring, furniture, electronics and water pumps,
plumbing etc. which at present market trends will be cheaper than new materials. This will thus provide
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establishments in which they are used. It is also possible that the materials may be donated and used for
development projects (schools, hospitals etc.) in much needed areas. This will assist in promoting
development where its mostly needed and generally improve the quality of life in those areas and
cumulatively in the country.
Environmental Conservation and Restoration: The recycling of the waste to be used as raw materials in
other construction process reduces the demand for raw materials. This in turn reduces the potential impact to
the environment that would have been felt if the demand of the raw materials hadn’t reduced.
7.1.2 Negative Impacts
7.1.2.1 Construction Phase
Loss of Flora and Faunal Habitats: The project site does not lie in any protected or ecologically sensitive
area and also not a habitat or spawning ground for any threatened, rare or endangered species. The selected
site is currently an open area with grass and shrub vegetation. The site is for the most part previously
disturbed, however, plants and animals still utilise these habitats and depend on them for survival. The
clearing of vegetation during construction activities is a high possibility. The possible clearing of vegetation,
topsoil and the digging of trenches will disturb the habitat of fauna and flora living within or near the
corridor of influence. Vegetation has a great effect on the general and localized environment and
normally can modify microclimate. The de-vegetation will lead to loss or reduction of floral and faunal
diversity. The vegetation is important as sources of food and habitat for various animals. It also assists in
maintaining the structure of the soil by holding the particles together. This enables the soil microorganisms
to flourish as their habitat; the soil is stable. This in turn allows the organisms easily convert the dead
leaves and plans to humus which helps enrich the soil as well as preventing soil erosion. Converting the
land area into a mostly built environment will minimize the natural process of the existing vegetation.
Deterioration of source of building materials: The opening of sand and burrow areas to extract construction
materials like sand and gravel for the civil works would lead to the creation of pits. Rainwater will collect in the
burrow pits and depressions, creating pools of stagnant water, if they are not re-instated. Stagnant water provides
a suitable habitat for the breeding mosquitoes and snails that are vectors for the bacteria. The excavated trenches
and pits could serve as death trap for animals and human beings in the vicinity of the sand and burrow pits.
Changes in Surface and Sub-Surface Hydrology: Together with the loss of flora, changing the
characteristics of the project site from its present state to a more built state and changing the soil’s
characteristics, the proposed project will lead to a change in the water regime at the project site. Vegetation
clearing and grading activities, coupled with poor drainage will contribute to an increase in surface runoff and
erosion of the soil. Movement of heavy construction machinery (e.g. bulldozer, excavator, etc.) can affect the
soils ability to support plant growth, as such increasing erosion potential. Erosion due to rainfall could be
exacerbated in the area from topsoil (and vegetation) removal.
Changes in Soil Characteristics: Several changes in the characteristics of the soil may result due to the
excavation and compaction of soil for the foundation. The excavation may lead to losses in the
accumulated soil carbon and this is a known source of GHGs i.e. CO2. Removal of more than several
inches of soil during clearing can lead to reduction in the overall fertility of the soil. Additively this
excavation can also alter the soil’s structural stability; hence reducing its structural integrity. Compacting
the soil to lay the foundation, erecting temporary structures, and pressure from the heavy vehicles
(trucks, tractors etc.) can reduce the soil’s percolative ability and thereby increasing run-off either on
specific routes or o v e r a large area. Together with the laying of foundation and erecting of ancillary
structures, this will further lead to changes in surface and sub-surface hydrology by changing the flow
and recharge rates at the project site.
Emission of Air pollutants: The works involved in this phase of this project will also emit various air
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dust, emission from paints, thinners and chemicals for treating wood and the solvents as well as delivery
vehicles can reduce ambient air quality and put site workers at the risk of respiratory tract diseases. Dusts
from the soil excavation, carving of bricks and movement of trucks on loose top soil after the land has been
cleared can pollute the air. Excavations and the use of cement and sand among other like- materials are bound
to increase the dust and particle levels in the air around the development area. Such effects should be
avoided through the use of dust screens. Workers at the site should also be provided with protective
clothing to avoid negative health effects. Also, engines burning fossil fuels (vehicular and generators) will
emit oxides of Carbon, Sulphur and Nitrogen, and these also pose risks to human and environmental
health on top some of them being GHGs such as (CO2). Welding operations will also emit gases and fumes
such as ozone, chromium particularly in its hexavalent state (Cr6+), nickel (potential carcinogens), cadmium
and lead, whilst others include: NOx, NO2, CO, CO2, O3 from mild and stainless-steel welding. The health
effects of exposure to these fumes can include irritation of the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat),
tightness in the chest, wheezing, metal fume fever, lung damage, bronchitis, pneumonia or emphysema.
While particulate welding fume is usually fairly easy to see, gaseous fumes are invisible.
Table 8-2 below delineates some of the air pollutants expected from the project and the environmental
and social aspects that they present a risk on.
Table 7-2: Operational Phase Air Pollutants, their Sources and Risks
Pollutant Sources Risks
CO2 Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, generators, GHG and micro-climate

water pumps etc.) Cooking modification Acid run-off
Any burning activities e.g. welding. Suffocation – Poisonous in
large quantities
CO Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, generators, Acid run-off

water pumps etc.) Cooking Suffocation – Poisonous gas
Any burning activities e.g. welding.
SO2 Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Acidified run-off GHG

generators, water pumps etc.) Poisonous gas
Welding Respiratory diseases
and complications
NOx, NX(g) Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Some forms are poisonous
generators, water pumps etc.) GHG – NO2
Welding Smog
Respiratory illnesses and
complications
Dusts and Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Heavy m e t a l s a r e
Particulates (PM-10) generators, water pumps etc.) p o i s o n o u s w h e n ingested
Heavy metals (Pb) Respiratory diseases
Construction activities undertaken for Pollute rivers and
O&M underground water
Environmental Haze
Generation of Noise: The construction activities and processes will also generate noise above the ambient
levels of the area. Increased noise levels are expected from clearing equipment and construction machinery.
The primary noise source associated with site preparation and construction works will be noise from
operation of construction machinery such as excavators, compactors, haulage trucks etc., as well as noise
from construction activities and workers. Increased noise levels have the potential of causing auditory
fatigue, temporary and permanent loss of hearing ability, sleep disorders, and can even contribute to learning
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create a nuisance or disturbance to students and staff of the university. Per EPA guidelines, the permissible
ambient noise levels in residential areas are 55 decibels (dBA) during the day and 48 dBA at night. Those at
and around educational and health facilities are 55 dBA during the day and 50 dBA at night, while the noise
level for areas with light commercial or light industrial activities are 60 dBA and 55 dBA during the day and
night respectively. Whereas at the site the loud noises pose a risk to the workers and site personnel since
loud noises increase the risk of ear damage and deafness. There may be an increase in the levels of noise in
the construction site owing to the nature of machinery in use and the activities such as drilling and
excavation. The normal levels of 55 decibels recommended by EPA and World Health Organization (WHO)
may be surpassed in the duration of the construction process. Table 8-3 below shows some of the levels of
noise that can emitted from the project’s activities during this phase.
Table 7-3:: Noise Levels of Some Construction Equipment3
Equipment Noise Levels

Back Hoe 85-95 dB
Chain Saw 110 dB
Front-end Loader 90-95 dB
Jackhammer 112 dB
Lawn Mower 90 dB
Tractor 95-105 dB
Increased Pressure on Utilities: The processes and activities involved in the construction of the project
would place added pressure on infrastructure services and utilities such as roads, water, drainage and
energy. This may contribute to service disruptions since the utility and service requirements of this stage are
intensive.
Increased Heavy Traffic: In this phase, the main roads leading to the site area will serve the additional
vehicles used for the transportation of materials, equipment and staff to the site. The project will contribute
to increasing the amount of heavy traffic plying the roads around it. Heavy trucks have the risk of causing
accidents due to their limited manoeuvrability but also place added pressure on the roads and can lead to
failure (cracks and potholes).
Population Influx: During the construction phase there will be an influx of people mainly working in
the development. There will also be an increase in population due to the opportunities presented in
providing goods and services during project implementation. This secondary increase will mainly entail
retailers of foodstuffs and other commodities. Waste from such commodities might pollute the area if a
designated dumping place is not allocated. The population will increase since the opportunities will be open
to both local and people from other areas and thereby increasing the population. This increase in
population will create pressure on utilities as well as present social risks through the interaction with the
students. Also, it may present a security risk since people with ill intentions may see an opportunity in the
belongings of those attracted by the project for economic reasons.
Generation of Construction Waste: The construction phase will lead to generation of construction wastes
from the civil works and operations on the materials involved in the processes. These wastes include:
plastics, metal shavings, wood shavings, food wastes, plants, gases (Carbon, Nitrous and Sulphurous Oxides),
fumes (from glues and other hydrocarbons), stone shavings, ceramics, bricks, glass, cardboard, soil, cement,
asphalt, sand, concrete, paper, paints, sealants, adhesives, fasteners, construction effluent (grey water). This
3Matczak W. & Gromiec J. (2000). Occupational exposure to gases emitted in mild and stainless steel welding. US
National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. Med Pr. 2001;52(6):423-36. 7 Washington State
Department of Labor and Industries. (n.d). Noise Basics. Retrieved January 20, 2012 from
http://www.lni.wa.gov/wisha/noisebank/noisebasics.pdf

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phase will also lead to generation of waste heat through its run-off (water used for cooling) and the electric
and diesel machines used in the construction activities. This type of waste poses risks to both human and
environmental health and thus the proposed project would require an adequate waste management strategy,
occupational health and safety strategy, and hazardous material safety plan. Some environmental impacts
would include soil contamination, water and air pollution, whereas health risks include: breathing
complications and respiratory diseases, cancer, skin disorders, poisoning etc.
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Risks: Exposure to dust/emission during site clearing as well as
mixing of concrete and elevated noise level within the work environment could also have negative
implications on the health of the site workers during the construction phase of the project. Work related
accidents such as burns, falls and cuts may also occur due to human errors, workers not wearing appropriate
PPEs required for their assignments and mechanical faults on equipment. Accidents may also result from
improper storage of equipment, paints and other solvents and construction materials as well as poor
management of construction waste. Another source of accidents during the construction phase of the project is
human-vehicular conflicts as equipment and supplies are transported to the site and waste is hauled from the
construction site to designated disposal site. Accidents of this nature can result in spills, destruction of
property, injuries and fatalities on site. Several OHS risks may occur from the activities, processes,
materials and equipment involved in the construction phase of the project. These risks are listed in Table 8-4
alongside their source.
Table 7-4: Construction Phase OHS Risks
OHS Risk Source

Injuries or Injurious substances, o Moving parts of equipment e.g. saws, tractors, grinders etc.
materials and equipment o Moving heavy materials
o Open foundation pits
o Raised building materials and equipment e.g. bricks, saws,
hammers,
steel pipes & fittings etc.
o Sharp edges of nails, knives, saws, glass
o Open flames, heat generating or using processes.
o Working at heights
o Emission of radiation i.e. EMFs from electrical equipment and
bright lights
from welding operations
o Corrosive chemicals
Fire o Flammable liquids & gases, chemicals, electricity, welding,
open flames, heated materials and heat producing processes
such as grinding, burning fuels etc.
Intoxication o Toxic substances, corrosive chemicals, adhesives, waste
gases, smoke, dusts and emitted particulate matter.
Fire Risks: Construction areas prone to spontaneous fire combustion activities will include: fuel storage,
mechanical workshop with welding and steel cutting facilities, smoke from burning garbage/refuse, cigarette
smoking sections and carpentry shops. Smoking will be prohibited at the construction stage. Potential impacts
from spontaneous fire combustion are significant, direct, moderate and non-beneficial. Mitigation measures
are required.
Community Health and Safety Risks: During the construction phase, there will be excavation of trenches on
site. If the site is not hoarded, safety signs not provided, and trenches not covered quickly and/or well
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accidents can cause injuries and fatalities. Trucks supplying materials to the site may also be involved in
accidents which may involve residents of the communities along the haulage routes. Such accidents can cause
injuries, fatalities, loss of property and/or traffic disruptions along the haulage routes.
Incidence of Crime and Conflicts: Civils works can be associated with theft and pilfering of construction
materials normally from the general public and site workers. Site workers can also steal from the offices
within the immediate project environs. Other crimes include sexual harassment, illicit sexual affairs and rape
as well as defilement, which are criminal under the laws of Ghana. There may also be conflicts arising out of
accidents and destruction of property by the contractors’ work force, equipment on vehicles.
7.1.2.2 Operational Phase

Generation of Waste: Waste streams that will be generated by workers, students and clients who visit the
office during the post construction phase of the project includes paper, plastics and food residue. The
generation of waste will have significant impacts on workers at the office in terms of public health as well as
reducing the amenity value of the facilities, if not well managed. Generation of solid and liquid waste during
the construction and operational phase of the project is a significant impact because of its association with
sanitary related diseases like malaria and cholera.
Water and Energy Consumption: The water and energy consumption will be expected to increase, because
of the expected increase in staff and student population. Demands for energy in lighting, air conditioning,
escalator/elevator machinery running, refrigeration, communication devices and other facilities running will
increase. Similarly, water consumption at the operational phase will increase, because of increased population
expectancy in staff and student populations. In all cases, the potential impacts will be significant, minor and
controllable with mitigation measures.
Increased Air Pollution: Cumulatively with other projects and activities carried out in the area the proposed
project will emit pollutants to the air that present risks to human and ecosystem health. Table 8-5 below
delineates some of the air pollutants expected from the project during the operational phase and the
environmental and social aspects that they present a risk on.
Table 7-5: Operational Phase Air Pollutants, their Sources and Risks
Pollutant Sources Risks
CO2 Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, GHG and micro-climate modification Acid run-off
generators, water pumps etc.) Cooking Suffocation – Poisonous in large quantities
Any burning activities
CO Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Acid run-off

generators, water pumps etc.) Cooking Suffocation – Poisonous gas
Any burning activities e.g. welding.
SO2 Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Acidified run-off GHG

generators, water pumps etc.) Poisonous gas
Respiratory diseases and complications
NOx, NX(g) Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Some forms are poisonous GHG – NO2
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Dusts and Fossil fuel engines (vehicles, Heavy m e t a l s a r e p o i s o n o u s w h e n ingested
Particulates generators, water pumps etc.) Respiratory diseases
(PM-10) Pollute rivers and underground water
Heavy metals Construction activities undertaken Environmental Haze
(Pb) for O&M
Generation of Noise: The activities of this phase of the project will also generate noise and these will be from
various point sources such as if diesel generators without silencers are used and also any repair works that
may be carried as necessitated by the project’s operations. Mobile sources of noise will mainly include cars
and the trucks that will be ferrying goods to the project. Although the noise levels emitted during this stage
will be less than during the construction the impact will have more receptors since there will be more people
in the area as a direct result of the project being operational.
Generation of waste: Several waste streams will be generated from the operational phase of the project and
these have been delineated in Table 8-6 below alongside their sources and risks they present if not properly
managed.
Table 7-6: Operational Phase Wastes
Waste Source Risks

Municipal Waste | Solid Waste Kitchen, restaurants, shops, Water pollution, nuisances, air
Garbage, Kitchen & Office supermarkets, residential area, pollution on decomposition, soil
Wastes offices, repair works, plants, contamination, water borne
plastics (tubes, binders, wrappings, diseases, respiratory illnesses
metals (from clips, pins, lids),
paper, cloth etc.
Municipal Waste | Liquid Waste Kitchen, shops, offices, Water pollution (surface &
Grey water, Sewerage recreational areas, residential area, subsurface), air pollution, soil
washings, cooking oils, adhesives, contamination, water borne
fuel, chemicals, toilets, soaps and diseases
detergents
Chemical and hazardous wastes laboratory Water pollution (surface &
subsurface), air pollution, soil
pollution
Waste Heat Electronics, Vehicles, Air Thermal Pollution of Rivers
Conditioning, Power Generators, from run- off
Water Pumps, Cooking and Microclimate modification
Heating activities (in house),
Cooling water for machines
7.1.2.3 Decommissioning Phase
Decommissioning of the proposed project is an unlikely option. However, it is important to note that
decommissioning may become necessary in view of different layout and land use needs of the university
which may change and will require the building to be pulled down. In the unlikely event decommissioning is
necessary, a decommissioning plan will, need to be fashioned out should it become necessary at any point in
time.
This ESIA emphases decommissioning activities such as dismantling of work camps and site office facilities
and removal of machinery and equipment from the project site. These activities can lead to potential
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Generation of Noise: There will be a considerable increase in noise owing to the demolition process. This
will be a short-term impact and will be felt throughout the demolition process. The main sources of noise will
include: cars and trucks; the civil works of pulling down the project’s-built structures (especially of explosives
are used), and mechanized equipment that will be used in the processes involved in this project phase.
Generation of Demolition Waste: The decommissioning phase of the project will create demolition wastes
which share similar characteristic with construction wastes and therefore similar risks. The only two main
differences are that: (1) demolition waste can easily be accounted for before the empty building shell is pulled
down, and (2) if explosives are used they will form part of the waste. Waste in form of debris and pieces of
metal and wood will arise. Thus, creating a need of disposing off of the waste and all the disadvantages
associated with waste mismanagement will arise such as spread of diseases. It is hoped that this phase will be
implemented only under unavoidable circumstances for instance aging of the building and/or pertinent rights
arising.
Increased Heavy Traffic: Materials from the buildings and equipment will have to be transported to and
from the site through the use of trucks and tractors/bulldozers and these will increase the amount of heavy
traffic in the area. Although it is expected that at the time when the project will be decommissioned there will
be substantial developments in infrastructure (transport), the trucks with limited manoeuvrability will pose a
risk to the general public and other vehicles/drivers on top of placing extra pressure on the roads.
OHS Risks: The decommissioning phase will have several OHS risks from the civil works involved,
equipment, materials and processes. This may be added to if explosives are used and although their use is not
known for now, an assessment has been made assuming or incorporating their use since they present a cost-
effective way of demolition, which is safe when controlled.
7.1.3 Social Impacts
Gender Inclusion: The project will identify the gender specific barriers and design specific actions aimed at
contributing to closing these gaps. The project will also assess gender specific challenges for female and male
lecturers, researchers and students and ensure any response considers gender needs.
Disability Inclusion: Disabled persons constitute one of the largest vulnerable groups at risk of exclusion in
the educational sector of developing countries, including Ghana. Without consideration for disability-related
needs and support, the project may exacerbate this inequality and limit access to quality learning for persons
with disabilities. The project will ensure these activities reflect disability issues.
Risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV): Based on the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Education brief, common GBV in the education sector include: (i) risk of sexual harassment; (ii) risk of sexual
assault if schools do not have safety infrastructure such as separate latrines, proper lighting, supervision in
isolated areas; and (iii) abuse through physical punishment (in areas where it is prevalent). The practice of sex
for grades also warrants some attention. The project will assess the risk of GBV in detail, identifying ongoing
interventions and actors involved in addressing GBV in schools and explore entry points under the project to
support such efforts.
The project will apply the University of Cape Coast's sexual harassment policy and related addendum
developed for ACECoR.
Stakeholder Engagement: The project will ensure early, continuous and inclusive (including
vulnerable/disadvantaged groups) stakeholder engagement. Beyond consultations, the project will expect to
conduct Citizens Engagement Feedback surveys and potentially use some civil society organizations CSO to
validate project results.
Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM): The project design will incorporate a comprehensive project-wide
GRM which will enable a broad range of stakeholders to channel concerns, questions, and complaints to the
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7.2 RISK ASSESSMENT
7.2.1 Risk Duration and Reversibility for Construction and Operational Phase
DURATION OF IMPACT
Temporary 1 Short term Medium term Long term Permanent
REVERSIBILITY 2 3 4 5
Reversible Construction Phase Construction Phase Construction Phase
1 Waste disposal issues Generation of Construction Waste
Incidence of Crime and
Conflicts
•Increased Heavy Traffic
Recoverable Construction Phase Construction Phase Operational Phase
2 •Emission of Air Changes in surface and sub-Surface Generation of Waste.
pollutants Hydrology Water and Energy
•Generation of Noise Consumption.
•Dust pollution/ air •Changes in Soil Characteristics Increased Air Pollution
quality deterioration, Generation of Noise
Deterioration of source •Increased Pressure on Utilities Generation of Waste
of building materials
•Occupational safety and Fire Risks
Health problems Community Health and Safety Risks
•Occupational Health
and Safety (OHS) Risks Demolition Phase
Population Influx Generation of Noise
Generation of Demolition Waste
Increased Heavy Traffic
OHS Risks
Irreversible Construction and Construction
3 Operational Phase Phase
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7.2.2 Risk Severity and Probaility for Construction and Operational Phase
SEVERITY OF IMPACT
Negligible Minor Moderate High Very High
PROBABILITY 1 2 3 4 5
Rare
1
Unlikely
2
Reasonably possible • Deterioration of • Population Influx Fire Risks
3 source of • Changes in surface and sub-Surface Community Health
building Hydrology and Safety Risks
materials • Occupational safety and Health problems
• Waste disposal issues
Likely • Changes in Soil Characteristics Gender Based
Violence
4 • Incidence of Crime and Conflicts
Almost certain • Loss of Flora and Faunal Habitats
5 • Emission of Air pollutants
• Generation of Noise
• Dust pollution/ air quality deterioration
• Increased Pressure on Utilities
• Increased Heavy Traffic
• Generation of Construction Waste
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Risks
Key
Low Impact either too small to be measured or, even if quantifiable, not causing any material
change in the environment.
Modest Impact capable of causing change in the environment but not fundamentally affecting the
status, potential productivity, or usage of the environment.
High Impact capable of causing sufficient change in the environment to affect the status,
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8.0 IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES
8.1 PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES
The project’s significant impacts are analysed, reviewed further and mitigation measures are proposed in Table 9-1 below, that will enable the impacts to be
managed, reduced or avoided where possible. The impacts are rated HIGH, MODERATE or LOW.
Table 8-1: Proposed Mitigation Measures
Likely Impact & Proposed Mitigation Measures Impact

Reference
Construction Phase
Loss o f flora and Landscaping with indigenous species on completion of construction. Low
Faunal Habitats Maintaining of landscaped gardens, terraces, conservation and management of the vegetation and gardens.
Clearing vegetation only in construction areas and demarcating areas where no clearing will happen.
Changes in surface During construction, the design (of the drainage system) should ensure that surface flow is drained suitably into Low
and subsurface the public drains provided to control flooding within the site. Drainage channels should be installed in all areas that
hydrology generate or receive surface water such as car parking, driveways and along the building block-edges of the roofs. The
channels should be covered with gratings or other suitable and approved materials to prevent occurrence of
accidents and entry dirt that would compromise flow of run-off. The channels should be designed with regards to the
peak volumes such as periods or seasons when there is high intensity of rainfall which is also not common in the
project area but just in case such an event occurs. They should never at any time be full due to the resulting heavy
downpours.
The drainage channels should ensure the safe final disposal of run-off /surface water and should be self-cleaning
which means it should have a suitable gradient. Storm water generated from roof catchments should be harvested,
stored and made use in various household activities such as general cleaning. This will reduce run-off reaching the
drainage channels. Paving of the side walkways, driveways and other open areas should be done using pervious
materials to encourage water recharge and reduce run-off volume.
Changes in soil Sprinkling water on the soil to prevent dust from rising. Creating specific paths for the trucks. Low
characteristics Ensuring there is enough space for normal percolation of water. Preventing pollution from construction wastes by having
specific sites for collection, sorting and transport of wastes. Proper installation and configuration of drainage structures
to ensure their efficiency. Installing cascades to break the impact of water flowing into the drains. Controlling the
earthworks and ensuring the management of excavation activities. Compacting areas with loose soil. Landscaping:
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Emissions of Air Sprinkling water on soil before excavation and periodically when operations are under way to prevent raising of Low
pollutants dusts. Enclosing the structures under construction with dust proof nets. Using efficient machines with low emission
technologies for the ones that burn fossil fuels. Controlling the speed and operation of construction vehicles.
Regular maintenance and services of machines and engines. Use of clean fuels e.g. unleaded and de-sulphurized fuels.
Educate and raise awareness of construction workers on emission reduction techniques.
Generation of Noise Using equipment with noise suppressing technologies. Providing workers with PPEs against noise e.g. ear plugs. Placing Low
signs around the site to notify people about the noisy conditions. Regular maintenance of equipment to ensure they
remain efficient and effective. Complying with the EPA noise regulation. Construction works should be carried out only
during the specified time which is usually as from 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs. There should not be unnecessary horning of the
involved machinery. Provision of bill boards at the construction site gates notifying of the construction activity and
timings.
Increased Pressure Employing water conservation techniques and only using the required amounts of water to prevent wastage. Low
on Utilities Employing power saving techniques such as switching off equipment when not in use, using natural light
whenever possible. Using machines with power saving technologies i.e. high efficiency equipment.
Providing proper sanitary facilities for construction workers.
Inspecting the drainage facilities regularly to ensure they are free of debris that may reduce their efficiency.
Increased Heavy Placing signs around the site notifying other vehicles about the heavy traffic and to set the speed limit around the site. Low
Traffic Ensuring all drivers for the project comply to speed regulations. Making sure the construction doesn’t occupy the road
reserves and complying to traffic and land demarcation obligations. Ensuring all vehicles used for the project are in
good working condition both legally and commensurate to their intended use.
Labour Influx Workers to be issued with jobs cards to monitor their movements in the site area Only authorised personnel Low
should be allowed entrance to the site Presence of a work registry book where workers sign in and out Educating
the workers on proper sanitation methods. Sensitizing the worker on HIV/AIDS. Making available suitable
facilities for the collection, segregation and safe disposal of the wastes. Ensuring all waste is dumped in their
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8.2 CHANCE FIND PROCEDURES
In the event of finding previously unknown sites or feature of cultural value during project implementation,
the following standard procedures for identification, protection from theft, treatment and recording should be
followed.
Specifically,
(a) Stop the activities in the area of the chance find.
(b) Delineate the discovered site or area.
(c) Secure the site to prevent any damage or loss of removable objects.
(d) Notify the Supervising Engineer who in turn will notify the responsible authorities.
(e) The Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with responsible local authorities (where applicable), would
be in charge of protecting and preserving the site before deciding on subsequent appropriate
procedures.
(f) The Ministry of Tourism and National Museums and Monument Board will make decisions on how to
handle the findings. This could include changes in the layout (such as when finding irremovable
remains of cultural or archaeological importance), conservation, restoration, and salvage.
(g) The Ministry of Tourism shall communicate implementation of the authority decision concerning the
management of the finding in writing.
(h) Construction work could resume only after permission is given from Ministry of Tourism or other
responsible authorities concerned with safeguarding the cultural heritage.
These procedures must be referred to as standard provisions in construction contracts, Safeguards Procedures
for Inclusion in the Technical Specifications for Contracts. During project supervision, the Site Engineer shall
monitor the above regulations relating to the treatment of any chance find encountered are observed. Relevant
findings will be recorded in the Monitoring Reports and the World Bank Implementation Supervision Reports
(ISRs), and Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs) will assess the overall effectiveness of the project’s
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9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
9.1 LABOUR MANAGEMENT PLAN
The project recognises the need to protect the fundamental rights of workers since the workforce is a valuable
asset, and a sound worker-management relationship is a key ingredient in the sustainability of the project.
Through a constructive worker-management relationship, and by treating the workers fairly and providing
them with safe and healthy working conditions, the project will create tangible benefits, such as enhancement
of the efficiency and productivity of their operations. The objectives of the labour management procedure are:
• To promote the fair treatment, non-discrimination, and equal opportunity of workers.
• To establish, maintain, and improve the worker-management relationship.
• To promote compliance with national employment and labour laws.
• To protect workers, including vulnerable categories of workers such as women.
• To promote safe and healthy working conditions, and the health of workers.
• To avoid the use of forced and child labour.
The project will engage the following categories of workers:

• Direct Workers: people employed or engaged directly by the project to work specifically in relation to
the project.
• Contracted workers: people employed or engaged through third parties to perform work related to the
project.
9.1.1 Working Conditions and Management of Worker Relationship
The project will adopt and implement human resources policies and procedures appropriate to its size and
workforce that set out its approach to managing workers consistent with the requirements and national laws.
The project will provide workers with documented information that is clear and understandable, regarding
their rights under national labour and employment law and any applicable collective agreements, including
their rights related to hours of work, wages, overtime, compensation, and benefits upon beginning the working
relationship and when any material changes occur.
Project workers will be provided with information and documentation that is clear and understandable
regarding their terms and conditions of employment. The information and documentation will set out their
rights under national labour and employment law (which will include any applicable collective agreements),
including their rights related to hours of work, wages, overtime, compensation and benefits. This information
and documentation will be provided at the beginning of the working relationship and when any material
changes to the terms or conditions of employment occur.
The project will not make employment decisions on the basis of personal characteristics unrelated to inherent
job requirements. The project will base the employment relationship on the principle of equal opportunity and
fair treatment and will not discriminate with respect to any aspects of the employment relationship, such as
recruitment and hiring, compensation (including wages and benefits), working conditions and terms of
employment, access to training, job assignment, promotion, termination of employment or retirement, and
disciplinary practices. The project will take measures to prevent and address harassment, intimidation, and/or
exploitation, especially in regard to women.
The project will provide a grievance mechanism for workers to raise workplace concerns. The project will
inform the workers of the grievance mechanism at the time of recruitment and make it easily accessible to
them. The mechanism will involve an appropriate level of management and address concerns promptly, using
an understandable and transparent process that provides timely feedback to those concerned, without any
retribution. The mechanism will also allow for anonymous complaints to be raised and addressed. The
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the law or through existing arbitration procedures, or substitute for grievance mechanisms provided through
collective agreements.
9.1.2 Protecting the Work Force
Child Labour: The project will not employ children in any manner that is economically exploitative or is
likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health or
physical, mental, spiritual, moral, or social development. Under the Ghana Children Act 1998, the minimum
age for admission of children into employment is fifteen (15). However, children may be employed at the age
of thirteen (13) to do light work. The minimum age for engagement of persons in hazardous work is eighteen
(18). The minimum age for employment or engagement set out in the World Bank’s Environmental and Social
Standard 2 is age 14. The project will comply with the World Bank’s minimum age and children under the age
of 14 will not be employed under this project. The project will also ensure that children under the age of 18
are not be employed in hazardous work. All work of persons under the age of 18 will be subject to an
appropriate risk assessment and regular monitoring of health, working conditions, and hours of work.
Forced Labour: The project will not employ forced labour, which consists of any work or service not
voluntarily performed that is exacted from an individual under threat of force or penalty. This covers any kind
of involuntary or compulsory labour, such as indentured labour, bonded labour, or similar labour-contracting
arrangements. The project will not employ trafficked persons.
9.1.3 Occupational Health and Safety
The project will provide a safe and healthy work environment, taking into account inherent risks in its
particular sector and specific classes of hazards in the client’s work areas, including physical, chemical,
biological, and radiological hazards, and specific threats to women. The project will take steps to prevent
accidents, injury, and disease arising from, associated with, or occurring in the course of work by minimizing,
as far as reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards. The project will address areas that include the:
i. identification of potential hazards to workers, particularly those that may be life-threatening;
ii. provision of preventive and protective measures, including modification, substitution, or elimination
of hazardous conditions or substances;
iii. training of workers;
iv. documentation and reporting of occupational accidents, diseases, and incidents; and
9.1.4 Workers Engaged by Third Parties
With respect to contracted workers the project will make reasonable efforts to ascertain that the third parties
who engage contracted workers are reputable and legitimate organisations and have an appropriate labour
management procedure. The project will establish policies and procedures for managing and monitoring the
performance of such third-party employers. In addition, the project will incorporate these requirements in
contractual agreements with such third-party. Contracted workers will have access to a grievance mechanism.
In cases where the third party employing or engaging the workers is not able to provide a grievance
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10.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP)
This ESMP is developed with an aim to outline actions necessary to prevent, mitigate and control
possible negative impacts or disadvantages during the different phases of the project onto the
environment and to analyse steps that could be taken in respect to this.
10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK
10.1.1 Environmental Policy
The implementation of the activities proposed by ACECoR must be consistent with all applicable policies,
laws, regulations, and notifications. It is the responsibility of the Vice Chancellor, Sectoral, ACE Centre
Director, and the Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer (and the contracting entity) to ensure that
project activities are consistent with the applicable regulatory and legal frameworks. Additionally, it is also to
be ensured that activities are consistent with World Bank policies, Performance Standards and guidelines.
The management policy of the proposed development is ensuring a clean and safe environment within the site
and support of environmental health and safety both within and outside the project through proactive and
responsible activities. The measures that are to be enforced would be implemented under the following
framework:
Land
• Ensuring the presence of floral cover on unpaved surfaces so as to maintain the soil’s structure within
the project area and where flora has been lost. Landscaping should be undertaken
• Ensuring proper waste management of both solid and liquid wastes is implemented to prevent soil
contamination and creation of an unsightly environment
Biodiversity
• Maintain where possible trees and larger flora by planting more trees at or near the site during and
after construction phase of the development
• Buffer creation and maintenance between the project and other land uses to mitigate micro climate
changes
Air
• Maintenance of low levels of dust generation during construction through either surfacing the bare
areas of any roads as well as by watering areas that are not paved.
• Installation of scrubbers on all the machinery used during construction that has a certain level of
emission
• Setting up screens and buffer fences to reduce the amount of fugitive dust and noise generated during
construction
• Use of noise absorbent padding in fixed installations
• Use of silencers in heavy earth moving machines and pumps
• Use of ear-muffs by staff to reduce any exposure to increased noise
• Retention and consistent planting of green-belts barriers between source and receiver,
• although a long-term strategy trees are effective noise barriers and flower bushes or shrubs can be
grown around noise emitting utilities
Water
• Ensure conservation of water in the construction phase through wise and only necessary use and
recycling where possible
• Maintenance of floral cover within the non-paved areas in order to reduce direct evaporation and
maintain the micro-climate or the area
• Management of any liquid and solid wastes to ensure that they don’t lead to pollution of surface and
sub-surface waters
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cleaning or lawn maintenance purposes
• Employing sustainable drainage measures that mimic the normal drainage of water to prevent
increasing run-off to high levels as result of the development. These methods include using materials
that allow water percolation in making paved surfaces such as the parking lot; using green roofs
where possible or water catchment.
Hazards
• Hazards especially from moving vehicles and trucks in and out of the site could be handled properly
• Erecting hazards warning signs
• Using smaller trucks that make narrow turnings
• Construct storm water drains to channel flood waters
• Keep the percentage of the area of impervious surface as low as possible to reduce runoff during
storm periods and in respect to the slope of the project area.
10.1.2 Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Risk
Some of the HSE risks from the project will come from the following aspects:
Construction Phase HSE Aspects
• Air emissions
• Water emissions
• Moving parts
• Heavy equipment and trucks
• Inflammable materials
• Hazardous/Poisonous chemicals and substances
• Storage areas
• Ladders
• Working at heights
• Electricity
• Open pits
• Heated surfaces, solids and fluids
• Wastes
• Raised materials and equipment, etc.
Operational Phase HSE Aspects

Slippery floors
• Moving parts and barriers
• Storage areas
• Cold surfaces, solids and fluids
• Inflammable materials
• Electricity
• Wastes
• Air emissions
• Water emissions
• Vehicles and service trucks, etc.
Decommission Phase HSE Aspects

• Falling debris
• Air emissions
• Water emissions

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• Moving vehicles and trucks
• Heavy equipment and materials, etc.
10.1.2.1Environmental Policy Statement
ACECoR shall undertake the development and operation of the Project in an environmentally responsible way
by complying with the national and World Bank environmental policies.
As a means of achieving this, ACECoR will include this ESMP with project contract documents that it issues
to any third party who carries out all or part of the Contracting Entity’s obligations in terms of the contract.
ACECoR should procure the construction in an environmentally responsible way by imposing adherence to
the provisions of the ESMP as a contractual obligation in respect of every project contract document for the
construction activities.
10.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE ESMP
The objectives of this ESMP are as follows:

▪ To state standards and guidelines for compliance to environmental/social management
▪ To communicate the aims and goals of the ESMP and incorporate envir onment al
management into the project planning, construction and operational phases;
▪ To guide Contracting Entities, sub-contractors and the various other workers involved in the Project
in meeting the legislative and best practice commitments set out in the ESIA;
▪ To set out cost effective mitigation measures in order to minimize the extent of negative
environmental/social impacts, to enhance positive environmental impacts and
▪ To provide guidance regarding method statements which are required to be implemented to achieve
the environmental specifications; and
▪ To define corrective actions to be taken in the event of non-compliance with the specifications of
this ESMP in order to prevent long-term environmental degradation.
10.3 APPLICABILITY TO OTHER DOCUMENTATION
This ESMP applies to work to be undertaken with regards to the construction of the multi-purpose
educational complex. The ESMP should be read in conjunction with all documents that comprise the suite
of documents for this Contract. This may include various applicable standard specification and
environmental legislation. Third parties appointed by the Contracting Entity in terms of the contract should
validate compliance with the conditions of this ESMP.
The ESMP is a dynamic document subject to similar influences and changes as are wrought by variations to
the provisions of the project specification. Information contained in this current version will be reviewed
and updated annually. The findings and recommendations of periodic assessments (annually or more
frequently) by internal/external auditors will be used to update the current version at that time, if required.
Substantial changes to the ESMP should be submitted to the relevant state authorities, including the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval before construction continues.
10.4 MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
10.4.1 ACECoR Responsibilities
The ultimate responsibilities for the implementation of the above described safeguards instruments and
processes are with the Vice Chancellor, ACE Centre Director, and the Environmental and Social Safeguard
Officer working closely with the ACE Deputy Director. The Project Environmental and Social Safeguard
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environmental regulations, as well as the Banks E&S safeguards policies. The Vice Chancellor, SAB, ACE
Centre Director, and the Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer will ensure that no contracts for works
that have a physical impact are signed, or re-construction or rehabilitation of proposed activities initiated
without the required safeguards instruments in place and approved by the World Bank. No activity with
physical environmental and social impact should be implemented without the approved safeguards
instruments.
ACECoR will perform the following roles:
• See that all contracting companies tendering for work in the project affected area receive a copy of the
ESIA, ESMP and any other relevant project documents and are assisted in understanding their
responsibility to operate within the framework of the measures defined in the ESMP. When adjudicating
tenders, ACECoR should confirm that Contracting Entities have made appropriate allowance for
management of environmental and social matters and develop their own ESMPs (where necessary) which
shall be approved;
• See that on appointment, contracting companies shall sign the ESMP component of this ESIA so the
ESMP will then become part of the contract and be legally binding on the Contracting Entity. Contracting
companies will also receive the required training or be guided to understand their responsibility to operate
within the framework of the measures defined in the ESMP;
• Enforce that the responsibility for implementing and complying with the conditions of the ESMP forms
part of the conditions of appointment of all Contracting Entities throughout the life of the project;
• See that independent environmental experts are appointed to audit the implementation of, and compliance
with, the ESMP and monitoring plan on an annual basis; and the independent environmental audits,
together with other relevant monitoring information, are made available to the public, throughout the life
of the project.
• See that a formal senior management review of environmental management performance is undertaken on
a quarterly basis for the first one-year, then on monthly basis throughout lifespan of the project. Senior
management responsibility will include the review and approval of any proposed measures to improve
environmental performance.
• See that training and awareness creation is provided to all Contracting Entities in environmental and social
management and the mitigation of impacts, to ensure they are aware of their responsibilities and are
competent to carry out their work in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. ACECoR
should not tolerate transgressions of the provisions of the ESMP.
• Make sure there is availability of human and financial resources needed to conduct all environmental
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Figure 10-1: Organogram of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR)
10.4.2 World Bank Responsibilities
• The World Bank Task Team will be responsible for ensuring the timely commencement of the
preparation of safeguard instruments as needed.
• The Task Team will review Terms of References for the preparation of safeguard instruments and
contracts if needed, to ensure that their scope and quality are satisfactory to the Bank.
• The Task Team will review tender documents and construction contracts regarding due
consideration of the safeguard instruments, and the inclusion of effective and enforceable
contractual clauses.
• The task team will ensure that no contracts for works that have a physical impact are signed, or
re-construction or rehabilitation of proposed activities initiated without the required safeguards
instruments in place.
• The task team will also monitor the implementation of the different prepared instruments through
regular supervision missions (which will include an environmental and/or social specialist) during
which document reviews, site visits and spot-checks will be conducted. Depending on the
circumstances, Third Party Monitoring may also be used for supervision and monitoring and
would thus complement the efforts of the task team.
10.4.3 Responsibilities of the Consulting Engineer (Surpervision Consultant)
The engineer or supervision consultant is responsible for:

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• Monitoring compliance with the requirements of the specification.
• Documenting, in conjunction with the Contracting Entity, the state of the site prior to
construction activities commencing. This documentation may be in the form of photographs,
video recording or other appropriate formats.
• Maintaining high standard of site supervision and operation to reduce risk of damage to
environmental components.
10.4.4 Responsibilities of the Contracting Entity
The Contracting Entity is required to:

• Be responsible for the overall implementation of the ESMP.
• Be conversant with the requirements of this ESMP and enforce sub-contractors or third
parties who carry out all or part of the Contracting Entity's obligation under the Contract
comply with the requirements of this ESMP.
• Be responsible for the procurement of relevant environmental permits that are required for
the construction and operation of the Project.
• Supply method statements for activities requiring special attention as specified and/or
requested by the Project Developer for the duration of the Contract.
• Bear the costs of damages/compensation resulting from non-compliance with the ESMP.
• Be responsible for informing the Project Developer or Supervision Consultant of foreseeable
activities that will require their input in a timely manner.
• Appoint a suitably experienced and qualified person to fulfil the role of theEnvironmental
Manager (EM) as detailed in this ESMP.
• Conduct activities in a manner that minimizes/avoids impacts to the environment, affected
residents and the public in general.
10.4.5 Responsibilities of the Environmental Manager (EM)
The Contracting Entity should procure the appointment of the EM, at their cost, for the duration of the
Project, and the EM would be responsible for the overall implementation of the EMP in accordance with the
requirements of the Contract. There should be an approved EM on the site at all times, and it is proposed
that the EM is made part of the construction project management team. The EM should make sure that
outlined environmental issues are communicated to the Contracting Entity and personnel involved in the
Project before construction commences. The ESMP should be kept on-site and made accessible to all
personnel.
The EM is to understand the environmental responsibilities as stated in the ESMP and is to enforce that all
members of the project operate on site in an environmentally considerate manner, as prescribed by the
ESMP. The EM is to be fully versed in the contents of the ESMP and is to enforce that the activities of the
contracting team remain in compliance with the code of conduct and site-specific protection measures
identified by the ESMP. The EM will be responsible for all monitoring and reporting activities such as
noise, water and dust/air quality monitoring. The EM is to enforce that all monitoring records are available
for review by the competent authority when needed. The EM is to coordinate all specialists that are required
on site, if and when required.
Specific roles/activities to be performed by the EM are outlined below:

• Enforce site protection measures on-site;
• Enforce that all the environmental authorizations and permits required in terms of the applicable
legislation have been obtained;
• Monitor and verify compliance with the ESMP and contract and keep records of
compliance/non-compliance, and make them available to the external auditor;
• Monitoring and verifying that environmental impacts are kept to a minimum;
• Reviewing and approving construction method statements with input from the Contracting
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are adhered to;
• Keeping accurate and detailed records of all activities on-site;
• Monitoring the undertaking by the Contracting Entity of environmental awareness training for
all new personnel on-site;
• Assess the Contracting Entity's environmental performance from which a brief monthly
statement of environmental performance is drawn up for record purposes;
• Enforce that third parties who carry out all or part of the Contracting Entity's obligations under
the Contract are conversant with the requirements of the ESMP and the site protection
measures;
• Enforce that the Contracting Entity complies with every applicable legislation;
• Maintain a register of complaints and queries by members of the public at the site office and the
actions taken in response to these complaints;
• Recommend that the Contracting Entity suspend any or all works on-site if the third parties who
carry out all or part of the Contracting Entity's obligations under the Contract fail to comply
with the said specifications;
• Conduct environmental audits for compliance with the ESMP and Contract, and report on the
findings to the Supervision Consultant; and
• Undertaking a continual internal review of the ESMP and submitting any changes to the
Contracting Entity and Supervision Consultant, as well as the Client for review and approval.
The EM is expected to have the following qualifications, as a minimum:

• A good working knowledge of relevant environmental policies, legislation, guidelines and
standards.
• The ability to conduct inspections and audits and to produce thorough, readable and informative
reports.
• The ability to manage public communication and complaints.
• The ability to think holistically about the structure, functioning and performance of
environmental systems.
• Proven competence in the application of the following integrated environmental management
tools:
✓ Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
✓ Environmental management plans/programs.
✓ Environmental auditing.
✓ Mitigation and optimisation of impacts.
✓ Monitoring and evaluation of impacts.
✓ Environmental Management Systems.
The UCC and/or Supervision Consultant will have the authority to instruct the Contracting Entity to replace
the EM if, in their opinion, the appointed person is not fulfilling his/her duties in terms of the requirements of
the ESMP. The decision to replace an EM will be made jointly by the UCC and/or Supervision Consultant and
the Contracting Entity. Such instruction should be in writing and should clearly set out the reasons why a
replacement is required and within what timeframe.
10.5 RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
The Contracting Entity should enforce that a filing system identifying documentation related to the ESMP is
established. A list of reports likely to be generated during the project is set out below:
• Environmental and Social Management Plan.
• Relevant communications detailing changes of design/scope that may have environmental
implications.
• Daily, weekly and monthly site monitoring reports.
• Occupational Health and Safety reports.
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• Training manual and attendance registers.
• Incident and accident reports.
• Emergency preparedness and response plans.
• Permits and legal documents, including letters authorising specific personnel of their duties as
Occupational Health and Safety representatives, or as part of emergency preparedness teams, e.g. fire
teams, etc
• Weekly report from EM (regardless of whether there has been an incident).
• Monthly site meetings
• Method statements from the Contracting Entity for various phases of the project.
10.6 ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT CONTROL
The Contracting Entity should be responsible for establishing a procedure for environmental document
control. The environmental document control procedure should comply with the following requirements:
• Documents should be identifiable by organisation, division, function, activity and contact person.
• Documents should identify the personnel and their positions, who drafted and compiled the document,
who reviewed and recommended approval, and who finally approved the document for distribution.
• Documents should be dated, provided with a revision number and reference number, filed
systematically, and retained for a specified period.
• The Contracting Entity should see to it that documents are periodically reviewed and revised, where
necessary, and that current versions are available at all locations where operations essential to the
functioning of the ESMP are performed. Documents should be made available to the external auditor,
UCC and/or Supervision Consultant
10.7 ENVIRONMENTAL , HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING AND AWARENESS
The Contracting Entity is expected to enforce that its employees and any third party who carries out all or part
of the Contracting Entity's obligations under the Contract are adequately trained with regard to the
implementation of the ESMP, as well as regarding environmental, social and legal requirements and
obligations. Every employee should have an induction presentation on environmental awareness as part of the
recruitment process. Where possible, the presentation needs to be conducted in the language of the employees.
• The training by the Contracting Entity should, as a minimum, include the following:
• General environmental, health and safety awareness training describing the importance of policies,
standards, key environmental and social sensitivities or requirements of the Project;
• Conformance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as means to avoid or reduce environmental
and social impacts;
• Requirements of the ESMP and how it will be implemented and monitored on site;
• Prevention and handling of fire and other incidences, including procedures to be followed in the event
of non-compliance with the environmental, social and health requirements;
• The significant environmental and social impacts, actual or potential, as a result of their work
activities;
• The environmental and social benefits of improved personal performance;
• Their roles and responsibilities in achieving conformance with the environmental policy and
procedures, including emergency preparedness and response requirements;
• The potential consequences of departure from specified operating procedures;
• Provide appropriate PPEs and orientation and support on the use of PPEs to all employees and visitors
so that they can act in an appropriate and safe manner;
• The mitigation measures that need to be implemented when carrying out their work activities;
• General water management;
• Details of and encouragement to minimise the production of waste and re-use, recover and recycle
waste where possible;
• Details regarding archaeological and/or historical sites that may be unearthed during construction, and
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• The procedures which should be followed should a graveyard/cemetery be encountered or unearthed
during the construction phase.
Training should be provided at pre-construction phase as well as construction and possibly operation phases,
as needed. The training can be in different forms, namely:
• Induction training for staff, including modules on: health and safety, environmental and social
awareness, accommodation rules, worker code of conduct, stakeholder engagement, grievance
mechanisms and cultural heritage awareness;
• Toolbox training for specific tasks;
• Training for individuals involved in tasks with specific responsibilities; and
• Refresher training programs to facilitate continual improvement in environmental and social
awareness for Project personnel.
Works which may pose a hazard to humans and animals are to be adequately protected and appropriate
warning signs erected. The Contracting Entity should also provide adequate and operational fire safety
equipment at all times, and personnel on-site should be trained on how to operate fire extinguishers, etc.
The Contracting Entity should also implement an HIV/AIDS awareness programme at the site camp. A
training needs analysis should also be conducted by the EM to identify the appropriate environmental, health
and safety training programs, and the appropriate target groups amongst the employees of the Contracting
Entity. Environment, health and safety awareness training programs should be targeted at three distinct levels
of employment, i.e. the executive, middle management and labour. The training programs should contain the
following information:
• The names, positions and responsibilities of personnel to be trained.
• The framework for appropriate training plans.
• The summarized content of each training course.
• A schedule for the presentation of the training courses.
The Contracting Entity should enforce that records of training interventions are kept in accordance with the
record keeping and documentation control requirements as set out in the ESMP. The training records should
verify each of the targeted personnel's training experience. Assessment of the effectiveness of the training
programs should be included as part of the internal audit procedures.
10.8 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
The Contracting Entity should compile and maintain his own environmental and social emergency procedures
approved by the Client so that there will be an appropriate response to unexpected or accidental actions or
incidents that will cause environmental impacts, throughout the construction and maintenance stages of the
project. Such activities may include:
▪ Accidental discharges to water and land.
▪ Accidental spillages and exposure of employees to hazardous substances.
▪ Accidental fires.
▪ Traffic accidents.
These plans should include:

▪ Emergency organisation (manpower) and responsibilities, accountability and liability.
▪ A list of key personnel.
▪ Details of emergency services applicable to the various areas along the route (e.g. the fire
department, spill clean-up services, etc.).
▪ Internal and external communication plans, including prescribed reporting procedures where
required by legislation.
▪ Actions to be taken in the event of different types of emergencies.
▪ Incident recording, progress reporting and remediation measures required to be implemented.
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measures to be taken in the event of accidental release.
▪ Training plans, testing exercises and schedules for effectiveness.
• Contracting Entities performing work for UCC should be appropriately trained and have ready
access to equipment and supplies that would allow them to contain and control some
emergencies to an extent until the arrival of an Emergency Response Team.
10.9 INCEDENT REPORTING AND REMEDY
If a leakage or spillage of hazardous substances occurs on-site, the local emergency services should be
immediately notified of the incident. The following information should be provided:
▪ The location.
▪ The nature of the load.
▪ The status at the site of the accident itself (i.e. whether further leakage is still taking place, whether
the vehicle or the load is on fire).
Written records should be kept on the corrective and remedial measures decided upon and the progress
achieved therewith over time. Such progress reporting is important for monitoring and auditing purposes. The
written reports may be used for training purposes in an effort to prevent similar future occurrences.
10.10 CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION
The EM and Supervisory Consulting firm should monitor the ongoing conformance or lack thereof by the
Contracting Entity and sub-contractors. The Supervisory Consulting firm should consult with and report non-
conformances with the ESMP to the EM, with a copy of such report being given to the Contracting Entity,
UCC. In any non-conformance report (“NCR”), the Supervisory Consulting firm should also stipulate the
recommended corrective action that needs to be taken to remedy such non-conformance. The Contracting
Entity is deemed not to have complied with the ESMP if, inter alia:
• There is evidence of contravention of the ESMP specifications within the boundaries of the
construction site. site extensions and haul/access roads.
• There is contravention of the ESMP specifications that relate to activities outside the boundaries of
the construction site.
• Environmental damage ensues due to negligence.
• Construction activities take place outside the defined boundaries of the site without the approval of
the Supervision Consultant or EM.
• The Contracting Entity fails to comply with corrective or other instructions issued by the Supervision
Consultant within a specific time period.
• The EM has failed to recognize, act on or bring the non-compliance issue to the attention of the
Supervision Consultant.
• Littering by the Contracting Entity on site.
• Lighting of illegal fires by the Contracting Entity on site. Persistent or unrepaired oil leaks from the
Contracting Entity's vehicles.
• Excess dust or excess noise emanating from site.
• Possession or use of intoxicating substances by the Contracting Entity on site.
• Any Contracting Entity vehicles being driven in excess of designated speed limits.
• Removal and/or damage by the Contracting Entity to fauna, flora or cultural or heritage objects on
site.
• Urination and defecation by Contracting Entity staff anywhere except in designated areas.
10.11 REMEDIAL ACTION
Remedial action would be managed by the EM in two categories as described below.

Specified Corrective Action: This constitutes remedial or mitigatory measures specified by the Supervisory
Consulting firm in any NCR, coupled with a specified time limit within which the specified corrective action
needs to be completed, at the expense of the party identified in the NCR as being responsible for carrying out
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implementation of such corrective action. If the said corrective action has not been carried out within the
period stipulated by the Supervisory Consulting firm in the NCR or agreed on between the Supervisory
Consulting firm and the Contracting Entity, the non- conformance in question would be dealt as Formal
Remedial Work.
Formal Remedial Work: Where a non-conformance has resulted in environmental damage to the site which
cannot be rectified as per the Supervisory Consulting firm 's specified corrective action or where the
Contracting Entity has failed to carry out any of the Supervisory Consulting firm’s specified corrective actions
within the prescribed time limit (or permitted extension thereof), the Supervisory Consulting firm should
convene a meeting between representatives of the Contracting Entity and UCC. At this meeting, appropriate
remedial work/mitigatory measures should be discussed and agreed, and failing agreement within 10 days,
such dispute should be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions contained in the
Contract. The Supervision Consultant should issue an instruction to the Contracting Entity to procure
execution of the remedial work as agreed between the parties, and the Contracting Entity should be obliged to
procure such remedial work within the prescribed period to the satisfaction of the Supervision Consultant.
Failure by the Contracting Entity to comply with an instruction from the Supervision Consultant to procure
the carrying out of the required remedial work would constitute a material breach of Contract, entitling the
Client to the applicable remedy provided for in the Contract.
10.12 GRIEVANCE REDRESS
When grievances are reported they need to be addressed in a consistent and verifiable manner. This will be
done through the implementation of a grievance procedure or a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) that
will be operated by the ACECoR and will allow project beneficiaries to submit questions, complaints or
suggestions via email, phone, text message, or regular mail.
The Environmental and Social Safeguard Office will be the first point of contact and for resolution of
grievances. The GRM (grievance procedure) should be followed for all grievances relating to the Project, and
is divided into the following six (6) steps:
• Step 1: Receive and log grievance - a grievance form will be filled for all complaints received and
added to the on-site grievance system for tracking.
• Step 2: Acknowledge grievance.
• Step 3: Assess and prioritise grievance and forward to relevant function.
• Step 4: Investigate and resolve grievance.
• Step 5: Sign off on grievance - The resolution will be documented on the relevant consent
(grievance) forms and verified.
• Step 6: Monitor.
10.13 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN
The ESMMP below specifies the actions that will be taken and specifies the parties responsible for these
actions and the schedule for these tasks. It also sets out the indicators or criteria that will be used to monitor
(1) whether the mitigation actions have been implemented, and (2) whether they are effective and sufficient.
The ESMMP provides a basis for systematic implementation of ESIA. In addition to establishing
responsibilities and schedules, ESMMP is the vehicle for translating ESIA conditions (which are often very
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Table 10-1: Project Environmental and Social Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (ESMMP)
LIKELY MITIGATION MEASURES RESPONSIBLITY COSTS INDICATOR FREQUENCY

IMPACT (GHC)
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Loss of Flora Landscaping with indigenous species on Contractor Entity Within % of paved vegetated area Once
and Faunal completion of construction. Maintaining of Environmental Manager, project
Habitats landscaped gardens, terraces, conservation and ACECoR Safeguards Officer costs
management of the vegetation and gardens.
Clearing vegetation only in construction areas and
demarcating areas where no clearing will happen
Changes in During construction, the design (of the drainage Contractor Entity Within Presence of channels % of
surface and system) should ensure that surface flow is drained Environmental Manager, project paved area drainage
subsurface suitably into the public drains provided to control ACECoR Safeguards Officer costs
hydrology flooding within the site. Drainage channels should
be installed in all areas that generate or receive
surface water such as car parking, driveways and
along the building block-edges of the roofs.
The channels should be covered with gratings or
other suitable and approved materials to prevent
occurrence of accidents and entry dirt that would
compromise flow of run-off.
They channels should be designed with regards to
the peak volumes such as periods or seasons when
there is high intensity of rainfall which is also not
common in the project area but just in case such
an event occurs.
They should never at any time be full due to the
resulting heavy downpours.
The drainage channels should ensure the safe final
disposal of run-off /surface water and should be
self-cleaning which means it should have a
suitable gradient. Storm water generated from
roof catchments should be harvested, stored and
made use in various household activities such as
general cleaning.
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and other open areas should be done to encourage
water recharge and reduce run- off volume.
Ensuring there is enough space for normal
percolation of water. Proper installation and
configuration of drainage structures to ensure
their efficiency.
Installing cascades to break the impact of water
flowing into the drains.
Changes in Sprinkling water on the soil to prevent dust from Contractor – Site Foreman, Within Amount of dust per volume Weekly
soil rising. Contractor Entity project of air.
characteristics Creating specific paths for the trucks. Preventing Environmental Manager, costs
pollution from construction wastes by having ACECoR Safeguards Officer, % of paved area to Once
specific sites for collection, sorting and transport EPA vegetated area.
of wastes.
Controlling the earthworks and ensuring the Amount of run-off i.e. flow Daily
management of excavation activities. rate of run-off in m3/s.
Compacting areas with loose soil. Landscaping.
Providing soil erosion control structures on the Amount of soil in run-off or
steeper areas of the site & controlling activities drained water – kg/m3 Daily
during the rainy season.
Air pollutants Sprinkling water on soil before excavation and Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Amount of gaseous Monthly
periodically when operations are under way to Contractor Entity emissions per day: ppm in
prevent raising of dusts. Environmental Manager, air per day
Enclosing the structures under construction with ACECoR Safeguards
dust proof nets. Using efficient machines with low Officer, EPA Amount of particulate
emission technologies for the ones that burn fossil emission per day: ppm in
fuels. air per day
Controlling the speed and operation of
construction vehicles. Regular maintenance and
services of machines and engines.
Use of clean fuels e.g. unleaded and de-
sulphurized fuels.
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Generation of Using equipment with noise suppressing Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Quality of PPEs (ear Daily
Noise technologies. Contractor Entity muffs, ear plugs)
Providing workers with PPEs against noise e.g. Environmental Manager,
ear plugs. ACECoR Safeguards Amount of noise Daily
Placing signs around the site to notify people Officer, EPA generated: dB
about the noisy conditions. Member of the public
Regular maintenance of equipment to ensure
they remain efficient and effective.
Complying with the EPA noise regulation.
Construction works should be carried out only
during the specified time which is usually as
from 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs.
There should not be unnecessary horning of the
involved machinery.
Provision of bill boards at the construction site
gates notifying of the construction activity and
timings
Increased Employing water conservation techniques and Contractor – Site Foreman, Within Amount of water Daily
Pressure on only using the required amounts of water to Contractor Entity project consumed per day:
Utilities prevent wastage. Environmental Manager, costs m3/day
Employing power saving techniques such as ACECoR Safeguards
switching off equipment when not in use, using Officer, EPA, GWCL, PDS Amount of electricity
natural light whenever possible. consumed per day: Kwh
Using machines with power saving technologies
i.e. high efficiency equipment. Number of machines and
Providing proper sanitary facilities for equipment serviced per
construction workers. month
Inspecting the drainage facilities regularly to
ensure they are free of debris that may reduce Amount of fuel consumed
their efficiency. per day: m3/day
Employing water conservation techniques and
only using the required amounts of water to Number of drainage
prevent wastage. blockages per month
Employing power saving techniques such as
switching off equipment when not in use, using Amount of water
natural light whenever possible. consumed per day:
Using machines with power saving technologies m3/day
i.e. high efficiency equipment.
Providing proper sanitary facilities for Amount of electricity
construction workers. consumed per day: Kwh

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Inspecting the drainage facilities regularly to
ensure they are free of debris that may reduce Number of machines and
their efficiency. equipment serviced per
month
Amount of fuel consumed

per day: m3/day
Number of drainage
blockages per month
Increased Placing signs around the site notifying other Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Quality of the signs Daily Monthly
Heavy Traffic vehicles about the heavy traffic and to set the Contractor Entity
speed limit around the site. Environmental Manager, Number of
Ensuring all drivers for the project comply to ACECoR Safeguards incidents/complaints per
speed regulations. Officer, EPA, CCMA month
Making sure the construction doesn’t occupy the
road reserves and complying to traffic and land
demarcation obligations.
Ensuring all vehicles used for the project are in
good working condition both legally and
commensurate to their intended use.
Population Workers to be issued with jobs cards to monitor Contractor – Site Foreman, Within Presence of a work registry
Influx their movements in the site area. Contractor Entity project book Issuing of job cards
Only authorised personnel should be Environmental Manager, cost Presence of sanitary
allowed entrance to the site. ACECoR Safeguards Officer services
Presence of a work registry book where workers
sign in and out
Educating the workers on proper sanitation
methods
Sensitizing the worker on HIV/AIDS
Generation of Making available suitable facilities for the Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Amount of waste Daily
Construction collection, segregation and safe disposal of the Contractor Entity generated per day i.e.
waste wastes. Environmental Manager, Kg/day per specific
Ensuring all waste is dumped in their designated ACECoR Safeguards waste type
areas and legally acceptable methods. Officer, EPA, CCMA
Following Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Amount of wastes
regulations on Waste. Management. generated per day i.e.
Employing a waste management plan. Using kg/day per specific
waste minimization techniques such as buying in waste
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and identifying all sources of wastes, and ensuring Quality of PPEs
wastes are handled by personnel licensed to do so.
Making available suitable facilities for the Quality and capacity of
collection, segregation and safe disposal of the Waste management
wastes. equipment (bins, signs,
Creating waste collection areas with clearly PPEs etc.)
marked facilities such as colour coded bins and
providing equipment for handling the wastes. The
bins should be coded for plastics, rubber,
organics, glass, timber, metals etc.
Ensuring all wastes are dumped in their
designated areas and through legally acceptable
methods and that the bins are regularly cleaned
and disinfected.
Assessing and creating opportunities for
Regulation, Reducing, Reusing, Recycling,
Recovering, Rethinking and Renovation.
Creating adequate facilities for the storage of
building materials and chemicals and controlling
access to these facilities.
Ensuring bins are protected from rain and
animals.
OHS Risks Employing an OHS plan that will outline all UCC Site personnel TBD Number of Weekly
OHS risks and provide a strategy for their Contractor, EPA Area OHS incidents/accidents per
management. (See Appendices 7 & 8). Officer, City Council, monthly
Ensuring all potential hazards such as movable District Public Health
machine parts are labelled. Officer Quality of all PPEs Daily and as often as
Raising awareness and educating workers on possible
risks from equipment and ensuring they receive
adequate training on the use of the equipment. Number of drills per Quarterly
Providing the workers with adequate PPEs and quarter.
monitoring regularly to ensure they are replaced
on time when they wear out. Effectiveness of drills After every drill
Placing visible and readable signs around where
there are risks. Visibility and clarity of Daily and spot checks
Ensuring there is security in and around the site to signs and alerts
control the movement of people.
Providing safe and secure storage for equipment Efficiency of equipment Weekly and spot
and materials in the site and maintaining MSDSs. such as fire fighting Checks
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movement of vehicles and notify motorists and
pedestrians around the, and workers in the site. Quality and efficacy of Daily and spot checks
Providing fire fighting equipment and in easily storage
accessible areas as well as ensuring site
personnel are well trained to use them as well as Level of awareness of Quarterly and spot
maintaining them regularly. workers checks Once
Labelling chemicals and material according to
the risks they possess. Number of assembly points
Creating safe and adequate fire and emergency
assembly points and making sure they are well
labelled.
Establishing emergency procedures against
hazards and ensuring the workers stay
aware/educated on following them and
commensurate to the magnitude and type of
emergency, by conducting regular drills and
involving the neighbours.
OPERATIONAL PHASE
Increased Implementing water conservation techniques Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Amount of water Daily
Pressure on such as having faucets with dead man tap Contractor Entity consumed per day:
available openers. Environmental Manager, m3/day
utilities Using only the required amounts of water ACECoR Safeguards Officer,
during normal operations. EPA, GWCL, PDS Amount of electricity Daily
Creating awareness through signs of consumed per day:
conservation of water and electricity. Kwh
Using natural light during the day for lighting
purposes. Number of machines and
Using machines and equipment with a high equipment serviced per Monthly
level of power efficiency in the offices and month
residential houses and servicing them as often
as required to maintain their efficiency. Amount of fuel consumed Daily
Using gas in the kitchens/restaurants for per day: m3/day
cooking purposes.
Number drainage
blockages per month Monthly
Micro-climate Advocating for the use of other renewable ACECoR Safeguards TBD Numbers of trees planted TBD
modification sources of energy such as wind and solar Officer, EPA
energy. Ratio of paved surface
Use of clean fuels e.g. unleaded and de- to unpaved surfaces
sulphurized fuels in vehicles.
Paving should only be carried out where
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radiations.
Landscaping the site with indigenous species of
plants.
Using sustainable drainage systems that
mimic the natural percolation of water into the
soil, and green roofs where possible.
Using efficient equipment that emit little or no
waste heat
Security Employing of security guards/ competent Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Presence of a security
Threats security firm at the site and searching all Contractor Entity personnel
vehicles and people entering the project. If Environmental Manager
possible the use of CCTV cameras to monitor Number of security
security within the site. incidences
Collaborating with the national police on
security matters. Number of security drills
Placing alarms around the project and and emergency response
establishing emergency preparedness and drills
response procedures.
Sociocultural Integrating Equal Opportunity Principles in Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Staff Diversity Quarterly
Impacts Procurement and human resource policies. Contractor Entity ratios
Promoting social cohesion and integration Environmental Manager,
among people in the area. ACECoR Safeguards Officer Number of discrimination Quarterly
Creating awareness towards the diversity of incidences and reports
cultures and different economic background of
the people in the project staff and residents Number of social groups
through sensitization. Yearly
Allowing the residents and businesses to form Number of social
social groups and networks that build social investment strategies
capital. targeted at the local Yearly
Targeting social investment programs towards community
the local communities and region.
Level of integration of
cultural appreciation into Every tim e train in g is
staff training programs held and reviewed.
I ncreased Install scrubbers in the exhausts of m o t o r Contractor – Site Foreman, Efficacy of equipment Weekly and on
Air pollution vehicles to filter the toxic fumes Contractor Entity and machinery procurement
Use of clean fuels such as solar and wind energy Environmental Manager,
sources. ACECoR Safeguards Officer Amount of gaseous Bi-weekly
Use of de-sulphurized and unleaded fuels in emissions per day: ppm
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materials at the site. Amount of particulate Bi-weekly
Using efficient equipment, machines and emission per day: ppm in
engines that emit less pollutants air per day
Increased Using materials that mimic natural percolation Contractor – Site Foreman, Within Drainage flow rate: m3/day Daily
surface runoff of water. Contractor Entity project
Landscaping to ensure there are areas where Environmental Manager, costs Ratio of paved areas
water will percolate underground. ACECoR Safeguards Officer to vegetated areas Quarterly
Constructing proper drains and monitoring them
to ensure there are no blockages. This also Number of drainage
includes ensuring the size of the drains can blockages Quarterly
accommodate storm flows during the rainy
season.
Increased Erecting visible and clear signs to control the Within Number of traffic jams Daily
traffic movement of vehicles in and out of the site. project per day
Having alternative entrances and exits for costs
emergency operations. Duration of traffic Daily
Placing signs around the site notifying other jams: hours
vehicles about the heavy traffic and to set the
speed limit around the site. Number of traffic Monthly
Ensuring all drivers for the project comply to incidents and accidents
traffic regulations per month
Making sure the construction doesn’t occupy
the road reserves and complying to traffic and
land demarcation obligations.
Ensuring all vehicles used for the project are
in good working condition both legally and
Generation of Developing and implementing a waste Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Amount of waste Daily
waste management plan. Contractor Entity generated per day per
Following Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Environmental Manager, waste type: Kg/day
regulations on Waste Management. ACECoR Safeguards Officer
Using waste minimization techniques such as Adequacy/quality of
buying in bulk, buying pre-processed foods in waste management Weekly
the restaurants etc. equipment (bins, PPEs
Allocating responsibilities for waste such as gloves, boots etc.)
management and identifying all sources of
wastes, and ensuring wastes are handled by Visibility and clarity of
personnel licensed to do so. notices and signs Daily
Making available suitable facilities for the
collection, segregation and safe disposal of the
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marked facilities such as colour coded bins and
providing equipment for handling the wastes.
The bins should be coded for plastics, rubber,
organics, glass, paper, electrical equipment etc.
designated areas and through legally
acceptable methods and that the bins are
regularly cleaned and disinfected.
Assessing and creating opportunities for
Regulation, Reducing, Reusing, Recycling,
Recovering, Rethinking and Renovation.
Creating adequate facilities for the storage of
materials and chemicals and controlling access
to these facilities.
Ensuring bins are protected from rain and
animals.
OHS Risks Employing and EHS/OHS plan. (See Contractor – Site Foreman, Within Number of Weekly
Appendices 7 & 8) Contractor Entity project incidents/accidents per
Provision of PPEs to all personnel working in Environmental Manager, costs monthly
potentially hazardous areas or with potentially ACECoR Safeguards
hazardous equipment, and replacing the PPEs Officer Quality of all PPEs Daily and as often as
on wear and tear. Placing readable signs possible
alerting people of hazardous such as for
slippery floors. Servicing equipment and Number of drills per Quarterly
machine to ensure efficiency. quarter
Providing firefigh ting equipment and
maintaining them to ensure they are fully Effectiveness of drills After every drill
functional. Visibility and clarity of
Delineating fire and emergency assembly signs and alerts
points and creating awareness to ensure all
people at site are aware of them, e.g. through Efficiency of equipment Daily and spot
the use maps on elevators, staircases etc. such as fire fighting checks
Putting in place and ERP and ensuring all equipment
people in the project are aware of it and the
procedures to follow commensurate to the level Quality and efficiency of Weekly
of emergency. storage
Providing adequate storage for hazardous and
flammable substances and controlling access to Level of awareness of Daily and spot check
them. workers
Monitoring the movement, handling and
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managed and don’t present any EHS risks. points
Working state agencies in the management of
emergencies and disasters to ensure multilateral
and inter-sectoral approaches to this management.
Performing emergency drills on a frequent basis,
setting benchmarks for response and evaluating
performance to ensure continuous improvement
of response and preparedness.
Generation of Erecting signs and notifying other users of Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Visibility and Clarity of Daily
Noise noisy activities. Contractor Entity Signs
Conducting all noisy activities during the day Environmental Manager,
when permissible levels are higher. Provision of ACECoR Safeguards Officer Amount of noise
PPEs such as ear plugs for employees working generated per day: dB
in noisy conditions or with noisy equipment. Adequacy and quality
Using equipment with low noise ratings or of noise PPEs (ear muff,
noise reduction technologies such as for the ear plugs)
generators
DECOMMISSIONING PASE
Generation of Carrying out the decommissioning works only Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Quality of PPEs (ear Daily and as often as
Noise during the specified time from 0800hrs to 1700hrs Contractor Entity muffs, ear plugs) possible
where permissible levels of noise are high and Environmental Manager,
acceptable. Machineries should be maintained ACECoR Safeguards Officer Amount of noise Daily
regularly to reduce noise resulting from friction. generated: dB
Providing workers with Personal Protective
Equipment such as earmuffs when operating
noisy machinery and when in a noisy
environment.
Provision of bill boards at the construction site
gates notifying people of the activities and
timings.
Shielding the area to reduce noise propagation
Generation of Following Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Amount of wastes Daily
demolition regulations on Waste Management. Contractor Entity generated per day i.e.
waste Employing a waste management plan, which Environmental Manager, kg/day per specific waste
will involve assessing and creating ACECoR Safeguards Officer type.
opportunities for Regulation, Reducing,
Reusing, Recycling, Recovering, Quality Of PPEs Daily and as often as
Rethinking and Renovation. possible
Removing reusable and recyclable material from
the building before demolition to minimize the Quality and capacity of Daily
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Allocating responsibilities for waste equipment (bins, signs,
management and identifying all sources of PPEs etc.)
wastes, and ensuring wastes are handled by
personnel licensed to do so.
Making available suitable facilities for the
collection, segregation and safe disposal of the
wastes.
designated areas and through legally acceptable
methods.
Increased Placing signs around the site notifying other Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Quality of the signs Daily and as often as
Heavy Traffic vehicles about the heavy traffic and to set the Contractor Entity possible.
speed limit around the site. Environmental Manager,
Ensuring all drivers for the project comply to ACECoR Safeguards Officer Number of incidents Monthly
speed regulations. per month
Making sure the construction doesn’t occupy the
road reserves and complying to traffic and land Complaints per month Monthly
demarcation obligations.
Ensuring all vehicles used for the project are
in good working condition both legally and
OHS Risks Employing an OHS plan that will outline all OHS Contractor – Site Foreman, TBD Number Monthly
risks and provide a strategy for their Contractor Entity of incidents/accidents per
management. Environmental Manager, monthly
Ensuring a l l hazards such as movable parts are ACECoR Safeguards Officer
labelled. Quality of all Daily and as often as
Raising awareness and educating workers on PPEs possible
risks from equipment and ensuring they receive
adequate training on the use of the equipment. Visibility and clarity of Daily and as often as
Providing the workers with adequate PPEs and signs and alerts possible
monitoring regularly to ensure they are replaced
on time when they wear out. Efficiency of equipment Weekly and as often
Placing visible and readable signs around where such as fire fighting as possible
there are risks and undertaking the riskier equipment
demolition activities first and in isolation.
Emergency assembly points and making sure Quality and efficiency of Weekly and spot
they are well labelled. storage checks
Ensuring there is security in and around the
site to control the movement of people. Level of awareness of Bi-weekly and spot
Providing safe and secure storage for the waste workers checks
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Placing visible and readable signs to Number of assembly Once
control the movement of vehicles and notify points
motorists and pedestrians around the, and
workers in the site.
Providing fire fighting equipment and in easily
accessible areas as well as ensuring site
personnel are well trained to use them as well as
maintaining them regularly.
Labelling chemicals and materials
according to the risks they possess. Creating safe
and adequate fire and Establishing
emergency procedures against hazards and
ensuring the workers stay aware/educated on
following them and commensurate to the
magnitude and type of emergency, by
conducting regular drills and involving the
neighbours.
Emission of Using efficient equipment and machines with Demolition Contractor TBD Amount of gaseous Daily
Air Pollutants efficient engines meaning low emission. Contractor – Site Foreman, emissions per day: ppm
Using clean fuels such de sulphurized diesel Contractor Entity in air per day
and unleaded fuels. Environmental Manager,
Using Dust screens. ACECoR Safeguards Amount of particulate Daily
Removing components with potential of emitting Officer, EPA emission per day: ppm in
hazardous gases or particulates separately and air per day
under caution to prevent emissions.

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11.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
In conclusion the proposed project will have several positive economic and educational impacts. The project
will play an important role in enhancing the capacity of the University of Cape Coast to deliver high quality
postgraduate courses related to coastal and marine degradation and will conduct and disseminate international
caliber applied research focused on addressing development challenges in West Africa. However, the project
will present environmental and social risks similar to most building and infrastructure projects, which include:
generation of wastes (municipal, construction and demolition wastes; changes in soil characteristics; emission
of air pollutants amongst others. These risks can be adequately managed and monitored through the proposed
mitigation measures, that includes frameworks for developing waste management plans, OHS plans and
hazardous materials safety plans.

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13.0 ANNEXES
13.1 ANNEX 1: ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT SITE PLAN

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13.2 ANNEX 2: ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT BLOCK PLAN

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13.3 ANNEX 3: EPA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDELINES
National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values
The guideline provides for permissible guideline values for a variety of air pollutants as shown in the table
below:
National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values
Substance Time Weighted Average (TWA) Averaging Time

3
Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) 900 µg/m Industrial 1 hr
700 µg/m3 Residential 1 hr
150 µg/m3 Industrial 24 hr
80 µg/m3 Industrial 1 yr
50 µg/m3 Residential 1 yr
Nitrogen Oxides 400 µg/m3 Industrial 1 hr.

(measured as N02) 200 µg/m3 Residential 1 hr.
150 µg/m3 Industrial 24 hr
Total Suspended 230 µg/m3 Industrial 24 hr
Particulate 150 µg/m3 Residential 24 hr
60 µg/m3 Residential 1 yr
PM10 70 µg/m3 24 hr
Smoke 150 µg/m3 Industrial 24 hr
30 mg/m3 Residential 1 yr
Carbon Monoxide 100 mg/m3 15 min
60 mg/m3 30 min
30 mg/m3 1 hr
10 mg/m3 8 hr
Hydrogen Sulphide 150 µg/m3 24 hr
Mercury 1 µg/m3 1 yr
Lead 2.5 µg/m3 1 yr
Cadmium 10 - 20 ng/m3 1 yr
Manganese 1 µg/m3 24 hr
Dichloromethane 3 mg/m3 24 hr
(Methylene Chloride)
1,2-Dichloroethane 0.7 mg/m3 24 hr
Trichloroethane 1 mg/m3 24 hr
Tetrachloroethene 5 mg/m3 24 hr
Toluene 8 mg/m3 24 hr
Arsenic 30 ng/m3 Industrial 24 hr
15 ng/m3 Residential 24 hr
Fluoride 10 µg/l 24 hr

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National Ambient Noise Level Guideline (NANLG)
The guideline provides for permissible night and day noise levels for variety of settings ranging from
residential areas with negligible or infrequent transportation to predominantly heavy industrial areas as shown
in the table below.
National Ambient Noise Quality Guideline Values
ZONE DESCRIPTION OF AREA OF NOISE PERMISSIBLE NOISE

RECEPTION LEVEL IN dB(A)
DAY NIGHT
0600 - 2200 2200 -
0600
A Residential areas with low or infrequent 55 48
transportation
B1 Educational (school) and health (hospital, clinic) 55 50
facilities
B2 Areas with some commercial or light industry 60 55
C1 Areas with some light industry, places of 65 60
entertainment or public assembly, and places of
worship located in this zone
C2 Predominantly commercial areas 75 65
D Light industrial areas 70 60
E Predominantly heavy industrial areas 70 70
National Effluent Quality Guidelines
The national effluent quality discharge guideline levels as administered by the EPA are as provided in the
table below.
General Effluent Quality Guidelines for Discharge into Natural Water Bodies- Maximum
Permissible Levels
Parameter EPA Recommended Guideline Value

pH 6–9
Temperature Increase <3oC above ambient
Colour 200 TCU
Turbidity 75 NTU
Conductivity 1500 uS/cm
Total Suspended Solids 50 mg/l
Total Dissolved Solids 1000 mg/l
Oil/Grease 5.0 mg/l
Sulphide 1.5 mg/l
Total Phosphorus 2.0 mg/l
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) 50 mg/l
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 250 mg/l
Nitrate 50 mg/l
Ammonia as N 1.0 mg/l
Alkalinity as CaCO3 150 mg/l
Phenol 2.0 mg/l
Mercury 0.005 mg/l

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Total Arsenic 1.0 mg/l
Soluble Arsenic 0.1 mg/l
Lead 0.1 mg/l
Total Pesticides 0.5 mg/l
Fluoride 10 mg/l
Chloride 250 mg/l
Sulphate 200 mg/l
Total Coliforms 400 MPN/100ml
E. coli 0 MPN/100ml
Cadmium 0.1 mg/l
Chromium (+6) 0.1 mg/l
Total Chromium 0.5 mg/l
Copper 5.0 mg/l
Nickel 0.5 mg/l
Selenium 1.0 mg/l
Zinc 10.0 mg/l
Silver 5.0 mg/l
Tin 5.0 mg/l
Aluminum 5.0 mg/l
Antimony 5.0 mg/l
0.05 mg/l
(Source: Environmental Protection Agency, Accra 1997)

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13.4 ANNEX 4: SUMMARY OF WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD FRAMEWORK (ESSF)
Environmental REQUIREMENTS SCOPE OF APPLICATION

and Social
Standards
ESS 1: This standard evaluates the potential environmental and social Applicability to the Project: The
Assessment and risks and impacts associated with each stage of a project (the standard provides guidance on
Management of project lifecycle) in its area of influence. It examines project assessing the Project’s potential
Environmental alternatives; identifies ways of improving projects election, environmental and social risks
and Social Risks siting, planning, design, and implementation by preventing, and impacts and addressing
and Impacts: reducing, mitigating, or compensating for adverse potential impacts through
environmental and social impacts and enhancing positive planning and mitigation
impacts. It includes the process of mitigating and managing hierarchy approach.
adverse impacts throughout the project implementation so that
the project is environmentally and socially sound and
sustainable. ESS1 considers the natural environment (air,
water, and land); human health and safety; social aspects
(involuntary resettlement, indigenous people, and physical
cultural resources); and trans-boundary and global
environmental aspects.
ESS 2: Labour The World Bank through the ESS2 promotes the fair Applicability to the Project: The
and Working treatment, non-discrimination and provision of equal standard provides guidance on
Conditions: opportunities for workers engaged on projects it supports. It promoting the safety and health
strongly encourages protection of all project workers, of the project workers and
including vulnerable groups such as women, persons with recognises the need for the
disabilities, children (of working age) and migrant workers, project to create employment
contracted workers and primary supply workers, as and income generation
appropriate. It provides certain requirements that the project opportunities that will lead to
must meet in terms of working conditions, protection of the poverty alleviation and economic
work force (especially the prevention of all forms of forced growth of project stakeholder
and child labour), and provision of a grievance mechanism that communities
addresses concerns on the project promptly and uses a
transparent process that provides timely feedback to those
concerned.
ESS 3: Resource The ESS3 provides requirements for projects to achieve the Applicability to the Project: The
Efficiency and sustainable use of resources, including energy, water and raw project is expected to through
Pollution materials, as well as implement measures that avoids or this standard, avoid or limit all
Prevention and reduces pollution resulting from project activities. The sources of pollution to air, water
Management: standard places specific consideration on hazardous wastes or and land as a result of the
materials and air emissions (climate pollutants) given that the project. The project will adopt
current and projected atmospheric concentration of greenhouse efficient and effective resource
gases threatens the welfare of present and future lives. use, pollution prevention and
mitigation or management
technologies and practices.
ESS 4: This standard recognizes that project activities, project Applicability to the Project: The
Community equipment and infrastructure of increase the exposure of project will be guided by this
Health and project stakeholder communities to various health, safety and standard in managing and/or
Safety: security risks and impacts and thus recommends that projects addressing issues relating to the
implement measures that avoids or limits the occurrence of health and safety of the project
such risks. It provides further requirements or guidelines on stakeholder, with particular
managing safety, including the need for projects to undertake attention to people who, because
safety assessment for each phase of the project, monitor of their particular circumstances,
incidents and accidents and preparing regular reports on such may be vulnerable.

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and Social
Standards
monitoring. ESS4 also provides guidance on emergency
preparedness and response.
ESS 5: Land It is recognized that project-related land acquisition causes NOT APPLICABLE TO THE
Acquisition, physical displacement and economic displacement or both PROJECT:
Restrictions on which often leaves adverse impacts on communities and However, the project will be
Land Use and affected persons. Involuntary resettlement is triggered in guided by this standard when
Involuntary situations involving involuntary taking of land or involuntary applicable.
Resettlement: restrictions of access to the use of land, including cases where
people or communities may have traditional or customary
tenure or recognizable usage rights. ESS5 aims at avoiding
involuntary resettlement to the extent feasible, or to reduce its
adverse social and economic impacts. It promotes participation
of displaced people in resettlement planning and
implementation, and its key economic objective is to assist
displaced persons in their efforts to improve or at least restore
their incomes and standards of living after displacement. The
standard prescribes compensation and other resettlement
measures to achieve its objectives and requires that borrowers
prepare adequate resettlement planning instruments prior to
Bank appraisal of proposed projects.
ESS 6: ESS6 promotes the conservation of biodiversity or natural Applicability to the Project: The
Biodiversity habitats. The World Bank supports the protection and project will be guided by this
Conservation and maintenance of the core ecological functions of natural standard and will consider the
Sustainable habitats and the biodiversity they support. The World Bank views, roles, and rights of
Management of encourages projects to incorporate into their development, groups, including local non-
Living Natural environmental and social strategies that address any major governmental organizations
Resources: natural habitat issues, including identification of important (NGOs) and local stakeholder
natural habitat sites, the ecological functions they perform, the communities, and involve such in
degree of threat to the sites, and priorities for conservation. planning, designing,
implementing, monitoring, and
evaluating the project.
Involvement may include
identifying appropriate
conservation measures,
managing protected areas and
other natural habitats, and
monitoring and evaluating
specific actions.
ESS 7: ESS7 addresses distinct social and cultural groupings such as Applicability to the Project:
Indigenous “indigenous ethnic minorities” or “vulnerable and There are no indigenous
Peoples/Sub- marginalized groups” and encourages that development people or underserved
Saharan African projects provide benefits for all, irrespective of unique cultural traditional local communities
Historically identities and aspirations that are distinct from mainstream within the project area.
Underserved groups in a given society. The standard discourages the However, the project will be
Traditional Local marginalization of men, women and children in indigenous guided by this standard in
Communities: cultures often different from mainstream groups and advocates achieving that objective.
for their inclusion in consultation processes about the design
and implementation of projects, as well as respect for their
human rights, dignity, identity and culture.
ESS 8: Cultural This standard sets out general provisions on cultural heritage Applicability to the Project: The

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and Social
Standards
Heritage: preservation and recommends protecting cultural heritage from Project will need to still take
the adverse impacts of project activities. It addresses physical cognizance of tangible and
or tangible cultural resources, which are defined as movable or intangible cultural heritage sites
immovable objects, sites, structures, groups of structures, and and items, including potential
natural features and landscapes that have archaeological, archaeological heritage within
paleontological, historical, architectural, religious, aesthetic, or the project’s area of influence.
other cultural significance. Physical cultural resources may be The Project will adopt measures
in urban or rural settings, and may be above or below ground, such as undertaking meaningful
or underwater. It also addresses intangible cultural heritage consultations with stakeholders
such as practices, representations, expressions, instruments, regarding cultural heritage and
objects and cultural spaces that communities recognize as part implementing basic mitigation
of their cultural heritage. Projects involving significant measures at the construction
excavations, demolition, movement of earth, flooding, or other phase, such as a chance find
environmental changes are to take cognizance of this standard procedure.
in the ESMF.
ESS9: Financial This standard recognizes that strong domestic capital and Applicability to the Project:
Intermediaries financial markets and access to finance are important for There are no FIs involved in
(FIs): economic development, growth and poverty reduction. FIs are this project. However, the
required to monitor and manage the environmental and social project will be guided by this
risks and impacts of their portfolio and FI subprojects, and standard when applicable.
monitor portfolio risk, as appropriate to the nature of
intermediated financing. The way in which the FI will manage
its portfolio will take various forms, depending on a number of
considerations, including the capacity of the FI and the nature
and scope of the funding to be provided by the FI.
ESS 10: The World Bank through the ESS10 seeks to encourage open Applicability to the Project: The
Stakeholder and transparent engagement between the Borrower and the Project will engage with various
Engagement and project stakeholders project-affected parties) throughout the stakeholders at the project
Information project life cycle. The standard establishes a systematic design, planning and project
Disclosure: approach to stakeholder engagement that potentially helps the implementation stages. The
Borrower to identify stakeholders and build and maintain a project will prepare and disclose
constructive relationship with them, as well as disclose a Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
information on the environmental and social risks and impacts
to stakeholders in a timely, understandable, accessible and
appropriate manner and format. It recommends that
stakeholder engagements are commenced as early as possible
in the project development process and continued throughout
the lifecycle of the Project. This allows for stakeholders’ views
to be considered in the project design and environmental and
social performance. The Borrower is also expected to
implement a grievance mechanism to receive and facilitate
resolution of concerns and grievances.

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ACQUISITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT FROM

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A November 24, 2021 D. Jumpah K. Agbogah D. Jumpah Draft ESIS

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................ 5

3.0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ....................................................... 11

4.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................... 13

4.2 NATIONAL LEGISLATION..................................................................................................................................... 13

5.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS ........................................................... 29

5.2.3 Social Amenities .......................................................................................................................................... 38

6.0 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERATION ....................................................................................................... 40

7.0 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ......................................................................................................... 46

8.0 IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................ 48

9.0 IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................................................................... 61

11.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) .................................................. 66

12.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................... 89

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

Table 4-1: Relevant Policy and legal Framework ............................................................................................................... 18

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

Figure 2-1: Photo Gallery: ACECoR Building Project Site .................................................................................................. 7

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OBJECTIVES OF THE ACECoR PROJECT

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

RELEVANT POLICES, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS

▪ The National Environment Policy (2013);

▪ The Constitution of Ghana, 1992

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION

The Positive Impacts at the design phase are:

MITIGATION AND MONITORING MEASURES

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EEMC Ltd

Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE)

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1.2.1 Project Components

The project has three components:

1.3 KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE ESIA

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EMC Ltd.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE ESIA

1.4.1 Registration of the Project with EPA

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EMC Ltd.

1.4.2 Scoping Study of the Project

Specifically, the consultant did the following:

1.4.3 Data Analysis and Reporting

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EMC Ltd.

1.5 PROJECT OVERVIEW

1.6 PROPOSED ACECOR BUILDING PROJECT

• Among others ACECoR will:

ESIS for ACECoR Building Project-by EMC Ltd.

1.6.1 Expected Results of ACECoR’s Activities

Expected results of ACECoR’s activities will include:

1.7 PROJECT LOCATION

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