Recommendations of the Initial Environmental

Assessment (IEE)• According to the SIEE, the project is

identified as a category of B under the ADB environmental assessment requirements, and stated that full EIA is not required.

• According the ADB Environmental Assessment Guideline (2003), if EIA is not needed the IEE is regarded as the final environmental assessment report. (para. 131)

• Based on the IEE and its EMP and the country’s environmental legislations , the flowcharts was developed by the project.

Assessment of Compliance with

conditions & requirements by

Aimag ETD

End

Survey result evaluation by Project Environmental

Team

Start implementation

GOM Category I &ADB Category CNo need of EIA

GOM Category IISet conditions & requirements by

Aimag ETDADB requires

Report of (IEE)

GOM Category III &ADB Category A Needs EIA by

licensed firms

Approval of Environment Management and

Monitoring Plans by MNET

Inspection by LGUs

Yes

No

No

EIA FlowchartPasture & water field

surveys by Project Environmental Team

Acceptance by Soum

Government Unit

End Review on proposed locations by AAC

Investment proposal by Project Environmental

Team (IA/EA)

GOM Environmental Categorization by Aimag ETD

Review of EIA Report by MNET

Yes

Approval by ADB

Yes No

Yes

No

Yes

No

End

Approval (no-

objection base) by MOFALI

Monitoring by PMU/PIU

ADB Category BReport of Initial Environmental

Examination (IEE)

ADB Environmental Categorization by Project

Environmental Team

Yes

No

Yes

No

Notes of Steps

• STEP 1: Pasture & water field surveys– Project experts expect to conduct field surveys for pasture and hydrology assessments at herder

groups.– The field surveys are to be conducted with participation of those herders who will use and be

responsible for maintenance of future water points.– Social facts are also to be collected during identification processes of project target herder groups.

• STEP 2: Survey result evaluation– Summary tables on findings of the field surveys will be prepared and evaluated. It will be included in

project reports.– The project will check if proposed locations meet to the project requirements.

• STEP3: Soum governor’s acceptance– Survey findings will be introduced to Soum Government Units and Environmental Inspector, which

results in decisions on acceptance of proposed water point sites and herder groups.

• STEP4: Investment Proposal or Sub-Project– The term “investment proposal” is applied in the project documents, meanwhile, the term “sub-

project” is applied in ADB Environmental Guideline. In this document, an investment proposal is used.

– The project will prepare an investment proposal that should be submitted to the Environmental and Tourism Department of Ovorkhangai Aimag together with environmental assessment checklists (EAC).

– The investment proposal contains descriptions, technical justifications, drawings and maps.

• STEP5: Environmental Categorization– The project will prepare categorize the selected water point and extension centre sites according to

ADB environmental requirements , and submit Environmental Assessment Checklist (EAC) to the Environmental and Tourism Department of Ovorkhangai Aimag for its review and approval.

– The environmental assessment checklist will be prepared for each water point and submitted together with the investment proposal.

• STEP4: AAC review of locations – The Aimag Advisory Committee (AAC) of the project will review proposed locations where water

points will be established or rehabilitated.

• STEP7: Aimag Environmental Inspection– An environmental inspector, who are a head of the Environmental and Tourism Department of

Ovorkhangai Aimag, reviews and makes one of following four conclusions: (i) implement the investment proposal without detailed EIA, (ii) implement the proposal if the project meets set conditions and requirements ; (iii) conduct EIA prior implementing; or (iv) reject the proposal according to conditions stipulated in the environmental guideline.

Notes of Steps (cont.)

• STEP8.1: GOM Category I– If impacts of the proposal are below than the levels stipulated by standards, norms, normative,

procedure, guidelines, and legislations, start implementing the proposal without detailed EIA after ADB approval.

– This category of GOM is similar to ADB Category C. ADB Environment Specialist advised to submit very brief paper with attachment of environmental monitoring plan

• STEP8.2: ADB Category B– As required by project document report of initial environmental examination is to be delivered.

• STEP8.3: GOM Category II– Set conditions and requirements. When meets set conditions and requirements, implement the

proposal (after ADB approval), if not reject the proposal.– The environmental inspector at the Environmental and Tourism Department of Ovorkhangai Aimag

will identify a deadline for meeting such requirements and instruct additional measures on mitigating or minimizing those impacts that should be brought down to appropriate levels in accordance with standards, norms, normative, and legislations.

• STEP8.4: GOM Category III– For those proposals, which are needs EIA, the environmental inspector at the Environmental and

Tourism Department of Ovorkhangai Aimag submits the proposal together with a reference letter to central environmental authority, which is MNET.

– After reviewing the aimag inspector’s conclusion, as it is shown in STEP12, EIA is conducted by licensed firms.

– STEP12: MNET makes a review on EIA report through the Independent Experts’ Committee. – Based on recommendations made by the committee, MNET approves on implementing the project as

well as approves the Environmental Management Plan, Monitoring Plan and their budgets.– This category of GOM is similar to ADB category of A.

• STEP9: Approval by MOFALI– Soum refer its proposal to the Agriculture Land Relations Division (former Pasture and Crop Division)

of MOFALI for initial assessment and verification that proposed water point complies with Government requirements, in parallel with preparation of the detailed proposal.

• STEP10: Detailed environmental assessment/ Initial Environmental Examination– This step is a continuation of the STEP2.

• STEP11: MOFALI Approval– After reviewing official letter by ETD, MOFALI issues and submits appropriate letter to ADB together

with Report of IEE to ADB.

• STEP12: ADB Approval– ADB reviews and approves the environmental checklists and or IEE report.

Notes of Steps (cont.)

• STEP15: Implement Environmental Management and Monitoring Plans– Monitoring is to be conducted by the Specialized Inspection Agency and Local Government Unit

during implementation period.

• STEP16: Start Implementation– Pasture use agreements and plans at each herder group– Construction of water points by the selected contractor(s).– Capacity of herders on pasture and water use management.

• STEP17: Inspection by the LGUs– Construction works will be Inspected by LGU and the Project.

EIA Flowchart

Review and verification of

location of water points

STARTPasture & water

field surveys

1. Pasture assessment survey data2. Hydrological survey data

Any one decision: 1. Acceptance without detailed

environmental impact assessment OR

1. Acceptance if meeting certain conditions & requirements

OR

1. Conduct detailed environmental impact assessment

OR

1. Reject investment proposal

1. Pasture assessment survey results2. Hydrological survey results

Data evaluation of pasture & water

surveys

Project pasture and water

experts with participation of

herders and responsible

officer of LGUs

Review of surveys results

1. Soum Environmental Officer Conclusion2. Soum Governor’s Acceptance Letter Soum

Governor

1. List of project location of water points (herder groups) by AAC

Decision alternatives

Project Advisory

Committee

Environmental assessment

1. Environmental assessment checklist2. Investment proposal (content is the same

as IEE report)

Project Environmental

Officer

Aimag Environmental

Department

Submission

1. MOFALI Approval (no-objection base)2. IEE report 3. ADB Approval

MOFALI and ADB Responsible

Officials

Processes Documents Responsibility

MonitoringLGUs, Project

Environmental Team

Preparatory Stage

Identification of Target Soums through

Inception Workshop

Nomination of Target Soums

by Aimag Advisory Committee (AAC)

Advised Target Soum Names

by AAC

MOU between MOFALI,

Ovorkhangai Aimag

Government and VSO

Invitation to Herders & Herder

Groups (HG) in Target Soums

Invitation letter through Agriculture Tomorrow

Newspaper; Soum Governments

HG Identification Participatory Workshops in Target Soums

Preliminary Identification of Target HGs

Conduct Field Surveys

Pasture Study through Participatory Monitoring

Workshopspasture type; season of use; edificatory species; coverage; phytomass; general

conditionsBy Project Environmental Team

Hydrogeology Study Ensuring Participation by Herders and LGUsassessment on water needs; identification

of conditions in terms of geology, hydrogeology, geomorphology, and geo-

botany features; geophysical survey selected points; study recharge potential

By Project Environmental Team

Social Survey: HG formation; share of poor families; herder numbers; livestock number;

previous experience; interest of cooperation

By Project Environmental Team

Establishment of Tripartite cooperation agreement between LGU, MOFALI and

Project

End of Preparation Stage

Compliance with the Project

Final Identification of HG by the Project(areas of cooperation with HG:

pasture or pasture & water)

Pasture Use Planning and Agreement by LGU and HG selected

Cooperate with selected HGs in

pasture management

Cooperate with selected HGs in pasture & water management

Yes

No

Approval By LGU &

AAC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No