Gender, Social and Environmental Impact Analysis, Management and Sustainability Plan of the Cantemir Project Area (Konsulentenleistung)



Contract partner: Ecologie Expert S.R.L. Country: Moldau Funding amount: € 33.651,85 Project start: 01.11.2017 End: 15.03.2018

Short Description:

Overall goal


The subject of this assignment is the conduction of a participatory Gender, Social and Environmental Impact Analysis (GSEIA) and the development of a Management and Sustainability Plan (MSP). The findings and recommendations of the GSEIA and the MSP will inform and guide the implementation of the EU Delegated Cooperation project “Strengthening the water supply and sanitation infrastructure in rural areas focusing on safe wastewater disposal in the town of Cantemir”.


Expected results


The GSEIA and MSP will make sure that the project complies with the ADA standards governing gender, social and environmental aspects as defined in ADA’s Environmental and Social Impact Management Manual (ESIMM). This should assure that any substantial negative environmental or social impacts are avoided or mitigated while environmental benefits are optimized and gender equality and social inclusion enhanced.


Target group / Beneficiaries


Citizens and representatives of the town of Cantemir will strongly be involved in the assignment by providing the needed information and participating in relevant meetings and surveys.


Activities


- Baseline analysis of the gender and social situation and the environmental state of the area

- Thorough gender, social, environmental and sustainability impact analysis (GSEIA) covering all project objectives, outputs and activities

- Findings and recommendations of the GSEIA and provision of clear action points and sustainable mitigation measures during the entire project life cycle in the form of a management and sustainability plan (MSP) with a clear timeline, assigned responsibilities and budget costs and allocations

 


Context


The town of Cantemir receives support from Austrian Development Agency and European Union for realisation of the project "Strengthening the water supply and sanitation infrastructure in rural areas focusing on safe wastewater disposal in the town of Cantemir". The project is planned to be implemented in the period 2017 – 2021.

The water supply system in Cantemir has been rehabilitated with the support of ADC in between 2006 and 2009. Since the rehabilitation of the water supply system the utility is providing high quality drinking water to the whole population by treating surface water from the Prut River.

The wastewater disposal in Cantemir was organized in the 1960s with the construction of the presently existing sewer system and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Since the 90’s the WWTP is not properly operating anymore.

project number 6541-04/2017
source of funding OEZA
sector Wasserversorgung und sanitäre Einrichtungen
tied
modality Other technical assistance
marker Environment: 2, Climate change adaptation: 1, Biodiversity: 1, Desertification: 1, Gender: 1, Democracy: 1
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    • 1= policy is a significant objective of the activity
    • 2= policy is the principal objective of the activity
  • Donor/ source of funding: The ADA is not only implementing projects and programmes of the Austrian Development Cooperation , but also projects funded from other sources and donors such as
    • AKF - Foreign Disaster Fund of the Austrian federal government
    • BMLFUW - Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
    • EU - Funds of the European Commission
    • Others - various other donors are listed in ADA’s annual business report.
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  • Tied/Untied: Untied aid is defined as loans and grants whose proceeds are fully and freely available to finance procurement from all OECD countries and substantially all developing countries. Transactions are considered tied unless the donor has, at the time of the aid offer, clearly specified a range of countries eligible for procurement which meets the tests for “untied” aid.
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