Environmental and social impact assessment

The development objective of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program in Liberia is to complete key construction works at Mesurado Pier and Robertsport landing site. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures included : (i) during the construction of the jetties and fish landing sites, there will be hindrances and nuisances and temporary disruptions and short term impacts resulting from the activities on the sites; (ii) management of the infrastructures and services; storage and handling of products, petroleum or others, repair and maintenance of small boats and artisanal canoes; sewage disposal; disposal of the solid wastes; public access; fisheries management; (iii) construction works have the potential to cause hindrances and nuisances and temporary disruptions of local activities on the sites, as well as on the water body within the port basin; (iv) ensure that erosion mitigation measures are in place before site clearance work begins; (v) storage facilities should have impervious surface, bund and secondary containment system to prevent ground water resources; (vi) utilize and properly maintain silencers or mufflers that reduce vibration on construction equipment; (vii) dust suppression by regularly spraying water on dusty roads, especially roads passing through community areas that are used by project vehicles and equipment; (viii) ensure workers dealing with hazardous substances are adequately informed about the risks, trained in handling those materials, and trained in first aid measures to be taken in the case of an accident; (ix) minimize waste water production by recycling water where possible; (x) off-cuts and wastes should be recovered and taken to the by-product facility in time to prevent product deterioration; (xi) use of integrated smoking units with incineration and heat recovery; (xii) clean the kiln exhaust using filters, incinerators, and / or wet scrubbers;