Integrated PMP Emergency Locust Response Program (P173702)

The surveillance activities will cover the following broad areas: (i) monitoring the presence of and movements of adult swarms, breeding and egg- laying areas and the movement of developing nymphs and hopper bands, all to support improved forecasting of breeding and migration and decision making on areas to be treated and appropriate and optimal control methods to break the cycle of the next gener [...] The primary strategy to be employed in the control of the desert locust will be to target the breeding sites and control the hoppers, i.e. [...] Page |. ELRP-Integrated Pest Management Plan – IPMP-Component 1 8 • Application of pesticides (spray operations) • Environmental and health monitoring of the spraying activities Component 2: Livelihoods Protection and Rehabilitation Beyond the immediate control measures deployed to curtail the proliferation and spread of the locusts, the next priority and the objective of Component 2 would be to h [...] Due to the emergency nature of this project, the environmental and social instruments required may be deferred, the production and implementation of these instruments will be presented as disbursement conditions for the relevant components in the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) developed. [...] However, due to the emergency nature of the project, a waiver will be sought by the MoALFC from NEMA to instead use sub project Integrated Pest Management Plans (IPMPs) rather than conducting ESIA studies for each spray operation and subject the same to the approval process as per the EIA/EA regulations which is lengthy and would negate the emergency nature of and context of the project.