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Climate Change Resilience & Adaptability Plans (CCRAP) for District Headquarter Towns (DHQs) of 15 districts of Sindh

Detailed assessments were conducted for 15 District Headquarter Towns for the 15 districts of Sindh, where as part of their Master planning, CCRAPs were prepared.

These focused on:

  • Ascertaining baseline environmental conditions
  • Identifying environmental linchpins holding potential to affect the livelihood of the areas
  • Tailoring solutions to counteract the identified problems

REDD+ Study – Assessment of Private Sector Engagement and Potential of Carbon Trading Mechansims and Market for Pakistan

Detailed assessments were conducted for 15 District Headquarter Towns for the 15 districts of Sindh, where as part of their Master planning, CCRAPs were prepared.

  • Identification and enlisting of potential private sector actors
  • Assess scope of private sector involvement in forestry sector and REDD+ and recommend strategies for private sector engagement and identify underlying constraints
  • Examine the existing private sector policies and practices
  • Prioritization of potential private sector stakeholders
  • Organize at least one capacity building/ awareness raising event/discussion forum jointly involving private and public sectors at each sub-national level.
  • Develop business model for potential Forest Carbon Projects

Name: Sindh Floods Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project (SFEHRP)

Description: Reconstruction and rehabilitation of 2 million houses destroyed and damaged under 2022 floods in Sindh.

Timeline: Mar 23 – current

Client: Sindh Peoples Housing for Flood Affectees (WB Funded)

Scope of Work:

  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan
  • Labor Management Procedures
  • Environmental & Social Management Framework
  • Resettlement Framework
  • Grievance Redress Mechanism

Name: Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV Project)

Description: Additional Bulk Water Supply for Karachi (650 MGD)

Timeline: Nov 22 – Current

Client: Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (WB)

Scope of Work:

  • Environmental & Social Impact Assessment
  • Retrospective Resettlement Plan

Name: Technical Advisory on Harnessing Energy from Waste

Description: Feasibility on options for the development of technologies to produce energy from waste

Timeline: Aug 22 – Current

Client: Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) – WB funded

Scope of Work:

  • Understanding the waste context scenario of Karachi including generation, collection and disposal
  • Proposing the most appropriate energy generation methods
  • Feasibility study into the preferred option by department including E&S due diligence
  • Preliminary design of plant and tendering

Name: Solid Waste Emergency & Efficiency Project (SWEEP)

Description: Improvement of Karachi’s Solid Waste Management Sector and Practices

Timeline: May 22 – Current

Client: Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) – WB funded

Scope of Work:

ESIA of new landfill cell and the upgradation of 6 garbage transfer stations

  • Environmental & Social Management Framework for Project
  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Project
  • Resettlement Framework for Project
  • Labor Management Procedures for Project
  • Gender Action Plan for Project
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment & Environmental & Social Management Plans
  • Resettlement Plan (If Applicable)

Name: Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (Group 01)

Description: Improvement of Karachi’s Water Infrastructure and to make KWSB a self-reliant organization

Timeline: Nov 21 – Current

Client: Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (WB & AIIB)

Scope of Work:

  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan for SOP-2
  • Labor Management Procedures for SOP-2
  • Revising and updating SMF (Social Management Framework) and RF (Resettlement Framework) from SOP-I and making it applicable to SOP-II
  • ESIA and Resettlement Plan for K-IV Augmentation
  • ESIA and Resettlement Plan for Bulk Water Supply
  • Environemntal and Social Review/ Audit for K-IV

Name: Karachi Circular Railway Project

Description: Railway line spanning across Karachi, with 22 stations, and 30 level crossings, for a total of 43.24 km long.

Timeline: 2007 – Current

Client: Pakistan Railways

Description of Services Provided:

  • Rapid Social Reconnaissance
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Surveys for Social Impact Assessment on Project Affected Persons and affected structures
  • Primary and Secondary Stakeholder Consultations
  • Socio-economic impact assessment
  • Stakeholder Engagement planning & development of Grievance Redressal Mechanism
  • Household Surveys
  • Involuntary Resettlement Surveys
  • Development of Resettlement Action Plan

Name: Strategic Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Coalfields in Sindh (Thatta, Badin, Jamshoro)

Description: Environmental & Social Master Feasibility for exploration of coalfields in Sindh in highlighted districts

Timeline: Jan 2019 – Dec 2020

Client: Sindh Coal Authority, Government of Sindh

Description of Services Provided:

  • Stakeholder Engagement Planning for entire project life
  • Detailed Socio-Economic Baseline surveys
  • 1000 household surveys
  • 50 Focus Group Discussions with communities and coal workers
  • 25 Key Informant Interviews
  • Development of Social Management Plan

Name: EIA for ARY Laguna Project

Description: Development of a manmade lagoon and a modern community development around a manmade beach, over an area of 100 acres.

Timeline: Oct – Dec 2020

Client: IQ Properties (ARY Group)

Description of Services Provided:

  • Site Visits
  • Detailed Environmental and Social Surveys
  • Ecological Assessment
  • Stakeholder Consultations
  • Impact Assessment
  • Mitigation Matrix
  • Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan

Name: EIA for Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System & Addendum

Description: Bus Corridor from Surjani Town (Abdullah Chowk) to Municipal Park (Jama Cloth) via North Karachi, UP Morr, Nagan Chowrangi, North Nazimabad, Sher Shah Suri, Business Recorder Road, Numaish and MA Jinnah Road.

Timeline: Nov 2014  – July 2020

Client: SIDCL (Through EA consulting)

Description of Services Provided:

  • Site Visits
  • Detailed Environmental and Social Surveys
  • Ecological Assessment
  • Stakeholder Consultations
  • Impact Assessment
  • Mitigation Matrix
  • Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan

Name: EIA for Bahria Town Karachi

Description: Development of 6200 Acres, 9 km from the toll plaza on superhighway, District Malir, Karachi

Timeline: Jul 2014 – Aug 2014

Client: Bahria Town (Private) Limited

Description of Services Provided:

  • Site Visits
  • Detailed Environmental and Social Surveys
  • Stakeholder Consultations
  • Impact Assessment
  • Mitigation Matrix
  • Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan

Name: Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for North South Gas Pipeline Project

Description: The Project aims to transport gas from the south of the country to the Northern regions of the country.

Timeline: Mar 19 – Mar 20

Client: Oriental Stream Holding (ADB)

Scope of Work:

  • 650 household surveys
  • 35 FGDs
  • National and provincial scoping sessions in Sindh and Punjab
  • Stakeholder engagement planning at local, district and provincial levels
  • Identification of vulnerable groups, minorities, and project affected communities

Name: ESIA for K2/K3 Power Plant Project

Description: Development of Nuclear Power Plants of 1100 MW near KANUPP site

Timeline: Jan 2015 – May 2015

Client: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

Description of Services Provided:

  • Site Visits
  • Detailed Environmental and Social Surveys
  • Stakeholder Consultations
  • Impact Assessment
  • Mitigation Matrix
  • Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan

Name: ESIA for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project (Pakistan Section)

Description: The Project aims to export upto 33 billion cubic meters of gas annually a 30-year period through an 1814 km pipeline, where 819 km will pass through Pakistan.

Timeline: Apr 18 – Oct 18

Client: ILF/MAB/NAFTEC/ JACOBS (ADB)

Scope of Work:

  • Consultations at local, district, provincial and national levels
  • Development of stakeholder engagement plans for project implementation
  • Labor Management Procedures
  • Social Baseline development for macro and microenvironment

Name: ESIA for LNG Import Terminal

Description: Construction and operation of a LNG terminal in Port Qasim, including ship berthing and import facilities, floating storage tanks and regasification units.

Timeline: Nov 2013 – Jan 2014

Client: Engro Elengy (IFC)

Scope of Work:

  • Site Visits
  • Environmental Monitoring & Surveys
  • Baseline Establishment
  • Screening of Alternatives
  • Stakeholder Consultations
  • Screening of Impacts
  • Mitigation Matrix
  • Environmental Management Plan

Name: ESIA for Coal, Clinker, & Cement Terminal (Pakistan International Bulk Terminal – PIBT)

Description: Construction and operation of a LNG terminal in Port Qasim, including ship berthing and import facilities, floating storage tanks and regasification units.

Timeline: Dec 2010 – Mar 2011

Client: Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (IFC)

Scope of Work:

  • Site Visits
  • Environmental Monitoring & Surveys
  • Baseline Establishment
  • Screening of Alternatives
  • Stakeholder Consultations
  • Screening of Impacts
  • Mitigation Matrix
  • Environmental Management Plan