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SIAM – 2, C - 4 Component
Environmental, Risk and
Resource Management
Monthly
Progress Report No. 4: July, 2005
Prepared for
Ministry of Natural Resources,
Environment and Meteorology
by
BECA International Consultants Ltd.
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Ministry of Resource Management, Environment and Meteorology
Private Bag
Apia
SAMOA
Attention: Vitaoa Peleiupu Fuatai
23 August, 2005
Our Ref: 6060030/100
Dear Sir:
RE: Environmental, Risks and Resource Management Services
Monthly Progress Report No. 4: July, 2005
Please find enclosed our fourth Monthly Progress Report for the Government of
Samoa on Component 4 of SIAM -2: Environmental, Risks and Resource
Management Services. This report covers the month of July 2005 and provides an
indication of anticipated activities over the following months.
Yours faithfully
Ted Wells
B. Architecture, MNZPI, AICP
On Site Project Manager
BECA International Consultants Ltd.
c/o IPA Ltd. 2
nd
floor SLAC Building
Corner Vaea and Convent Streets
Apia, Samoa
Ph: (685) 20842; fax: 20843
Email:
twells@ipa.com.ws
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Revision History
Revision Nº
Prepared By
Description
Date
A
T Wells
Report template distributed
10/8/ 2005
B
T Wells/P Newsome/M.
Daly
Full draft compiled
23/8/2005
c
T Wells
Final report dispatched
23/8/2005
Document Acceptance
Action
Name
Signed
Date
Prepared by
Ted wells: BICL/M Daly:
Kestrel/ P Newsome:
Landcare
10/8/2005
Reviewed by Graeme Roberts
23/8/2005
Approved by Graeme Roberts
23/8/2005
for
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Table of Contents
1.
Brief Summary of Last Month’s Activities
2.
Planned Activities/Meetings for Next Month
3.
Local and Overseas Staff Immediate Commitments in Samoa
4.
Project Time Line
5.
Assessment of Progress to Date, Discussion of any new Issue Arising
Village Workshop in Si’umu
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1. Project Activities Last Month
1.1 Workstream 1 (WS1): EIA Regulations/ Codes of Environmental
Practice
No activities during July
1.2 Work Stream 2 (WS2): (CIM Plans/Strategy, Sustainable
Management
Four village workshops and a District level workshop were held in
Siumu to begin preparation of the C IM Plan for that District. The
workshops involved between 12 and 60 villagers, and included not
only the Pulenu’u and local Matai, but some women and untitled
youth. The workshops were used as a training exercise for up to 16
project and Ministry staff. A first draft of the plan is now in
preparation.
1.3 Work Stream 3 (WS3): (Natural Resources: GIS/aggregates
No activities during July
1.4 Work Stream 4 (WS4): Emergency/Disaster Management
The main activities in July were the legislative review and
preparations for the simulation and agenc y meetings in August.
As well as this, a summary of the June Review workshops was
completed, the draft education strategy was progressed, and
several agencies completed hazard summaries for selected
hazards and risks.
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2. Project Activities Next Month
2.1 Workstream 1 (WS1): EIA Regulations/ Codes of Environmental
Practice
Further progress on the review of EIA Legislation is not anticipated
before the end of August.
2.2 Work Stream 2 (WS2): (CIM Plans/Strategy, Sustainable
Management
Work will continue on preparing the draft CIM Plan for Siumu
district. The next CIM Plan workshops will be held in the Vaisagano
II, Falealupo and Alataua West Districts in western Savaii from 14
to 23 September. World Bank representatives will visit Apia in early
August and are expected to discuss Project progress.
2.3 Work Stream 3 (WS3): (Natural Resources: GIS/aggregates
Work on identifying flooding and landslip problem areas in the
country will begin in late August with the arrival of hydrologist
Graham Levy and land stability specialist and Anne Williams.
2.4 Work Stream 4 (WS4): Emergency/Disaster Management
Activities for August include:
•
disaster simulation for the Disaster Advisory Committee in 25
August,
•
assessment of the suitability of the hazard and risk information
received and identification of further work required,
•
draft Education Strategy,
•
discussion with the Disaster Advisory Committee on response
lead agencies (part of the development of the National Disaster
Management Plan) ,
•
draft DMO office fitout,
•
progression of the communications specification component of
work.
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3. Local and Overseas Staff Immediate
Commitments in Samoa
Project Staff
Responsibilities during Report Period
In-Country project time
in July
Anticipated In-Country
time in August
Graeme Roberts
Project Director, Government Liaison
2-5/08/2005
Ted Wells
On-Site Project Manager
full time on site
full time on site
Don Lyon
Leader National CIM Strategy
Keith Frentz
Leader CIM Plan Training
Catriona MacLean
CIM Plan Team Member
16-29/07/2005
Samuela Sesega
Leader CIM Plan Team
on site
on site
Cedric Schuster
Leader CIM Plan Team
on site
on site
Joe Reti
Leader CIM Plan Team
on site
on site
Teresa Ngau Chun
CIM Plan Team Liaison Specialist
8 days
3 days
Peggy Fairbairn-DunlopSocial Asessment Specialist
on site
on site
Peter Newsome
Leader, Natural Resource Management
none
David Brunsdon
Leader Disaster Management component
none
none
Michele Daly
Leader Disaster Management component
none
19/8 - 27/8
Debbie Cunningham
Leader DMO fitout and profesional development
none
21/8-27/8
Karen Stephens
Leader Simulations and agency response plans
none
21/8-27/8
Bill Smith
Communications equipment specialist
none
23/8-27/8
David Hill
EIA Technical Specialist
Graham Powell
Legal Drafting Specialist
on site
away
Paul Wells-Green
Environmental & Coastal Engineering Specialist
Ann Williams
Geologist and Hydrogeologist
late Auguest
Graham Levy
Senior Associate Water and Environment
late Auguest
Siam-2, C-4 Samoa On-Site Staff Project Commitments
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4. Project Time Line
End
July
Report Date
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5.
Assessment of Progress to Date, Discussion
of any new Issue Arising
5.1 Workstream 1 (WS1): EIA Regulations/ Codes of Environmental
Practice
No Issues
5.2 Work Stream 2 (WS2): (CIM Plans/Strategy, Sustainable
Management
This work stream is still behind schedule. The Si’umu District CIM
Plan should have been completed by now, and Western Savaii
work started, but this work was delayed pending completion of the
Final Inception Report. Time lost during the delay should be made
up before the end of the year.
5.3 Work Stream 3 (WS3): (Natural Resources: GIS/aggregates
No issues
5.4 Work Stream 4 (WS4): Emergency/Disaster Management
An initial assessment of the hazard summaries prepared by the various
agencies concerned shows that more work is needed to fill remaining
gaps in information and validate some of the technical assumptions made.
Only a very limited risk assessment will be possible with the information
available. Recommendations as to how the level of hazard information
can be improved will be made by the project team next month.