Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Extension of Mangochi Potable Water Supply Project

Southern Region Water Board through the Malawi Government has acquired funds from Kuwait Fund for Arab and Economic Development (KFAED) to extend Mangochi water supply system to lakeshore areas. Under this project, SRWB will extend the system to un-served areas along the Lakeshore from Mpondasi to Mtakatata Turn-Off and will cover the trading centres of Namiasi, Maldeco, Makawa, Mtakatata Turn-Off and the holiday resorts along the lake. According to the Malawi Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Guidelines of 1997, the proposed project requires an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA). Hence, this Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report outlines the enhancement and mitigation measures to be implemented by the SRWB and other key stakeholders; during the construction and operation phases of the proposed water supply scheme development and upgrading. The ESIA aims at enhancing the benefits and mitigating the adverse impacts of the project on the biophysical, cultural and socio-economic environment.

Author(s): Southern Regional Water Board

Publication Date: 2021

ESIA REPORT REVISED 08.07.21.pdf — PDF document, 3,918 kB (4,012,159 bytes)