Project Details

Category : Environmental and Social Management
Client : Ministry of Railway Development
Location : From Kumasi - Paga (595 km) along the proposed Central Spine Railway Corridor (Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Northern and Upper East Regions)
Date : 2018 - ongoing
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Feasibility Study on Central Spine (Kumasi – Paga Railway Line) Project involving provision of environmental and social considerations and technical advisory

Feasibility Study on Central Spine (Kumasi – Paga Railway Line) Project involving provision of environmental and social considerations and technical advisory as part of the Central Spine Project feasibility study to meet environmental, socio-economic and safety requirements of international funding agencies such as the World Bank, IFC and Equator Principles as well as local laws and regulations

Project Details:

The project involved review of proposed railway designs and alignment in relation to the existing baseline environmental and social conditions to determine the feasibility of the proposed project including recommendations for Kumasi-Offinso route selection as well as managing critical environmental impacts and social safeguard/ health/ safety risks. It also involved consultations and reporting in line with World Bank and IFC environmental and social safeguard requirements.

Our experts are performing the following activities:

Proposed railway design and proposed alternative alignment review
Identification of risk and impact hotspots
Detailed risk and impact assessment
Geospatial data collection, analysis and presentation
Site visit and collection of baseline information using mobile based systems
Stakeholder consultations
Compilation of inception report
Preparation of Environmental and Social Pre-feasibility report
Compilation of Full Environmental and Social Feasibility Report.

Related Services:

Environmental and Social Management Services