The client commissioned several ESIA studies aligned with the IFC Performance Requirements to help them address corporate reputational risk, national regulatory requirements and international financing expectations. This included a review of water supply options for both the project and the local communities, on-the-ground inventories of local springs and deeper ground waters and their use by communities and other ecological and social components.

Based on the results obtained, the team were able to identify an appropriate location for groundwater extraction that would meet both project and local use requirements. We also helped the project gain the “broad community support” required through the development of a robust stakeholder engagement program. Additional work undertaken by the team included the development of monitoring proposals and associated action triggers for the nearby springs and water features. We also provided recommendations on further strategic hydrogeological investigations to be undertaken in the longer term.

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