Project Intervention Areas: The Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (GIRAV) Feeder Roads project is planned for the construction rehabilitation, upgrading, and maintenance of the selected feeder roads across the six (6) Agricultural Regions in the country namely in (WCR, LRR, NBR, CRR-S, CRR-N and URR). Rationale for the ESIA: Construction or rehabilitation of road infrastructures are categorized as ‘Class A’ projects under the NEMA and EIA Procedures, which means a full ESIA study is to be conducted. Thus, it is required that the GIRAV Project look for the services of an environmental consultancy firm to develop an ESIA, the draft report of which will be sent to the World Bank for review and approval before submission to the National Environment Agency (NEA) in consideration of reviewing and granting of environmental approval for the proposed development. Objective of ESIA: To predict, assess and evaluate the potential environmental and social impacts of the various activities of the GIRAV rural feeder roads construction and rehabilitation to develop a robust ESMP that can be adopted to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects as well as maximize the potential benefits of the project.

This document is the updated version of the SEA/SH Action Plan annex of the ESMP of the GIRAV project. It was undated as part of preparations for the additional financing of USD68million grant for the project.