Public Notice

Construction of 4 incinerators in Nigeria and extension of a 5 kilometer water pipeline in Kenya - Public Comments Invited

October 26, 2022 – Global Affairs Canada must determine whether the proposed construction of four incinerators in Nigeria (9.066667, 7.483333) and extension of a five-kilometer water pipeline in Kenya (3.41667, 40.6667) is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

 

To help inform this determination, Global Affairs Canada is inviting comments from the

public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public. For

more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice (https://iaacaeic.

gc.ca/050/evaluations/protection?culture=en-CA) on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by November 26, 2022 to:

 

Environment Division

Global Issues and Development Branch

Global Affairs Canada

Email: CommentsIAARegistry-CommentairesRegistreLEI@international.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Project Title: Construction of 4 incinerators in Nigeria and extension of a 5 kilometer water pipeline in Kenya.

Project Summary: The initiative to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable populations through delivering emergency nutrition and complementary health and water, sanitation and hygiene services is funded by the Canadian government through Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by Action Against Hunger. The initiative's activities include: (1) providing treatment of severe acute malnutrition for girls and boys under the age of five and women of reproductive age; (2) providing gender-sensitive health support for women, girls and boys, such as access to baby and child-friendly spaces and gender-based violence referral pathways; (3) providing gender-sensitive water, sanitation and hygiene services at the community level and in health facilities; (4) providing sexual reproductive health and rights services and support for the decision-making role of women; (5) providing mental health gender-based violence-related support for women, girls, men and boys; and (6) providing nutrition technical support services to global, regional, national, and local actors. To ensure a safe and healthy environment, the initiative will construct 4 incinerators in Nigeria and extend a 5 kilometer water pipeline in Kenya.

Partner: Action Against Hunger

Location: Wards or community health centres in Nigeria and in the Mandera South subcounty in Kenya.