Rate the sensitivity of the proposed project site in the following table according to the given criteria. High ratings indicate that more substantial environmental and/or social planning may be required to adequately avoid, mitigate, and manage potential effects. Site sensitivity Issues Ratings Low Medium High No critical natural No natural habitats Critical natural Natural habitats habitats; natural present of any kind habitats present habitats occur flows exceed any Intensive use; existing demand; low Medium intensity of multiple water Water quality and intensity of water use; water use; multiple users; potential for water resource potential water use water users; water conflicts is high; availability and use conflicts expected to quality issues are water quality issues be low; no potential important are important water quality issues Mountainous Flat terrain; no Medium slopes; some terrain; steep Natural hazards potential erosion potential; slopes; unstable vulnerability, stability/erosion medium risks from soils; high erosion floods, soil problems; no known volcanic/seismic/ flood/ potential; volcanic, stability/ erosion volcanic/seismic/ flood hurricanes seismic, or flood risks risks Suspected cultural No known or heritage sites; known Physical Cultural Known heritage suspected physical heritage sites in property sites in project area cultural heritage sites broader area of influence High population density; major Low population Medium population towns and villages; density; dispersed density; mixed low-income Involuntary population; legal ownership and land families and/or resettlement tenure is well-defined; tenure; well-defined illegal ownership of well-defined water water rights land; communal rights properties; unclear water rights Dispersed and mixed Indigenous indigenous territories, reserves No indigenous populations; highly and/or lands; Indigenous peoples population acculturated vulnerable indigenous indigenous populations populations Checklist questions Parameter Yes/No answers and bullet lists Physical data Site area in ha
Rate the sensitivity of the proposed project site in the following table according to the given criteria. High ratings indicate that more substantial environmental and/or social planning may be required to adequately avoid, mitigate, and manage potential effects. Issues Site sensitivity Ratings Low Medium High Natural habitats No natural habitats present of any kind No critical natural habitats; natural habitats occur Critical natural habitats present Water quality and water resource availability and use flows exceed any existing demand; low intensity of water use; potential water use conflicts expected to be low; no potential water quality issues Medium intensity of water use; multiple water users; water quality issues are important Intensive use; multiple water users; potential for conflicts is high; water quality issues are important Natural hazards vulnerability, floods, soil stability/ erosion Flat terrain; no potential stability/erosion problems; no known volcanic/seismic/ flood risks Medium slopes; some erosion potential; medium risks from volcanic/seismic/ flood/ hurricanes Mountainous terrain; steep slopes; unstable soils; high erosion potential; volcanic, seismic, or flood risks Physical Cultural property No known or suspected physical cultural heritage sites Suspected cultural heritage sites; known heritage sites in broader area of influence Known heritage sites in project area Involuntary resettlement Low population density; dispersed population; legal tenure is well-defined; well-defined water rights Medium population density; mixed ownership and land tenure; well-defined water rights High population density; major towns and villages; low-income families and/or illegal ownership of land; communal properties; unclear water rights Indigenous peoples No indigenous population Dispersed and mixed indigenous populations; highly acculturated indigenous populations Indigenous territories, reserves and/or lands; vulnerable indigenous populations Checklist questions Parameter Yes/No answers and bullet lists Physical data Site area in ha
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