the program. Table 1: Types of Activities and Associated Threshold Determinations Project/Activity Types of Activities with Threshold Determination Remarks Environmental Implications This activity will support CE. No environmental AARI is similar USAID’s increasing access to news and impact is anticipated. in scope and Advancing Access to Reliable other relevant information for the nature of Information population affected by the BC/TIP, Rohingya refugee crisis. Obirodh, and (AARI) Interventions include community other related July 2018- 2020 meetings, radio production, activities that $1,500,000 outfitting of a new radio station are covered by Award Number: with radio equipment, and cultural the IEE-Asia TBD events to relay messages, such as 15-014 and is community theater. Procurement therefore This activity will of radio equipment will adhere to expected to be covered by IEE ADS 312. have similar Asia 15-041 as environmental long as it is valid. Under this activity, community threshold mobilizers will hold community decisions for dialogues to discuss the challenges activities under and issues that the host and the program. refugee communities are facing. Those topics and rumors associated with those topics will be addressed in radio programming that will also be available through podcasts. The radio programming will be produced at existing radio stations, such as Radio Naf. NDC. Activities are implemented with conditions There is a possibility under this that follow best practices; activity that a new radio station engineering methods and will be outfitted in the southern standard instructions for part of This equipment installation and Cox’s Bazar District. radio station will extend radio disposal will be followed. coverage to communities who are currently isolated. This will not require new construction, but just the installation of equipment. This activity will also provide training to journalists on conflict sensitive report to reduce hate speech.
the program. Table 1: Types of Activities and Associated Threshold Determinations Project/Activity Types of Activities with Environmental Implications Threshold Determination Remarks USAID’s Advancing Access to Reliable Information (AARI) July 2018- 2020 $1,500,000 Award Number: TBD This activity will be covered by IEE Asia 15-041 as long as it is valid. This activity will support increasing access to news and other relevant information for the population affected by the Rohingya refugee crisis. Interventions include community meetings, radio production, outfitting of a new radio station with radio equipment, and cultural events to relay messages, such as community theater. Procurement of radio equipment will adhere to ADS 312. Under this activity, community mobilizers will hold community dialogues to discuss the challenges and issues that the host and refugee communities are facing. Those topics and rumors associated with those topics will be addressed in radio programming that will also be available through podcasts. The radio programming will be produced at existing radio stations, such as Radio Naf. There is a possibility under this activity that a new radio station will be outfitted in the southern part of Cox’s Bazar District. This radio station will extend radio coverage to communities who are currently isolated. This will not require new construction, but just the installation of equipment. This activity will also provide training to journalists on conflict sensitive report to reduce hate speech. CE. No environmental impact is anticipated. NDC. Activities are implemented with conditions that follow best practices; engineering methods and standard instructions for equipment installation and disposal will be followed. AARI is similar in scope and nature of BC/TIP, Obirodh, and other related activities that are covered by the IEE-Asia 15-014 and is therefore expected to have similar environmental threshold decisions for activities under the program.
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