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Alcoa — Technical Presentation (January 2010)
15 slides from Alcoa's technical presentation, January 2010
Slide 1: Environmental, Social, & Health Impact Assessment (EIA) Baseline Results and Update
Environmental, Social, & Health Impact Assessment (EIA) Baseline Results and Update 1 Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world
Slide 2: Purpose of Today's Meeting
Purpose of Today’s Meeting Review progress to date on EIA studies Review major findings of baseline studies Summarize EIA schedule and next steps 2 Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world
Slide 3: Progress Since January Meetings
Progress Since January Meetings • Conducted 2009 baseline studies: • Received comments on Terms of Reference • Arctic char • Caribou • Finalized Terms of Reference • Plants in May 2009 following public • Cultural comments and GHR internal • Social hearing • Health • No significant changes • Meteorol
Slide 4: EIA Baseline Studies
EIA Baseline Studies • ERM is cooperating with local and international experts to conduct studies for the EIA • Greenland Institute of Natural Resources • Danish National Environmental Research Institute • Greenland National Museum • Masanti • Others • Please visit information tables to talk with st
Slide 5: Char Study
Char Study • Char in the Igassup kua are smaller on average than char in Paradise Valley. • Char in Paradise Valley are migratory; char in the Igassup kua river are resident. Migratory Arctic char, Paradise Valley • Char likely migrate from August through September. Migrations occur over a much larg
Slide 6: Confluence of Sarfartooq and Arnangarngup kuua rivers
The confluence of the glacial influenced river branch Sarfartooq and the clear water branch Arnangarngup kuua 6 Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world
Slide 7: Arnangarngup kuua upstream of the confluence
Arnangarngup kuua upstream the confluence of the glacial influenced river branch Sarfartooq – important spawning and wintering area 7 Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world
Slide 8: Caribou Study
Caribou Study • The caribou population in the Project area includes feral and native Mother and calf animals. Mother caribou and calf • Seasonal migrations occur in spring and fall, generally northeast-to- southwest. Movement of radio-collared Helicopter survey caribou 8 Delivering sustainable solut
Slide 9: Calving is widespread, no specific calving grounds
Calving is not aggregated, but rather widespread, and no specific area can be assigned as calving grounds. However, the highest numbers of cows with calves were found in areas closer to the Greenland Ice cap 9 Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world
Slide 10: Plant Study
Plant Study • Field surveys completed in July from the coast to the inland ice, from Paradise Valley to Nuuk. • Seven different types of vegetative communities exist in the area surveyed. • 182 species of plants recorded, including some locally rare species. • Some species only occur in Greenland. 1
Slide 11: Cultural Heritage Study
Cultural Heritage Study Prior to the Project, inland hunting by Inuits had not been investigated archaeologically in southwest Greenland. NKA studies identified 231 archeological sites in the Project’s area of influence, 31 of which are settlements that date from AD 1300 (Thule culture) to the very
Slide 12: Social Study
Social Study • Maniitsoq and surrounding settlements have experienced a gradual decline in population and economy over the past decade. • Ties to the land and family have limited mobility in the past, but mobility to seek employment or housing is increasing. • Movement of families is preferable, but
Slide 13: Health Study
• Current disease patterns include pre- Health Study existing/historic diseases (e.g., TB) and an increase in new diseases (e.g., diabetes). The leading causes of death in Maniitsoq and Sisimiut in 2008 were cardio/vascular/brain diseases, cancer, and suicide. • Health risk factors include change in
Slide 14: Next Steps: The EIA has five phases
Next Steps The EIA has five phases SCOPING/ Complete TERMS OF REFERENCE STUDIES We are here Public Input IMPACT ASSESSMENT/ MANAGEMENT PLANS Early-Mid 2010 DISCLOSURE/ Mid 2010 REPORTING IMPLEMENTATION Late 2010 14 Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world
Slide 15: Please Attend the Open House Sessions
Please Attend the Open House Sessions • Review study results and speak to experts • Posters (Greenlandic and English) are available at: • www.aluminium.gl • www.alcoa.com/greenland/en/home.asp • www.erm.com/alcoagreenland • Municipality and Greenland Development offices 15 Delivering sustainable sol