Minutes of the Meetings
on
the Scope of Work
for
The Study
on
Integrated Management for Ecosystem Conservation
of the Anzali Wetland
in
the Islamic Republic of Iran
Agreed upon among
The Department of the Environment,
The Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture
and
The Japan International Cooperation Agency
Tehran, November 12th, 2002
Mr. Anoshirvan Najafi
Mr. Ohta Masahiro
Deputy Head for Natural Environment and Biodiversity, Leader,
Department of the Environment
Preparatory Study Team,
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Dr. Forood Sharifi
Deputy for Watershed Management,
Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Management
Organization,
Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture
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INTRODUCTION
In response to the official request of the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran (hereinafter
referred to as "the Government of Iran"), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter
referred to as "JICA") dispatched the Preparatory Study Team, headed by Mr. Ohta Masahiro, to
Iran from November 1st to 20th, 2002 to discuss the Scope of Work (hereinafter referred to as
"S/W") for the Study on Integrated Management for Ecosystem Conservation of the Anzali Weltand
in the Islamic Republic of Iran (hereinafter referred to as "the Study"). The title of the project is
agreed to be amended from the original project title requested by the Government of Iran.
During the Study period, the Preparatory Study Team held a series of meetings with the
Department of the Environment (hereinafter referred to as "DOE"), the Ministry of
Jihad-e-Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as "MOJA") and other authorities concerned and
conducted field reconnaissance in the Study Area. The list of those who attended these meetings is
shown in Annex I.
As a result of the discussions, both sides came to an agreement on S/W, which was signed on
November 12th, 2002.
The Minutes of Meetings (hereinafter referred to as "M/M") have been agreed by both parties to
supplement S/W as follows:
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Counterpart Organizations
Japanese Study Team (hereinafter referred to as "the Team") will work together with Iranian
organizations at the national and local levels as follows:
1. National level organizations
(1) Deputy of Natural Environment & Biodiversity, and Deputy of Human Environment, Soil &
Waste Pollution & Waste Directorate, Department of the Environment
(2) Watershed Management Deputy, Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture
(3) Ministry of Industry and Mines
(4) Ministry of Energy
(5) Ministry of the Interior
(6) Management and Planning Organization
2. Local level organizations
(1) Gilan Provincial Directorate and Anzali Center of Environmental Research, Department of the
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Environment
(2) Watershed Management Office, Natural Resource Directorate of Gilan
(3) Gilan Provincial Directorate and Fish Research Center, Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture
(4) Industries and Mines Organization in Gilan Province, Ministry of Industries and Mines
(5) Water and Wastewater Company Gilan, Ministry of Energy
(6) Gilan Touring and Tourism Organization
(7) Governor Office of Gilan Province
(8) Governor Office of Rasht
(9) Governor Office of Anzali
(10) Rasht Municipality
(11) Anzali Municipality
(12) Somehesara Municipality
(13) Provincial Management and Planning Organization
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More Detailed Scope of Work
In order to share the Study concept and make clarify S/W, more detailed S/W is discussed
and confirmed by parties involved as follows:
1.
The process of collection, review and evaluation includes the legal system, mandates given to
each organization concerned, on-going programs and activities, organizational structure,
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manpower, and budgetary resources, in addition to past scientific research and survey.
Additional field studies and surveys including social analysis of communities will be
implemented. Some ideas of them are attached herewith as Annex II. The final decision on
additional field studies and surveys shall be made between the Team and the counterpart
organizations and reported to committees established under M/M.
Monitoring system to identify the state of the wetland including the sedimentation process,
water quality degradation of the rivers, ecosystem degradation, and adverse effects of social
activities will be developed from a long-perspective and initiated.
The causes and trends of the wetland degradation and its ecosystem degradation will be
identified. The causes of the wetland may include sedimentation originated from the
watershed, waste water from city areas, illegal dumping of wastes into rivers, industrial
pollution, illegal hunting, adverse effect of tour industries, road construction, and agricultural
activities.
The scientific information obtained during the Study will be shared among organizations
concerned through a series of workshops and other awareness programs.
Measures to improve management system of various organizations concerned for wetland
conservation, in particular measures for wetland conservation through zoning methods, will be
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8.
identified and documented.
Activities necessary for wetland conservation in addition to the on-going conservation
programs will be discussed.
Some pilot or demonstration activities may be selected and designed from categorized
activities as follows:
1) Environmental education and awareness programs
2) Local development and eco-tourism
3) Sedimentation control
4) Waste management
5) Wastewater management
6) Small scale construction activities
7) Conservation of the wetland
The final decision on pilot activities shall be made between the Team and counterpart
organizations and reported to committees established under M/M.
9.
All on-going and additional activities necessary for wetland conservation including strict EIA
application will be synthesized into the Integrated Master Plan for the Anzali Wetland
Conservation.
10. Strategy, measures and ideas to upgrade local economy and improve living standard of local
residents in relation to the wetland conservation will be discussed and documented.
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Financial resources, organizational improvement and necessary training for staff of concerned
organizations, for implementation of the Master Plan will be intensively explored.
Work schedule of the Master Plan implementation will be prepared through intensive
discussion among organizations concerned.
Recommendations on follow-up activities after the Study will be explored.
The Team will collaborate with other donors which implement projects for wetland
conservation in Iran, when appropriate.
Establishment of Committees
Considering a number of organizations involved during the Study, and confirming smooth
implementation of the Study, three (3) committees are established. They are National Steering
Committee, Technical Committee, and Local Steering Committee.
(1) National Steering Committee guides the basic direction of the Study. The committee,
which is chaired by Mr. Anoshirvan Najafi, Deputy Head for Natural Environment and
Biodiversity, Department of the Environment, is operated regularly. The Team assists the
secretariat of the committee in preparing agenda and working paper.
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(2) Technical Committee, which is under the National Steering Committee, is to provide
advices to National Steering Committee from the technical point of view. The Technical
Committee, whose secretariat is DOE, is operated regularly in close collaboration with the
Team.
(3) Local Steering Committee, whose chairperson is Dr. Nezami Shaban Ali of DOE Gilan,
and whose members are the representatives of the local counterpart organizations, is established
at the Gilan province. The secretariat is located in DOE Gilan, and makes sure smooth
implementation of the Study at the field level. In close collaboration with the Team, the Local
Steering Committee is operated regularly to exchange information on the Study and discuss the
study activities.
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Manners of the Study Process
1. JICA will provide the Team consisting of qualified engineers and specialists.
2. Activities of the Team include works both in Iran and Japan.
3. Members of the Team will undertake their duties together with Iranian organizations and their
staff for the purpose of capacity development and technology transfer on overall environmental
management and technical issues. Therefore, the sufficient number of qualified counterpart
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personnel will be assigned, when the Study starts.
JICA will bear the cost necessary and justified for activities of the Team. Budget for pilot and/or
demonstration activities and workshops will be shared both by the Team and the Iranian
counterpart organizations. However, the cost for Iranian side activities like staff salary, per diem
including travel will be paid by the Iranian organizations.
JICA will take into account the Iranian ownership of the Study implementation, according to the
policy of JICA.
Through the whole process of the study, the Study will be implemented following to the
intensive discussion and agreements between the Team and Iranian counterpart organizations.
The scientific research and data report, and aerial photographs, which are available for the
Iranian authorities, will be submitted to the Team in free of charge, for the purpose of the Study
by the counterpart organizations. Since the aerial photographs are important for identification of
the past and present degradation of the wetland, the aerial photographs, which are taken in
previous years and cover the Study Area, are obtained from the Iranian authorities for the Study.
8. The scientific research and data reports obtained during the Study will be shared by
organizations concerned, utilized for awareness programs and open to public. The Final Report
of the Study will also be open both in Iran and Japan.
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9. The Team will publish newsletters, brochures, and other audio-visual materials for information
sharing among all organization concerned and awareness purposes.
10. Past scientific research and survey reports and data, in particular trends of wetland degradation
or sedimentation, process of ecosystem degradation and other social studies will be effectively
utilized for the Study activities.
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Miscellaneous
1. Counterpart Training in Japan
Iranian side requested that Iranian counterpart personnel takes advantage of training in
Japan related to the Study to promote an effective technology transfer.
The Team promised to convey this request to JICA Headquarters.
2. Provision of Office Space, Equipment, and Vehicles
Both sides agreed that Iranian side should provide the office space, equipment and vehicles
according to the undertakings for the Study as set force in S/W. Japanese side submitted the
equipment list as shown in Annex III. Iranian side mentioned that providing vehicles for the
Team from Iranian side would be difficult. Japanese side took it note and promised to convey it
to JICA Headquarters.
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Annex I
Attendance List
IRANIAN SIDE
Department of the Environment (DOE)
Anoshirvan Najafi
Deputy Head for Natural Environment and Biodiversity
Asghar M. Fazel
Director General of Natural History Museum Directorate
Farhang Ghasiriani
Director General of Protected Area
Hossein Seradjzadeh
GEF / Wetland Project Manager
Mahyar Sakari
Davoud Rahbar
Deputy in Natural Environment and Biodiversity, Gilan
Provincial Directorate
Director General, EIA Bureau
Masoud Bagherzadeh Karimi
Mohsen Mirdamadi
Mehran Niazi
Yasaman Rajabkhah
Aresou Azadegan
Senior Expert of Wetland
Assistant Manager, Laboratory
Environmental Expert
Expert on Wetland Conservation Project
Translator
Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Management Organization,
Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture (MOJA)
Forood Sharifi
Deputy for Watershed Management
Reza Sohrabi
Director General, Study and Evaluation Department, Watershed
Management Deputy
Hossein Ali Mohammadi
Expert, Study and Evaluation Department, Watershed
Management Deputy
Nagai Takayuki
JICA Expert
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Javad Aminmansour
Management and Planning Organization (MPO)
Farahani Rad
Governor Office of Gilan Province
M. J. Alizadeh
Government Deputy of Civil Affair
Mehrhad Lahouty
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R. Khazraei
A. Ramazan Pour Nergecie
Member of Parliament from Rasht
Governor Office of Rasht
Mohammad Zalfi
Governor of Rasht
Governor Office of Anzali
Mohamad Jarad Nazemi
Governor of Anzali
Rasht Municipality
Morteza Shegeft
Ali Raza Hasani
Mayer
Head of Public Relationship
Anzali Municipality
Shahram Navari
Mohammd Beza Badii
Kazem Minaet
Farzad Faridy
Gilan Office, DOE
Nezami Shaban Ali
Mahyar Sakari
Asan Bagherzadeh
Gilan Directorate, MOJA
Safarali Ebrahimi
Member of Anzali City Council
Member of Anzali City Council
Member of Anzali City Council
General Director
Head Master of Natural Source
Deputy
Watershed Management Office of Gilan, MOJA
Rasoul Mohammadi
Head of Watershed Management Office
Bhrozhoshmand Mode
Natural Resources General Office of Gilan, MOJA
Gholamhossein Kodafshar
Head of Natural Resources, Gilan
Nasser Peirovi
Head of Natural Resources, Masal
Adel Kazemi
Reza Saehynejad
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Bonny Fish Research Center for South Part of Caspian Sea, MOJA
Ali Danesh
Deputy of Research
Port and Shipping Organization, Gilan
Mehran Almasi
Norrallah Abbasi
Fishery Office, Gilan, MOJA
M. Razerouni M.
Allireza Sanati
Afghin Shabani
Director
Gilan Regional Water Co.
Karim Sohrabi
Iran Touring and Tourism Organization (ITTO), Gilan
Atefi Hosseinali
Director
Gilan Water and Wastewater Co.
Mohammad Hosseim Mehdizaden Managing Director
Farhad Momenpour
Deputy of Planning
Iran Professional Association (IPA)
Mahyar Sakari
Head of IPA Gilan Branch
Reza Zamani
Head of Committee for Employment and Planning
Nagieh Abaszafeh
Head of Cities Programme Planning
Mehry Moslemy
Caspian Green Network
Aminian
Chegini
Member
Member
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JAPANESE SIDE
JICA Preparatory Study Team
Ohta Masahiro
Muramatsu Koichi
Miyatake Koji
Miwa Nobuhiko
Taniguchi Kotaro
Usui Shunji
Okada Hiroshi
Embassy of Japan
Moriyasu Kunihiro
Tanaka Izumi
Leader
Member (Cooperation Policy)
Member (Watershed Management)
Member (Environmental Administration)
Member (Study Planning / Preparatory Evaluation)
Member (Wetland Ecosystems Conservation / Social
Evaluation)
Member (Watershed Conservation)
Second Secretary
JICA Expert
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Annex II
Ideas of Field Survey Implemented During the Study
1.
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6.
Mapping of the open water within the wetland
Mapping of distribution of reeds and other aquatic plants
Mapping of dried-up land due to sedimentation
Mapping of water depth of wetland
Estimation of annual volume of sedimentation deposited in wetland of selected rivers
Mapping of sedimentation carried by the selected rivers
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Annual water volume of selected rivers flowing to wetland
Water quality of selected rivers: sampling point may be 500m intervals from the river mouth:
parameters may include heavy metals and pesticides.
9. Analysis of water quality discharged from the Rasht waste dumping sites
10. Analysis of sedimentation of the river beds: sampling points may be 500m intervals from the
river mouth: parameters include heavy metals and pesticides.
11. Mapping of sludge (sediments of organic matters) carried by selected rivers into wetland
12. Analysis of biological samples such as fish, insects, and birds
13. Estimation of volume and kind of wastes produced from the average households
14. Estimation of volume and concentration of waste water discharged from the average of
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households in Rasht and Anzali cities
Waste water from the Industrial City: Source inspection of selected industries may be necessary
Field survey for plankton and benthos of the wetland
Social analysis, and survey on awareness of the local people on the wetland
Survey on activities / structures of related agencies and institutions, and their awareness on the
wetland
Survey on sewerage / drainage system
Survey on waste management including waste treatment at each household
Survey on the current situation of the wetland utilization
Inventory survey on infrastructures in the watershed area and the wetland
23. Some others
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Annex III
List of Office Space, Equipment, and Vehicles
Item
Numbers
Office Space in Rasht
Remarks
Approximately for 15 persons
Desk with Chair
15
Meeting Table with Chairs
1
Approximately for 15 persons
Bookshelf
3
Large size
Locker with Key
3
For document and equipment
Refrigerator
1
Telephone Line
3
Telephone Machine
3
Telephone/Facsimile
Machine
1
Copy Machine
1
A3 size
Vehicle with Drivers
3
at least 2
Independent
(One for telephone, one for
telephone/facsimile machine, and one for
e-mail communication)
4WD
Including gasoline and maintenance fee
Boat with Drivers
2
Including gasoline and maintenance fee
When one of the Team members works together with the local organizations, an office table
with chair is requested at the local government organizations.
When the Team stays in Tehran for preparation of the Steering Committee and discussion with
DOE and MOJA for a short time, one meeting room for office space will be required in Tehran.
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