China - PCB Management and Disposal Demonstration Project

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC225 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: March 30, 2004 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: China Project ID: P082993 Project Name: China -- PCB Management and Disposal Dem Task Team Leader: Helen Chan Estimated Appraisal Date: December 13, 2004 Loan/Credit amount ($m.): Estimated Board Date: May 12, 2005 Managing Unit: EASES Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Sector: Other industry (100%) Theme: Pollution management and environmental health (P) Safeguard Policies Specialists in the task team: Other financing amounts by source: ($m.) GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 7.0-12.0 BILATERAL AGENCIES (UNIDENTIFIED) 5.0-8.0 B. Project Objective The objectives of this project is to (a) dispose PCB collected in the selected demonstration areas, (b) introduce disposal technologies in the demonstration areas, and (c) gain experiences that can be applied to the rest of China. Its principal outputs are (a) strengthening of management institutions and infrastructure in demonstration areas for PCB identification, collection, transport, storage, disposal, remediation and monitoring, (b) development and adoption of policies and instruments for the PCB management and disposal, (c) PCB disposal facilities, (d) collection and disposal of PCB in demonstration areas, (e) a replication program for the PCB management and disposal in the rest of China, and (f) information exchange and awareness raising throughout demonstration areas. C. Project Description This proposed demonstration project is designed as the first step in meeting China