China - Changjiang/Pearl River Watershed Rehabilitation Project

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC919 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: August 19, 2004 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: China Project ID: P081255 Project Name: Changjiang/Pearl River Watershed Rehabilitation Project Task Team Leader: Achim Fock Estimated Appraisal Date: February 12, 2005 Loan/Credit amount ($m.): IBRD: 100 Estimated Board Date: June 20, 2005 Managing Unit: EASRD Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Flood Protection (30%), General Agriculture (30%), Crops (20%), Forestry (20%) Theme: Land Management (P), Water Resources Management (S) Safeguard Policies Specialists in the task team: Lin Zong-cheng Other financing amounts by source: European Union Counterpart $18 m $90 m B. Project Objective The objective of the proposed project is to create and promote an integrated model of sustainable rural development in the poor and highly degraded watersheds of Southern China. This would lead to the interconnected development objectives of economic as well as environmental sustainability: The project would increase farmers