China - Huai River Basin Flood Management and Drainage Improvement Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB1951 Project Name Huai River Basin Flood Management and Drainage Improvement Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector Flood Management (70%); Irrigation and drainage (30%) Project ID P098078 Borrower(s) P.R.CHINA Implementing Agency Borrower: The People's Republic of China China Responsible Agency: Anhui Province, China Henan Province, China Jiangsu Province, China Shandong Province, China Huai River Basin Commission Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) Beijing, China Environment Category [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared November 13, 2005 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization November 15, 2006 Estimated Date of Board Approval May 15, 2007 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement 1. Key Development Issues and Rationale for Bank Involvement 1.1 The Huai River Basin is the third largest river basin in China and covers 270,000 km 2 in four provinces (Anhui, Henan, Jiangsu and Shandong), with a population of 165 million. The basin is strategically important from an economic perspective, producing 1/6 of the nation