China - Han River Urban Environment Improvement Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB2521 Project Name Han River Urban Environment Improvement Project Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector Sewerage (50%); Solid waste management (48%); Sub-national government administration (2%) Project ID P087224 Borrower(s) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Implementing Agency Hubei Provincial Project Management Office Environment Category [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared December 11, 2006 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization October 1, 2007 Estimated Date of Board Approval March 27, 2008 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement 1. Hubei Province, located in mid - China, has a population of 60 million in an area roughly one third the size of France (71,776 km 2 ). The economy of the Province is buoyant with the Han River basin producing just over half of the Province