China - GEF-Ningbo Water and Environment Project

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 05/11/2006 Report No.: AC2001 1. Basic Project Data Country: China Project ID: P090336 Project Name: China-GEF-Ningbo Water and Environment Project Task Team Leader: Greg J. Browder GEF Focal Area: International waters Global Supplemental ID: Estimated Appraisal Date: March 2, 2006 Estimated Board Date: June 29, 2006 Managing Unit: EASUR Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (100%) Theme: Other environment and natural resources management (P) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 5.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 12.10 12.10 Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [ ] 2. Project Objectives The Project objectives are to reduce land-based pollution along the Cixi coastline and the East China Sea, promote the replication of innovative low cost wastewater treatment techniques, and encourage costal zone conservation. 3. Project Description The Ningbo Water and Environment Project (NWEP) loan was approved by the World Bank Board in March 2005 and the project has three components: i) Ningbo City Water Supply (US$157.9 million); ii) Cixi City Wastewater (US$128.4 million); and iii) Institutional Development (US$4.5 million). The proposed GEF Ningbo Water and Environment Project (hereafter called