China - Han River Urban Environment Improvement Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: AB3131 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 Government of China China Ministry of Finance (MOF) Sanlihe, Xicheng District China 100820 Tel: 86-10-6855-3166 Fax: 86-10-6855-1125 fy.liu@mof.gov.cn Hubei Provincial Project Management Office Hubei Provincial Government Hubei Province China Tel: 8716 7131 Fax: 8786 1455 maple-luo@163.com Environment Category [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared July, 18, 2007 Date of Appraisal Authorization July 16, 2007 Date of Board Approval February 19, 2008 1. Country and Sector Background Cities generating more than 60 percent of GDP have been the engine of economic growth and driving forces for poverty reduction in China. Urbanization has been accelerated rapidly over the last two decades at an annual rate of about 3.3%. Today, China