China - Western Provinces Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 3 of 5) : Executive abstracts : evaluation of environmental impacts

Page 1 World Bank Funded & UK Government Donated Sichuan Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Executive Abstracts of Evaluation on Environmental Impacts Southwest Jiaotong University December 2006 E1491 v.3 Page 2 CONTENTS 1. PREFACE ..............................................................................................................................1 2. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT AND THE PROJECT AREA .......................................................................................................................3 2.1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT ............................................................................3 2.1.1 The construction location ...........................................................................................3 2.1.2 The project investment...............................................................................................3 2.1.3 The project content and scope.....................................................................................4 2.2 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA .................................5 2.2.1 The general situation of the natural conditions in the project counties (districts).........5 2.2.2 The general status of socioeconomy and society of the project counties (districts)......7 2.2.3 The present situation of the project area