Project Data Sheet
Project 51384-002
Project Data Sheet
Project 51384-002
| Project Name | Guangxi Hezhou Mountain Mining Areas Vitalization Project | ||||
| Project Number | 51384-002 | ||||
| Country / Economy | China, People's Republic of |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Other urban services |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The Project will allow ecological rehabilitation of abandoned mountain mining areas, restoration of former mining land to operational farmland, regeneration of urban areas and villages, stimulation of lagging economies in selected mining-affected areas, and promotion of green-mining. The Project outcome will be environment, livability, and livelihood in Hezhou-Kedashan mountain mining areas restored; and the Project will be aligned with the following impact: abandoned mountain mining areas in Guangxi Province revitalized. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | After sustained exploitation, by intensive mining, Hezhou-Kedashan has seen severe ecological damage. While significant mining operations ceased by the early-1990s, legacy issues have remained and worsened due to the areas abandoned' status. The rural environment and the urban built-infrastructure of the Hezhou-Kedashan mountain mining area has suffered land degradation and soil erosion, associated deforestation and loss of vegetation, the blighting or outright loss of traditional farmland, surface water and ground water contamination, flooding along the Hejiang River and its tributaries, and an overall lack of urban and rural infrastructure. The statutory authority responsible for maintaining and managing these mining areas was an enterprise which was declared bankrupt in 2002. Since that time little has been done to manage the lands, nor mitigate ongoing damage. The Hezhou-Kedashan mountain mining area is one of the largest such blighted and abandoned areas. The void created by any active management to contain further deterioration of the land, and the absence of any meaningful program of reclamation coupled with illegal mining activities have exacerbated the poor condition of the area's natural resources. In Hezhou, most mining sites were not properly closed and restored leaving a legacy of heavy metals, contaminated slag, sediments, and toxic water. During rainy season, contaminated runoff can flow into the Hejiang River. This is a threat to water resources in downstream cities and rural residents along the Pearl River, along which there are many major cities such as Guangzhou, Foshan, Macao, and others, with a combined population of over approximately 57 million, and this area accounts for about 12% of PRC's economic output. In July 2013, Hejiang River was heavily contaminated by runoff from these abandoned mining sites. The concentrations of Thallium and Cadmium in the upstream reaches of the Pearl River were 2.14 times and 6.6 times higher than the water quality standards, respectively. The accident caused water supply intakes to shut-down for 15 days in many cities of Guangdong Province along the Pearl River. This major water pollution incident still resonates today. Hezhou mining sites have been therefore under scrutiny and HMG is required to commence ecological restoration of mining sites in 2018. Linked with this, large areas of abandoned mining sites, which used to be farmland, have been planned for full restoration back to farming function. To align with new guidelines in PRC on rural revitalization, key elements of the Project will focus on: demonstrating the remediation of large-scale abandoned mountain mining sites and restoration to farmland; the regeneration of urban and rural areas to improve the built-environment and drive livelihood opportunities; and the application of best practice to promote sustainable land and water management. | ||||
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| Geographical Location | Hezhou Shi |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | The main stakeholders include (i) local residents (particularly poor people, ethnic minorities, women and vulnerable people in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County and Pinggui District) by improving theirliving environment and creating more job opportunities in project construction and operation; (ii) mining companies by industrial transformation and upgrading; (iii) SMEs by improving working conditions and infrastructure for business and workers; (iv) residents in Hezhou as a whole and those living along Hejiang River by reducing water pollution and dust, and promoting a healthier and safer livelihood environment; and (v) local governments and their line agencies by increasing revenues through local development and vitalization. The project will have a consultation and participation strategy to ensure meaningful consultation with all key stakeholders ensuring timely project information to communities, project affected households, and all relevant stakeholders. |
| During Project Implementation | Socioeconomic survey, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews are planned under the social and poverty assessment. Consultation will be conducted for the resettlement, environment, and social safeguards. Relevant civil society organizations and their potential participation will be explored. The project team will work closely with village committee, women's federation, and ethnic and religious affairs bureau. |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require 30 person-months of consulting inputs from 7 international experts (10 person-months) and 8 national experts (20 person-months). ADB will select and engage a consulting firm using quality- and cost-based selection method, with 90:10 quality cost ratio and full technical proposal procedure. Individual consultants will be selected using the individual consultant's selection method and will be engaged to provide specialized technical and administrative inputs to fulfill ADB due diligence requirements and enhance project readiness. Contingencies may be allocated to recruit additional experts based on needs that will emerge during TA implementation. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB's Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Maruyama, Hinako |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Hezhou Municipal Government No. 1, Hezhou Avenue, Babu District, Hezhou Guangxi, China |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 09 Nov 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Sep 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 09 Nov 2018 | 05 Dec 2018 | 05 Dec 2018 | 29 Feb 2020 | 28 Feb 2022 | 31 May 2022 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 400,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 400,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 390,929.76 |