China, People's Republic of : Managing the Water Resources of Boyang Lake
The TA will assist Jiangxi government in strengthening water resource management of the Boyang Lake as agreed with the government in the aide memoire of the country programming mission for PRC in December 2010. The objectives of the TA
are to improve Jiangxi provincial government's water resource management strategies, and to develop capacity of managing climate change risks to ensure sustainable management of Boyang Lake. The TA objectives are consistent with those in the country program for 2011 2012 that ADB will support, among others, the government's strategic reposition to protect the ecosystem of Boyang Lake. The TA is in line with ADB's core operational area of environment, and is part of ADB's continuous effort to support the government in protecting its water resources to sustain economic growth, and improving livelihoods in impoverished central provinces.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Kobayashi, Yoshiaki
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
China, People's Republic of -
Modality
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
| Project Name | Managing the Water Resources of Boyang Lake | ||||||
| Project Number | 45062-001 | ||||||
| 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 | Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Water-based natural resources management |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||||
| Description | The TA will assist Jiangxi government in strengthening water resource management of the Boyang Lake as agreed with the government in the aide memoire of the country programming mission for PRC in December 2010. The objectives of the TA are to improve Jiangxi provincial government's water resource management strategies, and to develop capacity of managing climate change risks to ensure sustainable management of Boyang Lake. The TA objectives are consistent with those in the country program for 2011 2012 that ADB will support, among others, the government's strategic reposition to protect the ecosystem of Boyang Lake. The TA is in line with ADB's core operational area of environment, and is part of ADB's continuous effort to support the government in protecting its water resources to sustain economic growth, and improving livelihoods in impoverished central provinces. ADB has been supporting the PRC government's efforts in water resources management by providing lending and technical assistance support over the last two decades. Sample projects and TAs include forest ecosystem rehabilitation in Jiangxi province, reducing flood damages and economic losses in Hunan and Yellow River basin, water quality improvement in Hai River estuary and Jiaozhou Bay; policy studies of wastewater and solid waste management in small cities and towns, urban wastewater reuse, urban storm water management and waterlogging disaster prevention; wetland protection in Sanjiang Plain, Gansu Tianshui, Jiangsu Yancheng, and Shaanxi Weinan Luyang Lake. To strengthen the government's capacity in water resources management, ADB has been supporting integrated water resource management strategies in Baiyangdian, Qingdao, Guiyang, and Chao Lake. The experience and knowledge gained from these projects will be reviewed and incorporated in the TA study. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Water availability and water quality have become constraints to economic growth in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The government's no. 1 document of 2011 focuses on water conservancy reform and development, which reiterates the importance of the implementation of the government's Comprehensive National Water Resource Plan issued in December 2010. Boyang Lake is the largest fresh water lake in the PRC. With a watershed area of 162,200 km2 in Jiangxi province, Boyang Lake discharges 145 billion m3 of fresh water to the Yangtze River each year, representing about 15.6% of total runoff. The water quantity and quality of the Boyang Lake affect not only the economic development and livelihoods of Jiangxi province, but also the water safety of the vast downstream region of the Yangtze River. Boyang Lake is also an important habitat for migratory birds, and globally important wetland. A healthy ecosystem of Boyang Lake is critical to global environment and biodiversity. On 12 December 2009, the State Council approved the _Ecological Economic Zone Planning for Boyang Lake_, which makes it a national strategy, and a priority subject of the 12th Five Year Plan of Jiangxi province, to protect the water resources and ecosystem of the Boyang Lake. Wastewater discharges from cities and industries to major tributaries and shore lands of the Boyang Lake have caused eutrophication and deterioration of water quality. Also, unusual changes in water levels and water quality of the Boyang Lake have been observed and made water resources management more unpredictable and complicated. The unusual changes of water levels are believed to have resulted from extreme weathers in recent years. Water levels have dropped down to record low during dry seasons, and the areas of the wetlands are shrinking, which have changed vegetation cover, accelerated the growth of blue algae, threatened biodiversity, and deteriorated habitats of migratory birds. Incomplete data of water quality, pollution sources, and their impacts on ecosystem of the Boyang Lake and the lack of proper monitoring stations, skills, and resources have made monitoring and regulation difficult. Management is deficient due to the weak capacity in strategic planning and implementation, the lack of state-of-the-art knowledge of water resources management, and poor coordination among departments of environmental protection, construction, agriculture, and forestry. Jiangxi is an impoverished province. More than two thirds of the provincial area is hilly and mountainous. The provincial gross domestic product per capita was CNY17,300 in 2009, one-third less than the national average. About 5% of the population still lives below the national rural poverty line of CNY1,196 per year. The protection of the water resources of Boyang Lake will support the economic growth, improve ecosystem, and minimize the harshness of poor people's livelihoods in Jiangxi province, and also safeguard water security of downstream cities of Yangtze River. ADB has been helping Jiangxi government in forest ecosystem rehabilitation and urban infrastructure improvement. The establishment of a water resource management framework and improvement of the provincial government's capacity in water resource management for the Boyang Lake will ensure the sustainability of ADB projects, support the development of the Ecological Economic Zone Planning for Boyang Lake, rehabilitation project for Boyang Lake, and promote economic growth and improve people's livelihoods, especially the poor rural households, in Jiangxi province. The lessons learned and knowledge developed from the TA may be replicated in the management of other lakes in the country, e.g., Chao Lake, Tai Lake, and Dongting Lake. The TA will focus on following challenges: (i) increasing wastewater discharge into the lake and rivers, (ii) limited water quality monitoring stations resulting in an incomplete water quality monitoring network and database, (iii) climate change risks of water resources management, and (iv) weak institutional framework for water resources management. The TA will assist the Jiangxi provincial government to (i) prepare a strategic framework to improve water resources and ecosystem protection of the Boyang Lake, and mainstream climate change risk management measures in the strategic framework; and (ii) improve institutional capacity in water resources management and climate change risks management. |
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| Impact | Improved management of water resources in Jiangxi province. | ||||||
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| Description of Outcome | An improved strategic framework for water resource management for Boyang Lake |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Strategic policies on water resource and climate change risk management for Boyang Lake Policies and strategies on urbanization and industrialization in Boyang Lake watershed Pollution control and water quality management measures for Boyang Lake catchment Improved knowledge and skills for provincial officials through training in managing lake and watershed and climate change risks |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Approved version of the final report has been submitted to ADB on 8 January 2015 while the Chinese version was submitted on 6 February 2015. Knowledge product was submitted on 27 January 2015. TA financial account closing is nderway. |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | During the reconnaissance mission, provincial government officials, local governments of Xinzi County, Yintan City, and Shangrao City, Xinzi waste water treatment plants, and Shangrao Science and Technology Industrial Park were consulted to identify issues of Boyang Lake water resources protection, and topics to be addressed by the TA. |
| During Project Implementation | Stakeholders will continue to participate and be consulted during TA implementation. |
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| Consulting Services | The TA activities will be undertaken by a consulting firm. It is estimated that 57 person-months of consulting services will be required, comprising 17 person-months of international and 40 person-months of national. The consultants will include an international watershed management specialist and team leader, an international climate change specialist, an international environmental economist, a national water resource management specialist, a national social development specialist, a national water pollution control and monitoring specialist, a national land use management specialist, a national geographic information system specialist, and a national institutional development specialist. The consulting firm will be recruited following ADB's Guidelines for the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time), using quality- and cost-based selection criteria, with a quality-cost ratio of 80:20, and simplified technical proposal procedures. |
| Procurement | All procurement under the TA will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2010, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Kobayashi, Yoshiaki |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Provincial Development and Reform Commission No. 69, Beijing West Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 06 Jun 2011 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 02 Sep 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Mar 2015 |
TA 7860-PRC
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 02 Sep 2011 | 05 Oct 2011 | 05 Oct 2011 | 30 Apr 2013 | 31 Dec 2014 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 912,890.03 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Managing the Water Resources of Boyang Lake: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Aug 2015 |
| Managing the Water Resources of Boyang Lake: Final Report | Consultants' Reports | Jun 2015 |
| Managing the Water Resources of Boyang Lake | Technical Assistance Reports | Sep 2011 |
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