China, People's Republic of: Preparing the Hubei Huanggang Dabie Mountain Ecosystem Protection and Carbon-Neutral Green Development Project
1.The proposed project will support the Government of the People's Republic of China's efforts to protect the environment, restore ecosystems, and increase climate resilience through sustainable green development. It will promote and demonstrate sustainable ecosystem protection and low carbon development principles and practices in the Dabie Mountain in Huanggang Municipality in Hubei Province, integrating policy advice, digitalization, trainings, green financing mechanism for environmental protection, and climate smart agri-businesses development. The government has requested for a $200.0 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ordinary capital resources to finance the project. The project will contribute to the Yangtze River Economic Belt program and rural vitalization strategies of the government. It will be aligned with the following impact: rural vitalization in the Yangtze River Economic Belt realized.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Cai, Xueliang
East Asia Department
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Country/Economy
China, People's Republic of -
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
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| Project Name | Preparing the Hubei Huanggang Dabie Mountain Ecosystem Protection and Carbon-Neutral Green Development Project | ||||||
| Project Number | 56210-002 | ||||||
| Country / Economy | China, People's Republic of |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||
| 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 Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agro-industry, marketing, and trade - Land-based natural resources management - Rural sanitation - Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development - Water-based natural resources management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||
| Description | 1.The proposed project will support the Government of the People's Republic of China's efforts to protect the environment, restore ecosystems, and increase climate resilience through sustainable green development. It will promote and demonstrate sustainable ecosystem protection and low carbon development principles and practices in the Dabie Mountain in Huanggang Municipality in Hubei Province, integrating policy advice, digitalization, trainings, green financing mechanism for environmental protection, and climate smart agri-businesses development. The government has requested for a $200.0 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ordinary capital resources to finance the project. The project will contribute to the Yangtze River Economic Belt program and rural vitalization strategies of the government. It will be aligned with the following impact: rural vitalization in the Yangtze River Economic Belt realized. The project will have three outputs: (i) institutional strengthening, policy, management and technical capacity for ecosystem protection and green development enhanced; (ii) rural facilities and business opportunities in ecosystem protection improved; and (iii) climate smart green rural development demonstrated. These outputs will result in the following outcome: ecosystem services, livelihood opportunities, and climate resilience of the Dabie Mountain improved. | ||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | 1.The Dabie Mountain, also known as the lung of the central People's Republic of China (PRC), is a designated National Key Ecological Area and National Geopark. It has a geographic area of 30,455 square kilometers, bordering the provinces of Anhui, Henan, and Hubei, and is part of the geographic division between north and south PRC. It is an important ecological corridor and water source area for the lower Yangtze River Basin (YRB). The Huanggang Municipality is on the southern side of the area in the YRB with a permanent residential population of 5.8 million in 2021, making it the second most populous city in Hubei province after Wuhan, the provincial capital. With six out of seven counties designated as national poverty counties until 2020, the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) was CNY43,888, just over half of provincial average in 2021. Huanggang municipality is home to eight tributaries of the Yangtze River, including the Ba and Bailian rivers, with a combined basin area of 6,012 square kilometers, which run in parallel through the economic centers and most populated areas of the municipality. | ||||||
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| Geographical Location | Huanggang |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Cai, Xueliang |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Huanggang Municipal Government |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 11 Nov 2022 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 16 Nov 2022 |
TA 6992-PRC
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 11 Nov 2022 | - | - | 31 Mar 2024 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 400,000.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 05 Dec 2022 | 0.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Hubei Huanggang Dabie Mountain Ecosystem Protection and Carbon-Neutral Green Development Project: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2022 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Preparing the Hubei Huanggang Dabie Mountain Ecosystem Protection and Carbon-Neutral Green Development Project | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 13 Oct 2022 | 03 Nov 2022 |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Project Preparatory Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 6992 | 01 Dec 2022 | NAREE International Limited (HK, CHINA) | Room A, 29/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty Hongkong, China | Huanggang Municipal Government | 498,450.00 | — |
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