The Second Shandong Environmental Project, the second project to be financed under the investment fund, was approved by the World Bank in February 2007. The GEF cofinancing takes place within the Yantai wastewater component of the project. GEF support would initiate and facilitate implementation of the proposed major institutional and technological task to demonstrate to Chinese municipalities the rationale of proper management of wastewater facilities. The key objectives are: to (a) demonstrate in the pilot-size septic-tank project the feasibility of institutional and technical arrangements ensuring improvement of local environment status; and (b) disseminate among Bohai Declaration signatories and beyond the feasibility of positive impact on reduction of pollution load annually discharged to the Bohai and Yellow Seas.
The project is innovative in that it is the first to address the long-standing problem of septage management in PR China. Chinese construction law warrants the construction of septic tanks for residential buildings, regardless of the collection system, and regardless of the capacity, or demand, for septic tank servicing. However, there are no institutional arrangements, nor are there assigned responsibilities, for septage management within Chinese wastewater institutional systems. The consequence is the absence of servicing, with resulting poor sanitary conditions. The project will therefore pilot a new institutional arrangement whereby the responsibility for septage management is clarified within Yantai and the capacity of the wastewater company is build to include this sector. The pilot demonstration, if successful, will be replicated, in partnership with PEMSEA.
Project Objectives
The objective of the project is to reduce land-based pollution along the Yantai coast and Bohai Sea through the development of a pilot septic tank management system in Yantai and dissemination of the Yantai model in Shandong Province and in other parts of PR China.
Oriented towards removing legal, institutional and technical barriers in the septage sector in PR China, the project also aims to would develop methods for servicing septic tanks and treating septage sludge, activities that are almost non-existent in Chinese cities. These techniques would contribute to a reduction in land-based pollution reaching the Bohai Sea, a pollution hotspot in the seas of East Asia.
Project Area
Shandong Province is situated in the east coast of PR China. It has a 3,000 kilometer coastline on the conjunction between the Bohai and Yellow Seas, both of which drain a major part of the province. The province is divided into 17 municipalities and 139 countries, districts and cities. It has a population of nearly 92 million with approximately 40% of people living in urban areas. Shandong ranks second in GDP growth. The Yantai Municipality in which the GEF project is located, is in the Shandong peninsula. It is a port on the Bohai Sea with 1.1 million inhabitants in an area of 135 square kilometers. The city industry is largely industrial with very small part in agriculture.
Budget
USD 206,900,000
Total Cost of the project
USD 5,000,000
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The main focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries, but for all its clients the Bank emphasizes the need for:Investing in people, particularly through basic health and educationFocusing on social development, inclusion, governance, and institution-building as key elements of poverty reduction Strengthening the ability of the governments to deliver quality services, efficiently and transparently Protecting the environment Supporting and encouraging private business developmentPromoting reforms to create a stable macroeconomic environment, conducive to investment and long-term planning.
PEMSEA was created with a clear mission—to foster and sustain healthy and resilient coasts and oceans, communities and economies across the Seas of East Asia through integrated management solutions and partnerships. For over two decades, the organization has provided solutions for effective management of coasts and oceans across the shared seas of East Asia. As the regional coordinating mechanism for the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA), a shared marine strategy among 14 countries in the region, PEMSEA works with national and local governments, companies, research and science institutions, communities, international agencies, regional programs, investors and donors towards implementation of the SDS-SEA. Crucial networks such as learning centers also contribute their expertise and coastal management skills to the shared goals of the SDS-SEA.
Contacts
Chief Coordinator of SPPMO
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Water Resources Specialist
Senior Natural Resources Specialist