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The proposed Jiangxi Wuxikou Integrated Flood Management Project (JWIFMP) in China will be built in the middle reach of the Changjiang River, about 40km upstream of... Show More + Jingdezhen Municipality in Jiangxi Province. In the proposed project components, major environmental and social impacts will be expected from the construction and operation of dam and reservoir, as presented below. Wuxikou reservoir will play a key role in the changes of hydraulic regime for Changjiang River. With the existing cascade development on the river, the impacts on hydraulic regime are only considered significant within the dam and reservoir area, but not for the other downstream sections. The impact of project construction on terrestrial wildlife will be limited to around the dam site. The animals affected are common species in the region, and the impacts are temporary which will disappear with construction completion. The protection of physical cultural resources is another concern during project implementation. The project will flood one county-level cultural relic site (Site of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers’ Congress for Eight Counties in Anhui and Jiangxi province), three ancient ancestral temples of the Ming/Qing Dynasty, one small Christian church, six ancient trees and 4623 villagers’ graves, but none of them is identified as having high cultural heritage values. The expected impacts are considered insignificant with the implementation of pre-defined PCR management plan. To address the above proposed project impacts, the Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) have identified the appropriate and detailed mitigation measures. Show Less -

The Urumqi District Heating Project for China aims to ensure the owner obeys environmental regulations and laws and implements various environmental measures in the... Show More + environmental impact assessment (EIA) report during the design, construction and operation phases, so that the win-win situation of project development and environmental protection could be achieved. The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to connect consumers to district heating services with improved energy efficiency and environmental performance in selected districts of Urumqi City. In July 2003, the central government issued instructions to move ahead with implementing heat system reform in pilot cities of China's 16 Northern provinces and autonomous regions, including Urumqi municipality. The goals of heat reform are to commodity heating by addressing key sector issues: 1) discontinuing employer payment of heating bill and making households responsible for payment of the heating bill; 2) introducing heat metering and billing based on consumption, promoting consumer control of heating and building energy efficiency; 3) developing safe, clean and demand-responsive heat supply systems; 4) reforming heat pricing; and 5) accelerating reform of heating enterprises, consolidating many small enterprises in cities, introducing competition, and fostering and standardizing the heat market. Show Less -

This document summarizes the environment impact assessment of the World Bank financed Jiangxi Shihutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex Project for China at the Gan... Show More + River, highlighting the main issues and conclusions of the environment impact assessment and environment management plan of the project. The proposed project will have: (i) canalized 38km long waterway, upgrading a stretch of waterway of the Gan River to further extend Grade III navigability to upstream stretches of the river, and to finally reach the planned waterway objective; and (ii) constructed the Shihutang hydropower station that will participate in peak regulation of the Jiangxi power grid together with the upstream Wan' an hydropower station, and thus play an important role in lessening power shortage and improving the energy structure of the Jiangxi Province. Policies and entitlements included in the Resettlement Plan (RAP) are based on national, provincial and municipal regulations, as well as requirements in the World Bank's OP 4.12. The following key considerations and activities were conducted in project planning and design and in RAP preparation: (i) optimizing the normal pool level to minimize losses due to inundation; (ii) minimizing the extent of land acquisition and resettlement by optimizing project design and providing flood protection works; (iii) entitling all displaced persons, including those who have no households' registration, business licenses or other legal documentation, to compensation or other forms of resettlement assistance so that their incomes and living standards can be improved or at least restored; and (iv) establishing mechanism to address complaints .and grievances for the displaced persons including discussions, negotiations, arbitration, and legal proceedings. Show Less -

The Second Shanghai Urban Environment Project will provide support to the Shanghai Municipal Government (SMG), in its effort to achieve ambitious environment improvements,... Show More + and urban upgrading. This executive summary to the environmental assessment (EA) framework provides the regulatory, and policy framework, and, a methodology framework with which the detailed EA will be conducted for specific physical investments. It further provides a generic assessment of potential impacts, based on the types of the components to be included. Mitigation measures are stipulated as follows. Dependent on the characteristics of the receiving water, a variety of one dimensional and/or two dimensional model tools will be required to analyze the impact of the discharges on surface water bodies in the Shanghai area. The water quality model will be primarily used for assessment of project impacts, and should be calibrated with respect to existing conditions. The models will be applied for both high and ebb tides, during the dry season, and during the emergency conditions when the wastewater treatment must be closed, and wastewaters will be bypassed without treatment. Sludge disposal is probably the single largest adverse environmental impact a large wastewater treatment project can generate. Impact assessment for wastewater treatment plants must include detailed assessment for sludge handling and disposal, including sludge generation, thickening and dewatering, storage, hauling, and disposal. Air emissions sources from various project facilities in both construction and operation stages will be identified, and assessed through dispersion models to determine potential adverse impacts in project areas, particularly schools and residential areas. Newly built residential areas within wastewater treatment catchments, should discharge their wastewaters through a separate system installed within the residential area itself; wastewater generated from restaurants, recreation spots or services locations, should undergo oil and residue removal pretreatment before discharged into a wastewater collection network and, disinfection should be applied to wastewater discharged from hospitals. Construction noise disturbances shall adopt the Limiting Values in Construction Area standards. Dam safety assessment should be identified, implementing the standard dam safety measures, and necessary remedial works. The use of biological or environmental control methods should be promoted, and, reliance on synthetic chemical pesticides reduced. In general, pest control is implemented through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches. Regarding public health projects, controlling pests primarily through environmental methods is strongly supported. As needed, the capacity of the country's regulatory and institutional framework should be strengthened to promote and support safe, effective and environmentally sound pest management. Show Less -