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Technical Assistance Consultant’s Final Report Project Number: 47075-001(TA 8541- PRC) August, 2016 Peoples Republic of China: Strengthening Capacity for Wetland Protection for Sanjiang Plain (Finance by the Technical Assistance special Fund and Multi-Donor Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility) Prepared by: Training and Technology Transfer Ltd (TTT), New Zealand Joint venture with DONG IL Engineering Consultants Co. Ltd, Korea and in association with Pacific Rim Innovation And Management Exponents, Inc, Philippines prepared for: Heilongjiang Provincial Forestry Department This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and neither the ADB nor the Government shall be held liable for its contents. STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR WETLAND PROTECTION FOR SANJIANG PLAIN: A Capacity Development Technical Assistance Project of the Asian Development Bank (TA-8541 PRC) Final Report prepared for: Heilongjiang Provincial Forestry Department prepared by: Training and Technology Transfer (TTT), New Zealand 20 August 2016 ADB TA-8541 PRC: Strengthening Capacity for Wetland Protection for Sanjiang Plain Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this report are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect official positions of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, Heilongjiang Provincial Government, or the Asian Development Bank. Final Report Page ii ADB TA-8541 PRC: Strengthening Capacity for Wetland Protection for Sanjiang Plain Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... iii List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................................................................................... iv I. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5 II. Activities Conducted During Previous Project Phases ............................................................ 5 A. Inception Phase .................................................................................................................. 5 B. Interim Phase ...................................................................................................................... 6 III. Activities Conducted During the Final Project Phase .............................................................. 7 A. Home Office-Based Activities after Mission No. 3 .............................................................. 7 B. Finalization of the KP .......................................................................................................... 7 C. Mission No. 4....................................................................................................................... 7 1. Final Workshop ................................................................................................................... 7 2. Administrative Meetings .................................................................................................... 11 3. Other Activities .................................................................................................................. 11 IV. Project Results ...................................................................................................................... 11 A. Building Capacity .............................................................................................................. 11 B. Sharing Knowledge and Awareness ................................................................................. 12 V. Lessons Learned ................................................................................................................... 13 VI. Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 15 VII. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 19 ANNEXES ......................................................................................................................................... 20 ANNEX A: Report of Site Visit, August 2014 ............................................................................. 21 ANNEX B: Training Needs Assessment ................................................................................... 29 ANNEX C: Notes of Key Meetings During the Interim Period ................................................... 45 ANNEX D: Report of Site Visits, October 2014 ......................................................................... 55 ANNEX E: Report of “Learning and Reflection” Workshop, 7 November 2014 ........................ 63 ANNEX F: Report of Site Visit, May 2015 ................................................................................. 82 ANNEX G: Report of Knowledge Product Review Workshop, 11 May 2015 ............................ 85 ANNEX H: Knowledge Product ............................................................................................... 100 ANNEX I: Documentation of the Final Workshop, 19 June 2016 .......................................... 101 ANNEX J: Aide Memoire, 19 June 2016 ................................................................................ 116 ANNEX K: References ............................................................................................................ 118 ANNEX L: Persons Consulted ................................................................................................ 127 Final Report Page iii ADB TA-8541 PRC: Strengthening Capacity for Wetland Protection for Sanjiang Plain List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank CDTA Capacity development technical assistance EAAE Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department (ADB) EARD East Asia Department (ADB) FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) GEF Global Environment Facility HPFD Heilongjiang Provincial Forest Department HPG Heilongjiang Provincial Government IED Independent Evaluation Department (ADB) IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management KP Knowledge Product MEP Ministry of Environmental Protection NDRC National Development and Reform Commission NR Nature Reserve PA Protected area PDRC Provincial Development and Reform Commission PEP Poverty and Environment Program (ADB) PMO Project Management Office PRC People’s Republic of China PRCM PRC Resident Mission (ADB) SFA State Forest Administration SPWPP Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project TA Technical assistance TMO TA management office TNA Training Needs Assessment TOR Terms of reference TTT Training and Technology Transfer (Consulting, Ltd., New Zealand) USD United States Dollars WHI Wetland health index Final Report Page iv ADB TA-8541 PRC: Strengthening Capacity for Wetland Protection for Sanjiang Plain I. INTRODUCTION 1. During 2005-2012, the Heilongjiang Provincial Forest Department (HPFD), with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented a 55 million dollar (USD) project with the overall goal of sustainably managing natural resources and protecting globally significant biodiversity, while promoting economic development in the Sanjiang Plain, in Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC). This project, the Sanjiang Plain Wetland Protection Project (SPWPP) supported the implementation of activities in six nature reserves (NRs) selected as pilot demonstration sites. The project was complex and broad in scope, and a wide range of interventions were successful in achieving improvements in watershed management, wetland nature reserve management and biodiversity conservation, capacity building, and sustainable alternative livelihood development. 2. To expand upon the successes under the SPWPP in the Sanjiang Plain, and to share lessons learned from the project, the Heilongjiang Provincial Government (HPG) requested ADB’s continuing support through a capacity development technical assistance (CDTA) project entitled, “Strengthening Capacity for Wetland Protection for Sanjiang Plain” (ADB TA 8541-PRC). This technical assistance (TA) was to support continuing capacity development, dissemination of the wetland protection models developed under the SPWPP, and sharing of knowledge accumulated, including providing information useful for considering future investment projects. 3. The main purpose of this Final Report is to briefly summarize work completed in previous phases of TA-8541 PRC, and to document in detail the activities that were conducted during the final project period, from mid-May 2015, up until the conclusion of project activities in July 2016. In addition, this Final Report presents (i) a summary description of the main results achieved by the project; (ii) lessons learned with respect to the implementation of the CDTA, that might inform similar efforts in the future; and (iii) recommendations for the future, intended for both ADB and the HPFD. II. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED DURING PREVIOUS PROJECT PHASES A. Inception Phase 4. The contract for TA-8541 PRC was awarded by ADB to Training and Technology Transfer (TTT), a New Zealand consultancy firm, in a joint venture with DONG IL Engineering Consultants Co. Ltd, Korea and in association with Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc, Philippines. The activities under the TA commenced in July 2014, with the fielding of the consultant team to Harbin, Heilongjiang