Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors
Project Number: 50322-002 November 2019
Proposed Loan People’s Republic of China: Jilin Yanji Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient Healthy City Project
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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 29 October 2019)
Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1415 or €0.1275 $1.00 = CNY7.0679 or €0.9009 €1.00 = CNY7.8454 or $1.1100
ABBREVIATIONS
ADB – Asian Development Bank BRT – bus rapid transit EMP – environmental management plan GDP – gross domestic product GIS – geographic information system HIA – health impact assessment ICT – information and communication technology IEE – initial environmental examination km – kilometer m3 – cubic meter NMT – nonmotorized transport NRW – nonrevenue water PAM – project administration manual PRC – People’s Republic of China SGAP – social and gender action plan TOD – transit-oriented development YCG – Yanji city government
NOTE
In this report, “$” refers to United States dollars.
Vice-President Ahmed M. Saeed, Operations 2 Director General Amy S.P. Leung, East Asia Department (EARD) Director Sangay Penjor, Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD
Team leaders Stefan Rau, Senior Urban Development Specialist, EARD Lan Wang, Senior Project Officer (Urban Development), EARD Team members Stephane Bessadi, Senior Water Utility Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) Francesca Cimacio, Operations Assistant, EARD Colin Gin, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel Najibullah Habib, Health Specialist, EARD Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa, Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Paolo Manunta, Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Earth Observation), SDCC Marzia Mongiorgi-Lorenzo, Principal Country Specialist, EARD Masahiro Nishimura, Senior Rural Development Specialist, South Asia Department (SARD) Katherine Miriam Ozoa, Associate Project Analyst, EARD Arun Ramamurthy, Senior Information and Communication Technology Specialist (Innovations), EARD Viswanathan Ramasubramanian, Senior Safeguards Specialist (Resettlement), EARD Michael Rattinger, Senior Climate Change Specialist, SDCC Mark Robis, Senior Financial Management Officer, EARD Susann Roth, Principal Knowledge Sharing and Services Specialist, SDCC M. Shahadat Russell, Unit Head, Project Administration, SARD Shotaro Sasaki, Senior Environment Specialist, EARD Virinder Sharma, Senior Urban Development Specialist, SDCC Gohar Tadevosyan, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), EARD Hiroko Uchimura Shiroishi, Senior Social Sector Specialist, EARD Peer reviewers Ki-Joon Kim, Principal Transport Specialist, SDCC Neeta Pokhrel, Unit Head, Project Administration, SARD
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CONTENTS
Page PROJECT AT A GLANCE MAP I. THE PROPOSAL 1 II. THE PROJECT 1 A. Rationale 1 B. Project Description 4 C. Value Added by ADB 5 D. Summary Cost Estimates and Financing Plan 6 E. Implementation Arrangements 7 III. DUE DILIGENCE 8 A. Technical 8 B. Economic and Financial Viability 8 C. Sustainability 9 D. Governance 9 E. Poverty, Social, and Gender 9 F. Safeguards 10 G. Summary of Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan 12 IV. ASSURANCES 12 V. RECOMMENDATION 12
APPENDIXES
1. Design and Monitoring Framework 13 2. List of Linked Documents 16
Project Classification Information Status: Complete
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
1. Basic Data Project Number: 50322-002 Project Name Jilin Yanji Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient Department/Division EARD/EASS Healthy City Project Country China, People's Republic of Executing Agency Yanji City Government Borrower PRC
Country Economic https://www.adb.org/Documents/LinkedDocs/ Indicators ?id=50322-002-CEI Portfolio at a Glance https://www.adb.org/Documents/LinkedDocs/ ?id=50322-002-PortAtaGlance
2. Sector Subsector(s) ADB Financing ($ million) Water and other urban Urban flood protection 23.00 infrastructure and services Urban sanitation 8.00 Urban water supply 30.00 Transport Urban public transport 49.00 Urban roads and traffic management 20.00 Total 130.00 3. Operational Priorities Climate Change Information Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities CO2 reduction (tons per annum) 60,708 Accelerating progress in gender equality Climate Change impact on the Medium Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and Project enhancing environmental sustainability Making cities more livable ADB Financing Strengthening governance and institutional capacity Adaptation ($ million) 67.75 Fostering regional cooperation and integration Mitigation ($ million) 37.89 Sustainable Development Goals Gender Equity and Mainstreaming SDG 1.b Effective gender mainstreaming (EGM) SDG 5.c SDG 6.3, 6.4 Poverty Targeting SDG 10.2 General Intervention on Poverty SDG 11.2, 11.b SDG 12.1 SDG 13.a
4. Risk Categorization: Low . 5. Safeguard Categorization Environment: B Involuntary Resettlement: B Indigenous Peoples: C
. 6. Financing Modality and Sources Amount ($ million) ADB 130.00 Sovereign Project (Regular Loan): Ordinary capital resources 130.00 Cofinancing 0.00 None 0.00 Counterpart 129.79 Government 129.79 Total 259.79
Currency of ADB Financing: Euro
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JILIN YANJI LOW-CARBON CLIMATE-RESILIENT HEALTHY CITY PROJECT IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HEILONGJIANG Hegang Shuangyashan Qitaihe Harbin Jixi
Vladivostok Changchun Yanji River Yanbian JILIN Yanji Wafangtun Creek INNER MONGOLIA Korean AUTONOMOUS REGION Autonomous Prefecture Yongan Creek Chaoyang River Shenyang LIAONING Hohhot PYONGYANG BEIJING Dongxing Creek Tianjin Dalian Fuan Creek TIANJIN HEBEI SHANXI SEOUL Shijiazhuang
Taiyuan Chaoyanghe A Creek Jinan Qingdao SHANDONG Shixian Creek Chaoyanghe B Creek Xinxing Xreek Zhengzhou HENAN JIANGSU Dacheng Creek
Xiaobaishi Creek Yuanyinongchang Creek
Zhongping Creek
Industrial Park Wolong Creek Dabaishi Creek Historic City Center Commercial, Institutional, Urban Mix Residential at high density Residential People’s Industrial Park Yanbian Park University Urban Mix Buer-Hatong River Government High-Speed Residential w Rail Station Area
Bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor and stations with 5- and 10-minute walking radii Chaoyang River rehabilitation with bioengineering as ecosystem-based adaptation New separate drainage pipes Transit-oriented development at BRT stations: high density, mixed use, pedestrian-friendly Catchment areas of creeks north of Buer-Hatong River End of drainage pipe sponge city storm water cleansing Health and/or education facilities with improved safe pedestrian connections to BRT stations Sponge city green infrastructure and creek rehabilitation improving resilience Water supply system improvement area Small roads with green, bicycle, and pedestrian lanes connecting to BRT and river greenway Sponge city green infrastructure and creek rehabilitation improving resilience (part of project master plan) New separate wastewater pipes River greenway for pedestrians and bicycles, relaxation, and exercise Sponge city green infrastructure and green space contributing to stormwater management in residential urban areas Interceptor pipes Green public urban park w Wastewater treatment plant This map was produced by the cartography unit of the Asian Development Bank. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and any other information shown on this map do not imply, on the part of the Asian Development Bank, any judgment on the legal status of any territory, or any endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries, colors, denominations, or information.