Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 52450-CN PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A Public Disclosure Authorized PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$100 MILLION TO THE PEOPLES’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR A XINJIANG TURPAN WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized May 19, 2010 China and Mongolia Sustainable Development Unit Sustainable Development Department East Asia and Pacific Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the Public Disclosure Authorized performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective February 2010) Currency Unit = RMB RMB1.00 = US$ 0.146 US$1.00 = RMB 6.8 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CDD Community Driven Development CEA Consolidated Environmental Assessment CPS Country Partnership Strategy CWRAS Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy DA Designated Account DRC Development and Reform Commission DSP Dam Safety Panel DSR Dam Safety Report EA Environmental Assessment EG Expert Group EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environmental Management Plan EMDP Ethnic Minorities Development Plan EP Expert Panel EPB Environment Protection Bureau EPP Emergency Preparedness Plan ET Evapotranspiration FB Finance Bureau FMS Financial Management Specialist FMM Financial Management Manual FSR Feasibility Study Report FY Fiscal Year GOC Government of China ICB International Competitive Bidding ICR Implementation Completion Report IPM Integrated Pest Management KM Knowledge Management MBD Model Bidding Document MIS Management Information System FMM Financial Management Manual MOF Ministry of Finance MTR Mid-Term Review MWR Ministry of Water Resources M&E Monitoring & Evaluation NBET Non-Beneficial Evapotranspiration NCB National Competitive Bidding NDRC National Development and Reform Commission O&M Operation and Maintenance OMS Operation, Maintenance, and Surveillance PAP Project Affected People PDO Project Development Objective PIP Project Implementation Plan PMP Pest Management Plan PLG Project Leading Group PLGO Project Leading Group Office PMO Project Management Office PMP Pest Management Plan QBS Quality Based Selection QCBS Quality and Cost Based Selection RAP Resettlement Action Plan RS Remote Sensing SA Social Assessment SBD Standard Bidding Document SIL Specific Investment Loan SOE Statement of Expenditure SSS Single-Source Selection TTL Task Team Leader VSL Variable Spread Loan WA Withdrawal Application WRB Water Resources Bureau WUA Water User Association XFB Xinjiang Finance Bureau XUAR Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Vice President: Mr. James W. Adams, EAPVP Country Director: Mr. Klaus Rohland, EACCF Sector Director: Mr. John Roome, EASSD Sector Managers: Mr. Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, EASCS, Mr. Vijay Jagannathan, EASIN Task Team Leader: Mr. Liping Jiang, EASCS CHINA XINJIANG TURPAN WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT CONTENTS Page I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND RATIONALE ..................................................1 A. Country and sector issues........................................................................................ 1 B. Rationale for Bank involvement ............................................................................. 3 C. Higher level objectives to which the project contributes ........................................ 4 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................5 A. Lending instrument ................................................................................................. 5 B. Project development objective and key indicators .................................................. 5 C. Project components ................................................................................................. 5 D. Lessons learned and reflected in the project design ................................................ 7 E. Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection .................................................. 8 III. IMPLEMENTATION ...........................................................................................9 A. Institutional and implementation arrangements ...................................................... 9 B. Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes/results .................................................... 10 C. Sustainability......................................................................................................... 11 D. Critical risks and possible controversial aspects ................................................... 11 E. Loan conditions and covenants ............................................................................. 12 IV. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ..................................................................................13 A. Economic and financial analyses .......................................................................... 13 B. Technical ............................................................................................................... 14 C. Fiduciary ............................................................................................................... 14 D. Social..................................................................................................................... 15 E. Environment .......................................................................................................... 15 F. Safeguard policies ................................................................................................. 16 G. Policy exceptions and readiness ............................................................................ 19 Annex 1: Country and Sector or Program Background......................................... 20 Annex 2: Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank and/or other Agencies . 27 Annex 3: Results Framework and Monitoring ........................................................ 28 Annex 4: Detailed Project Description ..................................................................... 32 Annex 5: Project Costs ............................................................................................... 43 Annex 6: Implementation Arrangements................................................................. 45 Annex 7: Financial Management and Disbursement Arrangements .................... 51 Annex 8: Procurement Arrangements ..................................................................... 62 Annex 9: Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................. 71 Annex 10: Safeguard Policy Issues ........................................................................... 77 Annex 11: Project Preparation and Supervision ..................................................... 89 Annex 12: Documents in the Project File ................................................................. 90 Annex 13: Statement of Loans and Credits ............................................................. 91 Annex 14: Country at a Glance ................................................................................. 98 Annex 15: Maps of Project Sites ............................................................................. 100 IBRD 37494_Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China IBRD 37495_Turpan Prefecture/River Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region IBRD 37496_Turpan City Project Areas, Turpan Prefecture IBRD 37497_Tuokexun County Project Areas, Turpan Prefecture IBRD 37498_Shanshan County Project Areas, Turpan Prefecture CHINA XINJIANG TURPAN WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC EASCS Date: May 19, 2010 Team Leader: Liping Jiang Country Director: Klaus Rohland Sectors: Flood protection (30%); Irrigation Sector Director: John Roome and Drainage (60%); Crops (10%) Sector Managers: Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, Themes: Water resource management (P); EASCS; Vijay Jagannathan, EASIN Other rural development (S) Project ID: P111163 Environmental screening category: Full Assessment Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Project Financing Data [X] Loan [ ] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Other: For Loans/Credits/Others: Total Bank financing (US$m.): 100.00 Proposed terms: Variable spread IBRD Flexible Loan (IFL), payable in 24 years including 10 years of grace period, with level repayment of principal on a semi-annual basis. Financing Plan (US$m) Source Local Foreign Total Borrower 104.08 0 104.08 IBRD 77.18 22.82 100.00 Total: 181.26 22.82 204.08 Borrower: Ms. Wang Wei, Director IF Division I Ministry of Finance, People's Republic of China San Li He, Beijing, China; 100820 Tel: +86 10 68551174; Fax: +86 10 68551125 Email: [email protected] Responsible Agency: Mr. Cao Peiwu, Director Turpan Prefecture Water Resources Bureau Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Tel: +86 0995 6255579; Fax: +86 0995 6255289 Email: [email protected] CY 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Annual 10 20 25 25 18 2 0 Cumulative 10 30 55 80 98 100 100 Project implementation period: Start: September 30, 2010; End: September 30, 2016 Expected effectiveness date: September 30, 2010 Expected closing date: March 31, 2017 Does the project depart from the CAS in content or other significant [ ]Yes [X] No respects? Ref. PAD I.C. Does the project require any exceptions from Bank policies? Ref. PAD IV. G. [X]Yes [ ] No Translation Waiver: In accordance with the revised guidelines on English translation