The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Water Global Practice | Requesting Unit: EACCF | Responsible Unit: SEAW1 IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results Financing | FY 2023 | Team Leader(s): Qi Tian, Rajesh Koirala Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 01-Dec-2023 | ISR58895 | Created by: Qi Tian on 21-Nov-2023 | Modified by: Qi Tian on 23-Nov-2023 Program Development Objectives PDO Table Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) To improve institutional coordination, enhance ecological protection and reduce water pollution loads along the Yangtze River Basin in Hubei Province. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program (Hubei) was approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank on March 30, 2023. The World Bank Team and the Government are working to advance the conditions for effectiveness in anticipation of implementation. The Loan Agreement has been signed in July 2023. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P178338 IBRD-94990 USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P178338 IBRD-94990 30-Mar-2023 -- -- 31-Dec-2028 31-Dec-2028 Effective DLI Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % for DLI ID DLI Type Description Coc DLI Amount Status Coc DLI Loan: IBRD94990-001 12/1/2023 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Imprvd WEMS in 1 Regular USD 49,500,210.00 Not Achieved 0.00 demstratn subbasins 552 km2 of land area 2 Regular USD 49,999,770.00 Not Achieved 0.00 SLMP implmted Imprvd township domestic 3 Regular USD 60,000,030.00 Not Achieved 0.00 WSS All Demstratn Counties 4 Regular USD 39,999,990.00 Not Achieved 0.00 met AT for MU Program Action Plan Issue an official notification that no contract will be awarded to either a firm or an individual appearing on either the Action Description World Bank’s debarred list or under temporary suspension list. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Fiduciary Systems PPMO Other By loan effectiveness Not Yet Due Completion Measurement Provincial official notification to affiliations/counties are issued and copies are shared with the World Bank. Comments Regularly inform the World Bank of any credible and material allegations of fraud and/or corruption regarding the Action Description PforR’s activities as part of the overall PforR’s reporting requirements. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Fiduciary Systems PPMO Recurrent Semi-Annually Not Yet Due Completion Measurement Reflected in the PforR’s quarterly/semi-annual progress reports. Comments Ensure the design and implementation of appropriate odor treatment facilities/measures in construction or upgrade of Action Description livestock and poultry waste management facilities and domestic solid waste transfer stations to reduce odor impacts. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and Social Hubei, county-level Throughout Program Other Not Yet Due Systems HURDBs, ARABs implementation stage Completion Measurement Odor treatment design and facilities available to be checked by the World Bank. Comments Put in place functioning mechanisms for social risks & impacts screening, information disclosure, public consultation, Action Description grievance redress, monitoring, reporting, strengthen the records-archiving during the process of social risks and impact mgmt Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status 12/1/2023 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Environmental and Social Throughout Program PIA Other Not Yet Due Systems implementation stage PPMO will submit semiannual progress reports to the WB, including records of social impacts and risks screening Completion Measurement and mitigation, information disclosure, public participation, grievance redress and supports to vulnerable groups. Comments In coordination with Health Commissions, tailor, enforce an outreach TP, prioritize budget, support facilities under the Action Description Program and downstream waste treatment facilities to promote adequate worker H&S consistent with regulatory requirements. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and Social Throughout Program PIAs Other Not Yet Due Systems implementation stage PPMO will submit semiannual progress reports to the World Bank, including OHS training and health checkup Completion Measurement records. Comments ToRs for technical assistance (TA) activities that may have potential downstream E&S risks and impacts include Action Description requirements for assessment of such risks and impacts Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and Social Throughout Program PPMO Other Not Yet Due Systems implementation stage Completion Measurement PPMO will submit the ToRs to the Bank for review and concurrence prior to commencement of TA activities. Comments Action Description Enhance public participation related to soil and water conservation Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status DLI 2 PPMO and County Throughout Program Technical Other Not Yet Due DWR/RCO implementation stage PPMO will submit semiannual progress reports to the WB, including measures to enhance public participation and Completion Measurement records related to DLI 2. Comments Action Description Improve performance-based contracting for wastewater management services Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status 12/1/2023 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) DLI 3 Throughout Program Technical PPMO and PIAs Other Not Yet Due implementation stage DHURD will prepare and issue a sample performance-based contract to guide province-wide wastewater Completion Measurement management service provision related to DLI 3. Comments Develop and establish an IT platform to: regularly exchange & share data with relevant gov agencies of other Action Description provinces, incl. CWRC, related to Yangtze River protection and WRM, and make selected data publicly available; under TORs acceptable to Bank. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status 2025 (for development) Technical PDWR Other and 2026 (for Not Yet Due establishment) Official accept. report on: (a) Development: IT parameters design and protocols; (b) Establishment: user manual; data Completion Measurement sharing protocols for HB-ext. gov agencies; selected data public access; and functions for platform integration. Comments Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes 12/1/2023 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) To improve institutional coordination, enhance ecological protection and reduce water pollution IN01370996 ►1. Establishment of an IT platform for sharing data on Yangtze River protection and ecological restoration (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Number of registered government agencies accessing the platform: 15 Value No No No People accessing the platform: 2,000 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 31-Dec-2027 By the end of project implementation, 15 government agencies are expected to register to access the Comments platform and at least 2000 people are expected to have accessed the platform. IN01370997 ►2. Improved water environment management system in the demonstration sub-basins (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The Ecological Flow / Water Depth Requirements at approved control sections on the Qing River and Hong Lake Value No No No have been complied with for at least 90% of the days of the Calendar Year (excluding the days of Eligible Emergencies Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Improved integrated water environment management is defined by the following: (1) Integrated water environment management plan means a provincial plan, acceptable to the Bank, to be adopted by Hubei that sets out requirements on, inter alia, water environment, water ecology, and related issues for (a) Qing River Basin and (b) Hong Lake Basin. (2) Hubei Yangtze River Protection Digital Platform has passed expert review for acceptance and is operational, meaning (a) an ‘Emergency Forecasting and Preparedness Plan based on the Information Platform’ is issued; (b) the platform has data and information exchange with the provincial RCS platform; (c) makes selected data publicly-available; all in accordance with data-related protocols and procedures, acceptable to the Bank, as set forth in the Program Implementation Plan. (3) The Ecological Flow / Water Depth Requirements at approved control sections on the Qing River and Hong Lake Comments have been complied with for at least 90% of the days of the Calendar Year (excluding the days of Eligible Emergencies) Ecological flow /water depth requirement means the minimum ecological flow / water depth targets approved by Hubei in accordance with the prevailing national technical standards and/or guidelines, including targets for control sections, as specified in the Program Implementation Plan, in the Qing River and Hong Lake. “Eligible Emergencies'' means emergencies duly declared by the Program Implementing Entities due to severe droughts, extreme water pollution events, or such other emergency specified in the Program Implementation Plan, all] in accordance with the Borrower’s and the Program Implementing Entities’ prevailing laws and procedures, specified in the Program Implementation Plan. IN01370998 ►3.Reduced pollutant loads entering waterways in demonstration counties (Annual Target) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.00 12/1/2023 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-May-2023 29-Dec-2028 Annual number of county-level targets met by Hunan and Jiangxi Provinces (annually) based on six demonstration counties with 6 targets: three annual targets per county, (i.e. COD reduction, agricultural plastic film collection and manure utilization), and three one-off targets, (i.e. wastewater management Comments strategy, small town wastewater integrated agreements and municipal waste collection and transportation integrated agreements). Annual targets from 2023 to 2028 are listed in the PIP. Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Improving Institutions and Innovations IN01371000 ►1. Hubei-Hunan-Jiangxi Tripartite Water Environment Cooperation Mechanism established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 31-Dec-2028 Cooperation mechanism is established means: (1)Establish cooperation office and designate a provincial contact person; (2) Have work meetings and coordination meetings; (3) Sign a tripartite collaboration Comments document on water environment management. IN01371003 ►2. Provincial level policies, regulations and guidelines on water environment and plastic waste management issued (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 2.00 2.00 7.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Provincial level policies, regulations and guidelines on water environment and plastic waste management include (1)“Hubei Water Pollution Management Regulation (Amendment”(2022) (2) “Hubei River/Lake Chief Working Rules”(2023) (3) “Hong Lake Protection Regulation”(2025) (4) “Hubei Urban and Rural Municipal Comments Waste Management Regulation”(2025) (5) “Hubei TP pollution Management Plan”(2026) (6) “Hubei Wetland Protection Regulation”(2023) (7) “Hubei Good Agricultural Practice”(2025). IN01371006 ►3. Guidance note on public participation in river and lake protection developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Provincial RCO develops and issues public engagement guidance notes to guide the implementation and evaluation of public awareness raising activities and campaigns, public feedback and other river/lake Comments protection related activities, specifically addressing (1) how to increase and monitor women’s participation; (2) raise awareness and preparedness for extreme weather events. IN01371009 ►4. People engaged in river/lake protection activities (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/1/2023 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Value 160.00 160.00 160.00 800.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Number of public participants (accumulative people times) registered for river protection activities under the RCS, including: (1) civil river chiefs; (2) volunteers for river cleanup and protection; (3) river cleaners; and Comments (4) river rangers. IN01371011 ►5. Women civil river chiefs in demonstration counties (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 13.70 13.70 13.70 30.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Percentage of females among the civil river chiefs in the demonstration counties. Comments Advancing Ecological Protection through Integrated River Basin Management IN01370999 ►6. Water allocation schemes for the demonstration sub-basins (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Total amount of water allocated in accordance with national standards to counties within Qing River and Comments Hong Lake Basins IN01371002 ►7. Ecological flow / water depth requirements determined for demonstration sub-basins (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Ecological flow / water depth requirements determined in accordance with national sector standards for (a) Comments Qing River and (b) Hong Lake IN01371005 ►8. Improved sub-basin water environment monitoring network (Number of water quality monitoring stations) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 16.00 16.00 16.00 21.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Comments Number of new or upgraded water quality monitoring stations in Qing River and Hong Lake basins IN01371008 ►9. New Land area where sustainable land management practices with climate change considerations are implemented (Square kilometer(km2), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/1/2023 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 107.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Annual newly added land areas with soil and water conservation measures implemented meeting national technical standards, with an O & M plan formulated with O&M responsibility, financing and interventions designated. Soil and water conservation measures supported under this project include: desertification management; slope farmland treatment, ecological small watershed management. Those measures all Comments contribute to (i) climate change mitigation by increasing soil-based and plant-based carbon sequestration and (ii) climate change adaptation as nature-based solutions to increase water storage capacity, flood resilience and so forth. Reducing Water Pollution and Transmission of Plastic Waste IN01371001 ►10. Improved township domestic wastewater service systems (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Cumulative number of Cumulative number of Cumulative number of wastewater management Cumulative number of wastewater wastewater strategies issued: 0 wastewater management management strategies management strategies issued: 0 issued: 0 strategies issued: 6 Number of counties achieving full plant- Number of counties Number of counties Number of counties network integrated achieving full plant- Value achieving full plant- achieving full plant- management: 1 (Xuan'en network integrated network integrated network integrated county) management: 1 (Xuan'en management: 1 management 6 county) (Xuan'en county) COD Reduction (tons): COD Reduction (tons): 12,990 COD Reduction (tons): COD Reduction (tons): 14,176 12,990 12,990 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Township includes county-seats and counties. Improved wastewater service system is defined by: (1) Integrated wastewater management strategy means a county-level strategy, acceptable to the Bank, to be issued by each Demonstration County, that sets out institutional arrangements, financial sustainability, performance based measures for integrated operation and maintenance, including considerations on employment equity and a workforce roadmap for addressing gender gaps, measures to increase climate resilience and promote low-carbon technologies. (2) Wastewater Treatment Plant and Network Integration Arrangement means an arrangement, acceptable to the Bank, to be established by each Demonstration Comments County in the form of a contract, an agreement or such other instrument set forth in the Program Implementation Plan, specifying the roles, responsibilities and performance standards for the provision of integrated wastewater services by service provider(s) assigned with the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plants and/or the sewage network. The targets in each year are annual targets. Among all six demonstration counties, only Enshi city has completed outsourcing the town plants and respective networks for integrated management services in the baseline year of 2022. (3) Annual COD Reduced measured by influent COD minus discharged COD at WWTPs. IN01371004 ►11. Plastic waste (agricultural plastic film) prevented from entering water bodies (Metric ton, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,654.00 1,654.00 1,654.00 1,632.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 The weight of agricultural plastic film collected at collection network sites (including agro-input sale Comments networks, solid waste sorting centers, recycling centers, and direct recycling at scale farms and so on) in the demonstration counties. 12/1/2023 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) IN01371007 ►12. Demonstration counties with integrated and market-based municipal waste management system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Number of counties meeting the below three criteria (1) Sign performance-based agreement with a third- party; (2) establish a smart supervision platform; (3) municipal waste resource utilization rate reaches Comments annual targets set in PIP County Recycling rate (2021) Targets Enshi 10 83, Lichuan 15 80, Badong 38 80 ,Jianshi 16 60, Xuan’en 15 80, Honghu 90 90. IN01371010 ►13. Demonstration counties meeting annual targets for manure utilization (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 30-Dec-2022 22-May-2023 22-Nov-2023 29-Dec-2028 Number of demonstration counties meeting the annual target ratio (%) of the livestock and poultry manure (tons) utilized (for organic fertilizer, biomass energy, or other means) by farms to the total amount generated annually (tons) by large-scale pig, cow or chicken farms (or such other farms described in the Program Comments Implementation Plan) in each Demonstration County, as such target ratio is set forth in the Program Implementation Plans. County Utilization Rate (2021) 2028 Targets Enshi 98 98, Lichuan 95 95, Badong 95 95, Jianshi 94 95, Xuan’en 90 92, Honghu 85 92. Disbursement Linked Indicators DLI_IND_TABLE ►DLI 1 DLI 1. Improved water environment management system in the demonstration sub-basins (Outcome, 49,500,210.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2028 The Ecological Flow / Water Depth Requirements at approved control sections of the Qing River / Hong Lake Value No No No have been complied with for at least 90% of the days of the CY (excluding the days of Eligible Emergencies) Date -- 22-May-2023 22-May-2023 -- Comments ►DLI 2 DLI 2. Land area where sustainable land management practices with climate change considerations have been implemented (Intermediate Outcome, 49,999,770.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2028 12/1/2023 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program for Results (Hubei) (P178338) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 107.00 Date -- 22-May-2023 22-May-2023 -- Comments ►DLI 3 DLI 3. Improved township domestic wastewater service systems (Outcome, 60,000,030.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2028 0 Integrated Wastewater 0 Integrated Wastewater 0 Integrated Wastewater Management Strategy Management Strategy Management Strategy issued; 1 Wastewater issued; 1 Wastewater Plant issued; 1 Wastewater 14,176 tons of COD Plant and Network and Network Integration Plant and Network reduced at Integration Arrangement Value Arrangement Established Integration Arrangement township-level Established (Xuan'en (Xuan'en county); 12,990 Established (Xuan'en wastewater county); 12,990 tons of tons of COD reduced at county); 12,990 tons of treatment plants COD reduced at township-level wastewater COD reduced at township- township-level treatment plants level wastewater wastewater treatment treatment plants plants Date -- 22-May-2023 22-May-2023 -- Comments ►DLI 4 DLI 4. Demonstration counties meeting annual targets for animal manure utilization (Intermediate Outcome, 39,999,990.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2028 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date -- 22-May-2023 22-May-2023 -- Comments 12/1/2023 Page 10 of 10