Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury Project (P151281) Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury Project (P151281) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 17-Dec-2021 | ISR49115 | Implementing Agencies: People's Republic of China, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 09-Sep-2016 Effectiveness Date: 06-Feb-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Jul-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 17-May-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Oct-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDOs are to (a) develop a national strategy on mercury and related action plans, and (b) improve China's mercury management capacity and readiness to implement this strategy in the project provinces. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Development of National Strategy and Sectoral and Provincial Action Plans:(Cost $4.72 M) Capacity Strengthening for Mercury Management and Risk Assessment:(Cost $10.48 M) Project Management:(Cost $0.80 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Low Implementation Status and Key Decisions The PDO remains relevant and is expected to be achieved by the closing date of October 31, 2022. The draft National Strategy on Mercury management – incorporating inputs from the sectoral and provincial sub-strategies and action plans – has been submitted to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) for review and approval. The Strategy is expected to be improved based on several iterations as well as extensive consultations with 17 ministries (members of the Minamata Convention Coordination Committee) and other key stakeholders. The national level mercury flow Management Information System (MIS) has been endorsed by MEE and National Statistics Bureau (NSB) and has been integrated into the National Environmental Statistics System. This is a breakthrough achievement, filling the gap of a dedicated sub-system for mercury in the national information systems, including those that target international conventions such as the Minamata Convention. The pilot activities in the 12/17/2021 Page 1 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury Project (P151281) provinces and municipality are close to completion, except for dissemination and additional contaminated sites assessment. These analytical studies and pilot activities are establishing the building blocks that will support China’s long-term environmentally sound management of mercury, mercury reduction and phase-out efforts, and readiness to implement the National Strategy. 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 Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Low Low Low Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Low Low Environment and Social Low Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- Low Low Overall Moderate Low Low Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Develop a national strategy on mercury and related action plans IN01065706 ►National strategy developed and submitted for approval (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The first draft National The first draft National Strategy has been Strategy has been Value No national strategy Submitted for approval submitted to MEE for submitted to MEE for review. approval. Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 30-Apr-2022 Comments: Improve China’s mercury management capacity & readiness to implement the strategy in provinces IN01065707 ►Mercury flow tracked by a fully functional MIS (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target No system to track The national-level The national level MIS in operation in the Value mercury flow mercury flow mercury flow three provinces 12/17/2021 Page 2 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury Project (P151281) Management Information Management System has been Information System endorsed by MEE and has been approved by submitted to the National MEE and NSB and Statistics Bureau for integrated into the review and approval. NSB’s system. MIS in operation nationally. Date 30-Sep-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Development of National Strategy and Sectoral and Provincial Action Plans IN01065708 ►Development of three provincial action plans (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The provincial action plans have been draft sectoral action approved by Hunan plans have been and Guizhou provinces No provincial action submitted to the relevant Submitted for Value and Tongren plans government departments provincial approval Municipality while the for review. Progress is on Shaanxi Plan is being track. reviewed by the provincial government. Date 01-Nov-2016 04-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 IN01065710 ►Development of sectoral action plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 04-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Capacity Strengthening for Mercury Management and Risk Assessment IN01065709 ►Recycling technologies assessed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Shaanxi Anxing CRT Recycling Co., Ltd. and Guizhou Yinxing Group Co., Ltd.- pilot plants on mercury Comments: recycling technologies assessed. IN01065711 ►Mercury contaminated sites with environmental risks assessed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Six contaminated sites have been completed: one in Tongren, one in Shaanxi province, and four in Hunan province. Three additional sites were identified in Tongren, which are expected to be completed by Comments: July 2022. 12/17/2021 Page 3 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury Project (P151281) IN01065712 ►Participants in consultation activities during project implementation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,298.00 2,327.00 1,600.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Extensive consultations have been carried out during the process of developing and revising the National and Sectoral Strategies and action plans, including: China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, China Association of Environmental Protection Industry, China Chlor-Alkali Industry Association, China Battery Industry Association, China Association of Comments: Lighting Industry, China Association For Medical Devices Industry, China Electricity Council, China Cement Association，Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics，Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection，National Institute of Environmental Health China. IN01065713 Number of key mercury sectors represented by participants (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 IN01065714 ►Participants in dissemination events (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,516.00 34,240.00 750.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Social media has proven to be a very effective tool for dissemination, which explains the significant Comments: increase in this indicator value as compared to both the previous reporting cycle and the end-target. IN01065715 Participants in dissemination events - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,570.00 19,877.00 300.00 Date 01-Nov-2016 20-May-2021 11-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P151281 TF-A3066 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 4.22 3.78 53% Key Dates (by loan) 12/17/2021 Page 4 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury Project (P151281) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P151281 TF-A3066 Effective 14-Nov-2016 14-Nov-2016 06-Feb-2017 30-Apr-2021 30-Oct-2022 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 29-Oct-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/17/2021 Page 5 of 5