UNEP GPA IGR-2, Beijing
Multi-focal Benefits through Innovative Approaches to
Coastal Conservation in Ningbo, PR China
Ningbo Municipal Government
October 17, 2006
Location
Ningbo Municipality
Located 175 km south of Shanghai, borders Hangzhou Bay
and the East China Sea
Population 5,567,000
sea area 9758 km2
inter-tidal mudflat and marshes 410 km2
coast line 788.3 Km
Cixi City
located north of Ningbo Municipality on the shore of
Hangzhou Bay
Population around 1,100,000.
sea area 127million Chinese Mu
tidal mudflat and marshes 614.6 thousand Chinese Mu
coastal line 78.5km
Location
GEF NWEP Project (1)
Project Background
WB Ningbo Water and Environmental Project (NWEP)
NWEP has three components: i) Ningbo Water Supply (US$157.9
million); ii) Cixi Wastewater (US$128.0 million); and iii)
Institutional Development (US$4.5 million).
The first project under the "Pollution Reduction Investment Fund for
the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia" established by the World
Bank and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF grant US$ 5 million)
GEF NWEP Project (2)
Project activities
Constructed Wetland for Tertiary Treatment of the 100,000 m3/d Cixi
Wastewater Treatment Plant (US$7.1 million);
Establishment of a Wetland Center (US$8.00 million)
Development of a Wetland Center, including: i) enhancement and
restoration of degraded wetland and tidal mudflats; ii) Visitor Center
Building and associated facilities.
Design and Management support, including: i) a Wetland Center
Management Assistance Contract with a NGO/university Consortium;
ii) Engineering Design; and iii) Training and Dissemination of Project
Experience (US$2.00million)
Wetland Center
Visitor Center
GPA-related Objectives (1)
Simplify Wastewater Treatment
Meet stringent effluent standards for
discharge into environmentally sensitive
receiving water bodies in China
Reduce complex processes and high
operation cost of traditional tertiary
treatment
Take advantage of the abundant
reclaimed land in Cixi to develop a
constructed wetland for tertiary
treatment . It has lower operational costs
and is a simple and robust treatment
method
Reduce land-based pollution along the
Cixi coast and the East China
Sea,promote the replication of
innovative low cost wastewater
treatment techniques, and encourage
coastal zone conservation.
GPA-related Objectives (2)
Consider Ecological Dimensions of Urban Development
consider environmental and ecological amenities to
enhance the quality of life and support the eco-system
help the natural wetland evolve to a high quality habitat for
international migratory birds and for continuous
repopulation of over-exploited coastal resources.
GAP-related Objectives (3)
Take into Account Non-Point Source
Water Pollution
tackle non-point sources of pollution in order to achieve
ambient water quality objectives
demonstrate an innovate and ecologically friendly
approach to non-point source control by filtering water
from nearby canals through an enhanced wetland
system in the Wetland Center to improve water quality.
GPA-related Objectives (4)
Link non-point source pollution reduction with
environmental education, wetland conservation and eco-
tourism
Wetland center as a center for environmental education and
research
Wetland restoration and management
Bird watching based eco-tourism
Partnerships for Vision Building
Local partnership
Both Ningbo Municipality and Cixi City are committed to the
success of the GEF project and the associated NWEP
Ningbo Water and Environment Leading Group
Cixi City Government has established Leading Group
specifically for the GEF project
GEF Project Expert Group
Involvement of stakeholders in the project
Domestic Partnership
Media publicizing and promoting the project through
newspapers, TV and other media outlets
Domestic experts join the expert group and offer technical
assistance for the project voluntarily .
NGOs show concerns to the project
Partnerships for Vision Building
International Partnership
WB/GEF US$350,000 project
preparation grant 35
Two international study tours
for cooperation with US,
Japan and Hong Kong NGOs
Technical review and
guidance from international
wetland experts
Partnerships for Sustainability
Continuation of existing partnerships
New partnership an NGO-university-research institute consortium
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provide technical assistance for the effective and adaptive management ,identify appropriate
management practices,monitoring , develop a financing mechanism for the sustainable
operations of the Center after four years.
GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (for
sharing knowledge/experience globally)(
)
The GEF/UNDP/IMO Partnership for Environmental Management of the Seas of
East Asia (PEMSEA) (for identifying replication opportunities within the region)
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UNEP GPA (Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment from Land-based Activities) (for transferring technical capacities
to other locations within and outside of the region)
Future Actions
Design completion
June 2007
Construction completion
Constructed wetland
Wetland center (June 2009)
Operation
Constructed wetland
Wetland center (June 2009)
Expected Results
Pollution reduction (both NWEP projects) in 2010
BOD 10,000 MT/a, TN 2,000 MT/a, and TP 200 MT/a
Other pollutants (heavy metals etc.) to be determined
Wetland conservation (baseline 2007)
Birds species and quantities increase by 25% in 2010
bathos productivity increases by 25% in 2010
Environmental education
100,000 visitors in 2010
Sustainable operation of the Wetland Center
Replication and dissemination
Contacts
Cixi
Mr. Hu Jianjie, 86-574-6304-1159, cixigef@163.com
http://www.cxgef.com
Ningbo
Ms. Xu Xu, 86-574-8728-0409; xx@nbdpc.gov.cn
Mr. Li Zhibo, 86-574-8718-6863; zhibo@nbnet.com.cn
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