CN-Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin and Ecological Economic Zone Small Town Development Project

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The objective of the Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin and Ecological Economic Zone Small Town Development Project for China is to improve key public services in participating small towns of Jiangxi Province through improvements to prioritized infrastructure. The project has three components. (1) Transport infrastructure improvement component will fund the construction and upgrading of about 76 km of urban and country roads including some bridges in selected counties/cities, and construction of a new urban central bus station in Gongqingcheng City. (2) Water resources management infrastructure component will support priority investments in water related services and environmental improvements around Poyang Lake, including: infrastructure to reduce flood risks, improvement to the drainage systems; construction of wastewater and storm water networks; expansion of a water supply and treatment plant; restoration of river and wetland environments. (3) Project management and capacity building component will support (a) institutional strengthening and capacity building and (b) project management and monitoring and evaluation.