Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment Project

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The development objective of the Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment Project for China is to assist in addressing the environmental problems of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province and the South China Sea, through the improvement and rationalization of environmental service delivery based on a regional planning approach. The project's global environmental objective is to improve the environmental condition of the South China Sea's large marine ecosystem by addressing the major threat of land-based pollution. The project's five components support (1) Wastewater Management; (2) Hazardous Waste Management; (3) Inter-Municipal Environmental Infrastructure; 4) Water Quality Monitoring and Information Systems; and (5) Institutional Strengthening and Training.