Shanghai Urban Environment APL Phase 2

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The Shanghai Urban Environment Project for China aims to expand Shanghai's environmental management agenda in the metropolitan area through support for a selected set of priority investments, enhancement of financial architecture for urban environmental infrastructure, and policy and institutional reform initiatives. The project comprises five components: 1. The Water Supply Management component, to improve the water service coverage and quality in parts of Qingpu District for a population of about 200,000 residents by expanding the distribution network. 2. The Wastewater Management component, to manage the wastewater in the North West area of Shanghai, by renewing and rerouting a trunk sewer interceptor and by implementing a phased program to dispose of sludge from two large wastewater treatment plants in an environmentally sustainable manner. 3. The Solid Waste Management component, to improve the city's sanitary standards by closing and rehabilitating two solid waste sites on prime land, and by introducing new management tools. 4. The District Financing Vehicle (DFV) component, to support environmental infrastructure improvements in suburban districts by establishing a new municipal financial management instrument. 5. The Institutional Strengthening and Training (IST) component, to support a range of strategic studies in the areas of water supply, wastewater, and solid waste management, and capacity building activities by related implementing agencies (most IST items are included in components 1-4).