“Sponge City”: rethinking water resource management in the Hedong district of Mianyang

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The Mianyang project supported by AFD will help create an eco-district in Anzhou district, including the creation of “sponge” infrastructure: a green corridor, a draining road enabling runoff storage and rainwater drainage. The project will also include the construction of a drinking water plant and the main primary distribution networks in order to promote the district's overall management of water resources. An intelligent water resource management system will also be implemented.The project includes technical cooperation with the Chinese Ministry for Housing, and Urban and Rural Development. This cooperation includes information-sharing seminars, and technical assistance in the flood risk management and improvement of urban resilience to climate change.