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Demonstration of alternatives to Chlordane and Mirex in Termite Control Project

Abstract*

The Demonstration of Alternatives to Chlordane and Mirex in Termite Control GEF Project aims to mitigate environmental and health risks in China associated with chlordane and mirex in termite control by (1) demonstrating the elimination of their use through the introduction of integrated pest management in selected areas, and (2) preparing a national replication program for complete phase-out of chlordane and mirex. The project has six components:...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

Project development objective is to (i) mitigate environmental and health risks associated with chlordane and mirex in termite control by (a) demonstrating the elimination of their use through the introduction of integrated pest management in selected areas, and preparing a national replication program for complete phase-out of chlordane and mirex in China (by 2014).

Key Details

Project Details

  • P082992

  • Closed

  • Qing Wang

  • N/A

  • China

  • September 10, 2003

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 29, 2006

  • December 15, 2006

  • US$ 14.36 million

  • A

  • Not Applicable

  • December 31, 2011

  • BANK APPROVED

  • January 15, 2013

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

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Financier Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 14.36
Borrower/Recipient 13.34

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment N/A
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 14.36
Total Project Cost** 27.70

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Counterpart Funding Satisfactory 2012-06-11
Project Management Satisfactory 2012-06-11
Summary Global Objective Rating Satisfactory 2012-06-11
Financial Management Satisfactory 2012-06-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2012-06-11
Procurement Satisfactory 2012-06-11
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2012-06-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-23-2012
OutcomesModerately Satisfactory
Risk to Development OutcomeModest
Bank PerformanceModerately Satisfactory
Borrower PerformanceSubstantial
Government PerformanceSubstantial
Implementing AgencySubstantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 02-24-2014PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingModerately Satisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeNegligible To LowN/a
Bank PerformanceModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceSatisfactoryN/a
Government PerformanceSatisfactoryN/a
Implementing AgencySatisfactoryN/a
Icr QualityExemplaryN/a
M&e QualityModestN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • The project team at CIO and provincial PIUs adequately staffed, trained and equipped.Value0% - no project teams in placeAll CIO and PIUs staffed.
    DateJune 1, 2006October 31, 2008December 31, 2008
    CommentEntire Project teams established -- staffed, trained and equipped at full capacity.
  • Chief technical advisor (CTA), national technical advisor (NTA), and technical experts recruited.Value0% - no technical advisory staff in place100%CTA, NTA and technical advisors recruited
    DateJune 1, 2006October 31, 2008December 31, 2007
    Comment
  • Semi-annual Provincial Steering Group (PSG) meetings conducted in each demonstration area.Value0% - no PSG meetings100% completed.All PSG meetings take place as scheduled (or ad ho
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. The provincial PIUs organized PSG meetings as needed to review project progress and address issues incurred.
  • National and provincial policy and regulatory documents reviewed, revised as necessary, or issued in respect to national and provincial construction codes.Value0% - no policies reviewed or revised100% completed.100% of documents reviewed, revised and some of th
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. A total of six national-level policies and 25 provincial-level policies were revised or newly formulated.
  • The IPM Operation and Training Manual disseminated.Value0% -- no IPM operation and training manual100% - IPM manual completed and disseminated in al
    DateJune 1, 2006April 30, 2008December 31, 2007
    CommentIPM manual completed and disseminated in all three demonstration provinces.
  • IPM training conducted to train at least: 3 managerial personnel of each termite station; about 100 research personnel; 3 trainers from each city level station; and 10 termite control operators.Value0% -- no IPM training100% completedAll IPM training completed
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. A total of 94 training workshops on IPM concepts and techniques were held for 5,754 management staff andtechnicians/operators on termite prevention and control.
  • Revised indicator: 694,105 in-ground bait systems procured and installed, 67,895 in-ground bait systems procured for maintenance beyond the project life in the three demonstration provinces.Value0% - no bait system installed100% of revised target completed.400,000 in-ground bait systems installed
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentRevised target achieved. The target was revised by an amendment to the GA in December 2010.
  • Revised indicator: 151,500 above-ground stations installed for remedial treatment of buildings in the three demonstration provinces.Value0% - no bait system installed100% of revised target completed.500,000 above-ground bait systems installed
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentRevised target achieved. The target was revised by an amendment to the GA in December 2010.
  • Use of 150 metric tons (MT) of C/M for termite control in the demonstration area is eliminated.Value0% - no reduction in C/M use100% reduction in C/M use in the three provinces (
    DateJune 1, 2006May 17, 2009December 31, 2010
    CommentConsumption of C/M was banned on May 17, 2009.
  • Integrated termite management website established and ready for public use.Value0% no websiteWebsite fully established and operational.
    DateJune 1, 2006October 31, 2008December 31, 2008
    CommentThe website is established and under operation.
  • Production of C/M reduced permanently from 450 MT to 300 MT.Value450 MT of chlordane and mirex production300 MT of chlordane and mirex production
    DateJune 1, 2006May 17, 2009December 31, 2009
    CommentProduction of C/M was banned on May 17, 2009.
  • Revised indicator: Contaminated facilities, equipment and waste from two manufacturing sites removed.Value0%. Production facilities not closed yet and are100% of revised targets completed.100%
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2009
    CommentThis indicator is revised according to the GA amendment in Dec. 2010.Revised targets achieved. Contaminated facilities, equipment and waste from two sites were removed.Liyang Guanghua decided not to participate in the project because it does not think compensation from the ODS grant (for thephaseout of CTC used in the production of C&M) is sufficient for re-building the entire plant, even though the POPs project wouldfinance the plant dismantling and cleanup. A new site (Liyang Xinhai) has been selected. Site cleanup was completed in May 2011.And one more site was selected for cleanup under the project. The project GA was amended in Dec. 2010 to reflect this change.
  • Revised indicator: Hazardous waste from two plant closures properly disposed.Value0% - no waste disposal100% of revised targets completed.100% of hazardous waste disposed.
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2009
    CommentThis indicator is revised according to the GA amendment in Dec. 2010.Revised targets achieved. Hazardous waste was disposed from two plants (Liyang Xinhai and Changshu Fengjiang).
  • Liyang Company owner compensated for lost profit and workers compensated in accordance with local rules and regulations. per Grant AgreementValue0% compensation program completedNot completed.Full compensation completed for plant owner and wo
    DateJune 1, 2006December 31, 2011December 31, 2009
    CommentLiyang Guanghua decided not to participate in the project as it considered compensation not sufficient for re-building its plant.Liyang Xinhai was selected replacing Liyang Guanghua. C/M production in Liyang Guanghua was closed as requested by the Ban.
  • Workshop on monitoring and evaluation conducted.Value0% - no workshop100% completed100% - workshop conducted
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. The workshop on monitoring and evaluation conducted in Sept. 15-17, 2008 during the World Bank mission. Another M&Eworkshop held in late December 2011 focusing on preparation of completion reports by PIUs and other stakeholders.
  • Adequate project management information produced and semi-annual financial management reports (FMRs) producedValue0% - no FMRs100% completedFMRs with required information to be prepared ever
    DateJune 1, 2006December 31, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. All management information and FMRs produced regularly.
  • Four annual implementation review meetings conducted.Value0% - no annual reviews100% completedFour annual reviews completed
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. Review meetings conducted several times a year.
  • Computerized Management Information System (MIS) established.Value0% - no MIS100% completedMIS developed and installed in participating Termi
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentAchieved. MIS installed and functional in all participating Termite Control Stations.
  • National workshop for preparation of the NRP conducted.Value0% - no replication program workshopWorkshop completed
    DateJune 1, 2006April 30, 2008December 31, 2008
    CommentA workshop was held in October 2007.
  • NRP finalized and submitted to GEF CEO for approvalValue0% - no national replication programThe NRP preparation was completed, but not submittReplication program completed and submitted to GEF
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentPartially achieved. There was project cost savings by Dec. 2010 under the project, it was agreed to cancel submission of the NRPtoGEF for seeking financing. China decided to include the NRP in its 12th Five Year Plan for termite control.
  • Eight EIAs prepared for the closure of the remaining eight C/M producers.Value0% - no EIAs for the remaining eight C/M manufactuAll 8 EIA finalized
    DateJune 1, 2006April 30, 2010April 30, 2010
    CommentEIAs for 8 C/M producers have been completed. One site was selected base on the EIAs for the remaining eight C/M producers toreplace Liyang Guanhua. Another site was selected also based on these EIAs.
  • National and global dissemination workshop conducted for the project.Value0% - no dissemination workshopsnot completedworkshop completed
    DateJune 1, 2006December 30, 2011December 31, 2010
    CommentNot achieved. FECO decided to hold this workshop in June 2012 by using its counterpart funding.
  • No use of chlordane and mirex by the termite control professionals in the demonstration area.Value150.000.000.00
    DateDecember 31, 2001May 17, 2009December 31, 2010
    Comment150 MT of chlordane and mirex in the three provinces.production and consumption of chlordane and mirex have been banned in China since May 2009Complete phaseout of chlordane and mirex in the three demonstration provinces.
  • New Indicator: 41,250 monitoring-dusting systems installed during the project life in five newly-added project provinces, 4,125 monitoring-dusting systems procured for maintenance beyond the project.Value0100% completed41,250 monitoring-dusting systems installed.
    DateJanuary 1, 2011December 31, 2011December 31, 2011
    CommentAchieved. The piloting results for termite prevention and control is promising.