1. Outline of the Project | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country:China | Project title:The Research Center for Water Pollution and Water Re-Use | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue/Sector: | Cooperation Scheme:Project-Type Technical Cooperation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division in Charge:Mining and Industrial Development Cooperation Department | Total Cost: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period of Cooperation | November 1992 - November 1997 | Partner Country’s Implementing Organization:Ministry of Science and Technology, The Research Center for Water Pollution and Water Re-Use, China International Science Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting Organization in Japan: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1-1 Background of the ProjectAs a result of its rapid industrial growth, China faced a serious lack of clean water and various types of environmental pollution caused by industrial and residential waste. The Chinese government made the reuse of wastewater and solution of water pollution core elements for the national research and development program of its 7th (1986-1990) and 8th (1991-1995) Five-Year Plans. However, since the technology necessary for handling these problems in China was underdeveloped, the Chinese government founded The Research Center for Water Pollution and Water Re-Use (RCWPW) in April 1988, and requested technical cooperation from the Japanese government. 1-2 Project OverviewThe project provided assistance to the technical staff at RCWPW in order to resolve issues with a central focus on wastewater reuse and solution of water pollution in China. Technical cooperation was provided to aid the technical development and facilities related to wastewater treatment and reuse, and to train leaders in the areas of wastewater reuse and efficient water use. (1) Overall Goal (2) Project Purpose (3) Outputs (4) Inputs
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2. Evaluation Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members of Evaluation Team | Planning of Survey: JICA China Office (Commissioned to Beijing JP Riohua Environ Tech Co., Ltd.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period of Evaluation | December 13, 2002 – January 26, 2003 | Type of Evaluation:Ex-Post Evaluation by Overseas Office | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Results of Evaluation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3-1 Summary of Evaluation Results(1) Impact (2) Sustainability 3-2 Factors that Promoted the Realization of Effects(1) Factors Concerning the Planning N/A (2) Factors Concerning the Implementation Process 3-3 Factors that Impeded the Realization of Effects(1) Factors Concerning the Planning N/A (2) Factors Concerning the Implementation Process 3-4 ConclusionRCWPW was separated from MOST, due to China’s institutional reform. Its operations are currently carried out in cooperation with BGWEPC. This has contributed to the development of techniques for wastewater reuse and efficient water-use. Through such cooperation, the RCWPW has been able to maintain sustainability in terms of organization, finance and technique for such cooperation. 3-5 Recommendations(1) RCWPW must try to search for appropriate partners for further development of future business. It should also look for horizontal cooperation, such as with universities and research institutes, in order to develop new technologies to meet the market demand. (2) Based on companies’ needs, RCWPW should cooperate with the China Enterprises Consortium. It should use the outputs of the project and provide consultation to companies on their wastewater reuse and their research and measurements regarding appropriate water use. 3-6 Lessons Learned(1) In providing technical cooperation, particularly in a field with rapidly developing technology within a modernizing country, the country’s drastic institutional reconstruction can influence the organizational and financial sustainability of the project after the completion of the cooperation. It can cause changes in the market’s demand for certain technique. To deal with this, the project plan should be adjusted accordingly, and if necessary, capacity toward commercial activities should also be cultivated. (2) In technical cooperation, which requires close relationships with the industry, efforts should be made to maintain good relationships, in order to gain more precise information on the companies and their current status, and to be able to respond to the changes of social conditions. 3-7 Follow-up SituationN/A |