Project Identification Form (PIF)

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PART I: Project Identification

Project Title:	Reduction of POPs and PTS release by environmentally sound management throughout the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment and associated wastes in China
Country(ies):	Peoples Republic of China	GEF Project ID:
GEF Agency(ies):	GEF Agency Project ID:	5044
Other Executing Partner(s):	Ministry of Environmental Prpotection, Foreign Economic Coorperation Office	Submission Date:	March 12, 2012
GEF Focal Area (s):	Project Duration(Months)	48 months
Name of parent program (if applicable): For SFM/REDD+	Agency Fee ($):	1,165,000

A. Focal AREA STRATEGYFramework:

Focal Area Objectives	Expected FA Outcomes	Expected FA Outputs	Trust Fund	Indicative Grant Amount ($)	Indicative Co-financing ($)
Outcome 1.3: POPs releases to the environment reduced.	Indicator 1.3 Amount of unintentionally produced POPs releases avoided or reduced from industrial and nonindustrial sectors; measured in grams TEQ against baseline as recorded through the POPs tracking tool.	8,435,000	34,100,000
Outcome 1.4: POPs waste prevented, managed, and disposed of, and POPs contaminated sites managed in an environmentally sound manner. I.	Indicator 1.4 Amount of POPs related waste prevented, managed and disposed.	900,000	3,500,000
Outcome 1.5: Country capacity built to effectively phase out and reduce releases of POPs.	Indicator 1.5.2 Progress in developing and implementing a legislative and regulatory framework for environmentally sound management of POPs, and for the sound management ofchemicals in general, as recorded in the POPs tracking tool	675,000	3,050,000
Outcome 3.2 Contribute to the overall objective of the SAICM of achieving the sound management of chemicals throughout their life-cycle in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the Environment.	Indicator 3.2.1 Countries implementSAICM relevant activities that generateglobal environmental benefits and reportto the International Conference onChemicals Management. .	1,090,000	4,150,000
Others
Sub-Total	11,100,000	44,800,000
Project Management Cost	550,000	2,200,000
Total Project Cost	11,650,000	47,000,000

Project Framework

Project Objective: Reduction and elimination of POPs and PTS releases associated with E-Waste processing through implementation of a life cycle WEEE management system based on extended producer responsibility, and application of BAT/BEP processing technology
Project Component	Grant Type	Expected Outcomes	Expected Outputs	Trust Fund	Indicative Grant Amount ($)	Indicative Cofinancing ($)
1.Develop and implement national EPR system for WEEE	Outcome 1.1: Operational national EPR system covering priority POPs/PTS release sensitive E-Waste streams. Outcome 1.2: Adopted and implemented national technical standards and operational business documentation governing the management of WEEE in support of the EPR system. Outcome 1.3:Applied LCA/LCM procedures and labeling for product design and production Outcome 1.4: Achieved public awareness and stakeholder consensus on the detailed design and implementation of the national EPR system . Outcome 1.5: Implementation of effective discrimination between second hand product and e-waste imports..	1.1.1 National EPR Treatment Fund supporting environmentally sound WEEE collection, dismantling and processing operations is established and disbursing with coverage of POPs sensitive e-waste. 1.1.2 International experience on EPR system management and control of WEEE material and financial flows in the WEEE management chain delivered through training and twinning arrangementsparticularly with respect to POPs sensitive e-waste stream components. 1.2.3 Integrated information/data management system providing current covering national, regional and local levels of the WEEE management chain operating in support of the EPR system. 1.2.1 Technical standards defining targeted high POPs/PTS release sensitive WEEE (e-waste) streams, and applicable WEEE management chain technology performance, adopted and implemented. 1.3.1 Guidance documentation for LCA/LCM and associated eco-labeling applied to product design and production for waste minimization and R&R processing optimization in use. 1.4.1 National stakeholder consultation program involving product producers, government implementing agencies, and distributors, consumer representativesand NGOs at all levels on EPR system implementation through workshops, and input solicitation on disseminated documentation implemented. 1.4.2 Public awareness initiatives respecting the EPR system in the form of information product dissemination delivered. 1.5.1 Strengthened policy, regulations and enforcement covering the expanded controls on second hand product and e-waste imports 1.5.2 Training and detection enhancement for improved descrimination between e-waste and second hand product imports consistent with Basel Convention requirements and guidance in place. 1.5.3 Strengthened bi-lateral cooperation and coordination with major exporting countriesimplemented	1,900,000	6,000,000
2. Demonstration and development of market based WEEE processing	Outcome 2.1: Utilization and upgrading of the existing domestic WEEE collection system to efficiently and cost effectively supply registered WEEE processing facilitiesparticularly for POPs/PTS sensitive e-waste constituents. Outcome 2.2: Operation of a comprehensive national network of registered WEEE processing facilities to dismantle and process POPs/PTS release sensitive materials in an environmentally sound manner utilizing demonstrated BAT/BEP technologies. .	2.1.1 Comprehensive characterization of current WEEE and WEEE and specifically e-wastecollection chain inclusive of identified measures to optimize it developed and documented. 2.1.2 Pilot interventions in the collection chain to optimize efficiency, particularly related to primary product separation for direction to recycling facilities undertaken. 2.2.1 Registration of WEEE processing operations including those handling POPs/PTS sensitive e-waste implemented and required upgrading/expansion opportunities identified. 2.2.2 Technology selection and operational technique guidelines appropriate to various scale levels of WEEE processing developed. 2.2.3 BAT/BEP technology demonstration initiativesinvestments targetinged on POPs/PTS release sensitive e-waste materials undertaken. 2.2.4 Support for existing and new formal dismantling and processing operations based on incremental requirements matched to market growth such that a network of major regional facilities are operational. 2.2.5 At least one center created for processing of high value materials (i.e. printed circuit boards) to recover precious metals) at qualified non-ferrous metals smelter(s).	6,800,000	30,000,000
3. Upgrading of informal WEEE processing and its integration into the EPR System	Outcome 3.1: Characterization of overall national scale, scope and impacts associated with the informal E-waste processing inclusive of identification high priority regions and centers. Outcome 3.2: Provision of policy, regulatory enforcement and awareness support provided through MEP to the local level related to supervision of the informal WEEE sector Outcome 3.3: Demonstration of collective infrastructure supporting informal WEEE processors and providing environmentally sound dismantling operations related to POPs/ PTS release developed and integrated with the national EPR system recycling network for further processing	3.1.1 National informal WEEE sector characterization study of the informal WEEE processing sector, particularly that handling POPs/PTS sensitive e-waste,, undertaken. 3.1.2 Guidance and procedural documentation for undertaking environmental and health impact evaluations of potentially impacted areas and locations at the local level prepared and disseminated. 3.2.1 Model regulations and guidance materials on the supervision of WEEE processing at the local level developed and disseminated 3.2.2 Awareness and assessment programs on the control and impacts of informal WEEE processing for local officials, operators and the public developed and delivered. 3.3.1 Collectives formed from informal dismantling/processing operations established, inclusive of common support infrastructure and links to environmentally sound processers/residual disposal facilities.	1,900,000	7,800,000
4. Project Monitoring and Evaluation	Outcome 4.1: Monitoring and evaluation; knowledge sharing and information dissemination	4.1.1 Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment 4.1.2 Knowledge sharing and post-project action plan	500,000	1,000,000
Sub-Total	11,100,000	44,800,000
Project Management Cost	550,000	2,200,000
Total Project Costs	11,650,000	47,000,000

Indicative Co-financing for the project by source and by name if available, ($)

Sources of Cofinancing	Name of Cofinancier	Type of Cofinancing	Amount ($)
Ministry of Environmental Protection，etc.	5,000,000
Demonstration areas	12,000,000
The recycling and dismantling enterprises	27,000,000
UNDP	100,000
USEPA	150,000
GIZ, SEPA,SECO	1,850,000
Institutions and NGOs	900,000
Total Cofinancing	47,000,000

GEF/LDCF/SCCF Resources Requested by Agency, Focal Area and Country1

GEF Agency	Type of Trust Fund	Focal Area	Country Name/Global	Grant Amount (a)	Agency Fee (b)2	Total c=a+b
Peoples Republic of China	11,650,000	1,165,000	12,815,000
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Total Grant Resources	11,650,000	1,165,000	12,815,000

1 In case of a single focal area, single country, single GEF Agency project, and single trust fund project, no need to provide
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2Please indicate fees related to this project.

part ii: project JustiFication

Description of the consistency of the project with:

A.1.1 the GEF focal area/LDCF/SCCF strategies: The project is fully consistent with the GEF-5 Chemicals Focal Area Strategy and its Objective CHEM-1(Phase out POPs and reduce POPs releases). Its primary contribution will be through Outcome 1.3 (POPs releases to the environment reduced) and Outcome 1.5 (Country capacity built to effectively phase out and reduce releases of POPs). Contributions are also made to Outcome 1.4 (POPs waste prevented, managed, and disposed of, and Pops contaminated sites managed in an environmentally sound manner) and to meeting Objective CHEM-3 (Pilot chemicals management and mercury reduction) andspecifically Outcome 3.2(Contribute to the overall objective of thesis of achieving the sound management of chemicals throughout their life-cycle in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the Environment). The following elaborates these contributions by GEF outcomes and indicators under this strategic programming area as follows:

Relevant GEF-5 Strategy Outcome/Indicator	Project’s contribution
Outcome1.3POPs releases to the environment reduced) Indicator 1.3.1 Amount of unintentionally produced POPs releases avoided or reduced from industrial and non-industrial sectors; measured in grams TEQ against baseline as recorded through the POPs tracking tool.	The project’s major focus in all three Components is to ensure the environmentally sound management of China’s large and growing WEEE generation, specifically components thereof that are sensitive to POPs release if improperly processed as has been the case historically. The major POPs releases that will be addressed are PCDD/F derived from incomplete combustion of chlorinated plastics. Lesser POPs releases will be prevented by separation and environmentally sound disposal of PCB and PBDE containing components in WEEE that would otherwise be randomly disposed of or “cross contaminating clean materials being recycled for use in consumer products. The amount of such POPs releases reduced by the project will estimated during the PPG stage.
Outcome 1.4POPs waste prevented, managed, and disposed of, and POPs contaminated sites managed in an environmentally sound manner.	The implementation of a well financed formal system of managing WEEE under an EPR principle (Components 1 and 2) while taking measures to upgrade and integrate the informal sector currently responsible for substantial POPs legacies in the form of POPs wastes and contaminated sites (Component 3), effectively acts to prevent generation of POPs waste and facilitates the addressing POPs contaminated site legacies in an environmentally sound manner.
Outcome 1.5 Country capacity built to effectively phase out and reduce releases of POPs. Indicator 1.5.1 Progress in developing and implementing a legislative and regulatory framework for environmentally sound management of POPs, and for the sound management of chemicals in general, as recorded in the POPs tracking tool.	Components 1, 2 and 3 all contain capacity strengthening directed to realizing a modern system of WEEE management based on a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework as well as legally binding EPR system to ensure the economic sustainability of environmentally sound WEEE processing. This is accomplished through ensuring type the application of internationally benchmarked regulations and technical standards, as well as access to BAT/.BEP based technology, Additionally, it supports strengthening of qualified enforcement capacity to facilitate the elimination of polluting informal practices and illegal imports, and ensuring a high level of stakeholder and public awareness and acceptance for this system is developed. This will entail development if working level enforcement level techniques and monitoring standards for application on the ground by local environmental and customs authorities.
Outcome 3.2Contribute to the overall objective of the SAICM of achieving the sound management of chemicals throughout their life-cycle in ways that lead to the minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the Environment. Indicator 3.2.1Countries implement SAICM relevant activities that generate global environmental benefits and report to the International Conference on Chemicals Management.	The scope and nature of the project has a linkage to SAICM and the global environmental benefits derived from its Global Plan of Action, and the Global Priorities associated with it. At a practical level, these linkages are associated with the synergy in reducing both POPs and PTS (PBT) releases inherent in implementing ESM of WEEE, specifically through release reduction of cadmium, mercury, lead and other heavy metals. It also has linkages to measures to reduce illegal trade in products containing POPs and PTS and associated, international cooperation initiative. Similarly promotion of a life cycle and “cradle to grave” approach both to management of WEEE and for the future in the design and production of electrical and electronic products is of global significance given China’s leading role as a producer of such products. Overall, the project has direct linkages to 9 of the 12 SAICM Global Priorities listed in the Global Plan of Action.

A.1.2. For projects funded from LDCF/SCCF: the LDCF/SCCF eligibility criteria and priorities: Not applicable

A.2. national strategies and plans or reports and assessments under relevant conventions, if applicable, i.e. NAPAS, NAPs, NBSAPs, national communications, TNAs, NIPs, PRSPs, NPFE, etc.:

The principle relevant Conventions that this project supports directly are the Stockholm Convention on POPs (signed in 2001/ ratified in 2004) and the Basel Convention (ratified in 1991) inclusive of the Ban Amendment (ratified 2001). The latter is important given China’s role in the international trade in WEEE. Additionally, China has ratified the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent in 2005, is active in the International Conference on Chemicals Management and the current INC process leading to a global convention on mercury which the project will support generally as part of the expanding integration of initiatives under a sound chemicals management framework.

The Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plan on POPs (NIP), completed and submitted in 2007, is the principle national plan directly pertinent to this project. It’s Action Plan that places a high priority on reduction of unintentionally produced POPs releases. During the period up to 2015, the planned actions focus on sectoral or source category initiatives involving first-stage interventions to initiate control of PCDD/F sources by means of technical evaluation, environmental impact assessment, revised release standards, monitoring capacity building, and BAT/BEP demonstration. GEF -5 projects are approved in two such priority source categories, municipal waste and pulp and paper. This project, with its primary focus on unintentional POPs releases represents the third such sectoral initiative proposed for GEF support and is consistent with the NIP Action Plan it focused on these first stage interventions. The secondary processing of non-ferrous metals generally was also identified in the NIP as a primary source category and priority for action. The informal processing e-waste is now recognized under the UNEP Tool Kit Source Category 2 (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Production/Group l (Thermal wire reclamation and e-waste recycling). In China, this is a major and rapidly growing sub-sector in this source category, as well as also being a source of unintended new POPs emissions in the form of PBDD/F as a consequence of open-burning of cables and circuit boards (Tool Kit Classes 2.l.1 and 2.l.2. respectively.

The project also is a key part of a current national policy initiative under the Administration of Recycling and Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulation that came into effect in 2011. This has the overall objective of establishing a national extended producer responsibility (EPR) system by 2015, inclusive of a treatment fund that provides environmentally sound processing of such wastes, including those currently associated with U-POPs releases. This system assumes and relies on substantial private sector involvement as noted elsewhere herein. More generally, this flows from the Law Circular Economy Promotion (2008), and earlier Laws on The Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (2004) and Promotion of Clean Production (2002). It is also consistent with a number of broader national environmental and economic development programs including the current (12th) national 5-years plan which specifically includes a specific sub-plan to address POPs.

Project Overview:
B.1. Describe the baseline project and the problem that it seeks to address:

Background

China is considered the world’s largest current processer of e-waste derived from WEEE recycling generally with an estimated amounts ranging from 15 to30 million t/year. This compares to global generation of 20 to 50 million t/year. Historically a substantial portion of this (estimates range from 60 to 90 %) has been associated with imports, largely from North America and Europe. However, China also predicts a general stabilization and decline in illegally imported e-waste over the next five years. This trend will result from its own enforcement efforts, exporters shifting to lower cost developing countries, more effective export controls in developed countries, and general global implementation the Basel Convention Ban Amendment. On the other hand it is apparent that China will see compensating rapid growth in domestic WEEE and associated e-waste. Expert national estimates for 2010 indicate domestic generation at 3 million tons. However, while imports have peaked and are anticipated to decline, the domestic generation is predicted to approach 6 million t by 2015 and see rapid escalation of generation rates beyond 2015.

Historically, WEEE and specifically the e-waste component has been collected and processed primarily by an informal resource recovery and recycling sector that typically utilizes crude, polluting processing technologies such as smoldering of cable and crude leaching of printed circuit boards to extract high value metals, while burning or randomly disposing of residual plastics. This has resulted in the sector being associated with a range of serious environmental and health impacts including significant air U-POPs releases of PCDD/F (largely from cable and plastics burning) and PBCD/F (from combustion of brominated flame retardant treated plastic components). Direct POPs release from random land disposal of PCB, PBDE and potentially PFOS containing components also result in eventual POPs release. Additionally these processes also result in release of a variety of toxic heavy metals classed as PTS, notably mercury, lead, and cadmium, which further contribute to air, land and water contamination.

Estimation of actual POPs releases from this processing is difficult to comprehensively estimate given the absence of accurate data and, in some cases, emission factors. However, a conservative analysis of cable and printed circuit board burning alone using emission factors from the UNEP tool kit and the current literature indicate that 655.4 g I-TEQ/year of PCDD/F would be released. Additional releases would occur from burning or dumping of other residual plastics containing PBDE (estimated at 8.3 t/year contained in the e-waste stream) as would the release of PBDD/F from burning PBDE treated plastics, although in the absence of emission factors these releases cannot be estimated. To place the emission estimates in context, for PCDD/F alone this level of emission represents 13% of the national PCDD/F air emission inventory in the NIP (5,042.4 g I-TEQ/year) and 26% of that attributed to the dominate ferrous and non-ferrous metals source category, noting that the WEEE processing sub-sector was not in fact considered in the original inventory.

Beginning in 2003, China initiated work on development of a national WEEE management system that has involved promotion of development of a formal processing sector employing environmentally sound technologies. This has resulted in a series of regulatory initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and, most recently at the state level, through the Ministry of Finance. The latter has initiated putting in place the required economic instruments to sustainably fund a national WEEE management system. Initially, this resulted in investment in a small number of formal e-waste processing facilities being developed but for the most part these had difficulty attracting sufficient materials to be sustainable. This situation changed in 2009 with introduction of a transitional three year program known as “old for new” policy where consumers were given discounts to replace old electrical/electronic products and the transportation and processing costs at permitted facilities were subsidized. This resulted in a major increase in formal sector WEEE processing, generated volumes and creation of approximately 100 new registered WEEE processing facilities of various sizes. This program is now being replaced by a permanent WEEE management system financed by an EPR mechanism under the state level Administration of Recycling and Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulation. This was introduced in 2009, came into effect in 2011 and targets national coverage of domestically generated WEE by 2015.

It should also be noted that the scope of what products with the overall WEEE spectrum that are addressed has been and will continue to be incrementally expanded. The initial program emphasis has been on white goods and TV recycling but is progressively being expanded under the WEEE regulations with supporting inputs from this project to other waste streams sensitive to POPs and other PTS release. This will include computers and monitors of all types, mobile telephones, and digital technology based consumer products generally as well as air conditioners.

Barriers

The current implementation plan for the EPR based WEEE management system is based on several critical assumptions as follows: i) the current informal sector will be replaced by or absorbed into the new formal sector, something that will depend on the effectiveness and competiveness of the EPR system relative to the informal sector that should be achieved by the financial incentives a well funded EPR system can preferentially provide to the formal sector and the private sector investing in it as a consequence; ii) the current large volumes of imported e-waste which might otherwise sustain a competing informal sector will be eliminated ; iii) there is a broader coverage of WEEE than currently provided for and iv) international experience related to implementing EPR systems and introducing processing technology based in international BAT/BEP is available.

These assumptions also effectively define the principle barriers to achieving the targeted overall improvement in the environmental performance of the WEEE processing sector and the areas where GEF intervention can be of assistance in ensuring these targets are achieved and exceeded. These are:

Limited attention in the past to proactively facilitating the integration of the existing informal sector and the portion of the processing market it covers into environmentally sound processing infrastructure adequately funded by an effective market based mechanism such as the proposed EPR system;

Limited access to international experience in implementing and sustaining a EPR system financially and operationally;

Need for access to international BAT/BEP experience related to WEEE processing technology and ability to pilot and demonstrate it;

Partial capture of targeted POPs/PTS release sensitive products due to the current WEEE system on being limited to white goods and TV products and the need to expand the scope of the WEEE system to ensure coverage of additional POPs/PTS release sensitive products, namely mobile telephones, a complete range of digital data processing and communications devices, and other IT equipment; and

Lower priority assigned to aggressively addressing control and reduction of illegal e-waste imports, and dealing with both socio-economic and environmental legacies associated with the traditional informal sector.

Project Strategy and Design

The overall project strategy is to blend GEF funding into the overall national EPR WEEE management system development process to address the issues and barriers noted above, specifically ensuring that international best practice experience and technology options are considered, the coverage of the system The project as outlined above is structured with four components: i) Component 1covers national WEEE management system development and implementation in terms of scope, administration, business arrangements and promotion with the GEF support being focused on introduction international experience and lessons learned; ii) Component 2 covers the development of the required infrastructure and the demonstration of BAT/BEP technologies with the GEF support focused on introduction of international technology and capability; iii)Component 3 addresses the integration of the informal sector into the formal EPR system with GEF support focused on information exchange, training and international cooperation related to illegal imports, and iv) Component 4 supports the monitoring and evaluation of the project and dissemination of experience, something that is seen as useful for other developing countries dealing with the issue globally. The following describes activities envisioned under each component consistent with the Outcomes and Outputs provided above:

Component 1 - Development and implementation of the national EPR system for WEEE

Outcome 1.1: Operational national EPR system covering priority POPs/PTS release sensitive E-Waste streams.

Support the practical establishment of the EPR Treatment Fund through developing the procedural and administrative mechanisms required for its operation inclusive of input of international experience.

Define the WEEE management chain material, financial flow requirements, private sector participation, and required controls.

Develop required data information management system to allow material flow monitoring, audits, and market adjustment to EPR financing system

Outcome 1.2: Adopted and implemented national technical standards and operational business documentation governing the management of WEEE in support of the EPR system

Develop the product and recovered material specific technical standards defining targeted POPs/PTS release sensitive WEEE in cooperation with the private sector.

Implementation of WEEE management chain technology performance and residual waste management standards prioritizing POPs release minimization.

Outcome 1.3: Applied LCA/LCM procedures and labeling for product design and production

Introduce a LCA component into the determination of EPR charges with specific emphasis on scaling such charges to the potential level of environmental impact such that POPs/PTS release sensitive products attract appropriate charges.

Support internationally bench marked LCA/LCM and eco-labelling based product design in conjunction with the private sector taking into account product design for recycling, waste minimization, phasing out of hazardous substances and waste residuals, energy efficiency, and cost efficiency.

Outcome 1.4: Achieved public awareness and stakeholder consensus on the detailed design and implementation of the national EPR system.

Consultation with stakeholders including the private sector and public interest NGOs throughout the EPR system design and implementation process to ensure that a national consensus and acceptance of the system as well as equitable distribution of responsibilities, liabilities and benefits.

Public awareness initiatives supporting the EPR system and soliciting public participation, particularly in relation to support for voluntary collection and early replacement where beneficial, including involvement of public interest NGOs at the local and community level.

Outcome 1.5: Implementation of effective control of second hand product and e- waste imports.

Strengthen policy and regulatory controls on imports of second hand electronic equipment and e-waste consistent with developing Basel Convention requirements.

Training and detection capacity upgrading at ports of entry to strengthen import control enforcement

Bilateral and multi-lateral initiatives with exporting countries on WEEE trade and adoption of coordinated notification/consent procedures including cooperation with agencies and organizations such as the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Seaport Environmental Security Network, and international NGOs involved in the issue.

Component 2: Demonstration and development of market based WEEE processing infrastructure

Outcome 2.1: Utilization and upgrading of the existing domestic WEEE collection system to efficiently and cost effectively supply registered/permitted WEEE processing facilities particularly for POPs/PTS sensitive e-waste constituents.

Undertake a comprehensive characterization of the current collection chain from source through various collection, segregation and consolidation steps inclusive of the types of participants, business arrangements operating and constraints that may exist.

Develop a menu of interventions in consultation with stakeholders including the private sector, both in the form of investments, the structure of commercial transactions and EPR financed economic incentives that may serve to optimize this system and incentivize it to feed the formal rather than informal WEEE processing sector, including consideration of international experience.

Initiate private sector based pilot interventions, including introduction of approaches adapted from international experience in the collection chain to optimize efficiency, particularly related to primary product separation for direction to processing facilities.

Outcome 2.2: Operation of a comprehensive national network of registered WEEE processing facilities to dismantle and process POPs/PTS release sensitive materials in an environmentally sound manner utilizing demonstrated BAT/BEP technologies.

-	Support for registration and permitting activities of existing WEEE processing operations utilizing internationally benchmarked standards.

-	Identification of required processing upgrading/expansion opportunities for private sector development matched to market requirements and associated incremental development, particularly for POPs/PTS release sensitive material.

-	Development of technology selection and operational technique guidelines appropriate to various scale levels of WEEE processing developed.

-	Undertaking BAT/BEP technology demonstration initiatives targeting on POPs/PTS release sensitive materials and introducing international experience.

-	Assistance in upgrading existing and establishing new formal dismantling and processing operations based on incremental requirements matched to market growth consistent with provincial level plans.

-	Provide international experience in the establishment and qualification of at least one economically scaled center created for processing of high value materials (i.e. printed circuit boards) to recover precious metals on the basis of at qualified non-ferrous metals smelter.

Component 3: Upgrading of informal WEEE processing and its integration into the EPR System

Outcome 3.1: Characterization of overall national scale, scope and impacts associated with the informal WEEE processing inclusive of identification high priority regions and centers.

-	Undertaking a national level characterization study of the informal WEEE processing sector to better quantify its level of activity, key locations, stakeholder networks, the nature of its operation and potential strategies to integrate it with the developing formal sector, including economic incentives.

-	Develop guidance and procedural documentation for undertaking environmental and health impact evaluations of potentially impacted areas and locations at the local level.

-	Identify and develop economic incentives that the EPR system can provide to enhance informal sector integration

-	Undertake stakeholder information dissemination related to the developing EPR based system and promotion of participation of current operators in the informal sector in cooperation with local and community level public interest NGOs and other local stakeholders.

Outcome 3.2: Provision of policy, regulatory enforcement and awareness support provided through MEP to the local level related to supervision of the informal WEEE sector

Development of model regulations and guidance materials on the supervision of informal WEEE processing at the local level.

Supporting training program for local level officials and other stakeholders including local and community level NGOs on controls appropriate to the informal sector and options available to it.

Preparation and delivery of awareness programs on the impacts of informal WEEE processing for local officials, operators and the public with the involvement of local authorities and community level public interest NGOs.

Outcome 3.3: Demonstration of collective infrastructure supporting informal WEEE processors and providing environmentally sound dismantling operations related to POPs/ PTS sensitive release developed and integrated with the national EPR

Identification of opportunities for developing collective infrastructure that would accommodate current informal dismantling/processing operations.

Design and implementation of demonstration collective dismantling and primary processing collectives in key areas to which informal operators would re-locate, inclusive of integration with larger formal processing operations.

Component 4: Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Undertake continuous monitoring as well as periodic progress reviews respecting development and operation of the overall EPR based WEEE managements system and associated effectiveness evaluations.

Develop and implement impact assessment procedures with respect to estimated POPs/PTS releases reduced, levels of WEEE diverted from the informal sector, degree of integration of formal informal operators into the system, and reductions in imports.

Preparation and dissemination of experience and lessons learned nationally as the system develops and internationally through multi-lateral forums such as Basel Regional Centre sand directly with other developing countries.

Baseline Project

The baseline project is substantively defined by the currently planned implementation activities and scope associated with the EPR financed WEEE system being developed under the state level Administration of Recycling and Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulation during the period 2011 thru 2015. This encompasses regulatory measures and technical standards associated with processing environmental standards, qualification and permitting of formal processing facilities, designation of products covered, development of provincial level plans, administrative measures (audit, information systems), and establishment and operation of an EPR based treatment fund. During 2011, establishment of technical and environmental requirements as well as registration and qualification procedures is being undertaken at the national level, the provincial level infrastructure plans for a network of formal collection and processing facilities are being prepared and the EPR treatment fund will be announced. The design and implementation of the WEER management system will be supported by an initial LCA/LCM analysis and labeling methodology both to new product design and management of WEEE processing. In the case of the latter, this will include its use in scaling EPR charges to reflect potential environmental impacts of processing, BAT/BEP technology selection, and the qualification/permitting of processing facilities. Application of the WEEE management system currently is for white goods (domestic/commercial refrigeration equipment and washing machines), domestic air conditioners, TVs and computers. Implementation on an incremental basis by province is envisioned with a functioning national system operating in 2015. Revenue generation from the treatment fund to support EPR system operation will be substantial and documented during PPG. When EPR is fully implemented the associated capital investment made by mainly private sector is estimated to be several hundred million US$. In relation to the overall project inclusive of GEF funding is essentially lacks the interventions that address the barriers identified above and the introduction of international best practice, full coverage of the WEEE sector to fully capture POPs/PTS sensitive e-waste, experience and technology inputs that will serve this purpose and support rapid implementation of the system and fully meeting expectations of global environmental benefits.

The following elaborates on the baseline project definition by Component:

Component 1 - Development and implementation of the national EPR system for WEEE: The baseline project aspect of this component is essentially the system development and implementation without international inputs, and a reduced focus on POPs release sensitive waste streams and potentially others with global environmental impacts. It would encompass the establishment of the EPR treatment fund but without the benefit of the substantial international experience base developed with this economic instrument elsewhere. It would include development of technical standards and guidelines which would have a lower degree of international bench marking in terms of environmental performance and operational efficiency. The initial development of LCA/LCM procedures would be part of the baseline as would a basic level of public and stakeholder consultation. Some initiatives related to addressing import issues would be part of the baseline but at lower priority and degree of effort that the proposed project inclusive of GEF interventions.

Component 2: Demonstration and development of market based WEEE processing: The baseline project aspect of this component is primarily focused on the development of large formal WEEE processing facilities and an associated structured collection system, all using readily available technologies and practice. The facilities developed would have an inherent bias toward processing high volume and value WEEE with a lower emphasis on those with significant environmental, particularly POPs, issues. The development of a major printed circuit board processing capability in an upgraded smelter would be in the baseline project but would lack the substantial amount of international experience accumulated in maximizing efficiency and environmental performance in these operations. It would also lack the international inputs that are planned in the proposed project related to designing the operational system both physically and in terms of financial flows to take advantage of and incorporate the relatively efficient existing primary collection system. It would also have less demonstration of BAT/BEP in relation to processing facilities, particularly for POPs release sensitive products where international experience would provide benefits.

Component 3: Upgrading of informal WEEE processing and its integration into the EPR System: The baseline project would essentially undertake limited policy and national level technical guidance efforts in addressing the informal sector, its integration into the EPR based formal system, and the legacy issues associated with past practices. However this would have a lower priority given the primary focus in the baseline project on developing the large scale formal processing capability and would not include the more locally oriented demonstration and assessment activities contemplated in the proposed project.

Component 4: Project Monitoring and Evaluation: This component would involve a fairly minimal effort in the Baseline project except as required under local practice and procedures, The international M&E practices associated with GEF projects would not be included and the potentially important initiatives associated with international dissemination of results, lessons learned and best practices would be absent in the baseline project.

Expected Results

The overall result of the project will be China having an domestic WEEE management system financed by a robust sustainable EPR mechanism and operating with BAT/BEP that effectively maximizes the resource recovery potential available while eliminating the major environmental releases, particularly POPs releases currently attributed to WEEE processing by 2015. For PCDD/F this reduction has been estimated on a preliminary basis to be as high as 655 g I-TEQ/year along with avoidance of up to 8.3 t/year of PBDE being released just from cable and printed circuit board combustion as well as plastic waste stream management. The basis of the above estimates is application of source category emission factors from the UNEP Tool Kit and technical literature for cable burning and printed circuit board open burning applied to estimates of projected quantities of these two e-waste stream constituents (2% and 1.7% of total generation of 17.3 million t respectively) discounted by a conservative assumption that 50% is directed to the informal sector and subject to open burning. This system will have the potential to substantially displace the current informal processing of WEEE that is associated with globally significant POPs releases as well as release of other high impact pollutants, and associated negative impacts on health, air quality, and levels of soil and water contamination.

B.2.incremental /Additional cost reasoning: describe the incremental (GEF Trust Fund) or additional (LDCF/SCCF) activities requested for GEF/LDCF/SCCF financing and the associated global environmental benefits (GEF Trust Fund) or associated adaptation benefits (LDCF/SCCF) to be delivered by the project:

The incremental and additional cost reasoning supporting the GEF intervention relates to the use of GEF funding as an integral part of a large proactive national program with the GEF support specifically targeting areas where international experience in addressing the WEEE issue will strengthen the national program, and substantively increase its effectiveness in terms of coverage, sustainability and environmental benefits. In the absence of the GEF intervention the significant global environmental benefits noted below would likely not be achieved or at best significantly deferred.

The specific assistance areas where GEF assistance will focus to achieve incremental/addition results are: i) the detailed design and operational implementation of the EPR mechanism to shorten the inevitable learning curve in establishing the charges, financial flows and feedback controls to maximize its flexibility and transparency by transferring well established international experience as appropriate; ii) ensuring that it fully encompasses and appropriately charges POPs/PTS release sensitive products; iii) maximizing resource recovery efficiency and environmental performance by introduction and demonstration of internationally bench marked BAT/BEP; iv) supports the proactive integration of the currently competing informal sector into the EPR financed system that may otherwise not be a priority in design of system; v) accelerate efforts to control and eliminate the current illegal trade in WEEE that could undermine the EPR based domestic system, specifically through promotion of increased enforcement and coordination with exporting countries; and v) facilitate initiation of dealing with legacies from past practices that might otherwise be deferred.

The direct global environmental benefits will be involve assurance of significant elimination of POPs/PTS releases, primary POPs in the form of PCDD/F and PBDD/F that would otherwise be released on an ongoing basis in the absence of adoption of sustainable BAT/BEP based processing, but covering the release of PBDEs and PCBs from random land disposal of processing residuals. At this point, the only readily quantifiable release reductions are for PCDD/F which if a conservatively estimated proportion of WEEE processed by the informal sector using open burning of cable, and printed circuit boards were eliminated could result in up to 655 gI-TEQ/year in PCDD/F reductions and avoidance of up to 8.3 t/year of PBDE either combusted or disposed of by random land disposal. The project will undertake quantification of the additional release reductions associated with other POPs and various heavy metals which are also anticipated to be globally significant. It should also be noted that the project compares favorably in term of GEF grant cost effectiveness measured in US$/g I-TEQ PCDD/F release reduction relative to already approved projects in China primarily addressing GEF-5 Chemicals Focal Area Strategy Outcome 1.3 and Indicator 1.3

Two associated areas of significant global environmental benefit from the efficient and sustainable operation of the planned national WEEE management system are the reductions in releases of heavy metals from traditional WEEE processing practice and the opportunity to capture and ultimately destroy “end of life” ODS in the processing of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that is included within the WEEE scope. The reductions in heavy metal releases will be estimated in the PPG stage of the project. In the case of “end of life” ODS, national estimates suggest that by 2012 over 13 million domestic and commercial refrigerators and 31 million air conditions will be captured by the system annually, the majority of which use ozone depleting refrigerants (CFC-12, HCFC-22) and foam blowing agents (CFC-11, HCFC-141b). These chemicals, particularly CFC-12 and CFC-11, have both high ODP and GWP. Applying conservative factors on capture and destruction efficiency, the system , provided it is combined with an appropriate ODS and ODS containing waste management steps, could potentially achieve annual ODS and GHG emission reductions of 3,600t/ODP and 27.3million tCO2e respectively which would represent significant incremental contributions to restoration of the atmospheric ozone layer and GHG reduction. If the WEEE system also encompasses an accelerated refrigeration and A/C equipment replacement incentive, significant additional global ODS and GHG emission reductions will be obtained by higher ODS capture rates and the substantially improved energy efficiency of earlier introduction of current technology refrigeration and A/C equipment.

B.3.	Describe the socioeconomic benefits to be delivered by the Project at the national and local levels, including consideration of gender dimensions, and how these will support the achievement of global environment benefits (GEF Trust Fund) or adaptation benefits (LDCF/SCCF). As a background information, read Mainstreaming:

The overall socioeconomic benefit of the project is derived from the elimination of POPs releases that having significant negative impacts on biological resources, inclusive of human health. The associated risk reduction at both a local and national level will positively impact the productivity of populations and reduce the financial burden imposed by potentially degraded public health, as well as contributing to general wellness, economic development and quality of life. This is particularly true for vulnerable parts of the population and for maternal health that would be improved by reduced POPs and PTS exposure.

More specific socioeconomic benefits from the project are associated with its proactive approach to integrating the informal sector into a properly managed and funded WEEE management system. The informal sector generally involves low income sectors of the population who currently undertake the polluting informal processing of WEEE, essentially in their home environments with the significant health effects on all ages and genders in close proximity. The transition of dismantling and primary processing activities to appropriately sited and equipped locations supported by collective environmentally sound infrastructure and operating with appropriate workplace standards will positively change this situation, as well as better assuring an equitable distribution of revenues for labor provided.

One specific aspect that a formal EPR based system can offer is to ensure that sufficient financial incentive exists for the collection and pre-treatment (dismantling) of all WEEE regardless of value which without the financial incentives at this level does not happen in an informal system. In addition to the environmental benefit of maximizing waste stream capture, it serves to create additional income for bottom income tier of the system with associated positive social impacts.

At the same time, it is recognized that the transition of WEEE processing in China from the informal to formal sector will potentially cause some socio-economic changes as individuals and communities adjust to the more structured but environmentally sustainable system. The project itself assists in ensuring this aspect is considered in the design and implementation of the EPR system by maximizing integration of informal sector resources into the system. With a carefully organized and calibrated approach towards the bringing the current informal sector in to the formal recycling system, the informal sector can move up the value chain bringing their income levels up from current low levels. Additionally, these considerations will need to be factored into the tools developed in Component 3 that will allow the national level to provide direction to local level and other international initiatives intended to mitigate historical environmental and health impacts from traditional informal sector activities. Consistent with recently adopted GEF safeguards requirements, project preparation will include a formal social assessment of these aspects.

B.4	Indicate risks, including climate change risks that might prevent the project objectives from being achieved, and if possible, propose measures that address these risks to be further developed during the project design:

Risks	Mitigation Measures
Insufficient funds will be generated under the WEEE EPR management system to adequately attract process facility and associated infrastructure investment, and to sustain the WEEE managements system’s operation, particularly for POPs/PTS release sensitive products which might have a lower priority relative to other high volume products in terms of investment demand.	Careful planning including utilization of international experience with EPR system management should ensure the appropriate funds are raised and allocated effectively across the system including introduction of concepts such as advanced recycling fees. Specific efforts will be made to target and appropriately charge POPs/PTS release sensitive products based on LCA principles to balance economic bias to products of higher volume of economic value in terms of recovered materials.
The environmental performance objectives of eliminating POPs and PTS release from will be technology limited.	The approach of piloting and demonstrating international technologies employing BAT/BEP will mitigate limitations on technology availability and its economic and environmental performance efficiency, as will strict regulatory enforcement banning improper technologies to should ensure the efficient implementation BAT/BEP.
Continued operation of an informal sector that diverts a substantial amount of WEEE away from the national system and the formal processing operations	Ensuring that the financial flows from the EPR system reach down to local collectors and ultimately the consumers disposing of WEEE such that a financial incentive exist to supply the qualified and permitted WEE processing facilities This will be further supported by ensuring that all aspects of the WEEE value chain are registered and financed on an equitable basis.
Sustained informal operations due to continued availability of illegal WEEE imports with continued environmental impacts and potential to undermine the economic basis for the formal domestic WEE management system.	Proactive enforcement of current import regulations and expanded capacity for detection will accelerate the elimination of illegal imports of WEEW Implementation of Basel Ban requirements on OECD country exporters of WEEE including enforcement of Basel G/L differentiating second hand materials from e-waste and implementation of notification and consent procedures. Collaboration with formalized international enforcement networks which target illegal traffic of environmental goods via seaports such as the INECE SESN.

B.5. Identify key stakeholders involved in the project including the private sector, civil society organizations, local and indigenous communities, and their respective roles, as applicable:

Key Stakeholders	Roles
Ministry of Finance (MoF)	Overall responsibility for national GEF program Review, endorse and supervise preparation and implementation of this proposal as the Country GEF Focal Point; Receive and supervise uses of the GEF grant. Collect, administer and disburse WEEE EPR treatment fund
Ministry of Commerce (MoC)	Overall regulatory authority over waste management
National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC)	Issue and enforce overall national industrial policies Policy level scope definition of WEEE management system and input into the design of the WEEE EPR treatment fund and its application
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)	Provide technical and policy support to MOF, MOC, NDRC, MEP on development and implementation of the WEEE management system including identification of technology requirements
Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)	Management of implementation of the Stockholm Convention NIP Day to day management of the project; Develop/issue /implement national policy and standards to regulate environmental performance of the WEEE management system Identification of BAT/BEP technology requirements Qualification and permitting of WEEE processing facilities Supervise enforcement of environmental policies and performance requirements applied to WEEE management Supervise disclosure of environmental information
Provincial Governments	Develop and oversee implementation of WEEE processing infrastructure development plans
Local Governments	Local planning and development approvals for WEEE processing infrastructure Support public information dissemination and local social impact mitigation
Local Environmental Protection Bureaus	monitor environmental performance of WEEE collection and processing facilities in their jurisdiction; enforce environmental policies and requirements applicable to WEEE managements; disclose environmental information related to WEEE management; issue local environmental policies and standards
Local Development and Reform Commissions	issue local industrial policies respecting WEEE; enforce industrial generally policies at the local level
Enterprises producing and importing products subject to EPR charges (including sectoral associations)	Payment of EPR charges Record keeping and supply of auditable data on production and sales Implementation of LCS/LCM practices in product design
Private sector investors and operator of WEEE facilities	Financing, business planning detail design, development and operation of WEEE processing facilities Participation in BAT/BEP identification and demonstration activities.
Local communities hosting WEEE management operations (formal and informal)	Provide input into initiatives to integrate participants in informal WEEE processing into the formal WEEE management system and development of local collection and dismantling facilities Participate in impact mitigation initiatives addressing traditional WEEE processing practices.
General Public	Exercise public’s right to influence environmental performance in the processing of WEEE Payment into EPR system through the purchase of WEEE products covered by an Advanced Recycling Fee or equivalent mechanism.
Public interest NGOs (International/National/Local/Community levels)	Provide international experiences on the issue from a public interest perspective Assist in communication activities at the local level. Support awareness raising at the community level.

B.6. Outline the coordination with other related initiatives:

The project is an integral part of China’s overall GEF-5 Chemical Focal Area Program developed jointly with the GEF and key implementing agencies. Within this program it represents one of three projects directed to reduction of POPs releases thus in the context will be coordinated through MEP so that a consistent overall program result against the key indicator of PCDD/F release reduction is reported through the POPs tracking tool.

One of these projects is World Bank Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Project recently approved by the GEF council that includes provisions for the segregation of e-waste that enters the MSW stream (rather than being diverted at source as is the primary route that it takes) and a specific initiative in Ningbo City. Overall, this Project will coordinate its activities such that synergies between the development of MSW infrastructure and programs under the World Bank project and WEEE/e-waste specific initiatives under this project will be ensured. The mechanisms for this coordination, including the involvement of private sector operators involved in both types of operations will be explored and elaborated at the PPG stage.

In terms of bilateral initiatives, a number of programs have and continue in China and regionally that the Project will link to where synergies exist, and which could potentially provide co-financing. These include any continuation of the study/information exchange/capacity building programs undertaken by the Swiss Development Agency, and the development of high technology WEEE related processing facilities being pursued by GTZ.

One the most active and relevant program the ongoing cooperation between US EPA and MEP-FECO. The US Environmental Protection Agency is actively involved with China MEP’s Division of Solid Wastes Management, with participation by MEP-FECO, to identify better ways to manage the growing e-waste problem in China. EPA’s collaboration with MEP on e-waste supports the U.S. Government’s National Strategy on Electronics Stewardship, in particular, the recommendation that the U.S. government “[p]rovide technical assistance and establish partnerships with developing countries to better manage used electronics.” This recommendation supports the overarching goal of “Reduc[ing] Harm from US Exports of E-Waste and Improv[ing] Safe Handling of Used Electronics in Developing Countries” in the Strategy. In addition, “Cleaning Up E-Waste” is one of EPA’s six global priorities that guide the Agency’s international work.

To support this ongoing e-waste effort with MEP, EPA is cooperating with the United Nations University – Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative and Tsinghua University to convene relevant stakeholders for a 2012 dialogue on e-waste management in China. This dialogue is intended to identify key policy and technology options for life cycle management of electronics, including incentives, voluntary programs, information sharing, awareness campaigns, capacity building efforts and technology development to support better electronics management in China. The priorities that emerge from this dialogue will help define future EPA-MEP e-waste activities. EPA anticipates that such activities may focus on recycling technology, policy implementation, or certification and licensing of recyclers. These activities would make use of regional and global expertise and would support sound management of both the electronic waste that is increasingly generated within China as well as used electronics which may be reaching China through regional transit routes. EPA’s cooperation with StEP will also result in a baseline report on the status of e-waste management in China. This report will include input from dialogue participants and will serve as a resource for individuals or organizations involved in electronics management at the facility, provincial, or national level in China. While the details will be elaborated at the PPG stage, it is anticipated that this program and the current project will be mutually supportive in various capacity building areas such as information exchange on international best practice, regulatory enforcement, import-export issues, and the operational aspects of EPR programs.

Another international linkage that the Project will maintain a close consultative and synergistic relationship with is the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific located at Tsingua University. The staff of the centre has been a substantive resource in developing and is anticipated to be active in its detailed preparation and implementation. This cooperation and through this centre onward to other Basel regional centres will be maintained as an important part of the Project’s information exchange efforts.

describe the GEF agency’s comparative advantage to implement this project:

UNDP has since several years been involved in e-waste management in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba and Ghana in initiatives aimed at achieving market transformation and early market penetration of appliances that are free of ozone depleting substances and that are energy efficient. These programs have included management of the whole life cycle of the appliances, including technical and administrative considerations in achieving the market switch and processing of the waste streams. UNDP’s comparative advantage and thorough understanding of the life-cycle management of electric and electronic equipment is also manifested through working with industries producing appliances included in the realm of EPR schemes and WEEE processing. This expertise, obtained also through programs with GEF financing mainly in the area of energy efficiency (labels standards etc), have been gained around the world. In China in projects like GEF ID 558 Barrier Removal for the Widespread Commercialization of Energy-efficient CFC-free Refrigerators in China, 999 China Lighting, 966End Use Energy Efficiency Project (EUEEP), 3700 Promoting Energy Efficient Room Air Conditioners (PEERAC) Project,3672Phasing-out Incandescent Lamps & Energy Saving Lamps Promotion (PILESLAMP) exemplifies this experience. At the same time of this project being developed in China, UNDP is involved in several countries like Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Mexico etc, addressing sound e-waste management and the POPs release during the processing of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipments (WEEE). The developing projects will share the experience and good practice among countries for sound management of WEEE. In addition, UNDP is cooperating closely with the Basel Convention Secretariat on e-waste, particularly in the framework of Partnership on Computing Equipment (PACE) working group. Here UNDP is conducting e-waste surveys in Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Jordan and Serbia as a first step in establishing sustainable e-waste management schemes. The surveys include recommended action plans implemented by UNDP and partners. In its work on dealing with e-waste management UNDP has forged partnerships with bilateral partners in industrialized countries. In addition to the partners listed under the linkages section, UNDP has an expert facility with Swedish EPA that provides technical backstopping on both technologies and practical experiences and administering advanced EPR systems. The combined experience from various stages of the life-cycle of appliances and waste as well as policy support for introducing EPR type schemes makes UNDP well positioned to support the Government of China in implementing efficient up-stream policy projects with hands-on demonstration components in the concerned sector.

C.1 Indicate the co-financing amount the GEF agency is bringing to the project:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has contributed with in-kind technical support and assistance for initial scoping meetings with Government counterparts and project stakeholders which took place in the preparation for the formulation of this PIF. Identification of further in-house cash contribution towards the initiative will be undertaken during the PPG stage of the project. Considering the scope of the project, UNDP’s in-house expert resources involved in waste, poverty and sustainable livelyhoods as well as governance sector programs at country, regional and headquarters level will be mobilized contribute towards project implementation. In addition to this, the Resident Representative functions and Country Office human resources and facilities will be available beyond strict cost recovery basis for the successful project implementation. The value of this can be expected to exceed US$ 100,000 during the life of the project. UNDP’s experience in integrated policy development, human resources development, institutional strengthening and non-governmental and community participation will also benefit this project.

C.2 How does the project fit into the GEF agency’s program (reflected in documents such as UNDAF, CAS, etc.) and staff capacity in the country to follow up project implementation:

Assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition in their efforts to sustainably manage the use, disposal, and destruction of POPs is an important element of UNDP’s work in promoting achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The agency has a large portfolio of POPs projects globally and across Asia, including China. In particular, UNDP is equipped with a wealth of accumulated knowledge and experience from projects around the world in addressing pollution issues from POPs that controlled under the Stockholm Convention. Since 2007, UNDP has been the co-executing agency of the GEF-supported POPs programme, together with Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Environmental Protection. UNDP has been assisting China in POPs management and in compliance with the Stockholm Convention for over 5 years, and has a developing POPs portfolio in the country. Currently UNDP is implementing two GEF-supported projects aimed at reducing DDT used in production of Anti-fouling paint and Dicofol. The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2011 to 2015 provides the framework for the UN-China partnership over the coming five years, coinciding with the period of China’s 12th Five Year Plan. One of the three priority areas, or UNDAF Outcomes, is Outcome 1: Government and other stakeholders ensure environmental sustainability, address climate change, and promote a green, low carbon economy. The components of this programme are a strategic way of achieving this outcome, in particular through directly contributing to: Output 1.1. Policies and regulations are strengthened to create a green economy. Corresponding to the UNDAF, the UNDP Country Programme (2011 to 2015) seeks to support the removal of policy and capacity barriers for the sustained and widespread adoption of low-carbon and other environmentally sustainable strategies and technologies, including those for the control/reduction of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and Persistent Organic Pollutes (POPs). The proposed programme will contribute directly to its Outcome 4: Low carbon and other environmentally sustainable strategies and technologies are adapted widely to meet China’s commitments and compliance with Multilateral Environmental Agreements. The environmental management experts in the Country Office have extensive experience in the implementation of GEF funded projects, such as those related to POPs, International Waters, Climate Change and Biodiversity as well as multi-focal areas projects. In addition, they have extensive experience in the development, implementation and monitoring of Montreal Protocol projects funded by the Multilateral Fund. Considering in-country presence and its long-standing experience in GEF and MLF project implementation, the UNDP China's environment unit is very well placed to follow up project implementation and progress. UNDP China’s environment unit consists of 6 environemntal experts, including one solely focussing on chemicals and waste as well as close support from the team. The country office has a large Chemical Management portfolio, with one Programme Manager and one Programme Associate specifically assigned to Chemical related projects with broader support from the policy, administrative and financial sections. The policy, administrative and financial sections. The UNDP Regional Technical Adviser based in Bangkok and the Policy Advisor based in Headquarter will provide technical support to the CO for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project. These experts will draw upon knowledge generated in the various UNDP initiatives in the e-waste sector including projects in several countries like Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Mexico, etc, addressing sound e-waste management and the POPs release during the processing of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipments (WEEE). The developing projects will share the experience and good practice among countries for sound management of WEEE. In addition, UNDP is cooperating closely with the Basel Convention Secretariat on e-waste, particularly in the framework of Partnership on Computing Equipment (PACE) working group. Here UNDP is conducting e-waste surveys in Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Jordan and Serbia as a first step in establishing sustainable e-waste management schemes. The surveys include recommended action plans implemented by UNDP and partners. The project links also well to UNDPs ODS and EE sector projects. Important technical expertise and experience will benefit the WEEE management project in China.

part iii: approval/endorsement by gef operational focal point(s) and GEF agency(ies)

A. Record of Endorsement of GEF Operational Focal Point (S) on Behalf of the Government(S): (Please attach the Operational Focal Point endorsement letter(s) with this template. For SGP, use this OFP endorsement letter).

Name	Position	Ministry	Date(MM/dd/yyyy)
Jiandi Ye	GEF Operational Focal Point China	Ministry of Finance	02/28/2012

B. GEF Agency(ies) Certification

This request has been prepared in accordance with GEF/LDCF/SCCF/NPIF policies and procedures and meets the GEF/LDCF/SCCF/NPIF criteria for project identification and preparation.
Agency Coordinator, Agency name	Signature	Date(MM/dd/yyyy)	Project Contact Person	Telephone	Email Address
Adriana Dinu, Deputy Executive Coordinator UNDP/GEF	03/12/2012	Suely Carvalho, GEF Principal Technical Advisor for POPs/Ozone UNDP/MPU/Chemical	212-906-6687	Suely.carvalho@undp.org

It is very important to consult the PIF preparation guidelines when completing this template.

Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC.

Refer to the reference attached on the Focal Area Results Framework when filling up the table in item A.

GEF will finance management cost that is solely linked to GEF financing of the project.

Same as footnote #3.