Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and Environmental Pollution Control Program

About this project

The development objective of Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and Environmental Pollution Control Program Project for China is to strengthen integrated water use efficiency, water pollution control, and ecosystem management, in selected regions of the Yellow River Basin. The Program will support a subset of activities at the basin level as part of the YRCC program and from the subnational provincial programs in Henan and Shaanxi Provinces as a contribution to the national program for Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development in the YRB. At the basin level, the Program is anchored in YRCC's ‘Water Security Plan for the YRB Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development’ and will support institutional capacity building to scale up sub-basin- and provincial-level results. In Henan Province, the Program is anchored in the ‘YRB Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development Plan’, with demonstration activities in three sub-basins. In Shaanxi Province, the Program is anchored in the Wei River Basin Water Ecological Restoration Plan, with demonstration activities in four sub-basins. The Program's four results areas (RAs) are designed to address the key challenges of water scarcity, water pollution, and ecosystem degradation and their integration at the basin, provincial, and sub-basin levels. These are aligned with the objectives of the Government program and were informed by assessments of the water balance, water quality, and ecosystems. RA 1: Improving w…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

China

Sectors

Agricultural water resourcesAgricultural developmentForestry policy and administrative managementMulti-hazard response preparednessWater sector policy and administrative managementSanitation - large systems

Places

Beijing

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC), Ministry of Water Resources

Accountable

People's Republic of China

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P172806.

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