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Chinas Development

Shaanxi

Background Information:

Location: CentralPopulation (2006): 37.35 millionHuman Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.756Number of UNDP Projects: 11

Township-Village Enterprises (TVEs):

Contribute to 30% of Chinas GDP

Provide 143 million jobs

Are responsible for over half the outputs in thebuilding materials (inc. brick), coking and metal casting sectors

What is being done?


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Chongqing

Background Information:Location: SouthPopulation (2006): 28.08 millionHuman Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.764Number of UNDP Projects: 7

What is being done?

Project

Title StartEndDate

Budget(US$)

Why do they needthis Project?

What was theresponse?

Achievements Which MDGdoes thisAchieve?

EnergyConservation andGHG Emissions inChinese Township-Village Enterprises(TVEs)

Dec 2000 Oct 2007

18,542,000

TVEs contribute one-sixth of Chinas CO2emissions and haveoutdated technologywhich causes this

Introduced energyefficienttechnologies andproducts in thesectors they workin

Pilot programmes

resulted in GHGsavings of300,000tons/year of CO2

1,200 trained onnew technologyand energyefficiency

Goal 7: Ensureenvironmentalsustainability

PromotingWomens EqualRights andParticipation in

Local Governance

Mar 2007 Dec 2008

150,000 Women have lowpolitical participation atall levels, especiallywithin the village and

township levels

Strengthened therole of women inthe decision-making process

within governments

More women arein the differentlevels ofgovernment

They have moreof a say indecisions that aremade

Goal 3: Promoteequality andempower women


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Project Title StartEndDate

Budget(US$)




Alleviating RuralPoverty throughInnovativeTechnologyTransfer

2006-2010 4,000,000 Low efficiency in theagricultural sector, theslow adoption of modernscience and technologyin rural areas and thelimited opportunities toincrease farmersincome

Creating TTFs(Technical TaskForces) that willintroduce bettertechnologies tofarmers andincrease their cropsso that they aremore market-focussed ratherthan subsistent

It has createdmore jobs

As the project isstill running thereare not manyobviousachievements

Goal 1: Eradicateextreme povertyand hunger

Positive Talks Apr 2007 Mar 2009

312,000 There is an enormousHIV/AIDS epidemic in

China, people living withit are reluctant to speakout meaning theawareness is low

Training peoplewith HIV/AIDS to

educate peopleabout it, thereforeincreasing theawareness

In the first fewmonths there was

200 trainings andpositive talksabout this issue

Goal 6: CombatHIV/AIDS, malaria

and otherdiseases


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Xinjiang

Background Information:Location: North WestPopulation (2006): 20.50 million

Human Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.752Number of UNDP Projects: 16

What is being done?


Budget(US$)




Silk Road Initiative Jan 2005

Dec 2007

500,000 It increases trade,

investment and tourismwithin the Silk Road area(China, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistanand Uzbekistan) andcontributes to theireconomic growth

Developed local

markets andincreased levels offoreign investment

In Xinjiang they

have moved intothe secondarysector economy

Goal 8: Develop a

global partnershipfor development


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Fujian

Background Information:Location: South EastPopulation (2006): 35.58 million

Human Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.795Number of UNDP Projects: 5

What is being done?


Budget(US$)




BiodiversityManagement in

the Coastal Areaof Chinas SouthSea

Feb 2005 Dec 2012

12,979,000

Pollution, poorly plannedland use, overfishing

and over extraction ofresources have lead tothe threat of thebiodiversity

They have put inplace Marine

Protected Areas(MPAs) andIntegrated CoastalManagement (ICM)to improve theenvironment

Training hasincreased MPA

staff numbersand theirknowledge onpolicy,techniques andGIS applicationsin the marineenvironment

Establishedpartnerships withNGOs, villagecommunities andprivate sectors

Goal 7: ensureenvironmental

sustainability

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