THE WORLD BANK **gta*A IBRD* IDA I WORLD BANKGROUP OFFICIAL World Bank Office, Beijing DOCUMENTS July 15, 2020 Mr. Wang Zhongjing Director General Center for Evaluation of World Bank Loan Projects Ministry of Finance Beijing, China Re: China: Poyang Lake Basin Town Water Environment Management Project (Loan Number 8704-CA) Amendment to Loan A%reement Dear Mr. Wang: We refer to the Loan Agreement (the Loan Agreement) dated June 6, 2017 between the People's Republic of China (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), and the Project Agreement (Project Agreement) of same date between the Bank and the Jiangxi Province, both for the above-referenced project (the Project). We also refer to the letter from the Ministry of Finance, dated April 15, 2020, requesting a restructuring of the Project, which requires certain amendments to the Loan Agreement. On the basis of the foregoing, we are pleased to inform you that the Bank concurs with the request and proposes to amend the Loan Agreement as follows: A. Part 1 of Schedule 1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: "Part 1: Institutional Strengthening for Water Management (a) Establishment of the lake management platform designed to strengthen the Poyang Lake basin's management, institutional and knowledge sharing architecture. (b) Establishment of water environment monitoring systems. (c) Preparation of a vulnerability and financing mechanism study related to ecological protection of the Poyang Lake. (d) Enhancement of participatory sustainable Poyang Lake basin management through such measures as: (i) disclosure, to the public and grassroots level organizations, information on the Poyang Lake protection; (ii) provision of training on water environment management to personnel of organizations responsible for water environment monitoring and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations; and (iii) ensuring soundness of infrastructure design and operational sustainability, through public outreach activities to raise environmental awareness at county, village and community levels." B. Sub-paragraph (a) of Part 2 of Schedule I is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: "(a) Restoration of the lake and river environment of selected waterways in Poyang Lake basin through: (i) removal of a small amount of lake sediment to reduce the inner lake 16th Floor, China World Office 2, No.1 Jianguomenwal Avenue, Beijing 100004, P.R. China tI3NAtI 1 fl**Ai I ifT Jk2 A 16 &(100004) Tel. t*: (86-10) 5861-7600; Fax. *-- (86-10) 5861-7800 Mr. Wang Zhongjing Page 2 July 15, 2020 pollution source; and (ii) development of constructed wetlands designed to remove pollutants from storm water to be discharged into the lakes." C. Part 3 of Schedule I is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: "Part 3: Improvements in Solid Waste Management Improve solid waste management through such measures as provision of solid waste bins and collection vehicles; construction of solid waste transfer stations; installation of local solid waste management information systems; and investments at the village level for the improvement of solid waste collection." Except as specifically amended in this letter, all other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement- shall remain in full force and effect. Please confirm your agreement to the amendments proposed under this letter on behalf of the Borrower by signing and dating the form of confirmation set forth below, and returning one fully countersigned original of this amendment letter to us and retaining one original for your records. This amendment letter shall become effective as of the date of the last signature, upon receipt by the Bank of a duly countersigned original of this letter by the authorized representative of the Borrower. Y incerel Martin Raiser Country Director, China CONFIRMED: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA By: - 7/ /1 _ _ Authoriz d Representative Name: Title: % b?QCtI Date: A oqsUc &2n04.) Mr. Wang Zhongjing Page 3 July 15, 2020 CC: Ms. Wang Guanzhu, Director Mr. Guo Biao, Deputy Director Program Operation Division I International Economic and Financial Cooperation Department Ministry of Finance Beijing, China Email: mof operationI@mof.gov.cn Mr. Zhu Wei, Director Mr. Guo Yonggang, Senior Officer Foreign Loans Division, Foreign Fund Utilization Department National Development and Reform Commission Beijing, China Email: zhuwei@ndrc.gov.cn; guoyg@ndrc.gov.cn Mr. Li Qing, Director Ms. Tang Tang, Deputy Director Provincial Development and Reform Commission Nanchang, China E-mail: tangtang@jxdpc.gov.cn Ms. Peng Hui, Director Ms. Deng Fei, Deputy Director Provincial Finance Department Nanchang, China E-mail: Dfl00_1998@126.com; 376829383@qq.com Mr. Ding Youwei, PMO Director Mr. Fan Guohua, PMO Deputy Director Nanchang, China E-mail: jaffo@public.nc.jx.cn