Wuhan Wastewater and Stormwater Management Project

The potential close-down and reconstruction of the Erlangmiao WWTP was totally unanticipated. ADB was not notified of this matter until the project completion review in December 2014. This indicates the lack of thorough and serious policy dialogue with the executing agency. If WMG notified ADB early of its urban plan updates related to the activities (e.g. Erlangmiao WWTP in this case) under the project, such low effective subproject could have been avoided through a scope change. In this regard, more effective policy dialogue with the executing agency should mainstream into the whole process of the project and the preparation of the new projects in the same project area.