China’s Development

Shaanxi

Background Information:
Location: Central
Population (2006): 37.35 million
Human Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.756
Number of UNDP Projects: 11
Township-Village Enterprises (TVEs):
• Contribute to 30% of China’s GDP
• Provide 143 million jobs
• Are responsible for over half the outputs in the
building materials (inc. brick), coking and metal casting sectors
What is being done?
 Chongqing
Project Title Start–End Budget Why do they need What was the Achievements Which MDG
Date (US$) this Project? response? does this
Achieve?
Energy Dec 2000 – 18,542,00 TVEs contribute one- Introduced energy • Pilot programmes Goal 7: Ensure
Conservation and Oct 2007 0 sixth of China’s CO2 efficient resulted in GHG environmental
GHG Emissions in emissions and have technologies and savings of sustainability
Chinese Township- outdated technology products in the 300,000
Village Enterprises which causes this sectors they work tons/year of CO2
(TVEs) in • 1,200 trained on
new technology
and energy
efficiency
Promoting Mar 2007 – 150,000 Women have low Strengthened the • More women are Goal 3: Promote
Women’s Equal Dec 2008 political participation at role of women in in the different equality and
Rights and all levels, especially the decision- levels of empower women
Participation in within the village and making process government
Local Governance township levels within governments • They have more
of a say in
decisions that are
made
Background Information:
Location: South
Population (2006): 28.08 million
Human Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.764
Number of UNDP Projects: 7

What is being done?

 Project Title Start–End Budget Why do they need What was the Achievements Which MDG
Date (US$) this Project? response? does this
Achieve?
Alleviating Rural 2006-2010 4,000,000 Low efficiency in the Creating TTFs • It has created Goal 1: Eradicate
Poverty through agricultural sector, the (Technical Task more jobs extreme poverty
Innovative slow adoption of modern Forces) that will • As the project is and hunger
Technology science and technology introduce better still running there
Transfer in rural areas and the technologies to are not many
limited opportunities to farmers and obvious
increase farmers’ increase their crops achievements
income so that they are
more market-
focussed rather
than subsistent
“Positive Talks” Apr 2007 – 312,000 There is an enormous Training people • In the first few Goal 6: Combat
Mar 2009 HIV/AIDS epidemic in with HIV/AIDS to months there was HIV/AIDS, malaria
China, people living with educate people 200 trainings and and other
it are reluctant to speak about it, therefore positive talks diseases
out meaning the increasing the about this issue
awareness is low awareness
 Xinjiang

Background Information:
Location: North West
Population (2006): 20.50 million
Human Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.752
Number of UNDP Projects: 16

What is being done?

Project Title Start–End Budget Why do they need What was the Achievements Which MDG
Date (US$) this Project? response? does this
Achieve?
Silk Road Initiative Jan 2005 – 500,000 It increases trade, Developed local • In Xinjiang they Goal 8: Develop a
Dec 2007 investment and tourism markets and have moved into global partnership
within the Silk Road area increased levels of the secondary for development
(China, Kazakhstan, foreign investment sector economy
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan) and
contributes to their
economic growth
 Fujian

Background Information:
Location: South East
Population (2006): 35.58 million
Human Development Index (HDI) (2006): 0.795
Number of UNDP Projects: 5

What is being done?

Project Title Start–End Budget Why do they need What was the Achievements Which MDG
Date (US$) this Project? response? does this
Achieve?
Biodiversity Feb 2005 – 12,979,00 Pollution, poorly planned They have put in • Training has Goal 7: ensure
Management in Dec 2012 0 land use, overfishing place Marine increased MPA environmental
the Coastal Area and over extraction of Protected Areas staff numbers sustainability
of China’s South resources have lead to (MPAs) and and their
Sea the threat of the Integrated Coastal knowledge on
biodiversity Management (ICM) policy,
to improve the techniques and
environment GIS applications
in the marine
environment
• Established
partnerships with
NGOs, village
communities and
private sectors