Poyang Lake Basin Town Water Environment Management Project

The project objective was to reduce the pollutant discharge into key selected waterways in the Poyang Lake basin and to improve management of water quality. It aimed to improve the environment of the Duchang Poyang Lake basin and nearby areas, and promote the balanced economic, social and ecological development of the project area. The project also aimed to reduce the pollutant discharge into key selected waterways in the Poyang Lake basin by constructing and upgrading wastewater treatment plants that can remove nitrogen and phosphorus from the effluent. It supported nature-based solutions for water and environmental protection, such as wetlands and riparian buffers, that can filter out nitrogen and other pollutants from runoff water. It also supported studies and capacity-building activities on the water environment vulnerability of the Poyang Lake basin, which may include assessing the impacts of nitrogen pollution on the lake’s ecosystem.