Early Warning System

Regions

East Asia and Pacific

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

China

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Proposed

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Borrower

Government of China - Ministry of Finance (MOF)

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Agriculture and Forestry
Climate and Environment
Finance

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 200.00 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Northern China Agriculture and Food Ecosystem Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient Development Project:

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Mar 18, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Oct 22, 2024

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the proposed Northern China Agriculture and Food Ecosystem Net Zero Transformation Project will support the PRC to achieve its climate commitment through catalyzing financing and strengthening institutional capacity for net zero transformation in agriculture and food ecosystem.

The Northern China Agriculture and Food Ecosystem Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient Development Project (the Project) is supported by a USD200 million loan from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of People’s Republic of China (PRC), which is finally onlent to Dalian Deta Holding Co., Ltd. (DDHC) through financial intermediation loan (FIL) modality. The Output 1 of the project will utilize ADB financing as an alternative asset climate catalytic fund (AACCF), which will serve as anchor capital, to leverage and mobilize private sector capital from institutional investors for the formation of a hybrid public-private climate-themed investment fund to finance investments in low-carbon and climate-resilient development in the agriculture and food ecosystem. AACCF will be managed by DDHC to provide equity investment through the public-private climate-themed investment fund to investees and debt investment to sub-borrowers.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Environment: FI
Involuntary Resettlement: FI
Indigenous Peoples: FI

Investment Description

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

A USD200 million loan from Asian Development Bank (Ordinary capital resources).

Financial Intermediary

A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.

Dalian Deta Holding Co., Ltd. (Financial Intermediary)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Dalian Municipal Government (DMG), represented by Dalian Jinpu New Area Administrative Committee (DJNAAC), is the executing agency (EA). Dalian Deta Holding Co., Ltd. (DDHC) is the implementing agency (IA) which is to coordinate with relevant local and national authorities for project implementation.

Dalian Deta Holding Co., Ltd. (established 2004) is a state-owned enterprise in Dalian, China, focusing on urban infrastructure, public utilities (heat, water, gas), and modern industry. As the key operator in Jinpu New Area, it manages large-scale infrastructure, property development, and digital projects, including the Dalian Artificial Intelligence Computing Center.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information at: https://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form

ADB has a two-stage appeals process for requesters who believe that ADB has denied their request for information in violation of its Access to Information Policy. You can learn more about filing an appeal at: https://www.adb.org/site/disclosure/appeals

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main.