China and Climate change
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Beijing - Population:
1330044000 - Size:
9596960.0 Km2
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- The Adaptation Learning Mechanism
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- Strengthening the representation of Asian interests in the post-Kyoto climate regime
- T.Y. JUNG / Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2005
- This publication details a series of stakeholder consultations focussing on the post-Kyoto climate regime in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Viet Nam, as well as the broader Asia-Pacific Region. The aim of th...
- Changing global climate strategies
- G. Bang; G. Heggelund / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2005
- This document focuses on four pivotal actors, which also are the four largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world: the United States, China, the European Union, and Russia. The authors argue that the withdrawal of the United Sta...
- China and India face prospect of permanent water shortage
- T.P. Barnett; J.C. Adam; D.P. Lettenmaier / SciDev.Net, 2005
- Around one-sixth of the world’s population is dependant on glaciers and seasonal snow packs for their water supply. But climate change is disrupting the annual flow of water downstream from snowy mountainous regions, says this pa...
- Technology the only solution for climate-friendly development
- J. Redwood / The Business Online, 2005
- Suggesting it is unreasonable for the West to expect industrialising countries to curb their development for the sake of climate change, this article makes a case for the development of new, cleaner technologies. Instead of looking at...
- China says no to curbing emissions, yes to clean energy and energy efficiency
- P. Jiahua / SciDev.Net, 2005
- Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship are the nation's booming economy and energy sector. With several climatic zones and sensitive physical environments, China is susc...
- New incentives needed to promote development-neutral greenhouse-gas mitigation projects
- M. Howells; J. House; J. Laitner 2005
- This article investigates two cases of large scale, development-neutral projects in China and South Africa that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The authors argue that GHG can be reduced in a manner that does not retard developm...
- The Asian forestry outlook is not as grim as often predicted
- P.B. Durst; C. Brown; H. D. Tacio; M. Ishikawa / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
- This publication reflects the outcome of an initiative to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest managem...
- Receeding glaciers will have severe impacts on economic development
- S. Rai / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005
- This paper exposes the rate of retreat of Himalayan glaciers accelerating as global warming increases. The report states that glaciers in the region are now receding at an average rate of 10-15 metres per year. There are several probl...
- China needs to become a leading partner in efforts to decarbonize development
- M. Papineau / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2005
- This briefing looks at policy options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. Although China has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, its status as a developing nation means it is not bound to any quantitative restrictions on emission...
- How will climate change affect Chinese agriculture?
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, 2004
- This paper reports on a regional climate change model developed to predict the impacts of climate change of Chinese agriculture. The model, developed by the UK’s Hadley Centre for Climate Change Predication and Research, took int...
- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP)
- Founded in 2001, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) is a public institution with independent legal status. CAEP provides technical support and services such as environmental planning, environmental policy and consultation on environmental project selection management for the Chinese government and corporations.
