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    Growing into risk: emerging environment and security issues in China

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2006
    This paper discusses the security implications of China’s economic growth and environmental challenges. It raises a number of important questions: How will China secure the resources it requires if it is to fulfil its ambition of becoming the world’s leading trading power?
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    China and climate change: the role of the energy sector

    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 susceptible to the effects of climate change.
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    Beyond the baseline: large scale climate friendly development

    2005
    This article investigates two cases of large scale, development-neutral projects in China and South Africa that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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    id21 viewpoint - Getting to grips with development in rural China

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    The pace of China's rise as a global superpower often amazes visitors, with cities seeming to transform themselves overnight. However, this is only one side of modern China: most rural areas remain overwhelmingly poor. While urban development is undoubtedly important, the development of rural China is a far greater challenge.
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    The reality of integrating gender into transport policies and projects

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Donor agencies and national governments have increasingly expressed their commitment to promoting gender equality in all areas of their work. This has included efforts to integrate gender into the work of the transport sector. However, a substantial gap between rhetoric and practice exists.
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    Men first: inheritance rights and women in rural China

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    For women in rural China, inheritance rights are often limited by traditional customs which give greater benefits to men. Although this is being challenged by new laws that recognise women’s legal rights, increased access for women to jobs and education, there is a big gap between legislation and reality.
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    Electricity demand in Asia and the effects on energy supply and the investment environment

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995
    Electricity demand in seven Asian economies is expected to increase sharply in the coming years.

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