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Explaining and understanding environmental actions in Chinese agriculture: the case of Yuqiao watershed of Tianjin municipality
Taylor and Francis Group, 2015Most of China’s surface waters are undergoing anthropogenic eutrophication, mainly due to leaching of phosphorus (P) from both sewage and agriculture. This is causing quality deterioration in their scarce water resources. The problem has been acknowledged by Chinese authorities and actions sought implemented, though expected ameliorations are on hold.DocumentShifting security challenges in the China–Africa relationship
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015China’s involvement in African security has deepened in recent years. This policy insights paper discusses three aspects of the China–Africa security relationship to highlight some of the evolving challenges and the ways in which China responds to these.DocumentPreparing for FOCAC VI: China - South Africa co-operation in conservation and renewable energy
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2015As China’s development puts increasing pressure on the environment, various measures have been implemented both domestically and, increasingly, abroad in an attempt to limit the impact.DocumentProjected climate change and impact on bioclimatic conditions in Central and South-Central Asia
World Agroforestry Centre, 2015This report summarizes a set of bioclimatic indicators and the expected impacts of climate change on bioclimatic conditions in Central and South-Central Asia.DocumentBuilding better water governance in response to climate change and water stress: a case study of Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2015This paper presents the results and analysis of a study conducted in Lijiang of Yunnan Province, China in 2013.DocumentFOCAC: Addressing joint environmental challenges?
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2012Cooperation on environmental challenges has been an instrumental part of the first Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) since its inception in 2000. With increasing levels of economic interactions and political cooperation, environmental concerns have become increasingly important.DocumentChina's regional carbon emissions change over 1997-2007
Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, 2010The increased demand for energy in China has generated concomitant increase of carbon emissions, which poses an unprecedented challenge to China’s, and even global, sustainable development. In this paper, from the perspective of provincial carbon emissions, the authors analyse China’s carbon emissions changes during 1997-2007 based on the index decomposition analysis method.DocumentA research on assessment of urban environmental livable index for China
Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, 2010While the environments of more and more Chinese cities are becoming less polluted following successful introduction of pollution control and environment renovation measures in recent years, more attention is now being given to the livability of cities. However, these successes are often not quantifiable and are not universally recognised.DocumentStudy on optimization for central financial special fund of environmental protection
Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, 2010The central special fund of environmental protection is the main channel for the central government to make financial input into the environmental protection in China, which plays an important role in leading the environmental investment of local finance, enterprises and society.DocumentIs low-carbon together with pollution reduction? Calculation of CO2 emissions from municipal wastewater treatment plants
Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, 2011Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are recognized as an important source of carbon emissions. Previous studies have calculated the CO2 emissions in the operating process of WWTP in the sight of engineering technology and the CO2 emission which is driven by the pulling effect of investment in WWTP are ignored.Pages