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RespChi on Twitter, new jobs, recent reports, and other housekeeping tasks

I lost an hour over the weekend (btw, did you know Daylight Savings Time is a waste of energy?) but gained some motivation to do a little virtual housekeeping on ResponsibleChina.

First order of business: Follow me on Twitter.

I vowed I’d never overextend my social networks, leverage my online relationships for self-indulgent purposes, and speak in abbrvs. but then realized that social messaging tools like Twitter can actually teach me a lot, and hopefully, allow me to share things with others who care to follow my train of thought. Just don’t ever call me a Tweethead, or I’ll start unplugging everything and chisel my blog into stone.

Second, check out these recently published China reports (found via my “Links” page):

• Addressing China’s Water Scarcity: Recommendations for Selected Water Resource Management Issues (World Bank, January 2009)
  The objective of this report is to provide an overview of China’s water scarcity situation, assess the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommend key areas for strengthening and reform.
• Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change (Brookings Institution, January 2009)
  This report recommends ways to overcome obstacles to cooperation between the United States and China on climate change.
• Common Challenge, Collaborative Response: A Roadmap for US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Asia Society, January 2009)
  The report explores the climate and energy challenges facing both nations and recommends a program for sustained high-level engagement and on-the-ground action.
• Independent Environmental Assessment: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (UNEP, February 2009)
  This report discusses the environmental measures taken by 2008 Olympics organizers and assesses their effectiveness and lessons learnt, all of which will be useful for those planning future Olympic and other sporting events.

Am I missing a critical document? Email me: erica[at]responsiblechina.com.

Third, see the latest listings on my job board:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Call for Submissions: China’s 12th Five Year Plan on the Environmental Front

China is planning for the development of the new 12th Five Year Environmental Protection Plan. The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has published a notice soliciting participation in research projects on various topics that will make up the components of that plan.

JOBS:

• New Ventures China Senior Fellow // World Resources Institute: New Ventures China (Beijing) // Mar 04
• Sustainability Specialist // Wal-Mart China (Shenzhen) // Mar 01
• Sustainability Manager / China // Wal-Mart China (Shenzhen) // Mar 01
• Senior Director of Sustainability // Wal-Mart China (Shenzhen) // Mar 01

If you have anything to share, please submit your post for free.

Fourth, check out these upcoming D.C.-area events (via my 30Boxes calendar):

March 18, noon-2pm: Film Screening of “Up the Yangtze”
Post-Film Discussant: Judith Shapiro, American University
Author of Mao’s War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center’s 6th Floor Flom Auditorium

No RSVP necessary for this event and seating will be on a first-come-first-serve basis!

As part of the 2009 D.C. Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (March 11-22)

“A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze, navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as “The River.” The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river’s edge a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam, a contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China.”

March 18, 4pm-6pm: Minister Xie: U.S.-China Climate Change Cooperation
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Map: more info

Speakers: Minister Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, NDRC, People’s Republic of China

“U.S.-China cooperation is vital for progress on climate change, as the countries together produce 40 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The vice chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Minister Xie Zhenhua, will discuss China’s climate change and energy policies and priorities, the role of non-governmental organizations, and the importance of bilateral cooperation. Minister Xie will speak in Chinese with simultaneous translation to English.”

The event will be followed by a reception in honor of Minister Xie.

Attendance is by invitation only. All transfers must be approved.

RSVP for this event:
ataylor[at]ceip.org

Finally, help me fix what’s broken.

I started this blog in the summer of 2007. A lot has changed since then. If you notice broken links, incorrect info, or just a general lack of quality content, please let me know and I’ll do my best to improve the problem.

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