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World Bank recommends reforms to address to water scarcity

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ February 1, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The World Bank recently published a report recommending that China should “reform and strengthen its water resource management framework” to address water scarcity. From the press release: The reform should focus on clarifying the role of and relationships among the government, markets and society; improving the efficiency and effectiveness of water management institutions; enhancing the [...]

Call for papers: China and global climate change

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ January 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

A notice via the University of California, Los Angeles CHINAPOL listerv: Call for conference papers (Deadline February 8th, 2009) CHINA AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons Conference Dates: 18-19 June 2009 Location: Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China Website: http://www.ln.edu.hk/caps/conference.php The Centre for Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the [...]

Making sure the environment thrives during the stimulus drive

By CC Huang ⋅ January 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Beijing recently held a national conference on environmental protection last week. Zhou Shengxian, head of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said that China will increase urban sewage treatment capacity by 10 million tons in 2009 and increase sulfur dioxide scrubbers to coal-fired power generating units. Other plans for pollution reduction set at the conference: Reducing [...]

Welcome, Responsible Blogger: CC Huang

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ January 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We have a new member of the RespChi family. Please help me welcome CC Huang, born in Hubei, raised in Iowa, and currently residing in Beijing. Stay tuned for her first post! CC Huang, Beijing correspondent cc.huang2 [at] gmail.com My name is CC Huang and I am an international affairs major with minors in philosophy [...]

RespChi applauds Obama’s “new era of responsibility”

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ January 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Tonight, at the end of Barack Obama’s first full day as President, I am proud to be an American and excited about my country’s renewed commitment to transparency and accountability. I was there Tuesday – along with 2 million other people – by the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., about a [...]

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