Events
Building New Clean Water Networks in China: Challenges and Opportunities for Protecting Lake Tai Workshop at Nanjing University January 14 -15, 2010
January 14, 2010 // 7:30am — 4:30pm
Step Lightly: China's Ecological Footprint Overseas
December 03, 2009 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Panelists explored China's current global energy strategy and ecological impact in its resource extraction business activities in Canada, the Congo, and Cambodia.
Environmental Health Governance in China: Addressing the Health Risks from Heavy Metal Pollution in the World's Factory
November 18, 2009 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Alex Wang, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); Joan Hu, NRDC; ZHAO Yuechao, Bureau of Health Supervision, Chinese Ministry of Health; LV Zhongmei, Hubei University of Economics
Northeast Asia on the Path to Copenhagen
November 17, 2009 // 12:30pm — 4:30pm
The Asia Program and the China Environment Forum host a two-panel event on how nations in northeast Asia are preparing for the UN Conference on Climate Change to take place in December in Copenhagen.
Emerging Technologies/Emerging Economies: [Nano]technology For Equitable Development
November 06, 2009 // 8:00am — 11:15am
The Road to Copenhagen: Energy Solutions for Emerging Economies
November 05, 2009 // 11:00am — 12:15pm
Technology and innovation will be critical for China, India, and other emerging economies to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions – and U.S. technology policy can help lead the way, say experts David Irvine-Halliday, Chen Wang, and Anuradda Ganesh.
Emerging Technologies/Emerging Economies: [Nano]technology For Equitable Development
November 05, 2009 // 8:00am — 2:00pm
Emerging Technologies/Emerging Economies: [Nano]technology For Equitable Development
November 04, 2009 // 7:30am — 11:30am
Lost in Translation? Linking Energy Efficiency Advances in China to GHG Reductions
October 16, 2009 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Lynn Price, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Barbara Finamore, Natural Resources Defense Council; David Doniger, Natural Resources Defense Council
China and Climate Security
October 06, 2009 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
China faces grave environmental security risks from sea level rise, increased water scarcity, and projected temperature change. If China takes no measures in meeting these challenges, it will potentially face a humanitarian crisis that will destabilize the population.