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Abstract Written for and funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and StatoilHydro, this report is a descriptive inventory of Norwegian involvement and Sino-Norwegian cooperation in the fields of energy and climate change related issues in China. Part 1 is a brief, general introduction to the relevant topics, providing both typical and atypical examples […]
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The Project is a key urban environmental improvement initiative of the Jilin provincial government (JPG), and the Heilongjiang provincial government (HPG) to control pollution in the Songhua River Basin (SRB). It is classified as a targeted intervention because it contributes to achieving Millennium Development Goal 7, Target 10, which calls for the halving of the […]
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The Government’s 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (2006–2010) emphasizes the need to build a resource-efficient and environment-friendly society. Environmental challenges in the PRC are diverse and growing, including pollution problems adversely affecting water, air, and soil. As a result, ecosystems of major river basins in various regions are severely threatened and the increasing soil contamination is […]
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Introduction (excerpts) China – a key nation for ensuring global sustainable development With its vast population, rapidly growing economy, huge research and infrastructure development investments, massive exports and huge spending on military, China is an emerging superpower. However, the Chinese model of economic development is faced with many challenges, one of the largest […]
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Dragonomics is an independent research and advisory firm specializing in China’s economy and its influence on Asia and the world. Their flagship publication, the China Economic Quarterly, is widely regarded as the most authoritative journal of China’s economy and business environment. Download report
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-With specific reference to energy and environment This report presents the outcome of a desk study by Nordic Consulting Group (NCG) commissioned by Innovation Norway in Beijing. It focuses on challenges and opportunities for Norway in promoting a wider cooperation with China in the field of energy and environment beyond the past and current cooperation limited […]
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ADB: Green Transport – Resource Optimization in the Road Sector Technical Assistance Consultant’s Reports The purpose of this study was to examine how the development of the P.R. China’s (PRC) road system impacts on the use of land, on the use of energy and on the environment and whether more efficient management of the transport […]
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ADB Provincial Development Strategies for Two Northeastern Provinces Project Number: 40666 Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance (PATA) November 2008 The proposed technical assistance (TA) project for Provincial Development Strategies for Two Northeastern Provinces follows the four advisory projects of a similar nature and purpose that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has undertaken in […]
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Transport Efficiency through Logistics Development Policy Study Technical Assistance Report Project Number: 41112; Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance (PATA); November 2008 During the Country Programming Mission in December 2007, the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) requested that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provide advisory technical assistance (TA) for a policy study on […]