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Since 1997, the Environmental Change and Security Program's China Environment Forum has been active in creating programming and publications to encourage dialog among U.S. and Chinese scholars, policymakers, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations on environmental and energy challenges in China.

Current Initiative:

  • Environmental Health—With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, CEF is working with Western Kentucky University (WKU) on a new China Environmental Health Project (CEHP). This section includes research briefs on the human health impacts of polluted air, water, land and the policies and activism driving these and food safety.

    Ongoing Initiatives:

  • Energy
  • Water
  • Environmental NGOs, Public Participation, and Governance

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    Students: Interested in China's environmental issues? Apply for a SPRING 09 internship.

    DAILY HEADLINES on China's Environment, Energy and Health

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    • Publications

    		China Environment Series 9 (2007)
    Authors in this issue of the China Environment Series examine many of China's environmental health challenges, with emphasis throughout on potential steps to address these problems through regulation, better research, greater NGO involvement, and international assistance. This issue also includes a special report from the USAID-supported China Environmental Health Project.




    News
    CEF Director Quoted by NBC on the Olympics
    JULY 2008 - Dr. Jennifer Turner comments on Beijing's clean air initiatives

    Will Beijing's Car Ban Clear the Air? Predictions Are Hazy
    The Chinese capital is taking half its cars off the road, but coal-burning could sully its efforts. The China Environment Forum reports on the impacts of the country's automotive use.

    CEF Director Featured on E&ETV
    JULY 2008 - Dr. Jennifer Turner appears on OnPoint to discuss the importance of water pollution and supply issues in China.

    CEF's Director Quoted in Time Magazine
    JULY 2008 - Dr. Jennifer Turner quoted in "The Green Connection" on Japanese involvement in China's environment

    China's Earthquake and Natural Disasters: Meeting the Needs
    China's Sichuan Province incurred many casualties following the massive earthquake in June. The disaster also shed light on environmental and infrastructure problems in China. Several recent meetings were held on these issues, one on public health flaws after natural disasters and the other on China's cement industry.

    CEF Acts as Supporting Organization to Hong Kong Conference
    JULY 2008 - Building Green Partnership for Sustainable Development




    Event Summaries
     Coal City
    Thursday, May 22 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    Mingxu Zhang, Deputy Mayor, Huainan Municipal Government; Wei-Ping Pan, Western Kentucky University; Derek Vollmer, National Academy of Sciences
    Event Summary

    Cement and Climate Change in China
    Friday, May 16 2008, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    Wang Lan China Building Materials Academy; Pankaj Bhatia GHG Protocol Initiative Project at World Resources Institute
    Event Summary






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    Jennifer L Turner, Director
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