Events
Environmental Cooperation Between Hong Kong and Guangdong
April 29, 2008 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Yok-Shiu F. Lee, The University of Hong Kong; Carlos Wing-Hung Lo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Book Launch: The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
April 25, 2008 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Alexandra Harney, former reporter and editor at the Financial Times, discusses her new book, an exposé of how China's factory economy competes for Western business by selling out its workers, its environment, and its future.
Seeking Solutions for Water Scarcity in China
April 08, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Bryan Lohmar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; Wang Rong, China University of Political Science & Law and the China Center for Law and Sustainable Development Research
Environmental Film Festival Screening: The Green Dragon
March 19, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Jennifer L. Turner, Woodrow Wilson Center; Caroline Harrison, Filmmaker
Efforts in Moving Towards a Low Carbon Future: China's Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Laws
February 13, 2008 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Wang Mingyuan, executive director of the Center for Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Law at the Tsinghua University Law School, discusses the content of the energy conservation law, which was amended in 2007.
Restocking China's Environmental Tool Kit
January 31, 2008 // 8:30am — 10:30am
Speakers highlight emerging opportunities for improving China's environmental governance system for energy and climate change policy, and pollution control.
Urban Life in China's Brave New World
January 03, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a U.C. Irvine China specialist and urban historian, draws on material from his book China's Brave New World – And Other Tales for Global Times (Indiana University Press, 2007) to reflect on the dramatic way that Chinese cities have changed over the past two decades.
Food Safety: Where We Stand in China
December 18, 2007 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Mr. An Dao Chang, China National Center for Biotechnology Development; Dr. Wu Yong Ning, Dept. of Chemical Contamination Monitoring, Food Safety Institute, China CDC; Fred Gale USDA ERS
China Grapples with Its Energy Challenges
December 12, 2007 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Whether and how well China deals with its energy dilemmas will have deep consequences for the rest of the world, which has a large stake in its success.
Water, Water Everywhere….But None Within Reach
November 14, 2007 // 8:30am — 10:30am
Chris Groves, Western Kentucky University;Amelia Chung, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction