THE CESDRRC NEWS

June 2007/ seventy-first edition
THE CESDRRC NEWS
What is the CESDRRC? ~ News from our Research Centre ~ Service Section ~ Library News ~
Bookshop ~ Training Centre ~ Who Is Who?~ Contact Details
What Is the CESDRRC?
The CESDRRC (China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Centre)
is the largest public library and information centre in China focusing on issues concerning the current
environmental situation, environmental problems, protection methods, and sustainable development.
The centre is part of the CEEC (Centre for Environmental Education and Communication), which
itself belongs to the SEPA (State Environmental Protection Administration).
The purpose of the CESDRRC is to give the public access to environmental information by sharing
knowledge, providing information, and building networks.
We welcome volunteers of all nationalities to engage in our activities.
So please feel welcome to visit and experience this unique facility in Beijing!
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 - 17:00 hrs, Friday 8:30 - 16:30 hrs.
The CESDRRC will be closed between July 23 and Aug.12 for the summer break.
In this issue:
page
Upcoming Events 2
Aug.22, 19hrs. at the German Centre: presentation on ‘Healthy Living – Healthy Environment:
Green Consumption and Organic Food’ by Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld 2
Our Activities in June 2
CESDRRC Publications and News 4
English Class Summer Break 4
CESDRRC Organic Trends 4
Feature on Indonesian Radio 4
Publication of Articles by Eva Sternfeld 4
Conferences and Workshops 4
Publications 7
‘Green China 2007-2008, An Information Bridge China-Europe’, Carlos Frescata 7
‘Industrial animal agriculture – part of the poverty problem’, Janice Cox 7
China National Climate Change Programme (NCCP) Report 8
SEA report of tourism development plans in Guizhou Province, China 8
Civic Exchange Post-handover Hong Kong Publications 8
Useful Websites 8
Green Law 8
China Green Travel / Hi Nature 你 好 , 自 然 ! 8
German Energy Centre Jinan 9
Job Openings 9
Manager and Assistant for the German Energy Centre located in Jinan 9
Several Openings at DEVELOPMENT Solutions (DS) 9
Donations 10
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I. News from Our Research Centre
1. Upcoming Events
Wednesday, August 22, 19:00, German Centre Meeting Room (11th floor, Landmark Tower 2):
Presentation on ‘Healthy Living – Healthy Environment: Green Consumption and
Organic Food’ by Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld (CESDRRC)
Language: English
Consumers’ environmental concerns are a major driving force for market success of ecofriendly
products. Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld will take a look at the growing consumer
awareness in China and emerging markets for green products. In the first part of the talk, Tanja
Ploetz will introduce the “Green Choice” project, an initiative launched by the CESDRRC in
cooperation with the environmental NGOs Friends of Nature and Global Village of Beijing that
aims at promoting consumer awareness, environmental friendly lifestyles and sustainable
consumption in Beijing. In the second part of the presentation, Eva Sternfeld will detail on the
prospects for the organic food market in China, including practical advice on how to find
organic food in the Beijing area.
Contact: Miss Lue lue@germancentre.org.cn, Tel.:6590 6919/20/21, Fax. 6590 7768
2. Our Activities in June
June 6: Tanja Ploetz met up with her Green Choice counterparts at Friends of Nature and Global
Village of Beijing as well as their other partners of the Shichahai conference in Jan./Feb. 2007
to talk about possible follow up activities in Shichahai community.
June 7: the CESDRRC housed a workshop by the Shark Alliance on ‘Shark Fisheries and Trade
– Challenges for Marine Conservation’. It is estimated that worldwide, about 100 million sharks
are killed each year, of which between 26 and 73 million are caught primarily for their fins.
Sharks are amongst the most biologically vulnerable fish in the world’s oceans. This, coupled
with increasing fishing pressure worldwide, has led to an urgent need for international and
national shark conservation measures. Shark fisheries, shark trade, and consumption of shark
products, particularly fins, has increased substantially in China as a consequence of its rapid
economic transformation and growth in recent years. Since China’s membership in the WTO in
Nov.2001, China’s ability to import shark products (particularly fins) directly rather than going
through Hong Kong have greatly improved. There are also a domestic shark fisheries, about
which little is known outside China.
During the event, Chuck Fox and Uta Bellion from the Pew Charitable Trusts (PCT) as well as
Shelly Clarke from the Imperial College London gave presentations, followed by a lively
discussion. More at www.sharkalliance.org
June 12: the CESDRRC housed a lecture on ‘Potential Impacts of the CDM on Sustainable
Development in Rural China’ by Paul Thiers, Ph.D., Associate Prof. at Washington State
University and Visiting Prof. at China Agricultural University. Prof. Thiers detailed on different
means for achieving GHG reductions in rural China, such as energy conservation (improved
cooking stoves, better quality housing, energy efficient irrigation pumps, energy efficiency in
food processing and other rural industries), renewable energy generation (passive and
photovoltaic solar, wind power and micro-hydro, household and larger scale biogas, other
biomass to energy technologies, such as pelletisation, gasification, liquid biofuels – Ethanol and
biodiesel), and reduction of GHGs from agriculture (reduction of emissions from crop fields/
from animals and animal manure, prevention of forest clearing, reduction of soil erosion and
degradation). Thiers further mentioned carbon sequestration (processes that remove carbon
dioxide from the atmosphere) in the form of forest sequestration (afforestation, stopping
deforestation, forest management) or soil sequestration (improved soil organic matter, must be
stable and long term, improved crop rotation/ crop tillage, modified chemical fertilizer
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application). He explained why and how the CDM can be a good mechanism for helping along
sustainable rural development in China. thiers@vancouver.wsu.edu
June 13: Eva Sternfeld attended a reception with James Cameron, globally recognized expert on
climate change and founder of Climate Change Capital, and award winning wildlife
photographer Xi Zhihong. During the event, organized by CGA (www.cga-china.com) and held
at their CGA China Office, some of Xi Zhihong’s amazing films and photos of China’s most
endangered animals were shown.
June 14: the CESDRRC screened the TVE/BBC Earth Report documentary ‘A Tale of Two
Cities’, followed by a lively discussion with Dr. Helen Marquard, Head of European and
International Sustainable Development at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (DEFRA). The event was co-oganised with the UK-China Sustainable Development
Dialogue (SSD). The film focused on five areas of sustainable development (power, transport,
food, water and waste), comparing Beijing and London as two cities that are busy preparing for
the Olympics, and both having pledged to turn them into ‘Green Olympics’.
June 15: Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld went to the Shining Stone Community Action office to
meet up with their CIM colleagues working in the area of NGO development/ civil society. The
experts, working at different institutions of the NGO scene, discussed ideas for networking,
possible cooperation and exchange.
June 20: Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld followed the invitation by the Natural Resource and
Defense Council (NDRC) and the China Environmental Culture Promotion Association
(CECPA) to attend the official launch of their ‘Green Law’ website ( 环 境 法 公 众 研 究 网
www.greenlaw.org). According to Alex Wang of NRDC who gave the introduction, the website
is set up along the three pillars to environmental public participation: access to information,
participation and access to justice. More about the website in the section ‘Useful Websites’.
June 22: Eva Sternfeld attended a reception to celebrate the official German participation at the
10 th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference (CIEPEC) from
June 21-24 in Beijing. The reception was hosted by Michaela Abels, Counsellor for
Environment and Industry at the German Embassy in Beijing.
June 24: Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld attended the China Development Brief Midsummer
Party, held to celebrate the China Development Brief’s 12 year anniversary.
June 26: Tanja Ploetz met up with the rest of the Green Choice team to talk about programme
development and future plans for Green Choice.
June 28: Eva Sternfeld attended the Chinese German Workshop on Sustainable Solutions for
Sewage Sludge Disposal in China, jointly sponsored by the International Cooperation Centre of
the NDRC and the German KfW Development Bank.
June 28: In the afternoon, Eva Sternfeld participated in the Siemens High-level Forum to
Promote a Harmonious Society, Enhance Environmental Protection and Energy Saving.
June 28: Tanja Ploetz attended the official launch of Conservation International(CI)’s Olympic
green travel and living campaign and website. CI has had an office in China for 5 years now,
focusing its activities mainly on south-western China, working with rural communities. The
new campaign is titled ‘For Our Natural Splendour’, and was first launch in Chinese in Nov.
2006, now officially introducing the English version (see section ‘Useful Websites).
June 29: Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld attended a conference on “CSR in China 2007: A
Contribution to the Achievement of a Harmonious Society”. For the conference, the Sino-
German Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project, which is a joint cooperation between
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and the Chinese Ministry
of Commerce partnered with UNDP and the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC). A variety
of topics were covered with the objectives of:
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- Highlighting the powerful contribution that business can make to building a harmonious
society through the integration of the Principles of the United Nations Global Compact into
the company’s strategic vision and operating practices, and the participation in publicprivate-partnerships.
- Exploring how the private sector, both domestic and multinationals operating in China, can
maximize their competitiveness and contributions to development across China and around
the world.
- Providing a platform for companies to showcase leadership.
- Providing a framework to explore key opportunities and dilemmas facing the corporate
community in China.
- Providing participants with practical direction and tools to improve their organization and its
contributions to building a Harmonious Society.
3. CESDRRC Publications and News
English Class Summer Break
The CESDRRC English Class will rest until after our summer break in August. Stay tuned for
further announcements.
Publication of Articles by Eva Sternfeld
- An article by Eva Sternfeld: “Promoting organic food in China: an information campaign by
the CESDRRC” was published in the book “Green China 2007-2008” p.67 (for more
information about the book please check the section ‘Publications’).
- An article by Eva Sternfeld: “Development of Civil Nuclear Power Industry in China” was
published in the Nuclear Monitor, a publication by the World Information Service on
Energy (WISE) and the Nuclear Information & Resource Service (NRS). May 3, 2007. No.
655, pp.5-8.
Feature on Indonesian Radio
A feature on Beijing water issues by Elise Potaka-Osborne, partly based on an interview with
Eva Sternfeld was broadcast on the Indonesian radio station Kantor Berita Radio 68H. The
story can be downloaded at www.asiacalling.kbr68h.com
CESDRRC Organic Trends
Organic Trends no. 9 is out now in English and Chinese. For free subscription, please send an
email to aiwastar@163bj.com
II. Service Section
In this section, we publish information that we received and thought would be interesting to
share with our readers.
1. Conferences and Workshops
Uranium Stewardship and Sustainable Development Workshop
July 5, 2007, Beijing
Venue: Kempinski Hotel
Organisers: Australian Embassy in China, China Business Council for Sustainable Development
and BHP Billiton China
The one-day workshop will overview the concept of uranium stewardship and its global
practices and will offer opportunities for in-depth discussions of China’s challenges and actions
in the area. The workshop will also touch upon product stewardship of other commodities
including Green Lead initiatives, etc.
Contact: Helen Yuan Helen.yuan@bhpbilliton.com, Tel: 08520 8130, Mobile: 139 1127 2530
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Green Olympics and Sustainable Development Lecture Series
Venue: Xicheng District Library, Beijing
Time: Saturday mornings, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Language: Chinese
July 7:
‘Energy Saving and Integrated Use of Resources’ by Jia Zhanghang, former Editor
of the magazine 节 能 与 环 保 (Energy and Environment).
Contact: Xicheng District Library, Houguangping Hutong No.26, Tel. 66561158/59 -104
Web: www.xcdl.com.cn
International Conference on Increasing Growth in Under-developed Regions and
Construction of a Harmonious Society
4 th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Western China Development Studies
July 24-26, 2007, Guiyang, Guizhou
Organizers: Consortium for Western China Development Studies, Guizhou University of
Finance and Economics
Topics:
- Increasing Growth in Under-developed Regions
- Environmental Protection in Under-developed Regions
- Preserving Culture Diversity in Under-developed Regions
- Economic Development for National Minorities in Under-developed Regions
- International Experiences in Eradication of Poverty
- UN’s Role in Eradication of Poverty in the World
- Poverty Alleviation through Micro-credit Loans and Financial Policies in Poor Areas
- Optimization of Regional Industrial Structure
- Raising Technological Level in Poor Areas
- Improving Human Resources and Education in Poor Areas
- Enhancing Public Healthcare in Poor Areas
- Women’s Role in Anti-poverty Programs
- Assessment of Six years of West China Development
- Poverty Alleviation through Migration in Western China
- NGOs' Role in Poverty Alleviation
- Research on the AIDS Epidemic and the use of Drugs in Poor Areas
Deadline for abstract submission: April 30. Please submit your abstract from
http://chinadatacenter.org/westchina2007/
Contact: local: Ms. Hong Zhang, Centre for the Dev. of Under-developed Regions, Guizhou
University of Finance and Economics, Tel.: 13078565819, China Office: Prof. Yiqian Wang,
Institute of West China Dev., Sichuan University, Tel.: +86-28-85401227, U.S. Office: Dr.
Shuming Bao, China Data Centre, Univ. of Michigan, Tel.: 734-647-9610, Fax: 734-763-0335
International Conference on Sustainable Cities and Villages
Aug.27-31, 2007, Dongsheng District, Erdos Municipality, Inner Mongolia
Organisers: Government of Erdos Municipality and Stockholm Environment Institute
Focus: urban and rural ecological sanitation, organic waste management, agricultural reuse
Topics: urban & rural sustainable sanitation, ecological sanitation, grey water mngmt., urine
management, organic waste management, composting, agricultural reuse & urban agriculture.
The conference will showcase Erdos ecotown (3,000 inhabitants), which uses sustainable onsite
sanitation and solid waste management practises, incorporating an ecostation and greywater
treatment plant and reuse of organic products and water for agriculture.
Contact: China (in Chinese) All-China Environment Federation (conference facilitator),
sunfuli@acef.com.cn, International (in English): Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden,
dongsheng2007@ecosanres.org, web: http://www.ecosanres.org/dongsheng2007.htm
2 nd Internat. Conf. on Bio-inspired Computing: Theories and Applications (BIC-TA 2007)
Sept. 14-17, 2007, Zhengzhou, Henan Province
Venue: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
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Organisers: Peking University, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Huazhong University
of Science & Technology
Sponsors: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Henan Engineering Research Centre
for Biotechnology
BIC-TA2007 aims to provide a high-level international forum for researchers working in the
main areas of natural computing inspired from biology to present their recent results and
exchange ideas.
International Conference on ‘Development Challenges in Rural China’
Oct. 25-26, 2007, Beijing
Venue: University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Organisers: French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC, Hong Kong), UIBE,
University of Lyon 2 (France)
The conference intends to cover the important questions related to developmental issues in rural
China, with particular focus on the following issues:
- transformation of the rural economy and its implications for farming income and food
security
- development of off-farm activities in rural areas
- migration and relations between urban and rural areas
- urban-rural divide
- sustainable management of natural resources (land, forest, water, etc.)
- challenges of poverty, inequality and welfare improvement problems
- WTO and rural development
- rural governance and taxation
- rural financial systems
- education, health care and social protection in rural areas
Conference language: English
Extended abstracts (3-4 pages, written in English) should be submitted to
promotio@cefc.com.hk before May 31, 2007.
More information at www.gate.cnrs.fr
Environment and Health in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions
Oct. 26-29, 2007, Beijing
Venue: Peking University
Organisers: Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health Sciences (PBC), Chinese
Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES), Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of
Geochemistry, East-West Centre, Peking University
The conference will bring together scientists, engineers, policy makers, industry representatives,
government officials and students to present research in areas relevant to human and
environmental health. Topics include hazardous waste remediation, indoor and outdoor air
pollution, genetic risks of environmental pollutants, heavy metals and health, occupational
health, persistent organic pollutants and health; children's environmental health and the health
impacts of climate change.
More information about the PBC and the upcoming conference (incl. downloadable conference
brochure and online registration): http://pbc.eastwestcenter.org/2007ConferenceHome.html
World Recycling Forum
International Conference & Exhibition on Electronics, Car & Battery Recycling
Nov. 13-16, 2007, Shanghai
Venue: Hotel Shangri-La, Pudong
Organizer: International Congress & Marketing (ICM), Switzerland
Leaders in the field of technology, logistics, industry, legislation and policy-making will meet to
discuss about:
- Electronics, car & battery manufacturers activities with regard to recycling
- Latest development within the recycling industry
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- Collection and take-back programs
- Reports and outlook on new laws and regulations
For more information, please check: http://www.icm.ch/index_worldrecycling07.htm
International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society (WEES)
Dec. 18-21, 2007 Roorkee, India
Organisers: National Institute of Hydrology (India) and Texas A & M University (USA)
Themes:
* Water and environment (incl. water resources development, management and conservation;
water resources management under uncertainty; climate change; integrated watershed
management; pollution of water bodies and sanitation)
* Water hazards (incl. floods, droughts, pollution)
* Water for energy
* Water for other uses (irrigation, industry, rural development, ecosystems and forestry)
* Water for society (incl. water demand management; municipal water supply systems; social
health; environmental health; privatisation, conflict resolution; capacity building; policy
analysis; water politics, law, and public apathy; economics)
Contact: National Institute of Hydrology, India, Fax: +91-1332-277281, email:
wees2007@gmail.com
Web: http://tinyurl.com/ypab4t
International Union of Anthropological and Ethnographic Sciences Congress
July 15-23, 2008, Kunming
The Ford Foundation organises a competition for young Chinese researchers to provide papers
for selection to take part in a panel on Changing Herder Livelihoods at the International
Union of Anthropological and Ethnographic Sciences Congress.
Deadline for abstracts: Sept. 9 th , 2007
For a more detailed announcement in Chinese, please contact xywang@cass.org.cn, Tel.: 010-
85195551, 13621263644
2. Publications
‘Ecological Rural Development: Green China 2007-2008, An Information Bridge China-
Europe’ ed. by Carlos Frescata, BioSani
This biannual publication focuses on the ecological rural development in China and is
connected to a regularly updated website (www.greenchina.eu). The purpose of the publication
is to contribute to a mutual understanding between the Chinese and Westerners, namely the
Europeans, regarding the role of the countryside in this new China, and how the country will be
able to influence the world in a positive way, viewed from an ecological perspective. Green
China includes articles such as ‘China’s National Sustainable Communities’ (Pan Xiaodong),
‘Development and characteristic features of ecological agriculture in China’ (Li Wenhua),
‘Biological pest control in China: general introduction about its research and implementation’
(Lu Qingguang), ‘Rural energy development in China’ (Li Jingming), and others. The book also
includes an extensive and beautiful photo report about the countryside around Yangshuo. The
book can be ordered for 17 EURO or 178 RMB at www.greenchina.eu
‘Industrial animal agriculture – part of the poverty problem’ by Janice Cox
Commissioned by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and written by
Janice Cox, the report studies the exponential growth of industrial animal agriculture in
developing countries, threatening the sustainability of both rural populations and traditional
food production systems. Industrial animal agriculture has historically been promoted by some
international organisations, development agencies and national governments due to the – now
discredited – belief that the growth generated through increased agricultural production would
“trickle down” to benefit those suffering from poverty and hunger. But research has shown that,
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far from making poverty history, industrial animal agriculture forms part and parcel of the
poverty problem.
The report is a call to action for international development NGOs to tackle the problem of
industrial animal agriculture as an integral part of their poverty alleviation work. It is a call for
them to advise policy makers to allocate future support to humane and sustainable agriculture,
rather than to industrial animal agriculture, which undermines the elimination of poverty and
hunger in developing countries. To receive a copy of the report please contact Helene
O’Donnell at heleneodonnell@wspa.org.uk. For further information about the WSPA’s farm
animal welfare work, please visit www.wspafarmwelfare.org
China National Climate Change Programme (NCCP) Report
The report was prepared by NDRC and was recently released by GOC. Following the UNFCCC
requirement, the report is the first official document of the sort prepared by GOC. It aims to
discuss and present the country's position, plans and actions addressing global warming up to
2010. The World Bank, through the Italian TF for Environmental Protection in China,
provided financial support to NDRC's National Climate Change Office to prepare the NCCP
and four provincial case studies and action plans in Yunnan, Hubei, Shaanxi and Jilin as well as
an outreach programme disseminating the findings of the studies. The provincial case studies
will also be finalized shortly.
Contact: Jian Xie, Senior Environmental Specialist Rural Development, Natural Resources &
Environment (EASRE), Sustainable Development Department, East Asia and Pacific Region,
The World Bank, Tel.: 202-473-2766, Fax: 202-522-1666, Email: jxie@worldbank.org
Web: www.worldbank.org/eapenvironment
SEA report of tourism development plans in Guizhou Province, China
This consultant report of the Strategic Environmental Assessment study is now available at
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPREGTOPENVIRONMENT/Resources/Guizhou_SE
A_FINAL.pdf
To learn more about the World Bank’s SEA activities in East Asia and the Pacific Region,
please visit the webpage at http://www.worldbank.org/eapenvironment/sea-asia
Civic Exchange Post-handover Hong Kong Publications
Civic Exchange has produced a four part series of publications that review various aspects of
post-handover Hong Kong.
- ‘Reflections on Leadership: Tung Chee Hwa and Donald Tsang, 1997-2007’
- ‘From Nowhere to Nowhere’
- ‘Idling Engine: Hong Kong’s Environmental Policy in a Ten Year Stall 1997-2007’
- ‘Still Holding our Breath: A Review of Air Quality Policy in Hong Kong 1997-2007’
Contact: May Fong, Tel.: 2846 4869, Fax: 2866 8983, Email: may.fong@hkcg.com.hk
Web: www.civic-exchange.org
3. Useful Websites
Green Law: www.greenlaw.org.cn
Green Law is a joint effort by the Nature Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and China
Environmental Culture Promotion Association (CECPA). It is the first comprehensive plainlanguage
web resource focused on environmental public participation in China. The website
will eventually contain a broad range of tools to help members of the public, NGOs and others
take advantage of the many new rights to environmental public participation becoming available
in China. These tools will include, among other things, local user guides, case studies on
Chinese and international experiences, and an extensive searchable database of Chinese laws,
regulations and policy documents concerning environmental public participation.
China Green Travel / Hi Nature 你 好 , 自 然 !: www.greentravel.com / www.hinature.cn
This is the bilingual website of the American NGO Conservation International (CI) in China.
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‘Hi Nature’ (Chinese) was already launched in Nov. 2006, with the English version ‘China
Green Travel’ introduced recently (see section ‘Our Activities in June’). The website promotes
4 actions as part of CI’s campaign ‘For Our Natural Splendour’:
- the Green Dining Table
- Climate Change / low carbon emissions
- Green Travel
- Green Living
The website features sections on the mountains in SW China, eco-tourism, the Olympics, green
travel to the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau, the carbon calculator, etc. In cooperation with ‘Green
Choice’.
German Energy Centre Jinan: www.gec-jinan.com or www.german-energy-center.com
After 9 months of preparation, the German Energy Centre was officially opened in June 2007 in
Jinan/ Shandong. It consists of a permanent exhibition for building services and energy-saving
techniques as well as renewable energies from Germany, communicating an integrated energy
efficient approach. The project was made possible by means of collaboration across different
fields in the building services sector, structural engineering and energy generation. The centre is
an effort to offer a conclusive concept for spreading German environmentally friendly
technologies for modern construction and living. (See also Job Openings section)
4. Job Openings
Manager and Assistant for the German Energy Centre located in Jinan
The Manager is expected to organise and operate the centre, as well as day-to-day tasks in
accordance with the partner’s requirements. This includes the organisation of specialised
conferences, workshops, seminars and training courses, the acquisition of new partners as well
as the transfer of information in the field of modern technologies to political and institutional
circles. The Assistant is expected to assist the manager of the GEC, fulfil his/her tasks
independently and under his/her own authority according to the instructions of the superior.
Detailed job descriptions can be found at http://www.german-energy-center.com/189.html
Several Openings at DEVELOPMENT Solutions (DS)
DS is a European consultancy working internationally in the field of sustainable development
and sustainable investments. Their public sector clients include the European Commission,
European Member State governments and international organisations. On the private sector side
they support investors to realise projects with sustainable applications, particularly in the areas
of environment, energy efficiency and climate change. Their expertise, applied mainly in
emerging markets across Asia, steers investors to meet the challenges of sustainable investments.
This work builds on our strong grounding in government relations, policy expertise and network
of local and international institutions and experts.
DS is expanding rapidly and is presently looking to fill the following positions:
· Senior Project Manager (international)
· CDM Technical Expert (local)
· CDM Technical Expert (international)
· Standards Technical Officer (local)
· Business Development Manager (international)
· Project Manager (international)
More details on these vacancies can be found on their website www.development-solutions.eu.
Contact: Stephan Baertges, Project Manager, DEVELOPMENT Solutions (China) Ltd
Address: Room 2610, Kun Tai International Plaza, No. 12, Chaoyangmen Wai Da Jie Yi,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, PR China
Tel..: + 86 (010) 58790561/ 2, Fax: + 86 10 58790563, MP: + 86 13521871104, Email:
stephan@development-solutions.eu, Web: www.development-solutions.eu
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III. Library News
Our library not only provides books about environmental science in Chinese, Japanese and
English, but also materials dealing with related sciences, such as agriculture, industry, biology,
chemistry, and astronomy. There is also a wide range of material dealing with environmental
issues in social, economic and cultural terms.
There are English magazines in our collection, including Tomorrow, Nature, Environmental
Policy and Law, Time, and National Geographic and also 56 Chinese journals dealing with
environmental topics. A number of daily newspapers (mostly in Chinese) are available, and we
receive newsletters and information from several organizations, including the International
Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global
Environmental Change (IHDP), Environmental Resources Management China (ERM), and the
China Association for Non-Governmental Organization Cooperation (CANGO), China
Development Brief.
For books in Chinese language please check our online catalogue: http://211.157.100.88:8080
1. Donations
Irene Bain, Ford Foundation:
- 云 南 省 社 会 科 学 院 社 会 学 研 究 所 Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, 昆 明 戴 特 民 族 传 统
与 环 境 发 展 研 究 所 Development Institute for Tradition and Environment:‘ 参 与 和 发 展 :
照 片 故 事 指 南 ’(Participation and Development: A Guide to Photo-Novella), 2006 (Chinese)
- 韩 伟 Han Wei:‘ 农 村 社 区 发 展 项 目 管 理 ’(Rural Development Project Management), 2006
(Chinese)
- Centre for Environment and Development, CASS 中 国 社 会 科 学 院 环 境 与 发 展 研 究 中
心 :’China Environment and Development Review’ / ‘ 中 国 环 境 与 发 展 评 论 ’, 2007
(Chinese/English)
Carlos Frescata, Biosani/ Portugal:
- ‘Ecological Rural Development: Green China 2007-2008, An Information Bridge China-
Europe’, 2007
WISE (World Information Service on Energy) Amsterdam:
- ‘Nuclear Monitor’, nos. 652, 653, 654, 656
- ‘Nuclear Power: Only Problems, No Solutions, Facts and Figures about Nuclear Power’, 2007
Wen Bo, Pacific Environment:
- Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA): ‘Under the Counter: China’s Booming Illegal
Trade in Ozone Depleting Substances’, 2005
- EIA: ‘Unfinished Business: The Continued Illegal Trade in Ozone-Depleting Substances and
the Threat Posed to the Montreal Protocol Phase-out’
- EIA: ‘Thailand’s Tiger Economy’
United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery
(UNAPCAEM):
- UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP): ‘Enhancing Export
Competitiveness of Asian Fruits’, 2007
- UN ESCAP: ‘Recent Developments in Biogas Technology for Poverty Reduction and
Sustainable Development’, 2007
KfW Entwicklungsbank (Development Bank):
- Documentation of the ‘Chinese-German Workshop on Sustainable Solutions for Sewage
Sludge Disposal in China’, 2007-6-28, Beijing
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Siemens AG:
- GlobeScan and MRC McLean Hazel: ‘Megacity Challenges: A Stakeholder Perspective’
We would like to thank all generous donors!
IV. Bookstore
The CESDRRC also runs a bookstore with a collection of more than 800 Chinese publications
on environmental issues. You will find the bookstore in the basement of the Sino-Japan
Friendship Centre for Environmental Protection near the dining hall (address see section VI
‘Contact Details’). Business hours: Mo-Thu 8:30-16:30 hrs., Fri 8:30-16:00 hrs.
Ask for our latest catalogue! Mail order is also available. Tel.: +86-10-8463 7722 x 5501 or Tel.:
+ Fax: +86-10-84630901 (Chinese, for English assistance contact Eva Sternfeld or Tanja Ploetz,
contact details see section VI)
Online catalogue: www.chinaeol.net/ts/book_sale
V. Who Is Who?
Ms. LU Yuzhen and Ms. HOU Yaoxia are the librarians.
Dr. Eva Sternfeld is a German CIM (Centre for International Migration & Development,
see section ‘Our Supporters’ below) integrated expert working as the director of reference,
research & institutional exchange in the CESDRRC. Her main fields of expertise are
environmental education and water management.
Ms. Tanja Plötz, M.A., graduate from Free University Berlin, Germany in the two majors of
Sinology and Business Economics joined the CESDRRC in March 2002. As CIM integrated
expert she is responsible for information management and digital research.
Ms. LIU Qin and Ms. Gao Xiuqing run the bookshop.
Ms. Charlotte Kroll from Goettingen University is helping with the English books in the
library. charlotte.kroll@hotmail.de
Ms. Karen Grunstra has just gone back to the US to finish her studies. We would like to thank
her for her invaluable help with our English class!
Ms. LI Yuan graduated from Capital Normal University and is helping the CESDRRC translate
materials. liyuan84@yahoo.com, Tel.: 84665692
Our Supporters: A Brief Introduction
EETPC (Environmental Education Television Project for China) helped to set up the centre and
supported CESDRRC in the initial phase in 1998/99 with furniture and a considerable stock of
books. They also established the contact with CIM (Centrum fuer international Migration und
Entwicklung – Centre for International Migration and Development), and helped CEEC to
apply for two CIM positions. CIM is a German developmental cooperation institution, largely
financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ-
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), that places so-called
‘Integrated Experts’ within an institution or enterprise in a partner country upon request. CIM
experts are "integrated" in that they are legally and professionally answerable to a local partner
employer, with whom they enter into a contract of employment in line with local terms and
conditions. Tanja Ploetz and Eva Sternfeld are both working as Integrated Experts in the
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CESDRRC. A large part of the CESDRRC’s up-to-date electrical equipment was financed by
CIM/the BMZ.
The Japan Foundation Office, Beijing donated books and a copy machine. Furniture and other
equipment were given by Nissho IWAI China. The Asian Development Bank supported us
with the donation of English books and technical equipment. Mitsubishi Corporation, Beijing
financially supported the CESDRRC in book purchases. The additional purchase of technical
equipment was made possible by the financial support of NEC.
The German Heinrich-Böll-Foundation has been supporting the CESDRRC financially in a
number of projects, like the environmental education and ‘Profitable Environmental
Management (PREMA) for Schools’ workshops, publications like ‘Desert Witness’ or the
‘Water Guide for Beijing’, etc.
In November 2003, the Ford Motor Company awarded the CESDRRC the third prize of their
2003 Ford Motor Conservation and Environmental Grants, China, ‘Environmental Education’
category. With Nuernberg Global Fairs Biofach China, the CESDRRC/ CEEC cooperates in
an information campaign on organic farming and food.
We would like to thank the generous sponsors for their support!
This project was set up by and continues to exist through donations and the work of many
volunteers from countries all over the world.
The CESDRRC continues to need your support! We welcome any new sponsorship for books,
newspapers or magazines and greatly appreciate any donations!
Support the CESDRRC by renting our facilities for environmental meetings, lectures or the like!
VI. Contact Details
Address:
Library front desk (Chinese):
Rm. 701, Sino-Japan Friendship Tel.: +86.(0)10.8466 5691
Centre for Environmental Protection Tel.: +86.(0)10.8463 7722 x 2702
No. 1, Yu Hui Nan Lu Tel.: +86.(0)10.8465 0856
Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing
Email: yuzhen_lu@sina.com.cn
100029 北 京 市 朝 阳 区 育 慧 南 路 1 号 Eva Sternfeld (Chinese and English):
中 日 友 好 环 境 保 护 中 心 701 室 Tel. + Fax: +86.(0)10.8463 6353
Email: aiwastar@163bj.com
Online catalogue of Chinese books
Tanja Ploetz (Chinese and English):
in the library: Tel.: +86.(0)10.8463 3416
http://211.157.100.88:8080
Email: tangjia@gmx.net
Bookstore (Chinese):
Website: http://chinaeol.net/cesdrrc Tel.: +86.(0)10.8463 7722 x 5501
Tel. + Fax: +86.(0)10.8463 0901
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亚 运 村 方 向
to Asian Games Village
北
North
机 场 方 向
Airport
惠 新 东 街 出 口 Exit Hui Xin Dong Jie
小 营 桥
Xiao Ying Bridge
北 四 环 路 Bei Si Huan Lu (Northern 4 th Ring Road)
芍 药 居 出 口 Exit Shao Yao Ju
西
West
惠 新 东 街 Hui Xin Dong Jie
中 日 友 好 环 保 中 心
Sino-Japan Friendship
Centre for Environmental
Protection
现 代 文 学 馆 Museum
of Modern Literature
文 学 馆 路 Wenxueguan Lu
对 外 经 贸 大 学 University of International
Business & Economics (UIBE)
育 慧 南 路 Yu Hui Nan Lu
芍 药 居 小 区
Shao Yao Ju
Residential
Area
芍 药 居 Shaoyaoju
东
East
太 阳 宫 路 Taiyanggong Lu
中 日 友 好 医 院
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
芍 药 居 轻 轨 站
Shaoyaoju Metro Station
和 平 街 北 口
Heping Jie Bei Kou
北 三 环 路 Bei San Huan Lu
(Northern 3 rd Ring Road)
南
South
三 元 桥 方 向
to San Yuan Bridge
Busses: Coming from….
• Haidian take bus no. 422, get off at Yu Hui Nan Lu, Haidian Huangzhuang take bus no. 386,
get off at Xiao Ying
• Qinghua University take bus no. 951, get off at Shao Yao Ju
• Fuchengmen take bus no. 409, get off at Yu Hui Nan Lu
• Andingmen metro station take bus no. 119, get off at Yu Hui Nan Lu
• Yonghegong (Lama Temple) metro station take bus no. 62, get off at Xiao Ying
• Dongdan (Longtan Lake) take bus no. 807, get off at Xiao Ying
• Gong Zhu Fen take bus no. 201, get off at Xiao Ying
• Guozhan Zhongxin (International Exhibition Centre) take bus no. 847, get off at Xiao Ying
there is moreover bus no. 408 that has a stop at Shao Yao Ju
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