Environmental risk analysis of Sino-Russian Cooperation released by WWF

Book announcement:
Environmental risk analysis of Sino-Russian Cooperation released by WWF
www.transrivers.org/2012/301/

Just 5 days after US congress held China's quest for resources, which
largely omitted Sino-Russian resource trade issues, WWF Russia released
English edition of a comprehensive analysis of environmental
consequences of cooperation between Russia and China presented in a
collection of essays written by 18 authors coming from diverse
backgrounds. RwB Coalition coordinators and experts actively
participated in preparation of this book, which was published in Russian
version in 2010. New English edition is supplemented with updates on
most important recent developments.

SEE: Environmental Risks to Sino-Russian transboundary cooperation: from
brown plans to a green strategy. WWF's Trade and Investment Programme
report. Evgeny Simonov, Evgeny Shvarts, Lada Progunova (Eds.).
Moscow-Vladivostok-Harbin: WWF, 2011. DOWNLOAD from
www.transrivers.org/2012/301/

The study analyzes development strategies and programs of the border
regions; programs of transboundary cooperation between Russia and China;
environmental risks associated with individual resource-intensive
sectors; as well as approaches to the greening of economies and natural
resource management in both countries. It also provides practical
recommendations aimed at the governments of Russia and China, as well as
at the environmental and business communities in these two countries.

Book contains several essays very relevant to RwB work: analysis of
Sino-Russian Regional Cooperation Program by Oksana Yengoyan, paper on
cooperation and competition for transboundary water resources by
Vladimir Karakin, economic critique of plans to export electricity from
hydropower by Konstantin Tattsenko.

RwB Coalition wants You to pay specific attention to a paper by Eugene
Simonov on history and several conceptual scenarios for the future
development of hydro-power in the Amur River Basin. It describes in
detail history of Sino-Russian relations in the context of river basin
management and joint and unilateral efforts in hydro-engineering.The
paper pays specific attention to the risks associated with the
Trans-Sibirskaya hydropower plant on Lower Shilka River planned by
YES-Energo-a joint venture that was founded by Chinese Yangtze Power and
Cyprus EurosibEnergo (belongs to Russian billionarie Deripaska).
Environmental risks associated with new hydropower plants are evident,
while the economic need for their construction seems questionable-and
these doubts are getting stronger with time.
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