Marilyn Beach will speak on "China's Global Leadership Efforts in Development and the Environment with Chinese Characteristics." She will discuss China's attempts to restructure its overseas aid program through the recently launched Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), China's "One Belt One Road" initiative, several of its key projects in Africa, and other programs through which China hopes to gain recognition as a leader in international relations.
Ms. Beach currently is an independent researcher and consultant assessing impacts of environmental and natural resource management policy, particularly in rural China. She also works in corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement, rapid rural appraisal, and social performance and social investment.
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