From the beginning, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) drew the attention of CSOs and activists in other regions, Asia and Europe. [...] The response highlighted the need for regulatory changes and the involvement of youth in the struggle. [...] She noted the competition between the EU and China in infrastructure investments and the strategic embrace of the Global South. [...] However, infrastructure development continues to be a geopolitical battleground involving the US, China, and India, often neglecting the welfare of the people and the environment. [...] The discussion underscored the importance of civil society in ensuring that infrastructure and energy projects consider the needs and rights of the people and the environment.
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Table of Contents
- REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING ALLIANCE 1
- INTRODUCTION 4
- STEERING COMMITTEE 6
- SRI LANKA 8
- OVERVIEW OF THE STORY OF SRI LANKA DEBT AND ECONOMIC CRISIS 10
- WHO AND WHERE IS 12
- CHINA 12
- THEMATIC AREA 1 12
- A. CHINA UPDATE CHINESE FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS 13
- B. CURRENT WORLDVIEW OF CHINA 14
- C. CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE ON CHINAS ROLE IN THE G20 SUMMIT 15
- D. CHINESE INFLUENCE ON ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY IN ASIA 15
- E. OPEN FORUM 16
- CHINESE FINANCE SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES SPEAKING WITH CHINESE STAKEHOLDERS 17
- UPDATES ON COAL MORATORIUM WHERE ARE WE NOW 17
- DEEPER DIVE INTO SECTORAL UPDATES CHINESE OIL AND GAS EXPANSION IN ASIAN REGIONS 17
- ESG STANDARDS COMPARING CHINA WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD 18
- CAMPAIGN 19
- LEARNINGS ON BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL 19
- CHINESE 19
- FINANCING 19
- THEMATIC AREA 2 19
- CHINAS ROLE IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTORAL INSIGHTS 20
- PANEL PRESENTATION CHINESE OUTBOUND FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS 23
- COMMON PATTERNS OF CHINESE OUTBOUND FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS 25
- UPDATES FROM AIIB ANNUAL MEETING 25
- QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION 25
- STRATEGIC LITIGATION ON CHINESE FINANCE EXPERIENCE SHARING REPORT 25
- DEBATTLE CHINA IS LEADING US TOWARDS A GREEN ASIA 27
- LOCAL AND REGIONALLY 28
- COORDINATED 28
- STRATEGY 28
- THEMATIC AREA 3 28
- REPORT ON REGIONAL AND LOCALLY COORDINATED STRATEGY CHALLENGES FACED BY CSOS IN THE CONTEXT OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 29
- OPEN FORUM INSIGHTS 30
- PARTICIPANT INPUTS AND REGIONAL INSIGHTS 31
- LINKS AND REFERENCES 32
