The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) or UN Environment started a process to develop International Coalition for Green Development on the Belt and Road (ICGDBR) in response of Belt and Road (B&R) or One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative of China after a subcommittee meeting and signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UNEP and Chinese Government. The UN Environment has already undertaken a Green Belt and Road Strategy for the period of 2018-2020.
Now the UNEP has invited 41 countries (Ministry of Environment or Equivalent), 8 International Agencies, 7 Chinese Ministries, 29 Chinese Academies & Research Institutions, 18 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), 47 Business & Industries and 8 Financial Institutions to join the coalition. The list of invitees are as follows:
Now the UNEP has invited 41 countries (Ministry of Environment or Equivalent), 8 International Agencies, 7 Chinese Ministries, 29 Chinese Academies & Research Institutions, 18 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), 47 Business & Industries and 8 Financial Institutions to join the coalition. The list of invitees are as follows:
Ministries of Environment or Equivalent
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41 Countries: Austria, Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, The Kingdom of Norway, Pakistan, The Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK), Uzbekistan and Vietnam
[Strategically important neighbors of China like Bangladesh, India, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea is excluded from the invitation list]
[Strategically important neighbors of China like Bangladesh, India, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea is excluded from the invitation list]
Ministries from China
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7 Chinese Ministries: International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA), Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MOIIT), Ministry of Natural Resources (MONR), Ministry of Transport (MOT) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
7 Chinese Ministries: International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA), Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MOIIT), Ministry of Natural Resources (MONR), Ministry of Transport (MOT) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
International Organizations
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8 International Organizations: Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Nuclear Energy Agency of OECD (NEA-OECD):
Academy & Research Institute
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29 Chinese Institutions: Beijing Normal University (BNU), The Charhar Institute (TCI), China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD under MOHURD, China), China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center (CAEC under MEE, China), China Information Safety Academy (CISA), China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), China International Technology Transfer Center (CITT), Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP under MEE, China), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES under MEE, China), Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (CIFS), Development Research Center of the State Council of China (DRCSCC), Energy Research Institute (ERI under MEE, China), Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO under MEE, China), Jilin University (JLU), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences (NIES under MEE, China), Nanjing University (NJU), National Development Research Center, China (NDRC), National Geomatics Center of China (NGCC), Peking University (PKU), Renmin University (RMU), Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES under MEE, China), Tongji University (TJU), Transport Planning and Research Institute (TPRI under MOT, China), Tsinghua University (TGU), University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), World Resources Institute (WRI)
29 Chinese Institutions: Beijing Normal University (BNU), The Charhar Institute (TCI), China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD under MOHURD, China), China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center (CAEC under MEE, China), China Information Safety Academy (CISA), China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), China International Technology Transfer Center (CITT), Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP under MEE, China), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES under MEE, China), Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (CIFS), Development Research Center of the State Council of China (DRCSCC), Energy Research Institute (ERI under MEE, China), Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO under MEE, China), Jilin University (JLU), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences (NIES under MEE, China), Nanjing University (NJU), National Development Research Center, China (NDRC), National Geomatics Center of China (NGCC), Peking University (PKU), Renmin University (RMU), Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES under MEE, China), Tongji University (TJU), Transport Planning and Research Institute (TPRI under MOT, China), Tsinghua University (TGU), University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), World Resources Institute (WRI)
Civil Society Organizations
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18 Civil Society Organizations: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), Bloomberg Foundation (BF), China Banking Association (CBA), China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD), China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association (CECRPA), China Environment Chamber of Commerce (CECC) of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), Energy Foundation (EF), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Qiaonyu Foundation (QF), Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), SEE Conservation (SEE), Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation (MCF), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Wetlands International (WI), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
18 Civil Society Organizations: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), Bloomberg Foundation (BF), China Banking Association (CBA), China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD), China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association (CECRPA), China Environment Chamber of Commerce (CECC) of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), Energy Foundation (EF), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Qiaonyu Foundation (QF), Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), SEE Conservation (SEE), Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation (MCF), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Wetlands International (WI), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Business & Industries
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47 Companies: Alibaba, Beijing SDL Technology (BST), The Belt and Road Environmental Technology Exchange and Transfer Center (BRETET - Shenzhen), Bossco, Broad Air Group (BAG), BYD, Canvest Environmental Protection Group (CEPG), China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), China-ASEAN Demonstration Base for Environmental Technology and Industry Cooperation (CADBETIC - Yixing), China-ASEAN Demonstration Base for Environmental Technology and Industry Cooperation (CADBETIC - Wuzhou), China Baowu Steel Group Corporation (CBSGC), China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEPG), China Everbright International Limited (CEIL), China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), China Resources, China Xinxing Group (CXG), Dahua Technology, Delta Aluminum, Dongguan Water Investment Group (DWIG), Elion Group, Esquel Group of Companies (EGC), Feili Group, Guangzhou Goaland Energy Conservation Tech (GGECT), Huawei, Hubei Carbon Exchange Center (HCE), Hunan Yonker Environmental Protection (HYEP), IER Environmental Protection and Engineering Technology Company (IEPETC), iSoftStone, JdCom, Poten Enviro, Shenlian Environmental Protection Group (SEPG), Shenzhen Energy, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (SIBR), Sinopec, Sound Group, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), SunEee, Tsinghua Tongfang, Twenty-First Century Science and Technology Development Company (TCSTDC), Unis, Wal-Mart, Xu Wei New District (CECW), Yingshi Technology, Yunnan Water Investment Company (YWIC), Zhongguancun Demonstrative Park on Environmental Technology (ZDPET)
47 Companies: Alibaba, Beijing SDL Technology (BST), The Belt and Road Environmental Technology Exchange and Transfer Center (BRETET - Shenzhen), Bossco, Broad Air Group (BAG), BYD, Canvest Environmental Protection Group (CEPG), China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), China-ASEAN Demonstration Base for Environmental Technology and Industry Cooperation (CADBETIC - Yixing), China-ASEAN Demonstration Base for Environmental Technology and Industry Cooperation (CADBETIC - Wuzhou), China Baowu Steel Group Corporation (CBSGC), China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEPG), China Everbright International Limited (CEIL), China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), China Resources, China Xinxing Group (CXG), Dahua Technology, Delta Aluminum, Dongguan Water Investment Group (DWIG), Elion Group, Esquel Group of Companies (EGC), Feili Group, Guangzhou Goaland Energy Conservation Tech (GGECT), Huawei, Hubei Carbon Exchange Center (HCE), Hunan Yonker Environmental Protection (HYEP), IER Environmental Protection and Engineering Technology Company (IEPETC), iSoftStone, JdCom, Poten Enviro, Shenlian Environmental Protection Group (SEPG), Shenzhen Energy, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (SIBR), Sinopec, Sound Group, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), SunEee, Tsinghua Tongfang, Twenty-First Century Science and Technology Development Company (TCSTDC), Unis, Wal-Mart, Xu Wei New District (CECW), Yingshi Technology, Yunnan Water Investment Company (YWIC), Zhongguancun Demonstrative Park on Environmental Technology (ZDPET)
Bank & Financial Institution
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8 Financial Institutions: Ant Financial Services Group (AFSG), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), China Development Bank (CDB), The Export Import Bank of China (Exim Bank, China), Industrial Bank Company Limited (IBCL), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), People's Bank of China (PBC), Silkroad Foundation
8 Financial Institutions: Ant Financial Services Group (AFSG), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), China Development Bank (CDB), The Export Import Bank of China (Exim Bank, China), Industrial Bank Company Limited (IBCL), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), People's Bank of China (PBC), Silkroad Foundation