China funds training on climate change for Maldivian officials and experts

According to a 2014 interview given by China's ambassador to Maldives, China on an annual basis invites Maldives officials and experts to join "climate change training" (气候变化培训班) held in China. In 2014 President Xi Jinping stated that, "China is ready to provide human resources training and material assistance to the Maldives on adapting to climate change." Under the Chinese commitment to the South-South Cooperation framework, China has invited foreign officials and experts to the Climate Change training seminars since 2011. From 2011 to 2014, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission ("国家发改委") has mobilized resources from the Ministry of Commerce to host a total of 39 seminars on climate change, training 1193 officials and experts on climate change from 119 developing countries in Asia, Africa, North America, the Oceania and Europe. From 2005 to 2010, China has committed over 1.17 billion Chinese Yuan to South-South Cooperation on Climate Change programs, and in 2016, China set aside 20 million Chinese Yuan for hosting the seminars alone. (For details, see the report by World Resources Institute in December 2016, p.8; and report by China Economic Herald)

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