FNI staff CV: Gørild Merethe Heggelund

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Gørild Merethe Heggelund

Born: 1961

Position at FNI: Senior Research Fellow (on leave until April 2011)

Academic background:

Dr. art (Ph.D.), University of Oslo, 2002.

Cand.philol, University of Oslo, 1992 (Chinese studies - culture, language, politics, history, environment).

Professional experience:

UNDP China office, Energy and Environment Division (1995-97).

UNIFEM, China (World Conference on Women (WCW)) (1994-95).

Main research interests:

China's climate change policy, bureacracy/institutions /actors and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP).

China's energy and environment policy.

China and the GEF; China and the UN global environmental conferences.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China.

Dam-building and resettlement in China with special focus on the Three Gorges dam project.

Major publications:

Heggelund, Gørild M. and Inga Fritzen Buan, 'China in the Asia-Pacific Partnership: Consequences for UN Climate Change Mitigation Efforts?'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 9, No 3, 2009, pp. 301-317.

Kasa, Sjur, Anne. T. Gullhaug and Gørild Heggelund, 'The Group of 77 in International Climate Negotiations: Recent Developments and Future Directions'. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Vol 8, No 2, 2008, pp. 113-127.

Heggelund, Gørild, 'The Disappearance of Homes and Money: The Case of the Three Gorges Dam'. In Global Corruption Report 2008. Corruption in the Water Sector. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp. 99-101.

Heggelund, Gørild and Ellen Bruzelius Backer, 'China and UN Environmental Policy: Institutional Growth, Learning and Implementation'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 7, No 4, 2007, pp. 415-438.

Heggelund, Gørild, 'China's Climate Change Policy: Domestic and International Developments'. Asian Perspective, Vol 31, No 2, 2007, pp. 155-191.

Sugiyama, Taishi , Gørild Heggelund and Takahiro Ueno, 'The Need for Energy Efficiency Cooperation'. In Sugiyama and Oshita (eds), Cooperative Climate. Energy Efficiency Across East Asia. Winnipeg, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2006, pp. 11-33.

Ohshita, Stephanie, Steve Wiel and Gørild Heggelund, 'Cooperation Structure: The Growing Role of Independent Cooperation Networks'. In Sugiyama and Oshita (eds), Cooperative Climate. Energy Efficiency Across East Asia. Winnipeg, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2006, pp. 39-62.

Ohshita, Stephanie, Alan Meier, Steve Wiel and Gørild Heggelund, 'Cooperation Targets: From Industry to Energy Services'. In Sugiyama and Oshita (eds), Cooperative Climate. Energy Efficiency Across East Asia. Winnipeg, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2006, pp. 79-94.

Heggelund, Gørild, 'Resettlement Programmes and Environmental Capacity in the Three Gorges Dam Project'. Development & Change, Vol 37, No 1, 2006, pp. 179-199.

Heggelund, Gørild, Steinar Andresen and Sun Ying, 'Performance of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in China: Achievements and Challenges as Seen by the Chinese'. International Environmental Agreements, No 5, 2005, pp. 323-348.

Bang, Guri, Gørild Heggelund and Jonas Vevatne, Shifting Strategies in the Global Climate Negotiations. FNI report 6/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 30 p.

Heggelund, Gørild, 'Running into Dead Ends: Challenges in Researching the Three Gorges Dam'. China Environment Series, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Vol 7, 2005, pp. 79-83.

Heggelund, Gørild, Environment and Resettlement Politics in China: The Three Gorges Project. Hampshire (UK), Ashgate, 2004, 296 p.

Lin Wei, Gørild Heggelund, Kristian Tangen and Li Jun Feng, Efficient Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in China. FNI report 1/2004. Lysaker, FNI, 2004. 24 p.

Tangen, Kristian and Gørild Heggelund, 'Will the Clean Development Mechanism be Effectively Implemented in China?'. Climate Policy, Vol 3, No 3, 2003, pp. 303-307.

Heggelund, Gørild, The Decision-making Process for the Three Gorges Project Resettlement in China. Doctoral thesis, University of Oslo. Oslo, Unipub AS, 2002, 291 p.

Tangen, Kristian, Gørild Heggelund and Jørund Buen, 'China’s Climate Change Positions: At a Turning Point?', Energy and Environment, Vol 12, Nos 2-3, 2001.

Recent commentary articles:

Buan, Inga Fritzen and Gørild M. Heggelund, 'China’s Involvement in Climate Change Mitigation', Asia Portal, 4 August 2008.

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