GDP Center Launches Database on China’s Development Finance
On December 7, 2020, the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center, an affiliated regional center at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, released the “China’s Overseas Development Finance Database.”
The new database is a geospatial dataset for analysis of China’s sovereign lending commitments and their proximity to critical habitats, national protected areas, and indigenous peoples’ lands. The interactive tool will allow users to explore 615 development finance projects with specific geographic footprints. It shows their overlap with different types of socially and ecologically sensitive territories for context.
The dataset provides insight into the sizeable quantity of this relatively new source of global finance, as well as its geographic locations, sectoral distribution and proximity to sensitive and ecological territory – critical habitats, national protected areas, and indigenous peoples’ lands.
The database, as well as a detailed write up including a video demonstration and key findings, can be found on the GDP Center’s website.
The GDP Center is a university-wide research center affiliated with the Pardee School of Global Studies. The GDP Center’s mission is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being, and environmental sustainability. Learn more here.