The Australian China Environment Development Program (ACEDP) is a five-year, $25m Australian Government, AusAID initiative commenced in July 2007 with the objective of supporting and improving policy development in China in the area of environmental protection and natural resources management. The primary focus of the ACEDP is on water resources and integrated river basin management, but there is flexibility to address other emerging environmental priorities by agreement between the two governments.
The ACEDP aims to facilitate enduring partnerships between Australian and Chinese agencies, institutions and individuals engaged in national environmental policy development and implementation through a combination of high level policy dialogue, capacity building measures and collaboration on discreet activities that demonstrate good environmental governance.