Kim Vender

Dr Kim Vender is an Affiliated Researcher at the Centre for EU-Asia  Connectivity (CEAC) at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. Her research  interests encompass the complexities of climate change and biodiversity  governance, climate finance (especially Loss and Damage), development  cooperation, the concept of international leadership, and China’s  engagement with the EU and Latin America. Kim holds a PhD in Politics  and International Relations from the University of Edinburgh, an MA in  East Asian Politics from Ruhr University Bochum, and a BA in China  Studies from the Free University of Berlin. She recently published her  book "China and Climate Leadership: A Role Theory Analysis" with  Routledge.