Addressing Climate Change Risks, Disasters, and Adaptation in the People’s Republic of China
Asian Development Bank | December 2015
Abstract
Climate change poses a significant challenge to human security, socioeconomic development, and the
environment due to an increase in climate-related risks with more frequent and intense extreme weather
events. It is vital for countries to identify climate risks, reduce these risks through mitigation, and adapt to
these risks—thereby increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability. This study informs decision makers
regarding major climate change risks to development and provides feasible policy recommendations for
consideration to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability in the water, agriculture, and natural resource
sectors of the People’s Republic of China.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2015. Addressing Climate Change Risks, Disasters, and Adaptation in the People’s Republic of China. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5305. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9257-156-6
Print ISBN
978-92-9257-155-9
Keywords
Climate
Climate change
Climate impacts assessment
Global climate change
Rural Development Projects
Rural Development Research
Climatic change
Climatic influence
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