小岛屿发展中国家面临的气候变化挑战和应对策略——以塞舌尔共和国为例

Challenge and Adaptive Strategy for Small Island Developing States Responding to Climate Change: the Case of Republic of Seychelles

气候变化及其应对已成为世界范围的重大议题。气候变化对小岛屿发展中国家的生态环境、社会和经济等方面的影响更为直接和剧烈,甚至威胁到当地居民的生存。以位于非洲东部西印度洋上的小岛屿发展中国家塞舌尔共和国为例,分析了气候变化带来的严峻挑战,如海平面上升、海洋表面温度升高、水资源短缺、珊瑚礁生态系统遭受破坏等,及该国采取的应对策略,以期对小岛屿发展中国家面临问题的严峻性提出警示。通过管窥小岛屿发展中国家面临气候变化的挑战和应对之道,也希冀引起我国政府和民众对于气候变化的足够重视,特别是在沿海和海岛城镇的政策制定等方面应未雨绸缪。

Climate change and adaptation have become major issues in the world scope. The impacts of climate change on environment, ecosystem, and social-economic of the Small Island Developing States are more direct and intensive, even a threat to the survival of local people. With an example of a Small Island Developing States, Republic of Seychelles in the India Ocean East Africa, we analyzed the challenges posed by climate change, such as sea level rising, sea surface temperature rising, water resource shortage, the destruction of coral reef ecosystems, and so on. We also discussed the adaptation measures made by Seychelles. These are to alarm Small Island Developing States facing serious problems to cope with climate change. The challenges of climate change to Small Island Developing States and their adaptations should call attention to our government and people to take counter- measures, especially in policy-making in costal and small island town considering the climate change.