The South Asia has high variability in geographical features,climate,andlandscapes.With the rapid economic development and population growth,the increased pressure on natural resources,land degradation,water crisis,an...The South Asia has high variability in geographical features,climate,andlandscapes.With the rapid economic development and population growth,the increased pressure on natural resources,land degradation,water crisis,and climate change become the common concerns forthe countries in the region.To get a deep and general idea about the land and water natural resources and environment in South Asia,a knowl-edge database was constructed based on the climatic condition,land use/cover,waterresources,water disasters,and geohazards.There sults presented a scientific insight regarding the spatio-temporal changing pattern of the eco-environ mental components in this region.Risk assessments were performed for the floods,droughts,and geohazards which occurred with a high frequency.In general,the big knowledge database established in this study would be helpful to aid the devel-opment of future policies and programs(like the Belt and Road Initiative)for environmental issues adaptation in the region,including initiatives for regional cooperation and capacity building in natural resources and environment management.展开更多
基金This work was jointly supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program“Big Earth Data Science Engineering Project”(CASEarth)[No.XDA19030303]the Key Program(KZZD-EW-08-01)of Chinese Academy of Sciences,the International Cooperation Key Project of CAS[No.GJHZ201320]+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China[No.41631180]the 135 Strategic Program of the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment,CAS under Grant SDS-135-1708the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS[Grant 2016333].
文摘The South Asia has high variability in geographical features,climate,andlandscapes.With the rapid economic development and population growth,the increased pressure on natural resources,land degradation,water crisis,and climate change become the common concerns forthe countries in the region.To get a deep and general idea about the land and water natural resources and environment in South Asia,a knowl-edge database was constructed based on the climatic condition,land use/cover,waterresources,water disasters,and geohazards.There sults presented a scientific insight regarding the spatio-temporal changing pattern of the eco-environ mental components in this region.Risk assessments were performed for the floods,droughts,and geohazards which occurred with a high frequency.In general,the big knowledge database established in this study would be helpful to aid the devel-opment of future policies and programs(like the Belt and Road Initiative)for environmental issues adaptation in the region,including initiatives for regional cooperation and capacity building in natural resources and environment management.
