Society could sustain the impact of climate change by adapting to the change and mitigating risks from adverse effects of increasing changes,so that it can continue maintaining its prospect and improving wellbeing.Nev...Society could sustain the impact of climate change by adapting to the change and mitigating risks from adverse effects of increasing changes,so that it can continue maintaining its prospect and improving wellbeing.Nevertheless,climate change is more or less affecting society'sfunctions at different scales,including both individuals and communities.In this review,we discuss the relationship between society and climatechange in China from the aspects of the needs at different socioeconomic developing stages.The relationship as well as the current spatialpattern and future risks of the climate change impacts on societies are summarized.The complexity of social and climatic systems leads to thespatial heterogeneity of climate impacts and risks in China.To more effectively leverage increasing knowledge about the past,we advocategreater cross-disciplinary collaboration between climate adaption,poverty alleviation and Nature-based Solutions(Nbs).That could providedecision makers with more comprehensive train of thoughts for climate policy making.展开更多
基金Chinese Academy of SciencesSTS Project(KFJ-STS-ZDTP-052)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41730751)Youth Talent Project ofNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chi-nese Academy of Sciences(FEYS2019016)。
文摘Society could sustain the impact of climate change by adapting to the change and mitigating risks from adverse effects of increasing changes,so that it can continue maintaining its prospect and improving wellbeing.Nevertheless,climate change is more or less affecting society'sfunctions at different scales,including both individuals and communities.In this review,we discuss the relationship between society and climatechange in China from the aspects of the needs at different socioeconomic developing stages.The relationship as well as the current spatialpattern and future risks of the climate change impacts on societies are summarized.The complexity of social and climatic systems leads to thespatial heterogeneity of climate impacts and risks in China.To more effectively leverage increasing knowledge about the past,we advocategreater cross-disciplinary collaboration between climate adaption,poverty alleviation and Nature-based Solutions(Nbs).That could providedecision makers with more comprehensive train of thoughts for climate policy making.
