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The National Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation

2013PolicyAdaptation, Disaster Risk ManagementMore details
Sectors: Agriculture, Water

On 10 May 2022, the Chinese government published a Notice requiring relevant public authorities (provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities) to implement the 2035 National Adaptation Strategy on Climate Change. The Strategy was prepared and jointly issued by 17 departments, including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. This Strategy updates a previously issued 2013 National Adaptation Strategy on Climate Change.


The 2035 Adaptation Strategy sets out high-level principles and objectives. For example, by 2035, China aims for its climate change monitoring and early warning capabilities to reach an advanced level internationally, for its risk management and prevention systems to be mature and the risk of major climate-disasters to be effectively prevented and controlled.


According to a June press release from the Government, compared with the 2013 Strategy, the 2035 Strategy has four main characteristics: (1) a stronger emphasis on monitoring, early warning, risk management and disaster prevention systems; (2) clarify adaptation priorities in key areas like water resources, agriculture and food security, health etc.; (3) construct a multi-level regional approach for adaptation; and focus more on building departmental coordination, financial support, scientific and technological support, capacity-building, international cooperation and other measures.

Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

Main document

National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035
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Notice 41/2022 issuing 2035 Strategy
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2013 National Adaptation Strategy on Climate Change
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  • By 2020, the penetration rate of practical adaptive technical training for rural labor will reach 70% by 2020 against a 2013 baseline. This will be achieved by improving the training of farmers to adapt to technology.Agriculture: Adaptation · Target year: 2020
  • By 2020, the forest coverage rate will reach 23% and the forest reserves will exceed 15 billion cubic meters by 2020LULUCF: Preservation · Target year: 2020
  • By 2020, the rate of --three-step- grasslands will reach 55.6% by 2020LULUCF: Preservation · Target year: 2020
  • Effective protection rate of natural wetlands will reach more than 60%, and the area of desertified land will be over 50% of the controllable area. More than 95% of the state's key protected wild animals and over 90% of the minimum wild plant species will be effectively protected against desertification by 2020.LULUCF: Preservation · Target year: 2020

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