Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for building a Green Silk Road

Authors

Tandong YAO, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaFollow
Jianping HUANG, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Baiqing XU, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Yanfen WANG, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
Xi CHEN, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
Junguo LIU, School of Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Qingyun DUAN, College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hehai University, Nanjing 210024, China
Guangjian WU, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Weicai WANG, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Keywords

Green Silk Road, climate change, water resources, carbon sink, Third Pole, Pan-Third Pole

Document Type

S&T Innovation Supports High-quality Development of the Belt and Road Initiative

Abstract

Areas along the Belt and Road face not only natural process-related challenges such as frequent extreme weather events caused by abnormal climate warming, uneven distribution of water resources, but also management-related challenges such as extensive resource management, insufficient protection of ecology and biodiversity, and underutilization of carbon sink potential. To address these challenges and ensure a sustainable future, it is necessary to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in response to climate change along the Silk Road, and to enhance the quality of the Green Silk Road construction. Key areas of scientific and technological cooperation should focus on water-ecological collaborative management under climate change, ecosystem carbon sink functionality and carbon trading mechanism, green energy development, and strategic research on environmental change and response of the Third Pole and Pan-Third Pole regions. Additionally, it is essential to fortify the integrated ecological barrier composed of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, deserts, and ice. This study proposes innovating a long-term strategy for the protection, development, and utilization of the complete water resources chain, establishing a comprehensive monitoring, research, warning, and service platform, and promoting and cultivating international big science programs.

First page

1264

Last Page

1272

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

YAO, Tandong; HUANG, Jianping; XU, Baiqing; WANG, Yanfen; CHEN, Xi; LIU, Junguo; DUAN, Qingyun; WU, Guangjian; and WANG, Weicai (2023) "Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for building a Green Silk Road," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 9 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230715001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss9/5