Improving China’s Resilience to Climate-Related Risks
The China Framework for Climate Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22332013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yujie Wang (0000-0001-8121-6732, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology), Lianchun Song (0000-0003-4191-7993, China Meteorological Administration, corresponding author), Chris Hewitt (0000-0002-4718-4009, Met Office), Nicola Golding (Met Office), Zili Huang (0000-0002-4258-6869, China Meteorological Administration) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 729-744 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Weather, Climate, and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-8327 • E-ISSN: 1948-8335 |
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1175/wcas-d-19-0121.1 |
| OpenAlex | W3057053656 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
The primary needs for climate services in China, in the form of climate information for decision-making, are to better prepare for and manage meteorological-related disasters, adaptation to climate change, and sustainable development. In this paper, the vision, structure, content, and governance of the China Framework for Climate Services, which is designed to respond to these primary needs, is described. This paper reflects on practice, lessons, and experience developing and delivering climate services in China for disaster risk reduction, agriculture, water, energy, urbanization, and major engineering projects. Four key aspects of successful climate services are highlighted: the transition of climate research to operational climate services; delivering relevant, tailored, and usable climate information; effective engagement between users and providers of climate services; and building interdisciplinary professional teams. Key challenges and opportunities for climate services are recognized in this paper: a growing gap between climate science and services capability and societal need, a lack of awareness in user communities of the climate service value for their activities, and the important need for closer and more meaningful interactions between users and providers of climate services. The delivery and uptake of high-quality, relevant, usable, and effective climate services will facilitate climate-smart decisions that will reduce climate risks and improve Chinese societal resilience
Business · China · Climate change · Climate resilience · Ecosystem services · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Service delivery framework · Service provider · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Marketing
The Potential to Narrow Uncertainty in Regional Climate Predictions
Developing Evaluation Indicators to Improve the Process of Coproducing Usable Climate Science
Examining the Goals of the Regional Climate Outlook Forums
Evolving Climate Services into Knowledge–Action Systems
Surveying Climate Services
Engaging with Users of Climate Information and the Coproduction of Knowledge
Climate Change 2014 Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
Attribution of extreme precipitation in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River during May 2016
Using climate model simulations to assess the current climate risk to maize production
Have human activities changed the frequencies of absolute extreme temperatures in eastern China
Climate science and services
Reflections on climate change communication research and practice in the second decade of the 21st century
Sponge City” in China—A breakthrough of planning and flood risk management in the urban context
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |