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Climate Trends and Impacts in China

dc.contributor.authorSall, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-01T19:13:50Z
dc.date.available2014-04-01T19:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractThis discussion paper summarizes observed and projected trends in extreme weather events, present-day climate variability, and future climate change and their impacts on China's different regions. Findings are presented from China's national assessment report on climate change (2007) and second national assessment report on climate change (2011) as well as other studies by Chinese and international experts. In addition to reviewing the physical climate science, the paper also looks at trends in economic damages in China from weather related hazards. The paper serves as background for a series of discussion papers on climate risk management and adaptation in China. The growing body of scientific evidence shows that China's climate is indeed changing, especially when climate is viewed at the regional level. Temperatures are rising, precipitation regimes are changing, and shifts have occurred in the distribution of extreme weather events. The effects of extreme weather events, present-day climate variability, and future climate change cut across many different sectors of China's economy. China's government estimates that direct economic losses from extreme weather events cost the country 1 to 3 percent of gross domestic product each year. As China's economy continues to grow, its exposure to weather-related hazards is expected to heighten, especially without policies to limit building in hazardous areas such as floodplains and alleviate non-climate pressures such as overuse of freshwater resources. Effective risk management policies and investments are crucial to reducing the sensitivity and increasing the resilience of the country to extreme weather, climate variability, and long-term climate change.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19102138/climate-trends-impacts-china
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17558
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17558
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABS
dc.subjectADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAEROSOLS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CONDITIONING
dc.subjectANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectAPPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
dc.subjectBAROMETRIC PRESSURE
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBURNING COAL
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCHARACTERISTICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCHIEF SCIENTIST
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE DYNAMICS
dc.subjectCLIMATE EXTREMES
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELING
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE PREDICTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE STABILIZATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL
dc.subjectCLIMATE TRENDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE WARMING
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCLOUDINESS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectCOASTS
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCONVECTION
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDAILY TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDESALINATION
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDUST
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectEXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME HEAT
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFERTILIZATION
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODPLAINS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST FIRE
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST SUCCESSION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
dc.subjectGLACIAL MELTWATER
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROWING SEASON
dc.subjectHAIL
dc.subjectHIGH TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL MODEL
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL MODELS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectICE SHEET
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTENSE RAINFALL
dc.subjectINTENSE STORMS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND AREAS
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND SUBSIDENCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMANGROVES
dc.subjectMARINE BIOTA
dc.subjectMELTING GLACIERS
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectMICROBES
dc.subjectMONSOONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL SCALE
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNONPOINT SOURCE
dc.subjectOZONE
dc.subjectPHYSICS
dc.subjectPLANTATION
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION PATTERNS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINY DAYS
dc.subjectRANGES
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSAND
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEASONAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUMMER RAINFALL
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATERS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE EXTREMES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RANGE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORMS
dc.subjectTYPHOONS
dc.subjectVARIABILITY IN RAINFALL
dc.subjectVARIABILITY OF RAINFALL
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectVEGETATIVE COVER
dc.subjectVEGETATIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectWARMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWAVES
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND DAMAGE
dc.subjectWIND EROSION
dc.subjectWIND SPEEDS
dc.subjectWINDS
dc.titleClimate Trends and Impacts in Chinaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2014-02-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:44:05.309748Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19102138/climate-trends-impacts-china
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140224141624
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19102138
okr.identifier.report85055
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.sectorTransportation
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.unitChina & Mongolia Sustainable Dev (EASCS)
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