climate adaptation | China Dialogue https://chinadialogue.net/en/tag/climate-adaptation/ China and the Environment Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:59:43 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cdn.chinadialogue.net/content/uploads/2020/06/19102132/Colour.svg climate adaptation | China Dialogue https://chinadialogue.net/en/tag/climate-adaptation/ 32 32 Analysis: To help Chinese communities adapt to climate change, listen to them https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:59:31 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=118979 A survey in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, a region prone to flooding and storm surges, provides insights into climate adaptation strategies

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]]> UN calls for finance to close adaptation gap https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/un-calls-for-finance-to-close-adaptation-gap/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:04:14 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=114328 The yawning gap between the cost of adapting to climate change and the finance available is becoming a chasm, experts warn ahead of COP28

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]]> Analysis: China’s northern floods show need for climate adaptation strategy https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/china-northern-floods-show-need-for-climate-adaptation-strategy/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:00:42 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=112079 Now well able to respond to disasters caused by heavy rainfall, what China needs is a long-term strategy for climate adaptation

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]]> Africa’s intensifying heatwaves show urgent need for finance https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/africas-intensifying-heatwaves-show-urgent-need-for-finance/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:53:38 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=110964 Delivering adequate climate finance and an effective ‘loss and damage’ fund are central to this year’s COP28 climate negotiations

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]]> China’s eco farmers innovate to cope with extreme weather https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/chinas-eco-farmers-innovate-to-cope-with-extreme-weather/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:38:54 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=110230 Droughts and floods test the capacity of early warning systems and other ‘climate services’ to aid farmers – who in the meantime think up creative ways to stay afloat

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]]> How China’s mountain farmers are coping with climate change https://chinadialogue.net/en/food/how-chinas-mountain-farmers-are-coping-with-climate-change/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:45:21 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=108297 Rural communities, often led by women, are using seed banks and traditional techniques to boost local crop diversity and food security

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]]> Defuelling California’s wildfires with sheep https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/defuelling-california-wildfires-with-sheep/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:52:55 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=108846 If rotated wisely, sheep and cattle can graze away the fuel of deadly wildfires in the American West

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]]> New direct climate fund for Indonesia’s Indigenous communities https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/new-direct-climate-fund-for-indonesias-indigenous-communities/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:32:53 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=106106 The Nusantara Fund is part of movement to directly support Indigenous peoples and local communities worldwide

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]]> After Cyclone Freddy, how to strengthen Malawi’s disaster preparedness? https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/after-cyclone-freddy-how-to-strengthen-malawis-disaster-preparedness/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:01:02 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=99834 Cooperation between Malawi, China and UNDP is helping vulnerable communities take the initiative to minimise flood risks

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]]> A warmer, wetter climate challenges a Chinese eco-farm https://chinadialogue.net/en/food/warmer-wetter-climate-challenges-chinese-eco-farm/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:27:01 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=99441 As theories circulate that climate change could benefit some farmers, one in China’s Northwest faces harsher realities

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