Updated: 19-04-2023
Source: China Meteorological New Press
According to Ms. Chao Qingchen, Director-General of National Climate Centre (NCC),currently, Asia is exposed to severe meteorological disasters, including frequent extreme weather events, resulting in considerable economic losses. Located in the Asian Monsoon region, China is significantly affected by and sensitive to global climate change. Diverse and widespread meteorological disasters inflict great economic damage on China, which makes early warnings and climate change adaptation crucial.
Climate science gives strong support to early warnings. To operate global climate system monitoring, including atmosphere, ocean, and extreme weather, earlier and more accurate weather warning and prediction can greatly reduce disaster losses. At present, China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has set up a space-air-ground integrated observation network and independently developed an operational system of climate model prediction. Among them, the China Multi-Model Ensemble (CMME) prediction system realizes super ensemble prediction operation, which is of great significance to improve global climate prediction and China's climate disaster prediction capability.
In terms of climate change, regions differ in exposure and vulnerability, so it is particularly important to pay attention to the impact of compound events, such as systematic risks caused by heat waves and droughts. In 2022, many countries around the world, including China, were plagued by heat waves and extreme droughts. A more severe climate crisis will confront us in the future, and thus adaptation actions must be actively taken to address climate change.
National Climate Centre monitors climate change in countries along the Belt and Road. Based on the information on temperature, inter-annual variation in precipitation, the occurrence of extreme weather events and climate risks, decision makers can scientifically arrange production and organize life.
China attaches great importance to climate change adaptation, incorporating the concept and requirements into relevant policy documents on meteorology, agriculture, water conservancy, ocean and ecological environmental protection. In 2022, 17 ministries and departments jointly released National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035. The meteorological department has achieved abundant research results in the mechanisms, monitoring, attribution, impacts, and risks of climate change, which directly serves the formulation and implementation of national major strategic planning. In the future, we will actively implement the climate change strategy and further enhance the ability to adapt to climate change.
Editor: Wu Peng