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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2013, Vol. 12 Issue (8): 1402-1408    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)9053
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Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Adaptive Strategies in China
 LI Rui-li , Shu Geng
1.School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.China
2.Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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摘要  China is the world’s most populous country and a major emitter of greenhouse gases. Consequently, China’s role in climate change has received a great deal of attention, whereas the impact of climate change on China has been largely ignored. Studies on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and adaptation strategies are increasingly becoming major areas of scientific concern. However, the clear warming that has been sounded in China in recent decades has not been matched with a clear assessment of the impact of climate change on China’s water resources and agriculture. In the present study, we review observations on climate change, hydrology, and agriculture in China and relate these observations to likely future changes. We also analyse the adaptive strategies in China’s agriculture.

Abstract  China is the world’s most populous country and a major emitter of greenhouse gases. Consequently, China’s role in climate change has received a great deal of attention, whereas the impact of climate change on China has been largely ignored. Studies on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and adaptation strategies are increasingly becoming major areas of scientific concern. However, the clear warming that has been sounded in China in recent decades has not been matched with a clear assessment of the impact of climate change on China’s water resources and agriculture. In the present study, we review observations on climate change, hydrology, and agriculture in China and relate these observations to likely future changes. We also analyse the adaptive strategies in China’s agriculture.
Keywords:  agriculture       China       climate change       hydrology       temperature  
Received: 17 October 2012   Accepted:
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This work was financially supported by the Special Program of Postdoctor Science Foundation of China (201104025).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence Shu Geng, Tel: +86-755-26032802, E-mail: sgeng@ucdavis.edu, gengxu@pkusz.edu.cn     E-mail:  sgeng@ucdavis.edu

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LI Rui-li , Shu Geng. 2013. Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Adaptive Strategies in China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(8): 1402-1408.

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