Climate Change Impacts on China: Mitigation and Cooperation

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Introduction
Climate issue is one of the biggest problems in the current time every country around the
world is getting affected by this. In this is case, one of the major countries being affected is
China. They are highest emitter of pollutants in the world and thus the impacts are also severe on
the Chinese people (Rohde and Muller). China is facing the worst air pollution in the recent time
with their majors are choked with smog. This is mainly due to the reason that China is having the
highest consumer of coal and coal based energy, which is the major source of air pollutions.
Already China is facing issues such as average increase in temperature and rise in the sea level.
This situation is further increasing the threat of natural disasters and China already faced a
number of disasters such as drought and flood.
In this essay, the specific impacts on China due to the change in climate will be discussed
along with discussion on the requirements for the local population. In addition, this essay will
also discuss about the funding requirements for mitigating the identified issues. The role of the
government and other international bodies in this case will also be discussed.
Identification of the impacts
One of the major impacts to get emerged from climate change in China will be the rise in
temperature in the Tibetan Plateau. This will lead to the increase in sea levels and will cause
flooding in the coastal regions. The intensity and impact of the coastal flood will be more due to
the reason that major cities of China such as Shanghai are located in the coastal regions (Cheng
et al.). It is also reported that rise in the sea level will lead to displacement of more than 60
million people. On the other hand, it is also reported that climate change will have different and
diverse impacts on northern and southern China. This is due to the reason that Northern China

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will face from lack of water resources due to increase in temperature and southern China will
face extreme rainfall, which will lead to flooding situation. This should also be noted that
flooding and drought situation will be the root causes for other natural disasters in the long term.
Requirement for the local population
The major requirement for the local population in adjusting with the climate change is
displacing from their native place. This is due to the reason that coastal areas will be the first
regions to get affected from the climate change. They will be required to change their native
place a take a safer shelter (He et al.,). However, it should also be noted that this will cause to
huge movement of the population and change in the demographics. Another major adjustment
for the population will be use of safety in reducing their exposure to the pollutants. It is also
reported that a major portion of Chinese population are opting for face mask and air purifier in
fighting with the issues. On the other hand, they also have to adjust with the different climatic
factors such as frequent change in the weather and temperature. It is reported that some of the
Chinese regions are facing unnatural rainfall and thunderstorms, which will be more in the
coming time. Thus, the population will have to adjust with this phenomenon. The population will
also have to face health issues in terms of both mental and physical state (Zhao et al.,)). This is
due to the reason that climate change will cause change in weather that will further led to mental
and physical disturbances.
Identification of the funding requirements
The climatic issues identified in the above sections in China are having the requirement
for extensive level of funding. This is due to the reason that climatic issues in China are having
huge impacts and intensity and also these are long rooted problems. Thus, funding will be