Progress and prospects of scientific and technological innovation in climate risk in China
Extreme weather and climate events with high frequency,high intensity and high impact have observable adverse impacts on natural ecosystem and economic society under the context of climate change.Identifying and quantitatively assessing climate change risks and improving the ability to adapt to climate change are the key research points that policy makers attach great importance to.This paper reviews the development process of scientific and technological innovation in the field of climate change risk from the perspectives of natural ecosystem,social and economic system and climate risk management,summarizes the shortcomings of current research,and puts forward the direction of future innovation and development in combination with the national adaptation strategy to climate change.Research on climate change risk is still in the preliminary stage.Improving the methodological assessment system of climate change risk and forming a comprehensive risk assessment framework is in urgent need.The risk mechanism and aggregate risk research should be strengthened to fully understand the key factors and thresholds in key areas that constitute risks,reduce the uncertainty of climate change prediction,and provide scientific support for the implementation of climate change adaptation technologies according to local conditions.