Extreme rainstorms in China’s central Henan province last July caused 302 deaths and a total economic loss of US$19 billion. China is among countries facing the biggest threat from climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Photo: AFP
Extreme rainstorms in China’s central Henan province last July caused 302 deaths and a total economic loss of US$19 billion. China is among countries facing the biggest threat from climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Photo: AFP
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China releases new national climate change strategy to build resilience against global warming by 2035

  • The strategy, released by China’s ministry of ecology and environment together with 16 other state agencies, aims to develop the country as a ‘climate-resilient society’ by 2035
  • Compared with the previous strategy, latest announcement highlights more climate-change monitoring, early warning and risk management

Yujie Xue
Yujie Xue in Shenzhen

Updated: 9:30am, 15 Jun, 2022

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Extreme rainstorms in China’s central Henan province last July caused 302 deaths and a total economic loss of US$19 billion. China is among countries facing the biggest threat from climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Photo: AFP
Extreme rainstorms in China’s central Henan province last July caused 302 deaths and a total economic loss of US$19 billion. China is among countries facing the biggest threat from climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Photo: AFP
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