ABSTRACT
As the country that has endured the most frequent natural disasters and the largest losses in the world, China is one of the worst-hit victims of global climate change. China's processes of economic development, industrialization, and urbanization, as well as the formation of international division of labor system among countries, have led to mounting pressure on China's energy sources and environment. The world has now entered an era in which natural disasters are common, with their frequency and severity continuing to rise. China's history is one replete with natural disasters. Over the course of a 2,000-year time span, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, China suffered 1,052 droughts, 1,029 floods, and 473 locust plagues. The IPCC report has observed that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking as a result of global warming. Moreover, it notes that the continued temperature rise will eventually result in a northward movement of China's temperate zone and an expansion of the arid area.
