Screening for climate change adaptation: impacts and challenges for China

As climate change impacts become more apparent, adaptation is an increasingly important area of work around the world. In China, the publication of the National Climate Change Programme by NDRC in 2007 gave impetus to adaptation in the context of sustainable development. In this paper, water issues in China are discussed, as well as a screening framework to assess climate change impacts and integration of adaptation into development projects. Research shows that adaptation management could achieve good economic results, and reduce the impacts of climate change on water resources.