Cascading risks to the deterioration in cryospheric functions and services

Qin, Dahe; Wang, Xiaoming; Su, Bo; Xiao, Cunde

doi:10.1360/n972018-01314

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“…The Arctic Council and its member states adhere to the principle of sustainable development in resource exploitation. Arctic resource exploitation, however, has adversely affected the traditional hunting, fishing, and gathering of indigenous peoples [24]. Indigenous peoples are experiencing the most direct impacts of climate change on their homes and are also facing increasing pressures from natural resource exploitation.…”

Section: Carry Out Multilateral Cooperative Research To Promote Susta...mentioning

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Key Pathways to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Three Polar Regions

2023

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Due to the local and natural characteristics of high latitude and altitude in the Three Polar Region (TPR)—that is, the Antarctic, the Arctic, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP)—this region has been significantly affected by climate change and related disasters. Thus, the sustainable development pathway for the TPR is different from that of other regions. The Antarctic region, as a public territory, experiences sustainability problems that are mainly the result of the integrated impact of tourism and scientific and commercial fishing activities on the continent and ocean. Understanding how to build a shared, co-built, and co-governed, legally binding and equal international multilateral partnership or treaty, and thereby reducing the impact on water life and on land life, is the key pathway to achieving the Antarctic sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Arctic region has both a high level of development at the national level and a low level of development within the country, including the livelihood of indigenous people. Learning how to effectively deal with the domestic development imbalance in the future is a key pathway to achieving Arctic SDGs. The QTP has a fragile ecology and a single industry. As a relatively poor area in China, the ability to promote ecological protection and improve people’s welfare through ecological policies is a key pathway to achieving the SDGs in the QTP. At the same time, the TPR also needs to enhance its climate resilience through climate action to mitigate the impacts of climate change. On this basis, to fully achieve the SDGs in support of the TPR, it is necessary to establish and pursue multilateral cooperation in science research, infrastructure, commerce, energy, and mining trades. As an important part of the climate system, spatial and temporal changes in the TPR have direct and indirect impacts on the global climate and other spheres (e.g., Anthroposphere) and also affect the global sustainable development process. Therefore, through the TPR’s linkage and multilateral cooperation, the region can simultaneously enter the global sustainable development track.

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Key Pathways to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Three Polar Regions

2023

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“…are projected to be higher for global warming of 1.5 • C than at the present, but lower than at 2 • C [112,113]. As a result, most CSs have been deteriorating and will continue to deteriorate, or be eventually lost, which can further lead to negative consequences for their associated SESs and HWB at regional or/and global scales [21]. Therefore, we must pay great attention to the changes in CSs and their cascading risks.…”

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“…Since 2017, the National Natural Science Foundation of the People's Republic of China has launched a research project series entitled Determination of cryosphere service function and methods for service value evaluation and Formation Process of Chinese Cryosphere Service Functions and Integrated Regionalization, the major objectives of which are to elucidate relationships between cryospheric processes and CSs in detail and promote sustainable regional development. Up to now, the main relevant achievements include but are not limited to [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. Also, recently, based on the CSs concept, Mukherji et al [7] reviewed the contributions of the cryosphere to mountainous communities across the Hindu Kush Himalaya.…”

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Cryosphere Services and Human Well-Being

Xiao

Chen

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Cryosphere services (CSs) refer to various benefits that humans directly or indirectly obtain from the cryosphere, which makes significant contributions to human well-being (HWB). To facilitate such research, we first present a classification system for conceptualizing, monitoring and assessing CSs based on the current process-based understanding of their nature and sustainability. Specifically, the CSs are grouped into five major categories (provisioning, regulating, cultural, bearing and supporting services) and 18 sub-categories. Then we provide a detailed overview on formation, current status and anticipated future changes of the identified types of the services, and their impact on HWB. Finally, the spatio-temporal scales, the links of the services with HWB and climate-dependence are further discussed. The research of CSs adopt interdisciplinary approach to address the formation mechanisms of CSs and their dynamic relationships with HWB, which is poised to provide a better understanding of the cryosphere’s role in human society and help enhance socio-ecological sustainability and HWB over cryosphere-affected areas. Notably, most CSs have been deteriorating under global warming and cryosphere shrinkage, further leading to negative impacts on associated HWB. Therefore, great attention should be paid to the changes in CSs and their cascading risks.

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