Prediction of Eco-Environmental Vulnerability
in Mainland China under the Future Scenarios

Zhao, Jincai; Fan, Siying; Shi, Yaqi; Feng, Jianhua; Wang, Zheng

doi:10.15244/pjoes/147099

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“…[14] conducted vulnerability studies in Brazilian Amazon Indigenous Lands and assessed environmental vulnerability at a global level. However, few authors consider different future climate change scenarios, generally employ global climate models, and do not evaluate more than one land use and cover projection scenario [6,15,16]. Assessments utilizing regional climate models and considering land use and land cover scenarios are essential for anticipating impacts and developing medium-and long-term adaptations and actions to reduce hazards.…”

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Modeling Environmental Vulnerability for 2050 Considering Different Scenarios in the Doce River Basin, Brazil

Campos,

da Silva,

Pires

et al. 2024

Water

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Understanding climate change and land use impacts is crucial for mitigating environmental degradation. This study assesses the environmental vulnerability of the Doce River Basin for 2050, considering future climate change and land use and land cover (LULC) scenarios. Factors including slope, elevation, relief dissection, precipitation, temperature, pedology, geology, urban distance, road distance, and LULC were evaluated using multicriteria analysis. Regional climate models Eta-HadGEM2-ES and Eta-MIROC5 under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 emission scenarios were employed. The Land Change Modeler tool simulated 2050 LULC changes and hypothetical reforestation of legal reserve (RL) areas. Combining two climate and two LULC scenarios resulted in four future vulnerability scenarios. Projections indicate an over 300 mm reduction in average annual precipitation and an up to 2 °C temperature increase from 2020 to 2050. Scenario 4 (RCP 8.5 and LULC for 2050 with reforested RLs) showed the greatest basin area in the lowest vulnerability classes, while scenario 3 (RCP 4.5 and LULC for 2050) exhibited more high-vulnerability areas. Despite the projected relative improvement in environmental vulnerability by 2050 due to reduced rainfall, the complexity of associated relationships must be considered. These results contribute to mitigating environmental damage and adapting to future climatic conditions in the Doce River Basin.

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