Building resilience in Asian mega-deltas

Chan, Faith Ka Shun1,2,3,4; Paszkowski, Amelie5; Wang, Zilin1; Lu, Xiaohui6,7; Mitchell, Gordon2,3; Tran, Duc Dung8,9,10; Warner, Jeroen11; Li, Jianfeng12; Chen, Yongqin David12,13; Li, Nan14; Pal, Indrajit15; Griffiths, James16; Chen, Jiannan17; Chen, Wei-Qiang6; Zhu, Yong-Guan6

2024-06-01

10.1038/s43017-024-00561-x

NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT   影响因子和分区

2662-138X

["The five Asian mega-deltas (the Yangtze, the Pearl, the Chao Phraya, the Mekong and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna deltas) are home to approximately 80% of the global deltaic population and the region experiences 90% of global flood exposure. In this Review, we investigate the similarities and differences between the Asian mega-deltas to identify transferable lessons to improve climate resilience. The deltas are increasingly threatened by coastal flooding, saline intrusion and erosion caused by climate change and human activities such as groundwater extraction and dam construction. Owing to differences in the stages of their development, various resilience measures have been implemented. For example, the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Mekong deltas use strategic delta plans to identify risk hotspots and guide decision-making. These deltas also increase resilience at a community level by supporting communities to diversify their livelihoods to respond to changing risks and land conditions. Meanwhile, the Yangtze and Pearl deltas have developed forecasting and sensing technologies to allow them to prepare for and respond to hazards effectively. The Asian mega-deltas should learn from one another to integrate effective resilience plans across regional, delta and community levels. Future cross-delta collaborations and knowledge transfer, for example through the formation of a Regional Delta Resilience Alliance, could help to achieve long-term sustainable delta management.","Climate change and human activities are increasing the exposure of deltaic communities to natural hazards. This Review discusses lessons that the Asian mega-deltas can share to develop long-term resilience strategies."]

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通讯

National Key Research and Development Program of China[2019YFC1510400] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41850410497]

Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geology

Environmental Sciences ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

WOS:001238578500001

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1.Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, Sch Geog Sci, Ningbo, Peoples R China
2.Univ Leeds, WaterLeeds, Leeds, England
3.Univ Leeds, Sch Geog, Leeds, England
4.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Res Ctr Intelligent Management & Innovat Dev, Res Base Shenzhen Municipal Policy & Dev, Shenzhen 518000, Peoples R China
5.Univ Oxford, Environm Change Inst, Oxford, England
6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Urban Environm, Inst Urban Environm, Xiamen, Peoples R China
7.Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, Nottingham Univ Business Sch NUBS, Ningbo, Peoples R China
8.Vietnam Natl Univ, Inst Environm & Resources IER, Ctr Water Management & Climate Change WACC, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
9.Nanyang Technol Univ NTU, Natl Inst Educ NIE, Asian Sch Environm ASE, Singapore, Singapore
10.Nanyang Technol Univ NTU, Asian Sch Environm ASE, Earth Observ Singapore EOS, Singapore, Singapore
11.Wageningen Univ, Social Sci Grp, Wageningen, Netherlands
12.Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Geog & Resource Management, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
13.Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Sch Humanities & Social Sci, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
14.Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, Beijing, Peoples R China
15.Asian Inst Technol, Disaster Preparedness Mitigat & Management, Pathum Thani, Thailand
16.Natl Inst Water & Atmospher Res, Christchurch, New Zealand
17.Xian Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Geomat, Xian, Peoples R China

Chan, Faith Ka Shun,Paszkowski, Amelie,Wang, Zilin,et al. Building resilience in Asian mega-deltas[J]. NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT,2024.

Chan, Faith Ka Shun.,Paszkowski, Amelie.,Wang, Zilin.,Lu, Xiaohui.,Mitchell, Gordon.,...&Zhu, Yong-Guan.(2024).Building resilience in Asian mega-deltas.NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT.

Chan, Faith Ka Shun,et al."Building resilience in Asian mega-deltas".NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2024).