Abstract
This study uses biophysical vulnerability and social vulnerability data from Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) to assess the vulnerable areas in Hualien County and Taitung County (Hualien-Taitung Area). The most vulnerable townships are Yanping and Chenggong townships in Taitung County, and the least vulnerable townships are Fuli, Jian, Yuli, Shoufeng and Fenglin townships in Hualien County. The severity of potential impacts to townships in Taitung County is greater than that to townships in Hualien County. In the context of climate change, the Hualien-Taitung Area must develop policies that prioritize policies and strategies for hotspot townships. Furthermore, the Hualien-Taitung Area should integrate long-term cross-boundary policies and strategies to lobby for increased funding from the central government. Moreover, cross-boundary resource integration and regional adaptation strategies should be merged to help the Hualien-Taitung Area move toward sustainability.
Highlights
Climate change is significantly increasing the incidence of extreme weather events globally
The adaptation strategy, on the other hand, deploys a variety of methods to adapt to climate change, including adjusting lifestyles, and taking advantage of climate change-related opportunities and adapting to changes in environments
The Geographic Information System (GIS) technique to overlay these maps was applied to create a map of biophysical vulnerability in Hualien and Taitung counties (Figure 4)
Summary
Climate change is significantly increasing the incidence of extreme weather events globally. Will global warming cause uncertainty, it will impact our daily lives differently [1,2,3,4]. To minimize these impacts, the United Nations proposed two major strategies: mitigation and adaptation [4,5]. Impacts caused by the global climate change have become more severe [7]. Appropriate responses to the climate change impacts, keeping in mind the limited resources, and maintaining a stable balance of natural ecosystems will ensure the security of Taiwanese people and help move toward sustainable development
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