Opportunities and threats of cryosphere change to the achievement of UN 2030 SDGs

Abstract The cryosphere plays a critical role in maintaining the stability of the social-ecological system, but rapid cryosphere changes have been and are wide-ranging and have a profound affect, even threatening the achievement of the UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs). In the study, we...

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Published in:Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Main Author: Shijin Wang
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2055b0b6f33147d58341de1fbd1b1e7f 2024-02-11T10:01:24+01:00 Opportunities and threats of cryosphere change to the achievement of UN 2030 SDGs Shijin Wang 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02550-9 https://doaj.org/article/2055b0b6f33147d58341de1fbd1b1e7f EN eng Springer Nature https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02550-9 https://doaj.org/toc/2662-9992 doi:10.1057/s41599-023-02550-9 2662-9992 https://doaj.org/article/2055b0b6f33147d58341de1fbd1b1e7f Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024) History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Social Sciences H article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02550-9 2024-01-14T01:52:10Z Abstract The cryosphere plays a critical role in maintaining the stability of the social-ecological system, but rapid cryosphere changes have been and are wide-ranging and have a profound affect, even threatening the achievement of the UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs). In the study, we review the opportunities and threats caused by cryosphere changes in achieving the SDGs. The results reveal that cryosphere changes are significantly related to the supply of sustainable fresh water (SDG 6), alpine hydropower (SDG 7), and climate action (SDG 13). In addition, they favorably support life on land and below water (SDG 14-15), and effectively affect the livelihoods (SDG 1-5), agricultural development (SDG 2), snow/ice tourism (SDG 8), infrastructure (SDG 9), regional inequality (SDG 10), and cities and communities (SDG 11), as well as affecting Arctic shipping routes (SDG 16). Long-term cryosphere threats far outweigh their contributions to the SDGs. The cryosphere contributes little to human emissions, but it is significantly affected by climate change. Areas affected by cryosphere changes need to strengthen resilience and enhance the ability to adapt to the influences of cryosphere changes (SDG 1-17) via financial transfer, multilateral international cooperation, and other practical policies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11 1
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description Abstract The cryosphere plays a critical role in maintaining the stability of the social-ecological system, but rapid cryosphere changes have been and are wide-ranging and have a profound affect, even threatening the achievement of the UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs). In the study, we review the opportunities and threats caused by cryosphere changes in achieving the SDGs. The results reveal that cryosphere changes are significantly related to the supply of sustainable fresh water (SDG 6), alpine hydropower (SDG 7), and climate action (SDG 13). In addition, they favorably support life on land and below water (SDG 14-15), and effectively affect the livelihoods (SDG 1-5), agricultural development (SDG 2), snow/ice tourism (SDG 8), infrastructure (SDG 9), regional inequality (SDG 10), and cities and communities (SDG 11), as well as affecting Arctic shipping routes (SDG 16). Long-term cryosphere threats far outweigh their contributions to the SDGs. The cryosphere contributes little to human emissions, but it is significantly affected by climate change. Areas affected by cryosphere changes need to strengthen resilience and enhance the ability to adapt to the influences of cryosphere changes (SDG 1-17) via financial transfer, multilateral international cooperation, and other practical policies.
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