Editing Jiangsu (section)

=== Climate change in Jiangsu ===
Due to its flat terrain, low altitude, and dense population, Jiangsu is one of the most vulnerable regions in China to [[Climate change in China|climate change]] and its ensuing [[sea level rise]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=XDI releases world-first comparison of every state's physical climate risk |url=https://www.preventionweb.net/news/xdi-releases-world-first-comparison-every-states-physical-climate-risk |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www.preventionweb.net |date=February 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> According to the data collected by the Center of Climate Change in Jiangsu from 1961 to 2007, on average, the province experiences an temperature increase between 0.16 and 0.45 Celsius per 10 years and total precipitation change between -28.7 and 37.09&nbsp;mm per 10 years. [[Extreme weather]] have become stronger and more common. Jiangsu's [[Effects of climate change on agriculture|agriculture]], [[ecosystem]], [[Water resources|water resource]], transportation, and [[Coastal erosion|coastline]] are all negatively impacted. The speed of sea level rise exceeds the world's average by a large margin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=苏 |first=政发 |date=2009 |title=江苏省政府关于印发江苏省应对气候变化方案的通知 |url=https://www.ccchina.org.cn/Detail.aspx?newsId=73146&TId=266 |website=中国气候变化信息网}}</ref>

Specifically, a ranking on climate change risk of global regions released in early 2023 by [[The Cross Dependency Initiative]] (XDI) puts Jiangsu as the most vulnerable of the entire world.<ref name=":03" /> Jiangsu is at more risk due to its extensive [[Built environment|industrial, trade, residential, and commercial development]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=XDI Benchmark Series - Gross Domestic Climate Risk |url=https://xdi.systems/xdi-benchmark-gdcr/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=XDI |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In response to climate disturbance across the country, the fourteenth [[Five-year plans of China|five-year plan]], endorsed by the National People's Congress in 2021, indicates the general direction and various steps towards a low-carbon transition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issue Brief - China's 14th 5-Year Plan: Spotlighting Climate & Environment {{!}} United Nations Development Programme |url=https://www.undp.org/china/publications/issue-brief-chinas-14th-5-year-plan-spotlighting-climate-environment |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=UNDP |language=en}}</ref> On a provincial level, the Jiangsu government aims to achieve an 18% carbon dioxide decrease per unit GDP and accelerate the development of a green, low-carbon economy, as indicated in the 14th five-year development. The province also plans to recover the damaged coastal regions such as [[Lianyungang|Lianyugang]] and [[Yancheng]], and improve resilience against rising sea level by implementing [[seawall]]s and river [[floodgate]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=内详 |last2=林森 |date=11 April 2022 |title=江苏省印发《江苏省"十四五"应对气候变化规划》的通知 |url=http://www.thjj.org/sf_384578B9ABCB47128691DDD03F3545C3_227_8C0B6735583.html |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=中国绿色碳汇基金会}}</ref>

Major cities:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jiangsu.net/city/|title=Cities and Towns in Jiangsu|work=Jiangsu.net|access-date=22 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205141342/http://www.jiangsu.net/city/|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Nanjing]]
* [[Suzhou]]
* [[Wuxi]]
* [[Xuzhou]]
* [[Changzhou]]
* [[Yangzhou]]
* [[Lianyungang]]
* [[Yancheng]]
* [[Zhenjiang]]
* [[Nantong]]
* [[Huai'an]]
* [[Taizhou, Jiangsu|Taizhou]]
* [[Suqian]]

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