II. Climate Change Mitigation
(IV) Controlling Non-CO2 GHG Emissions
Agricultural sector. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) continued to promote the reduction and efficiency enhancement of chemical fertilizers and the utilization of livestock and poultry manure to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions in the agricultural sector. Demonstrations of fertilizer reduction and efficiency enhancement were carried out in 300 counties, and advanced fertilizer-saving technologies such as deep fertilization by machinery and integration of water and fertilizer were promoted. Soil testing and formula fertilization were vigorously carried out, and formula fertilizer has accounted for more than 60% of the total application of fertilizer to the three major food crops. By 2019, the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers for the three major food crops of rice, wheat, and corn in China had reached 39.2%, an increase of 4 pps over 2015, and the number of chemical fertilizers used had experienced a negative growth for three consecutive years. The utilization of livestock and poultry manure was advanced, with actions taken in 603 counties to make use of livestock and poultry manure. The nationwide comprehensive utilization rate of livestock and poultry manure has reached 75%.
III. Climate Change Adaptation
Since 2019, China has regarded proactive adaptation to climate change as an important part of its national strategy to actively respond to climate change, and strived to improve the adaptability, actively participated in and facilitated international cooperation on climate change adaptation, and achieved positive results in many fields.
(I) Agriculture
Pushing forward the development of high-standard farmlands.
Targeting at functional areas for food production and protected areas for production of major agricultural products, the main construction content includes land leveling, soil improvement, irrigation, drainage and water-saving facilities, etc., with a view to strengthen the construction of high-standard farmlands and water conservancy works, and improve the agricultural comprehensive production capacity. In 2019, about 5.4 million hectares of high-standard farmlands was newly developed nationwide, and about 1.3 million hectares of efficient water-saving irrigation was coordinated promoted. The effective irrigated area of farmland in China increased from 55 million hectares in 2005 to 68.3 million hectares in 2019.
Promoting dry-farming and water-saving agricultural technologies.
220 high-standard dry-farming and water-saving agricultural demonstration areas were established in dry farming areas in North China and Northwest China, to demonstrate and promote dry-farming and water-saving agricultural technologies, such as water storage and soil moisture conservation, rainwater harvesting and supplementary irrigation, ridge tillage and furrow irrigation, soil moisture-based on-demand irrigation, water-saving irrigation, water and fertilizer integration, and drought and stress resistance, etc., and improve water resource efficiency.
Excerpt from: China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change（2020）
Source：http://www.ncsc.org.cn/yjcg/cbw/202111/P020211117418821628432.pdf
