History of human civilization under the field of vision of climate change
September 19, 2023 15:45 Source: "China Social Sciences" September 19, 2023 Issue 2738 Author: Luoqiao

Climate is part of the basic living environment of the earth,It is also one of the most important environmental elements that affect human survival and development。From the perspective of historical development,Different climates have giving birth to different lives,It also bred different human civilization in different periods and different regions。Current,Human and other creatures are facing severe problems of climate change,Climate change has also become the environment and public issues that are widely concerned in the world today。

The main purpose of human understanding of climate change,It is through the observation of the history and status of climate change to cope with the uncertainty of the future,At the same time, clarify the relationship between climate change and human development。So,Predict what happened in the future,There are two main principles of methodology: First, monitor the atmospheric circulation through the mathematical model,Calculate the data of the climate; the second is through the historical comparative method,Find related issues from all stages of historical climate。History method is the most important method of understanding the relationship between climate change and human development。It is certain that it is,The development of climate and human society has a direct relationship,Different climatic conditions have also created different production methods of human beings、lifestyle and cultural behavior。Discuss the relationship between climate change and human beings from the perspective of historical society,shows the three layers of connotation bet365 live casino games of this change process: First, the historical relationship between climate and human civilization,Second is the social meaning of climate change,Third is the modern governance of climate change。

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The relationship between climate and human civilization can be divided into historical relationships and geographical relationships。The perspective of historical relations is the correlation between the overall civilization of the human civilization in various periods and climate change。Human civilization can be divided into mainland civilization and marine civilization,Mainland civilization with farming、Nomads、Hunting and collection is the basis,and marine civilization based on fishing and hunting。Whether it is mainland civilization or marine civilization,Climate is an important factor formed by it。The ancient Chinese calendar book "Xia Xiazheng" uses December as the outline,Records changes in each month in the year,Contains meteorological、Waiting and other content,Its purpose is to guide agriculture and political affairs。In ancient Chinese classics, there are literature such as "Lu's Spring and Autumn", "Tube" and "Huainanzi",All explained the impact on the climate and farming。It can be said,The civilization process of Chinese history is inseparable from the ancient people's cognition of the climate。British historian Brian Feigen pointed out in his famous book "Climate Change and the rise and fall of civilization",The ancient Egyptians mastered the annual flood law of the Nile River,Based on this, Egypt's agricultural civilization was established,This has established a powerful centralized country,and the arrival of drought in 2200 BC,Egypt is also in a state of cracking; the gentle climate of the European continent, which is more than 300 Bet365 app download years after 200 AD, has spawned the Eastern Roman Empire; the reason why the Khmer dynasty is strong,It is due to the improvement of its irrigation system,Reasonable use of rich rainwater; the famous "small ice period" in history makes Spain frustrated on the new continent in North America,"Maritime Carrier" Dutch uses the strong Dongfeng at this time to open the era of Dutch maritime trade,Promoting the golden period of the Netherlands。It can be said,The historical changes of the entire human civilization rely on the continuous changes of the climate,Human production method、lifestyle and cultural behavior,To a large extent is a history of climate change。

  The dual social meaning of climate change 

Human beings can confront and adapt to climate change,Gradually grasped the climate knowledge under stable climate conditions,So as to take social behavior suitable for their survival and development and establish social relations。Under the condition of changing climate,Some civilizations have died therefore,and the other part of the civilization takes effective response measures,to establish a new civilized form。Climate change for human society,There are two main social meaning。If climate change is regarded as a structural impact,So confrontation and adaptation is the two basic means of human behavior。confrontation is an emergency response to humans to climate change,Adaptation is the long -term coexistence of human survival strategies after climate change。

First is a social method based on confrontation as the basic means。Climate change brings the most direct、The fastest impact is disaster。Many ancient civilization legends have a description of the flood brought by the flood of climate change。In the mythological record of Somel,Pinete heard the warning of the god of the god Annaqi's flood Bet365 app download warning,Created a boat,Ship the material on the boat,Floods really appear,When the flood retreats,Pinat and his wife were given to the gods by God to eternal life,From then on, the Sumerian civilization has been given birth to。Noah's Ark in the Bible and the myth of Babylon in Cuba,It is also a mode of Sumerian mythology,The description of floods and Ark is exactly the same。The ancient Chinese masterpiece "Shan Hai Jing" recorded a flood in the emergence of Huaxia Kyushu in ancient times,Among them, the most famous is the co -worker hitting Zhoushan、The legend of the son -in -law from the sky and Dayu cure water。The legend of the flood is the common record of farming civilization for climate disaster,Regardless of whether the legendary content is true,The response method of humans take climate change is ancient existing。"confrontation" has now become a consensus attitude of the world facing climate disaster and climate change,How to deal with it has also become an important symbol to test the process of human civilization。At this stage, the most important means of human confrontation with climate change is to slow down greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse effects,to delay the disaster caused by climate change to humans and other species。The process of slowing down is long and arduous,This is undoubtedly a big test for the basic means of human beings,Human civilization must continue to develop by slowing the occurrence of climate change,Not only requires all human beings to reach consensus,It also needs the continuous progress of scientific and technological means。

Second, social orientation with adaptation as the basic strategy。Special Committee (IPCC) in the United Nations intergovernmental climate change special committee (IPCC) will define adaptation of climate bet365 best casino games change in 2014 as "adjusting nature and human systems to cope with the actual or estimated climate change or influence"。Adaptation is a biological concept,Refers to the adaptation of the environment for the environment。From ancient times to present,Various civilizations have been eliminated or continued through continuous adaptation of climate change,Once the climate change really affects the living space of humans and other species,Changes in human society will inevitably happen。The continuous coexistence with the climate is the fact that human civilization needs to face,How to form an adaptive mechanism and means will be a huge challenge for human society and modern civilization。

  Modern governance of climate change tests the development of human civilization 

Whether it is confrontation or adaptation,Always test the process and development of human civilization,At the same time, it also tests the modern governance capacity and level of governance of climate change。Modern governance of climate change,You need to pay attention to the following aspects。

The first is to establish the correct view of the historical view of the correct climate change。Climate change is an ancient,and accompanied by long -term problems existing in human civilization,It is both an environmental problem,It is also a social problem。The problem of human response to climate change needs to be placed in the process of the entire history to observe,The historical relationship between climate change and human civilization should not be split,So as。It is clear that human society is small in the climate history of the entire earth,But actively cope with the various crises caused by climate change,So find a way out for yourself。

Second, establish a reasonable modern climate governance system。1988,World Meteorological Organization and the United Bet365 lotto review Nations Environment Planning Department jointly established IPCC,The basic task is to evaluate the scientific knowledge of the current status and climate change,Analysis of the potential effects of climate change on human society and economy,Proposal to slow down and adapt to countermeasures。The establishment of IPCC marks the establishment of the global modern climate governance system,This also provides a scientific basis for dealing with climate change。,Whether a set of governance methods established by the modern monitoring system can effectively respond to a series of uncertainty brought by climate change,It also needs human society to keep self -introspection and exploration,To establish a set of stronger targeted、Modern governance system with stronger response capabilities。

Third is to build the necessary global climate governance community。1979,The First World Climate Conference was held in Geneva,The problem of climate change has become an international public problem,At the same time, it also marks that climate governance is a global common work。From the Convention on the United Nations Climate Change in 1992 to 1997 "Kyoto Protocol",More to the 27th World Climate Conference in 2022,The corresponding consensus on climate change corresponds to humans,Target setting global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius,It marks that humans have a new common goal。Global should be aware that people and nature are not just as a community of life,At the same time, we should also realize that humans should unite to form a climate governance community,Only to truly effective for climate change。

  (This article is the State Social Science Foundation Western Project "The Construction and Research Path Study of the Plateau Wetland Environmental Governance Community" (20xsh014) phased achievement) 

(Author is an associate professor at the School of Public Management of Guizhou University of Finance and Economics、Researcher of Guizhou Social Construction Research Institute) 

 

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