Objective:
To understand the spatio-temporal patterns of climate and environment in the Silk Road regions at different periods in the past and present, and their effects on the processes of trans-Eurasia exchanges and the development of the Silk Road civilizations, aiming at enhancing the resilience of the societies, by assessing vulnerability and risk at various space and time scales.
Scientific Issues:
(1) The mechanisms for spatio-temporal patterns of climate and environment along the Silk Road at different periods;
(2) The effect of changes of climate and environment patterns on trans-Eurasia exchanges and Silk Road civilization development;
(3) To collect and understand adaptation measures and solutions from the different case studies (WGs1-5) to prepare potential pathways to support policy recommendations towards resilient societies of the future;
(4) To build consilient groups of study in order to prepare comprehensive approaches to ATES.
Pictures:
(1) A schematic model for the atmospheric circulation – hydroclimate - ecosystem during the Holocene to understanding the long-term wetting trend in the Silk Road region
(2) Effects of climate change on prehistoric trans-Eurasian exchanges
