ABSTRACT The Indian Ocean contains one of the busiest trade routes in history, connecting East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, as well as giving passage to Europe. Given its historical and economic connections and diffusion of ideas, religions, and cultural traditions, the Indian Ocean region's (IOR) fertile cultural complex can serve as an important platform for addressing climate change. In order to survive and thrive under climate change, societies in the IOR need to undergo profound transformation or metamorphosis. We briefly discuss the history and major climate change issues of the IOR before proposing five suggestions: engaging in regional cooperation on climate change; combining the region's folk science and indigenous traditions with modern science and technology in the formulation and implementation of climate strategies; embracing the region's terraqueous geography; initiating development corridors inland; and ensuring that cities and urban development are sustainable and liveable.

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气候变化适应：印度洋区域转型的必要性

摘要 印度洋是历史上最繁忙的贸易航线之一，连接东亚、东南亚、南亚、中东和东非，并为欧洲提供通道。鉴于其历史和经济联系以及思想、宗教和文化传统的传播，印度洋地区 (IOR) 肥沃的文化综合体可以作为应对气候变化的重要平台。为了在气候变化下生存和繁荣，印度洋地区的社会需要经历深刻的转型或蜕变。我们简要讨论了IOR的历史和主要气候变化问题，然后提出五点建议：开展气候变化区域合作；结合地区' 在气候战略的制定和实施中将民间科学和土著传统与现代科学技术相结合；拥抱该地区的陆地地理；启动内陆发展走廊；并确保城市和城市发展可持续和宜居。