| 辽宁省朝阳县七道岭乡黑达沟村农民宋宝林家里，除了空地上摆着的十几颗秋白菜，院里粮仓空空的。 |
In the yard of farmer Song Baolin of Heidagou Village in Liaoning laid a dozen Chinese cabbages. His granary was completely empty. |
| ５６岁的宋宝林说：“我家４口人，今年种的１０亩玉米都旱死了。” 宋宝林不得不为他家今年的生活担心。 |
"There are four people in my family. All the corn I planted this year in my 1.6-acre field died because of drought," said 56-year-old Song, deeply worried about how he was going to make a living without anything to harvest. |
| 西北地区１２８个气象水文观测站观测数据显示，１９８７－２０００年平均气温较１９６１－１９８６年升高了０．７℃。 |
Temperatures in northwest China have also risen, according to observation data of 128 climate and stream flow measuring stations. The average temperature during 1987 to 2000 was 0.7 Celsius degrees higher than the average from 1961 to 1986. |
| 甘肃省永靖县是国家扶贫开发重点县之一。２０世纪８０年代以来，永靖县气温呈升高趋势，降水量呈减少趋势，重大干旱灾害发生频率明显增多。 |
Youngjing County in Gansu Province is one of the key counties of the national poverty alleviation plan. The temperature there has risen every year since the 1980s while the amount of precipitation has steadily decreased, sharply raising the frequency of severe drought. |
| 而地处西南的四川省马边彝族自治县也同样受到气候变暖的影响。近５０年来，这个县温度上升，降水减少，但降水强度却有所增加，使得局部洪涝灾害加重。 |
In southwest China, Mabian Yi Autonomous County in Sichuan Province experienced similar adverse effects due to climate change. In the last 50 years, the county had become hotter and less humid, but the precipitation intensity increased, causing regional floods. |
| 为了应对气候等不利因素导致的农民贫困，中国已经和正在采取诸如整村推进、劳动力转移培训、产业扶贫等措施。 |
In order to deal with climate change-caused poverty, China has taken to actions such as relocating villages, training migrant laborers and supporting rural industries. |
| 根据国务院扶贫办公布的数据，中国农村贫困人口已经从１９７８年的２．５亿人减少到２００７年的１４７９万人，２００８年，按新的农村贫困标准１１９６元测算，年末农村贫困人口为４００７万人。 |
According to the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, there were 14.79 million rural people in poverty in 2007, a monumental decrease from 250 million in 1978. However, in 2008, based on the new poverty line of a 1,196 yuan annual income (about US$ 175), the number of people in poverty in rural areas reached 40.07 million. |
| 幸运的是，还是有人从这些扶贫政策中受益，如辽宁大巴里村村民闫玉胜。今年他家的农田作物基本绝收了，当地政府补贴４万多元，村里帮助他从银行贷款６万多元，他一下建起了两个蔬菜大棚，分别种着西红柿、黄瓜和辣椒。现在，在已经收入了几千元后，他对未来很乐观。 |
Fortunately, there are still those, such as Yan Yusheng in Dabali Village, who are benefiting from poverty alleviation policies. Though he harvested nothing this year, the local government gave him a 40,000 yuan (US$ 5,857) subsidy and helped him get a loan of about 60,000 yuan (about US$ 8,787). He built two vegetable greenhouses and planted tomatoes, cucumbers and chilies. Now, having earned thousands of yuan, he is optimistic about the future. |
| “还贷应该没问题，”闫玉胜说，“以后一年咋也能挣个５万来块钱吧。”５万元对当地农民来说已经是高收入了。 |
"It should not be a problem for me to pay the loan. I believe I can make 50,000 yuan (about US$ 7,321) a year," said Yan, quoting a number that is rather high for local farmers. |
| 虽然这些政策在一些地方卓有成效，但林而达建议，国际社会和中国政府应按类型，采取更具有针对性的区域差别化扶贫战略。 |
Though the policies were effective in some places in China, Director Lin Erda suggested that the international community and Chinese government should develop more specific poverty alleviation strategies based on regional differences to eliminate poverty caused by climate change.
(China.org.cn translated by Ren Zhongxi)
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