The Ürümqi River basin, a typical arid inland river basin supplied by meltwater from snow and glaciers, was selected as the study area in this research. Based on 657 questionnaires concerning general public apprehension on climate and cryosphere changes, the perception diversities of different kinds of residents were analyzed in this research. The analysis can provide public with help on making adaptive measures based on the local conditions and adjusting strategy of production and living and adapting the environment change in the future. This research provides such a social validity participated broadly by public. One can see that there are various perceptions among different kinds of residents. Based on the analysis on the perceptions,some valid proposals as implement measures to cope with climate change in this basin are also given.

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