Integrating Climate Resilience Into Sustainable Land Management: A Strategy to Combat Land Degradation

ABSTRACT The increasing ecological degradation, institutional challenges, and socioeconomic vulnerabilities have compelled policymakers to promote climate‐resilient land management practices. However, multiple factors hinder the implementation of effective resilience strategies. Therefore, this study presents a structured decision‐making framework for assessing and prioritizing factors that influence climate‐resilient land management in China. In the first phase, 6 key criteria and 24 sub‐criteria were identified through a comprehensive literature review. In the second phase, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to assign weights and rank the importance of these factors. The findings revealed that institutional capacity, economic viability, and soil stability are the most critical determinants. Finally, 10 strategic interventions were evaluated using the Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to determine their relative effectiveness. The results showed that policy harmonization, capacity building, and carbon‐smart incentives ranked highest among the proposed strategies. These insights offer practical implications for advancing climate‐resilient land governance in China.