The National Science Council, Executive Yuan published the "2011 Taiwan Scientific Report on Climate Change” with the purpose of establishing a systematic scientific impact assessment of climate change on Taiwan. Five key issues are covered in the report, including the climate change trend in Taiwan in the context of global climate change, the relationship between climate change and severe weather, the relationship between climate change and abnormal weather, the connection between climate change and the recent disasters in Taiwan, and the credibility of the climate change assessment of Taiwan.    
    According to the report, the temperature in Taiwan will keep rising up with the global warming phenomenon, increasing by 2 to 3 Celsius degrees by the end of the 21st Century. As to the rainfall in the future, it is highly possible that rainfall days will decrease but the intensity of precipitation will increase greatly. It is predictable that precipitation will be excessive in the rain season and poorly insufficient in the dry season, which might cause catastrophes such as floods and draughts. This assessment shows that in the future, flood control and water management will be a huge challenge to the government.