This policy brief aims to shed light on the challenges posed to rural land tenure security by the risks and impacts arising from climate change, and to enable a meaningful policy dialogue on pathways and opportunities to strengthen the protection of legitimate tenure rights in the context of climate change in China. The brief's objectives are to provide a broad overview of the major issues involved in the intersection between climate change and land tenure, to engage policy makers and other relevant stakeholders at national and international levels in an informed discussion, and to inform further analytical work on these matters.