This is the 2370th most frequent Chinese word.
制约
"To restrict" or "to constrain."
In this sentence, '制约' means 'constrain' or 'restrict,' emphasizing the limitations imposed by resources on economic development.
经济的发展受资源的制约。
Economic development is constrained by resources.
Here, '制约' is used to denote the regulatory influence laws have on social behavior norms.
法律制约着社会行为的规范。
Laws constrain the norms of social behavior.
'制约' in this instance describes the limitations climate change imposes on agricultural progress.