Vulnerability of the agricultutal sector of Latin America to climate change

Climate Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Baethgen, Walter E ^a  

^a Intl Fertilizer Development Centre   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate change; Economics; Latin america; Policy; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING REGION; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0031393987     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr009001     Document Type: Article

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