Rethinking the role of adaptation in climate policy

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-170

  Pielke Jr , Roger A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change policy; Framework Convention; IPCC; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY;

EID: 0032104568     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-3780(98)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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