Adaptation to climate variability and change: Methodological issues

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 189-198

  Klein, Richard J T ^a   Maciver, Donald C ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation science; IPCC; Methodologies; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0033507493     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009690729283     Document Type: Article

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