Adapting to climate change in Pacific Island countries: The problem of uncertainty

World Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 977-993

  Barnett, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Pacific Islands; Policy; Resilience; Uncertainty; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 0034972075     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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