Climate change and extreme weather events: Can developing countries adapt?

Climate Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Mirza, M Monirul Qader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation and adaptive capacity; Capacity building; Climate variability and change; Developing countries; Disaster management; Extreme weather events; Investments; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EXTREME EVENT; SEVERE WEATHER; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 0141726617     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-3062(03)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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