Climate Change Adaptational Deficiencies in Developing Countries: The Case of sub-Saharan Africa

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-52

  Ikeme, Jekwu ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Developing countries; Mitigation; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MITIGATION; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0142060015     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025838610473     Document Type: Review

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