From headwater tributaries to international river: Observing and adapting to climate variability and change in the Nile basin

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-114

  Conway, Declan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Climate variability; Nile basin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NILE BASIN; WORLD;

RIPARIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 18144384795     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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