Climate change in southern and eastern Africa during the past millennium and its implications for societal development

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Holmgren, Karin ^a   Öberg, Helena ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti phase relationship; Climate variability; High resolution climate time series; Social resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 33644831023     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-005-5752-5     Document Type: Review

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