Policies for reducing agricultural sector vulnerability to climate change in Mali

Climate Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 583-598

  Butt, Tanveer A ^a   McCarl, Bruce A ^a   Kergna, Alpha O ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institut d'Economie Rurale Mali   (Mali)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate change; Food security; Mali; Policies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SECURITY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

MALIA;

EID: 33744491262     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2006.9685580     Document Type: Article

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