Development based climate change adaptation and mitigation - Conceptual issues and lessons learned in studies in developing countries

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 665-684

  Halsnæs, Kirsten ^a   Verhagen, Jan ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development and climate change linkages; Energy , food , and water security in developing countries; Wellbeing indicators

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; MITIGATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; ASIA; BANGLADESH; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; SENEGAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34447100225     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-007-9093-6     Document Type: Article

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