Decentralized renewable energy and the climate change mitigation-adaptation nexus

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 875-900

  Venema, Henry David ^a   Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change responses; Decentralized renewable energy; Mitigation; Renewable energy; Rural; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECENTRALIZATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MITIGATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 34447104854     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-007-9104-7     Document Type: Article

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