Sustaining agricultural production and food security in Southern Africa: An improved role for climate prediction?

Climatic Change

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-300

  Archer, Emma ^a   Mukhala, Elijah ^b   Walker, Sue ^c   Dilley, Maxx ^d   Masamvu, Kennedy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b SADC Secretariat   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD PRODUCTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; FOOD SECURITY; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DISASTER; FOOD SECURITY; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447106082     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9192-5     Document Type: Article

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