Insurance and financial sector support for adaptation

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 55-61

  Hamilton, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNEPFI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME EVENT; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MITIGATION;

EID: 3543127785     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2004.tb00135.x     Document Type: Article

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