Towards a science of adaptation that prioritises the poor

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 81-86

  Challinor, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MODELING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 56649095757     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00480.x     Document Type: Review

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