Climate insurance for the poor: Challenges for targeting and participation

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Pierro, Rachele ^a   Desai, Bina ^a  

^a Christian Aid's Disaster Risk Reduction Unit

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CLIMATE CHANGE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 56649112796     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00485.x     Document Type: Article

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