The economic case for pro-poor adaptation: What do we know?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 32-41

  Vernon, Tamsin ^a  

^a UK Department for International Development (DFID)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LOCAL ADAPTATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STATE ROLE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 56649124600     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00474.x     Document Type: Article

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