Environmental variability and vulnerable livelihoods: Minimising risks and optimising opportunities for poverty alleviation

Journal of International Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-418

  Assan, Joseph K ^a   Caminade, Cyril ^a   Obeng, Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Climate environmental change; Ecosystems; Ghana; Livelihoods; Policy; Poverty; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67649421659     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1563     Document Type: Article

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