Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change of rural inhabitants in the central coastal plain of El Salvador

Climate Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 187-198

  Aguilar, Martha Y ^a   Pacheco, Tomas R ^b   Tobar, Jaime M ^c   Quinonez, Julio C ^d  

^a Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources   (El Salvador)

^b Instalaciones del ISTA   (El Salvador)

^c Calle La Jacaranda ^*  (El Salvador)

^d Colonia Toluca Sur Poniente ^*  (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Complex adaptive system; Resilience; Socio natural system

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE; CLIMATE VULNERABILITY; CLIMATE VULNERABILITY INDICES; COASTAL PLAIN; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CVI VALUES; EL SALVADOR; INDICATOR SYSTEM; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED METHOD; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; SECOND ORDERS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STUDY AREAS;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPLEXATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL PLAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESILIENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VULNERABILITY;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 74349090971     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00805     Document Type: Article

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