Reducing the climate vulnerability of coastal communities in Samoa

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-281

  Daly, Michele ^a   Poutasi, Namouta ^a   Nelson, Filomena ^b   Kohlhase, Jude ^c  

^a Beca   (New Zealand)

^b National Disaster Management Office   (Samoa)

^c Government of Samoa   (Samoa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; SMALL ISLAND STATE; TRAINING;

SAMOA;

EID: 77149173176     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1678     Document Type: Article

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