Vulnerability of climate change and hardcore poverty in Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-117

  Begum, R A ^a   Siwar, C ^a   Abidin, R D Z R Z ^a   Pereira, Joy Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Climate change; GHG emissions; Poverty; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COPING STRATEGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POVERTY DETERMINANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABILITY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 77956943432     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2011.112.117     Document Type: Article

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