Adaptation investments: A resource allocation framework

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 843-858

  Barr, Rhona ^a   Fankhauser, Samuel ^a   Hamilton, Kirk ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation finance; Development effectiveness; Vulnerability to climate change

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 78149499718     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9242-1     Document Type: Article

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