Framing climate vulnerability and adaptation at multiple levels: Addressing climate risks or institutional barriers in Lesotho?

Climate and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-175

  Bisaro, Alexander ^a   Wolf, Sarah ^a   Hinkel, Jochen ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation funding; Climate adaptation; Multi level governance; Science policy interactions vulnerability; Wetlands management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

LESOTHO;

EID: 78349309014     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2010.0037     Document Type: Article

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