Adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa: Factoring in AIDS

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 778-784

  Drimie, Scott ^a   Gillespie, Stuart ^b  

^a International Food Policy Research Institute   (South Africa)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Food insecurity; HIV and AIDS; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION; AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; HUNGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 78649821793     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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