Adapting to climate change mosaically: An analysis of African livestock management by agro-ecological zones

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Seo, S Niggol ^a   Mendelsohn, Robert ^b   Dinar, Ariel ^c   Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Agro ecological zones; Climate change; Livestock species; Mosaic adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650423138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1955     Document Type: Article

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