The nature and impact of climate change in the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) basins

Water International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-124

  Mulligan, Mark ^a   Fisher, Myles ^b   Sharma, Bharat ^c   Xu, Z X ^d   Ringler, Claudia ^e   Mahé, Gil ^f   Jarvis, Andy ^b   Ramírez, Julian ^b   Clanet, Jean Charles ^g   Ogilvie, Andrew ^g   Ahmad, Mobin ud Din ^h  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^g CEMAGREF   (France)

^h CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Mega basins; Spatial analysis; Water resources; Water use

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751685122     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2011.543408     Document Type: Article

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