The need for national centres for climate and development in Africa

Climate and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-13

  Dinku, Tufa ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; NATIONAL STRATEGY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

AFRICA;

EID: 79953034490     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2010.0029     Document Type: Article

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