The Political Dimension of Vulnerability: Implications for the Green Climate Fund

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 15-22

  Klein, Richard J T ^a   Möhner, Annett ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; VULNERABILITY;

CANCUN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO;

EID: 79955675080     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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