Adaptation to climate change in Uganda: Evidence from micro level data

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1245-1261

  Hisali, Eria ^a   Birungi, Patrick ^b   Buyinza, Faisal ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b National Planning Authority   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Multinomial logit

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LAND TENURE; PEST RESISTANCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UGANDA;

EID: 80052907329     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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