Climate science, development practice, and policy interactions in dryland agroecological systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 19-

  Twyman, Chasca ^a,b   Fraser, Evan D G ^c,d   Stringer, Lindsay C ^d   Quinn, C ^d   Dougill, Andrew J ^d   Ravera, Federica ^e   Crane, Todd A ^f   Sallu, Susannah M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield Centre for International Drylands Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Development; Drylands; Livelihoods; Narratives; Policy; Poverty; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRYLAND FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; POVERTY; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 80053529511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04261-160314     Document Type: Article

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