Climate change and human health: Spatial modeling of water availability, malnutrition, and livelihoods in Mali, Africa

Applied Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-15

  Jankowska, Marta M ^a   Lopez Carr, David ^b   Funk, Chris ^b   Husak, Gregory J ^b   Chafe, Zoë A ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Livelihoods; Mali Africa; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; MALNUTRITION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MALI; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 82255191666     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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