From adaptation to climate-resilient development: The costs of climate-proofing the Millennium Development Goals in Africa

Climate and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-113

  Fankhauser, Samuel ^a   Schmidt Traub, Guido ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b Africa Progress Panel and CDC Climate Asset Management   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation to climate change; Africa; Economic costs; Millennium development goals; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCRETE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84857711119     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2011.582267     Document Type: Article

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