China's huge investment on water facilities: An effective adaptation to climate change, natural disasters, and food security

Natural Hazards

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1473-1475

  Li, Siyue ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Drought; Flooding; Huge investment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLOODING; FOOD SECURITY; NATURAL DISASTER; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

CHINA;

EID: 84858800336     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9964-8     Document Type: Article

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